AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
TORONTO TRASH PANDAS AT HALIFAX HEATHENS
09/06/2026
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AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
TORONTO TRASH PANDAS AT HALIFAX HEATHENS
GAME ID: 6771 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Trash Pandas (79-61) 3 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 8 9 0
Halifax Heathens (87-53) 0 0 1 0 5 3 0 0 X 9 13 0
Trash Pandas Fall, 9-8, to Gaither, Heathens
Halifax catcher Paul Gaither was a significant contributor in his team's 9-8 triumph over the Toronto Trash Pandas. He was 3-4 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 3 times and drove in 3 for the Heathens. The first-place Heathens, at 87-53, now lead their division by 8 games.

Eric Kukowski, who finished 3rd in the AC in wins above replacement with 7.1 in 2023, took Toronto hurler Justin Berry deep in the bottom of the sixth. His 2-run home run put the Heathens on top, 9-8. In all, Kukowski had 3 singles in addition to the home run, while going 4 for 4.

"What's not to like about a win?" said Kukowski.
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE HALIFAX BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Graves CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .279 13 62
F. Lewis 2B 4 1 1 1 1 2 0 .267 2 22
J. Taylor RF 5 1 1 2 0 1 0 .285 9 67
D. Van Diest LF 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .301 15 95
S. Salas 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .264 20 80
C. Williams DH 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 .450 0 3
J. Kenyon SS 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 .297 18 91
C. Bloodsaw C 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 .215 11 23
   a-E. Lopez C 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .278 1 5
   b-P. Tibbits PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .234 16 61
   c-T. Gwinn C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 6 34
T. Vela 3B 3 1 1 3 0 1 1 .225 9 33
Totals 34 8 9 8 5 10 13      
a - E. Lopez substituted for C. Bloodsaw in the 4th
b - P. Tibbits pinch hit for E. Lopez in the 8th
c - T. Gwinn substituted for P. Tibbits in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Taylor (40, 1st Inning off J. Ivory, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Vela (9, 6th Inning off B. Covington, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Graves , F. Lewis , J. Taylor 2 , D. Van Diest 2 , C. Williams , C. Bloodsaw , E. Lopez , T. Vela 4
2-out RBI: F. Lewis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Williams , C. Bloodsaw
Sac Bunt: T. Vela
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Graves (33) , F. Lewis (9) , D. Van Diest (21)

FIELDING
OF assists: 2 (Taylor(Kukowski at 2nd base), Taylor(Hardwick at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Sumney CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .314 10 53
   a-A. Vega PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .247 7 31
   b-N. Schultz CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .178 1 2
E. Kukowski RF 4 2 4 2 0 0 0 .252 17 46
L. Orozco SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .283 35 89
E. Ramirez DH 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .317 21 68
A. Brewer LF 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .276 13 48
C. Smith 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .264 15 81
B. Leonardi 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .500 0 0
S. Hardwick 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .298 7 61
P. Gaither C 4 3 3 3 0 0 0 .270 5 40
Totals 35 9 13 9 2 5 10      
a - A. Vega pinch hit for N. Sumney in the 6th
b - N. Schultz substituted for A. Vega in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Hardwick (30, 5th Inning off M. Burkes, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: P. Gaither (5, 5th Inning off M. Burkes, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Brewer (13, 5th Inning off M. Burkes, 1 on, 2 outs) , E. Kukowski (17, 6th Inning off J. Berry, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Kukowski 7 , L. Orozco , E. Ramirez , A. Brewer 4 , B. Leonardi , S. Hardwick 3 , P. Gaither 6
2-out RBI: E. Kukowski , L. Orozco , E. Ramirez , A. Brewer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Ramirez , B. Leonardi
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Kukowski 2 (36) , C. Smith (21)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Brewer(Bloodsaw at home))
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE HALIFAX PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Burkes 4.2 9 6 6 1 3 2 95 3.96   
J. Berry L (0-3) 1.0 4 3 3 0 1 1 27 8.31   
T. Espinoza 2.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 32 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Burkes 24
Batters Faced: M. Burkes 23, J. Berry 6, T. Espinoza 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Burkes 5-5, J. Berry 0-1, T. Espinoza 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: M. Burkes 95-63, J. Berry 27-18, T. Espinoza 32-18
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Ivory 3.2 5 5 5 3 4 0 93 3.67   
B. Covington 1.2 3 3 3 1 2 1 33 6.32   
B. Shields W (4-1) 2.2 1 0 0 1 4 0 51 4.71   
J. Buck SV (32) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Ivory 30
Batters Faced: J. Ivory 19, B. Covington 8, B. Shields 10, J. Buck 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Ivory 5-2, B. Covington 1-1, B. Shields 2-2, J. Buck 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Ivory 93-52, B. Covington 33-21, B. Shields 51-28, J. Buck 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Covington 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Paul Gaither
Ballpark: Estadio Azteca
Weather: Partly Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM
Time: 3:52
Attendance: 34706
Special Notes: C Cory Bloodsaw was injured while running the bases.
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