AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HALIFAX HEATHENS AT BOSTON WHISTLERS
08/12/2026
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HALIFAX HEATHENS AT BOSTON WHISTLERS
GAME ID: 4802 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Halifax Heathens (74-44) 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 8 11 13 0
Boston Whistlers (66-52) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 7 1
Boston Beaten, 11-3, by Halifax
The Halifax Heathens put together a convincing win at Whislters Park, defeating the Boston Whistlers, 11-3. Ernesto Ramirez was one of the hitting stars. He was 4 for 5 with a home run and 3 singles. He scored 2 times for Halifax. The win was credited to Chris Johnson in relief. His record improves to 7-3. Blake Bryant took the loss. Halifax, at 74-44, is 6½ games up in the American Conference South Division.

Halifax needed the clutch hitting of Andy Brewer to seal the deal. The left fielder swatted a 2-run home run in the top of the ninth inning to put the Heathens on top, 5-3. For the game, Brewer had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"We came out aggressive," said Heathens manager David Morris. "We came out swinging the bats."
HALIFAX BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Sumney CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .310 8 50
   a-N. Lombardi PH, CF 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .324 4 23
E. Kukowski RF 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .231 15 40
   b-A. Vega PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .240 7 29
   c-T. Stevens CF, RF 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .266 8 30
L. Orozco SS 5 1 1 0 0 4 0 .273 30 76
E. Ramirez DH 5 2 4 1 0 1 0 .319 20 61
A. Brewer LF 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 .273 9 36
J. Fitzgerald 1B 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .298 16 67
C. Smith 2B 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 .264 14 73
S. Hardwick 3B 4 2 3 0 0 0 1 .285 6 46
P. Gaither C 4 1 1 4 0 1 1 .264 3 34
Totals 41 11 13 9 2 16 11      
a - N. Lombardi pinch hit for N. Sumney in the 8th
b - A. Vega pinch hit for E. Kukowski in the 8th
c - T. Stevens substituted for A. Vega in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Hardwick 2 (23, 5th Inning off J. Helm, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off B. Bryant, 1 on, 1 out) , N. Lombardi (13, 9th Inning off A. Higuera, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Ramirez (20, 6th Inning off J. Helm, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Brewer (9, 9th Inning off B. Bryant, 1 on, 0 outs) , T. Stevens (8, 9th Inning off A. Higuera, 1 on, 1 out) , P. Gaither (3, 9th Inning off B. Bryant, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Lombardi 2 , T. Stevens 4 , L. Orozco , E. Ramirez 7 , A. Brewer 5 , S. Hardwick 5 , P. Gaither 4
2-out RBI: E. Ramirez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Fitzgerald 2 , C. Smith
GIDP: N. Sumney
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Smith (16)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Herrera DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .292 13 65
T. McLean RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .305 18 59
B. Roseman 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .314 25 100
T. Lotz 1B 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 .242 16 52
   a-D. Aschenbrener PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .240 2 5
   c-M. McKechnie CF, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 1 7
P. Simister C 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .326 22 61
J. Beeson 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .253 11 51
E. Stowe SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .250 13 52
O. Damon CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 22
   b-D. Maher PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .310 12 42
B. Brockman LF, CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .326 11 41
Totals 33 3 7 3 0 10 7      
a - D. Aschenbrener pinch ran for T. Lotz in the 7th
b - D. Maher pinch hit for O. Damon in the 7th
c - M. McKechnie substituted for D. Aschenbrener in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Lotz (19, 7th Inning off J. Hart, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: B. Roseman (2, 7th Inning off J. Hart, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. McLean 2 , B. Roseman 3 , T. Lotz 2 , J. Beeson , O. Damon , B. Brockman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Herrera
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: O. Damon (35)
CS: B. Brockman (7)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Roseman (13)
Double Plays: 1 (Beeson-Stowe-Lotz)
HALIFAX PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Hart 6.2 5 3 3 0 8 0 91 2.94   
C. Johnson W (7-3) 2.1 2 0 0 0 2 0 29 2.85   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hart 60
Batters Faced: J. Hart 25, C. Johnson 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hart 8-4, C. Johnson 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hart 91-61, C. Johnson 29-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Johnson 1-0
WP: J. Hart
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Helm 6.2 5 3 3 1 11 1 107 5.85   
D. Elliott 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 17 5.01   
J. Salgado 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 2.76   
B. Bryant L (3-4) 0.1 4 5 5 1 0 2 24 3.76   
A. Higuera 0.2 4 3 2 0 1 1 23 6.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Helm 62
Batters Faced: J. Helm 26, D. Elliott 3, J. Salgado 1, B. Bryant 6, A. Higuera 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Helm 9-0, D. Elliott 0-0, J. Salgado 0-0, B. Bryant 0-1, A. Higuera 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Helm 107-66, D. Elliott 17-11, J. Salgado 4-3, B. Bryant 24-12, A. Higuera 23-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Elliott 1-0
WP: J. Helm 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ernesto Ramirez
Ballpark: Whislters Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (84 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 3:34
Attendance: 29910
Special Notes: 1B Tim Lotz was injured while running the bases.
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