Game Date: May 15th, 2070
Houston 5 - Joplin 3
Date: July 11th, 2069
Game: League [#5730706] 
Ballpark: Joplin Ballpark
Attendance: 20,664
Winning Pitcher: Lorenzo Orellana (8-4)
Losing Pitcher: Laurence Cochrane (2-3)
Save: Rubén Gonzalez (11)
Player Of The Game: Mo George (5)
| Team / Inning | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | ||
| Houston Devil Rays | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 7 | ||
| Joplin Ninjas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||
Houston Devil Rays
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| M. Aviles rf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .262 | |
| J. Cadena rf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .133 | |
| E. Nakashima 1b | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .281 | |
| R. Latham 1b | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .322 | |
| R. Swain 3b | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .276 | |
| C. Traverso cf | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .289 | |
| R. Jones ph | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .319 | |
| S. Takagi cf | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .299 | |
| C. McDonough lf | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .296 | |
| P. Sloan lf | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .377 | |
| M. George 2b | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .352 | |
| Z. Clayton c | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .277 | |
| C. Cardwell dh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .393 | |
| J. Bonilla dh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .305 | |
| R. Graham ss | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .236 | |
| Total | 37 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| F. Mejias | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 91 | 59 | 5 | - | 7 | 3.62 | |
| B. George BS (6) | 1⅓ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 31 | 18 | 3 | - | 2 | 4.13 | |
| L. Orellana W (8-4) | 1⅔ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 0 | - | 3 | 2.91 | |
| R. Gonzalez S (11) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 6 | 1 | - | 0 | 7.58 | |
| Total | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 156 | 96 | 9 | - | 12 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| F. Mejias p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| B. George p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| L. Orellana p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Gonzalez p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Z. Clayton c | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| E. Nakashima 1b | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Latham 1b | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. George 2b | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Swain 3b | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Graham ss | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C. McDonough lf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| P. Sloan lf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C. Traverso cf | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Jones ph | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Takagi cf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Aviles rf | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| J. Cadena rf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Joplin Ninjas
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| R. Miles ss | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .310 | |
| O. Elliott c | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .228 | |
| I. Mageo 1b | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .321 | |
| A. Robinette 1b | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .277 | |
| A. Correa lf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .244 | |
| M. Bagley 2b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .255 | |
| T. Jimenez rf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .240 | |
| B. Gomez rf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .322 | |
| D. Manley dh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .245 | |
| E. Sanchez dh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .234 | |
| B. Brooks dh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .347 | |
| M. Covington 3b | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | |
| A. Cardona cf | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .282 | |
| Total | 34 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| P. Olivo | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 92 | 61 | 8 | - | 10 | 5.28 | |
| L. Cochrane BS (7) L (2-3) | 1⅔ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 24 | 19 | 2 | - | 1 | 6.39 | |
| S. Gutierrez | ⅓ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | 0 | 5.30 | |
| Total | 9 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 121 | 83 | 11 | - | 11 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| P. Olivo p | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| L. Cochrane p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Gutierrez p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| O. Elliott c | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| I. Mageo 1b | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| A. Robinette 1b | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Bagley 2b | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Covington 3b | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Miles ss | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| A. Correa lf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| A. Cardona cf | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Jimenez rf | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| B. Gomez rf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 27 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the Game
Houston: Mo George
Managers
Houston: Eduardo Gamboa
Joplin: Steve Hastings
Injuries
Houston: none
Joplin: none
Starting Pitcher
Houston: F. Mejias
Joplin: P. Olivo
Pitcher Fatigue
Houston: Booth-None, McGrath-None, Murphy-Light
Joplin: Valencia-Light, Gamboa-None
Power Index
Houston: 103.5
Joplin: 95.5
Lineup Selection
Houston: Default [option #3]
Joplin: Default [option #3]
Game Information
Date: July 11th, 2069
Game Type: League
Ballpark: Joplin Ballpark
Weather: Sunny
Attendance: 20,664
Version: 1.119
Simulated: Tue Jun 3 2025 @ 2:33:45 pm PDT
Standard Dialog
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Houston: F. Mejias (L)
Joplin: P. Olivo (L)
Starting Lineups
Houston: RF-Aviles (R), 1B-Nakashima (S), 3B-Swain (R), CF-Traverso (R), LF-McDonough (R), 2B-George (R), C-Clayton (R), DH-Cardwell (S), SS-Graham (R)
Joplin: SS-Miles (R), C-Elliott (R), 1B-Mageo (L), LF-Correa (R), 2B-Bagley (R), RF-Jimenez (R), DH-Manley (L), 3B-Covington (R), CF-Cardona (L)
Top 1st: Houston
Olivo takes the mound to pitch.
Aviles flies out to center field.
Nakashima flies out to right field.
Swain lines out to center field.
Houston 0, Joplin 0
Bottom 1st: Joplin
Mejias takes the mound to pitch.
Miles strikes out.
Elliott flies out to left field.
Mageo strikes out.
Houston 0, Joplin 0
Top 2nd: Houston
Olivo takes the mound to pitch.
Traverso grounds to second base. Traverso is thrown out at first by Bagley.
McDonough hits a double to center field.
George fouls out to the catcher.
Clayton flies out to left field.
Houston 0, Joplin 0
Bottom 2nd: Joplin
Mejias takes the mound to pitch.
Correa grounds to first base. Correa is forced out at first by Nakashima.
Bagley pops out to short stop.
Jimenez grounds to second base. Jimenez is thrown out at first by George.
Houston 0, Joplin 0
Top 3rd: Houston
Olivo takes the mound to pitch.
Cardwell strikes out.
Graham hits a double to right field.
Aviles grounds to third base. Aviles is thrown out at first by Covington. Graham holds at second base.
Nakashima draws a walk.
Swain hits a double to right field. Graham comes in to score. Nakashima comes in to score.
Traverso pops out to second base.
Houston 2, Joplin 0
Bottom 3rd: Joplin
Mejias takes the mound to pitch.
Manley lines out to short stop.
Covington hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Cardona pops out to second base.
Miles grounds to short stop. Miles is thrown out at first by Graham.
Houston 2, Joplin 0
Top 4th: Houston
Olivo takes the mound to pitch.
McDonough grounds to second base. McDonough is thrown out at first by Bagley.
George hits a single to center field.
Clayton flies out to center field.
George is caught stealing second base by Elliott.
Houston 2, Joplin 0
Bottom 4th: Joplin
Mejias takes the mound to pitch.
Elliott hits a double to right field.
Mageo hits a single to left field. Elliott advances to third base.
Correa draws a walk.
Bagley flies out to right field. Elliott holds at third base.
Jimenez flies out to center field. Elliott holds at third base.
Manley strikes out.
Houston 2, Joplin 0
Top 5th: Houston
Olivo takes the mound to pitch.
Cardwell grounds to second base. Cardwell is thrown out at first by Bagley.
Graham hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Aviles flies out to center field.
Nakashima flies out to right field.
Houston 2, Joplin 0
Bottom 5th: Joplin
Mejias takes the mound to pitch.
Covington hits a double to center field.
Cardona hits a single to left field. Covington advances to third base.
Miles flies out to center field. Covington is thrown out at the plate by Traverso.
Elliott flies out to right field.
Houston 2, Joplin 0
Top 6th: Houston
Olivo takes the mound to pitch.
Swain pops out to third base.
Traverso hits a single to right field.
McDonough grounds to first base. Traverso is thrown out at second by Mageo. McDonough reaches first on a fielder's choice.
George hits a double to right field. McDonough is thrown out at the plate by Jimenez.
Houston 2, Joplin 0
Bottom 6th: Joplin
Mejias takes the mound to pitch.
Mageo hits a ground ball single through to center field.
George comes in to pitch.
Correa hits a single to right field. Mageo advances to second base.
Bagley grounds to third base. Bagley is thrown out at first by Swain. Mageo advances to third base. Correa advances to second base.
Jimenez hits a home run to left field. Mageo comes in to score. Correa comes in to score.
Sanchez comes in to pinch hit for Manley.
Sanchez flies out to left field.
Covington grounds to second base. Covington is thrown out at first by George.
Houston 2, Joplin 3
Top 7th: Houston
Olivo takes the mound to pitch.
Clayton hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Cardwell flies out to center field.
Graham strikes out.
Aviles draws a walk.
Nakashima grounds to the pitcher. Nakashima is thrown out at first by Olivo.
Houston 2, Joplin 3
Bottom 7th: Joplin
George takes the mound to pitch.
Cardona grounds to second base. Cardona is thrown out at first by George.
Miles draws a walk.
Elliott hits a double to left field. Miles advances to third base.
Robinette comes in to pinch hit for Mageo.
Robinette is intentionally walked.
Orellana comes in to pitch.
Correa strikes out.
Bagley flies out to center field.
Houston 2, Joplin 3
Top 8th: Houston
Cochrane comes in to pitch.
Swain grounds to first base. Swain is forced out at first by Robinette.
Jones comes in to pinch hit for Traverso.
Jones hits a single to left field.
Takagi comes in to pinch run for Jones.
Sloan comes in to pinch hit for McDonough.
Sloan hits a single to center field. Takagi advances to second base.
George hits a double to center field. Takagi comes in to score. Sloan comes in to score.
Clayton lines out to center field.
Bonilla comes in to pinch hit for Cardwell.
Bonilla strikes out.
Houston 4, Joplin 3
Bottom 8th: Joplin
Orellana takes the mound to pitch.
Gomez comes in to pinch hit for Jimenez.
Gomez strikes out.
Brooks comes in to pinch hit for Sanchez.
Brooks flies out to right field.
Covington flies out to center field.
Houston 4, Joplin 3
Top 9th: Houston
Cochrane takes the mound to pitch.
Graham grounds to second base. Graham is thrown out at first by Bagley.
Cadena comes in to pinch hit for Aviles.
Cadena strikes out.
Latham comes in to pinch hit for Nakashima.
Latham hits a home run to right field.
Gutierrez comes in to pitch.
Swain grounds to third base. Swain is thrown out at first by Covington.
Houston 5, Joplin 3
Bottom 9th: Joplin
Gonzalez comes in to pitch.
Cardona draws a walk.
Miles grounds to second base. Cardona is thrown out at second by George. Miles is thrown out at first by short stop Graham for a double play.
Elliott draws a walk.
Robinette lines out to second base.
Houston 5, Joplin 3
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Houston: F. Mejias (L)
Joplin: P. Olivo (L)
Starting Lineups
Houston: RF-Aviles (R), 1B-Nakashima (S), 3B-Swain (R), CF-Traverso (R), LF-McDonough (R), 2B-George (R), C-Clayton (R), DH-Cardwell (S), SS-Graham (R)
Joplin: SS-Miles (R), C-Elliott (R), 1B-Mageo (L), LF-Correa (R), 2B-Bagley (R), RF-Jimenez (R), DH-Manley (L), 3B-Covington (R), CF-Cardona (L)
Top 1st: Houston
Olivo takes the mound to pitch.
Aviles flies out to center field.
Nakashima flies out to right field.
Swain lines out to center field.
Houston 0, Joplin 0
Bottom 1st: Joplin
Mejias takes the mound to pitch.
Miles strikes out.
Elliott flies out to left field.
Mageo strikes out.
Houston 0, Joplin 0
Top 2nd: Houston
Olivo takes the mound to pitch.
Traverso grounds to second base. Traverso is thrown out at first by Bagley.
McDonough hits a double to center field.
George fouls out to the catcher.
Clayton flies out to left field.
Houston 0, Joplin 0
Bottom 2nd: Joplin
Mejias takes the mound to pitch.
Correa grounds to first base. Correa is forced out at first by Nakashima.
Bagley pops out to short stop.
Jimenez grounds to second base. Jimenez is thrown out at first by George.
Houston 0, Joplin 0
Top 3rd: Houston
Olivo takes the mound to pitch.
Cardwell strikes out.
Graham hits a double to right field.
Aviles grounds to third base. Aviles is thrown out at first by Covington. Graham holds at second base.
Nakashima draws a walk.
Swain hits a double to right field. Graham comes in to score. Nakashima comes in to score.
Traverso pops out to second base.
Houston 2, Joplin 0
Bottom 3rd: Joplin
Mejias takes the mound to pitch.
Manley lines out to short stop.
Covington hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Cardona pops out to second base.
Miles grounds to short stop. Miles is thrown out at first by Graham.
Houston 2, Joplin 0
Top 4th: Houston
Olivo takes the mound to pitch.
McDonough grounds to second base. McDonough is thrown out at first by Bagley.
George hits a single to center field.
Clayton flies out to center field.
George is caught stealing second base by Elliott.
Houston 2, Joplin 0
Bottom 4th: Joplin
Mejias takes the mound to pitch.
Elliott hits a double to right field.
Mageo hits a single to left field. Elliott advances to third base.
Correa draws a walk.
Bagley flies out to right field. Elliott holds at third base.
Jimenez flies out to center field. Elliott holds at third base.
Manley strikes out.
Houston 2, Joplin 0
Top 5th: Houston
Olivo takes the mound to pitch.
Cardwell grounds to second base. Cardwell is thrown out at first by Bagley.
Graham hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Aviles flies out to center field.
Nakashima flies out to right field.
Houston 2, Joplin 0
Bottom 5th: Joplin
Mejias takes the mound to pitch.
Covington hits a double to center field.
Cardona hits a single to left field. Covington advances to third base.
Miles flies out to center field. Covington is thrown out at the plate by Traverso.
Elliott flies out to right field.
Houston 2, Joplin 0
Top 6th: Houston
Olivo takes the mound to pitch.
Swain pops out to third base.
Traverso hits a single to right field.
McDonough grounds to first base. Traverso is thrown out at second by Mageo. McDonough reaches first on a fielder's choice.
George hits a double to right field. McDonough is thrown out at the plate by Jimenez.
Houston 2, Joplin 0
Bottom 6th: Joplin
Mejias takes the mound to pitch.
Mageo hits a ground ball single through to center field.
George comes in to pitch.
Correa hits a single to right field. Mageo advances to second base.
Bagley grounds to third base. Bagley is thrown out at first by Swain. Mageo advances to third base. Correa advances to second base.
Jimenez hits a home run to left field. Mageo comes in to score. Correa comes in to score.
Sanchez comes in to pinch hit for Manley.
Sanchez flies out to left field.
Covington grounds to second base. Covington is thrown out at first by George.
Houston 2, Joplin 3
Top 7th: Houston
Olivo takes the mound to pitch.
Clayton hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Cardwell flies out to center field.
Graham strikes out.
Aviles draws a walk.
Nakashima grounds to the pitcher. Nakashima is thrown out at first by Olivo.
Houston 2, Joplin 3
Bottom 7th: Joplin
George takes the mound to pitch.
Cardona grounds to second base. Cardona is thrown out at first by George.
Miles draws a walk.
Elliott hits a double to left field. Miles advances to third base.
Robinette comes in to pinch hit for Mageo.
Robinette is intentionally walked.
Orellana comes in to pitch.
Correa strikes out.
Bagley flies out to center field.
Houston 2, Joplin 3
Top 8th: Houston
Cochrane comes in to pitch.
Swain grounds to first base. Swain is forced out at first by Robinette.
Jones comes in to pinch hit for Traverso.
Jones hits a single to left field.
Takagi comes in to pinch run for Jones.
Sloan comes in to pinch hit for McDonough.
Sloan hits a single to center field. Takagi advances to second base.
George hits a double to center field. Takagi comes in to score. Sloan comes in to score.
Clayton lines out to center field.
Bonilla comes in to pinch hit for Cardwell.
Bonilla strikes out.
Houston 4, Joplin 3
Bottom 8th: Joplin
Orellana takes the mound to pitch.
Gomez comes in to pinch hit for Jimenez.
Gomez strikes out.
Brooks comes in to pinch hit for Sanchez.
Brooks flies out to right field.
Covington flies out to center field.
Houston 4, Joplin 3
Top 9th: Houston
Cochrane takes the mound to pitch.
Graham grounds to second base. Graham is thrown out at first by Bagley.
Cadena comes in to pinch hit for Aviles.
Cadena strikes out.
Latham comes in to pinch hit for Nakashima.
Latham hits a home run to right field.
Gutierrez comes in to pitch.
Swain grounds to third base. Swain is thrown out at first by Covington.
Houston 5, Joplin 3
Bottom 9th: Joplin
Gonzalez comes in to pitch.
Cardona draws a walk.
Miles grounds to second base. Cardona is thrown out at second by George. Miles is thrown out at first by short stop Graham for a double play.
Elliott draws a walk.
Robinette lines out to second base.
Houston 5, Joplin 3