AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CHICAGO GANGSTERS AT TAMPA BAY CAPTAINS
04/16/2026
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CHICAGO GANGSTERS AT TAMPA BAY CAPTAINS
GAME ID: 152 - THURSDAY, APRIL 16TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Gangsters (2-11) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 0
Tampa Bay Captains (6-7) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 X 4 9 0
Tampa Bay Crafts 4-2 Win
The Captains grabbed a win, 4-2, at Ahoy Park, overcoming a fine effort from Chicago pitcher Sam Palacios. Palacios went 6.1 innings and allowed 1 run. Justin Berardi closed it out for Tampa Bay, earning his 4th save. To call the performance of the 2-11 Gangsters woeful so far is an understatement.

Tampa Bay went up, 4-2, on Jonathan McCarthy's 2nd double of the season. The bases-clearing double, which McCarthy hit in the bottom of the eighth, left Chicago pitcher Keith Kramer muttering to himself.

McCarthy told a Tampa Bay Chronicle reporter that he was "satisfied" with the win.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Morgan LF 5 1 1 1 0 3 2 .312 3 6
S. Bloomquist DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 2
   a-J. Wish DH 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .218 2 5
J. Bear SS 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .286 0 3
M. Gohlke 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 6 .192 2 5
   b-J. Fritz 1B, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
K. Crouch C 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .171 3 8
E. Drake 3B, 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .231 2 6
N. Pratt 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .186 2 8
W. Bravo CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .265 1 4
K. Castro RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .268 0 6
Totals 34 2 9 2 2 11 14      
a - J. Wish inserted as DH in the 7th
b - J. Fritz substituted for M. Gohlke in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Castro (2, 4th Inning off D. Cambridge, 1 on, 2 outs) , W. Bravo (2, 4th Inning off D. Cambridge, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Bear (2, 5th Inning off D. Cambridge, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: P. Morgan (3, 3rd Inning off D. Cambridge, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Morgan 4 , S. Bloomquist , J. Wish , J. Bear 2 , E. Drake , N. Pratt , W. Bravo 2 , K. Castro 3
2-out RBI: K. Castro
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Morgan , M. Gohlke , K. Crouch , W. Bravo
GIDP: N. Pratt
Hit by Pitch: J. Bear 2
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Bear (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Crouch-Bear)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Grasso RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .304 0 3
D. Lebron 2B 3 2 1 0 0 0 3 .312 3 5
M. Greene DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .286 0 10
S. Post 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .159 0 6
   a-N. Rucker PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .222 0 0
   b-R. Martinez 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
A. Mendoza 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 .196 1 6
R. Eckhardt CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 5 .327 0 5
J. McCarthy LF 4 0 1 3 0 2 2 .233 0 6
J. Spiegel SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .128 0 3
T. Gammill C 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .143 1 4
Totals 31 4 9 4 2 8 22      
a - N. Rucker pinch hit for S. Post in the 8th
b - R. Martinez substituted for N. Rucker in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Post (3, 2nd Inning off S. Palacios, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. McCarthy (2, 8th Inning off K. Kramer, 3 on, 2 outs)
Triples: R. Eckhardt (1, 4th Inning off S. Palacios, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Grasso , D. Lebron , M. Greene , S. Post 2 , N. Rucker , A. Mendoza , R. Eckhardt 3 , J. McCarthy 2 , J. Spiegel
2-out RBI: A. Mendoza , J. McCarthy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Greene , R. Eckhardt , J. McCarthy 2 , J. Spiegel
Sac Bunt: T. Gammill
Hit by Pitch: D. Lebron
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Lebron 2 (4) , A. Mendoza (3)
CS: D. Lebron (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lebron-Spiegel-Mendoza)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Palacios 6.1 6 1 1 2 5 0 96 4.34   
B. Kauppinen L (0-1) 1.0 2 3 3 0 2 0 20 13.50   
K. Kramer BS (2) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Palacios 60
Batters Faced: S. Palacios 26, B. Kauppinen 6, K. Kramer 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Palacios 8-5, B. Kauppinen 1-0, K. Kramer 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Palacios 96-64, B. Kauppinen 20-13, K. Kramer 11-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Kauppinen 1-0 , K. Kramer 3-3
Hit Batsmen: B. Kauppinen
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Cambridge 5.2 6 2 2 1 6 1 105 2.50   
G. Brittingham 1.0 2 0 0 1 3 0 38 1.59   
M. Grotjohn W (1-0) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 0.00   
J. Berardi SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 4.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Cambridge 54
Batters Faced: D. Cambridge 24, G. Brittingham 6, M. Grotjohn 5, J. Berardi 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Cambridge 6-3, G. Brittingham 0-0, M. Grotjohn 2-2, J. Berardi 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Cambridge 105-62, G. Brittingham 38-24, M. Grotjohn 23-16, J. Berardi 14-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Grotjohn 3-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Cambridge 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Sam Palacios
Ballpark: Ahoy Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (44 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 13 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM ET
Time: 3:39
Attendance: 23987
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