PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL CIRCUIT
HOUSTON MAVERICKS AT EL PASO DIABLOS
07/03/2024
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PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL CIRCUIT
HOUSTON MAVERICKS AT EL PASO DIABLOS
GAME ID: 212 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 3RD , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Mavericks (7-11) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 7 1
El Paso Diablos (14-4) 0 5 1 3 1 1 0 0 X 11 11 0
Cortez HR-Happy in 11-4 Win
The El Paso Diablos beat the Houston Mavericks, 11-4, at Inferno Field. El Paso second baseman Carlos Cortez led the way. He went 3-5 with 2 home runs. He drove in 6 runs and scored twice. Amari McCullough earned the win. Benno de Smit, who finished 2nd in the EC in strikeouts with 177 in 2021, took the loss for Houston. With the win, El Paso upped its record to 14-4.

In the bottom of the second, El Paso left fielder Javier Blanco had a productive at-bat. With the bases loaded and two out, Blanco stroked a 2-run single to center. It made the score 3-0, El Paso. For the game, he was 2-5 with 2 singles. He drove in 2 runs and scored once.

"We took home the win," said Blanco. "What's not to like?"
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE EL PASO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Mendieta DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .299 1 6
J. Turner CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .286 2 8
E. Watson 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .312 1 7
A. Guerin C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .176 4 6
W. Meza LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .328 1 6
J. Thomas SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .136 3 10
T. Platt 1B 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .222 1 7
J. Ball 3B 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 .224 5 14
K. Warfield RF 3 0 2 2 1 1 0 .220 2 10
Totals 32 4 7 4 5 7 11      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Warfield (3, 9th Inning off K. Trombley, 2 on, 2 outs) , W. Meza (7, 9th Inning off K. Trombley, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Ball (2, 9th Inning off K. Trombley, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Mendieta , E. Watson , W. Meza 2 , J. Thomas , J. Ball 2 , K. Warfield 3
2-out RBI: J. Ball , K. Warfield
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Mendieta , E. Watson
GIDP: J. Mendieta
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Ball (4)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Guerin (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Burton CF 4 2 0 0 1 0 1 .211 0 2
A. Shelby DH 3 2 2 2 2 0 0 .275 2 13
J. Blanco LF, 1B 5 1 2 2 0 1 3 .328 5 19
E. Eriksen RF 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .380 3 15
C. Cortez 2B 5 2 3 6 0 0 2 .387 8 24
J. Barnes 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .343 1 10
   b-S. Morgan PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
S. Cole SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .231 0 7
   c-A. Sanchez 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .175 0 3
L. Partee C 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .212 1 8
E. Linkletter 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .273 2 5
   a-J. Terzic LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
Totals 35 11 11 11 6 6 12      
a - J. Terzic substituted for E. Linkletter in the 8th
b - S. Morgan pinch hit for J. Barnes in the 8th
c - A. Sanchez substituted for S. Cole in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: E. Linkletter (2, 3rd Inning off B. de Smit, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Cortez 2 (8, 4th Inning off R. Wesson, 2 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off R. Wesson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Shelby 2 , J. Blanco 2 , C. Cortez 9 , J. Barnes , S. Cole , E. Linkletter 5
2-out RBI: , A. Shelby 2 , J. Blanco , C. Cortez , E. Linkletter
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Cortez , J. Barnes
Hit by Pitch: E. Eriksen
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Burton (26)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Cortez-Cole-Linkletter)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE EL PASO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. de Smit L (1-3) 3.0 5 7 7 6 2 1 91 7.90   
R. Wesson 5.0 6 4 3 0 4 2 83 3.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. de Smit 15
Batters Faced: B. de Smit 20, R. Wesson 22
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. de Smit 0-7, R. Wesson 7-4
Pitches - Strikes: B. de Smit 91-43, R. Wesson 83-54
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Wesson 1-1
Hit Batsmen: R. Wesson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. McCullough W (2-0) 7.2 3 0 0 4 6 0 117 1.23   
K. Trombley 1.1 4 4 4 1 1 0 30 7.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. McCullough 75
Batters Faced: A. McCullough 28, K. Trombley 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. McCullough 6-9, K. Trombley 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. McCullough 117-73, K. Trombley 30-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Trombley 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Carlos Cortez
Ballpark: Inferno Field
Weather: Clear skies (86 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 4:05 PM ET
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 35237
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