AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
NEW YORK NIGHTMARE AT CINCINNATI ROYALS
08/05/2026
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AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
NEW YORK NIGHTMARE AT CINCINNATI ROYALS
GAME ID: 4734 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Nightmare (45-67) 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 0
Cincinnati Royals (59-53) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 9 0
Nightmare Send Cincinnati Home with 4-3 Loss
Josh Huggins pitched well, but the Cincinnati Royals still lost the game, falling, 4-3, to the New York Nightmare at The Castle. Jeff Groves earned the save for New York, his 27th of the year. The Nightmare raised their record to 45-67.

Jesus Cardona, who is tied for 4th in the AC in extra base hits with 52, had a direct impact on the outcome. Cardona contributed a run-scoring double in the top of the third inning to put New York up, 4-0.

"Winning the game is always the first objective," Cardona said.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Seago 3B 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .280 7 36
B. Geeslin 2B 4 1 1 2 0 2 0 .252 11 52
J. Cardona RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .336 21 83
R. Black LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .224 18 56
   a-B. Louis LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 4 18
F. Hoffman DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .245 13 48
J. Andrade 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .179 5 25
M. Davis SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .264 7 22
R. Stanczak CF 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 .260 15 38
J. Feezor C 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .241 7 30
Totals 31 4 6 4 1 9 4      
a - B. Louis substituted for R. Black in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Stanczak (14, 3rd Inning off J. Huggins, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Geeslin (11, 3rd Inning off J. Huggins, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Cardona (26, 3rd Inning off J. Huggins, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Seago , B. Geeslin 2 , J. Cardona 2 , J. Andrade , R. Stanczak 2 , J. Feezor
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Hoffman
GIDP: M. Davis
Sac Bunt: N. Seago
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Seago 2 (52)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Clemente-Geeslin-Andrade)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Henschel 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .350 0 2
A. Jalbert 1B 3 0 1 0 2 1 1 .286 18 55
E. Hayes LF 5 1 2 1 0 2 5 .263 13 56
B. Brewer DH 3 1 1 0 2 0 1 .280 8 40
R. Brown RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .225 6 33
   a-D. Hutchison PH, RF 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 .150 2 7
S. King SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .273 0 27
M. Dallis 3B 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .333 1 5
M. Rankin C 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .186 8 35
J. Paulsen CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .205 2 9
Totals 34 3 9 3 6 8 19      
a - D. Hutchison pinch hit for R. Brown in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Henschel 2 (4, 5th Inning off A. Clemente, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off J. Groves, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Hayes (29, 5th Inning off S. Vera, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: E. Hayes (6, 8th Inning off S. Vera, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Henschel 4 , A. Jalbert , E. Hayes 5 , B. Brewer , S. King , M. Dallis , J. Paulsen
2-out RBI: E. Hayes , M. Dallis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Brewer , R. Brown , D. Hutchison , M. Rankin 2
GIDP: E. Hayes
Sac Fly: D. Hutchison
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Henschel (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (King-Henschel-Jalbert)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Clemente 4.2 4 1 1 3 6 0 84 3.86   
S. Vera W (3-0) 3.0 3 2 2 1 1 0 48 5.65   
D. Walker H (4) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 4.62   
J. Groves SV (27) 1.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 27 3.28   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Clemente 55
Batters Faced: A. Clemente 20, S. Vera 13, D. Walker 2, J. Groves 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Clemente 2-5, S. Vera 6-2, D. Walker 1-0, J. Groves 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Clemente 84-49, S. Vera 48-30, D. Walker 8-6, J. Groves 27-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Vera 1-1 , D. Walker 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Huggins L (2-4) 6.0 6 4 4 1 4 0 94 3.95   
M. Leon 3.0 0 0 0 0 5 0 37 3.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Huggins 47
Batters Faced: J. Huggins 24, M. Leon 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Huggins 8-5, M. Leon 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Huggins 94-56, M. Leon 37-26
WP: J. Huggins
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh Huggins
Ballpark: The Castle
Weather: Clear skies (76 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM ET
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 34767
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