MIDWEST LEAGUE
FORT WAYNE BUCKS AT TERRE HAUTE DIRTBAGS
05/20/2026
 
MIDWEST LEAGUE
FORT WAYNE BUCKS AT TERRE HAUTE DIRTBAGS
GAME ID: 5022 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 20TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fort Wayne Bucks (17-18) 0 0 6 2 0 0 2 0 0 10 18 0
Terre Haute Dirtbags (9-26) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 10 0
Sierra Strokes 5 Hits
Magneuris Sierra was on fire, sparking his club to a win, 10-3, over the Dirtbags. The Fort Wayne right fielder was a tough out and went 5-for-5 against Terre Haute in a fine hitting display.

"I got my pitches and I connected. They all found the right holes on the diamond. Some days you hit shots and they're right at somebody and some days they fall in."

Magneuris Sierra singled in the 1st, doubled in the 3rd, singled in the 4th, singled in the 6th and hit an RBI single in the 7th.

At the moment, Sierra is batting .346 with 1 home run and 7 RBIs. He has played in 30 games and scored 31 times.
FORT WAYNE BATTING LINESCORE TERRE HAUTE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Sierra CF 5 2 5 1 0 0 0 .346 1 7
   a-S. Garrett PR, LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .321 6 30
K. Kato 3B 5 1 3 4 0 2 3 .264 2 16
J. Bigbie 1B 4 1 0 0 2 2 5 .000 0 0
D. Waters RF 5 1 2 1 0 2 5 .400 0 1
M. Aparicio LF, CF 5 1 1 2 0 1 3 .316 4 27
J. Guzman SS 4 0 1 0 1 2 0 .342 2 7
D. Sands C 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .330 4 32
M. Sandle DH 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .275 0 4
C. Clayton 2B 4 2 2 1 1 0 2 .342 0 6
Totals 43 10 18 9 4 10 22      
a - S. Garrett pinch ran for M. Sierra in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Sierra (7, 3rd Inning off J. Miller, 1 on, 1 out) , K. Kato 2 (5, 3rd Inning off J. Miller, 2 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off A. Tulloch, 2 on, 0 outs) , M. Aparicio (6, 3rd Inning off J. Miller, 2 on, 1 out) , M. Sandle (3, 7th Inning off M. Burns, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Sierra 6 , S. Garrett , K. Kato 5 , D. Waters 2 , M. Aparicio 2 , J. Guzman , D. Sands 2 , M. Sandle 2 , C. Clayton 2
2-out RBI: M. Sierra
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bigbie , D. Waters 2 , M. Aparicio 2 , M. Sandle
Sac Bunt: K. Kato
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Sierra (13)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Guzman-Clayton-Bigbie)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Jankowski CF 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .448 1 4
A. Jimenez 3B 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 .283 6 21
N. Ochoa Jr. RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .241 6 11
   c-J. Unknown PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
N. Monistere 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 8 .344 5 23
J. De La Cruz LF 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .195 5 17
C. Gonzalez SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .254 2 8
R. Mills C 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .375 1 8
Z. Showalter 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .231 0 3
   a-N. Pouaka-Grego PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 3 22
   b-J. Unknown 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
N. Bitsko DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .186 1 4
Totals 35 3 10 3 2 7 19      
a - N. Pouaka-Grego pinch hit for Z. Showalter in the 8th
b - J. Unknown substituted for N. Pouaka-Grego in the 9th
c - J. Unknown pinch hit for N. Ochoa Jr. in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Jankowski (2, 1st Inning off J. Groome, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. De La Cruz (5, 8th Inning off B. Mata, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Jankowski 3 , A. Jimenez 2 , J. Unknown , J. De La Cruz 5 , C. Gonzalez 2 , R. Mills
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , N. Monistere 3 , J. De La Cruz
GIDP: R. Mills
Sac Fly: R. Mills
Hit by Pitch: T. Jankowski , N. Ochoa Jr.
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Miller-Showalter)
FORT WAYNE PITCHING LINESCORE TERRE HAUTE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Groome W (3-2) 6.0 6 2 2 2 6 0 28 99 5.77   
B. Mata SV (1) 3.0 4 1 1 0 1 1 12 47 6.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Groome 56
Batters Faced: J. Groome 28, B. Mata 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Groome 5-7, B. Mata 4-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Groome 99-65, B. Mata 47-35
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Mata 1-0
WP: J. Groome
Hit Batsmen: J. Groome 2
Balk: B. Mata
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Miller L (0-4) 3.0 8 7 7 2 0 0 18 76 9.91   
A. Tulloch 2.0 4 1 1 0 2 0 10 40 11.05   
M. Burns 2.0 5 2 2 1 4 0 12 42 13.14   
J. Hernandez 2.0 1 0 0 1 4 0 8 41 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Miller 11
Batters Faced: J. Miller 18, A. Tulloch 10, M. Burns 12, J. Hernandez 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Miller 7-1, A. Tulloch 1-3, M. Burns 2-0, J. Hernandez 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Miller 76-43, A. Tulloch 40-24, M. Burns 42-29, J. Hernandez 41-27
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Tulloch 1-1 , M. Burns 1-0
WP: J. Miller , A. Tulloch
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Magneuris Sierra
Ballpark: Appleton Fields
Weather: Partly Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:54
Attendance: 2161
Special Notes: Magneuris Sierra ties the FW regular season game record for hits with 5. RF Magneuris Sierra was injured while running the bases.
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