AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
TORONTO TRASH PANDAS AT CINCINNATI ROYALS
08/22/2023
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
TORONTO TRASH PANDAS AT CINCINNATI ROYALS
GAME ID: 6638 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 22ND , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Trash Pandas (58-71) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 7 0
Cincinnati Royals (76-53) 3 0 0 1 1 3 0 1 X 9 16 0
Royals Flatten Trash Pandas, 9-2
The Cincinnati Royals got a strong performance from pitcher John Wright. Mister X stymied the Toronto offense en route to a solid, 9-2 win at The Castle. The winning pitcher was Wright, now 2-4. He tossed 6.1 innings of 5-hit ball, while walking 4 and fanning 6. The Royals go to 76-53, putting them second in the National Conference North East Division.

Eric Hayes, who is tied for 7th in the NC in home runs with 30, came through for Cincinnati with a 3-run home run in the bottom of the sixth. The left fielder went 2 for 5 for the game, including 1 home run and 1 double. He scored 2 runs and collected 3 runs batted in.

"We were able to get some things going offensively," said Hayes.
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Graves CF 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .244 9 41
J. Kenyon 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .285 9 48
   a-B. Marquez PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .248 4 25
J. Taylor RF 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 .301 9 63
S. Salas LF 4 1 3 1 0 1 1 .289 5 23
P. Tibbits 1B 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .276 24 82
A. Pavelka 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .159 1 4
C. Marra DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .221 12 43
M. Random SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .221 13 65
T. Gwinn C 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .246 11 49
Totals 32 2 7 2 6 7 16      
a - B. Marquez pinch hit for J. Kenyon in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Pavelka (3, 6th Inning off J. Wright, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Salas (5, 8th Inning off K. Kovach, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Salas 6 , P. Tibbits , A. Pavelka 2 , M. Random , T. Gwinn
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Salas , C. Marra , M. Random
GIDP: J. Kenyon
Sac Fly: P. Tibbits
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Taylor (49) , T. Gwinn (19)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Pavelka-Random-Tibbits, Random-Pavelka-Tibbits)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Hayes LF 5 2 2 3 0 2 2 .278 30 90
H. Sherlock 3B 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .237 18 58
A. Jalbert 1B 5 2 3 1 0 1 1 .338 28 96
J. Bloms 2B 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .302 12 75
R. Brown DH 5 1 2 2 0 1 4 .289 11 42
M. Rankin C 4 0 1 0 0 3 3 .237 10 49
S. King SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .273 2 20
J. Paulsen RF 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .284 9 39
A. Baltzley CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .239 12 35
Totals 38 9 16 9 2 8 17      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Hayes (35, 1st Inning off T. Williams, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Brown (11, 1st Inning off T. Williams, 2 on, 1 out) , A. Jalbert 2 (39, 5th Inning off J. Grams, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off J. Patterson, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Baltzley (19, 6th Inning off J. Grams, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Paulsen (3, 4th Inning off T. Williams, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: H. Sherlock (18, 5th Inning off T. Williams, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Hayes (30, 6th Inning off J. Patterson, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Hayes 6 , H. Sherlock 5 , A. Jalbert 5 , J. Bloms 2 , R. Brown 3 , M. Rankin , J. Paulsen 5 , A. Baltzley 2
2-out RBI: J. Bloms , J. Paulsen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Hayes , S. King 2
GIDP: A. Jalbert , S. King
Hit by Pitch: J. Bloms
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (King-Bloms-Jalbert)
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Williams L (4-3) 4.0 8 5 5 1 3 1 63 3.92   
J. Grams 1.0 3 2 2 1 2 0 31 7.20   
J. Patterson 3.0 5 2 2 0 3 1 57 5.28   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Williams 28
Batters Faced: T. Williams 20, J. Grams 7, J. Patterson 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Williams 5-3, J. Grams 1-0, J. Patterson 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Williams 63-41, J. Grams 31-15, J. Patterson 57-35
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Patterson 2-2
Hit Batsmen: J. Patterson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Wright W (2-4) 6.1 5 1 1 4 6 0 104 4.57   
K. Kovach 2.2 2 1 1 2 1 1 51 2.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Wright 61
Batters Faced: J. Wright 27, K. Kovach 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Wright 8-4, K. Kovach 5-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Wright 104-62, K. Kovach 51-31
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Kovach 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Wright
Ballpark: The Castle
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM ET
Time: 3:28
Attendance: 34792
Special Notes: SP Jimmy Grams was injured while pitching.
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