AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
DETROIT GIANTS AT DAYTONA BEACH SEA TURTLES
08/15/2026
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
DETROIT GIANTS AT DAYTONA BEACH SEA TURTLES
GAME ID: 4835 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 15TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Giants (63-57) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 5 12 0
Daytona Beach Sea Turtles (44-76) 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 1 X 7 11 0
Detroit Upended, 7-5, by Daytona Beach
Despite a great performance by Detroit second baseman Fernando Espindola, the Daytona Beach Sea Turtles defeated the Giants by the score of 7-5 at Leatherback Park. Espindola was 3-5 with a home run and 2 singles, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. At 44-76, the Sea Turtles find themselves in last place in the National Conference South Division.

Alan McConnell, the 10th overall pick in the 2023 draft, came through for Daytona Beach with a 3-run home run in the bottom of the sixth. The designated hitter went 2 for 5 for the game, including 1 home run and 1 double. He scored 2 runs and collected 3 RBI.

"What's not to like about a win?" said McConnell.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE DAYTONA BEACH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Lutz RF 3 2 2 1 2 0 0 .266 22 59
F. Espindola 2B 5 1 3 3 0 1 2 .327 13 60
E. Salgado DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .260 3 37
B. Shafer LF 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 .281 4 49
   a-J. Coppa PH, LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .257 1 6
R. Cabriales 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .269 17 68
R. Dozal 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .260 5 44
K. Brosch CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .249 7 22
G. Valentine SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .237 1 42
A. Martinez C 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .260 9 52
Totals 35 5 12 5 3 7 11      
a - J. Coppa pinch hit for B. Shafer in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Martinez 2 (15, 6th Inning off L. Villarreal, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off L. Villarreal, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: F. Espindola (13, 8th Inning off L. Villarreal, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Lutz 2 , F. Espindola 6 , E. Salgado , B. Shafer 2 , J. Coppa , R. Dozal , A. Martinez 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Espindola , B. Shafer
GIDP: E. Salgado
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: E. Salgado (6) , R. Dozal (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Valentine-Espindola-Cabriales)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bopp SS 5 0 1 1 0 2 4 .279 5 14
A. McConnell DH 5 2 2 3 0 3 2 .246 8 26
A. Rakers LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .311 11 43
E. Kraft 2B 3 0 2 2 1 0 0 .245 18 58
J. Thompson RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .211 10 42
M. Santiago 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .234 10 28
M. Payne 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .194 4 8
C. Wagner C 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .255 6 31
M. Root CF 3 2 2 0 1 0 2 .237 10 54
Totals 34 7 11 6 3 7 15      
BATTING
Doubles: A. McConnell (8, 1st Inning off P. White, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Kraft 2 (18, 1st Inning off P. White, 1 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off P. White, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Rakers (16, 5th Inning off P. White, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Root (27, 6th Inning off P. White, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: B. Bopp (1, 8th Inning off S. Rosato, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. McConnell (8, 6th Inning off S. Rosato, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Bopp 3 , A. McConnell 6 , A. Rakers 3 , E. Kraft 4 , M. Santiago , C. Wagner , M. Root 3
2-out RBI: B. Bopp , A. McConnell , E. Kraft
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Bopp , A. McConnell , J. Thompson 2 , M. Santiago
GIDP: M. Root
Sac Bunt: C. Wagner
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Payne-Bopp-Payne, Wagner-Kraft)
OF assists: 1 (Root(Espindola at 3rd base))
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE DAYTONA BEACH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. White L (7-14) 5.1 8 5 5 3 4 0 99 5.45   
S. Rosato 2.2 3 2 2 0 3 1 45 2.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. White 33
Batters Faced: P. White 27, S. Rosato 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. White 7-5, S. Rosato 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: P. White 99-58, S. Rosato 45-31
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Rosato 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Villarreal W (2-1) 7.0 11 5 5 1 5 1 105 5.60   
B. Hennick H (9) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 4.75   
S. Hyatt SV (19) 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 20 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Villarreal 39
Batters Faced: L. Villarreal 29, B. Hennick 4, S. Hyatt 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Villarreal 7-5, B. Hennick 1-1, S. Hyatt 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Villarreal 105-67, B. Hennick 20-13, S. Hyatt 20-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Fernando Espindola
Ballpark: Leatherback Park
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 13 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 14517
Special Notes: RP Steven Hyatt was injured while pitching.
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