AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
BOSTON WHISTLERS AT CINCINNATI ROYALS
09/17/2026
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
BOSTON WHISTLERS AT CINCINNATI ROYALS
GAME ID: 6899 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Whistlers (81-69) 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 0
Cincinnati Royals (78-72) 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 8 0
Royals Pin 5-4 Loss on Boston
Paul Simister did all he could to help his team win. In the end, though, it wasn't enough to keep the Boston Whistlers from being beaten, 5-4, to the Cincinnati Royals at The Castle. Simister was 2 for 4 with a home run, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once. The first-place Whistlers have lost 4 straight games.

Aaron Jalbert dealt the Whistlers a blow in the bottom of the second. Batting with the bases loaded and Cincinnati leading 3-0, Jalbert, who finished 2nd in the NC in on-base percentage with .413 in 2024, hit a first pitch changeup for a 2-run single.

"If you want to be considered a good team, these are the kind of games you have to win," said Cincinnati manager Justin Aaron.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Brockman LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .312 13 47
   b-J. Pettit PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .400 1 2
T. McLean RF, 1B 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 .296 23 83
B. Roseman 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .321 32 120
   c-C. Herrera PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .293 15 83
T. Lotz 1B 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 .246 24 73
   a-M. McKechnie PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .231 2 8
   d-M. Schmid PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .188 1 14
J. Beeson 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .258 12 60
P. Simister C 4 1 2 4 0 0 0 .309 25 77
D. Maher DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .284 13 43
O. Damon CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .230 0 29
D. Aschenbrener SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .275 2 9
Totals 34 4 7 4 6 4 18      
a - M. McKechnie pinch hit for T. Lotz in the 7th
b - J. Pettit pinch hit for B. Brockman in the 9th
c - C. Herrera pinch hit for B. Roseman in the 9th
d - M. Schmid pinch hit for M. McKechnie in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: P. Simister (25, 4th Inning off M. Leon, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Brockman , B. Roseman , T. Lotz , P. Simister 5 , D. Aschenbrener 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Lotz , M. McKechnie , M. Schmid , J. Beeson , O. Damon
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Aschenbrener-Beeson-Lotz)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. King SS 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 .283 1 40
A. Jalbert 1B 4 0 1 2 0 2 2 .288 24 79
J. York 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .272 19 70
E. Hayes LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .268 17 76
J. McElwain DH 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 0 1
J. Amorin CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .262 7 54
R. Brown RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .230 9 41
M. Rankin C 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .192 11 43
M. Dallis 3B 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 .243 2 18
Totals 30 5 8 5 3 5 10      
BATTING
Doubles: S. King (47, 1st Inning off J. Helm, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Hayes (36, 1st Inning off J. Helm, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Rankin (15, 2nd Inning off J. Helm, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. McElwain (1, 5th Inning off J. Helm, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. King 2 , A. Jalbert , J. York , E. Hayes 2 , J. McElwain 3 , J. Amorin , R. Brown , M. Rankin 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Hayes , J. Amorin , M. Dallis
GIDP: J. York
Sac Fly: J. McElwain
Hit by Pitch: M. Dallis 2
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Hayes (28)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Helm L (9-6) 6.0 7 5 5 2 3 0 102 5.51   
R. Garay 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 37 1.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Helm 39
Batters Faced: J. Helm 28, R. Garay 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Helm 5-9, R. Garay 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Helm 102-62, R. Garay 37-19
Hit Batsmen: J. Helm 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Leon W (5-3) 6.0 5 4 4 3 3 1 101 3.62   
B. Aldridge H (3) 1.1 2 0 0 1 1 0 33 3.58   
J. Hunter H (14) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1.99   
W. Harless SV (40) 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 22 2.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Leon 46
Batters Faced: M. Leon 26, B. Aldridge 7, J. Hunter 2, W. Harless 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Leon 5-10, B. Aldridge 2-1, J. Hunter 1-1, W. Harless 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Leon 101-59, B. Aldridge 33-22, J. Hunter 8-4, W. Harless 22-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Hunter 1-0
WP: M. Leon
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Paul Simister
Ballpark: The Castle
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM ET
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 34827
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