AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HALIFAX HEATHENS AT CINCINNATI ROYALS
08/25/2023
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HALIFAX HEATHENS AT CINCINNATI ROYALS
GAME ID: 6678 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 25TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Halifax Heathens (81-51) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 0
Cincinnati Royals (78-54) 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 X 6 13 0
Baltzley, Royals Too Much for Heathens
Royals center fielder Andrew Baltzley left his mark on his team's 6-1 win over the Halifax Heathens. Baltzley, who finished 3rd in the NC in triples with 9 in 2021, went 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 singles, while scoring 2 times and driving in 3 for Cincinnati in the contest. Cameron Hutchinson notched his 30th save in 33 chances. The win gives Cincinnati a season record of 78-54.

Cincinnati took a 6-1 lead on Baltzley's 13th home run of the season. The 3-run home run, which he hit off Chris Booth in the bottom of the eighth, propelled Cincinnati to the win.

"What's not to like about a win?" said Baltzley.
HALIFAX BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Sumney CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .328 10 48
E. Kukowski RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .274 31 89
L. Orozco SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .295 42 113
A. Compton 3B 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .278 27 87
T. Vela 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .267 18 67
J. Herrera DH 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .329 10 58
   a-J. Gonzalez DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .283 1 19
M. Costello LF 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .247 7 31
C. Smith 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .302 11 77
B. Richards C 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .234 17 58
Totals 32 1 7 1 3 10 17      
a - J. Gonzalez inserted as DH in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Costello (18, 3rd Inning off A. Dooley, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Compton (27, 8th Inning off C. Hutchinson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Compton 5 , J. Herrera 2 , M. Costello 3 , C. Smith
2-out RBI: A. Compton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Sumney , E. Kukowski
GIDP: T. Vela
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Compton (29) , C. Smith (15)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Compton-Smith-Vela, Smith-Orozco-Vela)
OF assists: 1 (Kukowski(Brown at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Hayes LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .277 31 91
H. Sherlock 3B 4 0 1 0 0 3 3 .241 19 62
A. Jalbert 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .337 29 97
R. Brown DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .290 11 44
S. King SS 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .286 2 20
J. Paulsen RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .289 9 41
A. Baltzley CF 4 2 3 3 0 1 0 .245 13 38
A. Martinez C 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .210 4 14
J. Ramsey 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .296 7 26
Totals 33 6 13 6 1 8 11      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Hayes (36, 1st Inning off E. Gutierrez, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Brown (13, 1st Inning off E. Gutierrez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Martinez (4, 5th Inning off E. Gutierrez, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Baltzley (13, 8th Inning off C. Booth, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Hayes 3 , H. Sherlock , R. Brown 2 , S. King 2 , J. Paulsen 2 , A. Baltzley 6 , A. Martinez 5
2-out RBI: R. Brown , A. Baltzley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Hayes , A. Jalbert
GIDP: A. Jalbert , J. Paulsen
Sac Bunt: A. Martinez
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Hayes (15) , A. Baltzley (34)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ramsey-King-Jalbert)
OF assists: 1 (Hayes(Compton at home))
HALIFAX PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Gutierrez L (8-5) 6.0 10 3 3 1 5 1 88 3.97   
C. Booth 1.2 3 3 3 0 3 1 30 7.08   
T. LaBiche 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Gutierrez 44
Batters Faced: E. Gutierrez 26, C. Booth 8, T. LaBiche 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Gutierrez 6-4, C. Booth 0-2, T. LaBiche 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Gutierrez 88-60, C. Booth 30-19, T. LaBiche 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Booth 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Dooley W (13-6) 6.0 6 0 0 3 6 0 108 3.80   
C. Hutchinson SV (30) 3.0 1 1 1 0 4 1 34 1.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Dooley 63
Batters Faced: A. Dooley 25, C. Hutchinson 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Dooley 3-7, C. Hutchinson 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: A. Dooley 108-68, C. Hutchinson 34-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Hutchinson 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Andrew Baltzley
Ballpark: The Castle
Weather: Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM ET
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 34877
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