AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
TAMPA BAY CAPTAINS AT HALIFAX HEATHENS
08/22/2026
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
TAMPA BAY CAPTAINS AT HALIFAX HEATHENS
GAME ID: 4916 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 22ND , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Captains (39-88) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 1
Halifax Heathens (81-46) 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 3 X 10 13 1
Captains Rocked By Heathens, 10-2
The Halifax Heathens defeated the Tampa Bay Captains, 10-2, at Estadio Azteca. Leading the charge for Halifax was first baseman Josh Fitzgerald. He belted 3 home runs. He drove in 5 runs and scored three times. Adam D'Alberto got the win, improving to 12-4. He held the Captains to 1 run on 4 hits over 7.1 innings, while striking out 7 and walking 0. The first-place Heathens have won 5 straight games.

In the first inning, Fitzgerald had a 2-run home run for Halifax. It was his 21st home run of the season and put the Heathens on top, 2-0.

Tampa Bay manager Jalen Armour, after yet another defeat, said: "Just different when you have that swimming feeling in your cranium. It's difficult to focus."
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE HALIFAX BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Grasso RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .236 9 40
R. Eckhardt CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .290 5 50
J. McCarthy LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .245 4 42
S. Post 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .220 8 59
   a-J. Tully PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273 0 0
D. Lebron 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .276 8 35
N. Rucker DH 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .226 6 24
R. Martinez 1B 4 0 2 2 0 1 1 .220 2 15
J. Spiegel SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .191 1 13
T. Gammill C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .189 7 33
Totals 33 2 7 2 0 9 14      
a - J. Tully pinch hit for S. Post in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Rucker 2 (10, 2nd Inning off A. D'Alberto, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off B. Shields, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Martinez (6, 2nd Inning off A. D'Alberto, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. McCarthy , D. Lebron , N. Rucker 4 , R. Martinez 3 , J. Spiegel
2-out RBI: R. Martinez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Eckhardt , S. Post , R. Martinez , J. Spiegel , T. Gammill
Hit by Pitch: J. Grasso
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Lebron (42) , J. Spiegel (20)
CS: J. Spiegel (9)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Eckhardt (9)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Brewer LF 5 2 2 0 0 1 1 .285 10 39
N. Schultz CF 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .182 0 1
J. Fitzgerald 1B 5 3 3 5 0 1 1 .306 21 81
N. Lombardi RF 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .348 5 26
J. Herrera 3B 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 .357 1 3
R. Freeman C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .291 1 18
E. Ramirez DH 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .315 21 66
J. Silva SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .278 0 15
S. Hardwick 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .295 6 53
Totals 37 10 13 10 2 5 12      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Hardwick (27, 3rd Inning off E. Montez, 1 on, 2 outs) , N. Schultz (1, 8th Inning off A. Holle, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: N. Lombardi (5, 1st Inning off E. Montez, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Fitzgerald 3 (21, 1st Inning off E. Montez, 1 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off E. Montez, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off A. Holle, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Herrera (1, 3rd Inning off E. Montez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Brewer 2 , N. Schultz 2 , J. Fitzgerald 12 , N. Lombardi 6 , J. Herrera 4 , R. Freeman , E. Ramirez , S. Hardwick 2
2-out RBI: N. Schultz , J. Fitzgerald , S. Hardwick
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Brewer , J. Fitzgerald , E. Ramirez , J. Silva
Hit by Pitch: N. Lombardi
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Schultz (2) , N. Lombardi (3)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Freeman (1)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE HALIFAX PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Montez L (5-14) 3.0 9 7 7 1 1 4 56 4.61   
J. Sharp 3.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 48 6.31   
G. Brittingham 1.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 28 4.46   
A. Holle 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 1 8 6.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Montez 11
Batters Faced: E. Montez 19, J. Sharp 11, G. Brittingham 7, A. Holle 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Montez 4-4, J. Sharp 5-1, G. Brittingham 2-2, A. Holle 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Montez 56-33, J. Sharp 48-31, G. Brittingham 28-18, A. Holle 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Holle 1-1
Hit Batsmen: J. Sharp
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. D'Alberto W (12-4) 7.1 4 1 1 0 7 0 93 3.56   
B. Shields 1.2 3 1 1 0 2 0 31 4.85   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. D'Alberto 73
Batters Faced: A. D'Alberto 27, B. Shields 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. D'Alberto 10-4, B. Shields 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. D'Alberto 93-63, B. Shields 31-19
Hit Batsmen: A. D'Alberto
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh Fitzgerald
Ballpark: Estadio Azteca
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 34866
Special Notes: RP Greg Brittingham was injured while pitching. Josh Fitzgerald ties the HH regular season game record for home runs with 3.
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