Strat-O-Matic Report
NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 2025 World Baseball Date: 7/14/2025 SEATTLE(53-43) AT DELAWARE(49-51) Jets............ 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 - 2 6 1 Devils.......... 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 - 3 6 1 Win:Webb(10-10) Loss:Pepiot(7-8) Save:Walker(14th) Homeruns- J.Duran(11th), L.Wade Jr(8th), B.Buxton(19th), M.Massey(18th) The Delaware Devils edged the Seattle Jets at Bay Park by the score of 3 to 2. Delaware claimed the early lead in the first inning scoring a single run. Seattle had a chance to come back in the 9th but they came up short. The win was credited to Logan Webb(10-10) who went 5 and 2/3 innings allowing 1 run. Ryan Walker earned his 14th save. The loss was charged to Ryan Pepiot(7-8). He was touched for 3 homeruns in his 6 innings of work. GOTHAM(55-40) AT DAYTON(45-54) Knights......... 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 - 2 7 1 Grits........... 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 - 3 6 0 Win:Eflin(8-7) Loss:Pivetta(6-6) Save:Leahy(2nd) Homeruns- S.Perez(12th), B.Harper(19th), B.Stott(5th) 50,325 fans were treated to a fine game at Grit Park as only one run separated the combatants at game's end. The Dayton Grits won by the slimmest of margins, 3 to 2. Zach Eflin(8-7) pitched well for Dayton in their victory. He surrendered 4 hits and 2 walks in 6 innings. Gotham tried unsuccessfully to come back in the 9th. Kyle Leahy recorded the save, his 2nd. Nick Pivetta(6-6) absorbed the loss. He pitched 6 innings and surrendered 3 hits and 3 walks. 'We lose our concentration for one pitch, and we lose the game.' Mike Dudek said after the game. 'Maybe now these guys will listen when I say they have to concentrate on EVERY pitch.' OKLAHOMA(33-62) AT TAMPA BAY(52-43) Missilemen...... 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 - 3 13 1 Firestorm....... 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 - 5 7 0 Win:Mantiply(4-0) Loss:Scott(4-7) Homeruns- B.Donovan(8th), M.Wallner(9th), J.Bride(23rd) Clarke Schmidt dominated striking out 10 Oklahoma batters as the Tampa Bay Firestorm bested the Oklahoma Missilemen in 10 innings 5 to 3 at Inferno Field. The score was knotted at 3 after nine innings. Finally, Tampa Bay pulled the game out in the 10th inning. After two outs Matt Wallner kicked off the action when he cleared the fences for a two-run home run giving Tampa Bay the victory as 35,091 happy fans celebrated wildly. Although they lost, Oklahoma did out-hit Tampa Bay 13 to 7. The victory went to Joe Mantiply(4-0) who went 1/3 of an inning, allowing no runs. Tayler Scott(4-7) was the loser in relief. He gave up 2 runs and 1 hit in 1 inning. VANCOUVER(50-48) AT MASSACHUSETTS(46-48) Flames.......... 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 - 7 16 0 Mayhem.......... 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 - 4 7 0 Win:Skenes(10-8) Loss:Gallen(1-3) Homeruns- L.Garcia(20th), E.Duran(2nd), A.Santander(30th), J.Profar(17th) The Vancouver Flames defeated the Massachusetts Mayhem by a score of 7 to 4 at Mass Mayhem Mall. Paul Skenes(10-8) was in control of the game from the outset. He surrendered only 4 hits and 3 walks in 8 innings. Vancouver had 16 hits for the game and Massachusetts had 7. Zac Gallen(1-3) suffered the loss. He was unable to control the Vancouver offense and allowed 13 hits and 2 walks in 7 innings. NASHVILLE(49-48) AT PHILADELPHIA(51-45) Classics........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 2 4 1 Freedom......... 0 0 1 4 0 4 2 1 - 12 14 1 Win:Gil(4-5) Loss:Martinez(8-7) Homeruns- M.Harris(9th), J.Merrill(18th) Jackson Merrill lofted one into the 'cheap seats' and had 3 RBI as the Philadelphia Freedom man-handled the Nashville Classics - the final score was 12 to 2. Nashville never recovered after Philadelphia took the lead in the bottom of the 3rd inning plating one baserunner. Nashville was out-hit by Philadelphia, 14 hits to 4. The victory was credited to Luis Gil(4-5) who went 7 innings, allowing 2 runs. Nick Martinez(8-7) ended up with the loss. He was knocked around, surrendering 7 runs in 5 and 1/3 innings. OYSTER BAY(36-62) AT LOS ANGELES(57-41) Tomcats......... 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 12 1 Lycans.......... 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 3 - 9 14 0 Win:Cabrera(5-9) Loss:Estes(5-9) Homeruns- A.Judge(36th), L.Gurriel(5th) Aaron Judge connected with a 'big fly' and had 4 RBI at Hollywood Park where the Los Angeles Lycans beat the hopeless Oyster Bay Tomcats by the score of 9 to 2. Judge enjoyed a fine day at the plate. He popped a two-run clout over the fence in the 1st inning, laced a single in the 7th inning and doubled which was good for two runs in the 8th inning. Los Angeles finished with 14 hits in the victory. The winning pitcher was Edward Cabrera(5-9) who allowed 2 runs in 5 innings. The losing pitcher was Joey Estes(5-9). He allowed 10 hits and 3 walks in 6 innings. Los Angeles now has a record of a division leading 57-41. With this loss, Oyster Bay has a 3-7 record of late, 36-62, worst in the division overall.