AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
DETROIT GIANTS AT OAKLAND INVADERS
08/10/2026
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
DETROIT GIANTS AT OAKLAND INVADERS
GAME ID: 4785 - MONDAY, AUGUST 10TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Giants (61-55) 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 7 9 1
Oakland Invaders (69-47) 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 10 2
Brosch Swings Giants to 7-4 Win
The Detroit Giants polished off the Oakland Invaders by the score of 7-4. The largest share of the credit belonged to designated hitter Keith Brosch. Brosch went 4 for 4 with 2 home runs and 2 singles, while adding 4 RBI and scoring twice for the Giants. The winning pitcher was Mike Wroten. He tossed 100 pitches over 5.1 innings, allowing 4 runs on 7 hits. Lee Maher was called on to finish, recording his 29th save.

With Detroit leading 2-1 in the top of the fourth, Brosch came up to bat against Oakland pitcher Dennis Allen. Brosch hit a slider to right-center for a 2-run home run. His 6th home run of the season put the Giants on top, 4-1.

Said Oakland manager Adam Ponder: "They just got the better of us."

Detroit sits in second place in the American Conference North East Division at 61-55.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Valentine SS 4 1 1 0 1 2 1 .241 1 41
R. Cardwell LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .189 7 15
R. Cabriales 1B 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 .276 17 68
F. Espindola 2B 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 .323 11 50
B. Shafer CF 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .281 4 49
C. Lutz RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .266 22 58
K. Brosch DH 4 2 4 4 0 0 0 .255 6 21
E. Salgado 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .263 3 36
A. Martinez C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .255 9 50
Totals 35 7 9 7 2 11 12      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Cabriales (24, 4th Inning off D. Allen, 0 on, 0 outs) , F. Espindola (34, 5th Inning off D. Allen, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Brosch 2 (6, 4th Inning off D. Allen, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off S. Bueno, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Valentine , R. Cabriales 2 , F. Espindola 2 , B. Shafer 2 , K. Brosch 10
2-out RBI: F. Espindola , K. Brosch 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Shafer
GIDP: R. Cardwell
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Valentine (27) , B. Shafer 2 (23)
CS: G. Valentine (9)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Lutz (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Salgado-Espindola-Cabriales)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Henkemeyer SS 5 0 2 2 0 3 0 .293 20 61
J. Piscitelli LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .313 12 31
A. Nelson 1B 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .269 0 4
S. McKinstry DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .266 24 68
C. Pereira C 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .263 9 31
M. Grissom RF 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 .274 5 31
J. Smith 3B 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .277 12 34
J. Hunt 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .248 1 13
R. Martin CF 3 0 0 1 0 0 5 .253 1 21
Totals 35 4 10 4 2 12 18      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Pereira 2 (14, 3rd Inning off M. Wroten, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off S. McCutcheon, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Smith (16, 6th Inning off M. Wroten, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Henkemeyer 2 , J. Piscitelli , A. Nelson , S. McKinstry , C. Pereira 5 , J. Smith 2 , J. Hunt
2-out RBI: , J. Henkemeyer 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Piscitelli 2 , S. McKinstry , M. Grissom 2
GIDP: S. McKinstry
Sac Fly: R. Martin
Hit by Pitch: J. Hunt
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: C. Pereira (3) , J. Hunt (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Henkemeyer-Hunt-Nelson)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Wroten W (12-5) 5.1 7 4 4 2 6 0 100 4.57   
S. McCutcheon H (2) 2.2 3 0 0 0 3 0 44 4.55   
L. Maher SV (29) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 11 1.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Wroten 42
Batters Faced: M. Wroten 26, S. McCutcheon 10, L. Maher 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Wroten 5-5, S. McCutcheon 2-2, L. Maher 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Wroten 100-63, S. McCutcheon 44-31, L. Maher 11-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. McCutcheon 3-2
Hit Batsmen: M. Wroten
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Allen L (7-7) 5.0 6 6 6 2 8 1 66 3.78   
S. Bueno 3.0 3 1 1 0 3 1 45 3.72   
P. Cook 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 2.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Allen 37
Batters Faced: D. Allen 23, S. Bueno 12, P. Cook 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Allen 2-5, S. Bueno 1-4, P. Cook 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Allen 66-46, S. Bueno 45-30, P. Cook 18-12
WP: D. Allen
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Keith Brosch
Ballpark: Howard Terminal
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM PT
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 32295
Special Notes: John Piscitelli was ejected in the 9th inning for arguing a strike call.
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