BIG SKY BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY JACKS AT SALT LAKE CITY LOCUSTS
07/02/2016
 
BIG SKY BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY JACKS AT SALT LAKE CITY LOCUSTS
GAME ID: 969 - SATURDAY, JULY 2ND , 2016 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Jacks (46-36) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 1
Salt Lake City Locusts (42-39) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 10 0
7 Straight Wins for Locusts
Salt Lake City defeated Kansas City, 5-3, in large part due to 26-year old second baseman Howard Garner. Garner drove in 5 runs. The second baseman had 1 double and 2 home runs for the Locusts. Salt Lake City has now reeled off 7 straight wins.

The game was decided with two out in the bottom of the ninth. With Salt Lake City trailing 3-1, Garner jumped on a fastball from 25-year old right-handed pitcher Mario Encarnación and hit a grand slam home run to right. With one swing, the Locusts had a walk-off win.

"The ending was a real humdinger," Garner told reporters after the game.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE SALT LAKE CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Brown CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 1 3
N. Decker RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .286 3 13
M. Reséndez 2B, 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .250 17 49
A. Ruíz LF 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .315 13 55
S. Carter 1B 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 .393 4 18
   a-B. Hapgood 3B, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 6 19
S. Heard SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .337 9 48
X. Lau 3B, 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .155 2 7
J. Craig C 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .237 3 29
D. Armstrong P 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .178 0 4
   V. García P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 0 8
   M. Encarnación P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 3 4 3 2 9 7      
a - B. Hapgood substituted for S. Carter in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Ruíz (17, 1st Inning off S. Clark, 2 on, 1 out) , N. Decker (4, 1st Inning off S. Clark, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Decker 2 , M. Reséndez , A. Ruíz 2 , S. Heard
2-out RBI: S. Heard
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Heard
Sac Fly: S. Carter
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: M. Reséndez (11)
Double Plays: 3 (Reséndez-Heard-Carter, Heard-Carter, Heard-Reséndez-Carter)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Álvarez SS 4 1 3 0 1 1 0 .306 8 27
H. Garner 2B 5 2 3 5 0 1 3 .301 16 61
C. Gibson LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .296 19 46
   b-E. Sheppard PH, RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .312 2 12
J. Salinas 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .267 20 48
   c-J. Sánchez PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 4 17
J. Bruce C 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .286 9 23
F. Gimarey RF, LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .314 7 29
M. Keller 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .264 8 32
P. Rodríguez CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .243 8 23
S. Clark P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .146 0 2
   a-W. Walden PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .235 1 5
   G. Smith P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   L. Flores P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. García P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-G. Anderson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .233 2 21
Totals 34 5 10 5 4 5 19      
a - W. Walden pinch hit for S. Clark in the 7th
b - E. Sheppard pinch hit for C. Gibson in the 8th
c - J. Sánchez pinch hit for J. Salinas in the 8th
d - G. Anderson pinch hit for B. García in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Garner (15, 1st Inning off D. Armstrong, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: H. Garner 2 (16, 3rd Inning off D. Armstrong, 0 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off M. Encarnación, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Álvarez 3 , H. Garner 10 , E. Sheppard , J. Bruce , M. Keller , P. Rodríguez
2-out RBI: , H. Garner 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Garner , J. Bruce
GIDP: J. Bruce , M. Keller , W. Walden
Team LOB: 7
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE SALT LAKE CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Armstrong 7.0 6 1 1 4 4 1 102 3.44   
V. García H (8) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 3.25   
M. Encarnación L (3-5), BS (6) 0.2 3 4 0 0 0 1 17 2.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Armstrong 61
Batters Faced: D. Armstrong 28, V. García 4, M. Encarnación 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Armstrong 9-5, V. García 0-2, M. Encarnación 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Armstrong 102-58, V. García 7-6, M. Encarnación 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. García 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Clark 7.0 4 3 3 0 6 0 99 3.53   
G. Smith 1.1 0 0 0 2 2 0 33 5.40   
L. Flores 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 3.21   
B. García W (2-4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Clark 63
Batters Faced: S. Clark 25, G. Smith 6, L. Flores 1, B. García 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Clark 10-5, G. Smith 2-0, L. Flores 0-0, B. García 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Clark 99-67, G. Smith 33-15, L. Flores 7-5, B. García 2-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Flores 2-0 , B. García 2-0
WP: G. Smith
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Howard Garner
Ballpark: Derks Field
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM MT
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 54141
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