AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
MEXICO CITY AZTECS AT NEW YORK NIGHTMARE
08/31/2026
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
MEXICO CITY AZTECS AT NEW YORK NIGHTMARE
GAME ID: 6718 - MONDAY, AUGUST 31ST , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Mexico City Aztecs (76-59) 0 4 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 10 12 0
New York Nightmare (48-87) 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 5 8 1
Slide Continues for Nightmare
The Mexico City Aztecs beat the New York Nightmare, 10-5, at Nightmare Stadium. Philip Couillard, who finished 4th in the NC in triples with 8 last year, starred for Mexico City. He was 1 for 1 with a home run, a walk, and was hit 2 times, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 3. Mexico City is now 76-59, while New York is 48-87.

With Mexico City leading 1-0 in the top of the second, Couillard hit a sinker from Pat Hovhannisian for a 3-run home run. It was his 4th home run of the season and put the Aztecs ahead, 4-0.

"I felt good about my swing," said Couillard.
MEXICO CITY BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Rivera 2B 5 1 1 2 0 1 3 .233 17 66
D. Velasquez SS 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .277 17 59
J. Dauphin CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .285 13 53
   a-G. Romero CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 9 38
D. Harmon RF 3 2 0 0 1 2 2 .234 17 64
M. Riley DH 5 1 2 2 0 3 4 .228 20 57
H. Long 1B 5 0 1 2 0 2 2 .278 18 74
M. Sligar C 5 1 2 0 0 2 1 .239 3 21
C. Martinez LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .251 6 41
P. Couillard 3B 1 2 1 3 1 0 0 .351 4 19
Totals 38 10 12 10 2 12 15      
a - G. Romero substituted for J. Dauphin in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: P. Couillard (4, 2nd Inning off P. Hovhannisian, 2 on, 2 outs) , M. Riley (20, 3rd Inning off P. Hovhannisian, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Rivera (17, 7th Inning off M. Ruiz, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Rivera 4 , D. Velasquez 2 , J. Dauphin , M. Riley 5 , H. Long , M. Sligar 2 , C. Martinez 2 , P. Couillard 4
2-out RBI: M. Riley , H. Long , C. Martinez , P. Couillard
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Rivera , M. Sligar
GIDP: H. Long
Hit by Pitch: D. Harmon , P. Couillard 2
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Couillard-Rivera-Long, Rivera-Velasquez-Long, Rivera-Velasquez-Long)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Seago 3B 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .260 8 44
B. Geeslin 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .255 12 57
   a-J. Andrade PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .182 6 29
   b-J. Osterman 2B, SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .218 1 11
J. Cardona RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .328 25 92
R. Black LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .223 23 71
F. Hoffman DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .234 13 53
J. Wilkes 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .243 5 21
M. Davis SS, 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .262 9 33
R. Stanczak CF 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .260 18 52
B. Brenner C 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 .236 2 14
Totals 31 5 8 4 2 8 9      
a - J. Andrade pinch ran for B. Geeslin in the 6th
b - J. Osterman substituted for J. Andrade in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Geeslin (17, 6th Inning off J. Manship, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Black (23, 4th Inning off J. Manship, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Brenner (2, 8th Inning off J. Manship, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Cardona (25, 9th Inning off S. Ryan, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Geeslin 2 , J. Cardona 4 , R. Black 4 , F. Hoffman , J. Wilkes , M. Davis , R. Stanczak , B. Brenner 4
GIDP: B. Geeslin , M. Davis , B. Brenner
Sac Fly: N. Seago
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Errors: R. Stanczak (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Geeslin-Davis-Wilkes)
MEXICO CITY PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Manship W (9-12) 7.1 6 4 4 2 5 2 98 3.87   
S. Ryan 1.1 2 1 1 0 3 1 27 2.91   
C. Booth 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Manship 53
Batters Faced: J. Manship 27, S. Ryan 6, C. Booth 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Manship 9-5, S. Ryan 1-0, C. Booth 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Manship 98-62, S. Ryan 27-17, C. Booth 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Booth 1-0
WP: J. Manship
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Hovhannisian L (2-10) 3.2 5 6 6 1 7 2 69 6.25   
M. Ruiz 4.0 5 2 2 0 3 1 52 7.30   
S. Foye 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 4.26   
J. Groves 1.0 2 2 2 0 2 0 24 3.83   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Hovhannisian 31
Batters Faced: P. Hovhannisian 18, M. Ruiz 17, S. Foye 2, J. Groves 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Hovhannisian 3-1, M. Ruiz 5-3, S. Foye 1-0, J. Groves 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: P. Hovhannisian 69-45, M. Ruiz 52-31, S. Foye 11-6, J. Groves 24-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Ruiz 1-0 , S. Foye 1-0
WP: J. Groves
Hit Batsmen: P. Hovhannisian , M. Ruiz , J. Groves
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Philip Couillard
Ballpark: Nightmare Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:25
Attendance: 12019
Special Notes: 2B Bill Geeslin was injured while running the bases. Jim Dauphin was ejected in the 9th inning for arguing a strike call.
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