AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
DETROIT GIANTS AT CINCINNATI ROYALS
05/04/2023
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AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
DETROIT GIANTS AT CINCINNATI ROYALS
GAME ID: 388 - THURSDAY, MAY 4TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Giants (17-16) 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 10 0 14 15 0
Cincinnati Royals (20-13) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0
Royals Stymied by Giants, Thompson
The Cincinnati Royals went down to defeat to Justin Thompson and his Detroit teammates. The final score was 14-1, in favor of the Giants. With the win, Detroit upped its record to 17-16.

Thompson, the Detroit right-hander, went 7.2 innings, allowing 1 run on 2 hits. He collected 9 strikeouts.

"We put the pedal to the metal," said Thompson.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Valentine SS 4 1 1 0 1 2 1 .254 1 11
R. Forsythe 3B 5 1 2 1 1 1 2 .315 5 20
C. Lutz DH 5 1 2 4 0 1 4 .208 8 24
A. Mejia 1B 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 .268 7 22
J. Joyner RF 5 3 3 2 0 1 2 .333 3 7
B. Barbone 2B 3 4 2 0 2 0 0 .257 4 15
I. Irimia LF 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 .250 4 10
   a-S. Gunnells PH, LF 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 .231 3 10
B. Fry C 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .245 3 11
B. Shahan CF 5 1 0 0 0 1 4 .274 1 7
Totals 41 14 15 14 5 9 19      
a - S. Gunnells pinch hit for I. Irimia in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: I. Irimia (2, 2nd Inning off C. Abbott, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Barbone 2 (7, 2nd Inning off C. Abbott, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off B. Rauch, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: I. Irimia (4, 4th Inning off B. Rauch, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Joyner 2 (3, 5th Inning off B. Rauch, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off G. Clifford, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Lutz (8, 8th Inning off M. McCracken, 3 on, 2 outs) , S. Gunnells (3, 8th Inning off M. McCracken, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Valentine , R. Forsythe 2 , C. Lutz 5 , J. Joyner 9 , B. Barbone 4 , I. Irimia 7 , S. Gunnells 4 , B. Fry
2-out RBI: R. Forsythe , C. Lutz , S. Gunnells
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Forsythe , C. Lutz , J. Joyner
GIDP: A. Mejia
Hit by Pitch: G. Valentine
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Baltzley CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .233 4 13
J. Bloms 2B 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .294 2 18
A. Jalbert 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .298 4 16
   a-E. Hayes PH, 1B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .272 9 24
M. Pelter DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .285 2 13
D. Bryson LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .087 0 1
P. Kirchner RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .304 2 4
M. Rankin C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .237 0 9
J. Ramsey SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .305 5 11
A. Marshall 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .333 0 1
Totals 29 1 2 1 4 11 8      
a - E. Hayes pinch hit for A. Jalbert in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: A. Baltzley , J. Bloms
2-out RBI: J. Bloms
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Pelter , J. Ramsey
Hit by Pitch: D. Bryson
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Baltzley (20)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bloms-Ramsey-Jalbert)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Thompson W (3-0) 7.2 2 1 1 2 9 0 116 1.77   
Q. Herrera 1.1 0 0 0 2 2 0 32 2.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Thompson 78
Batters Faced: J. Thompson 28, Q. Herrera 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Thompson 7-7, Q. Herrera 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Thompson 116-70, Q. Herrera 32-15
WP: J. Thompson
Hit Batsmen: J. Thompson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Abbott L (1-4) 2.2 4 1 1 1 3 0 49 8.90   
B. Rauch 2.1 5 3 3 0 2 2 44 3.12   
K. Kovach 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 2.70   
G. Clifford 1.2 3 5 5 2 0 1 35 5.34   
M. McCracken 0.0 3 5 5 2 0 2 22 4.50   
A. Martinez 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 17 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Abbott 44
Batters Faced: C. Abbott 13, B. Rauch 12, K. Kovach 3, G. Clifford 10, M. McCracken 5, A. Martinez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Abbott 1-4, B. Rauch 3-2, K. Kovach 1-0, G. Clifford 2-2, M. McCracken 0-0, A. Martinez 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Abbott 49-30, B. Rauch 44-31, K. Kovach 14-10, G. Clifford 35-18, M. McCracken 22-10, A. Martinez 17-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. McCracken 3-3
Hit Batsmen: G. Clifford
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Justin Thompson
Ballpark: The Castle
Weather: Clear skies (56 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 3:47
Attendance: 34850
Special Notes: SP Casey Abbott was injured while pitching.
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