MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA FIREBIRDS AT LOS ANGELES DODGERS
04/02/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA FIREBIRDS AT LOS ANGELES DODGERS
GAME ID: 663 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2ND , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Firebirds (2-5) 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 4 10 14 0
Los Angeles Dodgers (3-5) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 8 0
Dodgers Sunk by Firebirds
Eager fans turned out for a matchup between the Atlanta Firebirds and Los Angeles Dodgers.

The Atlanta Firebirds downed the Los Angeles Dodgers, 10-3, at Dodger Stadium. The Firebirds were led by Joe McGrath. McGrath slugged 2 home runs. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice. Simon Mercedes was the winner. Over 6.1 innings, he yielded 1 run on 6 hits, with no walks and 5 strikeouts.

Early in the game, McGrath had a 3-run home run for Atlanta. It was his 2nd home run of the season and put the Firebirds on top, 3-0.

"We hit the ball hard," said Atlanta manager Barry Larkin. "Line drive after line drive."

The loss puts Los Angeles at 3-5.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Camacho RF 4 1 2 0 1 0 3 .364 0 0
J. Bowers 1B 4 2 1 1 0 1 2 .250 2 7
D. Godfrey DH 5 2 2 1 0 3 1 .222 0 1
J. McGrath LF 5 2 2 4 0 0 3 .172 2 4
J. Gutiérrez CF 5 0 3 2 0 0 0 .231 0 2
G. Torres 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .250 0 0
D. Dorey C 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .500 1 2
A. Gamboa 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .300 0 1
E. James SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .105 0 2
Totals 38 10 14 10 2 6 18      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Gutiérrez (1, 9th Inning off E. Barr, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. McGrath 2 (2, 1st Inning off J. Cruz, 2 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off J. Cruz, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Dorey (1, 6th Inning off J. Cruz, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Camacho 2 , J. Bowers , D. Godfrey 2 , J. McGrath 8 , J. Gutiérrez 4 , G. Torres , D. Dorey 5 , A. Gamboa
2-out RBI: J. Gutiérrez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Camacho
GIDP: J. Bowers , D. Dorey
Hit by Pitch: J. Bowers
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Torres-Gamboa-Bowers)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. McDonald LF 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 .467 1 3
N. Castellanos 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .258 2 3
J. Rodríguez RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .312 2 5
G. Henderson DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .333 2 5
J. Mendoza 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 1 1
K. Schwarber C 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 2
D. Fletcher 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .357 1 7
S. Alcantara SS 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 .214 0 3
A. Almora CF 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .143 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3 1 6 7      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Castellanos (3, 3rd Inning off S. Mercedes, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Alcantara (1, 7th Inning off M. Keller, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. McDonald , N. Castellanos 2 , J. Rodríguez , K. Schwarber , D. Fletcher , S. Alcantara 3 , A. Almora
2-out RBI: T. McDonald
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Rodríguez
GIDP: T. McDonald
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: T. McDonald (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Castellanos-Alcantara-Cruz, Mendoza-Fletcher-Castellanos)
OF assists: 1 (McDonald(Gutiérrez at 3rd base))
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Mercedes W (1-1) 6.1 6 1 1 0 5 0 94 3.18   
M. Keller 0.2 2 2 2 1 1 0 13 10.12   
C. Jackson SV (1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Mercedes 62
Batters Faced: S. Mercedes 24, M. Keller 4, C. Jackson 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Mercedes 7-6, M. Keller 0-0, C. Jackson 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: S. Mercedes 94-64, M. Keller 13-7, C. Jackson 26-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Keller 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Cruz L (0-2) 5.1 8 6 6 1 4 3 87 7.20   
B. Vaughn 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 24 6.23   
P. Rodriguez 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 10.80   
E. Barr 1.0 4 4 4 1 0 0 30 16.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Cruz 31
Batters Faced: J. Cruz 25, B. Vaughn 6, P. Rodriguez 3, E. Barr 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Cruz 7-4, B. Vaughn 0-3, P. Rodriguez 1-1, E. Barr 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Cruz 87-55, B. Vaughn 24-15, P. Rodriguez 7-4, E. Barr 30-17
Hit Batsmen: J. Cruz
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe McGrath
Ballpark: Dodger Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 5:38 PM PT
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 41458
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