AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
OAKLAND INVADERS AT CINCINNATI ROYALS
09/30/2023
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
OAKLAND INVADERS AT CINCINNATI ROYALS
GAME ID: 10863 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Invaders 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 5 10 0
Cincinnati Royals 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 5 0
Oakland Win Evens Series at 1
With shortstop Adam Bechdel leading the charge, the Oakland Invaders got a road win over the Cincinnati Royals, 5-3, in Game 2 of the Wildcard Game. Bechdel was 3 for 3 with a double, 2 singles, and a walk, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once at The Castle to help Oakland force a 1-1 tie in the best-of-3 series.

Who knows how it would've ended, had it not been for Ernesto Ramirez? The five-time All-Star Ramirez stroked a 2-run double in the top of the eighth inning to put Oakland up, 4-2. For the game, he was 2 for 4, including 1 double and 1 single.

"I'm just looking for a good pitch that I can hit well," said Bechdel. "And not try to do too much."

The next game is set to be played for Monday, October 2nd , 2023 at Howard Terminal in Oakland.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Jarka CF 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .333 0 1
   a-J. Amorin PH, CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .167 0 0
J. Smith 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 0 0
J. Cunningham DH 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .143 0 1
E. Ramirez RF 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 .429 1 3
J. Piscitelli LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
J. Posadas C 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .000 0 0
R. Ward 2B 4 3 3 0 0 1 0 .625 0 1
T. Donovan 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .250 0 0
A. Bechdel SS 3 1 3 2 1 0 0 .429 0 2
Totals 35 5 10 5 2 9 15      
a - J. Amorin pinch hit for M. Jarka in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Ward 3 (4, 3rd Inning off J. Wright, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off J. Wright, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off R. Salazar, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Bechdel (1, 8th Inning off R. Salazar, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Ramirez (1, 8th Inning off R. Salazar, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Jarka , E. Ramirez 3 , R. Ward 6 , T. Donovan , A. Bechdel 4
2-out RBI: E. Ramirez , A. Bechdel
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Cunningham , J. Piscitelli
GIDP: J. Smith , J. Piscitelli
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bechdel-Smith)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Sherlock 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .000 0 0
J. Bloms 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .375 0 1
A. Jalbert 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .500 0 3
R. Brown DH 4 2 2 2 0 1 2 .444 3 5
M. Rankin C 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .250 1 2
J. Paulsen RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .250 0 1
A. Baltzley CF 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 .000 0 0
J. Ramsey SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 0 0
   a-J. Blake PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Guzman SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
E. Hayes LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .429 1 2
Totals 31 3 5 3 2 11 5      
a - J. Blake pinch hit for J. Ramsey in the 8th
b - J. Guzman substituted for J. Blake in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Rankin (1, 4th Inning off D. Allen, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Brown 2 (3, 7th Inning off C. Danis, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off I. Kodandarami, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Jalbert , R. Brown 8 , M. Rankin 4 , E. Hayes
2-out RBI: M. Rankin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Ramsey
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Baltzley (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Bloms-Ramsey-Jalbert, Bloms-Ramsey-Jalbert)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Allen 5.0 2 1 1 2 5 1 65 1.80   
C. Danis W (1-0), BS (1) 2.0 1 1 1 0 5 1 30 5.40   
I. Kodandarami SV (1) 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 28 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Allen 62
Batters Faced: D. Allen 18, C. Danis 7, I. Kodandarami 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Allen 3-6, C. Danis 0-1, I. Kodandarami 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: D. Allen 65-38, C. Danis 30-21, I. Kodandarami 28-20
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Wright 5.1 5 2 2 1 5 0 87 3.38   
R. Salazar L (0-1) 3.1 5 3 3 1 4 0 47 8.10   
C. Lambert 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Wright 54
Batters Faced: J. Wright 21, R. Salazar 15, C. Lambert 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Wright 7-3, R. Salazar 2-3, C. Lambert 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Wright 87-53, R. Salazar 47-27, C. Lambert 2-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Lambert 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Adam Bechdel
Ballpark: The Castle
Weather: Cloudy (54 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 4:16
Attendance: 41739
Special Notes: Rain delay of 58 minutes in the 6th inning. Ryan Ward ties the NC playoff game record for doubles with 3.
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