AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
DETROIT GIANTS AT FOUNTAIN HILLS 23ERS
07/22/2026
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
DETROIT GIANTS AT FOUNTAIN HILLS 23ERS
GAME ID: 1218 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 22ND , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Giants (57-45) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 8 0
Fountain Hills 23ers (48-54) 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 X 5 9 1
Giants Sunk by 23ers
Fountain Hills beat Detroit on the strength of starting pitcher Brian Wilkey's fine effort. The right-hander led his team to a win, 5-3. Fountain Hills, now 48-54, holds down third place in the American Conference North East Division.

Joe Zerger hit a 2-run home run off Phil White in the bottom of the second, which put the 23ers ahead, 2-1. In addition to the homer, Zerger had 1 double, while going 2 for 4.

"Brian kept his poise and got the job done," said Fountain Hills manager Efren Nieman. "He was outstanding."
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE FOUNTAIN HILLS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Dozal 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 7 .264 5 41
F. Espindola 2B 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .326 9 42
E. Salgado DH 5 1 3 1 0 1 3 .282 3 34
B. Shafer RF 4 0 2 1 1 0 2 .288 4 44
R. Cabriales 1B 3 0 0 0 2 1 4 .293 15 64
G. Valentine SS 2 0 0 0 2 2 3 .240 1 35
D. Lyons LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .259 8 23
R. Cardwell CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .186 6 14
A. Martinez C 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 .267 6 41
   a-K. Brosch PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .248 4 17
Totals 32 3 8 2 8 11 27      
a - K. Brosch pinch hit for A. Martinez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Shafer (23, 9th Inning off J. Johnson, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Espindola , E. Salgado 3 , B. Shafer 3 , A. Martinez , K. Brosch
2-out RBI: E. Salgado , B. Shafer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Dozal 2 , R. Cabriales 2 , G. Valentine , R. Cardwell
Sac Bunt: R. Dozal , G. Valentine
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
CS: E. Salgado (5) , B. Shafer (10)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Stein 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .237 8 28
D. McGowan 3B 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .259 3 33
T. Scott RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .308 6 29
I. Mill CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .260 8 40
J. Tibbs LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .245 7 26
J. Zerger 2B 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .265 6 22
J. Mahan C 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .207 10 39
S. Zembower DH 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .234 5 37
J. Gavilanes SS 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 .224 4 28
Totals 33 5 9 5 2 6 13      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Zerger (13, 6th Inning off P. White, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Mahan (21, 6th Inning off P. White, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Stein (10, 7th Inning off P. White, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Zerger (6, 2nd Inning off P. White, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Stein 2 , D. McGowan 2 , J. Tibbs , J. Zerger 6 , J. Mahan 2 , S. Zembower , J. Gavilanes
2-out RBI: D. McGowan , J. Mahan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Scott , J. Tibbs , S. Zembower
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: B. Wilkey (1)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE FOUNTAIN HILLS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. White L (7-11) 6.0 9 5 5 2 4 1 88 4.67   
H. Maughn 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 26 5.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. White 36
Batters Faced: P. White 29, H. Maughn 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. White 7-7, H. Maughn 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. White 88-55, H. Maughn 26-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Maughn 2-0
Balk: P. White
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Wilkey W (7-8) 5.0 3 1 1 5 7 0 103 4.96   
J. Sufka H (1) 3.0 1 0 0 2 3 0 48 2.20   
S. Taylor 0.2 2 2 2 0 0 0 15 5.03   
J. Johnson SV (3) 0.1 2 0 0 1 1 0 14 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Wilkey 59
Batters Faced: B. Wilkey 23, J. Sufka 11, S. Taylor 4, J. Johnson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Wilkey 3-5, J. Sufka 3-2, S. Taylor 1-1, J. Johnson 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Wilkey 103-63, J. Sufka 48-29, S. Taylor 15-11, J. Johnson 14-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Johnson 2-2
WP: B. Wilkey
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Brian Wilkey
Ballpark: Fountain Park
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM MT
Time: 3:30
Attendance: 16663
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