AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
MEXICO CITY AZTECS AT HALIFAX HEATHENS
07/17/2026
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
MEXICO CITY AZTECS AT HALIFAX HEATHENS
GAME ID: 1162 - FRIDAY, JULY 17TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Mexico City Aztecs (55-42) 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 16 0
Halifax Heathens (63-34) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 4 8 0
5 Straight Wins for Aztecs
The Mexico City Aztecs defeated the Halifax Heathens, 7-4, in National Conference action at Estadio Azteca. Mexico City pitcher John Manship had a standout performance. Manship, now 7-8, was the winner. In 5.2 innings, he gave up 4 hits, while striking out 3, walking 2, and allowing no runs. Jeff Cox collected his 24th save.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Danny Velasquez? The Mexico City shortstop had a run-scoring double in the top of the first inning to put the Aztecs on top, 1-0. For the game, Velasquez had 1 double and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"We cashed in when we had the chance," said Mexico City manager Pete Clark.

Mexico City has now won 5 straight.
MEXICO CITY BATTING LINESCORE HALIFAX BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Martinez LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .259 5 31
D. Velasquez SS 4 2 2 1 1 1 2 .283 11 39
R. Ulmer 1B 3 0 1 0 2 1 2 .200 0 3
D. Harmon RF 5 1 3 1 0 1 3 .239 11 49
M. Riley 3B 4 1 1 1 0 3 4 .238 16 44
J. Dauphin CF 5 1 2 1 0 2 2 .285 9 39
M. Sligar C 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .273 3 19
J. Wise DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .245 3 18
K. Cimini 2B 4 0 3 2 0 1 0 .346 0 3
Totals 39 7 16 7 3 11 20      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Velasquez (25, 1st Inning off J. Ivory, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Harmon (17, 1st Inning off J. Ivory, 1 on, 1 out) , K. Cimini (1, 8th Inning off D. Fischer, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Wise (3, 2nd Inning off J. Ivory, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Martinez 2 , D. Velasquez 3 , R. Ulmer , D. Harmon 4 , M. Riley , J. Dauphin 2 , M. Sligar , J. Wise 4 , K. Cimini 4
2-out RBI: J. Dauphin , K. Cimini
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Ulmer , M. Sligar
Sac Fly: M. Riley
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Martinez (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Martinez-Ulmer)
OF assists: 2 (Dauphin(Fitzgerald at 3rd base), Martinez(Sumney at 1st base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Sumney CF 4 0 2 1 1 1 1 .330 7 44
E. Kukowski RF 4 0 0 1 1 0 2 .238 12 34
L. Orozco SS 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .267 25 63
E. Ramirez DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .317 18 56
A. Brewer LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .285 5 23
J. Fitzgerald 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .309 13 54
C. Smith 2B 4 2 3 0 0 1 0 .263 13 63
S. Hardwick 3B 4 1 2 2 0 1 2 .282 4 35
P. Gaither C 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .260 2 29
   a-N. Lombardi PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .303 3 14
Totals 33 4 8 4 6 6 15      
a - N. Lombardi pinch hit for P. Gaither in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Hardwick (17, 7th Inning off N. Wolfe, 2 on, 1 out) , N. Sumney (33, 7th Inning off N. Wolfe, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Smith (22, 9th Inning off N. Calvache, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Sumney 3 , L. Orozco , C. Smith 4 , S. Hardwick 3
2-out RBI: N. Sumney , E. Kukowski
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Kukowski , L. Orozco , P. Gaither
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
OF assists: 2 (Brewer(Velasquez at home), Sumney(Sligar at 2nd base))
MEXICO CITY PITCHING LINESCORE HALIFAX PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Manship W (7-8) 5.2 4 0 0 2 3 0 104 3.70   
N. Wolfe 1.0 3 3 3 1 0 0 28 4.25   
N. Calvache 1.2 1 1 1 0 1 0 29 4.36   
S. Ryan 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 10 2.84   
J. Cox SV (24) 0.1 0 0 0 2 1 0 12 1.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Manship 62
Batters Faced: J. Manship 21, N. Wolfe 7, N. Calvache 6, S. Ryan 2, J. Cox 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Manship 5-7, N. Wolfe 2-1, N. Calvache 4-0, S. Ryan 0-0, J. Cox 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Manship 104-57, N. Wolfe 28-18, N. Calvache 29-19, S. Ryan 10-5, J. Cox 12-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Wolfe 1-0 , N. Calvache 1-0 , S. Ryan 1-0 , J. Cox 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Ivory L (11-2) 3.0 11 7 7 2 2 1 70 3.21   
J. Bruckert 3.0 1 0 0 1 4 0 55 4.83   
D. Fischer 3.0 4 0 0 0 5 0 36 4.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Ivory 7
Batters Faced: J. Ivory 21, J. Bruckert 11, D. Fischer 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Ivory 4-2, J. Bruckert 3-2, D. Fischer 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Ivory 70-41, J. Bruckert 55-30, D. Fischer 36-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Bruckert 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Manship
Ballpark: Estadio Azteca
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM
Time: 3:58
Attendance: 34792
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