AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
DETROIT GIANTS AT CHICAGO GANGSTERS
07/13/2023
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AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
DETROIT GIANTS AT CHICAGO GANGSTERS
GAME ID: 1141 - THURSDAY, JULY 13TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Giants (50-46) 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 5 11 0
Chicago Gangsters (35-61) 1 0 3 0 0 3 8 0 X 15 17 0
Gangsters Overwhelm Giants, 15-5
Gangsters designated hitter Hiromichi Sato left his imprint on his team's 15-5 win over the Detroit Giants. Sato went 4 for 5 with a home run, a double, and 2 singles. He scored 4 runs and drove in 3 for Chicago in the contest. Butch Saulters picked up the win in relief, improving his record to 3-10. Dave Shevlin, who is tied for 10th in the AC in wins with 8, was tagged with the loss. The Gangsters raised their record to 35-61.

Eduardo Acosta chipped in a grand slam home run for Chicago in the bottom of the seventh. For the game, the center fielder had 2 hits in 5 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 2 runs scored, and 4 runs batted in.

"We just try to have good at-bats, whether we're winning, losing, or tied," said Acosta.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Valentine SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .246 1 23
C. Lutz DH 3 1 1 0 2 0 1 .221 23 60
A. Mejia 1B 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .256 18 71
J. Joyner 3B 3 1 2 0 2 1 1 .229 12 38
B. Barbone 2B 4 1 1 2 1 2 3 .281 7 44
S. Gunnells LF 5 0 1 1 0 2 3 .221 4 14
C. Witt C 5 1 2 1 0 1 4 .194 1 2
I. Irimia RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .255 5 16
B. Shahan CF 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .221 2 11
Totals 37 5 11 5 5 11 21      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Mejia (21, 7th Inning off B. Hammond, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: B. Barbone (1, 7th Inning off E. Tapia, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Witt (1, 2nd Inning off C. Chairez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Valentine , C. Lutz , A. Mejia 2 , J. Joyner 2 , B. Barbone 3 , S. Gunnells , C. Witt 5 , I. Irimia , B. Shahan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , G. Valentine 2 , B. Barbone , C. Witt
Sac Bunt: B. Shahan
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Lutz (11)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Irimia(Pratt at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Draeger 3B 6 0 0 0 0 1 2 .232 5 28
J. Bear SS, 2B 4 2 0 0 1 1 0 .290 1 14
H. Sato DH 5 4 4 3 0 0 0 .294 13 38
N. Pratt 2B 3 1 2 1 2 1 2 .246 15 39
   a-C. Julio 2B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .335 8 35
R. Atkins LF 5 2 4 4 0 1 1 .267 12 35
M. Budish RF 4 2 1 3 0 1 4 .253 13 41
J. Kuhn C 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 .277 5 17
R. Griffitt 1B 3 1 0 0 2 3 2 .246 1 10
E. Acosta CF 5 2 2 4 0 1 1 .198 11 29
Totals 40 15 17 15 5 9 12      
a - C. Julio substituted for N. Pratt in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Sato (17, 6th Inning off C. Dake, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Kuhn (4, 7th Inning off I. Hamlin, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: H. Sato (13, 3rd Inning off D. Shevlin, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Atkins (12, 3rd Inning off D. Shevlin, 1 on, 1 out) , E. Acosta (11, 7th Inning off I. Hamlin, 3 on, 0 outs) , M. Budish (13, 7th Inning off C. Fitzsimmons, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Sato 8 , N. Pratt 2 , R. Atkins 7 , M. Budish 4 , J. Kuhn 5 , E. Acosta 5
2-out RBI: H. Sato , N. Pratt , R. Atkins 2 , M. Budish
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Draeger , M. Budish
Hit by Pitch: J. Bear , M. Budish
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Griffitt (6)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Shevlin L (8-6) 3.1 6 4 4 2 4 2 67 4.26   
C. Dake 2.1 5 3 3 1 2 0 41 4.32   
I. Hamlin 0.1 2 4 4 1 1 1 12 4.71   
C. Fitzsimmons 0.2 3 4 4 1 1 1 18 5.55   
T. Swift 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 4.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Shevlin 32
Batters Faced: D. Shevlin 18, C. Dake 13, I. Hamlin 5, C. Fitzsimmons 6, T. Swift 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Shevlin 2-4, C. Dake 2-2, I. Hamlin 0-0, C. Fitzsimmons 1-0, T. Swift 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Shevlin 67-41, C. Dake 41-25, I. Hamlin 12-7, C. Fitzsimmons 18-9, T. Swift 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: I. Hamlin 1-0
WP: C. Dake
Hit Batsmen: C. Dake , I. Hamlin
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Keim 1.0 0 0 0 2 2 0 20 4.53   
C. Chairez 1.1 3 1 1 1 0 1 32 6.40   
B. Saulters W (3-10) 2.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 34 7.27   
R. Barber 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 20 6.85   
B. Hammond H (4) 0.1 3 2 2 0 1 0 18 9.35   
E. Tapia 0.2 2 2 2 1 1 0 19 9.23   
B. Shaw H (3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 7.82   
N. Slover 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 5.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Keim 47
Batters Faced: J. Keim 5, C. Chairez 8, B. Saulters 9, R. Barber 4, B. Hammond 4, E. Tapia 5, B. Shaw 4, N. Slover 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Keim 0-1, C. Chairez 3-1, B. Saulters 2-3, R. Barber 0-0, B. Hammond 0-0, E. Tapia 0-1, B. Shaw 2-0, N. Slover 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Keim 20-9, C. Chairez 32-17, B. Saulters 34-20, R. Barber 20-13, B. Hammond 18-12, E. Tapia 19-10, B. Shaw 19-12, N. Slover 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Saulters 2-0 , R. Barber 1-0 , B. Hammond 1-0 , E. Tapia 1-1 , B. Shaw 1-0 , N. Slover 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hiromichi Sato
Ballpark: The Hideout
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 17 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM CT
Time: 4:02
Attendance: 14244
Special Notes: SP Dave Shevlin was injured while pitching. Hiromichi Sato ties the CHG regular season game record for runs with 4. 2B Nick Pratt was injured in a collision at a base.
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