AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
DETROIT GIANTS AT CINCINNATI ROYALS
08/27/2019
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
DETROIT GIANTS AT CINCINNATI ROYALS
GAME ID: 6668 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 27TH , 2019 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Giants (69-63) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1
Cincinnati Royals (47-85) 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 X 8 12 1
Vitulli Strokes 5 Hits
Morgan Vitulli was the King of Swing today at The Castle today in the 8-1 Cincinnati Royals win over the Detroit Giants. The Cincinnati third baseman stepped into the batter's box 5 times against Detroit and delivered 5 hits. It was a sensational game for him.

"Unbelievable feeling," he told the press. "It felt good. 5-for-5 isn't bad for your batting average either."

Morgan Vitulli singled in the 1st, hit an RBI single in the 2nd, singled in the 5th, singled in the 7th and hit an RBI single in the 8th.

For the season Vitulli is currently batting .227 with 5 home runs and 39 RBIs. In 97 games he has reached base at a .282 rate and scored 31 runs to date.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Pratt 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .270 6 31
R. Forsythe 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .236 24 54
I. Irimia 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .210 8 17
J. Ashley DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .231 42 82
J. Joyner RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .297 32 92
J. Moore LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .246 21 67
M. Beavers CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .192 8 38
   a-B. Shahan PH, CF 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .290 10 40
D. Pinedo SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .221 1 33
J. Miles C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .150 3 28
Totals 33 1 6 1 3 6 21      
a - B. Shahan pinch hit for M. Beavers in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Pinedo (14, 3rd Inning off J. Loera, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Forsythe (14, 4th Inning off J. Loera, 0 on, 0 outs) , I. Irimia (7, 6th Inning off R. Juarez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Forsythe 3 , I. Irimia 2 , J. Joyner , D. Pinedo 2 , J. Miles
2-out RBI: J. Joyner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Pratt , R. Forsythe , J. Moore 2 , M. Beavers
GIDP: J. Pratt
Hit by Pitch: D. Pinedo
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Pratt (9)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Moore (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Yamakawa LF 4 1 0 0 1 3 1 .208 12 39
M. Vitulli 3B 5 2 5 2 0 0 0 .227 5 39
J. Fritz 1B 5 1 3 1 0 1 2 .274 10 37
P. Dennis DH 3 1 1 0 1 1 4 .248 4 15
R. Elliott 2B 4 1 1 3 0 2 6 .219 1 11
K. Floyd RF 4 0 1 2 0 1 3 .212 4 21
W. Castanon CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .263 4 26
J. Roper C 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .154 1 2
N. Garza SS 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .211 5 25
Totals 36 8 12 8 3 12 19      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Garza (8, 2nd Inning off A. Shoemaker, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Elliott (1, 7th Inning off B. Corbo, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Vitulli 5 , J. Fritz 3 , P. Dennis , R. Elliott 4 , K. Floyd , N. Garza 2
2-out RBI: , M. Vitulli 2 , J. Fritz , R. Elliott , K. Floyd
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Fritz , P. Dennis , K. Floyd , W. Castanon
Hit by Pitch: P. Dennis
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Garza (8)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Fritz (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Vitulli-Elliott-Fritz)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Shoemaker L (9-5) 6.2 8 4 4 1 10 0 107 3.02   
B. Corbo 1.0 2 4 4 2 2 1 28 4.11   
D. March 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Shoemaker 51
Batters Faced: A. Shoemaker 30, B. Corbo 7, D. March 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Shoemaker 5-5, B. Corbo 1-0, D. March 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Shoemaker 107-71, B. Corbo 28-14, D. March 10-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Corbo 1-1 , D. March 2-2
Hit Batsmen: A. Shoemaker
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Loera W (3-12) 5.0 3 1 1 1 2 0 88 6.27   
R. Juarez H (4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 2.64   
S. Grandjean H (3) 2.1 2 0 0 2 3 0 42 4.26   
G. Lee 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Loera 58
Batters Faced: J. Loera 20, R. Juarez 4, S. Grandjean 11, G. Lee 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Loera 8-5, R. Juarez 1-1, S. Grandjean 1-2, G. Lee 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Loera 88-59, R. Juarez 19-12, S. Grandjean 42-19, G. Lee 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Lee 1-0
Hit Batsmen: S. Grandjean
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Morgan Vitulli
Ballpark: The Castle
Weather: Partly Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 17850
Special Notes: SP Juan Loera was injured while pitching. Morgan Vitulli ties the CIN regular season game record for hits with 5.
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