AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
TORONTO TRASH PANDAS AT AUSTIN DESPERADOS
09/11/2026
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
TORONTO TRASH PANDAS AT AUSTIN DESPERADOS
GAME ID: 6831 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Trash Pandas (80-65) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 10 0
Austin Desperados (83-62) 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 4 10 1
Desperados Take Home 4-3 Win Over Toronto
The 4-3 Austin win over Toronto was due in large part to Malachi Smith. The Desperados catcher hit 2 home runs. Luke Scrimger, the winner, is now 8-10. He struck out 3 and walked 3 over 5.2 innings, while allowing 1 run on 6 hits. Joe McLaughlin earned the save for Austin, his 35th of the year.

Drew Riggi cracked a home run off Tony Espinoza in the bottom of the second. His 2-run blast put the Desperados on top, 2-1. In all, Riggi had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 4.

"We ground out the win," said Smith. "That's all that matters."

The Trash Pandas, at 80-65, have lost 4 straight games.
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE AUSTIN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Graves CF 3 0 1 1 2 2 1 .277 13 64
J. Kenyon SS 4 0 1 0 1 0 5 .292 18 91
D. Van Diest LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .302 17 100
S. Salas 1B 4 0 2 0 0 2 2 .266 20 80
K. Deming DH 4 1 0 0 0 1 4 .241 8 31
P. Rangel RF 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .251 11 39
J. Gadsden 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .174 3 10
F. Lewis 2B 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .276 3 25
T. Gwinn C 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .252 6 34
Totals 34 3 10 3 4 7 20      
BATTING
Home Runs: P. Rangel (11, 2nd Inning off L. Scrimger, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Graves , J. Kenyon , S. Salas 2 , P. Rangel 5 , J. Gadsden 2 , F. Lewis , T. Gwinn
2-out RBI: H. Graves , P. Rangel
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Kenyon , K. Deming
GIDP: J. Kenyon 2 , K. Deming 2
Team LOB: 8
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Austin CF 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 .268 14 52
J. Latorre DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .300 0 0
L. Serna RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .273 25 69
M. Fishburn LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .275 11 41
D. Riggi 1B 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .288 17 58
M. Smith C 4 2 2 2 0 1 2 .250 11 30
J. Griffin 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .247 8 36
J. Priest 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .217 7 39
J. Hamill SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .259 8 36
Totals 32 4 10 4 1 5 14      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Hamill (18, 5th Inning off T. Espinoza, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Austin (5, 7th Inning off T. Espinoza, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Smith 2 (11, 2nd Inning off T. Espinoza, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off T. Espinoza, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Riggi (17, 2nd Inning off T. Espinoza, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Austin 4 , J. Latorre , L. Serna , M. Fishburn , D. Riggi 5 , M. Smith 8 , J. Hamill 2
2-out RBI: M. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Latorre , L. Serna , M. Fishburn
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Austin 2 (13)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Priest (8)
Double Plays: 4 (Hamill-Priest-Riggi, Priest-Hamill-Riggi, Scrimger-Hamill-Riggi, Scrimger-Priest-Riggi)
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE AUSTIN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Espinoza L (0-1) 7.1 10 4 4 1 4 3 96 3.72   
O. Navarrete 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10.05   
J. Strobel 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Espinoza 45
Batters Faced: T. Espinoza 31, O. Navarrete 1, J. Strobel 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Espinoza 4-12, O. Navarrete 1-0, J. Strobel 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Espinoza 96-65, O. Navarrete 5-3, J. Strobel 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: O. Navarrete 1-0 , J. Strobel 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Scrimger W (8-10) 5.2 6 1 1 3 3 1 88 3.21   
I. Esparza H (3) 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 22 3.88   
J. McLaughlin SV (35) 1.0 3 2 0 1 2 0 40 2.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Scrimger 53
Batters Faced: L. Scrimger 22, I. Esparza 8, J. McLaughlin 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Scrimger 9-1, I. Esparza 2-3, J. McLaughlin 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Scrimger 88-50, I. Esparza 22-17, J. McLaughlin 40-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: I. Esparza 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Malachi Smith
Ballpark: Dell Diamond
Weather: Partly Cloudy (84 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM CT
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 34690
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