AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
DETROIT GIANTS AT DAYTONA BEACH SEA TURTLES
08/14/2026
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
DETROIT GIANTS AT DAYTONA BEACH SEA TURTLES
GAME ID: 4816 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 14TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Giants (63-56) 0 0 2 0 3 5 0 0 0 10 8 1
Daytona Beach Sea Turtles (43-76) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 8 1
Espindola Powers Giants Offense
No one was more impactful than Fernando Espindola in the 10-3 Detroit win over Daytona Beach. Espindola, who is tied for 3rd in the AC in doubles with 36, was 4 for 5 with a home run, a double, and 2 singles. He drove in 7 runs and scored once. The winner was Nick Turpen, who threw 109 pitches over 7 innings. The right-hander was charged with 3 runs on 7 hits. Detroit is now 63-56.

With Detroit leading 2-1 in the top of the fifth, Espindola hit a sinker from Mark Dudley for a bases-clearing double. It was his 36th double of the season and put the Giants ahead, 5-1.

"We hit the ball hard," said Detroit manager Larry Voltaire. "Line drive after line drive."
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE DAYTONA BEACH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Lutz RF 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 .263 22 58
F. Espindola 2B 5 1 4 7 0 0 0 .324 12 57
E. Salgado DH 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .260 3 36
B. Shafer LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .278 4 49
R. Cabriales 1B 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .271 17 68
R. Dozal 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .260 5 44
K. Brosch CF 1 3 0 0 3 0 0 .255 7 22
G. Valentine SS 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 .239 1 42
A. Martinez C 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 .256 9 52
Totals 33 10 8 10 6 5 14      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Martinez (13, 3rd Inning off M. Dudley, 1 on, 1 out) , F. Espindola (36, 5th Inning off M. Dudley, 3 on, 1 out) , G. Valentine (21, 6th Inning off M. Dudley, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: F. Espindola (12, 6th Inning off J. Bickel, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Espindola 8 , R. Cabriales , G. Valentine 2 , A. Martinez 3
2-out RBI: , F. Espindola 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Shafer , R. Dozal 2
Sac Bunt: G. Valentine 2
Hit by Pitch: A. Martinez
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Shafer (24)
CS: F. Espindola (8)

FIELDING
Errors: F. Espindola (10)
Double Plays: 3 (Dozal-Espindola-Cabriales, Valentine-Espindola-Cabriales, Valentine-Espindola-Cabriales)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bopp SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .281 5 13
J. Thompson RF 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .213 10 42
A. Rakers LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .308 11 43
E. Kraft 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .242 18 56
M. Root CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .234 10 54
M. Santiago 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .234 10 28
A. McConnell DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .241 7 23
M. Payne 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .200 4 8
C. Wagner C 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .254 6 31
   a-T. Haskell PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222 1 4
Totals 33 3 8 2 3 5 19      
a - T. Haskell pinch hit for C. Wagner in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Bopp (15, 8th Inning off N. Turpen, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Santiago (10, 2nd Inning off N. Turpen, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Bopp 2 , J. Thompson 2 , A. Rakers , M. Root , M. Santiago 4 , A. McConnell , M. Payne
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Bopp , A. Rakers , M. Root , M. Santiago
GIDP: M. Santiago , M. Payne 2
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Thompson 2 (12) , M. Payne (1)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Santiago (5)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE DAYTONA BEACH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Turpen W (11-6) 7.0 7 3 2 3 3 1 109 3.62   
E. Gutierrez 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 26 4.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Turpen 53
Batters Faced: N. Turpen 30, E. Gutierrez 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Turpen 6-10, E. Gutierrez 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Turpen 109-67, E. Gutierrez 26-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Gutierrez 2-0
WP: N. Turpen
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Dudley L (0-4) 5.1 5 8 7 5 4 0 97 8.26   
J. Bickel 3.2 3 2 2 1 1 1 54 5.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Dudley 27
Batters Faced: M. Dudley 26, J. Bickel 16
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Dudley 9-3, J. Bickel 7-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Dudley 97-61, J. Bickel 54-31
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Bickel 2-2
Hit Batsmen: J. Bickel
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Fernando Espindola
Ballpark: Leatherback Park
Weather: Roof closed, 68 degrees
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 3:28
Attendance: 12641
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