AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
TAMPA BAY CAPTAINS AT DETROIT GIANTS
07/03/2026
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
TAMPA BAY CAPTAINS AT DETROIT GIANTS
GAME ID: 1003 - FRIDAY, JULY 3RD , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Captains (30-54) 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 4 9 1
Detroit Giants (47-37) 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 X 7 12 0
Giants Beat Captains, 7-4, at Ballpark of Detroit
The Detroit Giants stopped the Tampa Bay Captains, 7-4, at Ballpark of Detroit. The Giants got a big game from D'Andre Lyons, who went 2-4 with 2 home runs. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice. Nick Turpen, who is tied for 4th in the AC with a 2.95 ERA, was the winner. He's now 9-4. The loser was Heath Eberly. The second-place Giants are now 47-37, the Captains 30-54.

Lyons put Detroit up, 5-1, when he hit a 2-run home run off Heath Eberly in the bottom of the fourth. His 6th home run of the season helped the Giants capture the win.

"I just tried to put the barrel on it," said Lyons.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Grasso RF 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 .252 6 28
D. Lebron 2B 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 .296 4 23
M. Greene DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .219 10 34
S. Post SS 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 .211 3 40
   a-N. Rucker PR, SS 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .245 2 10
A. Mendoza 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .274 6 29
R. Eckhardt CF 3 0 0 0 0 3 5 .295 2 37
J. McCarthy LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 3 .246 3 32
R. Martinez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .261 0 7
T. Gammill C 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 .208 6 26
   b-S. Bingle PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .265 1 14
Totals 34 4 9 4 2 11 15      
a - N. Rucker pinch ran for S. Post in the 6th
b - S. Bingle pinch hit for T. Gammill in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Lebron 2 (15, 3rd Inning off N. Turpen, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off N. Turpen, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Post (15, 6th Inning off N. Turpen, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. McCarthy (5, 7th Inning off N. Turpen, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Lebron 5 , S. Post 3 , N. Rucker , A. Mendoza , J. McCarthy 4
2-out RBI: J. McCarthy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Greene , R. Eckhardt , J. McCarthy 2
Sac Bunt: R. Eckhardt
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Lebron (31) , A. Mendoza (11)
CS: J. Grasso (8)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Eckhardt (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Rucker-Lebron)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Dozal 3B 4 2 3 0 0 1 0 .261 2 25
F. Espindola 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .315 6 32
E. Salgado DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .279 2 25
S. McLaughlin CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .310 8 40
   a-B. Shafer CF, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 4 35
R. Cabriales 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 4 .310 13 57
G. Valentine SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .249 1 30
C. Lutz RF 4 1 1 1 0 3 0 .248 11 33
D. Lyons LF, CF 4 2 2 3 0 0 0 .269 6 17
A. Martinez C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .235 5 36
Totals 34 7 12 7 0 8 10      
a - B. Shafer substituted for S. McLaughlin in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Dozal (8, 3rd Inning off H. Eberly, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Lutz (18, 4th Inning off H. Eberly, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Lyons 2 (6, 4th Inning off H. Eberly, 1 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off M. Grotjohn, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Dozal 4 , F. Espindola 2 , E. Salgado , S. McLaughlin 2 , R. Cabriales , C. Lutz 2 , D. Lyons 8
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. McLaughlin
Sac Bunt: G. Valentine
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Dozal (11)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Eberly L (0-2) 6.0 7 5 5 0 7 1 75 6.23   
M. Grotjohn 2.0 5 2 2 0 1 1 33 3.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Eberly 45
Batters Faced: H. Eberly 25, M. Grotjohn 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Eberly 8-3, M. Grotjohn 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: H. Eberly 75-58, M. Grotjohn 33-21
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Turpen W (9-4) 8.0 9 4 4 2 8 0 105 2.95   
L. Maher SV (20) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 16 1.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Turpen 54
Batters Faced: N. Turpen 34, L. Maher 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Turpen 8-7, L. Maher 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: N. Turpen 105-71, L. Maher 16-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: D'Andre Lyons
Ballpark: Ballpark of Detroit
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM ET
Time: 2:47
Attendance: 34894
Special Notes: 3B Steve Post was injured while running the bases. CF Steve McLaughlin was injured while throwing the ball.
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