AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
BOSTON WHISTLERS AT CHICAGO GANGSTERS
08/22/2023
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
BOSTON WHISTLERS AT CHICAGO GANGSTERS
GAME ID: 6566 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 22ND , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Whistlers (76-53) 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 10 0
Chicago Gangsters (44-85) 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 8 1
Chicago Defeated By Whistlers, 6-4
The Boston Whistlers beat the Chicago Gangsters, 6-4, at The Hideout. Boston first baseman Austin Alpers had an outstanding performance. He was 3-4 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 2 times. The Whistlers have now won 4 straight.

Dillon Rodriquez, who finished 5th in the AC in triples with 7 in 2021, chipped in a 2-run home run for Boston in the top of the second. For the game, the right fielder had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 2 runs batted in.

"I like the roll we're on," said Boston manager Mike Plocher.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Herrera DH 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .324 11 57
O. Damon CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .263 3 39
J. Beeson 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .292 6 39
B. Roseman 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .310 44 116
A. Alpers 1B 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 .285 27 78
D. Rodriquez RF 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .342 11 41
W. Kirkham LF 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .293 17 37
   a-R. Cloutier LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 3 20
M. Fowler C 3 1 1 2 1 1 0 .301 13 60
   b-O. Contreras C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .152 0 4
E. Stowe SS 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .250 6 21
   c-R. Ordonez SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 8 35
Totals 36 6 10 6 2 13 8      
a - R. Cloutier substituted for W. Kirkham in the 8th
b - O. Contreras substituted for M. Fowler in the 9th
c - R. Ordonez substituted for E. Stowe in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Herrera (40, 9th Inning off A. Bennett, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Rodriquez (11, 2nd Inning off E. Tapia, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Fowler (13, 2nd Inning off E. Tapia, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Beeson (6, 3rd Inning off E. Tapia, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Alpers (27, 6th Inning off B. Nowlin, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Herrera 2 , J. Beeson 4 , B. Roseman , A. Alpers 6 , D. Rodriquez 5 , M. Fowler 4 , E. Stowe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , O. Damon 2
GIDP: A. Alpers
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Herrera (65)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Draeger 3B 4 0 2 2 1 0 0 .242 9 38
J. Michael LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .200 8 31
C. Julio SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .321 15 56
H. Sato DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .262 16 51
M. Budish RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .248 20 56
N. Pratt 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .241 17 43
R. Griffitt 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .238 4 16
W. Bazaldua C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .237 9 43
E. Acosta CF 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .182 13 37
   a-J. Kuhn PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 6 20
Totals 34 4 8 4 3 10 11      
a - J. Kuhn pinch hit for E. Acosta in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Griffitt (6, 3rd Inning off A. Higuera, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: H. Sato (16, 4th Inning off A. Higuera, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Julio (15, 7th Inning off K. Tourville, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Draeger 2 , C. Julio 4 , H. Sato 4 , M. Budish , N. Pratt , R. Griffitt 3
2-out RBI: , G. Draeger 2 , C. Julio
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Michael , C. Julio
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Draeger (63)
CS: G. Draeger (9)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Acosta (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Draeger-Pratt-Griffitt)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Higuera W (13-11) 6.0 6 3 3 3 7 1 123 4.45   
K. Tourville SV (5) 3.0 2 1 1 0 3 1 44 4.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Higuera 52
Batters Faced: A. Higuera 27, K. Tourville 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Higuera 7-4, K. Tourville 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: A. Higuera 123-74, K. Tourville 44-28
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Tapia L (4-7) 3.0 7 5 5 1 1 3 55 10.12   
B. Nowlin 4.0 1 1 1 1 7 1 60 7.57   
A. Bennett 1.2 2 0 0 0 5 0 35 7.20   
B. Shaw 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Tapia 23
Batters Faced: E. Tapia 16, B. Nowlin 14, A. Bennett 7, B. Shaw 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Tapia 6-1, B. Nowlin 4-1, A. Bennett 0-0, B. Shaw 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Tapia 55-32, B. Nowlin 60-36, A. Bennett 35-23, B. Shaw 2-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Shaw 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Austin Alpers
Ballpark: The Hideout
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM CT
Time: 3:38
Attendance: 15604
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