AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
DETROIT GIANTS AT HALIFAX HEATHENS
09/14/2026
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AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
DETROIT GIANTS AT HALIFAX HEATHENS
GAME ID: 6874 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Giants (76-72) 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 4 11 0
Halifax Heathens (92-56) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 8 0
Halifax Sent Home with 4-1 Loss
Detroit got a strong outing from Nick Turpen as the Giants defeated the Halifax Heathens, 4-1, at Estadio Azteca. With the win, Detroit pushed its record to 76-72.

Steve McLaughlin, who finished 2nd in the AC in slugging percentage with .539 last year, took Halifax hurler Chris Stoddard deep in the top of the first. His solo home run put the Giants on top, 1-0. In all, McLaughlin had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 5.

Said losing manager David Morris: "Obviously, we wished for a better outcome."
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE HALIFAX BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. McLaughlin CF 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .307 14 58
F. Espindola 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .323 15 73
E. Salgado DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .248 4 50
B. Shafer LF 4 1 3 0 0 1 0 .287 5 60
A. Mejia 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .215 7 24
R. Dozal 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .260 8 54
K. Brosch RF 3 1 2 2 1 1 1 .258 10 29
G. Valentine SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .239 1 52
A. Martinez C 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .262 12 61
Totals 36 4 11 4 1 11 11      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Shafer 2 (35, 1st Inning off C. Stoddard, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off D. Fischer, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: B. Shafer (7, 4th Inning off D. Fischer, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. McLaughlin (14, 1st Inning off C. Stoddard, 0 on, 0 outs) , F. Espindola (15, 5th Inning off D. Fischer, 0 on, 2 outs) , K. Brosch (10, 9th Inning off J. Buck, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. McLaughlin 5 , F. Espindola 4 , B. Shafer 7 , K. Brosch 5 , G. Valentine , A. Martinez 2
2-out RBI: F. Espindola , K. Brosch
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Mejia , K. Brosch
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Valentine (34)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Espindola-Valentine-Mejia)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Hardwick 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .305 7 65
E. Kukowski RF, 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .256 18 48
L. Orozco SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .292 37 94
J. Fitzgerald 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .300 24 89
   a-E. Ramirez PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .315 22 73
A. Vega 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .251 7 33
B. Leonardi DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .188 0 0
T. Stevens LF 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .294 11 38
N. Schultz CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .154 1 2
   b-N. Lombardi PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .335 5 31
P. Gaither C 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .264 6 43
Totals 34 1 8 1 2 8 18      
a - E. Ramirez pinch hit for J. Fitzgerald in the 8th
b - N. Lombardi pinch hit for N. Schultz in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Stevens 2 (27, 2nd Inning off N. Turpen, 0 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off L. Maher, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: P. Gaither (6, 8th Inning off N. Turpen, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Hardwick , E. Kukowski , L. Orozco 2 , T. Stevens 5 , P. Gaither 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Fitzgerald , A. Vega , N. Schultz , P. Gaither
GIDP: N. Schultz
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Kukowski (41)

FIELDING
OF assists: 2 (Schultz(Martinez at 2nd base), Ramirez(Valentine at home))
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE HALIFAX PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Turpen W (15-8) 7.0 6 1 1 1 7 1 103 3.35   
T. Wooten H (9) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 4.98   
L. Maher SV (37) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 19 1.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Turpen 67
Batters Faced: N. Turpen 27, T. Wooten 4, L. Maher 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Turpen 9-4, T. Wooten 1-1, L. Maher 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: N. Turpen 103-69, T. Wooten 9-6, L. Maher 19-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Stoddard L (0-1) 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 1 16 4.66   
D. Fischer 4.2 5 2 2 1 6 1 64 4.09   
B. Covington 2.2 1 0 0 0 4 0 35 5.82   
J. Buck 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 1 18 2.28   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Stoddard 36
Batters Faced: C. Stoddard 4, D. Fischer 19, B. Covington 9, J. Buck 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Stoddard 1-1, D. Fischer 7-0, B. Covington 3-1, J. Buck 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Stoddard 16-9, D. Fischer 64-39, B. Covington 35-25, J. Buck 18-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Fischer 1-0 , B. Covington 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nick Turpen
Ballpark: Estadio Azteca
Weather: Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 34798
Special Notes: SP Chris Stoddard was injured while pitching. RF Ernesto Ramirez was injured while throwing the ball.
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