 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES DETROIT DYNAMOS AT ATLANTA COPPERHEADS 08/30/1975 |  |  | | | |
 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | | DETROIT DYNAMOS AT ATLANTA COPPERHEADS | | GAME ID: 8546 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 30TH , 1975 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Detroit Dynamos (70-65) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | | Atlanta Copperheads (97-38) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | | |  | |
| Atlanta Shut Out, 3-0, By Dynamos, Castro | In a seemingly effortless performance, Pedro Castro of the Detroit Dynamos shot down the Atlanta Copperheads, 3-0, on 4 hits.
"Pedro was just locating so well and using his pitches," Detroit manager Roger Cleaves said later. "He wasn't leaving anything over the plate."
Castro recorded 4 strikeouts and 1 walk in a strong outing.
"When he needed to make pitches, he elevated his game," Atlanta manager Don Fox said in postgame comments to BNN. "We couldn't get a key hit off him."
Checking out his stats for the season, Castro has notched 11 wins and 9 losses in 19 starts. His ERA is 3.38 and he's struck out 80 batters in 168 innings. | |
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| DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE | | ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE | |
BATTING Doubles: H. Van Orden (7, 6th Inning off J. Kotarski, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Austin (9, 7th Inning off J. Kotarski, 0 on, 1 out) Home Runs: G. Jones (7, 3rd Inning off J. Kotarski, 0 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: B. Austin 2 , G. Jones 4 , H. Van Orden 2 , M. Williams , P. Castro 2 2-out RBI: G. Jones , P. Castro Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Taylor , B. Austin , G. Jones 2 , P. Castro Sac Bunt: M. Williams , P. Castro Hit by Pitch: M. Williams Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING CS: B. Austin (8)
FIELDING Double Plays: 2 (Alvarez-Williams-Strader, Williams-Alvarez-Strader) | | | | |
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| DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE | | ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | P. Castro W (11-9) | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 109 | 3.38 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | J. Kotarski L (11-11) | 6.2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 106 | 2.60 | | J. McCormick | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 5.36 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Pedro Castro Ballpark: Peachtree Stadium Weather: Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph Start Time: 8:05 PM ET Time: 2:36 Attendance: 29663 |
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