AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
DALLAS DRAGONS AT CHICAGO GANGSTERS
08/12/2026
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AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
DALLAS DRAGONS AT CHICAGO GANGSTERS
GAME ID: 4803 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Dallas Dragons (50-68) 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 2 8 15 1
Chicago Gangsters (42-76) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Alpers Hits 3 home runs in Dragons Win
The performance of Austin Alpers proved critical in helping Dallas beat Chicago, 8-0. The Dragons first baseman hit 3 home runs. He drove in 4 runs and scored three times. Jonathan Allen was the winner. Over 8.2 innings, he yielded no runs on 6 hits, with no walks and 8 strikeouts. The Gangsters, at 42-76, have lost 4 in a row.

With Dallas leading 1-0 in the top of the fourth, Alpers hit a cutter from Sam Palacios for a solo home run. It was his 7th home run of the season and put the Dragons ahead, 2-0.

Said losing manager Antonio Valdez: "We had a bad night. It happens."
DALLAS BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Langenwalter CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 .280 2 32
J. Robinson LF 3 0 3 1 1 0 0 .346 17 70
C. Calkins DH 5 0 1 1 0 3 5 .258 12 56
J. Pearson SS 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .292 15 63
R. Hawke 3B 5 1 1 0 0 4 6 .229 11 56
A. Alpers 1B 5 3 3 4 0 1 3 .256 7 22
B. Phillips RF 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 .275 4 18
K. Morrow C 5 2 3 0 0 2 0 .273 6 19
C. Rodriguez 2B 5 1 3 1 0 1 1 .271 10 47
Totals 40 8 15 7 4 14 23      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Rodriguez 2 (26, 5th Inning off S. Palacios, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off B. Kauppinen, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Hawke (19, 9th Inning off C. Zich, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Alpers 3 (7, 2nd Inning off S. Palacios, 0 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off S. Palacios, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off C. Zich, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Robinson 3 , C. Calkins , J. Pearson , R. Hawke 2 , A. Alpers 12 , K. Morrow 3 , C. Rodriguez 5
2-out RBI: C. Rodriguez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Langenwalter , J. Pearson , R. Hawke , A. Alpers
Sac Bunt: J. Robinson
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: J. Pearson (11)
Double Plays: 1 (Rodriguez-Pearson-Alpers)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bear SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .242 10 31
E. Retana 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 0 0
J. Wish LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .221 19 47
   a-S. Bloomquist PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 0 6
P. Morgan RF 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 .285 8 29
   b-M. Gonzalez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .288 2 8
E. Drake 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .239 6 29
J. Reiss DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .226 2 8
M. Gohlke 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .254 11 38
W. Bravo CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 14 39
J. Kuhn C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .212 5 11
Totals 33 0 6 0 0 8 13      
a - S. Bloomquist pinch hit for J. Wish in the 9th
b - M. Gonzalez pinch hit for P. Morgan in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Morgan (17, 7th Inning off J. Allen, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Drake (10, 9th Inning off J. Allen, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Bear , E. Retana , P. Morgan 3 , E. Drake 2 , M. Gohlke
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Reiss , M. Gohlke
GIDP: J. Wish
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gohlke)
PB: J. Kuhn
DALLAS PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Allen W (11-9) 8.2 6 0 0 0 8 0 111 4.94   
N. Kirshner 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.49   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Allen 80
Batters Faced: J. Allen 32, N. Kirshner 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Allen 10-7, N. Kirshner 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Allen 111-80, N. Kirshner 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Kirshner 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Palacios L (5-6) 5.0 8 4 4 2 10 2 98 4.03   
B. Kauppinen 2.0 5 2 1 1 2 0 42 7.36   
C. Zich 2.0 2 2 2 1 2 1 26 5.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Palacios 43
Batters Faced: S. Palacios 25, B. Kauppinen 12, C. Zich 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Palacios 3-2, B. Kauppinen 3-1, C. Zich 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Palacios 98-62, B. Kauppinen 42-28, C. Zich 26-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Kauppinen 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Austin Alpers
Ballpark: The Hideout
Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 12527
Special Notes: Austin Alpers ties the DD regular season game record for home runs with 3.
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