AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
OAKLAND INVADERS AT CHICAGO GANGSTERS
05/26/2024
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
OAKLAND INVADERS AT CHICAGO GANGSTERS
GAME ID: 651 - SUNDAY, MAY 26TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Oakland Invaders (26-29) 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 0
Chicago Gangsters (25-30) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 5 12 1
Gangsters Use Late Score to Top Invaders, 5-4
The Chicago Gangsters faced a tough opponent in Oakland pitcher Randy Fischer, but did just enough to pull out the victory at The Hideout by a final score of 5-4. Fischer went 6 innings and allowed 2 runs. With the win, Chicago has a record of 25-30. Oakland falls to 26-29.

The game-ending blow was delivered by Glen Helms in the bottom of the 12th. That's when he hit a run-scoring double off fireballing right-hander David Holloman to win it for Chicago and cause the home crowd to erupt in celebration.

"I still have a lot of confidence in this team," Chicago manager Antonio Valdez said afterward.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Brook DH 5 1 1 0 1 0 1 .250 3 12
J. Piscitelli LF 6 0 2 1 0 1 1 .278 6 23
D. Duthie 2B 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .320 7 18
E. Ramirez RF 6 0 1 0 0 1 4 .277 18 44
J. Cunningham 1B 5 0 0 0 1 1 2 .239 9 28
R. Ward 3B, SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .286 6 17
M. Sligar C 3 1 1 0 2 0 1 .255 5 22
M. Jarka CF 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 .295 4 10
A. Bechdel SS 3 0 0 1 0 1 6 .224 1 11
   a-J. Smith PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .262 4 14
Totals 42 4 8 3 6 7 22      
a - J. Smith pinch hit for A. Bechdel in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Piscitelli (9, 3rd Inning off B. Nowlin, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Jarka (4, 4th Inning off B. Nowlin, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Brook , J. Piscitelli 3 , E. Ramirez , R. Ward , M. Sligar , M. Jarka 5
2-out RBI: M. Jarka
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Brook , D. Duthie , J. Cunningham , A. Bechdel 2
GIDP: M. Sligar
Sac Fly: A. Bechdel
Hit by Pitch: D. Duthie , R. Ward
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
CS: E. Ramirez (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Duthie-Bechdel-Cunningham)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Bravo CF 6 1 1 0 0 4 3 .194 1 11
A. Cruz LF 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 .227 1 8
   a-E. Drake PH, LF 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 .296 3 15
B. Titus RF 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .215 4 23
   b-H. Alvarez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 3 14
   d-G. Helms RF 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .182 3 12
J. Bear SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .331 7 26
R. Griffitt DH 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .143 0 0
   c-J. Kuhn DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .302 3 6
   e-G. Draeger DH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .352 1 1
J. Hassell 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .321 1 11
N. Pratt 2B 4 0 2 1 0 2 2 .253 4 20
K. Crouch C 3 0 1 1 2 1 2 .318 10 30
R. Riggs 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 7 .183 7 12
Totals 41 5 12 5 4 12 19      
a - E. Drake pinch hit for A. Cruz in the 8th
b - H. Alvarez pinch hit for B. Titus in the 8th
c - J. Kuhn inserted as DH in the 8th
d - G. Helms substituted for H. Alvarez in the 9th
e - G. Draeger inserted as DH in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Bear (11, 8th Inning off C. Graham, 0 on, 2 outs) , G. Helms (5, 12th Inning off D. Holloman, 1 on, 0 outs) , E. Drake (9, 12th Inning off D. Holloman, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: A. Cruz (1, 3rd Inning off R. Fischer, 0 on, 1 out) , W. Bravo (1, 8th Inning off C. Graham, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: W. Bravo 3 , A. Cruz 3 , E. Drake 2 , G. Helms 2 , J. Bear 3 , R. Griffitt , J. Hassell 2 , N. Pratt 2 , K. Crouch
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Bravo , E. Drake , J. Kuhn , R. Riggs 2
GIDP: J. Hassell
Sac Fly: E. Drake , B. Titus , N. Pratt
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: G. Helms (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Bear-Pratt-Hassell)
PB: K. Crouch
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Fischer 6.0 5 2 2 2 6 0 89 6.70   
C. Graham BS (3) 2.0 5 2 2 0 2 0 36 3.98   
R. Hepler 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 3.43   
J. Henley 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 17 2.61   
D. Holloman L (0-4) 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 26 5.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Fischer 58
Batters Faced: R. Fischer 24, C. Graham 11, R. Hepler 3, J. Henley 4, D. Holloman 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Fischer 6-5, C. Graham 1-3, R. Hepler 1-0, J. Henley 0-2, D. Holloman 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Fischer 89-55, C. Graham 36-25, R. Hepler 15-11, J. Henley 17-9, D. Holloman 26-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Hepler 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Nowlin 5.1 5 4 3 4 2 1 96 3.14   
B. Shaw 3.1 1 0 0 2 3 0 49 4.12   
C. Kiefer 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 32 7.71   
B. Kauppinen W (6-4) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 4.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Nowlin 42
Batters Faced: B. Nowlin 25, B. Shaw 14, C. Kiefer 7, B. Kauppinen 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Nowlin 6-8, B. Shaw 3-4, C. Kiefer 2-2, B. Kauppinen 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Nowlin 96-55, B. Shaw 49-32, C. Kiefer 32-23, B. Kauppinen 18-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Shaw 2-2 , C. Kiefer 1-0 , B. Kauppinen 1-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Shaw , C. Kiefer
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Randy Fischer
Ballpark: The Hideout
Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM CT
Time: 4:32
Attendance: 20569
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