AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
DETROIT GIANTS AT SAN FRANCISCO FIRE
09/08/2023
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
DETROIT GIANTS AT SAN FRANCISCO FIRE
GAME ID: 6838 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Giants (79-66) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 6 1
San Francisco Fire (68-77) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 5 1
Giants Earn 3-2 Win Versus Fire
Detroit registered a win at San Francisco Grounds by beating the San Francisco Fire, 3-2. Pitcher Justin Thompson was one reason why the Giants triumphed. Nick Turpen picked up the win in relief, improving his record to 8-10. Marcos Rosas was tagged with the loss. Lee Maher closed out the game, earning his 17th save.

Jalen Joyner, who is a two-time All-Star, helped out the Detroit cause in the top of the eighth inning with a run-scoring sacrifice fly. For the game, the pinch hitter drove in one run.

Detroit manager Sean O'Leary commended his team for "doing what it takes to win."

This win makes it 6 in a row for Detroit.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Forsythe 2B, 3B 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .299 25 100
A. Mejia 1B 5 2 2 1 0 1 4 .283 30 111
S. McLaughlin CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .292 21 77
C. Lutz RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .227 34 93
   c-J. Joyner PH, RF 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .253 21 65
R. Cabriales DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .423 2 5
I. Irimia LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .230 5 18
C. Witt C 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .237 2 24
B. Fry 3B 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .220 9 40
   d-S. Gunnells PR, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 4 15
B. Shahan SS 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .246 5 27
   a-K. Brosch PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .290 22 72
   b-G. Valentine SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .241 1 38
Totals 33 3 6 3 4 14 16      
a - K. Brosch pinch hit for B. Shahan in the 7th
b - G. Valentine substituted for K. Brosch in the 7th
c - J. Joyner pinch hit for C. Lutz in the 8th
d - S. Gunnells pinch ran for B. Fry in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Mejia (39, 8th Inning off K. Hawes, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Mejia (30, 1st Inning off T. Motyl, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Cabriales (2, 8th Inning off M. Rosas, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Forsythe , A. Mejia 6 , R. Cabriales 4 , B. Fry , B. Shahan
2-out RBI: R. Cabriales
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Forsythe , A. Mejia , R. Cabriales
Sac Fly: J. Joyner
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: B. Fry (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Arreola CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .267 11 44
M. LeFevre 2B 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .234 2 14
M. Little 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .257 28 80
W. Villegas RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .205 5 21
D. Brewer LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .260 15 57
N. Cusack DH 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .246 4 12
J. Kober C 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .222 0 0
E. Blanset 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .292 4 38
N. Drake SS 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .253 8 29
   a-M. Babcock PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   b-B. Weeks SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 2 5 2 3 9 12      
a - M. Babcock pinch hit for N. Drake in the 7th
b - B. Weeks substituted for M. Babcock in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Kober (2, 7th Inning off N. Turpen, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Arreola (21, 7th Inning off N. Turpen, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: N. Cusack (4, 7th Inning off N. Turpen, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Arreola 2 , N. Cusack 5 , J. Kober 2 , N. Drake
2-out RBI: R. Arreola
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. LeFevre , W. Villegas , E. Blanset
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: M. LeFevre (27) , N. Cusack (1)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Drake (3)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Thompson 6.0 2 0 0 2 8 0 93 4.55   
N. Turpen W (8-10), BS (1) 2.0 3 2 2 1 1 1 33 6.04   
L. Maher SV (17) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 3.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Thompson 74
Batters Faced: J. Thompson 23, N. Turpen 10, L. Maher 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Thompson 3-7, N. Turpen 2-3, L. Maher 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Thompson 93-56, N. Turpen 33-20, L. Maher 10-6
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Motyl 5.0 3 1 1 0 10 1 82 5.21   
J. Martin 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 3.29   
K. Hawes 1.2 1 1 1 3 1 0 36 2.91   
S. Crider BS (4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3.57   
M. Rosas L (2-3) 1.1 2 1 1 1 2 1 33 4.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Motyl 67
Batters Faced: T. Motyl 19, J. Martin 2, K. Hawes 9, S. Crider 1, M. Rosas 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Motyl 3-2, J. Martin 1-0, K. Hawes 3-1, S. Crider 0-1, M. Rosas 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Motyl 82-52, J. Martin 11-8, K. Hawes 36-17, S. Crider 7-4, M. Rosas 33-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Martin 2-0 , K. Hawes 2-0 , S. Crider 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Justin Thompson
Ballpark: San Francisco Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM PT
Time: 3:34
Attendance: 31902
Special Notes: RP Jason Martin was injured while pitching.
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