AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
AUSTIN DESPERADOS AT CINCINNATI ROYALS
08/30/2026
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AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
AUSTIN DESPERADOS AT CINCINNATI ROYALS
GAME ID: 6702 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 30TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Austin Desperados (76-58) 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 8 0
Cincinnati Royals (69-65) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 8 0
Desperados Deal Royals 3-2 Defeat
The Austin Desperados beat the Cincinnati Royals, 3-2, at The Castle. The Desperados got a fine performance from first baseman Drew Riggi, who was 3 for 4 with a home run and a double, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. Sam Campos, the winning pitcher, improved to 7-7. He pitched 6 innings, giving up 6 hits and 2 runs, while striking out 6 and walking 3. Austin is 76-58 and Cincinnati, with the loss, 69-65.

Riggi had a timely hit for Austin in the top of the seventh. With Austin trailing 2-1, he turned a 2-1 sinker into a 2-run home run. It was his 15th home run of the season, making it 3-2, Austin.

"Tough loss," said Cincinnati manager Justin Aaron. "But we'll learn from it."
AUSTIN BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Austin CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .266 14 49
J. Priest 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .226 6 35
L. Serna DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .270 23 61
M. Fishburn LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .263 10 36
D. Riggi 1B 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .291 15 54
J. Griffin 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .250 8 35
J. Chennault RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .190 14 33
I. Rodriguez C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .213 2 10
J. Hamill SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .252 6 30
Totals 33 3 8 3 0 9 6      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Riggi (25, 9th Inning off J. Hunter, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Austin (14, 1st Inning off D. Harvey, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Riggi (15, 7th Inning off D. Harvey, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Austin 4 , L. Serna , M. Fishburn , D. Riggi 7 , I. Rodriguez , J. Hamill
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Griffin 2
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Hamill (5)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Austin(King at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. King SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .277 1 34
B. Brewer 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .277 9 44
D. Hutchison DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .230 8 24
J. York 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .273 18 64
M. Dallis 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .263 2 15
E. Hayes LF 4 0 0 1 0 2 2 .266 14 66
R. Brown RF 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .228 8 36
   a-A. Jalbert PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 22 70
J. Amorin CF 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 .271 7 50
M. Rankin C 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .192 11 42
Totals 33 2 8 2 3 8 9      
a - A. Jalbert pinch hit for R. Brown in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Hutchison (3, 6th Inning off S. Campos, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. King , B. Brewer 2 , D. Hutchison 2 , J. York 2 , R. Brown , J. Amorin
2-out RBI: B. Brewer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Amorin
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (York-King)
AUSTIN PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Campos W (7-7) 6.0 6 2 2 3 6 0 104 3.88   
I. Esparza H (2) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 26 4.17   
J. McLaughlin SV (32) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 1.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Campos 55
Batters Faced: S. Campos 25, I. Esparza 7, J. McLaughlin 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Campos 7-3, I. Esparza 1-3, J. McLaughlin 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Campos 104-63, I. Esparza 26-17, J. McLaughlin 13-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Harvey L (12-12) 7.2 7 3 3 0 6 2 104 4.17   
J. Hunter 1.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 22 1.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Harvey 59
Batters Faced: D. Harvey 28, J. Hunter 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Harvey 10-5, J. Hunter 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Harvey 104-70, J. Hunter 22-15
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Drew Riggi
Ballpark: The Castle
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM ET
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 34869
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