AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
DETROIT GIANTS AT TAMPA BAY CAPTAINS
04/08/2026
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
DETROIT GIANTS AT TAMPA BAY CAPTAINS
GAME ID: 68 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Giants (4-2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1
Tampa Bay Captains (3-3) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 X 2 6 1
Tampa Bay Beats Detroit, 2-0
The Tampa Bay Captains picked up a win at Ahoy Park, downing the Detroit Giants, 2-0. On the mound for Tampa Bay was right-hander Joe Bernard, who played a pivotal role in the win. Bernard picked up the win for Tampa Bay, going 7.1 innings. He gave up no runs on 7 hits. He now sports a record of 1-0. Tampa Bay goes to 3-3.

Alex Mendoza hit a run-scoring triple off Nick Turpen in the bottom of the sixth, which put the Captains in front, 1-0. Mendoza had 1 single, in addition to the triple. For the game, he went 2 for 4.

"I just tried to focus on getting that first guy out every inning," said Bernard.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Lutz RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .235 0 3
F. Espindola 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .409 0 2
A. Mejia 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .185 2 3
S. McLaughlin CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .269 1 3
R. Cabriales DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .292 1 2
   c-D. Lyons DH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 1 2
B. Shafer LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .385 1 2
E. Salgado 3B 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .750 0 1
   a-K. Brosch PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214 1 4
   b-R. Dozal 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 0 0
G. Valentine SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .273 0 3
A. Martinez C 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .286 0 5
Totals 34 0 8 0 1 11 20      
a - K. Brosch pinch hit for E. Salgado in the 7th
b - R. Dozal substituted for K. Brosch in the 7th
c - D. Lyons inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Mejia (1, 1st Inning off J. Bernard, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. Salgado (1, 2nd Inning off J. Bernard, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Espindola 2 , A. Mejia 2 , R. Cabriales , B. Shafer , E. Salgado 3 , A. Martinez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Lutz , A. Mejia , S. McLaughlin , G. Valentine , A. Martinez
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Salgado (1)
CS: B. Shafer (1)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Mejia (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Espindola-Martinez-Mejia)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Grasso RF 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .227 0 1
   a-S. Bingle RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
D. Lebron 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .318 1 2
M. Greene DH 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .286 0 5
S. Post 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .105 0 1
A. Mendoza 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .292 1 3
R. Eckhardt CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .500 0 5
J. McCarthy LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .250 0 3
J. Spiegel SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .067 0 1
T. Gammill C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .118 0 1
Totals 28 2 6 2 5 9 15      
a - S. Bingle substituted for J. Grasso in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Eckhardt (3, 2nd Inning off N. Turpen, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: A. Mendoza (1, 6th Inning off N. Turpen, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Grasso , S. Post , A. Mendoza 4 , R. Eckhardt 2 , J. Spiegel
2-out RBI: J. Grasso , A. Mendoza
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Grasso , D. Lebron 2 , R. Eckhardt 2 , J. McCarthy
GIDP: J. McCarthy
Sac Bunt: J. Grasso
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Grasso (2) , M. Greene (1) , A. Mendoza (1) , J. Spiegel 2 (3)
CS: D. Lebron (2)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Berardi (1)
OF assists: 1 (Bingle(Espindola at 2nd base))
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Turpen L (1-1) 6.0 3 2 2 4 7 0 104 1.84   
S. Rosato 2.0 3 0 0 1 2 0 39 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Turpen 61
Batters Faced: N. Turpen 25, S. Rosato 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Turpen 4-6, S. Rosato 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: N. Turpen 104-63, S. Rosato 39-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Rosato 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Bernard W (1-0) 7.1 7 0 0 0 10 0 114 2.51   
C. Barraza H (1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.00   
J. Berardi SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 18 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Bernard 74
Batters Faced: J. Bernard 28, C. Barraza 2, J. Berardi 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Bernard 4-7, C. Barraza 0-1, J. Berardi 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Bernard 114-81, C. Barraza 7-5, J. Berardi 18-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Barraza 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Bernard
Ballpark: Ahoy Park
Weather: Clear skies (36 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 23716
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