AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CHICAGO GANGSTERS AT FOUNTAIN HILLS 23ERS
07/07/2024
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CHICAGO GANGSTERS AT FOUNTAIN HILLS 23ERS
GAME ID: 1093 - SUNDAY, JULY 7TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Gangsters (38-54) 1 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 7 13 0
Fountain Hills 23ers (47-45) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 5 13 0
Wachter goes 4-for-5 to Power Gangsters Offense
Chicago right fielder Josh Wachter had a 3-RBI game, which helped his team beat the Fountain Hills 23ers, 7-5. Earning his 2nd save of the year was Nick Thompson. The 23ers have now dropped 5 straight.

With Chicago leading 2-0 in the top of the third, Wachter batted against Fountain Hills pitcher Nate Holyfield. Wachter hit a sinker to right for a 2-run home run. His 1st home run of the season put the Gangsters on top, 4-0.

"Winning is hard sometimes," said Gangsters manager Antonio Valdez. "This one was nice to get."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE FOUNTAIN HILLS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Draeger 3B 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .282 5 10
G. Helms LF 5 2 2 0 0 1 1 .219 7 27
B. Titus RF 2 2 2 1 2 0 0 .238 8 40
   a-H. Alvarez 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .220 4 18
J. Bear SS 4 1 1 2 0 2 3 .308 13 45
R. Griffitt DH 4 0 0 1 0 0 4 .232 1 7
J. Wachter 1B, RF 5 1 4 3 0 1 0 .341 1 6
J. Kuhn C 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .256 3 9
M. Gonzalez 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .220 1 4
W. Bravo CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .199 2 21
Totals 36 7 13 7 4 9 21      
a - H. Alvarez substituted for B. Titus in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Titus 2 (13, 1st Inning off N. Holyfield, 1 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off N. Holyfield, 1 on, 0 outs) , G. Draeger (9, 6th Inning off D. March, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Bear (21, 7th Inning off D. March, 2 on, 0 outs) , J. Wachter (4, 7th Inning off D. March, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Wachter (1, 3rd Inning off N. Holyfield, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Draeger 3 , G. Helms 2 , B. Titus 4 , J. Bear 2 , J. Wachter 8 , J. Kuhn , M. Gonzalez
2-out RBI: J. Wachter
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Draeger , R. Griffitt , J. Kuhn , W. Bravo
Sac Fly: J. Bear , R. Griffitt
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Draeger (21)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gonzalez-Bear-Wachter)
OF assists: 1 (Bravo(Gavilanes at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Cuevas LF 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .279 2 9
J. Yule SS 4 1 2 0 1 1 2 .313 4 19
I. Mill CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .279 9 48
   b-C. Pope PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .320 22 71
C. Epstein RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 4 .289 7 43
   c-S. Morales PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .301 3 15
A. Lietz DH 5 2 3 0 0 0 4 .271 4 36
D. McGowan 2B 4 1 1 0 1 0 5 .340 6 54
J. Gavilanes 3B 5 0 1 3 0 1 5 .252 3 31
C. Dietel 1B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .312 8 36
   a-B. Stein PH, 1B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .257 2 17
M. Belsito C 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .221 2 16
Totals 38 5 13 3 5 6 30      
a - B. Stein pinch hit for C. Dietel in the 8th
b - C. Pope pinch hit for I. Mill in the 9th
c - S. Morales pinch hit for C. Epstein in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Lietz (21, 5th Inning off C. Cirello, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Gavilanes (20, 5th Inning off C. Cirello, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Cuevas 2 , J. Yule 2 , C. Epstein , S. Morales , A. Lietz 4 , D. McGowan , J. Gavilanes 2 , C. Dietel 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Cuevas , J. Yule , C. Epstein , J. Gavilanes 2
GIDP: C. Epstein
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Belsito-Gavilanes-Yule)
OF assists: 1 (Cuevas(Gonzalez at home))
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE FOUNTAIN HILLS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Cirello W (3-9) 6.0 8 3 3 2 3 0 108 6.64   
B. Shaw 1.1 4 1 1 1 2 0 36 3.68   
A. Bennett H (7) 0.2 1 1 1 2 1 0 23 6.62   
N. Thompson SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 3.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Cirello 45
Batters Faced: C. Cirello 26, B. Shaw 9, A. Bennett 5, N. Thompson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Cirello 7-6, B. Shaw 2-0, A. Bennett 0-1, N. Thompson 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: C. Cirello 108-68, B. Shaw 36-23, A. Bennett 23-11, N. Thompson 12-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Shaw 1-0 , A. Bennett 2-0 , N. Thompson 3-1
WP: C. Cirello , N. Thompson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Holyfield L (3-4) 5.0 9 4 4 2 2 1 105 4.45   
D. March 1.1 4 3 3 1 1 0 22 6.04   
W. McGonigle 2.2 0 0 0 1 6 0 48 2.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Holyfield 33
Batters Faced: N. Holyfield 26, D. March 7, W. McGonigle 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Holyfield 3-10, D. March 0-1, W. McGonigle 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Holyfield 105-67, D. March 22-12, W. McGonigle 48-29
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. March 1-0 , W. McGonigle 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh Wachter
Ballpark: Fountain Park
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM MT
Time: 4:07
Attendance: 19478
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