AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
BOSTON WHISTLERS AT DETROIT GIANTS
04/21/2026
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AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
BOSTON WHISTLERS AT DETROIT GIANTS
GAME ID: 212 - TUESDAY, APRIL 21ST , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Whistlers (7-11) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 4 10 2
Detroit Giants (15-3) 0 0 0 3 3 0 5 0 X 11 14 0
Big Day for Shafer in 11-4 Giants Win
The Detroit Giants beat the Boston Whistlers at Ballpark of Detroit. The final score was 11-4, in favor of Detroit. Ben Shafer led the way, going 3-for-4 for the home team. Detroit starter Efrain Gutierrez was credited with the win after throwing 94 pitches over 5.1 innings. His record now stands at 3-0. Steve McCutcheon earned the save for Detroit, his 1st of the year.

The game turned with no one out in the bottom of the fourth when Shafer hit a 2-run home run. It thrust the Giants into the lead, 2-0.

"See ball, hit ball. When I think too much, that's when I get in trouble," Shafer told the Detroit Times.

The Whistlers drop to 7-11.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Herrera DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .308 2 8
   a-J. Beeson DH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .241 2 8
O. Damon CF 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .273 0 8
   b-B. Brockman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .300 0 1
B. Roseman 3B 5 0 1 0 0 2 6 .313 4 12
W. Kirkham RF 5 1 1 0 0 3 4 .300 4 14
T. Lotz 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .227 3 8
D. Maher LF 3 1 1 3 1 1 0 .306 2 4
E. Stowe SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .209 0 6
C. Flowers 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
P. Simister C 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .288 1 4
Totals 37 4 10 4 3 9 20      
a - J. Beeson inserted as DH in the 9th
b - B. Brockman pinch hit for O. Damon in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Beeson (5, 9th Inning off S. McCutcheon, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Maher (2, 6th Inning off S. McCutcheon, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Beeson 2 , O. Damon 2 , B. Roseman , W. Kirkham , T. Lotz , D. Maher 4 , C. Flowers 2 , P. Simister
2-out RBI: D. Maher
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Roseman , W. Kirkham 2 , E. Stowe
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Herrera (3) , O. Damon 2 (12)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Roseman (6) , C. Flowers (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Flowers-Stowe-Lotz)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Valentine SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .274 0 11
   b-B. Barbone PH, 2B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .500 0 4
F. Espindola 2B, SS 5 2 2 1 0 0 2 .354 2 8
B. Shafer DH 4 3 3 2 1 0 1 .302 3 7
S. McLaughlin CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .295 2 6
R. Cabriales 1B 4 1 2 4 1 0 2 .391 5 19
R. Dozal 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 .295 0 6
K. Brosch LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .238 1 6
D. Lyons RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .303 1 3
   a-A. Mejia PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .179 2 3
   c-C. Lutz RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 2 6
J. Morales C 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .143 0 1
Totals 37 11 14 11 5 5 18      
a - A. Mejia pinch ran for D. Lyons in the 7th
b - B. Barbone pinch hit for G. Valentine in the 7th
c - C. Lutz substituted for A. Mejia in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Espindola 2 (6, 4th Inning off P. Wilber, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off P. Wilber, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Cabriales (4, 5th Inning off P. Wilber, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Morales (1, 7th Inning off V. Padilla, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Lyons (2, 7th Inning off V. Padilla, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Barbone (2, 7th Inning off V. Padilla, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Shafer (3, 4th Inning off P. Wilber, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Cabriales (5, 7th Inning off A. Higuera, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Barbone 2 , F. Espindola 4 , B. Shafer 6 , S. McLaughlin , R. Cabriales 6 , R. Dozal , K. Brosch , D. Lyons 3 , J. Morales 2
2-out RBI: B. Barbone , D. Lyons , J. Morales
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Espindola , K. Brosch 2 , J. Morales
GIDP: R. Dozal
Sac Fly: R. Dozal
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: G. Valentine (3)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Wilber L (1-2) 4.1 7 6 5 3 2 1 72 7.71   
A. Higuera 1.2 2 3 3 2 1 1 32 8.38   
V. Padilla 2.0 5 2 2 0 2 0 39 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Wilber 26
Batters Faced: P. Wilber 23, A. Higuera 9, V. Padilla 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Wilber 6-3, A. Higuera 2-2, V. Padilla 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Wilber 72-44, A. Higuera 32-16, V. Padilla 39-27
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Higuera 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Gutierrez W (3-0) 5.1 4 2 2 2 4 0 94 3.08   
S. McCutcheon SV (1) 3.2 6 2 2 1 5 1 58 4.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Gutierrez 54
Batters Faced: E. Gutierrez 22, S. McCutcheon 18
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Gutierrez 8-4, S. McCutcheon 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: E. Gutierrez 94-58, S. McCutcheon 58-38
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. McCutcheon 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ben Shafer
Ballpark: Ballpark of Detroit
Weather: Partly Cloudy (50 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM ET
Time: 3:29
Attendance: 33740
Special Notes: LF D'Andre Lyons was injured while running the bases.
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