Sparks 3 - Battle Creek 6

Date: March 5th, 2074

Game: Spring Training [#6088166]

Winning Pitcher: Paul Cope (1-1)

Losing Pitcher: Martin Cervantes (1-1)

Team / Inning	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
Sparks Reds	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	6	0	7
Battle Creek Sting	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	0	x	6	12	0	5

Sparks Reds

Player	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB	CS	SH	SF	LOB	AVE
R. Dahl c	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	.056
L. Mejia 1b	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.368
Y. Saito 1b	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250
J. Santa Cruz 3b	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.067
P. Connelly 3b	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.353
D. Smallwood ss	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167
J. Blackburn ss	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	.200
R. Morales lf	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	.250
C. Pena rf	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.333
C. Espinoza rf	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.615
A. Zaragoza 2b	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.148
A. Hernandez 2b	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211
G. Herrera cf	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.304
G. Van Dyke ph	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.444
A. Bravo dh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250
M. Kruger dh	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250
Total	32	3	6	1	0	1	3	4	3	0	0	1	0	13

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	IBB	HB	K	HR	BF	NP	ST	GB	-	FB	ERA
M. Cervantes L (1-1)	6	7	2	2	1	0	0	4	0	24	80	53	10	-	6	2.13
R. Meyer	2	5	4	4	0	0	0	2	0	11	38	27	2	-	3	5.40
Total	8	12	6	6	1	0	0	6	0	35	118	80	12	-	9

Fielder	FA	PO	A	E	DP	OSB	OCS	PB	WP
M. Cervantes p	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
R. Meyer p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
R. Dahl c	7	6	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
L. Mejia 1b	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Y. Saito 1b	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
A. Zaragoza 2b	6	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0
A. Hernandez 2b	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
J. Santa Cruz 3b	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
P. Connelly 3b	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
D. Smallwood ss	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
J. Blackburn ss	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
R. Morales lf	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
G. Herrera cf	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
G. Van Dyke ph	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
C. Pena rf	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
C. Espinoza rf	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	32	24	8	0	3	0	1	0	0

Battle Creek Sting

Player	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB	CS	SH	SF	LOB	AVE
C. Alfonso rf	4	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.382
M. Tsurumaki cf	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	.467
D. Washington cf	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308
B. Noriega 3b	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	.182
A. Cortes 2b	3	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	.500
N. Keller 1b	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.389
I. Reyna 1b	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.188
J. Mares dh	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.194
E. Segovia lf	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	.212
L. Carbajal lf	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
E. Valencia c	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.348
E. Burgos ph	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.455
P. Zavala c	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
J. Grant ss	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.545
A. Romo ss	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.118
Total	33	6	12	3	0	0	6	1	6	0	1	0	1	12

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	IBB	HB	K	HR	BF	NP	ST	GB	-	FB	ERA
P. Cope W (1-1)	8⅓	4	1	1	3	0	0	3	1	32	104	70	12	-	8	2.20
B. Castillo	⅔	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	5	21	12	2	-	1	7.71
Total	9	6	3	3	4	0	0	3	1	37	125	82	14	-	9

Fielder	FA	PO	A	E	DP	OSB	OCS	PB	WP
P. Cope p	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
B. Castillo p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
E. Valencia c	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
E. Burgos ph	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
P. Zavala c	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
N. Keller 1b	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
I. Reyna 1b	6	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
A. Cortes 2b	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
B. Noriega 3b	5	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
J. Grant ss	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
A. Romo ss	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
E. Segovia lf	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
L. Carbajal lf	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
M. Tsurumaki cf	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
D. Washington cf	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
C. Alfonso rf	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	37	27	10	0	0	0	0	0	0

Managers
Sparks: J.B. McCollum
Battle Creek: Mark Flint

Injuries
Sparks:  C-Muniz, P-Berman, 2B-Krebs
Battle Creek:  none

Starting Pitcher
Sparks: M. Cervantes (on 2 days rest)
Battle Creek: P. Cope

Pitcher Fatigue
Sparks:  Karr-None, Friedman-Heavy, Santos-Moderate, Norris-Heavy, Meyer-Moderate, Madrid-Light, Cervantes-Light, Higgins-Heavy, Florez-Moderate
Battle Creek:  Haskins-Heavy, Richardson-Light, Ward-Light, Portillo-Heavy, Meda-Moderate, Carmona-Light, Cope-Light, Kwon-Heavy, Sherman-Heavy, Pachis-Light

Power Index
Sparks:  102.9
Battle Creek:  103.4

Lineup Selection
Sparks:  Spring [option #0]
Battle Creek:  Spring [option #0]

Game Information
Date:  March 5th, 2074
Game Type:  Spring Training

Ballpark:  Cactus League Field
Weather:  Partly Cloudy
Attendance:  2,094

Version:  1.119
Simulated:  Sun May 17 2026 @ 4:15:17 pm PDT

Standard Dialog

Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Sparks: M. Cervantes (R)
Battle Creek: P. Cope (R)

Starting Lineups
Sparks: C-Dahl (R), 1B-Mejia (R), 3B-Santa Cruz (R), SS-Smallwood (R), LF-Morales (R), RF-Pena (L), 2B-Zaragoza (R), CF-Herrera (L), DH-Bravo (L)
Battle Creek: RF-Alfonso (S), CF-Tsurumaki (R), 3B-Noriega (R), 2B-Cortes (R), 1B-Keller (L), DH-Mares (L), LF-Segovia (L), C-Valencia (R), SS-Grant (R)

Top 1st: Sparks
  Cope takes the mound to pitch.
  Dahl flies out to center field.
  Mejia hits a home run to left field.
  Santa Cruz lines out to second base.
  Smallwood grounds to short stop. Smallwood is thrown out at first by Grant.
Sparks 1, Battle Creek 0

Bottom 1st: Battle Creek
  Cervantes takes the mound to pitch.
  Alfonso hits a ground ball single to second base.
  Tsurumaki grounds to second base. Alfonso is thrown out at second by Zaragoza. Tsurumaki reaches first on a fielder's choice.
  Tsurumaki is caught stealing second base by Dahl.
  Noriega strikes out.
Sparks 1, Battle Creek 0

Top 2nd: Sparks
  Cope takes the mound to pitch.
  Morales draws a walk.
  Pena bunts to third base. Pena is thrown out at first by Noriega. Morales advances to second base.
  Zaragoza grounds to third base. Zaragoza is thrown out at first by Noriega. Morales advances to third base.
  Herrera fouls out to right field.
Sparks 1, Battle Creek 0

Bottom 2nd: Battle Creek
  Cervantes takes the mound to pitch.
  Cortes flies out to left field.
  Keller flies out to right field.
  Mares grounds to third base. Mares is thrown out at first by Santa Cruz.
Sparks 1, Battle Creek 0

Top 3rd: Sparks
  Cope takes the mound to pitch.
  Bravo draws a walk.
  Dahl lines out to center field.
  Mejia flies out to center field.
  Santa Cruz lines out to first base.
Sparks 1, Battle Creek 0

Bottom 3rd: Battle Creek
  Cervantes takes the mound to pitch.
  Segovia hits a double to left field.
  Valencia hits a single to right field. Segovia advances to third base.
  Grant flies out to left field. Segovia comes in to score.
  Alfonso pops out to second base.
  Tsurumaki hits a ground ball single through to left field. Valencia advances to second base.
  Noriega pops out to second base.
Sparks 1, Battle Creek 1

Top 4th: Sparks
  Cope takes the mound to pitch.
  Smallwood grounds to short stop. Smallwood is thrown out at first by Grant.
  Morales strikes out.
  Pena grounds to third base. Pena is thrown out at first by Noriega.
Sparks 1, Battle Creek 1

Bottom 4th: Battle Creek
  Cervantes takes the mound to pitch.
  Cortes draws a walk.
  Keller hits a ground ball single through to center field. Cortes advances to second base.
  Mares grounds to short stop. Keller is thrown out at second by Smallwood. Mares is thrown out at first by second base Zaragoza for a double play. Cortes advances to third base.
  Segovia strikes out.
Sparks 1, Battle Creek 1

Top 5th: Sparks
  Cope takes the mound to pitch.
  Reyna comes in to replace Keller at first base.
  Hernandez comes in to pinch hit for Zaragoza.
  Hernandez grounds to the pitcher. Hernandez is thrown out at first by Cope.
  Herrera flies out to left field.
  Kruger comes in to pinch hit for Bravo.
  Kruger grounds to first base. Kruger is forced out at first by Reyna.
Sparks 1, Battle Creek 1

Bottom 5th: Battle Creek
  Cervantes takes the mound to pitch.
  Blackburn comes in to replace Smallwood at short stop.
  Connelly comes in to replace Santa Cruz at third base.
  Espinoza comes in to replace Pena in right field.
  Saito comes in to replace Mejia at first base.
  Valencia grounds to the pitcher. Valencia is thrown out at first by Cervantes.
  Romo comes in to pinch hit for Grant.
  Romo grounds to short stop. Romo is thrown out at first by Blackburn.
  Alfonso strikes out.
Sparks 1, Battle Creek 1

Top 6th: Sparks
  Cope takes the mound to pitch.
  Dahl strikes out.
  Saito grounds to short stop. Saito is thrown out at first by Romo.
  Connelly hits a double to center field.
  Blackburn draws a walk.
  Morales lines out to center field.
Sparks 1, Battle Creek 1

Bottom 6th: Battle Creek
  Cervantes takes the mound to pitch.
  Washington comes in to pinch hit for Tsurumaki.
  Washington flies out to right field.
  Noriega hits a double to left field.
  Cortes strikes out.
  Reyna grounds to second base. Reyna is thrown out at first by Hernandez.
Sparks 1, Battle Creek 1

Top 7th: Sparks
  Cope takes the mound to pitch.
  Espinoza lines out to third base.
  Hernandez flies out to right field.
  Herrera grounds to third base. Herrera is thrown out at first by Noriega.
Sparks 1, Battle Creek 1

Bottom 7th: Battle Creek
  Cervantes takes the mound to pitch.
  Mares hits a ground ball single through to center field.
  Meyer comes in to pitch.
  Segovia flies out to left field.
  Burgos comes in to pinch hit for Valencia.
  Burgos hits a single to right field. Mares advances to second base.
  Romo grounds to first base. Romo is forced out at first by Saito. Mares advances to third base. Burgos advances to second base.
  Alfonso hits a ground ball single through to center field. Mares comes in to score. Burgos comes in to score.
  Washington hits a single to center field. Alfonso advances to second base.
  Noriega hits a single to right field. Alfonso comes in to score. Washington advances to third base.
  Cortes hits a double to center field. Washington comes in to score. Noriega comes in to score.
  Reyna flies out to center field.
Sparks 1, Battle Creek 6

Top 8th: Sparks
  Cope takes the mound to pitch.
  Zavala comes in to play defense at the catcher.
  Carbajal comes in to play defense in left field.
  Kruger hits a ground ball single through to center field.
  Dahl grounds to first base. Kruger is thrown out at second by Reyna. Dahl reaches first on a fielder's choice.
  Saito flies out to left field.
  Connelly hits a ground ball single through to center field. Dahl advances to second base.
  Blackburn strikes out.
Sparks 1, Battle Creek 6

Bottom 8th: Battle Creek
  Meyer takes the mound to pitch.
  Mares strikes out.
  Carbajal strikes out.
  Zavala pops out to second base.
Sparks 1, Battle Creek 6

Top 9th: Sparks
  Cope takes the mound to pitch.
  Morales flies out to right field.
  Castillo comes in to pitch.
  Espinoza draws a walk.
  Hernandez hits a ground ball single to the pitcher. Espinoza advances to second base.
  Van Dyke comes in to pinch hit for Herrera.
  Van Dyke hits a single to center field. Espinoza comes in to score. Hernandez advances to third base.
  Kruger grounds to first base. Van Dyke is thrown out at second by Reyna. Kruger reaches first on a fielder's choice. Hernandez comes in to score.
  Dahl flies out to center field.
Sparks 3, Battle Creek 6

Bottom 9th: Battle Creek
  Not Required
Sparks 3, Battle Creek 6