PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL CIRCUIT
ARIZONA SUNS AT HOUSTON MAVERICKS
07/29/2024
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PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL CIRCUIT
ARIZONA SUNS AT HOUSTON MAVERICKS
GAME ID: 467 - MONDAY, JULY 29TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Arizona Suns (17-22) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 5 1
Houston Mavericks (21-18) 0 4 0 0 1 0 4 3 X 12 13 0
Thomas, Mavericks Wallop Suns, 12-2
The Houston Mavericks beat the Arizona Suns, 12-2, at Mavericks Ballpark. Jason Thomas, who is tied for 2nd in the WC in triples with 3, starred for Houston. He went 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 2 times and drove in 3. David Gill went 7 innings, allowing 1 run on 4 hits. The right-hander, who is tied for 9th in the WC with a 1.13 WHIP, struck out 4 and walked 3. With the win, he's now 6-3 this season. Houston has won 5 straight games.

With Houston leading 5-0 in the bottom of the seventh, Thomas batted against Arizona pitcher Adam Ballinger. Thomas hit a slider to left for a 3-run home run. His 7th home run of the season put the Mavericks on top, 8-0.

"You can't sugarcoat this one," said Arizona manager Steve Brandson. "They smoked us."
ARIZONA BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Pacheco 2B 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .201 2 11
T. Moon DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .322 8 28
F. Gutierrez CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .296 4 19
F. Quintana 3B 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .275 6 16
E. Gonzalez C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .169 7 20
A. Cukierman LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .315 1 17
   a-K. Jackson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179 0 7
M. Cureton SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .260 4 14
C. Phillips 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .321 5 17
B. McGuire RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .222 2 4
Totals 31 2 5 2 3 6 12      
a - K. Jackson pinch hit for A. Cukierman in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Pacheco (2, 1st Inning off D. Gill, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Pacheco (2, 8th Inning off D. Gonzalez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Pacheco 6 , T. Moon , F. Gutierrez , B. McGuire
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Quintana , C. Phillips
GIDP: F. Gutierrez
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: M. Cureton (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Meza LF 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 .307 6 17
   a-M. Ramirez PH, RF 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 .333 0 2
J. Turner CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .303 4 20
   b-J. Lopez PH, LF 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .500 0 2
E. Watson SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273 2 21
   c-C. Rodriguez PH, 2B 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 .182 1 3
T. Platt 1B 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 .223 5 18
A. Guerin C 4 1 2 1 1 2 2 .268 9 23
K. Warfield RF, CF 4 1 0 0 0 2 5 .255 4 19
J. Mendieta DH 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 .304 1 10
J. Ball 3B 3 3 2 2 1 0 1 .258 8 26
J. Thomas 2B, SS 4 2 3 3 0 0 1 .168 7 27
Totals 35 12 13 12 5 8 16      
a - M. Ramirez pinch hit for W. Meza in the 7th
b - J. Lopez pinch hit for J. Turner in the 7th
c - C. Rodriguez pinch hit for E. Watson in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Mendieta (7, 2nd Inning off C. Curran, 3 on, 0 outs) , J. Ball (10, 5th Inning off C. Curran, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Ramirez (1, 8th Inning off A. Ballinger, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Thomas (7, 7th Inning off A. Ballinger, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Ramirez 3 , J. Lopez , C. Rodriguez , A. Guerin 2 , J. Mendieta 3 , J. Ball 3 , J. Thomas 6
2-out RBI: A. Guerin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Guerin , K. Warfield
Sac Fly: W. Meza
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Ball (7)
CS: J. Ball (10) , J. Thomas (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Watson-Thomas-Platt)
ARIZONA PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Curran L (4-3) 6.0 6 6 5 2 4 0 100 3.62   
A. Ballinger 1.1 5 6 6 3 2 1 53 7.06   
J. Simpson 0.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 16 6.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Curran 40
Batters Faced: C. Curran 25, A. Ballinger 12, J. Simpson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Curran 7-5, A. Ballinger 1-1, J. Simpson 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Curran 100-65, A. Ballinger 53-28, J. Simpson 16-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Ballinger 1-1 , J. Simpson 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Gill W (6-3) 7.0 4 1 1 3 4 0 113 3.36   
D. Gonzalez 2.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 27 2.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Gill 66
Batters Faced: D. Gill 27, D. Gonzalez 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Gill 9-7, D. Gonzalez 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Gill 113-69, D. Gonzalez 27-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Gonzalez 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jason Thomas
Ballpark: Mavericks Ballpark
Weather: Roof closed, 77 degrees
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 28130
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