AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
TAMPA BAY CAPTAINS AT DETROIT GIANTS
07/04/2024
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
TAMPA BAY CAPTAINS AT DETROIT GIANTS
GAME ID: 1063 - THURSDAY, JULY 4TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Captains (34-55) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 4 8 1
Detroit Giants (42-47) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 2
Giants Suffer 4-2 Home Defeat
Ryan Heyer pitched well, but the Detroit Giants still lost the game, falling, 4-2, to the Tampa Bay Captains at Ballpark of Detroit. The Captains raised their record to 34-55.

Tampa Bay used a clutch at-bat from Jeff Coleman to capture the win. The center fielder hammered a 2-run home run in the top of the sixth inning to put the Captains ahead, 3-2. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

Coleman said his team "played with determination."
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Rucker 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .304 0 2
   a-R. Hawke 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 9 29
S. Post 3B 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .229 6 40
C. Owens LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .277 22 68
   b-J. McCarthy CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 5 15
P. Watson RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .233 12 37
   c-J. Carson LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 1 4
A. Jackson DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .317 4 13
J. Coleman CF, RF 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .257 8 22
D. Domina 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 8 32
G. McManus C 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 .227 7 35
B. LaFollett SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .241 1 22
Totals 34 4 8 3 2 6 11      
a - R. Hawke substituted for N. Rucker in the 9th
b - J. McCarthy substituted for C. Owens in the 9th
c - J. Carson substituted for P. Watson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Post (20, 7th Inning off T. Gutierrez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Coleman (8, 6th Inning off R. Heyer, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Rucker , S. Post 3 , P. Watson , A. Jackson , J. Coleman 4 , G. McManus , B. LaFollett
2-out RBI: S. Post , J. Coleman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Post , C. Owens
GIDP: P. Watson , B. LaFollett
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Rucker (1)

FIELDING
Errors: B. LaFollett (11)
Double Plays: 1 (Rucker-LaFollett-Domina)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Lutz RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .235 8 41
K. Brosch LF 3 0 0 0 2 2 1 .275 8 31
S. McLaughlin CF 4 0 2 1 0 2 1 .266 7 19
A. Mejia 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 .308 19 63
R. Cabriales DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .324 17 51
C. Stivers 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .205 2 7
B. Barbone 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .271 7 32
G. Valentine SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .289 1 20
B. Fry C 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .286 1 15
   a-B. Shahan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 0 4
Totals 33 2 6 2 5 10 16      
a - B. Shahan pinch hit for B. Fry in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: A. Mejia (19, 4th Inning off J. Schroeter, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Lutz , S. McLaughlin 2 , A. Mejia 4 , B. Barbone , G. Valentine
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Lutz , A. Mejia , C. Stivers , B. Fry
GIDP: A. Mejia
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: S. McLaughlin (1) , A. Mejia (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Barbone-Valentine-Mejia, Valentine-Barbone-Mejia)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Schroeter 4.2 3 2 2 3 7 1 92 4.95   
M. Medley W (1-1) 3.1 3 0 0 1 2 0 48 3.27   
J. Vecchio SV (20) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 19 2.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Schroeter 54
Batters Faced: J. Schroeter 21, M. Medley 13, J. Vecchio 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Schroeter 3-4, M. Medley 3-4, J. Vecchio 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Schroeter 92-57, M. Medley 48-34, J. Vecchio 19-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Medley 1-0
WP: J. Schroeter
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Heyer L (2-12) 6.2 7 4 1 1 5 1 97 5.42   
T. Gutierrez 2.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 37 4.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Heyer 54
Batters Faced: R. Heyer 28, T. Gutierrez 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Heyer 8-6, T. Gutierrez 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: R. Heyer 97-65, T. Gutierrez 37-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Gutierrez 1-1
WP: R. Heyer
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ryan Heyer
Ballpark: Ballpark of Detroit
Weather: Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM ET
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 23832
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