AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
DETROIT GIANTS AT TAMPA BAY CAPTAINS
04/06/2026
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
DETROIT GIANTS AT TAMPA BAY CAPTAINS
GAME ID: 38 - MONDAY, APRIL 6TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Giants (3-1) 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 11 1
Tampa Bay Captains (2-2) 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 1
With Late Score, Giants Beat Captains
The Detroit Giants topped the Tampa Bay Captains, 4-3, with shortstop Glenn Valentine playing a big role. Valentine was 4 for 5 with 4 singles, while scoring 2 times for the Giants in the win. The loss has the Captains at 2-2.

Steve McLaughlin, who finished 5th in the AC in triples with 7 in 2023, had a direct impact on the outcome. McLaughlin contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the ninth inning to put Detroit up, 4-3.

Valentine called the win "a lesson in teamwork."
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Valentine SS 5 2 4 1 0 1 1 .286 0 1
K. Brosch LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .231 1 4
S. McLaughlin CF 4 0 2 1 1 1 1 .412 1 3
A. Mejia DH 5 0 2 1 0 2 2 .167 1 2
R. Cabriales 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .250 1 1
   a-C. Lutz PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 0 3
   c-B. Barbone 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
R. Dozal 3B 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 .000 0 0
   b-B. Shafer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .500 0 0
   d-E. Salgado 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 1
F. Espindola 2B 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .357 0 1
D. Lyons RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 0 0
A. Martinez C 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .214 0 3
Totals 35 4 11 4 3 9 19      
a - C. Lutz pinch hit for R. Cabriales in the 7th
b - B. Shafer pinch hit for R. Dozal in the 7th
c - B. Barbone substituted for C. Lutz in the 7th
d - E. Salgado substituted for B. Shafer in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Lyons (1, 6th Inning off J. Schroeter, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Valentine 4 , S. McLaughlin 2 , A. Mejia 2 , R. Cabriales , D. Lyons 2 , A. Martinez
2-out RBI: G. Valentine
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Valentine , K. Brosch , R. Cabriales , B. Barbone , R. Dozal , B. Shafer
Sac Bunt: K. Brosch
Sac Fly: A. Martinez
Hit by Pitch: C. Lutz
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Valentine (3) , S. McLaughlin (1) , F. Espindola 2 (4)
CS: A. Mejia (1)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Barbone (1)
OF assists: 1 (Brosch(McCarthy at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Grasso RF 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 .267 0 0
D. Lebron 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .375 1 2
M. Greene DH 3 0 0 1 1 2 1 .267 0 4
S. Post 3B 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .083 0 1
   a-N. Rucker PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-R. Martinez 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 0 0
A. Mendoza 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .188 0 0
R. Eckhardt CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .500 0 5
J. McCarthy LF 3 0 1 1 1 2 0 .385 0 3
J. Spiegel SS 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 .000 0 1
T. Gammill C 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .143 0 1
Totals 33 3 9 3 6 11 13      
a - N. Rucker pinch hit for S. Post in the 7th
b - R. Martinez substituted for N. Rucker in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Grasso 2 (2, 1st Inning off E. Gutierrez, 0 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off E. Gutierrez, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Eckhardt (2, 4th Inning off E. Gutierrez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Grasso 6 , D. Lebron , A. Mendoza , R. Eckhardt 2 , J. McCarthy , T. Gammill
2-out RBI: R. Eckhardt , J. McCarthy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Lebron , A. Mendoza , J. Spiegel , T. Gammill
Sac Fly: M. Greene
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Post (1) , J. Spiegel (1)
CS: J. Grasso (1)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Lebron (1)
OF assists: 1 (Grasso(McLaughlin at 3rd base))
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Gutierrez 5.1 6 3 3 2 6 0 99 5.06   
T. Wooten 2.1 2 0 0 4 3 0 48 0.00   
H. Maughn W (1-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0.00   
L. Maher SV (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Gutierrez 48
Batters Faced: E. Gutierrez 23, T. Wooten 12, H. Maughn 1, L. Maher 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Gutierrez 5-4, T. Wooten 3-0, H. Maughn 0-0, L. Maher 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Gutierrez 99-61, T. Wooten 48-30, H. Maughn 5-3, L. Maher 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Wooten 1-0 , H. Maughn 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Schroeter 5.1 7 3 2 3 4 0 106 3.38   
G. Brittingham 2.2 1 0 0 0 4 0 41 0.00   
J. Berardi L (0-2) 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 15 6.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Schroeter 45
Batters Faced: J. Schroeter 26, G. Brittingham 10, J. Berardi 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Schroeter 6-5, G. Brittingham 3-1, J. Berardi 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Schroeter 106-65, G. Brittingham 41-29, J. Berardi 15-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Brittingham 1-0
WP: G. Brittingham
Hit Batsmen: G. Brittingham
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Glenn Valentine
Ballpark: Ahoy Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (45 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 3:45
Attendance: 22874
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