AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CINCINNATI ROYALS AT OAKLAND INVADERS
04/17/2023
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CINCINNATI ROYALS AT OAKLAND INVADERS
GAME ID: 203 - MONDAY, APRIL 17TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Royals (12-5) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1
Oakland Invaders (10-7) 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 X 7 15 0
Royals Sunk by Invaders
The Oakland Invaders stymied the Cincinnati Royals, 7-1, at Howard Terminal. Ernesto Ramirez had a good day at the plate. He was 3-5 with a home run and 2 singles. He drove in 3 runs and scored once for Oakland. Oakland reliever Idhma Kodandarami was the winner. His record is now 2-1. Kevin Kovach took the loss. Cincinnati, with the loss, is still a stout 12-5.

With the game tied in the bottom of the fifth inning, Ramirez had a clutch at-bat. That's when he hit a run-scoring single to give the Invaders a 2-1 lead.

Said losing manager Justin Aaron: "Give the Invaders credit. They played a better game than we did."
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Baltzley CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .238 3 8
H. Sherlock 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .254 4 15
A. Jalbert 1B 2 1 2 0 2 0 0 .313 3 12
J. Blake RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .292 2 8
E. Hayes LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .269 3 9
J. Bloms 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .270 1 9
M. Pelter DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 2 7
M. Rankin C 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .306 0 5
J. Ramsey SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .357 1 2
Totals 33 1 6 0 4 7 16      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Pelter (4, 2nd Inning off E. Pullman, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Jalbert 2 , J. Blake , M. Pelter 2 , M. Rankin , J. Ramsey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Baltzley , J. Bloms
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: J. Blake (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ortiz DH 3 1 1 0 2 1 0 .271 5 16
S. King 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .292 1 7
D. Espinoza 1B 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 .211 0 2
E. Ramirez RF 5 1 3 3 0 1 1 .303 6 17
J. Piscitelli LF 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .262 3 11
J. Amorin CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .412 0 0
A. Bechdel SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .194 0 10
D. Duthie 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .179 2 5
N. Lazarus C 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .250 0 2
Totals 39 7 15 7 3 5 16      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Bechdel (3, 7th Inning off G. Clifford, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Piscitelli (1, 8th Inning off M. McCracken, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Ramirez (6, 7th Inning off G. Clifford, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Ortiz , S. King 2 , D. Espinoza 2 , E. Ramirez 6 , J. Piscitelli 4 , J. Amorin 2 , A. Bechdel 2 , D. Duthie , N. Lazarus
2-out RBI: N. Lazarus
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. King , J. Piscitelli , J. Amorin , A. Bechdel , N. Lazarus
Team LOB: 11
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Huggins 1.1 1 0 0 0 4 0 27 1.80   
K. Kovach L (1-1) 3.0 7 3 3 1 0 0 49 4.50   
B. Rauch 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 25 4.05   
G. Clifford 0.2 5 4 4 0 0 1 23 4.82   
M. McCracken 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 23 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Huggins 50
Batters Faced: J. Huggins 5, K. Kovach 17, B. Rauch 7, G. Clifford 7, M. McCracken 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Huggins 0-0, K. Kovach 2-7, B. Rauch 3-2, G. Clifford 0-2, M. McCracken 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Huggins 27-20, K. Kovach 49-30, B. Rauch 25-13, G. Clifford 23-14, M. McCracken 23-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Rauch 2-1 , M. McCracken 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Pullman 4.2 5 1 1 2 3 0 88 4.82   
I. Kodandarami W (2-1) 1.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 29 6.00   
R. Hepler SV (1) 2.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 42 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Pullman 51
Batters Faced: E. Pullman 21, I. Kodandarami 6, R. Hepler 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Pullman 4-7, I. Kodandarami 1-2, R. Hepler 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: E. Pullman 88-52, I. Kodandarami 29-16, R. Hepler 42-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: I. Kodandarami 1-0 , R. Hepler 1-0
Balk: E. Pullman
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ernesto Ramirez
Ballpark: Howard Terminal
Weather: Clear skies (57 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM PT
Time: 3:31
Attendance: 32833
Special Notes: SP Josh Huggins was injured while pitching.
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