Strat-O-Matic Report
NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 2025 World Baseball Date: 9/1/2025 PHILADELPHIA(73-68) AT OKLAHOMA(55-86) Freedom......... 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 0 Missilemen...... 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 - 7 8 0 Win:Valdez(7-12) Loss:Wheeler(17-15) Homeruns- S.Kwan(13th), M.Ozuna(37th) Steven Kwan slammed a homerun and had 3 RBI at Target Field as the Oklahoma Missilemen beat the Philadelphia Freedom 7 to 1. Framber Valdez(7-12) gave Oklahoma a solid outing. He went 8 innings surrendering 7 hits and 2 walks. Oklahoma totaled 8 hits on the night. Zack Wheeler(17-15) was the loser. He surrendered 7 runs and 8 hits in 7 and 1/3 innings. 'Ahhh, how sweet it is,' Brian Tomkowicz sighed. 'That win feels like a tall, cool drink of water after spending far too much time in the desert lately.' SEATTLE(77-63) AT VANCOUVER(71-70) Jets............ 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 - 7 12 0 Flames.......... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 2 Win:Greene(9-5) Loss:Skenes(13-12) Save:Slaten(12th) Homeruns- M.Machado(34th), Z.Neto(22nd) Jackson Chourio had 4 hits and 2 RBI as the Seattle Jets defeated the slumping Vancouver Flames by a score of 7 to 1 at B.C. Place. Seattle jumped on top of Vancouver in the top of the 2nd inning when they scored 2 runs on 3 hits. The early run support proved sufficient for Hunter Greene(9-5) and Seattle. That was all the run support Greene required. Seattle finished with 12 hits while Vancouver ended up with 7. Justin Slaten earned his 12th save. The loss was charged to Paul Skenes(13-12). Although losing the contest, he whiffed 11 batters in 7 innings. MASSACHUSETTS(72-69) AT GOTHAM(80-60) Mayhem.......... 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 - 3 10 0 Knights......... 0 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 - 6 9 0 Win:Houck(14-8) Loss:Kirby(10-20) Homeruns- S.Perez(19th), J.Pederson(28th), L.Raley(17th), M.Chapman(25th) Luke Raley lofted one into the 'cheap seats' as the Gotham Knights bested the Massachusetts Mayhem 6 to 3 at Arkham Stadium. Tanner Houck(14-8) contributed a pedestrian performance to earn the win. He allowed 9 hits and 2 walks in 6 innings. Gotham had 9 hits for the night. George Kirby(10-20) took the loss. He allowed 3 homeruns in 5 and 1/3 innings of work. OYSTER BAY(50-92) AT DELAWARE(73-68) Tomcats......... 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 6 9 1 Devils.......... 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 - 3 7 1 Win:Crochet(5-11) Loss:Soriano(7-11) Save:Knack(3rd) Homeruns- O.Albies(6th) In an entertaining game at Bay Park the final score was the Oyster Bay Tomcats 6, the Delaware Devils 3. Garrett Crochet(5-11) pitched a fine game. He went 5 innings and surrended up 5 hits and no walks. Crochet racked up 7 strikeouts. Oyster Bay rapped out 9 hits for the night. Crochet got help from Landon Knack who earned his 3rd save. The losing pitcher was Jose Soriano(7-11). He was hit hard and gave up 8 hits and 3 walks in 4 and 2/3 innings. TAMPA BAY(79-62) AT NASHVILLE(67-74) Firestorm....... 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 3 - 10 15 1 Classics........ 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 - 5 10 0 Win:Skubal(15-8) Loss:Jones(8-12) Homeruns- M.Wallner(19th), R.Greene(11th), F.Lindor(32nd), M.Canha(3rd) Luis Rengifo collected 2 extra-base hits as the Tampa Bay Firestorm outscored the Nashville Classics 10 to 5. Tarik Skubal(15-8) pitched well enough to earn the win. He went 6 innings allowing 8 hits and 2 walks. Tampa Bay out-hit Nashville for the game, 15 hits to 10. Jared Jones(8-12) ended up with the loss. He gave up 5 runs and 9 hits in 5 and 1/3 innings. LAS VEGAS(76-65) AT LOS ANGELES(74-67) Aces............ 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 1 - 7 9 0 Lycans.......... 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 - 5 13 1 Win:Wilson(8-4) Loss:Nardi(3-4) Save:Uceta(30th) Homeruns- C.Yelich(13th), S.Langeliers-2(28th), J.Smith-2(13th) Catcher Shea Langeliers rocketed 2 homeruns and had 4 RBI at Hollywood Park where the Las Vegas Aces beat the Los Angeles Lycans by the score of 7 to 5. Langeliers provided the offensive punch. He clubbed a solo home run in the 6th inning and rifled a three-run blast in the 7th inning. Despite losing, Los Angeles out-hit Las Vegas 13 to 9. The victory went to Bryse Wilson(8-4) who went 2 and 2/3 innings, allowing 3 runs. Edwin Uceta got the save, his 30th. Andrew Nardi(3-4) was tagged with the loss in relief. ATLANTIC CITY(78-63) AT DAYTON(62-80) Surf............ 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 - 7 11 0 Grits........... 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 - 6 7 0 Win:Turnbull(7-3) Loss:Vesia(4-4) Save:Yates(48th) Homeruns- Y.Alvarez(30th), F.Tatis Jr(23rd), W.Contreras(21st), J.Crawford(2nd), N.Castellanos-2(13th), B.Stott(6th) Right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr touched them all and had 2 RBI as the Atlantic City Surf defeated the Dayton Grits by the score of 7 to 6 at Grit Park. The game was decided in the 9th inning. J.P. Crawford blasted a solo shot. Spencer Turnbull(7-3) got relief help from Kirby Yates who was excellent in relief and gained credit for his 48th save. Alex Vesia(4-4) ended up with the loss in relief. He surrendered 2 hits and no walks in 2 and 2/3 innings.