Strat-O-Matic Report
NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 2024 World Baseball Date: 5/1/2024 OKLAHOMA AT OYSTER BAY Missilemen...... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 3 0 Tomcats......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 4 2 Win:Ginkel(2-0) Loss:Winn(0-2) Save:Hader(3rd) Homeruns- M.Muncy(12th) Framber Valdez mowed down 12 Oyster Bay batters as the Oklahoma Missilemen beat the Oyster Bay Tomcats in 10 innings by a score of 2 to 1. The score was tied at 1 after nine. Oklahoma was victorious in the 10th inning. Castro stole third and scored when the ball ended up in the outfield. Oklahoma had only 3 hits for the afternoon. Kevin Ginkel(2-0) went 2 and 1/3 innings allowing no runs for the win. Ginkel got help from Josh Hader who was credited with his 3rd save. Keaton Winn(0-2) took the loss in relief. It was a tough loss for him as he did not allow an earned run in his 1 and 1/3 innings of work. GOTHAM AT LOS ANGELES Knights......... 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 6 10 0 Lycans.......... 0 1 0 0 3 2 2 0 - 8 16 0 Win:Payamps(1-1) Loss:Martin(1-3) Save:Coulombe(4th) Homeruns- D.Jansen(3rd) Donovan Solano had 4 hits and scored 3 times at Hollywood Park as the Los Angeles Lycans beat the Gotham Knights 8 to 6. Gotham never recovered after Los Angeles took the lead in the 7th inning when they scored 2 runs on 3 hits. Los Angeles had 16 hits overall, while Gotham had 10. The win was credited to Joel Payamps(1-1) who went 3 and 1/3 innings allowing no runs. Daniel Coulombe earned the save, his 4th. Chris Martin(1-3) ended up with the loss in relief. ATLANTIC CITY AT PHILADELPHIA Surf............ 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 5 9 2 Freedom......... 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 8 0 Win:Berrios(2-0) Loss:Senga(1-2) Save:Bautista(3rd) Homeruns- R.Greene(3rd), K.Carpenter-2(6th) Riley Greene went yard and had 3 RBI as the blistering-hot Atlantic City Surf defeated the Philadelphia Freedom by the score of 5 to 3 at Freedom Park. Jose Berrios(2-0) pitched okay, well enough for the win. He went 5 innings and surrended up 5 hits and no walks. Atlantic City totaled 9 hits on the afternoon. Felix Bautista got the save, his 3rd. The losing pitcher was Kodai Senga(1-2). Atlantic City extended their winning streak to 8 games. TAMPA BAY AT VANCOUVER Firestorm....... 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 - 3 8 0 Flames.......... 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 - 6 10 0 Win:Olson(2-3) Loss:Eovaldi(1-5) Save:Helsley(5th) Homeruns- J.Lowe(2nd), L.Arraez(1st) The Vancouver Flames bested the Tampa Bay Firestorm by a 6 to 3 score at B.C. Place. Vancouver scored 5 runs in the decisive bottom of the 5th inning with the help of 6 hits. The highlight belonged to Luis Arraez who made the crowd happy when he launched a three-run homer. Tampa Bay threatened in the 9th but their rally came up short. The winning pitcher was Reese Olson(2-3) who allowed 2 runs in 5 and 2/3 innings. Ryan Helsley recorded the save, his 5th. Nathan Eovaldi(1-5) was the loser. He was knocked around, surrendering 5 runs in 4 innings. Armand Gladu was clearly disappointed after the game. 'It was a manager's nightmare out there', he said, 'We should have had this one.' DELAWARE AT LAS VEGAS Devils.......... 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 - 6 9 0 Aces............ 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 5 8 1 Win:Webb(4-4) Loss:Castillo(1-4) Save:Pressly(3rd) Homeruns- J.Martinez-2(9th), C.Yelich(5th), G.Torres(4th) Logan Webb struck out 12 batters and J.D. Martinez smacked 2 homeruns and had 4 RBI as the Delaware Devils defeated the Las Vegas Aces by a score of 6 to 5 at MGM Grand Field. Martinez had a big day against Las Vegas. He smacked a three-run homer in the 3rd inning and ripped a solo home run in the 7th inning. Las Vegas made it exciting in the 9th, but they were unable to push the needed runs across. Webb(4-4) allowed 4 runs in 7 innings, and picked up the victory. Ryan Pressly earned his 3rd save. Luis Castillo(1-4) was charged with the loss. 'He was really impressive today,' Castillo said of his counterpart. 'Our guys were just swinging at air.' MASSACHUSETTS AT DAYTON Mayhem.......... 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 3 4 0 Grits........... 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 - 7 9 1 Win:Miller(3-0) Loss:Cano(1-2) Homeruns- A.Garcia(4th), L.Robert(8th), C.Seager-2(6th) Shortstop Corey Seager slammed 2 homeruns at Grit Park as the Dayton Grits won in dramatic fashion coming back to beat the Massachusetts Mayhem by the count of 7 to 3. Dayton came through with the game-winning runs in the 9th inning scoring 5 runners on 3 hits. The highlight belonged to Seager who thrilled the crowd when he caught a hold of a fastball for a Grand Slam homerun. Dayton out-hit Massachusetts for the game, 9 hits to 4. Shelby Miller(3-0) went 3 and 1/3 innings allowing no runs for the victory. Yennier Cano(1-2) was tagged with the loss in relief. 'Wow, that was fun!', Miller said following the game. 'Once in a while you play a game that reminds you just why you got into this business to begin with!'