AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CHICAGO GANGSTERS AT OAKLAND INVADERS
09/04/2026
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CHICAGO GANGSTERS AT OAKLAND INVADERS
GAME ID: 6757 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Gangsters (53-85) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 4 13 1
Oakland Invaders (82-56) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0
Invaders Lose Late to Gangsters
Chicago pitcher Sam Palacios did his part in helping his team beat the Oakland Invaders, 4-2. The right-hander kept opposing batters from doing too much damage. Chicago reliever Brandon Williams picked up the win, upping his record to 5-3. Tom Paolucci was saddled with the loss. The loss makes Oakland 82-56.

Who knows how it would've ended, had it not been for Jason Bear? The former first round draft pick Bear stroked a 2-run double in the top of the eighth inning to put Chicago up, 4-2. For the game, he was 3 for 5, including 1 double and 2 singles.

"I don't lose sleep over a loss," said Bear. "But I have better dreams after a win."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bear SS 5 0 3 3 0 1 0 .262 13 38
E. Retana 2B 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .237 0 3
J. Wish DH 4 0 1 0 1 2 1 .231 22 60
P. Morgan LF 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .278 11 39
B. Manuele 3B 5 1 2 1 0 2 4 .222 18 51
M. Bower RF 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .222 5 28
M. Gohlke 1B 4 1 2 0 0 2 1 .245 13 45
W. Bravo CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .240 14 45
K. Crouch C 4 1 2 0 0 0 4 .261 15 49
Totals 39 4 13 4 2 10 19      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Gohlke (18, 2nd Inning off R. Fischer, 1 on, 1 out) , K. Crouch (14, 7th Inning off T. Paolucci, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Bear (19, 8th Inning off J. Becker, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Manuele (18, 4th Inning off R. Fischer, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Bear 4 , J. Wish , B. Manuele 5 , M. Bower 2 , M. Gohlke 3 , W. Bravo , K. Crouch 3
2-out RBI: J. Bear
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Retana , B. Manuele 2 , K. Crouch
Hit by Pitch: W. Bravo
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: B. Manuele (9)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Henkemeyer SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .294 23 73
J. Piscitelli 1B, LF 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .300 13 41
M. Raia LF, CF 4 1 1 2 0 3 2 .311 15 61
S. McKinstry DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .269 31 91
C. Pereira C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .242 11 36
M. Grissom RF 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .258 7 33
J. Hunt 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .270 5 26
J. Ramsey 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 7 30
R. Martin CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 1 29
   a-J. Smith PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 12 35
Totals 30 2 3 2 2 9 9      
a - J. Smith pinch hit for R. Martin in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Raia (15, 4th Inning off S. Palacios, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Henkemeyer , M. Raia 4 , S. McKinstry
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Pereira
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Grissom(Bower at home))
PB: C. Pereira
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Palacios 5.2 3 2 2 2 6 1 93 3.84   
B. Williams W (5-3) 2.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 2.43   
K. Kramer SV (24) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 3.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Palacios 59
Batters Faced: S. Palacios 22, B. Williams 7, K. Kramer 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Palacios 5-6, B. Williams 2-4, K. Kramer 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Palacios 93-59, B. Williams 17-14, K. Kramer 16-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Williams 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Fischer 6.0 8 1 1 1 8 1 98 3.28   
T. Paolucci L (11-11), BS (10) 1.1 3 2 2 1 1 0 29 3.80   
J. Becker 1.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 20 3.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Fischer 59
Batters Faced: R. Fischer 26, T. Paolucci 8, J. Becker 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Fischer 5-4, T. Paolucci 0-3, J. Becker 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Fischer 98-59, T. Paolucci 29-17, J. Becker 20-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Becker 1-1
Hit Batsmen: J. Becker
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Sam Palacios
Ballpark: Howard Terminal
Weather: Partly Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM PT
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 32165
Monday, June 8th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 26.8 Build 82