AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
AUSTIN DESPERADOS AT CINCINNATI ROYALS
08/31/2022
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
AUSTIN DESPERADOS AT CINCINNATI ROYALS
GAME ID: 6739 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31ST , 2022 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Austin Desperados (83-54) 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 3 9 11 0
Cincinnati Royals (66-71) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 10 1
Big Day for Austin as Desperados Down Royals, 9-4
Austin and Cincinnati got after it at The Castle.

Thanks in large part to center fielder John Austin, the Austin Desperados beat the Cincinnati Royals, 9-4. Austin was 4 for 5 with 3 doubles and a walk. He scored 2 runs and drove in 4. The save went to Bill Reno, number 3 for him.

Austin took the lead on Austin's 44th double of the season. The run-scoring double, which came against Gary Barone in the top of the sixth, made the score 3-2, Austin.

"Anytime you're seeing it well, it's a good feeling," Austin told the Austin Today.

With the win, the Desperados have a record of 83-54.
AUSTIN BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Austin CF 5 2 4 4 1 0 0 .285 18 62
P. Ainsworth 3B 5 1 2 2 1 0 2 .281 1 33
L. Serna RF 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .273 38 119
   c-K. Miller RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 2 5
J. Sykora 1B 4 0 0 0 1 3 5 .224 29 75
J. Chavez DH 4 1 1 1 1 1 0 .270 20 67
R. Gotch LF 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .251 3 37
D. Jimenez C 3 1 1 1 2 0 0 .198 4 35
D. Hawkins SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .196 4 29
   a-E. Abreu PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 7 23
   b-R. Alamo SS, 2B 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .240 13 48
E. Barlow 2B, SS 5 3 1 0 0 0 3 .251 3 30
Totals 39 9 11 9 7 8 18      
a - E. Abreu pinch hit for D. Hawkins in the 6th
b - R. Alamo substituted for E. Abreu in the 6th
c - K. Miller substituted for L. Serna in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Ainsworth (23, 5th Inning off C. Lambert, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Austin 3 (44, 6th Inning off G. Barone, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off G. Barone, 1 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off M. Ferrell, 2 on, 2 outs) , D. Jimenez (11, 9th Inning off M. Ferrell, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Gotch (22, 9th Inning off M. Ferrell, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Chavez (20, 7th Inning off G. Barone, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Austin 7 , P. Ainsworth 3 , L. Serna , J. Chavez 4 , R. Gotch 2 , D. Jimenez 2 , E. Barlow
2-out RBI: , J. Austin 3 , P. Ainsworth 2 , L. Serna , J. Chavez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , P. Ainsworth 2 , J. Sykora 3 , R. Gotch
Hit by Pitch: L. Serna
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Austin 2 (50) , P. Ainsworth (13) , E. Barlow 3 (56)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Hawkins-Barlow-Sykora, Barlow-Alamo-Sykora)
OF assists: 1 (Gotch(Sherlock at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Guzman SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .180 1 25
J. Blake RF 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 .273 20 62
A. Jalbert 1B 3 2 2 0 2 0 0 .330 25 77
M. Pelter DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .234 18 70
E. Hayes CF, LF 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 .269 21 72
H. Sherlock 3B 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 .215 15 43
D. Bryson LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .196 5 13
   a-A. Baltzley PH, CF 2 0 1 0 0 1 3 .269 14 69
J. Bloms 2B 2 0 1 1 1 0 4 .280 3 38
M. Rankin C 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .241 11 56
Totals 33 4 10 4 5 3 18      
a - A. Baltzley pinch hit for D. Bryson in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Jalbert (44, 1st Inning off J. Townsend, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Jalbert 3 , M. Pelter , E. Hayes 2 , H. Sherlock 2 , D. Bryson , A. Baltzley , J. Bloms
2-out RBI: E. Hayes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Rankin
GIDP: J. Bloms , M. Rankin
Sac Fly: J. Bloms
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: A. Jalbert (5)
AUSTIN PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Townsend W (13-4) 5.1 6 2 2 3 1 0 91 2.92   
J. McLaughlin H (8) 1.2 4 2 2 2 0 0 35 3.52   
B. Reno SV (3) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 24 0.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Townsend 46
Batters Faced: J. Townsend 23, J. McLaughlin 10, B. Reno 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Townsend 7-6, J. McLaughlin 3-1, B. Reno 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Townsend 91-55, J. McLaughlin 35-17, B. Reno 24-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Reno 3-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Lambert 4.2 3 2 2 5 5 0 98 4.03   
G. Barone L (0-1) 3.0 4 4 4 1 2 1 50 7.99   
M. Ferrell 1.1 4 3 3 1 1 0 33 3.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Lambert 50
Batters Faced: C. Lambert 23, G. Barone 14, M. Ferrell 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Lambert 4-5, G. Barone 2-5, M. Ferrell 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Lambert 98-57, G. Barone 50-33, M. Ferrell 33-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Barone 3-0 , M. Ferrell 1-1
Hit Batsmen: M. Ferrell
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Austin
Ballpark: The Castle
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM ET
Time: 3:48
Attendance: 32769
Special Notes: John Austin ties the AUS regular season game record for doubles with 3.
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