AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
TAMPA BAY CAPTAINS AT DETROIT GIANTS
07/05/2026
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
TAMPA BAY CAPTAINS AT DETROIT GIANTS
GAME ID: 1021 - SUNDAY, JULY 5TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Captains (30-56) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Detroit Giants (49-37) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 X 2 6 1
Detroit Wins, 2-1, Over Captains
The Tampa Bay Captains wasted an inspired, 8-inning effort from starter Joe Bernard, falling, 2-1, to the Detroit Giants at Ballpark of Detroit. The winner in relief was Steve McCutcheon. The right-hander allowed no runs on no hits in 3.1 innings. He now owns a record of 3-1. The winning streak has now reached 5 games for Detroit.

Detroit took the lead, 2-1, on Keith Brosch's 4th home run of the season. The 2-run home run came off Tampa Bay pitcher Joe Bernard in the bottom of the eighth.

"Tough loss," said Tampa Bay manager Jalen Armour. "Tough one to swallow."
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Grasso LF 5 0 0 0 0 3 3 .247 6 29
D. Lebron 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295 4 23
M. Greene DH 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .220 11 36
S. Post 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .213 3 40
A. Mendoza 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .275 6 29
J. McCarthy CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .244 3 32
S. Bingle RF 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .271 1 14
J. Spiegel SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .191 0 9
   a-N. Rucker PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 2 10
T. Gammill C 3 0 1 1 0 1 3 .208 6 27
   b-R. Martinez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .258 0 7
Totals 32 1 5 1 3 8 16      
a - N. Rucker pinch hit for J. Spiegel in the 9th
b - R. Martinez pinch hit for T. Gammill in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Bingle (8, 4th Inning off J. Bryant, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Greene , A. Mendoza , J. McCarthy , S. Bingle 2 , T. Gammill
2-out RBI: T. Gammill
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Grasso , J. McCarthy , T. Gammill
Sac Bunt: J. Spiegel
Hit by Pitch: S. Post
Team LOB: 9
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Dozal 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .260 2 25
F. Espindola 2B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .318 6 32
   a-K. Brosch PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .248 4 16
   b-B. Barbone 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 4
E. Salgado DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .284 2 26
R. Cardwell CF 4 0 0 0 0 4 3 .235 2 4
R. Cabriales 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .303 13 57
G. Valentine SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .248 1 31
B. Shafer LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .277 4 36
D. Lyons RF 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .272 6 17
J. Morales C 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .276 0 6
Totals 30 2 6 2 2 10 13      
a - K. Brosch pinch hit for F. Espindola in the 8th
b - B. Barbone substituted for K. Brosch in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Espindola (23, 4th Inning off J. Bernard, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Brosch (4, 8th Inning off J. Bernard, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Dozal , F. Espindola 3 , K. Brosch 4 , G. Valentine , D. Lyons
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Dozal , R. Cabriales
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: G. Valentine (4)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Bernard L (8-7) 8.0 6 2 2 2 10 1 114 4.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Bernard 70
Batters Faced: J. Bernard 32
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Bernard 9-5
Pitches - Strikes: J. Bernard 114-76
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Bryant 5.2 5 1 1 3 6 0 109 4.15   
S. McCutcheon W (3-1) 3.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 45 3.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Bryant 58
Batters Faced: J. Bryant 26, S. McCutcheon 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Bryant 7-4, S. McCutcheon 5-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Bryant 109-71, S. McCutcheon 45-31
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. McCutcheon 2-0
WP: J. Bryant
Hit Batsmen: J. Bryant
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Bernard
Ballpark: Ballpark of Detroit
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 34674
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