AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CINCINNATI ROYALS AT OAKLAND INVADERS
10/05/2022
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CINCINNATI ROYALS AT OAKLAND INVADERS
GAME ID: 12629 - WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5TH , 2022 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Royals 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 8 0
Oakland Invaders 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 7 0
Royals Beat Invaders, 4-2, to Start DS
The Cincinnati Royals started the Divisional Series in style, winning on the road against the Oakland Invaders at Howard Terminal by a score of 4-2 to take an early 1-0 lead in the best-of-7 series. Royals right-hander John Wright threw 6.0 innings allowing 2 runs.

Cincinnati used a well-timed hit by Heath Sherlock to capture the win. The third baseman socked a 2-run double in the top of the sixth inning to put the Royals ahead, 3-2. Though it was his only hit in 4 at-bats, it was important.

"Feels good to get the job done," Wright said after the game.

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Howard Terminal in Oakland.
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Baltzley CF 4 0 0 0 1 3 1 .188 0 1
J. Blake RF 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 .167 0 0
A. Jalbert 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .357 1 5
M. Pelter DH 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .200 0 0
E. Hayes LF 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 .143 1 3
H. Sherlock 3B 4 0 1 2 0 1 4 .333 2 4
M. Rankin C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .188 1 1
J. Bloms 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .067 0 0
J. Guzman SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231 0 0
   a-D. Bryson PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1 1
   b-J. Ramsey SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 4 8 4 4 11 15      
a - D. Bryson pinch hit for J. Guzman in the 9th
b - J. Ramsey substituted for D. Bryson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Sherlock (2, 6th Inning off A. Tiscareno, 3 on, 1 out) , M. Pelter (1, 6th Inning off A. Tiscareno, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Bryson (1, 9th Inning off D. Holloman, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Blake , A. Jalbert , M. Pelter 3 , E. Hayes , H. Sherlock 2 , J. Bloms , D. Bryson 4
2-out RBI: E. Hayes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Baltzley , H. Sherlock , J. Bloms
GIDP: M. Rankin
Sac Bunt: J. Guzman
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Guzman-Bloms-Jalbert, Guzman-Bloms-Jalbert)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. King 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
S. McKinstry 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .500 0 1
J. Ortiz DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .250 0 0
E. Ramirez RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 0 0
J. Cunningham 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .000 0 0
J. Piscitelli LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
P. Marchitto CF 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .000 0 0
A. Bechdel SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .250 0 0
G. Rawson C 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .333 0 1
Totals 32 2 7 2 3 1 15      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Ortiz (1, 1st Inning off J. Wright, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Bechdel (1, 5th Inning off J. Wright, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. McKinstry (1, 5th Inning off J. Wright, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. McKinstry 3 , J. Ortiz 2 , E. Ramirez , J. Piscitelli , A. Bechdel 2 , G. Rawson
2-out RBI: S. McKinstry , G. Rawson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. King , J. Ortiz , E. Ramirez 2
GIDP: J. Cunningham , A. Bechdel
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Ortiz (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bechdel-King-McKinstry)
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Wright W (1-0) 6.0 6 2 2 2 1 0 86 3.00   
G. Clifford SV (3) 3.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 34 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Wright 51
Batters Faced: J. Wright 25, G. Clifford 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Wright 11-5, G. Clifford 6-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Wright 86-58, G. Clifford 34-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Clifford 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Tiscareno L (0-1) 6.1 6 3 3 3 7 0 93 4.26   
R. Hepler 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 23 0.00   
D. Holloman 1.0 1 1 1 0 3 1 16 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Tiscareno 53
Batters Faced: A. Tiscareno 28, R. Hepler 6, D. Holloman 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Tiscareno 8-4, R. Hepler 2-1, D. Holloman 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Tiscareno 93-58, R. Hepler 23-12, D. Holloman 16-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Hepler 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Wright
Ballpark: Howard Terminal
Weather: Clear skies (59 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 5:05 PM PT
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 36471
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