AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
BOSTON WHISTLERS AT CHICAGO GANGSTERS
07/28/2024
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
BOSTON WHISTLERS AT CHICAGO GANGSTERS
GAME ID: 4701 - SUNDAY, JULY 28TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Whistlers (63-46) 0 1 0 0 5 4 0 0 1 11 18 0
Chicago Gangsters (45-64) 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 5 11 0
Whistlers Knock Off Chicago, 11-5
Austin Alpers batted in 5 runs to lead Boston to a win over Chicago. The final score was 11-5. Alpers chipped in 1 single and 1 home run. The first-place Whistlers, at 63-46, now lead their division by 8 games.

Boston used the hitting of A.J. Cook to pick up the win. The right fielder clubbed a grand slam home run in the top of the fifth inning to put the Whistlers on top, 6-0. For the game, Cook had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"I just try to go out and give it 100 percent every game," Alpers told a local reporter after the game. "That's my mantra, and like today, it will pay off more often than not."
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Herrera DH 5 0 1 0 1 2 3 .318 13 57
O. Damon CF 6 0 0 0 0 1 6 .258 2 22
J. Beeson 2B 6 1 3 1 0 0 0 .287 13 68
B. Roseman 3B 5 1 2 0 1 2 3 .243 14 43
W. Kirkham LF 4 3 3 0 1 0 1 .301 18 56
E. Stowe SS 4 1 3 0 1 1 3 .272 13 56
A. Alpers 1B 5 2 2 5 0 2 6 .281 13 45
M. Fowler C 5 2 2 1 0 1 3 .271 10 45
A. Cook RF 5 1 2 4 0 3 1 .203 9 27
Totals 45 11 18 11 4 12 26      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Beeson (15, 1st Inning off S. Palacios, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Roseman (8, 6th Inning off N. Thompson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Cook (9, 5th Inning off S. Palacios, 3 on, 2 outs) , A. Alpers (13, 6th Inning off N. Thompson, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Herrera , J. Beeson 4 , B. Roseman 3 , W. Kirkham 3 , E. Stowe 3 , A. Alpers 5 , M. Fowler 2 , A. Cook 5
2-out RBI: J. Beeson , A. Alpers , A. Cook
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Damon , B. Roseman 2 , A. Alpers 2
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Beeson-Stowe-Alpers, Stowe-Beeson-Alpers)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ortega RF 5 0 0 1 0 2 4 .265 2 16
J. Hassell 1B 4 0 2 0 1 1 0 .328 1 24
J. Bear SS 5 1 0 0 0 1 3 .315 16 55
N. Pratt 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .246 11 49
H. Alvarez DH 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .251 5 25
K. Crouch C 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .277 15 51
E. Drake 3B 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 .269 3 21
G. Helms LF 4 1 1 2 0 1 4 .224 8 34
W. Bravo CF 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .197 3 26
Totals 35 5 11 5 5 6 19      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Helms (13, 5th Inning off M. Rowlands, 2 on, 0 outs) , E. Drake (16, 5th Inning off M. Rowlands, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Hassell (16, 5th Inning off M. Rowlands, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Hassell 3 , N. Pratt , H. Alvarez 2 , K. Crouch 2 , E. Drake 2 , G. Helms 2 , W. Bravo 2
2-out RBI: H. Alvarez , W. Bravo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Ortega , J. Bear , E. Drake
GIDP: J. Bear , K. Crouch
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: W. Bravo (8)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Rowlands W (9-6) 6.2 10 5 5 4 3 0 110 3.97   
D. Elliott 2.1 1 0 0 1 3 0 26 3.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Rowlands 33
Batters Faced: M. Rowlands 31, D. Elliott 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Rowlands 10-4, D. Elliott 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Rowlands 110-67, D. Elliott 26-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Elliott 1-1
WP: M. Rowlands
Balk: M. Rowlands
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Palacios L (1-5) 4.2 11 6 6 2 7 1 99 6.04   
N. Thompson 1.0 2 4 4 2 1 1 28 5.17   
A. Bennett 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 28 5.74   
B. Shaw 1.1 4 1 1 0 1 0 21 4.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Palacios 23
Batters Faced: S. Palacios 27, N. Thompson 7, A. Bennett 7, B. Shaw 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Palacios 3-4, N. Thompson 2-0, A. Bennett 1-2, B. Shaw 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Palacios 99-59, N. Thompson 28-16, A. Bennett 28-19, B. Shaw 21-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Shaw 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Austin Alpers
Ballpark: The Hideout
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 3:50
Attendance: 19681
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