AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CINCINNATI ROYALS AT OAKLAND INVADERS
09/28/2023
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AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CINCINNATI ROYALS AT OAKLAND INVADERS
GAME ID: 10856 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Royals 0 1 6 0 2 0 0 2 0 11 15 0
Oakland Invaders 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 7 0
Hayes Blasts Invaders, Royals Take Game 1, 11-3
With left fielder Eric Hayes leading the charge, the Cincinnati Royals got a road win over the Oakland Invaders, 11-3, in Game 1 of the Wildcard Game. Hayes was 2 for 4 with a home run, a double, and a walk. He scored 3 times and drove in 2 at Howard Terminal to help Cincinnati take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-3 series.

In the top of the third, Cincinnati first baseman Aaron Jalbert had a productive at-bat. With runners on 1st and 3rd and one out, Jalbert stroked a 2-run double to right. It made the score 3-0, Cincinnati. For the game, he went 3 for 5 with 2 doubles, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once.

"It feels good to get this one," Hayes told the Cincinnati Daily News.

The next game is set to be played for Saturday, September 30th , 2023 at The Castle in Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Sherlock 3B 5 0 0 0 0 4 2 .000 0 0
J. Bloms 2B 4 2 3 1 1 0 0 .750 0 1
A. Jalbert 1B 5 1 3 3 0 0 1 .600 0 3
E. Hayes LF 4 3 2 2 1 2 2 .500 1 2
J. Paulsen RF 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 .500 0 1
R. Brown DH 5 1 2 3 0 0 1 .400 1 3
M. Rankin C 4 0 1 1 1 1 1 .250 0 1
A. Baltzley CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .000 0 0
J. Ramsey SS 5 2 2 0 0 0 4 .400 0 0
Totals 40 11 15 11 5 8 14      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Paulsen (1, 2nd Inning off J. Harvey, 1 on, 0 outs) , E. Hayes (1, 2nd Inning off J. Harvey, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Jalbert 2 (2, 3rd Inning off J. Harvey, 2 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off C. Danis, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Ramsey (1, 8th Inning off J. Fouse, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Hayes (1, 3rd Inning off J. Harvey, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Brown (1, 3rd Inning off J. McDonald, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Bloms 3 , A. Jalbert 5 , E. Hayes 6 , J. Paulsen 3 , R. Brown 5 , M. Rankin , J. Ramsey 3
2-out RBI: J. Bloms , A. Jalbert
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Hayes , A. Baltzley , J. Ramsey
GIDP: J. Ramsey
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Bloms (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Ramirez RF 3 1 1 1 2 0 1 .333 1 1
J. Smith 3B 3 1 0 0 2 3 2 .000 0 0
J. Cunningham 1B 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 .250 0 1
J. Piscitelli LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .000 0 0
M. Sligar C 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .500 0 0
R. Ward 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .500 0 1
R. Brook DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 0 0
J. Amorin CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .250 0 0
A. Bechdel SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 0
Totals 34 3 7 3 5 11 18      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Amorin (1, 3rd Inning off G. Sandlin, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Cunningham (1, 4th Inning off G. Sandlin, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Ward (1, 4th Inning off G. Sandlin, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Sligar (1, 6th Inning off G. Sandlin, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Ramirez (1, 5th Inning off G. Sandlin, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Ramirez 4 , J. Cunningham 2 , M. Sligar 3 , R. Ward 3 , J. Amorin 2
2-out RBI: E. Ramirez , R. Ward
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Ramirez , R. Brook 2 , J. Amorin
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ward-Bechdel-Cunningham)
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Sandlin W (1-0) 6.2 5 3 3 3 7 1 109 4.05   
G. Clifford 2.1 2 0 0 2 4 0 49 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Sandlin 56
Batters Faced: G. Sandlin 28, G. Clifford 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Sandlin 4-9, G. Clifford 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: G. Sandlin 109-70, G. Clifford 49-30
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Clifford 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Harvey L (0-1) 2.1 6 5 5 0 2 1 55 19.29   
J. McDonald 1.2 4 4 4 2 1 1 39 21.60   
J. Fouse 3.2 3 1 1 1 4 0 39 2.45   
C. Danis 1.1 2 1 1 2 1 0 31 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Harvey 23
Batters Faced: J. Harvey 13, J. McDonald 11, J. Fouse 13, C. Danis 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Harvey 3-2, J. McDonald 3-1, J. Fouse 4-1, C. Danis 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Harvey 55-38, J. McDonald 39-23, J. Fouse 39-26, C. Danis 31-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Fouse 2-1 , C. Danis 1-1
WP: J. Fouse
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eric Hayes
Ballpark: Howard Terminal
Weather: Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 3:57
Attendance: 38180
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