AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
DETROIT GIANTS AT CAROLINA REAPERS
05/20/2026
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AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
DETROIT GIANTS AT CAROLINA REAPERS
GAME ID: 540 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 20TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Giants (27-18) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 10 0
Carolina Reapers (16-29) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 8 0
Reapers Suffer 2-1 Home Defeat
In a low-scoring affair between the Detroit Giants and the Carolina Reapers, pitcher Julian Bryant was the difference between victory and defeat. The Detroit right-hander earned accolades for his stellar performance in the 2-1 Giants win. With the win, Detroit pushed its record to 27-18.

Alex Martinez, who signed a 3-year contract worth $614,000 on 01/24/2026, had a direct impact on the outcome. Martinez contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the fifth inning to put Detroit up, 1-0.

"That's how you're going to be successful," said Giants manager Larry Voltaire. "It starts with pitching and it will always be pitching."
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE CAROLINA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Dozal 3B 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .303 0 21
F. Espindola DH 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .319 5 21
B. Shafer CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .291 3 17
C. Lutz RF 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .248 9 22
   a-A. Mejia PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .243 3 14
   b-D. Lyons RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 1 8
R. Cabriales 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .309 9 32
G. Valentine SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .237 0 15
K. Brosch LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .250 2 12
E. Salgado 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .312 0 8
A. Martinez C 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .243 3 22
Totals 34 2 10 2 3 8 21      
a - A. Mejia pinch hit for C. Lutz in the 8th
b - D. Lyons substituted for A. Mejia in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: F. Espindola (5, 8th Inning off S. Cates, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Dozal , F. Espindola 5 , B. Shafer , C. Lutz , K. Brosch , E. Salgado 2 , A. Martinez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Espindola , K. Brosch
GIDP: R. Dozal
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Lutz (2) , E. Salgado (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Simmer SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .252 0 9
R. Burchett LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .221 6 20
   a-D. Sheedy PR, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 2 6
M. Fearing DH 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .241 6 17
M. Green RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .250 5 14
B. Phillips CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .245 5 28
T. Kalolo 3B 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .263 0 0
T. Korn 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 0 5
F. Reyes C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .205 1 9
B. Havey 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .329 0 15
Totals 35 1 8 1 1 5 16      
a - D. Sheedy pinch ran for R. Burchett in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: R. Simmer 2 , M. Fearing 2 , T. Kalolo 3 , F. Reyes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Phillips 2 , F. Reyes
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Simmer-Havey-Korn)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE CAROLINA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Bryant W (4-2) 7.2 7 1 1 1 4 0 106 3.66   
T. Wooten H (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 6.89   
L. Maher SV (12) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 2.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Bryant 64
Batters Faced: J. Bryant 31, T. Wooten 1, L. Maher 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Bryant 8-11, T. Wooten 0-0, L. Maher 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Bryant 106-67, T. Wooten 4-3, L. Maher 12-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Wooten 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Cates L (1-5) 7.0 9 2 2 2 8 1 97 4.42   
S. Edwards 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 1.12   
S. Harvey 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 9.58   
A. Werth 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Cates 57
Batters Faced: S. Cates 30, S. Edwards 1, S. Harvey 4, A. Werth 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Cates 5-6, S. Edwards 0-0, S. Harvey 2-2, A. Werth 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Cates 97-66, S. Edwards 5-1, S. Harvey 17-10, A. Werth 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Edwards 1-0 , S. Harvey 2-0
WP: S. Harvey
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Julian Bryant
Ballpark: Reedy River Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM ET
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 16239
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