AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
DETROIT GIANTS AT BOSTON WHISTLERS
07/16/2026
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AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
DETROIT GIANTS AT BOSTON WHISTLERS
GAME ID: 1148 - THURSDAY, JULY 16TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Giants (55-41) 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 3 8 9 0
Boston Whistlers (54-42) 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 11 1
Lutz Pounds 2 Homers in 8-3 Giants Win
The Detroit Giants beat the Boston Whistlers, 8-3, at Whislters Park. The Giants got a fine performance from right fielder Chris Lutz, who belted 2 home runs. He scored 3 times and drove in 3. Earning his 2nd save of the year was Steve McCutcheon. With the win, Detroit pushed its record to 55-41.

The Whistlers had been locked in a 3-3 tie with the Giants going into the top of the sixth inning. That changed quickly when the former first round draft pick Ron Cardwell came to the plate. Cardwell hit a 2-run home run on a first pitch changeup from Boston hurler Danny Offen. It was Cardwell's 6th home run of the year.

"I'm trying to keep it simple," said Lutz. "Just do my job."
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Dozal 3B 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 .269 5 37
F. Espindola 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .329 8 41
E. Salgado DH 5 0 1 1 0 3 1 .275 2 30
C. Lutz RF 5 3 3 3 0 1 1 .271 15 43
R. Cabriales 1B 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .298 15 62
   a-B. Shafer PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .289 4 41
   b-J. Coppa 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .150 0 0
G. Valentine SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .238 1 34
D. Lyons LF 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 .266 8 23
R. Cardwell CF 3 2 2 3 1 0 1 .214 6 14
A. Martinez C 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .265 5 39
Totals 33 8 9 8 3 11 11      
a - B. Shafer pinch hit for R. Cabriales in the 8th
b - J. Coppa substituted for B. Shafer in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Espindola (29, 5th Inning off D. Offen, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. Salgado (19, 9th Inning off J. Carter, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Lutz 2 (15, 2nd Inning off D. Offen, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off D. Offen, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Cardwell 2 (6, 6th Inning off D. Offen, 1 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off J. Carter, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. Espindola 3 , E. Salgado 2 , C. Lutz 9 , B. Shafer , R. Cardwell 8
2-out RBI: R. Cardwell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Salgado , J. Coppa , R. Cardwell , A. Martinez
Sac Bunt: G. Valentine 2
Sac Fly: D. Lyons
Hit by Pitch: R. Cabriales 2
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Shafer (9)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Dozal-Espindola-Cabriales, Espindola-Valentine-Cabriales, Dozal-Cabriales)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Herrera DH 4 1 2 1 1 1 3 .295 10 46
B. Brockman RF 4 1 4 1 1 0 0 .321 9 33
B. Roseman 3B 4 0 0 1 0 0 7 .299 20 83
T. Lotz 1B 5 0 1 0 0 3 6 .248 13 41
J. Beeson 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .249 9 43
D. Maher LF 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 .310 10 33
P. Simister C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .331 18 53
O. Damon CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .228 0 17
E. Stowe SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .252 11 45
Totals 33 3 11 3 4 7 24      
BATTING
Home Runs: C. Herrera (10, 3rd Inning off B. Larson, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Brockman (9, 3rd Inning off B. Larson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Herrera 5 , B. Brockman 7 , T. Lotz , D. Maher , P. Simister , E. Stowe 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Herrera , T. Lotz 2 , J. Beeson 2
GIDP: B. Roseman , O. Damon
Sac Bunt: O. Damon
Sac Fly: B. Roseman
Hit by Pitch: P. Simister
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Herrera (42) , B. Brockman 2 (21)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Stowe (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Simister-Beeson)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Larson W (1-0) 5.0 7 3 3 4 1 2 77 2.92   
S. McCutcheon SV (2) 4.0 4 0 0 0 6 0 56 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Larson 38
Batters Faced: B. Larson 24, S. McCutcheon 16
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Larson 4-7, S. McCutcheon 1-5
Pitches - Strikes: B. Larson 77-41, S. McCutcheon 56-41
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. McCutcheon 1-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Larson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Offen L (8-6) 5.2 5 5 5 2 6 3 99 4.69   
J. Carter 3.0 4 3 3 1 4 1 52 10.80   
D. Elliott 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 5.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Offen 43
Batters Faced: D. Offen 27, J. Carter 13, D. Elliott 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Offen 7-4, J. Carter 2-2, D. Elliott 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Offen 99-66, J. Carter 52-36, D. Elliott 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Carter 1-0 , D. Elliott 1-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Offen 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Lutz
Ballpark: Whislters Park
Weather: Cloudy (83 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM ET
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 31143
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