Ark Angels at Moose (Played 07/28/2024)
Game 1
Score
Pitcher
Score
Pitcher
Ark Angels
Aaron Ashby
Tanner Bibee
Kyle Bradish
JT Chargois
Kyle Finnegan
Ian Gibaut
Kyle Hendricks
Ben Joyce
Dean Kremer
Jose Leclerc
Michael Lorenzen
Reynaldo Lopez
Tyler Mahle
Andrew Nardi
Bailey Ober
Chris Paddack
JoJo Romero
Gregory Santos
Justin Topa
Framber Valdez
Moose
Logan Allen
Brennan Bernardino
Garrett Crochet
Jake Diekman
Camilo Doval
Dylan Floro
Austin Gomber
Tanner Houck
Jake Irvin
Cristian Javier
Hoby Milner
Eli Morgan
Johan Oviedo
Taylor Rogers
Jose Soriano
Erik Swanson
Alex Vesia
Alex Wood
The St. Paul Ark Angels visit the Missoula Moose for a 4-game series. Game 1 features Hyun-Jin Ryu on the hill for the Ark Angels and Tanner Houck for the Moose. The Ark Angels started the series off on the right foot by building a 3-0 lead through their half of the 3rd. Nick Castellanos opened the scoring with a 1st inning RBI double. Edouard Julien then added to the lead with a 3rd inning 2-run HR. The Moose loaded the based in the bottom of the 3rd and Jordan Walker delivered a bases clearing triple to tie the game at 3-3. Both pitchers settled in until the 6th when the Moose took control of the game with a 3-run inning thanks to an RBI single by Jacob Young and a 2-run single by Zack Gelof. An RBI double by Matt Carpenter got the Ark Angels back to within 2 at 6-4 in the 8th but the Moose answered in the bottom half with a 5 run explosion. James Outman's 3-run HR started the outburst and Geraldo Perdomo's 2-run double finished it. Ezequiel Duran's RBI single in the 9th finished the scoring by the Ark Angels still fell well short. Moose win game 1 11-5.
Game 2
Score
Pitcher
Score
Pitcher
Ark Angels
Aaron Ashby
Tanner Bibee
Kyle Bradish
JT Chargois
Kyle Finnegan
Ian Gibaut
Kyle Hendricks
Ben Joyce
Dean Kremer
Jose Leclerc
Michael Lorenzen
Reynaldo Lopez
Tyler Mahle
Andrew Nardi
Bailey Ober
Chris Paddack
JoJo Romero
Gregory Santos
Justin Topa
Framber Valdez
Moose
Logan Allen
Brennan Bernardino
Garrett Crochet
Jake Diekman
Camilo Doval
Dylan Floro
Austin Gomber
Tanner Houck
Jake Irvin
Cristian Javier
Hoby Milner
Eli Morgan
Johan Oviedo
Taylor Rogers
Jose Soriano
Erik Swanson
Alex Vesia
Alex Wood
Tanner Bibee for St. Paul and Johan Oviedo for Missoula in Game 2. All Moose early. The first three batters reach and score for the Moose in the 1st. Gelof's 2-run triple and J. Walker's SF make it 3-0 Moose. TJ Friedl hammered a 2-run HR in the 2nd to build the Missoula lead. Then Jack Suwinski's RBI single made it 6-0 after 3 innings. The Ark Angels tried to chip away by the way of the long ball. Carpenter's solo HR and Julien's 2-run HR in the 4th and 5th innings made it 6-3. The Moose put the game out of reach in the bottom of the 5th as Suwinski drew a bases loaded walk and Perdomo plated one on a SF. Perdomo added a RBI single in the 7th to make it 9-3 Missoula. The Ark Angels scored 3 late in the 8th and Outman belted a 2-run HR for the Moose to finish the scoring. Moose win again 11-6.
Game 3
Score
Pitcher
Score
Pitcher
Ark Angels
Aaron Ashby
Tanner Bibee
Kyle Bradish
JT Chargois
Kyle Finnegan
Ian Gibaut
Kyle Hendricks
Ben Joyce
Dean Kremer
Jose Leclerc
Michael Lorenzen
Reynaldo Lopez
Tyler Mahle
Andrew Nardi
Bailey Ober
Chris Paddack
JoJo Romero
Gregory Santos
Justin Topa
Framber Valdez
Moose
Logan Allen
Brennan Bernardino
Garrett Crochet
Jake Diekman
Camilo Doval
Dylan Floro
Austin Gomber
Tanner Houck
Jake Irvin
Cristian Javier
Hoby Milner
Eli Morgan
Johan Oviedo
Taylor Rogers
Jose Soriano
Erik Swanson
Alex Vesia
Alex Wood
Dean Kremer for St. Paul and Cristian Javier for Missoula in Game 3. Javier is the story here. He goes the distance with a 2-hit shutout. He walks 3 and K's 6 in the win. Kremer hung tight with Javier for 6 innings as both pitchers exchanged zeros. But the Moose broke through in the 7th as Rene Pinto took Kremer deep for a 2-run HR. Gelof led off the 8th with a solo shot and Javier took care of the rest allowing only singles from Cristian Walker and Duran in the 4th and 5th innings. Final - Moose 3 Ark Angels 0
Game 4
Score
Pitcher
Score
Pitcher
Ark Angels
Aaron Ashby
Tanner Bibee
Kyle Bradish
JT Chargois
Kyle Finnegan
Ian Gibaut
Kyle Hendricks
Ben Joyce
Dean Kremer
Jose Leclerc
Michael Lorenzen
Reynaldo Lopez
Tyler Mahle
Andrew Nardi
Bailey Ober
Chris Paddack
JoJo Romero
Gregory Santos
Justin Topa
Framber Valdez
Moose
Logan Allen
Brennan Bernardino
Garrett Crochet
Jake Diekman
Camilo Doval
Dylan Floro
Austin Gomber
Tanner Houck
Jake Irvin
Cristian Javier
Hoby Milner
Eli Morgan
Johan Oviedo
Taylor Rogers
Jose Soriano
Erik Swanson
Alex Vesia
Alex Wood
Kyle Brandish for St. Paul facing LT Allen for Missoula in the series finale. St. Paul takes control right out of the gate as LaMonte Wade belts a solo HR in the 1st. Later in the inning Ha-Seong Kim singles in another for a 2-0 Ark Angel lead. They build on that with Jake Rogers' solo HR in the 2nd and Christian Yelich's 2-run HR in the 4th. Down 5-0, the Moose mount a comeback in the 6th as they get on the board for not 1 but 4 runs. J. Walker's 2-run single and Pinto's 2-run double suddenly make it 5-4 St. Paul. The Ark Angels seem to put some distance between them and the Moose in the 8th as Yelich belts his 2nd HR of the game, a 2-run shot, to make it 7-4. But the Moose continue the fight as Pinto comes through again with a 3-run blast to tie it at 7-7. Randy Arozarena then quells any sweep fears with a solo HR in the 9th to win it for St. Paul as Justin Topa pitches a perfect 9th for the save. St. Paul belts 5 homeruns to avoid the sweep with a 8-7 win.