AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CINCINNATI ROYALS AT HALIFAX HEATHENS
05/26/2024
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CINCINNATI ROYALS AT HALIFAX HEATHENS
GAME ID: 655 - SUNDAY, MAY 26TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Royals (27-28) 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 0 7 12 0
Halifax Heathens (31-24) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 5 9 1
Royals Victors, 7-5, at Halifax
The Cincinnati Royals picked up a win at Estadio Azteca, knocking off the Halifax Heathens, 7-5. Starting pitcher Juan Fernandez was a big reason why. The Royals improved their record to 27-28 with the win over Halifax.

Cincinnati relied on the hitting of Aaron Jalbert to pick up the win. The first baseman ripped a 2-run triple in the top of the seventh inning to put the Royals on top, 3-0. For the game, Jalbert had 1 triple and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"Obviously, you want to go out there and be good every time out," said Fernandez. "I take the ball every day with the same mindset."
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE HALIFAX BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Hayes LF 3 1 2 1 2 0 3 .328 8 30
A. Jalbert 1B 5 1 2 4 0 1 4 .267 6 30
A. Baltzley CF 5 0 1 1 0 0 6 .206 2 8
J. Blake RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .233 6 25
R. Brown DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .211 8 21
A. Martinez C 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .262 2 4
J. Guzman 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .174 0 0
E. Barlow 2B 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .158 0 1
A. Marshall SS 4 1 2 0 0 2 4 .326 1 14
Totals 37 7 12 7 3 7 24      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Marshall 2 (6, 3rd Inning off B. Covington, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off B. Covington, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: E. Hayes (3, 5th Inning off B. Covington, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Jalbert (1, 7th Inning off R. Lefkowitz, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Hayes 4 , A. Jalbert 4 , A. Baltzley , R. Brown , A. Martinez 2 , J. Guzman , E. Barlow , A. Marshall 4
2-out RBI: A. Jalbert
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Baltzley 2 , J. Blake , E. Barlow
Sac Bunt: A. Martinez
Hit by Pitch: R. Brown
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Barlow (2)
CS: A. Baltzley (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Barlow-Marshall-Jalbert)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Sumney CF 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .356 8 22
   b-G. Orozco PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .326 2 5
E. Kukowski RF 3 1 1 2 1 0 2 .254 10 18
L. Orozco SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .246 10 35
A. Compton DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .249 15 43
T. Vela 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .309 2 11
J. Fitzgerald 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .311 2 15
S. Hardwick 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .297 1 21
N. Dubiel LF 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 .250 0 4
J. Cole C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .235 2 9
   a-C. Smith PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267 4 16
Totals 35 5 9 5 2 6 11      
a - C. Smith pinch hit for J. Cole in the 9th
b - G. Orozco pinch hit for N. Sumney in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Dubiel (1, 7th Inning off M. Leon, 2 on, 2 outs) , T. Vela (4, 8th Inning off C. Lambert, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Kukowski (10, 8th Inning off M. Leon, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Compton (15, 8th Inning off C. Lambert, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Sumney 3 , E. Kukowski 4 , A. Compton 4 , T. Vela 3 , J. Fitzgerald , N. Dubiel 2
2-out RBI: N. Dubiel
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Hardwick , J. Cole
GIDP: E. Kukowski
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: B. Covington (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Cole-Orozco)
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE HALIFAX PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Fernandez W (1-2) 6.1 3 0 0 1 4 0 94 2.73   
M. Leon 0.2 4 4 4 1 0 1 22 7.44   
C. Lambert H (5) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 11 2.25   
R. Salazar SV (13) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17 2.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Fernandez 70
Batters Faced: J. Fernandez 22, M. Leon 7, C. Lambert 5, R. Salazar 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Fernandez 4-10, M. Leon 1-1, C. Lambert 1-2, R. Salazar 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Fernandez 94-66, M. Leon 22-12, C. Lambert 11-9, R. Salazar 17-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Covington L (5-2) 6.1 6 3 3 3 5 0 90 2.29   
R. Lefkowitz 0.2 2 2 2 0 1 0 25 3.38   
B. Shields 2.0 4 2 2 0 1 0 25 3.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Covington 51
Batters Faced: B. Covington 28, R. Lefkowitz 4, B. Shields 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Covington 7-7, R. Lefkowitz 0-0, B. Shields 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: B. Covington 90-53, R. Lefkowitz 25-14, B. Shields 25-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Lefkowitz 2-2 , B. Shields 1-1
Hit Batsmen: R. Lefkowitz
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Juan Fernandez
Ballpark: Estadio Azteca
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 34953
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