AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
OAKLAND INVADERS AT DETROIT GIANTS
05/12/2024
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
OAKLAND INVADERS AT DETROIT GIANTS
GAME ID: 502 - SUNDAY, MAY 12TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Invaders (20-22) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 0
Detroit Giants (23-19) 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 X 5 12 0
Giants Deal Oakland 5-1 Defeat
Mike Wroten never let the Invaders get in a groove. The right-hander used his bread and butter, his sinker, to pitch the Giants to a win, 5-1. The winner was Wroten. He threw 7.0 innings of 5-hit ball. The loser was Dennis Allen. The victory gives Detroit a record of 23-19.

Angelo Mejia had a big solo home run for the Giants in the bottom of the sixth inning. With Detroit leading 2-1 and the bases empty, he sized up a fastball from 25-year old left-handed pitcher Dennis Allen and punished it. The result was his 8th home run of the season, which put the Giants on top, 3-1.

"We can always improve and get better, but we're feeling confident after that win," said Mejia.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Smith 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .225 4 8
J. Piscitelli LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .304 3 16
J. Cunningham 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .257 8 21
E. Ramirez RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .268 12 34
R. Brook DH 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 .271 3 7
R. Ward 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .292 5 16
M. Sligar C 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .272 4 19
J. Amorin CF 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 .230 0 4
A. Bechdel SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .216 1 9
Totals 30 1 5 1 2 12 11      
BATTING
Total Bases: J. Piscitelli , J. Cunningham , E. Ramirez , J. Amorin , A. Bechdel
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Amorin
GIDP: J. Smith , E. Ramirez
Hit by Pitch: M. Sligar
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bechdel)
OF assists: 1 (Amorin(Barbone at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Valentine SS 4 0 2 0 1 0 3 .307 1 12
D. Cruz CF 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .209 0 7
A. Mejia 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .296 8 32
C. Stivers 3B 3 2 1 1 0 1 1 .333 0 1
R. Cabriales DH 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .329 10 25
B. Barbone 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .280 3 15
B. Shafer LF 3 0 3 1 1 0 0 .333 0 1
C. Witt C 4 0 0 0 0 2 7 .176 2 11
R. Cardwell RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .243 1 5
Totals 32 5 12 5 3 8 21      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Cabriales (10, 4th Inning off D. Allen, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Mejia (8, 6th Inning off D. Allen, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Cabriales (10, 8th Inning off C. Graham, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Valentine 2 , D. Cruz , A. Mejia 4 , C. Stivers , R. Cabriales 6 , B. Barbone , B. Shafer 3 , R. Cardwell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Valentine , C. Stivers , C. Witt
Sac Bunt: D. Cruz
Hit by Pitch: C. Stivers
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Valentine (9) , D. Cruz (12)
CS: G. Valentine (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Wroten-Valentine-Mejia, Barbone-Valentine-Mejia)
PB: C. Witt
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Allen L (3-2) 5.0 7 4 4 2 6 1 93 3.93   
J. Henley 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 13 2.25   
C. Graham 1.1 3 1 1 1 0 1 39 3.82   
T. Paolucci 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 5.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Allen 41
Batters Faced: D. Allen 23, J. Henley 4, C. Graham 8, T. Paolucci 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Allen 2-5, J. Henley 1-0, C. Graham 3-1, T. Paolucci 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Allen 93-56, J. Henley 13-8, C. Graham 39-19, T. Paolucci 8-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Henley 2-1 , T. Paolucci 2-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Allen
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Wroten W (1-0) 7.0 5 1 1 1 11 0 96 1.29   
L. Maher SV (10) 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 31 1.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Wroten 73
Batters Faced: M. Wroten 26, L. Maher 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Wroten 3-5, L. Maher 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Wroten 96-66, L. Maher 31-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Maher 1-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Wroten
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Wroten
Ballpark: Ballpark of Detroit
Weather: Cloudy (52 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM ET
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 34806
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