AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
BOSTON WHISTLERS AT CINCINNATI ROYALS
09/15/2023
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AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
BOSTON WHISTLERS AT CINCINNATI ROYALS
GAME ID: 6909 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Whistlers (85-66) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 4 4 0
Cincinnati Royals (87-64) 4 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 X 9 11 0
Cincinnati Wins, Rankin goes 3-for-4
Mike Rankin impressed in the 9-4 Cincinnati win over Boston. Rankin, who is a seven-time All-Star, was 3 for 4 with a home run and a double. He scored 2 times and drove in 5. The victory gives Cincinnati a record of 87-64.

With Cincinnati leading 1-0 in the bottom of the first, Rankin hit a sinker from Jay Helm for a 3-run home run. It was his 13th home run of the season and put the Royals ahead, 4-0.

"We had some nice at-bats at the right time," said Royals manager Justin Aaron.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Herrera DH 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 .311 14 62
J. Beeson 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .298 10 53
T. Lotz 1B 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .239 18 46
B. Roseman 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .301 48 124
A. Cook LF 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 .246 18 43
O. Damon CF 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 .252 3 47
B. King RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .225 7 28
M. Fowler C 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .294 13 64
R. Ordonez SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .201 9 36
Totals 30 4 4 4 6 6 11      
BATTING
Doubles: O. Damon 2 (34, 2nd Inning off J. Huggins, 0 on, 2 outs; 4th Inning off J. Huggins, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. King (7, 6th Inning off J. Huggins, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Cook (18, 8th Inning off K. Kovach, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Cook 4 , O. Damon 4 , B. King 4
2-out RBI: A. Cook , O. Damon , B. King
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Roseman , B. King 2
Hit by Pitch: A. Cook
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Herrera (18)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Sherlock 3B 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .234 22 70
J. Bloms 2B 4 1 1 0 1 2 0 .299 14 82
A. Jalbert 1B 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 .330 32 103
E. Hayes LF 5 2 3 1 0 2 1 .282 33 104
S. King SS 3 1 0 1 1 0 3 .290 2 27
M. Rankin C 4 2 3 5 0 1 0 .249 13 68
J. Blake DH 3 0 1 2 1 2 1 .311 7 34
J. Paulsen RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .276 11 51
A. Baltzley CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .235 13 39
Totals 35 9 11 9 5 11 16      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Rankin (21, 5th Inning off S. Johnson, 3 on, 0 outs) , E. Hayes (43, 6th Inning off S. Johnson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Rankin (13, 1st Inning off J. Helm, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Bloms , A. Jalbert 2 , E. Hayes 4 , M. Rankin 7 , J. Blake , J. Paulsen
2-out RBI: M. Rankin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , H. Sherlock 2 , S. King , A. Baltzley
Team LOB: 7
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Helm L (11-9) 4.0 6 8 8 5 6 1 93 4.78   
S. Johnson 4.0 5 1 1 0 5 0 61 5.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Helm 19
Batters Faced: J. Helm 23, S. Johnson 17
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Helm 5-1, S. Johnson 3-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Helm 93-50, S. Johnson 61-40
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Johnson 3-3
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Huggins W (9-4) 6.0 3 3 3 5 3 1 102 4.28   
K. Kovach SV (1) 3.0 1 1 1 1 3 1 38 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Huggins 52
Batters Faced: J. Huggins 26, K. Kovach 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Huggins 11-3, K. Kovach 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Huggins 102-62, K. Kovach 38-29
Hit Batsmen: J. Huggins
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Rankin
Ballpark: The Castle
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM ET
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 34861
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