AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CINCINNATI ROYALS AT AUSTIN DESPERADOS
05/30/2026
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CINCINNATI ROYALS AT AUSTIN DESPERADOS
GAME ID: 644 - SATURDAY, MAY 30TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Royals (31-23) 0 1 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 7 13 1
Austin Desperados (25-29) 1 4 0 1 2 0 3 0 X 11 14 1
Royals Lose to Desperados, 11-7
Good production from center fielder Mike Fath helped the Austin Desperados topple the Cincinnati Royals, 11-7. Fath was 2-4 with a home run and a walk. He scored 3 times and drove in 2 for the Desperados. Jason Emary was the winner. Over 5 innings, he yielded 5 runs on 10 hits, with no walks and 9 strikeouts. Chris Oren earned the save for Austin, his 1st of the year.

With Austin leading 8-7 in the bottom of the seventh, Fath batted against Cincinnati pitcher Miguel Leon. Fath hit a fastball to right for a 2-run home run. His 1st home run of the season put the Desperados on top, 10-7.

"The boys were really swinging the bats today," winning manager Tim Ward said.

Austin bumps their record to 25-29 with the win.
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE AUSTIN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Brown RF 5 1 1 1 0 2 2 .237 3 16
A. Jalbert 1B 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .303 7 23
E. Hayes LF 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .253 8 31
J. York 2B 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .281 7 26
B. Brewer DH 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .278 3 14
H. Sherlock 3B 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .219 6 27
J. Bloms SS 3 2 1 0 1 1 2 .195 3 17
M. Rankin C 4 0 1 1 0 2 4 .176 3 21
J. Paulsen CF 4 2 3 2 0 0 1 .229 1 4
Totals 40 7 13 6 1 12 20      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Jalbert (17, 3rd Inning off J. Emary, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Paulsen (2, 4th Inning off J. Emary, 2 on, 1 out) , R. Brown (7, 4th Inning off J. Emary, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Rankin (8, 7th Inning off C. Oren, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Brewer (3, 2nd Inning off J. Emary, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Brown 2 , A. Jalbert 3 , E. Hayes 2 , J. York , B. Brewer 4 , H. Sherlock , J. Bloms , M. Rankin 2 , J. Paulsen 4
2-out RBI: M. Rankin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Hayes , J. York , B. Brewer , M. Rankin , J. Paulsen
Hit by Pitch: B. Brewer
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: J. Paulsen (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Bloms-York-Jalbert)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Martinez LF 5 1 3 3 0 0 0 .260 6 20
D. Riggi 2B 4 1 2 2 1 1 3 .261 5 21
L. Serna RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .242 4 8
M. Fishburn DH 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .345 0 3
M. Fath CF 4 3 2 2 1 2 0 .500 1 2
J. Sykora 1B 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 .211 3 16
J. Priest SS 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 .271 1 5
D. Jimenez C 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .256 6 23
J. Hamill 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .284 0 4
Totals 36 11 14 11 4 9 11      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Hamill (6, 2nd Inning off S. Maness, 2 on, 1 out) , D. Jimenez (10, 7th Inning off M. McCracken, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: T. Martinez (2, 4th Inning off S. Maness, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Riggi (5, 1st Inning off S. Maness, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Sykora (3, 5th Inning off M. Leon, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Fath (1, 7th Inning off M. Leon, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Martinez 5 , D. Riggi 5 , L. Serna , M. Fishburn , M. Fath 5 , J. Sykora 4 , J. Priest , D. Jimenez 3 , J. Hamill 2
2-out RBI: T. Martinez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Riggi , M. Fishburn , D. Jimenez
GIDP: M. Fishburn
Hit by Pitch: L. Serna
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Sykora (3)
CS: D. Riggi (5)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Serna (1)
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE AUSTIN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Maness L (8-2) 3.1 7 6 6 2 3 1 73 3.06   
M. Leon 2.2 5 4 4 1 2 2 54 4.35   
M. McCracken 0.2 2 1 1 1 1 0 20 3.38   
C. Mattson 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 17 4.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Maness 21
Batters Faced: S. Maness 20, M. Leon 12, M. McCracken 5, C. Mattson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Maness 2-5, M. Leon 3-1, M. McCracken 1-0, C. Mattson 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Maness 73-43, M. Leon 54-34, M. McCracken 20-11, C. Mattson 17-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Leon 1-0 , C. Mattson 2-0
Hit Batsmen: S. Maness
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Emary W (3-2) 5.0 10 5 5 0 9 1 94 3.92   
C. Oren SV (1) 4.0 3 2 2 1 3 0 63 4.85   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Emary 36
Batters Faced: J. Emary 26, C. Oren 16
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Emary 2-4, C. Oren 4-5
Pitches - Strikes: J. Emary 94-67, C. Oren 63-40
Hit Batsmen: J. Emary
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Fath
Ballpark: Dell Diamond
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 3:41
Attendance: 23912
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