AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CAROLINA REAPERS AT DETROIT GIANTS
08/18/2026
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AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CAROLINA REAPERS AT DETROIT GIANTS
GAME ID: 4871 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 18TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Carolina Reapers (55-68) 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 7 0
Detroit Giants (65-58) 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 6 X 11 13 0
Reapers Stumble, Lose to Giants
Detroit right fielder Chris Lutz had a 3-RBI game, which helped his team beat the Carolina Reapers, 11-4. Efrain Gutierrez claimed the win after being brought in from the bullpen. The right-hander allowed no runs on 2 hits in 4 innings. His record stands at 6-6. The Giants saw their win-loss record go to 65-58. At the same time, the Reapers fell to 55-68.

Detroit took the lead, 5-4, on Keith Brosch's 8th home run of the season. The 2-run home run came off Carolina pitcher Danny Orfila in the bottom of the seventh.

Detroit manager Larry Voltaire commended his team for "putting the pedal to the metal."
CAROLINA BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Simmer SS 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .280 2 39
B. Benigno CF 5 1 1 2 0 0 4 .240 13 43
M. Fearing DH 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .271 14 66
B. Phillips 1B 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 .244 18 80
   a-T. Krueger PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .235 0 10
M. Green RF 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .294 12 60
R. Burchett LF 3 0 1 1 1 1 2 .214 10 49
T. Kalolo 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .243 5 29
F. Reyes C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .257 1 31
S. Heichel 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .278 0 17
Totals 33 4 7 4 6 5 18      
a - T. Krueger pinch hit for B. Phillips in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Fearing 2 (33, 3rd Inning off B. Larson, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off E. Gutierrez, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Burchett (28, 5th Inning off B. Larson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Benigno (13, 1st Inning off B. Larson, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Simmer , B. Benigno 4 , M. Fearing 4 , M. Green , R. Burchett 2 , F. Reyes
2-out RBI: R. Burchett
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Benigno 2 , M. Green , R. Burchett , T. Kalolo
Sac Fly: B. Phillips
Hit by Pitch: F. Reyes
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Phillips (3) , F. Reyes (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. McLaughlin CF 5 1 3 0 0 1 1 .318 10 46
F. Espindola 2B 5 2 3 1 0 0 2 .333 13 63
E. Salgado DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .264 3 40
   a-K. Brosch DH 2 1 1 2 0 1 2 .249 8 24
B. Shafer LF 5 0 1 2 0 0 1 .281 4 51
R. Cabriales 1B 3 2 1 0 2 0 1 .268 17 68
R. Dozal 3B 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .258 5 45
C. Lutz RF 3 1 1 3 1 1 3 .266 23 63
G. Valentine SS 4 1 1 2 0 2 2 .242 1 47
J. Morales C 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .244 1 10
Totals 36 11 13 11 5 8 16      
a - K. Brosch inserted as DH in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: S. McLaughlin 2 (24, 3rd Inning off S. Cates, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off R. Walk, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Cabriales (25, 6th Inning off S. Cates, 0 on, 0 outs) , F. Espindola (39, 7th Inning off D. Orfila, 0 on, 2 outs) , G. Valentine (23, 8th Inning off R. Walk, 2 on, 1 out) , B. Shafer (31, 8th Inning off R. Walk, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Lutz (23, 4th Inning off S. Cates, 2 on, 1 out) , K. Brosch (8, 7th Inning off D. Orfila, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. McLaughlin 5 , F. Espindola 4 , K. Brosch 4 , B. Shafer 2 , R. Cabriales 2 , R. Dozal , C. Lutz 4 , G. Valentine 2 , J. Morales
2-out RBI: K. Brosch , B. Shafer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Salgado , R. Cabriales , G. Valentine
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Espindola (26)
CS: F. Espindola (9)
CAROLINA PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Cates 5.2 5 3 3 4 5 1 101 3.97   
D. Orfila L (2-2), BS (2) 1.1 3 4 4 1 1 1 30 9.54   
S. Harvey 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 5.73   
R. Walk 0.2 5 4 4 0 1 0 17 3.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Cates 48
Batters Faced: S. Cates 25, D. Orfila 8, S. Harvey 1, R. Walk 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Cates 3-8, D. Orfila 1-2, S. Harvey 0-0, R. Walk 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Cates 101-57, D. Orfila 30-18, S. Harvey 3-3, R. Walk 17-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Orfila 1-0 , S. Harvey 2-0 , R. Walk 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Larson 5.0 5 4 4 4 4 1 116 4.17   
E. Gutierrez W (6-6) 4.0 2 0 0 2 1 0 58 3.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Larson 41
Batters Faced: B. Larson 25, E. Gutierrez 16
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Larson 7-4, E. Gutierrez 6-5
Pitches - Strikes: B. Larson 116-69, E. Gutierrez 58-36
Hit Batsmen: B. Larson
Balk: B. Larson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Lutz
Ballpark: Ballpark of Detroit
Weather: Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:40
Attendance: 32208
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