Strat-O-Matic Report
NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 2025 World Baseball Date: 4/26/2025 LAS VEGAS(11-10) AT DAYTON(6-16) Aces............ 0 2 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 - 7 9 0 Grits........... 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 - 5 7 0 Win:Yamamoto(5-0) Loss:Irvin(0-4) Save:Uceta(4th) Homeruns- G.Henderson(7th), R.O'Hearn(3rd), D.Peralta(3rd), A.Riley(5th) In a close game it was the Las Vegas Aces 7, the ice-cold Dayton Grits 5 at Grit Park. Las Vegas scored 4 runs in the decisive top of the 5th inning. The biggest moment was provided by Gunnar Henderson who quieted the crowd when he cleared the bases with a Grand Slam homerun. Las Vegas totaled 9 hits on the afternoon. The win was credited to Yoshinobu Yamamoto(5-0) who went 5 and 1/3 innings allowing 2 runs. Edwin Uceta recorded the save, his 4th. Jake Irvin(0-4) was hit with the loss. He was knocked around pretty good, giving up 6 runs in 4 and 2/3 innings. OKLAHOMA(10-12) AT GOTHAM(12-10) Missilemen...... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 0 Knights......... 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 - 4 9 0 Win:Pivetta(1-1) Loss:Burnes(0-6) Save:Jax(4th) Homeruns- M.Vientos(8th), J.Pederson(1st) Nick Pivetta delivered 7 solid innings at Arkham Stadium where the Gotham Knights beat the Oklahoma Missilemen 4 to 1. Pivetta(1-1) had a strong outing. He gave up just 3 hits and no walks in 7 innings. Pivetta whiffed an impressive total of 8 Oklahoma batters seeing his ERA drop from 4.91 to 3.14. Gotham rapped out 9 hits for the afternoon. Pivetta got relief help from Griffin Jax who gained credit for his 4th save. Corbin Burnes(0-6) was the losing pitcher. He surrendered 9 hits and 2 walks in 8 innings. TAMPA BAY(14-8) AT PHILADELPHIA(13-9) Firestorm....... 0 0 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 - 6 14 0 Freedom......... 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 4 8 0 Win:Woo(2-2) Loss:Fedde(1-1) Homeruns- J.Bride(4th), R.Grichuk(3rd) In a close game the Tampa Bay Firestorm got by the Philadelphia Freedom by the score of 6 to 4. Tampa Bay came up with 4 runs in the 4th inning when they had 5 base hits. The big moment was provided by Victor Robles who silenced Freedom Park as he doubled which was good for two runs. For the game Tampa Bay out-hit Philadelphia 14 to 8. The winning pitcher was Bryan Woo(2-2) who allowed 2 runs in 8 innings. Erick Fedde(1-1) took the loss. Tampa Bay knocked him around a bit, as he gave up 5 runs in 3 and 1/3 innings. The Tampa Bay ballclub's record now stands at a division leading 14-8. With the loss, Philadelphia has a record of 5-5 lately, 13-9 overall. DELAWARE(7-16) AT OYSTER BAY(12-11) Devils.......... 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 - 4 8 0 Tomcats......... 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 - 5 8 0 Win:Lynch(1-1) Loss:Fairbanks(0-1) Save:Junis(4th) Homeruns- H.Ramos(1st), B.Buxton(8th), G.Mitchell(1st) The Oyster Bay Tomcats tallied 4 runs in the 6th inning and edged the Delaware Devils at Forbes Field by the score of 5 to 4. Oyster Bay went ahead for good in the 7th inning scoring one runner utilizing 2 base hits. Delaware proved to be no trouble in the 9th. Daniel Lynch(1-1) went 3 innings allowing 3 runs for the win. Jake Junis earned the save, his 4th. Pete Fairbanks(0-1) was the loser in relief. MASSACHUSETTS(10-11) AT ATLANTIC CITY(12-10) Mayhem.......... 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 - 4 10 0 Surf............ 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 9 0 Win:Singer(1-1) Loss:Imanaga(0-4) Save:Clase(7th) Homeruns- J.Profar(2nd), J.Soto(6th), A.Rutschman(2nd) The Massachusetts Mayhem bested the Atlantic City Surf by a 4 to 1 score at Seaside Park. Brady Singer(1-1) gave Massachusetts a solid outing. He went 5 innings surrendering 5 hits and no walks reducing his ERA from 6.00 to 4.95. Massachusetts had a total of 10 hits for the game. Singer got help from Emmanuel Clase who was credited with his 7th save. Shota Imanaga(0-4) was given the loss. He was touched for 3 homeruns in his 5 innings of work. NASHVILLE(12-10) AT SEATTLE(14-8) Classics........ 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 4 7 0 Jets............ 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 - 3 6 1 Win:Treinen(2-0) Loss:Rodriguez(2-1) Save:Adam(5th) Homeruns- J.Yepez(2nd), R.Jeffers(4th), M.Machado(4th) 49,952 fans watched an exciting game at Pilot Stadium. The Nashville Classics topped the Seattle Jets by the slimmest of margins, 4 to 3. Blake Treinen(2-0) came through for Bruce Poulton with an excellent relief stint. He didn't allow much, just 1 hit and no walks in 2 innings lowering his ERA to 1.72. Nashville had 7 hits for the night. Jason Adam preserved the game for Treinen, recording his his 5th save. The loss was charged to Grayson Rodriguez(2-1). He pitched 5 innings and surrendered 4 hits and 4 walks. LOS ANGELES(11-11) AT VANCOUVER(10-12) Lycans.......... 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 - 6 6 2 Flames.......... 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 - 5 9 1 Win:Blanco(2-3) Loss:Schwellenbach(2-2) Save:Coulombe(3rd) The Los Angeles Lycans nipped the Vancouver Flames 6 to 5 at B.C. Place in a hard fought contest. Ronel Blanco(2-3) had a solid outing for Los Angeles. He was reached for 7 hits and 3 walks in 7 and 2/3 innings. Despite losing, Vancouver out-hit Los Angeles 9 to 6. Daniel Coulombe got the save, his 3rd. Spencer Schwellenbach(2-2) took the loss. He was knocked around, surrendering 5 runs in 3 and 2/3 innings. 'I always am most impressed when a pitcher finds a way to win even without his best stuff,' Jackson Gladu said after the game. 'Blanco did not have command of his pitches most of the night, but he proved he really knew how to pitch!'