AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
TAMPA BAY CAPTAINS AT HALIFAX HEATHENS
08/21/2026
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AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
TAMPA BAY CAPTAINS AT HALIFAX HEATHENS
GAME ID: 4905 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 21ST , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Captains (39-87) 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 1
Halifax Heathens (80-46) 1 3 0 0 2 0 4 0 X 10 12 1
Captains Keep Losing, Drop 10-4 Contest to Halifax
A 6-RBI performance from left fielder Todd Stevens led the Halifax Heathens to a win over the Tampa Bay Captains, 10-4. Halifax leads the American Conference South Division by 7½ games.

Josh Fitzgerald, who is tied for 7th in the AC in RBI with 76, took Tampa Bay hurler Joe Bernard deep in the bottom of the fifth. His 2-run home run put the Heathens on top, 6-4. In all, Fitzgerald had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 4.

"It was a solid team effort," said Fitzgerald after the game.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE HALIFAX BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Grasso LF 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 .238 9 40
N. Rucker DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .221 6 24
J. McCarthy CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .245 4 42
D. Lebron 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .276 8 35
S. Post 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .221 8 59
S. Bingle RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .277 3 23
R. Martinez 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .212 2 13
A. Bechdel SS 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .188 0 3
   a-R. Eckhardt PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 5 50
T. Gammill C 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .191 7 33
Totals 34 4 10 4 2 9 11      
a - R. Eckhardt pinch ran for A. Bechdel in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Rucker (8, 3rd Inning off J. Contreras, 1 on, 1 out) , S. Bingle (13, 4th Inning off J. Contreras, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Bechdel (3, 4th Inning off J. Contreras, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Gammill (7, 3rd Inning off J. Contreras, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Rucker 2 , J. McCarthy , S. Post 2 , S. Bingle 3 , R. Martinez 2 , A. Bechdel 2 , T. Gammill 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Lebron , R. Martinez , A. Bechdel
Hit by Pitch: A. Bechdel
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Lebron (41)
CS: J. Grasso (12) , J. McCarthy (3)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Bechdel (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Lebron-Bechdel-Martinez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Schultz CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .143 0 0
E. Kukowski RF 4 1 1 0 1 2 2 .237 15 41
L. Orozco SS 4 3 3 1 1 1 1 .278 31 79
E. Ramirez DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .316 21 66
   a-N. Lombardi DH 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .338 4 25
J. Fitzgerald 1B 4 3 2 2 0 1 1 .303 18 76
C. Smith 2B 4 1 1 0 0 3 2 .263 14 76
T. Stevens LF 4 2 2 6 0 1 0 .272 11 38
S. Hardwick 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .295 6 52
P. Gaither C 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 .264 4 35
Totals 35 10 12 10 3 14 15      
a - N. Lombardi inserted as DH in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Smith (31, 2nd Inning off J. Bernard, 1 on, 0 outs) , E. Kukowski (19, 7th Inning off J. Keim, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: L. Orozco (31, 1st Inning off J. Bernard, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Stevens 2 (11, 2nd Inning off J. Bernard, 2 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off J. Keim, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Fitzgerald (18, 5th Inning off J. Bernard, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Kukowski 2 , L. Orozco 6 , J. Fitzgerald 5 , C. Smith 2 , T. Stevens 8 , S. Hardwick , P. Gaither 2
2-out RBI: L. Orozco , T. Stevens
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Kukowski , E. Ramirez
GIDP: N. Schultz
Sac Fly: N. Lombardi
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Schultz (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Fitzgerald (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Kukowski-Hardwick)
OF assists: 2 (Kukowski(Bechdel at 3rd base), Kukowski(Post at home))
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE HALIFAX PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Bernard L (11-11) 5.1 9 6 6 2 11 3 114 4.36   
J. Keim 2.0 3 4 1 1 2 1 43 2.84   
A. Holle 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 6.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Bernard 35
Batters Faced: J. Bernard 27, J. Keim 10, A. Holle 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Bernard 2-3, J. Keim 1-2, A. Holle 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Bernard 114-73, J. Keim 43-24, A. Holle 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Keim 1-0 , A. Holle 1-0
WP: J. Bernard
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Contreras W (14-5) 6.0 9 4 4 2 5 1 97 3.21   
C. Johnson H (12) 2.1 1 0 0 0 4 0 40 2.63   
J. Bruckert 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Contreras 41
Batters Faced: J. Contreras 26, C. Johnson 9, J. Bruckert 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Contreras 5-4, C. Johnson 1-2, J. Bruckert 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Contreras 97-62, C. Johnson 40-26, J. Bruckert 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Bruckert 1-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Johnson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Todd Stevens
Ballpark: Estadio Azteca
Weather: Clear skies (79 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM
Time: 3:31
Attendance: 34891
Special Notes: SS Adam Bechdel was injured being hit by a pitch.
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