AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
PHOENIX GLADIATORS AT DAYTONA BEACH SEA TURTLES
05/06/2026
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
PHOENIX GLADIATORS AT DAYTONA BEACH SEA TURTLES
GAME ID: 377 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 6TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Phoenix Gladiators (20-12) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 1
Daytona Beach Sea Turtles (11-21) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 X 2 6 1
Gladiators Suffer 2-1 Road Loss
Mal Burkes, who is tied for 5th in the NC in innings pitched with 43.0, never let the Gladiators get in a groove. The right-hander used his bread and butter, his fastball, to pitch the Sea Turtles to a win, 2-1. Daytona Beach, now 11-21, is off to a slow start.

The Sea Turtles got a big hit from first baseman Eric Kraft. Facing Phoenix pitcher Bob Rehm in the bottom of the fifth, Kraft pounded a 2-run home run to center. His 7th home run of the season put the Sea Turtles ahead, 2-1.

"We're all about heart and hustle on this team. That's what wins ballgames," Kraft told the Daytona Beach News.
PHOENIX BATTING LINESCORE DAYTONA BEACH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. McCarthy 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .219 4 9
E. Milbrandt DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .282 3 10
C. Julio 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .254 4 8
J. Platzer SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .291 8 17
B. Figueroa LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286 2 8
   a-J. Grabowski PH, LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .275 1 6
T. Ariëns 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .266 7 19
V. Gonzalez RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .146 2 11
P. Bounds CF 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .358 8 22
M. Doherty C 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .000 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1 3 15 15      
a - J. Grabowski pinch hit for B. Figueroa in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Bounds (8, 5th Inning off M. Burkes, 2 on, 0 outs) , J. Grabowski (2, 9th Inning off D. Rogers, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Milbrandt , C. Julio , J. Grabowski 2 , T. Ariëns , P. Bounds 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Milbrandt , V. Gonzalez
GIDP: J. Platzer
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: T. Ariëns (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Lewis 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .205 3 14
G. Hutchison 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .209 0 4
E. Kraft 1B 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 .215 7 15
   a-M. Payne 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 2 4
J. Thompson DH 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 .183 3 15
M. Root CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .204 2 10
P. Couillard LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .290 2 8
A. MacDonald RF 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .279 2 11
J. Greer SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .167 0 0
A. McColl C 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .233 0 1
Totals 29 2 6 2 1 13 12      
a - M. Payne substituted for E. Kraft in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Lewis (5, 5th Inning off B. Rehm, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Kraft (7, 5th Inning off B. Rehm, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Lewis 2 , G. Hutchison , E. Kraft 4 , J. Thompson , P. Couillard , A. MacDonald
2-out RBI: E. Kraft
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Kraft , J. Greer
Sac Bunt: E. Lewis
Hit by Pitch: A. McColl
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: G. Hutchison (2)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Hutchison (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Lewis-Greer-Kraft, Lewis-Kraft)
PHOENIX PITCHING LINESCORE DAYTONA BEACH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Rehm L (4-3) 6.0 6 2 2 1 10 1 97 2.84   
D. Coe 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 25 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Rehm 61
Batters Faced: B. Rehm 25, D. Coe 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Rehm 5-2, D. Coe 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Rehm 97-66, D. Coe 25-16
Hit Batsmen: B. Rehm
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Burkes W (2-2) 5.0 2 1 0 2 9 0 91 4.60   
J. Wicken H (1) 3.0 2 0 0 1 3 0 42 2.16   
D. Rogers SV (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 25 0.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Burkes 68
Batters Faced: M. Burkes 20, J. Wicken 10, D. Rogers 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Burkes 2-4, J. Wicken 2-2, D. Rogers 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Burkes 91-57, J. Wicken 42-24, D. Rogers 25-15
WP: M. Burkes
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mal Burkes
Ballpark: Leatherback Park
Weather: Roof closed, 53 degrees
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 10261
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