AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CHICAGO GANGSTERS AT HALIFAX HEATHENS
05/05/2024
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AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CHICAGO GANGSTERS AT HALIFAX HEATHENS
GAME ID: 416 - SUNDAY, MAY 5TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Gangsters (12-23) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 7 0
Halifax Heathens (22-13) 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 X 4 7 0
Heathens Win at Home, 4-3
Halifax left-hander Branden Covington pitched his team to victory over the Chicago Gangsters at Estadio Azteca. The final score was 4-3. In 5.2 innings, Covington surrendered 3 hits, while striking out 5 and walking 3. He allowed no runs. Jeff Buck finished to wrap up his 13th save.

Josh Fitzgerald, who finished 3rd in the AC in batting average with .301 in 2022, took Chicago hurler Josh Wilkes deep in the bottom of the fifth. His 2-run home run put the Heathens on top, 2-0. In all, Fitzgerald had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 3.

"It takes a lot of things to win a ballgame," said Halifax manager David Morris. "It's usually not just one thing."

With the win, Halifax pushed its record to 22-13.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE HALIFAX BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Bravo CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .179 0 6
J. Hassell 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .340 1 8
J. Bear SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .333 3 16
N. Pratt 2B 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .257 4 13
H. Alvarez DH 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 .203 2 9
E. Drake 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .294 2 12
G. Helms LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .183 1 4
K. Crouch C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .287 9 22
   a-R. Griffitt PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
B. Titus RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .200 2 14
Totals 34 3 7 3 3 8 10      
a - R. Griffitt pinch hit for K. Crouch in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Bear (6, 4th Inning off B. Covington, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Hassell (6, 8th Inning off B. Shields, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: H. Alvarez (2, 8th Inning off B. Shields, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Hassell 2 , J. Bear 3 , N. Pratt 2 , H. Alvarez 4 , B. Titus
2-out RBI: N. Pratt , H. Alvarez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Hassell , E. Drake , G. Helms
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Bravo (5)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Helms(Hardwick at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Smith 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .232 3 9
E. Kukowski LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .290 7 10
L. Orozco SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .248 8 26
A. Compton DH 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .271 11 30
S. Hardwick 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .325 1 16
J. Fitzgerald 1B 3 1 2 3 0 0 0 .293 2 11
T. Hummel RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 4 14
N. Sumney CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .360 8 21
J. Cole C 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .224 2 6
Totals 29 4 7 4 2 2 4      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Cole (6, 7th Inning off A. Novak, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Fitzgerald (2, 5th Inning off J. Wilkes, 1 on, 0 outs) , L. Orozco (8, 6th Inning off J. Wilkes, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Orozco 4 , A. Compton , S. Hardwick 2 , J. Fitzgerald 5 , J. Cole 2
2-out RBI: L. Orozco , J. Fitzgerald
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Smith
Hit by Pitch: J. Cole
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Smith (2)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE HALIFAX PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Wilkes L (2-6) 5.2 4 4 4 1 2 2 95 7.38   
A. Novak 2.1 3 0 0 1 0 0 37 4.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Wilkes 46
Batters Faced: J. Wilkes 22, A. Novak 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Wilkes 6-8, A. Novak 1-5
Pitches - Strikes: J. Wilkes 95-58, A. Novak 37-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Novak 1-1
Hit Batsmen: J. Wilkes
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Covington W (4-1) 5.2 3 0 0 3 5 0 88 1.74   
B. Shields H (2) 2.0 3 3 3 0 1 1 33 3.24   
R. Lefkowitz H (8) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.48   
J. Buck SV (13) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 14 1.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Covington 65
Batters Faced: B. Covington 23, B. Shields 9, R. Lefkowitz 1, J. Buck 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Covington 6-6, B. Shields 2-3, R. Lefkowitz 1-0, J. Buck 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Covington 88-53, B. Shields 33-24, R. Lefkowitz 5-2, J. Buck 14-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Shields 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Branden Covington
Ballpark: Estadio Azteca
Weather: Partly Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 6 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 34840
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