AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
DETROIT GIANTS AT FOUNTAIN HILLS 23ERS
07/27/2023
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
DETROIT GIANTS AT FOUNTAIN HILLS 23ERS
GAME ID: 1267 - THURSDAY, JULY 27TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Giants (56-50) 7 6 6 0 0 1 0 2 0 22 21 1
Fountain Hills 23ers (40-66) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 8 9 0
Detroit Wins, Lutz 4-for-6
The Detroit Giants and Fountain Hills 23ers lit up the scoreboard.

Chris Lutz led Detroit to a win over Fountain Hills. The final score was 22-8. The designated hitter had a huge performance. He whacked 4 extra-base hits, including 1 home run and 3 doubles. The Detroit winning streak has reached 3 games.

Detroit third baseman Ryan Forsythe delivered a grand slam home run in the top of the first. Overall, he went 3 for 5, picking up 1 home run, 1 single, and 1 double. He scored 2 runs and knocked in 5.

Afterward, Fountain Hills manager Efren Nieman said: "Every team has a bad week."
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE FOUNTAIN HILLS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Valentine SS 6 3 2 5 0 0 3 .248 1 30
C. Lutz DH 6 2 4 4 1 0 1 .244 26 70
K. Brosch LF 3 3 0 0 3 1 1 .312 18 57
   a-S. Gunnells PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .228 4 15
S. McLaughlin CF 6 3 3 3 0 1 3 .265 13 49
A. Mejia 1B 5 2 2 0 1 2 4 .253 20 78
R. Forsythe 3B 5 2 3 5 1 0 1 .299 17 67
J. Joyner RF 5 3 3 1 1 2 3 .256 14 45
B. Barbone 2B 5 2 2 2 1 1 4 .289 7 50
C. Witt C 5 2 2 2 1 1 1 .262 1 11
Totals 47 22 21 22 9 9 22      
a - S. Gunnells pinch hit for K. Brosch in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Lutz 3 (24, 1st Inning off M. Martinez, 1 on, 0 outs; 2nd Inning off S. Barajas, 2 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off S. Lewis, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Joyner (20, 1st Inning off M. Martinez, 0 on, 1 out) , G. Valentine 2 (27, 1st Inning off M. Martinez, 1 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off J. Porter, 3 on, 1 out) , R. Forsythe (22, 6th Inning off G. Mars, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Forsythe (17, 1st Inning off M. Martinez, 3 on, 1 out) , C. Lutz (26, 3rd Inning off G. Mars, 1 on, 1 out) , S. McLaughlin (13, 8th Inning off S. Lewis, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Valentine 4 , C. Lutz 10 , S. McLaughlin 6 , A. Mejia 2 , R. Forsythe 7 , J. Joyner 4 , B. Barbone 2 , C. Witt 2
2-out RBI: G. Valentine , C. Lutz , R. Forsythe , C. Witt
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Lutz , S. Gunnells , S. McLaughlin , J. Joyner , B. Barbone
GIDP: G. Valentine
Hit by Pitch: G. Valentine
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: J. Joyner (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Forsythe-Barbone-Mejia)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Aguiluz SS 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .240 1 27
C. Dietel 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .309 11 39
   b-J. DeLong PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .333 8 12
   c-B. Stein 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 4 24
C. Pope RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .257 6 26
I. Mill CF, 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .309 13 63
M. Townsend 3B 2 2 1 2 2 0 0 .259 13 41
J. Daniels C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .295 3 30
A. Lietz DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .188 6 26
D. McGowan 2B 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .221 7 38
   a-R. Collins PH, CF 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .203 1 9
T. Lake LF 4 2 3 3 0 1 0 .233 9 36
Totals 35 8 9 7 2 9 8      
a - R. Collins pinch hit for D. McGowan in the 8th
b - J. DeLong pinch hit for C. Dietel in the 8th
c - B. Stein substituted for J. DeLong in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Aguiluz (10, 4th Inning off J. Bryant, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Collins (4, 9th Inning off T. Swift, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. DeLong (8, 8th Inning off C. Dake, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Townsend (13, 9th Inning off T. Swift, 1 on, 0 outs) , T. Lake (9, 9th Inning off T. Swift, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Aguiluz 2 , J. DeLong 4 , I. Mill , M. Townsend 4 , D. McGowan , R. Collins 2 , T. Lake 6
2-out RBI: J. DeLong , T. Lake 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Mill
GIDP: J. Daniels
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Aguiluz-McGowan-Dietel)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE FOUNTAIN HILLS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Bryant 4.1 1 1 1 2 6 0 77 2.86   
C. Dake W (2-0) 3.2 5 4 4 0 1 1 57 5.26   
T. Swift 1.0 3 3 3 0 2 2 23 4.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Bryant 61
Batters Faced: J. Bryant 15, C. Dake 16, T. Swift 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Bryant 5-1, C. Dake 7-3, T. Swift 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Bryant 77-49, C. Dake 57-37, T. Swift 23-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Dake 1-1 , T. Swift 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Martinez L (1-7) 0.2 6 7 7 1 1 1 31 12.33   
S. Barajas 1.0 1 6 6 6 1 0 54 4.61   
J. Porter 0.2 5 5 5 1 0 0 25 6.93   
G. Mars 3.2 4 2 2 0 4 1 61 5.63   
S. Lewis 3.0 5 2 2 1 3 1 58 5.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Martinez 4
Batters Faced: M. Martinez 10, S. Barajas 10, J. Porter 8, G. Mars 15, S. Lewis 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Martinez 1-0, S. Barajas 1-1, J. Porter 1-1, G. Mars 5-2, S. Lewis 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Martinez 31-17, S. Barajas 54-26, J. Porter 25-17, G. Mars 61-43, S. Lewis 58-38
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Barajas 1-0 , J. Porter 1-0 , G. Mars 1-1
Hit Batsmen: M. Martinez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Lutz
Ballpark: Fountain Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM MT
Time: 4:18
Attendance: 11521
Special Notes: SP Julian Bryant was injured while pitching. Chris Lutz ties the DET regular season game record for doubles with 3.
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