AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CINCINNATI ROYALS AT HALIFAX HEATHENS
05/27/2023
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CINCINNATI ROYALS AT HALIFAX HEATHENS
GAME ID: 643 - SATURDAY, MAY 27TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Royals (31-23) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 4 9 0
Halifax Heathens (30-24) 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 X 6 8 0
Heathens Net 6-4 Win
Halifax parlayed a decent outing from starter Efrain Gutierrez into a solid win over the Cincinnati Royals. The final score was 6-4. Gutierrez, now 4-1, was the winner. In 5 innings, he gave up 3 hits, while striking out 5, walking 2, and allowing no runs. The Heathens now have a mark of 30-24.

Bruce Richards had a big grand slam home run for the Heathens in the bottom of the fourth inning. With Halifax leading 1-0 and the bases loaded, he sized up a curveball from Andy Dooley, who led the NC in innings pitched with 237.0 in 2020, and punished it. The result was his 6th home run of the season, which put the Heathens on top, 5-0.

"It was a solid team effort," said Richards after the game.
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE HALIFAX BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Sherlock 3B 3 0 1 0 2 1 0 .250 9 27
A. Marshall SS 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .214 0 4
A. Jalbert 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .314 7 30
M. Pelter DH 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .295 6 30
E. Hayes LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .282 10 38
P. Kirchner CF 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .329 6 19
J. Paulsen RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .333 0 0
M. Rankin C 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .265 3 25
J. Redford 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .250 0 1
Totals 34 4 9 4 4 11 17      
BATTING
Doubles: P. Kirchner (7, 7th Inning off A. Morales, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Pelter (6, 8th Inning off T. LaBiche, 1 on, 0 outs) , P. Kirchner (6, 8th Inning off C. Booth, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Sherlock , A. Jalbert , M. Pelter 5 , P. Kirchner 6 , J. Paulsen , M. Rankin , J. Redford
2-out RBI: J. Redford
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Marshall , E. Hayes , J. Paulsen
GIDP: M. Rankin , J. Redford
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Hayes-Rankin)
OF assists: 1 (Hayes(Sumney at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Sumney CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .342 4 22
E. Kukowski RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .284 17 48
L. Orozco SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .254 16 38
A. Compton 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .237 7 18
G. Orozco DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .219 6 20
D. Davidson LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .167 0 0
T. Vela 1B 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .369 5 17
C. Smith 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .302 3 31
B. Richards C 3 1 1 4 0 0 2 .183 6 23
Totals 30 6 8 6 4 7 11      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Kukowski (10, 3rd Inning off A. Dooley, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Richards (6, 4th Inning off A. Dooley, 3 on, 1 out) , L. Orozco (16, 5th Inning off G. Barone, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Sumney , E. Kukowski 3 , L. Orozco 4 , A. Compton , T. Vela , C. Smith , B. Richards 4
2-out RBI: A. Compton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Sumney , G. Orozco , B. Richards
Hit by Pitch: T. Vela
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Davidson (1) , C. Smith (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Orozco-Smith-Vela, Orozco-Smith-Vela)
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE HALIFAX PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Dooley L (4-2) 3.1 6 5 5 4 2 1 80 3.96   
G. Barone 3.0 2 1 1 0 4 1 46 4.97   
M. McCracken 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.35   
G. Clifford 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18 6.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Dooley 24
Batters Faced: A. Dooley 18, G. Barone 11, M. McCracken 2, G. Clifford 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Dooley 4-2, G. Barone 4-1, M. McCracken 1-1, G. Clifford 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Dooley 80-40, G. Barone 46-33, M. McCracken 2-2, G. Clifford 18-12
Hit Batsmen: G. Clifford
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Gutierrez W (4-1) 5.0 3 0 0 2 5 0 94 3.11   
A. Morales 2.0 4 2 2 1 4 0 44 4.63   
T. LaBiche 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 5 3.31   
C. Booth SV (1) 2.0 1 1 1 1 2 1 31 4.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Gutierrez 64
Batters Faced: E. Gutierrez 19, A. Morales 11, T. LaBiche 1, C. Booth 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Gutierrez 6-3, A. Morales 1-1, T. LaBiche 0-0, C. Booth 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Gutierrez 94-58, A. Morales 44-29, T. LaBiche 5-2, C. Booth 31-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Morales 1-0 , T. LaBiche 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Efrain Gutierrez
Ballpark: Estadio Azteca
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM
Time: 3:45
Attendance: 34770
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