AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CINCINNATI ROYALS AT TAMPA BAY CAPTAINS
05/02/2026
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AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CINCINNATI ROYALS AT TAMPA BAY CAPTAINS
GAME ID: 333 - SATURDAY, MAY 2ND , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Royals (16-12) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 5 8 0
Tampa Bay Captains (13-15) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 7 1
Royals Earn 5-4 Win Versus Captains
The Cincinnati Royals topped the Tampa Bay Captains, 5-4, in National Conference action at Ahoy Park. The standout performance belonged to Cincinnati pitcher and Martinez, California, native Josh Huggins. The win puts Cincinnati at 16-12.

Cincinnati used the hitting of Matt Peters to pick up the win. The catcher clubbed a run-scoring single in the top of the eighth inning to put the Royals on top, 5-4. For the game, Peters had 1 home run and 1 single in 3 at-bats.

"We take it day by day here," said Peters, "and today was a good one for us."
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. York 2B 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .258 3 12
A. Jalbert 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .257 4 12
F. Hinojos LF 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 .385 2 9
B. Brewer DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .288 2 6
   a-R. Brown DH 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .254 1 10
E. Hayes RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .296 7 24
H. Sherlock 3B 3 1 1 2 0 1 2 .195 3 14
S. King SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .232 0 9
J. Amorin CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .290 3 7
   b-J. Bloms PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .182 2 11
   c-J. Paulsen CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
M. Peters C 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .238 1 3
Totals 35 5 8 5 4 3 15      
a - R. Brown inserted as DH in the 8th
b - J. Bloms pinch hit for J. Amorin in the 8th
c - J. Paulsen substituted for J. Bloms in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. King (10, 8th Inning off G. Brittingham, 1 on, 2 outs) , E. Hayes (5, 8th Inning off G. Brittingham, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Amorin (1, 5th Inning off D. Cambridge, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Brown (1, 9th Inning off C. Barraza, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Peters (1, 3rd Inning off D. Cambridge, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Jalbert , R. Brown 3 , E. Hayes 2 , H. Sherlock , S. King 2 , J. Amorin 3 , M. Peters 5
2-out RBI: H. Sherlock , S. King , M. Peters
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. York , A. Jalbert , E. Hayes , J. Amorin
Sac Fly: H. Sherlock
Hit by Pitch: M. Peters
Team LOB: 9
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Grasso RF 5 1 2 3 0 1 1 .279 2 10
R. Eckhardt CF 3 0 1 0 2 0 2 .317 1 15
M. Greene DH 4 0 0 0 1 2 6 .211 3 20
S. Post SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .184 1 14
J. McCarthy LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .233 1 11
N. Rucker 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .280 0 1
D. Lebron 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .340 3 10
R. Martinez 3B 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .269 0 1
W. Sallee C 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 .250 0 2
Totals 34 4 7 4 4 8 16      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Martinez (1, 7th Inning off M. McCracken, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Grasso (2, 7th Inning off M. McCracken, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Grasso 5 , R. Eckhardt , S. Post , D. Lebron , R. Martinez 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Greene 2 , J. McCarthy
Sac Bunt: W. Sallee
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Eckhardt (1)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Post (1)
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Huggins 6.0 4 1 1 3 3 0 95 3.38   
M. McCracken BS (1) 0.0 2 3 3 0 0 1 9 3.38   
J. Hunter W (1-2) 2.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 34 3.00   
W. Harless SV (7) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 21 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Huggins 60
Batters Faced: J. Huggins 25, M. McCracken 3, J. Hunter 7, W. Harless 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Huggins 6-9, M. McCracken 1-0, J. Hunter 3-0, W. Harless 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Huggins 95-58, M. McCracken 9-3, J. Hunter 34-21, W. Harless 21-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. McCracken 1-1
Balk: J. Huggins
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Cambridge 6.1 3 2 1 3 2 1 105 3.38   
G. Brittingham L (0-1) 1.2 4 3 3 1 1 0 38 3.72   
C. Barraza 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Cambridge 60
Batters Faced: D. Cambridge 27, G. Brittingham 10, C. Barraza 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Cambridge 6-11, G. Brittingham 2-2, C. Barraza 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Cambridge 105-59, G. Brittingham 38-23, C. Barraza 16-9
Hit Batsmen: D. Cambridge
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh Huggins
Ballpark: Ahoy Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (44 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM ET
Time: 3:44
Attendance: 32003
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