AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
DETROIT GIANTS AT CAROLINA REAPERS
08/08/2025
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
DETROIT GIANTS AT CAROLINA REAPERS
GAME ID: 4822 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 8TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Giants (46-73) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 9 0
Carolina Reapers (48-71) 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 X 4 8 0
Carolina Topples Detroit, 4-2
Reedy River Stadium was the site of a competitive game between the Detroit Giants and Carolina Reapers.

Kevin Farris was locked in. The right-hander led the Carolina Reapers to a 4-2 win against the Detroit Giants at Reedy River Stadium. Carolina pitcher Mike Heustess earned the win, hiking his record to 5-0. Devin Wickliffe suffered the loss. Jake Schmitt picked up the save for Carolina, his 3rd of the year.

Carolina took the lead, 4-2, on Bobby Phillips's 19th home run of the season. The 2-run home run came off Detroit pitcher Devin Wickliffe in the bottom of the seventh.

"In baseball, you have your ups and downs," said Detroit manager Blake Barber. "You just try to stay level-headed the whole time."

The Reapers sport a record of 48-71.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE CAROLINA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Lutz RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .276 16 43
G. Valentine SS 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .238 3 33
   a-K. Brosch PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 7 37
   b-E. Salgado SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 4 20
S. McLaughlin CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .293 27 84
A. Mejia 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .283 19 62
R. Cabriales DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .265 23 76
F. Espindola 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .295 5 24
B. Shafer LF 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 .323 0 16
R. Dozal 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .247 4 40
J. Morales C 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .264 3 10
Totals 33 2 9 2 1 13 13      
a - K. Brosch pinch hit for G. Valentine in the 8th
b - E. Salgado substituted for K. Brosch in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Mejia (31, 2nd Inning off K. Farris, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Shafer 2 (13, 7th Inning off K. Farris, 1 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off J. Schmitt, 1 on, 2 outs) , F. Espindola (9, 7th Inning off K. Farris, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. McLaughlin (27, 4th Inning off K. Farris, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. McLaughlin 5 , A. Mejia 3 , F. Espindola 3 , B. Shafer 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Lutz , B. Shafer , R. Dozal , J. Morales
Sac Bunt: J. Morales
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Espindola (10)
CS: S. McLaughlin (7) , R. Dozal (10)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Valentine-Espindola-Mejia)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Langenwalter CF 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 .236 2 25
   a-B. Phillips PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .277 19 63
   b-B. Benigno CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 10 40
M. Green RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .298 12 73
M. Fearing 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .287 14 49
M. Reyes LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .206 16 52
F. Reyes C 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .311 0 39
D. Sheedy DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .236 7 36
J. Lazaro 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .266 12 43
B. Havey 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .239 3 30
T. Krueger SS 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .264 0 9
Totals 31 4 8 4 2 6 11      
a - B. Phillips pinch hit for C. Langenwalter in the 7th
b - B. Benigno substituted for B. Phillips in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: B. Havey (3, 3rd Inning off Q. Herrera, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Phillips (19, 7th Inning off D. Wickliffe, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Phillips 4 , F. Reyes 3 , D. Sheedy , B. Havey 3 , T. Krueger 2
2-out RBI: B. Phillips
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Havey
GIDP: M. Fearing
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Reyes (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Reyes-Krueger)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE CAROLINA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Q. Herrera 6.1 6 2 2 1 6 0 94 4.94   
D. Wickliffe L (2-4) 1.2 2 2 2 1 0 1 20 4.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: Q. Herrera 58
Batters Faced: Q. Herrera 25, D. Wickliffe 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Q. Herrera 4-8, D. Wickliffe 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: Q. Herrera 94-56, D. Wickliffe 20-14
WP: Q. Herrera
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Farris 6.2 7 2 2 1 8 1 100 4.14   
M. Heustess W (5-0) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 4.20   
R. Walk H (10) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 2.94   
J. Schmitt SV (3) 1.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 20 3.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Farris 59
Batters Faced: K. Farris 26, M. Heustess 2, R. Walk 2, J. Schmitt 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Farris 3-7, M. Heustess 0-1, R. Walk 0-1, J. Schmitt 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Farris 100-67, M. Heustess 4-4, R. Walk 7-5, J. Schmitt 20-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Heustess 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Farris
Ballpark: Reedy River Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM ET
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 18591
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