AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
AUSTIN DESPERADOS AT BOSTON WHISTLERS
08/04/2025
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
AUSTIN DESPERADOS AT BOSTON WHISTLERS
GAME ID: 4779 - MONDAY, AUGUST 4TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Austin Desperados (52-64) 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 7 0
Boston Whistlers (64-52) 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 X 11 10 0
Lotz HR-Happy in 11-4 Win
Good production from first baseman Tim Lotz helped the Boston Whistlers topple the Austin Desperados, 11-4. Lotz hit 2 home runs, while adding 6 RBI and scoring twice for the Whistlers. The winning pitcher was Josh Cowels. He tossed 107 pitches over 5 innings, allowing 4 runs on 7 hits. Boston improves to 64-52 with the win. They lead their division by 13½ games.

Boston took the lead, 9-4, on Brian Roseman's 20th home run of the season. The 3-run home run came off Austin pitcher Chris Oren in the bottom of the eighth.

"We'll pop the top on a cold beverage and get back to work tomorrow," Roseman said.
AUSTIN BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Austin CF 4 1 1 3 0 1 1 .289 10 49
J. Hamill 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .255 2 14
D. Riggi 2B 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .270 8 36
   a-B. Largent PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278 0 18
   b-J. Priest 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 4 31
L. Serna RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .218 17 67
M. Fishburn DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .274 12 50
M. Blevins LF 4 0 0 0 0 4 4 .239 24 52
J. Perez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .237 5 27
D. Jimenez C 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 .295 7 25
   c-F. Pachner PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .235 0 0
D. Agee SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .218 1 32
Totals 34 4 7 4 2 12 16      
a - B. Largent pinch hit for D. Riggi in the 7th
b - J. Priest substituted for B. Largent in the 7th
c - F. Pachner pinch hit for D. Jimenez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Riggi (15, 5th Inning off J. Cowels, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Austin (10, 3rd Inning off J. Cowels, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Austin 4 , D. Riggi 3 , L. Serna , M. Fishburn , D. Jimenez , D. Agee
2-out RBI: M. Fishburn
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Blevins 2 , J. Perez
Hit by Pitch: J. Austin
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Fishburn (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Herrera DH 4 2 1 0 0 1 2 .281 17 67
T. McLean LF 3 3 1 0 2 0 0 .312 8 23
B. Roseman 3B 4 2 1 3 1 0 1 .272 20 71
W. Kirkham RF 4 2 1 2 1 0 1 .309 14 46
T. Lotz 1B 4 2 3 6 1 0 0 .293 26 77
J. Beeson 2B 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .272 12 64
E. Stowe SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .259 17 41
M. Fowler C 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .244 8 33
O. Damon CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .284 4 31
Totals 34 11 10 11 7 5 10      
BATTING
Doubles: W. Kirkham (16, 1st Inning off B. Reno, 3 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Lotz 2 (26, 1st Inning off B. Reno, 2 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off C. Oren, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Roseman (20, 8th Inning off C. Oren, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Herrera , T. McLean , B. Roseman 4 , W. Kirkham 2 , T. Lotz 9 , J. Beeson , M. Fowler , O. Damon
2-out RBI: B. Roseman , T. Lotz 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Herrera , E. Stowe , M. Fowler
Hit by Pitch: C. Herrera
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Herrera (62)
AUSTIN PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Reno L (5-13) 4.0 3 5 5 5 5 1 105 4.97   
S. McClung 3.2 5 2 2 0 0 0 50 7.17   
C. Oren 0.0 2 4 4 2 0 2 16 3.84   
J. McLaughlin 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Reno 36
Batters Faced: B. Reno 20, S. McClung 17, C. Oren 4, J. McLaughlin 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Reno 4-3, S. McClung 7-4, C. Oren 0-0, J. McLaughlin 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Reno 105-59, S. McClung 50-30, C. Oren 16-5, J. McLaughlin 2-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Oren 1-1
Hit Batsmen: S. McClung
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Cowels W (4-1) 5.0 7 4 4 2 6 1 107 4.19   
D. Elliott H (5) 3.0 0 0 0 0 5 0 35 2.72   
J. Becker 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 3.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Cowels 41
Batters Faced: J. Cowels 24, D. Elliott 10, J. Becker 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Cowels 6-3, D. Elliott 2-2, J. Becker 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Cowels 107-67, D. Elliott 35-26, J. Becker 8-6
Hit Batsmen: D. Elliott
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tim Lotz
Ballpark: Whislters Park
Weather: Rain (75 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 5 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 3:34
Attendance: 31109
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