Strat-O-Matic Report
NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 2025 World Baseball Date: 4/28/2025
LAS VEGAS(12-11) AT DAYTON(7-17)
Aces............ 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 - 6 11 1
Grits........... 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 - 7 11 0
Win:Stone(1-1) Loss:Suarez(0-1) Save:Estevez(5th)
Homeruns- R.O'Hearn(4th), N.Castellanos-2(3rd), C.Seager(8th), B.Reynolds(2nd),
A.Burleson(2nd)
Nick Castellanos smashed 2 homeruns and had 3 RBI as the Dayton Grits defeated
the Las Vegas Aces by the score of 7 to 6 at Grit Park.
Castellanos had a big day at the plate. He cracked a two-run shot in the 1st
inning, banged out a single in the 3rd inning, doubled in the 5th inning and
smashed a solo-shot out of the park in the 7th inning. Las Vegas made it
exciting in the 9th, but they were unable to push the needed runs across.
The win was credited to Gavin Stone(1-1) who went 7 innings allowing 3 runs.
Stone was helped out by Carlos Estevez who recorded his 5th save. Ranger
Suarez(0-1) was given the loss. He surrended 3 homeruns in his 5 and 2/3
innings.
'I was in my hotel room the other night, working on my swing and made some
adjustments,' Castellanos said. 'I'm always working on it. If they are
getting you out certain ways, you've got to make changes.'
OKLAHOMA(10-14) AT GOTHAM(14-10)
Missilemen...... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 0
Knights......... 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 1
Win:Darvish(1-3) Loss:Schmidt(2-2) Save:Jax(5th)
Yu Darvish(1-3) and Clarke Schmidt(2-2) treated the Gotham fans to a fine
pitching duel at Arkham Stadium. The Gotham Knights eventually emerged as
victors over the Oklahoma Missilemen by the score of 2 to 1.
Darvish gave Gotham a solid outing. He allowed 5 hits and 1 walk in 5 and 1/3
innings. Darvish recorded 6 strikeouts. Darvish got relief help from
Griffin Jax who was excellent in relief and gained credit for his 5th save.
TAMPA BAY(16-8) AT PHILADELPHIA(13-11)
Firestorm....... 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 - 7 11 0
Freedom......... 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 3 0
Win:Ragans(3-0) Loss:Wheeler(5-1)
Homeruns- M.Wallner(2nd), T.Fitzgerald(7th)
Cole Ragans struck out 11 batters as the Tampa Bay Firestorm defeated the
Philadelphia Freedom 7 to 1 at Freedom Park.
Ragans(3-0) was virtually untouchable. He allowed just 2 hits and no walks in
8 innings seeing his ERA drop from 4.56 to 3.74. Tampa Bay had 11 hits
overall, while Philadelphia had 3.
Zack Wheeler(5-1) absorbed the loss. He surrendered 6 hits and 2 walks in 6
innings. 'He was really impressive tonight,' Wheeler said of his
counterpart. 'Our guys were just swinging at air.'
DELAWARE(8-17) AT OYSTER BAY(13-12)
Devils.......... 0 0 0 2 4 3 0 0 0 - 9 13 0
Tomcats......... 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 - 2 9 0
Win:Cortes(2-0) Loss:Gausman(2-2)
Homeruns- B.Buxton(9th), M.Busch(5th), M.Muncy(6th)
Michael Busch had 4 hits and 5 RBI as the Delaware Devils topped the Oyster
Bay Tomcats by a score of 9 to 2 at Forbes Field.
Busch had a big day against Oyster Bay. He laced a base-knock in the 2nd
inning, bombed a two-run dinger in the 4th inning, doubled plating three runs
in the 5th inning and lined a one-base hit in the 6th inning. Delaware had
13 hits for the night while Oyster Bay had 9.
Nestor Cortes(2-0) got credit for the victory, pitching 5 and 2/3 innings and
allowing 1 run. Kevin Gausman(2-2) took the loss. He was touched for 8 hits
and 3 walks in 4 and 2/3 innings.
With this win, Delaware has a 8-17 record. They have been 3-7 lately. With
the loss, Oyster Bay has a record of 5-5 lately, 13-12 overall.
MASSACHUSETTS(11-12) AT ATLANTIC CITY(13-11)
Mayhem.......... 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 0
Surf............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 - 4 9 2
Win:Butto(2-1) Loss:Herrin(1-1) Save:Yates(10th)
Homeruns- R.Lewis(5th)
Alex Bregman hit 2 doubles at Seaside Park where the Atlantic City Surf beat
the Massachusetts Mayhem 4 to 3.
Atlantic City came through with the game-winning runs in the 8th inning
scoring 2 runs using 2 hits. After an out was recorded, Bregman started the
attack as he drew a walk. Lars Nootbaar stepped up next and he tripled
knocking in a run. Xander Bogaerts then laced a single scoring the final run
of the inning. Jose Butto(2-1) got help from Kirby Yates who pitched great
and earned his 10th save.
The losing pitcher was Tim Herrin(1-1) in relief. He pitched 1/3 of an inning
giving up 1 hit and 1 walk.
NASHVILLE(13-11) AT SEATTLE(15-9)
Classics........ 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 - 4 9 0
Jets............ 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 - 8 8 1
Win:Hoeing(2-1) Loss:Hoffman(0-1)
Homeruns- F.Lindor(6th), M.Betts(5th), K.Schwarber(10th)
The Seattle Jets toppled the Nashville Classics by a 8 to 4 score at Pilot
Stadium.
Bryan Hoeing(2-1) was the winning pitcher in relief. He was reached for 1 hit
and 2 walks in 2 and 1/3 innings. Seattle rapped out 8 hits for the night.
Jeff Hoffman(0-1) was the losing pitcher in relief. He struggled with his
control issuing 6 walks in 2 innings.
LOS ANGELES(13-11) AT VANCOUVER(10-14)
Lycans.......... 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 - 11 11 0
Flames.......... 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 - 4 10 0
Win:Manaea(2-2) Loss:Olson(1-2)
Homeruns- A.Judge(7th), J.Turner(2nd), R.Devers(5th), C.Walker(3rd)
Aaron Judge blasted a grand slam at B.C. Place as the Los Angeles Lycans beat
the Vancouver Flames 11 to 4.
Vancouver fell behind quickly as the Los Angeles offense came through in the
first inning when they scored 3 runs on 4 hits. The big moment was provided
by Rafael Devers who quieted the home crowd when he popped a two-run clout
over the fence. Los Angeles totaled 11 hits on the night.
The winning pitcher was Sean Manaea(2-2) who allowed 3 runs in 5 and 2/3
innings. Reese Olson(1-2) was tagged with the loss. He gave up 3 runs and 4
hits in 2/3 of an inning.