AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
DETROIT GIANTS AT CINCINNATI ROYALS
07/21/2025
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AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
DETROIT GIANTS AT CINCINNATI ROYALS
GAME ID: 1228 - MONDAY, JULY 21ST , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Giants (39-64) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 6 1
Cincinnati Royals (61-42) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 1
Giants Knock Off Cincinnati, 4-2
The Detroit Giants got a rain-soaked win over the Cincinnati Royals.

The Cincinnati Royals got a sterling performance from pitcher Josh Huggins, but the Detroit Giants still prevailed, 4-2. Huggins threw 5.0 innings of 1-hit ball. Lee Maher earned save number 16 this season.

Detroit used the timely hitting of Glenn Valentine to seize the win. The shortstop stroked a 2-run single in the top of the eighth inning to put the Giants on top, 4-1. It was his only hit in 3 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.

"I really like what we did out there today," Valentine said after the game.

At 39-64, the Giants are currently last in the American Conference North East Division.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Lutz RF 3 1 1 1 2 1 2 .277 15 41
   b-R. Cardwell RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 4 12
B. Shafer LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .319 0 11
   a-E. Salgado PH, 2B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .265 3 19
S. McLaughlin CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .291 24 71
   c-B. Sawyer LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067 0 1
A. Mejia 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .280 14 47
R. Cabriales DH 5 1 0 0 0 1 7 .264 17 60
F. Espindola 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .279 2 16
   d-D. Cruz CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .050 0 1
R. Dozal 3B 3 0 1 0 2 1 4 .263 3 35
E. McCulley C 4 0 0 0 0 4 5 .206 4 17
G. Valentine SS 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 .249 3 32
Totals 33 4 6 3 9 11 30      
a - E. Salgado pinch hit for B. Shafer in the 9th
b - R. Cardwell substituted for C. Lutz in the 9th
c - B. Sawyer substituted for S. McLaughlin in the 9th
d - D. Cruz substituted for F. Espindola in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: C. Lutz (15, 1st Inning off J. Huggins, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Lutz 4 , A. Mejia , F. Espindola 2 , R. Dozal , G. Valentine
2-out RBI: G. Valentine
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Lutz , B. Shafer , R. Cabriales , R. Dozal , G. Valentine
Hit by Pitch: A. Mejia
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Espindola (7)
CS: R. Dozal (9)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Dozal (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bloms 3B 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .282 6 40
A. Jalbert 1B 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .324 14 63
R. Brown RF, LF 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 .279 16 57
E. Hayes LF, CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .283 20 64
J. Paulsen CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .275 14 37
   a-J. Blake PH, RF 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .300 10 40
B. Brewer DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .339 2 12
S. King SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .255 0 21
J. York 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .250 9 26
M. Rankin C 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .194 8 35
Totals 35 2 7 2 2 5 15      
a - J. Blake pinch hit for J. Paulsen in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Bloms (20, 1st Inning off E. Gutierrez, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. York (8, 5th Inning off S. McCutcheon, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Rankin (15, 9th Inning off L. Maher, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Bloms 2 , E. Hayes , J. Blake , B. Brewer , S. King , J. York 2 , M. Rankin 2
2-out RBI: J. Blake
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Bloms 2 , J. Paulsen , B. Brewer , M. Rankin
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Bloms (10) , E. Hayes (9)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Bloms (7)
PB: M. Rankin
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Gutierrez 4.1 3 1 1 0 4 0 79 4.53   
S. McCutcheon W (1-0) 3.2 3 1 1 2 1 0 51 3.63   
L. Maher SV (16) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 4.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Gutierrez 57
Batters Faced: E. Gutierrez 16, S. McCutcheon 17, L. Maher 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Gutierrez 9-0, S. McCutcheon 5-5, L. Maher 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. Gutierrez 79-49, S. McCutcheon 51-35, L. Maher 14-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Huggins L (8-7) 5.0 1 2 1 7 4 1 91 3.91   
K. Kovach 3.0 4 2 2 0 5 0 44 3.31   
W. Harless 1.0 1 0 0 2 2 0 26 2.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Huggins 56
Batters Faced: J. Huggins 23, K. Kovach 14, W. Harless 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Huggins 6-4, K. Kovach 2-2, W. Harless 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Huggins 91-47, K. Kovach 44-33, W. Harless 26-12
Hit Batsmen: K. Kovach
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh Huggins
Ballpark: The Castle
Weather: Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 4:31
Attendance: 26939
Special Notes: Rain delay of 61 minutes in the 5th inning.
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