AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CHICAGO GANGSTERS AT SYRACUSE SCORPIONS
04/24/2023
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CHICAGO GANGSTERS AT SYRACUSE SCORPIONS
GAME ID: 268 - MONDAY, APRIL 24TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Gangsters (11-12) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 0
Syracuse Scorpions (9-14) 4 1 0 0 1 3 0 6 X 15 19 0
Chicago Bats Run into Simpson Buzzsaw in 15-1 Loss
Chicago had no answer for reigning Cy Young Award winner Matt Simpson. The Syracuse Scorpions starter stymied Gangsters hitters, helping the Scorpions cruise to victory, 15-1. Syracuse goes to 9-14.

The Gangsters had trouble solving Simpson, who surrendered no runs on 1 hit over 6.1 innings.

"I was able to fill up the zone," said Simpson.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE SYRACUSE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Michael LF 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .218 1 8
   a-B. Titus PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .245 2 9
N. Pratt 2B 4 1 1 1 0 3 1 .298 6 16
C. Julio SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .373 2 7
H. Alvarez 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .266 5 14
H. Sato DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .325 3 11
R. Atkins RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .226 3 6
M. Budish 3B 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .233 3 10
   b-R. Griffitt PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .182 0 1
W. Bazaldua C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .269 2 6
E. Acosta CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .224 4 8
Totals 34 1 7 1 0 15 13      
a - B. Titus pinch hit for J. Michael in the 8th
b - R. Griffitt pinch hit for M. Budish in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Sato (8, 9th Inning off G. Brittingham, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: N. Pratt (6, 9th Inning off G. Brittingham, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Michael , N. Pratt 4 , C. Julio , H. Alvarez , H. Sato 2 , M. Budish , W. Bazaldua
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Titus , R. Griffitt
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Tapia 3B 5 0 4 3 1 0 0 .262 2 10
C. Service 1B 6 3 2 2 0 0 5 .247 1 8
C. Guardiola CF 5 2 3 0 1 0 4 .250 4 13
B. Totten RF 2 2 0 0 3 0 2 .291 7 15
R. Mallory C 5 3 2 2 1 1 4 .286 1 15
J. Lira DH 3 1 2 3 2 0 3 .135 0 5
D. Hammang LF 6 0 2 2 0 2 7 .340 2 7
N. Volk 2B 3 2 2 3 2 0 2 .365 1 11
J. Tarango SS 6 2 2 0 0 3 7 .242 0 3
Totals 41 15 19 15 10 6 34      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Lira (2, 6th Inning off E. Tapia, 1 on, 0 outs) , C. Service (4, 6th Inning off E. Tapia, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Tarango (2, 8th Inning off B. Hammond, 1 on, 0 outs) , C. Guardiola (6, 8th Inning off B. Hammond, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Hammang (4, 8th Inning off K. O'Hare, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Tarango (1, 5th Inning off E. Tapia, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Tapia 4 , C. Service 3 , C. Guardiola 4 , R. Mallory 2 , J. Lira 3 , D. Hammang 3 , N. Volk 2 , J. Tarango 5
2-out RBI: B. Tapia , C. Service , J. Lira , D. Hammang , N. Volk
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Guardiola 2 , B. Totten , D. Hammang 2 , J. Tarango 2
Sac Fly: J. Lira , N. Volk
Hit by Pitch: B. Totten
Team LOB: 15
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE SYRACUSE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Wilkes L (1-1) 1.2 5 5 5 4 2 0 56 5.96   
J. Keim 2.0 1 0 0 3 1 0 44 5.79   
E. Tapia 2.1 7 4 4 1 2 0 61 3.66   
B. Hammond 1.1 4 6 6 2 0 0 33 22.09   
K. O'Hare 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 13 1.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Wilkes 17
Batters Faced: J. Wilkes 14, J. Keim 10, E. Tapia 15, B. Hammond 11, K. O'Hare 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Wilkes 1-2, J. Keim 2-3, E. Tapia 4-1, B. Hammond 4-0, K. O'Hare 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Wilkes 56-31, J. Keim 44-21, E. Tapia 61-36, B. Hammond 33-17, K. O'Hare 13-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Keim 3-1 , E. Tapia 1-0 , K. O'Hare 3-3
Hit Batsmen: B. Hammond
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Simpson W (2-2) 6.1 1 0 0 0 13 0 91 3.90   
G. Brittingham 2.2 6 1 1 0 2 1 43 5.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Simpson 84
Batters Faced: M. Simpson 20, G. Brittingham 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Simpson 4-2, G. Brittingham 1-5
Pitches - Strikes: M. Simpson 91-59, G. Brittingham 43-30
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Simpson
Ballpark: Scorpion Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (55 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 3:47
Attendance: 22372
Special Notes: SP Josh Wilkes was injured while pitching.
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