CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
LOS ANGELES SPIRIT AT PHOENIX FIREBIRDS
05/23/2026
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CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
LOS ANGELES SPIRIT AT PHOENIX FIREBIRDS
GAME ID: 961 - SATURDAY, MAY 23RD , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Spirit (23-22) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 0
Phoenix Firebirds (22-23) 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 6 0
Phoenix Beats Los Angeles, 4-2
Led by Sean Murphy, the Phoenix Firebirds defeated the Los Angeles Spirit, 4-2. Murphy went 1 for 4 with a home run, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once for the Firebirds. Ryan Pepiot was the winner. He's now 2-2. The loser was Framber Valdez. Edwin Diaz finished to wrap up his 12th save.

With Phoenix trailing 1-0 in the bottom of the third, Murphy hit a cutter from Framber Valdez for a grand slam home run. It was his 11th home run of the season and put the Firebirds ahead, 4-1.

"I think every team will tell you that the pitching sets the tone, especially the starters," said Phoenix skipper Pat McGoldrick.

The Firebirds improved their record to 22-23 by beating Los Angeles.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE PHOENIX BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Acuna CF 5 0 2 0 0 1 3 .228 1 6
L. Campusano 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .276 1 10
J. Holliday 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .290 6 19
D. Fletcher RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .199 6 15
H. Kim LF 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .202 1 3
E. Leonard DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .174 2 10
K. Hayes 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .268 2 8
C. Cauley SS 3 0 1 2 0 1 3 .204 3 14
A. Hedges C 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .179 0 7
   a-J. Vivas PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 1 5
Totals 34 2 9 2 2 13 22      
a - J. Vivas pinch hit for A. Hedges in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: L. Acuna 2 , L. Campusano , H. Kim 2 , E. Leonard , K. Hayes 2 , C. Cauley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Acuna , D. Fletcher 2 , E. Leonard
Sac Fly: C. Cauley
Team LOB: 8
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Refsnyder LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .241 3 13
F. Tatis Jr. RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .246 10 15
F. Freeman 1B 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .224 6 27
S. Murphy C 4 1 1 4 0 3 4 .226 11 29
Z. Gelof 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .258 4 18
A. Ramirez DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .294 1 7
M. McLain SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .240 6 12
D. Clarke CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .232 1 3
G. Pauley 3B 3 1 2 0 0 1 2 .283 4 10
Totals 30 4 6 4 5 10 17      
BATTING
Home Runs: S. Murphy (11, 3rd Inning off F. Valdez, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Tatis Jr. , S. Murphy 4 , A. Ramirez , D. Clarke , G. Pauley 2
2-out RBI: S. Murphy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Refsnyder , Z. Gelof , D. Clarke
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Ramirez (2)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Tatis Jr.(Leonard at 3rd base))
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE PHOENIX PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
F. Valdez L (1-5) 4.0 4 4 4 3 4 1 19 69 4.72   
I. Anderson 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 7 32 5.79   
D. Coulombe 0.2 1 0 0 2 1 0 5 24 1.15   
S. Drohan 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 15 1.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Valdez 39
Batters Faced: F. Valdez 19, I. Anderson 7, D. Coulombe 5, S. Drohan 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Valdez 6-2, I. Anderson 0-4, D. Coulombe 1-0, S. Drohan 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Valdez 69-42, I. Anderson 32-19, D. Coulombe 24-11, S. Drohan 15-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Drohan 3-0
WP: D. Coulombe
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
R. Pepiot W (2-2) 5.0 7 2 2 1 6 0 22 94 3.75   
M. Barnett H (6) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 16 3.49   
R. Bergert H (6) 1.2 1 0 0 1 4 0 7 29 3.58   
E. Diaz SV (12) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 4 27 3.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Pepiot 50
Batters Faced: R. Pepiot 22, M. Barnett 4, R. Bergert 7, E. Diaz 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Pepiot 2-6, M. Barnett 2-2, R. Bergert 1-0, E. Diaz 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Pepiot 94-60, M. Barnett 16-10, R. Bergert 29-19, E. Diaz 27-16
WP: R. Bergert
Balk: R. Bergert
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Sean Murphy
Ballpark: Chase Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (82 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 6 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM MT
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 34614
Special Notes: SP Framber Valdez was injured while pitching.
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