AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HALIFAX HEATHENS AT CHICAGO GANGSTERS
08/08/2023
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AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HALIFAX HEATHENS AT CHICAGO GANGSTERS
GAME ID: 4791 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 8TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Halifax Heathens (70-47) 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 9 15 0
Chicago Gangsters (42-75) 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 5 12 3
Budish Performance to No Avail in 9-5 Gangsters Loss
The Halifax Heathens withstood a fine game by Chicago third baseman Matt Budish at The Hideout, to upend the Gangsters, 9-5. Budish went 4-4 with 2 home runs and a double. He scored 3 runs and drove in 3. Joe Hart earned the win for Halifax. He lasted 5 innings, allowing 3 runs on 5 hits, while striking out 4. With the win, he raised his record to 13-3. Jeff Buck earned the save, his 17th.

Nick Sumney had a key at-bat with two out in the top of the fifth for Halifax. With the bases loaded and the Heathens leading 5-3, he drew a walk, driving in 1 run.

"I had a good game," said Sumney. "Winning makes it even better."

Halifax is first in the American Conference South Division with a record of 70-47.
HALIFAX BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Sumney CF 5 2 2 3 1 1 3 .328 8 42
E. Kukowski RF, LF 6 1 3 1 0 0 3 .273 27 79
L. Orozco SS 5 1 3 3 1 0 1 .300 36 99
A. Compton 3B 5 0 0 0 1 0 3 .270 23 72
T. Vela 1B 4 2 1 0 1 1 3 .279 15 57
J. Herrera DH 5 1 3 0 0 1 2 .314 10 51
M. Costello LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 7 .227 6 27
   a-G. Orozco PR, RF 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .246 11 40
C. Smith 2B 4 1 1 0 1 2 4 .299 11 67
B. Richards C 4 0 1 2 1 0 2 .231 15 48
Totals 43 9 15 9 6 6 28      
a - G. Orozco pinch ran for M. Costello in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Costello (14, 9th Inning off N. Slover, 0 on, 1 out) , N. Sumney (34, 9th Inning off N. Slover, 2 on, 2 outs) , E. Kukowski (25, 9th Inning off N. Slover, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: L. Orozco (36, 1st Inning off B. Saulters, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Sumney 3 , E. Kukowski 4 , L. Orozco 6 , T. Vela , J. Herrera 3 , M. Costello 2 , C. Smith , B. Richards
2-out RBI: , N. Sumney 2 , E. Kukowski , B. Richards 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Sumney , E. Kukowski , A. Compton , M. Costello , C. Smith
GIDP: T. Vela
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Herrera (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Compton-Smith-Vela, Orozco-Smith-Vela, Orozco-Richards-Vela)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Draeger SS 3 0 1 0 2 1 0 .236 7 33
H. Alvarez 1B 5 1 1 1 0 2 4 .229 19 46
C. Julio 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .324 13 46
H. Sato DH 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .271 13 45
M. Budish 3B 4 3 4 3 0 0 0 .251 19 53
J. Michael LF 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 .204 8 30
   a-B. Titus PH, LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .315 12 44
R. Atkins RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 .249 14 37
W. Bazaldua C 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .242 9 43
E. Acosta CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .180 12 33
   b-R. Griffitt PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .235 2 12
Totals 36 5 12 5 3 8 18      
a - B. Titus pinch hit for J. Michael in the 8th
b - R. Griffitt pinch hit for E. Acosta in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Sato (23, 2nd Inning off J. Hart, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Budish (16, 2nd Inning off J. Hart, 1 on, 0 outs) , W. Bazaldua (17, 9th Inning off J. Ojeda, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Budish 2 (19, 4th Inning off J. Hart, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off A. D'Alberto, 0 on, 1 out) , H. Alvarez (19, 8th Inning off A. D'Alberto, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Draeger , H. Alvarez 4 , H. Sato 3 , M. Budish 11 , J. Michael 2 , W. Bazaldua 3
2-out RBI: W. Bazaldua
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Julio
GIDP: R. Atkins 3
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: H. Alvarez (5) , M. Budish (7) , E. Acosta (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Budish-Julio-Alvarez)
HALIFAX PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Hart W (13-3) 5.0 5 3 3 2 4 1 85 2.98   
A. D'Alberto H (2) 2.1 4 2 2 0 2 2 36 5.63   
J. Ojeda H (6) 1.0 3 0 0 1 0 0 16 4.75   
J. Buck SV (17) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 5.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hart 47
Batters Faced: J. Hart 21, A. D'Alberto 10, J. Ojeda 6, J. Buck 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hart 7-3, A. D'Alberto 1-3, J. Ojeda 1-1, J. Buck 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hart 85-52, A. D'Alberto 36-24, J. Ojeda 16-8, J. Buck 7-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Ojeda 1-0 , J. Buck 2-0
WP: J. Ojeda
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Saulters L (3-12) 0.1 5 4 4 0 0 1 22 7.14   
A. Bennett 2.1 2 0 0 1 2 0 30 7.56   
R. Barber 1.2 1 1 0 1 0 0 26 6.08   
J. Shropshire 1.1 3 1 0 1 2 0 39 4.56   
N. Slover 3.0 4 3 3 2 2 0 41 5.09   
E. Tapia 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 9.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Saulters 17
Batters Faced: B. Saulters 6, A. Bennett 10, R. Barber 7, J. Shropshire 10, N. Slover 14, E. Tapia 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Saulters 1-0, A. Bennett 2-3, R. Barber 1-4, J. Shropshire 1-1, N. Slover 2-4, E. Tapia 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Saulters 22-14, A. Bennett 30-20, R. Barber 26-14, J. Shropshire 39-23, N. Slover 41-29, E. Tapia 7-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Bennett 2-1 , R. Barber 1-0 , J. Shropshire 1-1 , N. Slover 2-0 , E. Tapia 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Budish
Ballpark: The Hideout
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM CT
Time: 3:51
Attendance: 13439
Special Notes: LF Mike Costello was injured while running the bases.
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