AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HALIFAX HEATHENS AT CHICAGO GANGSTERS
08/07/2023
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HALIFAX HEATHENS AT CHICAGO GANGSTERS
GAME ID: 4779 - MONDAY, AUGUST 7TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Halifax Heathens (69-47) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 6 0
Chicago Gangsters (42-74) 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 4 0
Gangsters Clip Heathens, 3-2
Efrain Gutierrez, who is tied for 8th in the AC with a 3.64 ERA, pitched well, but the Halifax Heathens still fell short, losing, 3-2, to the Chicago Gangsters at The Hideout. Jesse Keim snagged the win in relief. The left-hander allowed no runs on no hits over 3.1 innings. He's now 2-3 on the season. Andy Bennett closed the game out for Chicago, earning his 1st save.

In the bottom of the third inning, left fielder Brandon Titus had a 2-run home run for Chicago. It was his 12th home run of the season and put the Gangsters on top, 3-1.

After the game, Chicago manager Antonio Valdez applauded the team's effort. "They busted their humps out there," he said.

Chicago now sits at 42-74, while Halifax falls to 69-47.
HALIFAX BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Smith 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .299 11 67
E. Kukowski RF 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 .269 27 78
L. Orozco SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .297 35 96
A. Compton 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .274 23 72
T. Vela 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .279 15 57
G. Orozco LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .246 11 40
J. Herrera DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .309 10 51
M. Smith C 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 .160 0 1
   a-M. Costello PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .228 6 27
J. Gonzalez CF 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .266 1 15
   b-N. Sumney PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .327 8 39
Totals 33 2 6 2 4 6 19      
a - M. Costello pinch hit for M. Smith in the 9th
b - N. Sumney pinch hit for J. Gonzalez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Gonzalez (8, 7th Inning off B. Nowlin, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Kukowski (27, 1st Inning off J. Wilkes, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Smith , E. Kukowski 5 , T. Vela , J. Herrera , J. Gonzalez 2
2-out RBI: J. Gonzalez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Smith , E. Kukowski , G. Orozco , J. Herrera
Hit by Pitch: A. Compton
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Smith-Orozco-Vela)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Draeger SS 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 .235 7 33
C. Julio 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .330 13 46
B. Titus LF 3 1 1 3 0 0 1 .315 12 44
   a-N. Pratt RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 16 42
H. Sato DH 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .268 13 45
M. Budish 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .243 17 50
R. Atkins RF, LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .253 14 37
R. Griffitt 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .236 2 12
   b-E. Vacca 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 0 1
W. Bazaldua C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .239 9 42
E. Acosta CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .181 12 33
Totals 27 3 4 3 3 5 9      
a - N. Pratt substituted for B. Titus in the 7th
b - E. Vacca substituted for R. Griffitt in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Draeger (25, 1st Inning off E. Gutierrez, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Julio (17, 5th Inning off E. Gutierrez, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Titus (12, 3rd Inning off E. Gutierrez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Draeger 3 , C. Julio 2 , B. Titus 4
2-out RBI: B. Titus
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Sato , M. Budish , R. Atkins
GIDP: W. Bazaldua
Hit by Pitch: H. Sato
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Draeger (59) , H. Sato (5)
HALIFAX PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Gutierrez L (7-4) 7.0 4 3 3 3 3 1 92 3.64   
J. Harkey 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Gutierrez 57
Batters Faced: E. Gutierrez 28, J. Harkey 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Gutierrez 11-6, J. Harkey 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Gutierrez 92-52, J. Harkey 14-10
WP: E. Gutierrez
Hit Batsmen: E. Gutierrez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Wilkes 1.2 2 1 1 0 2 1 28 4.73   
J. Keim W (2-3) 3.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 39 4.47   
C. Chairez H (1) 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 25 6.22   
B. Nowlin H (1) 2.0 2 0 0 2 2 0 39 6.66   
A. Bennett SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 10.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Wilkes 43
Batters Faced: J. Wilkes 7, J. Keim 12, C. Chairez 5, B. Nowlin 10, A. Bennett 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Wilkes 0-3, J. Keim 6-3, C. Chairez 1-2, B. Nowlin 3-1, A. Bennett 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Wilkes 28-19, J. Keim 39-24, C. Chairez 25-16, B. Nowlin 39-18, A. Bennett 16-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Keim 1-0 , B. Nowlin 1-1 , A. Bennett 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Keim
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Efrain Gutierrez
Ballpark: The Hideout
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM CT
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 13833
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