AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CINCINNATI ROYALS AT DETROIT GIANTS
08/05/2023
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AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CINCINNATI ROYALS AT DETROIT GIANTS
GAME ID: 4760 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 5TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Royals (68-46) 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 7 0
Detroit Giants (62-52) 2 1 1 3 0 2 0 0 X 9 14 0
Giants Mow Down Royals, 9-4
Detroit designated hitter Chris Lutz made his presence felt in the 9-4 Giants triumph over the Cincinnati Royals. Lutz was 3 for 5 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 2 times and drove in 3. Mike Wroten, the winner, goes to 11-6. He allowed 3 runs on 6 hits, with 2 walks and 4 strikeouts over 7 innings. The Giants, at 62-52, sit in second place in the American Conference North East Division.

With Detroit leading 4-3 in the bottom of the fourth, Lutz batted against Cincinnati pitcher John Wright. Lutz hit a sinker to right-center for a 2-run home run. His 29th home run of the season put the Giants on top, 6-3.

"Every time I go up there, I try and hit a ball hard," said Lutz.
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Hayes LF 5 2 3 1 0 2 1 .280 26 80
H. Sherlock 3B 5 1 2 2 0 1 3 .246 15 51
A. Jalbert 1B 5 0 2 1 0 0 4 .339 24 85
J. Bloms 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .311 11 64
S. King SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .270 1 16
M. Rankin C 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .231 8 42
R. Brown DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .311 11 37
J. Paulsen RF 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .280 7 34
P. Kirchner CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .244 12 43
Totals 33 4 7 4 6 5 21      
BATTING
Doubles: H. Sherlock 2 (21, 1st Inning off M. Wroten, 1 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off M. Wroten, 1 on, 1 out) , E. Hayes 2 (29, 1st Inning off M. Wroten, 0 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off M. Wroten, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Jalbert (32, 6th Inning off M. Wroten, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Hayes 5 , H. Sherlock 4 , A. Jalbert 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Jalbert , J. Bloms , M. Rankin
GIDP: S. King
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Paulsen(Joyner at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Valentine SS 4 2 1 0 1 2 1 .243 1 32
C. Lutz DH 5 2 3 3 0 2 0 .243 29 79
K. Brosch LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .310 19 63
S. McLaughlin CF 4 2 2 3 0 0 2 .276 15 55
A. Mejia 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .261 23 84
R. Forsythe 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .299 19 72
J. Joyner RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .258 15 47
B. Barbone 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .295 9 55
C. Witt C 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .287 2 15
Totals 37 9 14 9 1 8 10      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Witt (9, 2nd Inning off J. Wright, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Joyner (23, 3rd Inning off J. Wright, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Brosch (29, 6th Inning off G. Clifford, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Lutz (29, 4th Inning off J. Wright, 1 on, 1 out) , S. McLaughlin 2 (15, 4th Inning off G. Clifford, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off G. Clifford, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Valentine , C. Lutz 6 , K. Brosch 3 , S. McLaughlin 8 , A. Mejia 2 , R. Forsythe , J. Joyner 2 , B. Barbone , C. Witt 2
2-out RBI: C. Lutz , S. McLaughlin 2 , R. Forsythe , J. Joyner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Joyner
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Valentine (35)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Barbone-Valentine-Mejia)
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Wright L (1-3) 3.1 10 6 6 1 3 1 73 3.93   
G. Clifford 2.1 4 3 3 0 3 2 43 5.57   
K. Kovach 2.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 25 3.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Wright 16
Batters Faced: J. Wright 20, G. Clifford 11, K. Kovach 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Wright 2-4, G. Clifford 1-3, K. Kovach 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Wright 73-45, G. Clifford 43-30, K. Kovach 25-16
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Wroten W (11-6) 7.0 6 3 3 2 4 0 106 3.93   
Q. Herrera 2.0 1 1 1 4 1 0 43 5.01   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Wroten 55
Batters Faced: M. Wroten 28, Q. Herrera 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Wroten 9-7, Q. Herrera 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: M. Wroten 106-67, Q. Herrera 43-19
WP: M. Wroten
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Lutz
Ballpark: Ballpark of Detroit
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM ET
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 34700
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