AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
DETROIT GIANTS AT PHOENIX GLADIATORS
04/26/2025
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AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
DETROIT GIANTS AT PHOENIX GLADIATORS
GAME ID: 330 - SATURDAY, APRIL 26TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Giants (10-18) 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 6 8 0
Phoenix Gladiators (14-14) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 X 8 12 2
Detroit Squanders Great Game by McLaughlin
The Phoenix Gladiators weathered an outstanding game by Detroit center fielder Steve McLaughlin to topple the Giants, 8-6. McLaughlin went 2-2 with 2 home runs and 2 walks, while scoring 3 and driving in 2. Phoenix has a record of 14-14.

Brian Shultz cracked a home run off Devin Wickliffe in the bottom of the eighth. His 3-run blast put the Gladiators on top, 7-6. In all, Shultz had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 4.

"No time for posing," said Shultz. "The next game will be here before you know it."
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE PHOENIX BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Lutz RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .317 6 20
K. Brosch LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .279 2 7
S. McLaughlin CF 2 3 2 2 2 0 0 .317 10 23
A. Mejia 1B 4 1 3 3 0 1 2 .368 3 11
R. Cabriales DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .225 1 10
B. Barbone 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214 3 7
R. Dozal 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .241 0 8
B. Fry C 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 2 5
G. Valentine SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .293 0 12
Totals 33 6 8 5 3 7 8      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Mejia (10, 1st Inning off J. Keener, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. McLaughlin 2 (10, 1st Inning off J. Keener, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off J. Keener, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Mejia (3, 7th Inning off R. Collins, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Lutz , K. Brosch , S. McLaughlin 8 , A. Mejia 7 , G. Valentine
2-out RBI: S. McLaughlin , A. Mejia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Mejia , R. Cabriales
Sac Bunt: C. Lutz , B. Barbone
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
OF assists: 2 (Lutz(Julio at 2nd base), McLaughlin(Husley at 2nd base))
PB: B. Fry
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Figueroa DH 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 .268 4 14
C. Cawley RF 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .111 1 2
J. Platzer SS 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 .330 1 4
C. Julio 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .293 6 29
T. Ariëns 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .379 5 20
   a-P. McCarthy PR, 3B 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 .202 1 12
B. Shultz LF 4 1 2 3 0 1 1 .250 5 16
P. Bounds CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .293 4 13
Z. Husley 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .270 1 4
M. Doherty C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .160 1 3
Totals 33 8 12 7 1 6 10      
a - P. McCarthy pinch ran for T. Ariëns in the 4th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Ariëns (6, 4th Inning off R. Heyer, 0 on, 2 outs) , Z. Husley (2, 5th Inning off R. Heyer, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Figueroa 2 (6, 5th Inning off R. Heyer, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off R. Heyer, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Cawley (1, 8th Inning off D. Wickliffe, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Shultz (5, 8th Inning off D. Wickliffe, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Figueroa 5 , C. Cawley 4 , J. Platzer , C. Julio , T. Ariëns 2 , B. Shultz 5 , P. Bounds , Z. Husley 3
2-out RBI: B. Figueroa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Cawley , C. Julio , B. Shultz
Sac Fly: P. McCarthy
Hit by Pitch: J. Platzer
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: C. Cawley (2) , P. McCarthy (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Cawley-Doherty)
OF assists: 1 (Cawley(Mejia at home))
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE PHOENIX PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Heyer 7.0 7 3 3 0 5 0 96 5.32   
D. Wickliffe L (0-1) 0.1 3 4 4 1 1 2 21 6.35   
P. White 0.2 2 1 0 0 0 0 9 1.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Heyer 56
Batters Faced: R. Heyer 28, D. Wickliffe 5, P. White 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Heyer 8-7, D. Wickliffe 0-0, P. White 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Heyer 96-67, D. Wickliffe 21-10, P. White 9-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Wickliffe 1-1
Hit Batsmen: R. Heyer
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Keener 5.0 5 2 2 1 5 2 97 4.24   
R. Collins 1.2 3 4 4 2 0 1 38 5.25   
D. Espinosa W (1-0) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 3.45   
M. Brant SV (8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 1.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Keener 53
Batters Faced: J. Keener 21, R. Collins 10, D. Espinosa 4, M. Brant 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Keener 7-3, R. Collins 3-1, D. Espinosa 2-1, M. Brant 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Keener 97-58, R. Collins 38-22, D. Espinosa 12-9, M. Brant 13-7
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve McLaughlin
Ballpark: Gladiators Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM MT
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 31845
Special Notes: 3B Ton Ariëns was injured while running the bases.
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