AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HALIFAX HEATHENS AT DETROIT GIANTS
09/07/2025
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AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HALIFAX HEATHENS AT DETROIT GIANTS
GAME ID: 6855 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Halifax Heathens (81-66) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 1
Detroit Giants (56-91) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 2 3 0
Giants Trip Heathens, 2-1
Steve McCutcheon pitched a gem to lead Detroit to victory over the Halifax Heathens, 2-1. The Giants saw their win-loss record go to 56-91. At the same time, the Heathens fell to 81-66.

In the bottom of the first inning, second baseman Fernando Espindola had a 2-run home run for Detroit. It was his 9th home run of the season and put the Giants on top, 2-0.

"Steve throwing strikes, pounding the zone, that is exactly what you want to see," said Detroit manager Blake Barber.
HALIFAX BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Sumney CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .282 9 42
S. Hardwick 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .314 5 43
A. Compton DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .237 23 88
B. Leonardi 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .182 4 17
K. Tarrant LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .267 1 27
   a-E. Kukowski PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 14 73
C. Epstein RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .224 7 20
T. Vela 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .216 2 10
P. Gaither C 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .265 3 23
J. Silva SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .316 1 7
Totals 32 1 8 1 0 3 9      
a - E. Kukowski pinch hit for K. Tarrant in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Epstein 2 (9, 2nd Inning off S. McCutcheon, 0 on, 2 outs; 4th Inning off S. McCutcheon, 1 on, 1 out) , N. Sumney (33, 5th Inning off S. McCutcheon, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Sumney 2 , S. Hardwick , K. Tarrant , C. Epstein 4 , T. Vela , P. Gaither , J. Silva
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Compton 2 , P. Gaither 2
GIDP: N. Sumney , C. Epstein
Hit by Pitch: E. Kukowski
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Hardwick (7) , K. Tarrant (15)
CS: P. Gaither (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Silva (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Valentine SS 3 1 0 0 1 3 2 .243 5 41
F. Espindola 2B 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .280 9 40
R. Cabriales DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .275 30 90
A. Mejia 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .280 25 83
R. Dozal 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .257 9 56
C. Lutz LF 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .281 23 60
B. Shafer CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .306 0 19
B. Sawyer RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .194 0 2
B. Fry C 3 0 0 0 0 3 4 .181 2 11
Totals 28 2 3 2 3 14 12      
BATTING
Home Runs: F. Espindola (9, 1st Inning off A. D'Alberto, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. Espindola 4 , R. Cabriales , B. Shafer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Valentine , R. Dozal , B. Fry
Hit by Pitch: F. Espindola
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Lutz (19)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Espindola-Valentine-Mejia, Valentine-Espindola-Mejia)
HALIFAX PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. D'Alberto L (4-7) 4.2 3 2 2 3 9 1 89 3.03   
A. Morales 3.1 0 0 0 0 5 0 39 3.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. D'Alberto 56
Batters Faced: A. D'Alberto 22, A. Morales 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. D'Alberto 0-5, A. Morales 5-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. D'Alberto 89-55, A. Morales 39-28
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Morales 2-0
Hit Batsmen: A. D'Alberto
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. McCutcheon W (3-3) 7.2 8 1 1 0 3 0 103 5.59   
N. Turpen SV (3) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 3.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. McCutcheon 62
Batters Faced: S. McCutcheon 29, N. Turpen 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. McCutcheon 12-6, N. Turpen 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. McCutcheon 103-64, N. Turpen 16-10
Hit Batsmen: N. Turpen
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve McCutcheon
Ballpark: Ballpark of Detroit
Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 27899
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