PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL CIRCUIT
EL PASO DIABLOS AT DENVER CUTTHROATS
06/21/2026
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PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL CIRCUIT
EL PASO DIABLOS AT DENVER CUTTHROATS
GAME ID: 430 - SUNDAY, JUNE 21ST , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
El Paso Diablos (27-9) 0 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 1 7 8 1
Denver Cutthroats (12-24) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 1
Diablos Roll Past Cutthroats, 7-1
Eric Eriksen knocked in 3 runs to help El Paso beat Denver, 7-1. Eriksen produced 1 single, 1 double, and 1 home run. Earning his 3rd save for El Paso was Ryan Matlock. Denver now owns a losing streak of 6 games.

The game turned with one out in the top of the fourth. That's when Eriksen hit a solo home run off Jouko Niemelä. It propelled the Diablos into the lead, 1-0.

"It gets contagious with hits, a few walks, balls falling in," said Diablos manager Joe Peters.
EL PASO BATTING LINESCORE DENVER BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Burton CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .329 4 22
A. Murillo LF 4 1 0 1 1 0 4 .365 1 18
S. Cole SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .382 8 37
F. Gutierrez DH 4 3 1 2 1 2 2 .406 5 26
E. Eriksen RF 4 1 3 3 1 0 0 .329 2 31
A. Shelby 1B 5 0 1 1 0 2 2 .310 7 33
G. Espinoza C 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .286 0 7
   a-J. Jacquez C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 2
E. Linkletter 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .316 4 22
N. Etzwiler 2B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .286 0 4
Totals 36 7 8 7 6 8 19      
a - J. Jacquez substituted for G. Espinoza in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Eriksen (12, 7th Inning off M. Jacobs, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Eriksen (2, 4th Inning off J. Niemelä, 0 on, 1 out) , F. Gutierrez (5, 9th Inning off M. Jacobs, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Burton , S. Cole , F. Gutierrez 4 , E. Eriksen 7 , A. Shelby , E. Linkletter
2-out RBI: A. Shelby
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Murillo , S. Cole , G. Espinoza 2
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Murillo (3) , N. Etzwiler (1)
CS: E. Eriksen (1)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Linkletter (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Cole-Etzwiler-Shelby)
OF assists: 1 (Eriksen(Jones at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Barker RF 4 0 1 0 1 2 0 .200 3 11
T. Ault 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .246 2 7
C. Elliott LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .280 10 34
M. Parra CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .210 2 11
M. Sanchez SS 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .268 5 14
X. Jones 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .303 2 16
D. Osburne DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 5 .224 3 13
M. Benson 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .147 2 7
J. Cruz C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .216 2 9
Totals 31 1 6 1 4 7 18      
BATTING
Total Bases: S. Barker , C. Elliott , M. Parra , M. Sanchez , X. Jones , M. Benson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Elliott , M. Parra , M. Sanchez , M. Benson
GIDP: D. Osburne
Sac Bunt: T. Ault
Hit by Pitch: M. Sanchez
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Barker (8)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Ault (8)
EL PASO PITCHING LINESCORE DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Johnson W (4-1) 5.2 5 1 1 3 4 0 25 117 7.67   
R. Matlock SV (3) 3.1 1 0 0 1 3 0 12 51 2.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Johnson 56
Batters Faced: J. Johnson 25, R. Matlock 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Johnson 8-4, R. Matlock 5-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Johnson 117-63, R. Matlock 51-33
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Matlock 2-0
WP: J. Johnson
Hit Batsmen: R. Matlock
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Niemelä L (0-4) 3.1 2 1 1 1 3 1 14 69 4.60   
C. Harris 1.2 2 3 3 3 2 0 11 58 2.45   
M. Jacobs 3.1 4 3 3 2 2 1 16 56 5.00   
M. Pierce 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 8 19.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Niemelä 52
Batters Faced: J. Niemelä 14, C. Harris 11, M. Jacobs 16, M. Pierce 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Niemelä 4-3, C. Harris 2-2, M. Jacobs 2-6, M. Pierce 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Niemelä 69-40, C. Harris 58-31, M. Jacobs 56-37, M. Pierce 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Pierce 1-0
WP: C. Harris
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eric Eriksen
Ballpark: Cutter's Cove
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:55
Attendance: 25333
Special Notes: SP Jouko Niemelä was injured while pitching.
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