AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
AUSTIN DESPERADOS AT CINCINNATI ROYALS
08/30/2023
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AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
AUSTIN DESPERADOS AT CINCINNATI ROYALS
GAME ID: 6739 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Austin Desperados (76-61) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1
Cincinnati Royals (79-58) 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 X 3 5 0
Austin Defeated By Royals, 3-1
Cincinnati beat Austin on the strength of starting pitcher Andy Dooley's fine effort. The right-hander led his team to a win, 3-1. The winner was Dooley. He threw 7.1 innings of 3-hit ball. The loser was Luke Scrimger. The Royals are now 79-58.

The Royals got a big at-bat from catcher Mike Rankin. For the game, Rankin was 1-3 with a double, while adding 2 RBI. In the bottom of the fifth, with runners on 2nd and 3rd, he stroked a 2-run double. His 19th double of the season gave Cincinnati a 2-1 lead.

"It was a solid team effort," said Dooley after the game.
AUSTIN BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Austin CF 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 .259 8 52
R. Dozal 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .258 12 51
   a-J. Sykora PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .249 25 76
   b-E. Barlow 3B, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 0 16
L. Serna RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .286 37 98
B. Hansen 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .225 4 23
J. Chennault LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .211 21 52
R. Alamo SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .287 13 69
   c-M. Blevins PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210 21 54
P. Ainsworth 2B, 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .285 2 38
D. Jimenez C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .233 11 40
E. Abreu DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .220 12 37
Totals 30 1 3 1 3 7 13      
a - J. Sykora pinch hit for R. Dozal in the 8th
b - E. Barlow substituted for J. Sykora in the 8th
c - M. Blevins pinch hit for R. Alamo in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: R. Dozal , L. Serna , P. Ainsworth
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Austin , R. Dozal , J. Chennault , R. Alamo
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Austin 2 (48) , R. Dozal (24) , L. Serna (38) , P. Ainsworth (22)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Alamo (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Ainsworth-Alamo-Hansen)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bloms 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .303 13 77
P. Kirchner CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .243 13 49
H. Sherlock 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .233 19 62
J. Paulsen RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 9 41
R. Brown DH 3 2 2 0 0 1 0 .290 11 44
E. Hayes LF 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 .273 31 92
S. King SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .283 2 20
M. Rankin C 3 0 1 2 0 1 1 .243 11 60
J. Ramsey 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .281 7 26
Totals 29 3 5 3 1 8 9      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Hayes (37, 5th Inning off L. Scrimger, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Rankin (19, 5th Inning off L. Scrimger, 2 on, 1 out) , R. Brown (16, 7th Inning off L. Scrimger, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Brown 3 , E. Hayes 3 , M. Rankin 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bloms , J. Ramsey
GIDP: P. Kirchner
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Hayes (16)
AUSTIN PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Scrimger L (11-7) 6.1 5 3 3 1 5 0 98 2.90   
L. Andrade 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 17 4.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Scrimger 55
Batters Faced: L. Scrimger 25, L. Andrade 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Scrimger 7-6, L. Andrade 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. Scrimger 98-60, L. Andrade 17-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Andrade 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Dooley W (14-6) 7.1 3 1 1 3 6 0 111 3.68   
B. Rauch H (2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.67   
C. Hutchinson SV (31) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 1.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Dooley 71
Batters Faced: A. Dooley 28, B. Rauch 2, C. Hutchinson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Dooley 5-11, B. Rauch 1-1, C. Hutchinson 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Dooley 111-68, B. Rauch 5-4, C. Hutchinson 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Rauch 1-0
WP: A. Dooley 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Andy Dooley
Ballpark: The Castle
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM ET
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 33590
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