AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CINCINNATI ROYALS AT MEXICO CITY AZTECS
05/18/2026
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CINCINNATI ROYALS AT MEXICO CITY AZTECS
GAME ID: 511 - MONDAY, MAY 18TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Royals (24-19) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Mexico City Aztecs (29-14) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 2 7 0
Royals Sunk by Aztecs
The Mexico City Aztecs faced a tough opponent in Cincinnati pitcher Josh Oakman, but did just enough to pull out the victory at Gran Estadio Azteca by a final score of 2-1. Oakman went 7.2 innings and allowed 2 runs. Nick Calvache was the winner in relief. His record is now 1-0. The losing pitcher was Josh Oakman. Jeff Cox earned his 12th save, after closing out the game.

Tobias Rivera drove in one run for Mexico City. The 26-year old second baseman had a key at-bat in the bottom of the third. With one out and runners on 2nd and 3rd, he broke a 1-1 tie with a run-scoring ground out off Josh Oakman. It was his 35th RBI of the season.

"I was a little disappointed," said Cincinnati manager Justin Aaron. "We could've and should've scored more runs."

The current losing streak for Cincinnati has reached 4 games.
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE MEXICO CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Brown RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .229 2 13
A. Jalbert 1B 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .294 4 19
E. Hayes LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .271 7 28
   a-S. King PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .208 0 13
J. York 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .248 5 18
   b-F. Hinojos PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .302 2 9
B. Brewer DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 2 7
H. Sherlock 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .230 4 22
J. Bloms SS, 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .180 2 15
M. Rankin C 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .159 3 18
J. Amorin CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .304 3 13
Totals 31 1 5 1 3 6 12      
a - S. King pinch hit for E. Hayes in the 8th
b - F. Hinojos pinch hit for J. York in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Sherlock (7, 2nd Inning off J. Sikora, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Bloms (3, 2nd Inning off J. Sikora, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Rankin (4, 5th Inning off J. Sikora, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Jalbert , H. Sherlock 2 , J. Bloms 2 , M. Rankin 2 , J. Amorin
2-out RBI: J. Bloms
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Hayes , J. Amorin
GIDP: F. Hinojos
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Velasquez SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .319 5 20
C. Martinez LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .265 0 14
D. Harmon RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .222 6 23
T. Rivera 2B 4 0 0 1 0 1 3 .212 6 35
H. Long 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .242 6 24
   a-F. Andreoni 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 1 6
M. Riley 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .272 7 17
G. Romero DH 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .324 2 13
C. Ornelas CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .227 0 0
R. Branson C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .207 1 9
Totals 31 2 7 2 1 4 15      
a - F. Andreoni substituted for H. Long in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Ornelas (3, 2nd Inning off J. Oakman, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Martinez (9, 3rd Inning off J. Oakman, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Romero (2, 2nd Inning off J. Oakman, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Velasquez 2 , C. Martinez 2 , D. Harmon , M. Riley , G. Romero 4 , C. Ornelas 2
2-out RBI: G. Romero
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Rivera , H. Long , R. Branson
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Velasquez (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Rivera-Velasquez-Long)
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE MEXICO CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Oakman L (0-1) 7.2 7 2 2 1 3 1 92 2.35   
J. Hunter 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 2.01   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Oakman 59
Batters Faced: J. Oakman 31, J. Hunter 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Oakman 11-9, J. Hunter 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Oakman 92-60, J. Hunter 5-3
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Sikora 4.2 3 1 1 3 4 0 97 3.78   
N. Calvache W (1-0) 2.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 34 8.10   
S. Ryan H (3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.67   
J. Cox SV (12) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Sikora 55
Batters Faced: J. Sikora 20, N. Calvache 10, S. Ryan 1, J. Cox 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Sikora 3-7, N. Calvache 3-3, S. Ryan 1-0, J. Cox 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Sikora 97-58, N. Calvache 34-23, S. Ryan 4-3, J. Cox 8-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Calvache 2-0 , S. Ryan 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh Oakman
Ballpark: Gran Estadio Azteca
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 2:56
Attendance: 23941
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