AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
BOSTON WHISTLERS AT HALIFAX HEATHENS
08/16/2025
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AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
BOSTON WHISTLERS AT HALIFAX HEATHENS
GAME ID: 4915 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 16TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Whistlers (71-56) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0
Halifax Heathens (72-55) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 X 2 3 0
Dominant Performance by Covington in Halifax Win
The Boston Whistlers went down to defeat to Branden Covington and his Halifax teammates. The final score was 2-1, in favor of the Heathens. Jeff Buck notched his 31st save in 35 chances. The loss makes Boston 71-56.

Covington, a native of Yonkers, New York, was dealing all game. He kept Boston hitters off-balance, while giving the Heathens 6 quality innings. Covington threw 91 pitches, allowing 2 hits and striking out 10.

"We made a couple of mistakes," said Boston skipper Mike Plocher, "and it cost us."
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE HALIFAX BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Herrera DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .279 17 72
T. McLean LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .310 8 29
E. Stowe SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .273 22 52
T. Lotz 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .285 29 83
   a-B. Roseman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281 23 80
   b-A. Alpers 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 7 21
J. Beeson 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .280 14 73
M. Schmid 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286 1 15
O. Damon CF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .288 4 33
   c-W. Kirkham PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .297 16 53
R. Cloutier RF 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .225 5 13
   d-D. Maher PH, CF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .296 9 27
O. Contreras C 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 .256 6 13
Totals 29 1 3 0 3 13 7      
a - B. Roseman pinch hit for T. Lotz in the 7th
b - A. Alpers substituted for B. Roseman in the 7th
c - W. Kirkham pinch hit for O. Damon in the 8th
d - D. Maher pinch hit for R. Cloutier in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: T. McLean , O. Damon , D. Maher
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. McLean , T. Lotz , R. Cloutier
GIDP: J. Beeson
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: O. Damon (75)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Stowe-Beeson-Lotz)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Hummel CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 9 23
C. Smith 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .302 14 57
L. Orozco SS 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .285 17 60
J. Fitzgerald 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .304 16 71
A. Compton DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231 18 74
E. Kukowski RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .232 12 66
C. Epstein LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .222 7 17
T. Vela 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .217 1 5
G. McManus C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .184 6 31
Totals 26 2 3 2 1 2 3      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Fitzgerald (45, 7th Inning off M. Rowlands, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: L. Orozco (17, 7th Inning off M. Rowlands, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Smith , L. Orozco 4 , J. Fitzgerald 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Kukowski
GIDP: T. Vela
Team LOB: 1

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Vela-Smith-Fitzgerald)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE HALIFAX PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Rowlands L (8-7) 8.0 3 2 2 1 2 1 108 3.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Rowlands 69
Batters Faced: M. Rowlands 27
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Rowlands 11-10
Pitches - Strikes: M. Rowlands 108-73
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Covington 6.0 2 0 0 0 10 0 91 3.94   
B. Shields W (8-3) 2.0 1 1 1 3 2 0 40 3.23   
J. Buck SV (31) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 2.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Covington 78
Batters Faced: B. Covington 20, B. Shields 9, J. Buck 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Covington 6-2, B. Shields 2-1, J. Buck 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Covington 91-58, B. Shields 40-20, J. Buck 8-6
WP: B. Shields
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Branden Covington
Ballpark: Estadio Azteca
Weather: Clear skies (83 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 34681
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