AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
SAN DIEGO FLEET AT DETROIT GIANTS
08/28/2023
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AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
SAN DIEGO FLEET AT DETROIT GIANTS
GAME ID: 6718 - MONDAY, AUGUST 28TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Diego Fleet (79-56) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 6 0
Detroit Giants (72-63) 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 3 X 8 8 0
Forsythe Helps Giants Beat Fleet, 8-3
Detroit and San Diego got after it at Ballpark of Detroit.

Behind a fine performance from Ryan Forsythe, the Detroit Giants knocked off the San Diego Fleet, 8-3. Forsythe slugged 2 home runs. He drove in 6 runs and scored twice for the Giants. Justin Thompson, the winner, improved to 13-9. He held the Fleet to no runs on 3 hits over 5.1 innings, while striking out 10 and walking 3.

With Detroit leading 1-0 in the bottom of the fourth, Forsythe batted against San Diego pitcher Tony Espinoza. Forsythe hit a changeup to left for a 3-run home run. His 24th home run of the season put the Giants on top, 4-0.

"We played hard and won," said Forsythe. "Sometimes, baseball really is that easy.'

The second-place Giants lifted their record to 72-63.
SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Day DH 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .331 6 14
P. Pittman 3B 4 1 2 3 1 1 0 .286 34 99
J. Kennedy RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .302 17 71
J. Pitts 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .306 24 87
M. Torres LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .222 0 15
J. Law SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .237 16 41
J. Cox 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .254 8 56
J. Welsh C 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .214 14 54
E. Woodside CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .190 14 49
Totals 33 3 6 3 4 14 15      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Welsh (11, 3rd Inning off J. Thompson, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Law (35, 4th Inning off J. Thompson, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: P. Pittman (34, 7th Inning off T. Swift, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Day , P. Pittman 5 , J. Law 2 , J. Welsh 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Pitts , J. Welsh
Hit by Pitch: J. Cox
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Cox-Law-Pitts)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Valentine SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .239 1 32
C. Lutz DH 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .226 31 89
K. Brosch LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .294 21 69
S. McLaughlin CF 2 2 1 1 2 0 1 .287 19 68
A. Mejia 1B 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 .273 26 99
R. Forsythe 3B 3 2 2 6 1 0 0 .297 24 88
J. Joyner RF 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .256 21 62
B. Barbone 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .290 9 60
C. Witt C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .262 2 22
Totals 31 8 8 8 6 6 9      
BATTING
Doubles: S. McLaughlin (31, 4th Inning off T. Espinoza, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Brosch (33, 5th Inning off J. Guyton, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Witt (11, 8th Inning off B. Antol, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Joyner (21, 4th Inning off T. Espinoza, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Forsythe 2 (24, 4th Inning off T. Espinoza, 2 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off B. Antol, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Valentine , K. Brosch 2 , S. McLaughlin 2 , R. Forsythe 8 , J. Joyner 4 , B. Barbone , C. Witt 2
2-out RBI: S. McLaughlin , R. Forsythe , J. Joyner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Valentine , S. McLaughlin
GIDP: A. Mejia
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Lutz (13)
SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Espinoza L (7-10) 3.2 3 5 5 3 3 2 61 5.07   
J. Guyton 3.1 3 0 0 1 1 0 48 2.70   
B. Antol 1.0 2 3 3 2 2 1 31 2.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Espinoza 33
Batters Faced: T. Espinoza 16, J. Guyton 14, B. Antol 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Espinoza 4-3, J. Guyton 4-5, B. Antol 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Espinoza 61-35, J. Guyton 48-32, B. Antol 31-15
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Thompson W (13-9) 5.1 3 0 0 3 10 0 103 5.01   
T. Swift 1.0 3 3 3 1 1 1 32 5.98   
N. Turpen SV (1) 2.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 35 5.99   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Thompson 69
Batters Faced: J. Thompson 22, T. Swift 7, N. Turpen 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Thompson 4-2, T. Swift 2-0, N. Turpen 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Thompson 103-67, T. Swift 32-17, N. Turpen 35-22
Hit Batsmen: N. Turpen
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ryan Forsythe
Ballpark: Ballpark of Detroit
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM ET
Time: 3:38
Attendance: 25887
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