Friday 10/28:
Glendale rolls 11-1 in a seven-inning game to move back to .500 at 10-10, but loses Tyler Black to an apparent hand injury.
Box / Game Log
RHP Luis Contreras made his 5th appearance of the season, throwing a scoreless 5th with two strikeouts (one HBP).
Cleanup hitter 1B Zavier Warren rolls along, 2-for-4, run scored, four RBI. Warren drove in two runs on a first inning line drive single, and then two more on a line drive triple in the 5th. Through 16 games, he sports a .988 OPS.
Je'Von Ward was the DH, seeing action in his 9th game. Ward singled and walked in four plate appearances, scoring and driving in a run.
Playing center field in this one, Tyler Black flied out in his first trip to the plate. Leading off the 4th inning, Black reached on a line drive double to center, but then was immediately lifted for a pinch-runner.
Here is the video archive of this game.
Go to the 58:40 mark, you will see Black line the first pitch of his at-bat to left-center and then hustle-dive hands first into second base. After a second or two on his knees including a slap of the ground, Black pops up and moves away from the base towards the dugout shaking his hand. Black had no doubt he was immediately going to leave the game, didn't wait for a trainer. The opposing pitcher, wary of the pitch clock, was set up for the next at-bat, not realizing Black had pulled himself from the proceedings. Hopefully won't end Black's Arizona season, but that didn't look so great.
Next game is Saturday afternoon.
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Batting Statistics: Zavier Warren, Je'Von Ward, Jeferson Quero, Tyler Black
Pitching Statistics: Russell Smith, Abner Uribe, Ryan Middendorf, Luis Contreras; yet to pitch, RHP Logan Henderson