POTD DOUBLE A
BUENA VISTA BLAZE AT MINNEAPOLIS MUD HENS
06/21/2073
 
POTD DOUBLE A
BUENA VISTA BLAZE AT MINNEAPOLIS MUD HENS
GAME ID: 5373 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21ST , 2073 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Buena Vista Blaze (19-47) 2 0 3 0 0 6 1 0 0 12 18 0
Minneapolis Mud Hens (50-16) 3 6 2 3 0 0 0 4 X 18 20 1
Boyd Goes 6-for-6
There aren't many who could be pro ballplayers and there are even fewer who could put up 6 hits in a day.

Ken Boyd is one of those rare few, as he went 6-for-6 against the Buena Vista Blaze at Shooters Ballpark. The monster effort from the 22-year-old third baseman helped the Minneapolis Mud Hens get the win, 18-12.

"We made some bad pitches and he took advantage of it," said Blaze manager . "That's the game, though. Don't make mistakes and you'll win ballgames. Make mistakes and, well, you saw what happened today."

Ken Boyd hit an RBI single in the 1st, hit an RBI single in the 2nd, singled in the 3rd, hit a two-run single in the 4th, singled in the 6th and doubled in the 8th.

This season, Boyd is swinging the bat at a .353 rate with 90 hits in 255 at-bats. To date he has hit 8 home runs, scored 50 runs and driven in 48.
BUENA VISTA BATTING LINESCORE MINNEAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Suzuki SS 5 3 3 0 0 0 1 .333 0 2
L. Gallagher 2B 4 2 1 0 0 2 3 .225 6 22
   a-A. Harris PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .283 3 10
C. Johnston C 5 1 2 2 0 2 5 .339 6 25
S. Moore LF 5 2 3 2 0 2 0 .371 4 38
M. Miller DH 5 2 3 2 1 1 2 .259 10 33
B. Patterson RF 6 1 3 1 0 1 4 .303 4 22
J. Delaney CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 11 .252 5 23
A. Martin 3B, 2B 5 1 3 4 0 1 2 .285 5 24
G. Gómez 1B 3 0 0 1 1 3 4 .190 8 23
Totals 44 12 18 12 2 14 34      
a - A. Harris pinch hit for L. Gallagher in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Suzuki (2, 1st Inning off R. Braun, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Martin 2 (17, 2nd Inning off R. Braun, 0 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off R. Braun, 3 on, 1 out) , C. Johnston 2 (10, 6th Inning off R. Braun, 2 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off M. Wall, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: S. Moore (2, 6th Inning off D. Grant, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Martin (5, 6th Inning off D. Grant, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Suzuki 4 , L. Gallagher , C. Johnston 4 , S. Moore 5 , M. Miller 3 , B. Patterson 3 , A. Martin 8
2-out RBI: B. Patterson , A. Martin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Suzuki , C. Johnston 2 , J. Delaney 2 , G. Gómez
Sac Fly: C. Johnston , G. Gómez
Hit by Pitch: H. Suzuki , L. Gallagher , S. Moore
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Suzuki (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Gallagher-Suzuki, Moore-Johnston, Martin-Suzuki-Gómez)
OF assists: 2 (Moore(Bradshaw at home), Patterson(Turton at home))
PB: C. Johnston
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Banks SS 4 3 2 2 1 0 5 .268 6 37
K. Boyd 3B 6 3 6 4 0 0 0 .353 8 48
O. O'Rourke DH 4 2 1 1 1 1 5 .301 6 38
B. Ruth 1B 4 2 2 2 2 1 2 .376 15 64
G. Barrón RF 6 1 4 7 0 0 2 .320 5 44
D. Anderson LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .304 1 3
A. Bradshaw C 5 0 0 0 1 1 5 .256 6 20
D. Turton 2B 2 2 1 0 3 0 2 .285 4 19
P. Smith CF 3 4 2 1 2 1 1 .333 0 6
Totals 39 18 20 18 10 4 25      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Barrón (29, 1st Inning off C. Yi, 2 on, 1 out) , O. O'Rourke (14, 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Boyd (15, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Barrón (5, 2nd Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 1 out) , R. Banks (6, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Banks 5 , K. Boyd 7 , O. O'Rourke 2 , B. Ruth 2 , G. Barrón 8 , D. Anderson 2 , D. Turton , P. Smith 2
2-out RBI: K. Boyd , B. Ruth
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. O'Rourke , B. Ruth , G. Barrón , A. Bradshaw , D. Turton
GIDP: A. Bradshaw
Sac Fly: D. Anderson
Hit by Pitch: R. Banks , O. O'Rourke
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: B. Ruth (5)
BUENA VISTA PITCHING LINESCORE MINNEAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Yi L (1-7) 1.1 5 7 7 2 0 0 31 7.39   
J. Unknown 1.1 2 4 4 4 0 1 46 27.00   
J. Unknown 2.1 6 3 3 1 1 0 37 11.57   
J. Unknown 1.2 4 0 0 1 3 0 42 0.00   
J. Unknown 0.1 3 4 4 2 0 1 34 108.00   
J. Unknown 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Yi 8
Batters Faced: C. Yi 12, J. Unknown 9, J. Unknown 13, J. Unknown 9, J. Unknown 7, J. Unknown 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Yi 2-2, J. Unknown 2-1, J. Unknown 2-3, J. Unknown 0-1, J. Unknown 0-1, J. Unknown 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Yi 31-17, J. Unknown 46-22, J. Unknown 37-21, J. Unknown 42-26, J. Unknown 34-20, J. Unknown 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 2-2 , J. Unknown 3-2 , J. Unknown 2-0 , J. Unknown 3-1
WP: J. Unknown , J. Unknown
Hit Batsmen: C. Yi , J. Unknown
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Braun W (3-5) 5.0 13 8 8 1 10 0 94 5.37   
D. Grant 0.2 3 3 3 0 0 1 20 40.50   
M. Wall SV (1) 3.1 2 1 0 1 4 0 66 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Braun 18
Batters Faced: R. Braun 30, D. Grant 5, M. Wall 16
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Braun 2-3, D. Grant 0-2, M. Wall 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: R. Braun 94-66, D. Grant 20-12, M. Wall 66-40
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Grant 2-2
Hit Batsmen: R. Braun , M. Wall 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ken Boyd
Ballpark: Shooters Ballpark
Weather: Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 4:26
Attendance: 15200
Special Notes: Ken Boyd ties the PAC regular season game record for hits with 6.
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