AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
DETROIT GIANTS AT OAKLAND INVADERS
08/11/2023
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
DETROIT GIANTS AT OAKLAND INVADERS
GAME ID: 4815 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 11TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Giants (65-54) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 4 1
Oakland Invaders (68-51) 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 X 3 11 0
Win Makes Invaders 68-51
The Oakland Invaders rode a solid performance from 24-year-old starting pitcher Dennis Allen to a win, beating the Detroit Giants, 3-2, at Howard Terminal. Allen picked up the win for Oakland, going 7 innings. He gave up 1 run on 3 hits. He now sports a record of 1-0. Idhma Kodandarami locked down his 6th save.

Ryan Ward had a big 2-run double for the Invaders in the bottom of the fourth inning. With Oakland leading 1-0 and runners on 1st and 3rd, he got a sinker from Mike Wroten and swatted a double to right. It was his 2nd double of the season, and more importantly, it put the Invaders ahead, 3-0.

"Dennis mixed and matched," said Oakland manager Steve Pate.

Oakland raised its record to 68-51 with the win.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Valentine SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .236 1 32
R. Forsythe 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .300 20 75
   a-B. Fry 3B 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 .223 8 35
K. Brosch LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .307 20 65
S. McLaughlin CF 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .274 16 56
A. Mejia 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .263 24 88
C. Lutz DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .239 29 80
J. Joyner RF 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .258 17 50
B. Barbone 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 9 55
C. Witt C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .296 2 19
Totals 29 2 4 2 1 9 5      
a - B. Fry substituted for R. Forsythe in the 1st

BATTING
Home Runs: S. McLaughlin (16, 5th Inning off D. Allen, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Joyner (17, 8th Inning off I. Kodandarami, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. McLaughlin 5 , J. Joyner 4 , C. Witt
GIDP: K. Brosch , C. Lutz
Team LOB: 1

FIELDING
Errors: J. Joyner (9)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Duthie 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .299 11 39
J. Amorin CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .309 2 27
J. Cunningham DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .280 23 53
J. Piscitelli LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .268 14 55
R. Brook RF 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 .289 8 31
J. Posadas C 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .333 0 9
R. Ward 1B 4 0 3 3 0 1 0 .259 0 5
T. Donovan 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .235 15 38
A. Bechdel SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .278 5 34
Totals 35 3 11 3 1 6 12      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Ward (2, 4th Inning off M. Wroten, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Cunningham 2 , J. Piscitelli , R. Brook , J. Posadas , R. Ward 4 , T. Donovan 2 , A. Bechdel
2-out RBI: , R. Ward 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Piscitelli , R. Brook , T. Donovan , A. Bechdel
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Duthie-Bechdel-Ward, Allen-Duthie-Ward)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Wroten L (11-7) 6.2 9 3 3 1 5 0 109 3.93   
C. Fitzsimmons 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 23 5.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Wroten 48
Batters Faced: M. Wroten 30, C. Fitzsimmons 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Wroten 9-6, C. Fitzsimmons 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Wroten 109-69, C. Fitzsimmons 23-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Fitzsimmons 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Allen W (1-0) 7.0 3 1 1 1 6 1 89 2.70   
I. Kodandarami SV (6) 2.0 1 1 1 0 3 1 27 3.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Allen 72
Batters Faced: D. Allen 23, I. Kodandarami 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Allen 9-4, I. Kodandarami 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Allen 89-56, I. Kodandarami 27-19
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dennis Allen
Ballpark: Howard Terminal
Weather: Partly Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM PT
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 34613
Special Notes: Ryan Forsythe was ejected in the 1st inning for arguing a strike call.
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