AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
TORONTO TRASH PANDAS AT BOSTON WHISTLERS
04/27/2024
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
TORONTO TRASH PANDAS AT BOSTON WHISTLERS
GAME ID: 333 - SATURDAY, APRIL 27TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Trash Pandas (14-14) 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 5 8 0
Boston Whistlers (16-12) 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 X 6 9 3
Whistlers Use Late Score to Top Trash Pandas, 6-5
Boston beat Toronto at Whislters Park, eking out a 6-5 win. The triumph was primarily due to first baseman Austin Alpers. He was 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 2 times and drove in 2. Getting the save was Blake Bryant, his 7th. The win puts Boston at 16-12.

The game was all tied up in the bottom of the eighth, until Alpers delivered big-time for Boston, stroking a dramatic run-scoring single off Jeremy Gray. The game-changing hit put the Whistlers on top, 6-5.

"I was just going up there trying to see good pitches, that was about it," said Alpers.
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Graves CF 4 2 1 1 1 1 2 .279 2 14
J. Gadsden 3B 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 .264 6 18
J. Taylor RF 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .258 1 10
S. Salas 1B 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 .234 6 19
D. Van Diest LF 5 1 2 1 0 2 5 .340 9 24
P. Tibbits DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .275 5 8
J. Kenyon 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 2 12
   a-B. Marquez PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .278 2 5
M. Random SS 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .226 2 12
   b-S. Evans PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .190 1 5
   c-H. Uribe SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118 1 4
T. Gwinn C 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .232 1 7
Totals 36 5 8 5 4 13 16      
a - B. Marquez pinch hit for J. Kenyon in the 8th
b - S. Evans pinch hit for M. Random in the 8th
c - H. Uribe substituted for S. Evans in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Van Diest (8, 2nd Inning off J. Cowels, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Van Diest (9, 4th Inning off J. Cowels, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Graves , J. Taylor 2 , S. Salas 2 , D. Van Diest 6 , P. Tibbits
2-out RBI: J. Taylor , S. Salas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Graves , D. Van Diest 2 , P. Tibbits
Hit by Pitch: J. Gadsden , S. Salas
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Graves 2 (6) , J. Taylor (12) , T. Gwinn (9)
CS: D. Van Diest (2)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Taylor(Cook at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Herrera 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .433 5 14
O. Damon CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .275 0 5
   a-S. Heichel PH, 1B 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .273 1 4
W. Kirkham LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .308 7 19
A. Alpers 1B 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .313 4 16
   b-R. Cloutier PR, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 2 5
A. Cook RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .246 3 7
   c-D. Rodriquez CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 0 3
J. Beeson SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .315 6 23
G. Kinder DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .083 0 0
R. Blaylock 3B 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .368 1 1
M. Fowler C 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 .274 3 15
Totals 32 6 9 6 1 7 6      
a - S. Heichel pinch hit for O. Damon in the 8th
b - R. Cloutier pinch ran for A. Alpers in the 8th
c - D. Rodriquez substituted for A. Cook in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Blaylock (1, 2nd Inning off W. Caballero, 1 on, 2 outs) , S. Heichel (2, 8th Inning off J. Gray, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: W. Kirkham (7, 3rd Inning off W. Caballero, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Alpers (4, 6th Inning off W. Caballero, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Heichel 2 , W. Kirkham 4 , A. Alpers 6 , A. Cook , J. Beeson , R. Blaylock 2 , M. Fowler
2-out RBI: M. Fowler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Herrera , J. Beeson
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Cloutier 2 (5)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Cowels (1) , J. Beeson (2) , M. Fowler (2)
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Caballero 5.0 7 5 5 1 6 2 64 4.41   
J. Gray L (1-2) 3.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 37 3.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Caballero 38
Batters Faced: W. Caballero 22, J. Gray 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Caballero 5-3, J. Gray 3-5
Pitches - Strikes: W. Caballero 64-44, J. Gray 37-26
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Cowels 6.1 5 5 5 3 10 1 101 5.87   
J. Carter W (2-1), BS (4) 1.2 2 0 0 1 2 0 34 5.40   
B. Bryant SV (7) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 2.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Cowels 50
Batters Faced: J. Cowels 28, J. Carter 9, B. Bryant 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Cowels 7-1, J. Carter 1-2, B. Bryant 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Cowels 101-62, J. Carter 34-20, B. Bryant 12-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Carter 1-1
Hit Batsmen: J. Cowels , J. Carter
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Austin Alpers
Ballpark: Whislters Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (57 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM ET
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 34676
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