AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
PHOENIX GLADIATORS AT CHICAGO GANGSTERS
05/17/2022
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
PHOENIX GLADIATORS AT CHICAGO GANGSTERS
GAME ID: 525 - TUESDAY, MAY 17TH , 2022 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Phoenix Gladiators (22-22) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 11 0
Chicago Gangsters (16-28) 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 X 7 12 0
Gladiators Handed 7-3 Loss by Chicago
The Chicago Gangsters beat the Phoenix Gladiators, 7-3, at The Hideout. Chicago catcher Chris Caruso led the way. He went 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2. Matthew Thomas, the winner, improved to 2-4. He held Phoenix to 1 run on 5 hits over 6.1 innings, while racking up 8 strikeouts. The third-place Gangsters improved to 16-28.

With Chicago leading 2-0 in the bottom of the fourth, Caruso hit a slider from Jonathan Roten for a 2-run home run. It was his 4th home run of the season and put the Gangsters ahead, 4-0.

Caruso said his team "played with focus."
PHOENIX BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Z. Husley 2B 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .231 2 16
P. McCarthy SS, LF 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .264 5 17
V. Gonzalez RF 4 0 1 0 1 1 4 .218 8 20
T. Ariëns 3B 5 1 1 0 0 3 4 .316 14 32
J. Handler DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .195 3 18
   a-J. Wagner DH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275 9 28
C. Sperber 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .274 0 8
J. Wachter LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .214 2 8
   b-R. Dozal PH, SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271 3 12
J. Gordon CF 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 .227 1 9
F. Radtke C 4 1 2 1 0 2 4 .207 2 9
Totals 36 3 11 3 3 11 25      
a - J. Wagner inserted as DH in the 8th
b - R. Dozal pinch hit for J. Wachter in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: Z. Husley (13, 1st Inning off M. Thomas, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: F. Radtke (2, 5th Inning off M. Thomas, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: Z. Husley 3 , V. Gonzalez , T. Ariëns , J. Wagner , C. Sperber 2 , R. Dozal , J. Gordon , F. Radtke 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Z. Husley , V. Gonzalez , J. Handler , J. Gordon , F. Radtke
GIDP: T. Ariëns
Sac Fly: J. Gordon
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Sperber (3) , J. Gordon (9)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Sperber-McCarthy-Sperber)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Draeger 3B 4 1 3 1 1 0 3 .196 0 5
R. Griffitt 1B 5 0 1 1 0 1 7 .243 4 9
C. Julio SS 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .296 6 22
B. Titus RF 4 1 2 2 1 1 1 .238 5 14
H. Alvarez CF 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .210 3 11
R. Atkins DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .224 4 9
H. Sato LF 3 2 2 0 1 0 1 .285 4 15
V. Santa Cruz 2B 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .223 3 8
C. Caruso C 4 2 3 2 0 0 1 .227 4 13
Totals 35 7 12 7 5 5 25      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Griffitt (5, 1st Inning off J. Roten, 1 on, 0 outs) , G. Draeger (4, 2nd Inning off J. Roten, 1 on, 2 outs) , H. Sato 2 (9, 4th Inning off J. Roten, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off J. Watson, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Caruso (4, 4th Inning off J. Roten, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Titus (5, 5th Inning off J. Roten, 0 on, 0 outs) , V. Santa Cruz (3, 6th Inning off J. Watson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Draeger 4 , R. Griffitt 2 , B. Titus 5 , H. Sato 4 , V. Santa Cruz 4 , C. Caruso 6
2-out RBI: G. Draeger , B. Titus
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Griffitt 2 , C. Julio , H. Alvarez , R. Atkins
GIDP: H. Sato
Hit by Pitch: V. Santa Cruz
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Draeger 2 (16)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Julio-Santa Cruz-Griffitt)
PHOENIX PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Roten L (1-7) 4.0 6 5 5 4 3 2 69 6.91   
J. Watson 2.1 6 2 2 1 2 1 57 7.17   
T. Armijo 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 2.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Roten 29
Batters Faced: J. Roten 22, J. Watson 14, T. Armijo 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Roten 7-2, J. Watson 4-0, T. Armijo 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Roten 69-42, J. Watson 57-34, T. Armijo 16-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Armijo 3-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Watson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Thomas W (2-4) 6.1 5 1 1 2 8 1 105 5.96   
B. Shaw 1.0 4 2 2 1 1 0 31 5.09   
C. Montgomery 1.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 32 3.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Thomas 65
Batters Faced: M. Thomas 25, B. Shaw 8, C. Montgomery 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Thomas 9-1, B. Shaw 1-1, C. Montgomery 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Thomas 105-68, B. Shaw 31-19, C. Montgomery 32-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Montgomery 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Caruso
Ballpark: The Hideout
Weather: Partly Cloudy (54 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 3:39
Attendance: 13150
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