AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HALIFAX HEATHENS AT DETROIT GIANTS
10/10/2021
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HALIFAX HEATHENS AT DETROIT GIANTS
GAME ID: 12624 - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10TH , 2021 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Halifax Heathens 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 7 1
Detroit Giants 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 X 10 11 2
Almost There: Detroit On Cusp of DS Triumph After 10-4 Win
The Detroit Giants moved to within one game of the Championship Series, downing the visiting Halifax Heathens at Ballpark of Detroit by a score of 10-4. Giants designated hitter Chris Lutz did some major damage. He was 3-4 with a home run, a triple, and a walk. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2. The win gives the Giants a 3-1 advantage in the best-of-7 Divisional Series.

Ryan Forsythe, who is a two-time All-Star, came through for Detroit with a run-scoring double in the bottom of the eighth. The first baseman went 2 for 3 for the game, including 1 home run and 1 double. He scored 2 runs and collected 2 RBI.

"We haven't stopped playing," Halifax manager David Morris said. "We didn't get this far to give up."

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Ballpark of Detroit in Detroit.
HALIFAX BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Kukowski 1B 4 1 1 0 1 1 4 .312 1 3
J. Orr RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .353 1 2
L. Orozco SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .438 1 3
A. Compton 3B 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .188 0 3
G. Orozco LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .167 1 3
D. Hollick DH 4 0 1 2 0 1 2 .200 0 3
B. Richards C 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .071 0 0
J. Gonzalez CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .182 0 0
   a-E. Walker CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Smith 2B 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .333 0 1
   b-J. Romo 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 31 4 7 4 4 5 16      
a - E. Walker substituted for J. Gonzalez in the 7th
b - J. Romo substituted for C. Smith in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Hollick (2, 6th Inning off J. Bryant, 2 on, 2 outs) , C. Smith (1, 7th Inning off J. Bryant, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Kukowski , J. Orr , D. Hollick 2 , J. Gonzalez , C. Smith 3 , J. Romo
2-out RBI: D. Hollick
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Orr , D. Hollick , B. Richards
GIDP: E. Kukowski , L. Orozco
Sac Bunt: J. Gonzalez
Sac Fly: A. Compton
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Gonzalez (1)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Orozco
Double Plays: 1 (Richards-Romo)
PB: B. Richards
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Valentine SS 4 1 1 2 1 2 0 .321 0 3
K. Brosch LF 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 .375 2 6
C. Lutz DH 4 2 3 2 1 0 0 .333 3 9
R. Forsythe 1B 3 2 2 2 2 0 0 .241 3 7
J. Joyner RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .280 0 2
   a-D. Pinedo PR 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   b-D. Gemme RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
R. Cardwell CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .167 1 1
B. Shahan 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .269 0 2
T. Collier 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .231 0 0
C. Witt C 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .130 0 2
Totals 34 10 11 9 7 5 10      
a - D. Pinedo pinch ran for J. Joyner in the 8th
b - D. Gemme substituted for D. Pinedo in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Collier (2, 4th Inning off J. Buck, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Forsythe (1, 8th Inning off J. Ojeda, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: C. Lutz (1, 3rd Inning off J. Buck, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Lutz (3, 1st Inning off J. Buck, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Forsythe (3, 6th Inning off J. Buck, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Valentine , K. Brosch , C. Lutz 8 , R. Forsythe 6 , J. Joyner 2 , B. Shahan , T. Collier 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Joyner , D. Pinedo , C. Witt
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Collier (1)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Valentine , B. Shahan
Double Plays: 2 (Collier-Shahan-Forsythe, Shahan-Valentine-Forsythe)
HALIFAX PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Buck 6.0 6 3 3 1 3 2 94 4.50   
J. Ojeda L (0-2), BS (2) 1.1 3 5 5 4 2 0 35 22.50   
C. Booth 0.1 1 2 2 1 0 0 10 9.00   
N. Thompson 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 9 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Buck 50
Batters Faced: J. Buck 25, J. Ojeda 10, C. Booth 3, N. Thompson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Buck 9-6, J. Ojeda 1-0, C. Booth 1-0, N. Thompson 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Buck 94-55, J. Ojeda 35-19, C. Booth 10-5, N. Thompson 9-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Booth 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Bryant W (1-0) 9.0 7 4 4 4 5 0 118 2.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Bryant 58
Batters Faced: J. Bryant 37
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Bryant 11-8
Pitches - Strikes: J. Bryant 118-74
Balk: J. Bryant
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Lutz
Ballpark: Ballpark of Detroit
Weather: Clear skies (48 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 39019
Special Notes: RP Chris Booth was injured while pitching.
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