AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
FOUNTAIN HILLS 23ERS AT CINCINNATI ROYALS
07/31/2024
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AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
FOUNTAIN HILLS 23ERS AT CINCINNATI ROYALS
GAME ID: 4731 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 31ST , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fountain Hills 23ers (57-55) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 7 1
Cincinnati Royals (59-53) 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 X 5 5 2
23ers Suffer 5-2 Road Loss
Behind the hitting of Jay Bloms, the Cincinnati Royals stopped the Fountain Hills 23ers, 5-2. Bloms went 2-3 with a home run and a walk. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2 for the Royals. Roberto Salazar was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 27 of 30 save opportunities. Cincinnati is now 59-53, Fountain Hills 57-55.

The Royals got a big at-bat from catcher Mike Rankin. For the game, Rankin went 1 for 4 with a home run. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. In the bottom of the fifth, with a runner on 2nd, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 9th home run of the season gave Cincinnati a 2-1 lead.

"We did a lot of things right," said Rankin.
FOUNTAIN HILLS BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Stein 1B 5 1 2 0 0 2 2 .224 2 23
C. Dietel DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .302 9 40
C. Pope LF 4 1 2 2 0 1 2 .325 24 83
T. Scott RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .286 1 5
D. McGowan 2B 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .324 7 57
J. Carroll C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .269 0 11
J. Zerger 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .278 1 2
   a-M. Townsend PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 10 50
A. Cuevas CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .264 2 9
J. Gavilanes SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .247 3 34
Totals 34 2 7 2 2 8 15      
a - M. Townsend pinch hit for J. Zerger in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Stein (11, 7th Inning off C. Abbott, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Pope (24, 4th Inning off D. Harvey, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Stein 3 , C. Pope 5 , T. Scott , A. Cuevas , J. Gavilanes
2-out RBI: C. Pope
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Dietel 2 , C. Pope , T. Scott , J. Zerger
Hit by Pitch: C. Dietel
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Stein (4)
CS: D. McGowan (2)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Zerger (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Baltzley CF 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 .264 8 31
J. Bloms 3B 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 .253 5 49
A. Jalbert 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .317 18 74
R. Brown DH 3 0 1 1 1 2 2 .256 11 48
J. Paulsen RF 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .260 12 50
J. Blake LF 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 .257 9 37
E. Barlow SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .217 1 18
M. Rankin C 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .222 9 29
J. Guzman 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .186 0 3
Totals 29 5 5 5 3 11 9      
BATTING
Home Runs: M. Rankin (9, 5th Inning off N. Holyfield, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Bloms (5, 5th Inning off N. Holyfield, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Bloms 5 , A. Jalbert , R. Brown , M. Rankin 4
2-out RBI: J. Bloms , R. Brown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Paulsen 2 , J. Blake
Sac Bunt: E. Barlow
Hit by Pitch: J. Paulsen , J. Blake
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: D. Harvey (1) , A. Baltzley (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Rankin-Barlow)
FOUNTAIN HILLS PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Holyfield L (4-7) 6.0 3 4 2 3 9 2 109 4.00   
J. Woolverton 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 25 5.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Holyfield 60
Batters Faced: N. Holyfield 27, J. Woolverton 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Holyfield 4-5, J. Woolverton 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Holyfield 109-67, J. Woolverton 25-14
WP: N. Holyfield , J. Woolverton
Hit Batsmen: N. Holyfield 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Harvey W (13-4) 5.2 5 1 1 1 7 1 103 2.99   
C. Abbott H (3) 2.1 2 1 1 1 1 0 38 4.63   
R. Salazar SV (27) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Harvey 61
Batters Faced: D. Harvey 24, C. Abbott 10, R. Salazar 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Harvey 8-2, C. Abbott 2-3, R. Salazar 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Harvey 103-70, C. Abbott 38-18, R. Salazar 7-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Abbott 1-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Abbott
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jay Bloms
Ballpark: The Castle
Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 32893
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