AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
DETROIT GIANTS AT SYRACUSE SCORPIONS
07/09/2026
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
DETROIT GIANTS AT SYRACUSE SCORPIONS
GAME ID: 1065 - THURSDAY, JULY 9TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Giants (51-38) 1 5 2 0 2 0 0 4 0 14 14 0
Syracuse Scorpions (26-63) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 1
Cabriales, Giants Torpedo Scorpions
The Detroit Giants captured an easy win, 14-1, over the Syracuse Scorpions at Scorpion Stadium. Ruben Cabriales led the offensive barrage, going 3-for-5 for Detroit. The Giants improved their record to 51-38 by beating Syracuse.

Fernando Espindola, who is tied for 5th in the AC in hits with 106, contributed to the Detroit win with a grand slam home run in the top of the second. For the game, the second baseman had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 4 RBI.

"You can't sugarcoat this one," said Syracuse manager Jose Torres. "We got flat-out beat."
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE SYRACUSE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Dozal 3B 4 2 1 1 2 0 3 .265 4 33
F. Espindola 2B 4 1 2 4 0 1 2 .320 7 37
   b-A. Mejia PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .226 6 18
   c-B. Barbone 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 4
E. Salgado DH 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 .277 2 27
R. Cardwell CF, LF 5 1 0 0 0 1 4 .167 2 4
R. Cabriales 1B 5 2 3 4 0 2 0 .304 14 61
G. Valentine SS 4 2 1 1 1 2 1 .248 1 32
C. Lutz RF 3 1 3 3 0 0 0 .259 12 37
   a-J. Coppa PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 0 0
B. Shafer LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .282 4 37
   d-D. Lyons PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 6 17
A. Martinez C 5 2 2 0 0 0 3 .244 5 36
Totals 40 14 14 14 6 6 15      
a - J. Coppa pinch hit for C. Lutz in the 7th
b - A. Mejia pinch hit for F. Espindola in the 8th
c - B. Barbone substituted for A. Mejia in the 8th
d - D. Lyons pinch hit for B. Shafer in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Valentine (15, 3rd Inning off T. Hendrix, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Cabriales 2 (18, 3rd Inning off C. Mejia, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off E. Willhite, 3 on, 1 out) , B. Shafer (20, 5th Inning off D. Holzman, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Dozal (4, 1st Inning off C. Mejia, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Cabriales (14, 2nd Inning off C. Mejia, 0 on, 0 outs) , F. Espindola (7, 2nd Inning off C. Mejia, 3 on, 2 outs) , C. Lutz (12, 5th Inning off D. Holzman, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Dozal 4 , F. Espindola 5 , E. Salgado , R. Cabriales 8 , G. Valentine 2 , C. Lutz 6 , B. Shafer 2 , A. Martinez 2
2-out RBI: F. Espindola
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Dozal 2 , F. Espindola , J. Coppa
GIDP: R. Cardwell
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: F. Espindola (7)

FIELDING
PB: A. Martinez
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Widmer DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .278 3 25
B. Tapia 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .258 6 28
A. Cruz 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .310 4 39
J. Bloom RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286 4 28
   a-J. Tarango PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 1 9
   b-C. Service RF, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 3 19
R. Mallory C 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .242 7 28
C. Charney LF, RF 4 0 2 0 0 2 4 .325 2 34
G. Ramos SS 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 .246 4 28
   c-T. Lusardi PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .276 3 24
J. Scott 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .247 6 27
J. Barrera CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .316 1 13
Totals 33 1 7 1 0 9 19      
a - J. Tarango pinch hit for J. Bloom in the 7th
b - C. Service substituted for J. Tarango in the 8th
c - T. Lusardi pinch hit for G. Ramos in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Charney (24, 2nd Inning off M. Wroten, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Mallory (11, 5th Inning off M. Wroten, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Barrera (14, 6th Inning off M. Wroten, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Cruz (24, 9th Inning off B. Larson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Cruz 2 , J. Tarango , R. Mallory 3 , C. Charney 3 , J. Barrera 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Cruz , G. Ramos , J. Scott 2
Sac Fly: G. Ramos
Hit by Pitch: C. Service
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: G. Ramos (11)
Double Plays: 1 (Scott-Ramos-Scott)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE SYRACUSE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Wroten W (8-4) 6.2 5 1 0 0 6 0 98 3.88   
B. Larson 2.1 2 0 0 0 3 0 44 1.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Wroten 68
Batters Faced: M. Wroten 25, B. Larson 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Wroten 7-7, B. Larson 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Wroten 98-70, B. Larson 44-28
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Larson 1-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Larson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Mejia L (2-2) 2.1 7 7 7 1 1 3 60 5.83   
T. Hendrix 2.0 2 2 2 2 1 0 49 6.12   
D. Holzman 2.2 4 3 3 1 3 1 41 8.20   
E. Willhite 2.0 1 2 2 2 1 0 33 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Mejia 11
Batters Faced: C. Mejia 14, T. Hendrix 10, D. Holzman 13, E. Willhite 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Mejia 3-2, T. Hendrix 3-2, D. Holzman 4-0, E. Willhite 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Mejia 60-35, T. Hendrix 49-28, D. Holzman 41-23, E. Willhite 33-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Hendrix 1-1 , D. Holzman 1-1 , E. Willhite 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ruben Cabriales
Ballpark: Scorpion Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:46
Attendance: 5422
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