AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
AUSTIN DESPERADOS AT CINCINNATI ROYALS
05/28/2024
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
AUSTIN DESPERADOS AT CINCINNATI ROYALS
GAME ID: 666 - TUESDAY, MAY 28TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Austin Desperados (25-31) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2
Cincinnati Royals (28-28) 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 X 3 6 1
Austin Dealt 3-0 Defeat
The Cincinnati Royals defeated the Austin Desperados, 3-0, in National Conference action at The Castle. Cincinnati pitcher Josh Huggins had a standout performance. Huggins picked up the win for Cincinnati, going 5.2 innings. He gave up no runs on 2 hits. He now sports a record of 6-3. Roberto Salazar nailed down his 14th save.

The Royals got a big at-bat from left fielder Eric Hayes. For the game, Hayes was 1-4 with a home run. In the bottom of the third, with the bases empty, he stroked a solo home run. His 9th home run of the season gave Cincinnati a 1-0 lead.

"We put some tough at-bats on some tough pitches," said Cincinnati manager Justin Aaron.

Cincinnati is now 28-28, Austin 25-31.
AUSTIN BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Dozal 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .196 2 8
J. Sykora 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .209 6 16
   b-J. Latorre 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Austin CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .256 4 19
L. Serna RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .290 13 42
J. Perez DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .257 2 12
M. Blevins LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .276 13 32
R. Alamo SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .229 2 18
   a-R. Ordonez PR, SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .176 1 10
P. Ainsworth 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 5 .255 1 26
M. Smith C 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .247 3 10
Totals 31 0 4 0 3 10 13      
a - R. Ordonez pinch ran for R. Alamo in the 2nd
b - J. Latorre substituted for J. Sykora in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Alamo (3, 2nd Inning off J. Huggins, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Dozal , J. Perez , R. Alamo 2 , R. Ordonez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Ainsworth , M. Smith
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: L. Scrimger (1) , R. Dozal (5)
Double Plays: 2 (Ordonez-Ainsworth-Sykora, Dozal-Ainsworth-Sykora)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Hayes LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .327 9 31
A. Jalbert 1B 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .273 6 30
J. Bloms 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .242 2 28
J. Paulsen CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .262 2 20
A. Baltzley RF 4 0 1 1 0 2 4 .207 2 9
R. Brown DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .208 8 21
M. Rankin C 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 .149 3 7
E. Barlow SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 1
A. Marshall 2B 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 .315 1 15
Totals 29 3 6 3 2 7 13      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Rankin (9, 5th Inning off L. Scrimger, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Baltzley (6, 6th Inning off L. Scrimger, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Hayes (9, 3rd Inning off L. Scrimger, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Hayes 4 , A. Jalbert 2 , J. Paulsen , A. Baltzley 2 , M. Rankin 2
2-out RBI: A. Baltzley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Baltzley , R. Brown
GIDP: J. Paulsen , A. Baltzley
Sac Bunt: E. Barlow
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: J. Bloms (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Marshall-Jalbert)
AUSTIN PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Scrimger L (3-8) 7.0 6 3 2 2 4 1 101 5.77   
S. McClung 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 18 5.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Scrimger 57
Batters Faced: L. Scrimger 29, S. McClung 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Scrimger 7-8, S. McClung 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Scrimger 101-64, S. McClung 18-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. McClung 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Huggins W (6-3) 5.2 2 0 0 1 3 0 77 4.04   
M. McCracken H (3) 2.1 2 0 0 1 6 0 43 5.04   
R. Salazar SV (14) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 13 2.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Huggins 67
Batters Faced: J. Huggins 20, M. McCracken 10, R. Salazar 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Huggins 7-6, M. McCracken 0-1, R. Salazar 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Huggins 77-48, M. McCracken 43-27, R. Salazar 13-7
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh Huggins
Ballpark: The Castle
Weather: Clear skies (57 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM ET
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 33028
Special Notes: SS Ruben Alamo was injured while running the bases. SP Josh Huggins was injured while pitching. Jim Sykora was ejected in the 8th inning for arguing a strike call.
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