AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
INDIANAPOLIS EAGLES AT CINCINNATI ROYALS
09/19/2023
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
INDIANAPOLIS EAGLES AT CINCINNATI ROYALS
GAME ID: 6954 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Indianapolis Eagles (82-73) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 7 0
Cincinnati Royals (90-65) 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 X 5 6 0
Baltzley goes 3-for-4 to Power Royals Offense
The exploits of center fielder Andrew Baltzley, who finished 3rd in the NC in doubles with 40 in 2020, helped the Cincinnati Royals defeat the Indianapolis Eagles, 5-2. Baltzley was 3-4 with a home run and 2 doubles, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 4. Dave Harvey got the win, improving to 7-7. He held the Eagles to 2 runs on 5 hits over 7.1 innings, while striking out 12 and walking 2. With the win, Cincinnati raised its record to 90-65.

With Cincinnati trailing 2-1 in the bottom of the fifth, Baltzley hit a fastball from Danny Gonzales for a 2-run double. It was his 24th double of the season and put the Royals ahead, 3-2.

Cincinnati manager Justin Aaron commended his team for "doing what it takes to win."
INDIANAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Cortez 2B 4 0 1 1 0 3 0 .299 29 86
A. McCumiskey CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .206 10 40
C. Boyd RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .256 19 64
J. Robinson LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .237 41 90
T. Walker 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .299 32 82
V. Mendez 3B 3 1 1 0 1 2 1 .276 19 86
M. Dallis SS 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 .242 17 60
R. Plascencia DH 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .279 19 38
M. Lepa C 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .091 0 1
Totals 33 2 7 2 2 17 12      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Dallis (24, 2nd Inning off D. Harvey, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Boyd (38, 4th Inning off D. Harvey, 0 on, 0 outs) , V. Mendez (29, 9th Inning off C. Hutchinson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: H. Cortez (5, 5th Inning off D. Harvey, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Cortez 3 , C. Boyd 2 , J. Robinson , V. Mendez 2 , M. Dallis 3 , R. Plascencia
2-out RBI: H. Cortez , M. Dallis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. McCumiskey , V. Mendez , R. Plascencia , M. Lepa
GIDP: T. Walker
Hit by Pitch: M. Dallis
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Walker)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Sherlock 3B 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 .235 22 71
A. Baltzley CF 4 2 3 4 0 1 0 .240 14 43
A. Jalbert 1B 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .328 32 107
E. Hayes LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .282 33 106
R. Brown DH 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 .264 12 49
M. Rankin C 3 0 0 0 1 2 5 .246 13 68
J. Paulsen RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .268 11 51
J. Guzman SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .152 2 5
J. Ramsey 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 7 26
   a-J. Bloms PH, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .298 14 85
Totals 28 5 6 5 7 9 15      
a - J. Bloms pinch hit for J. Ramsey in the 5th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Baltzley 2 (24, 5th Inning off D. Gonzales, 3 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off J. Gibson, 1 on, 1 out) , H. Sherlock (26, 7th Inning off J. Gibson, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Baltzley (14, 1st Inning off T. Thurber, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Sherlock 2 , A. Baltzley 8 , E. Hayes , J. Guzman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Hayes , M. Rankin
Sac Fly: R. Brown
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bloms-Guzman-Jalbert)
INDIANAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Thurber L (1-2) 4.1 2 3 3 4 7 1 88 3.14   
D. Gonzales 1.2 1 0 0 2 1 0 22 0.00   
J. Gibson 1.0 3 2 2 1 1 0 22 3.64   
K. Schroeder 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Thurber 50
Batters Faced: T. Thurber 18, D. Gonzales 8, J. Gibson 7, K. Schroeder 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Thurber 1-4, D. Gonzales 1-3, J. Gibson 0-2, K. Schroeder 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Thurber 88-51, D. Gonzales 22-10, J. Gibson 22-14, K. Schroeder 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Gonzales 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Harvey W (7-7) 7.1 5 2 2 2 12 0 107 3.39   
C. Hutchinson SV (34) 1.2 2 0 0 0 5 0 32 2.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Harvey 70
Batters Faced: D. Harvey 28, C. Hutchinson 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Harvey 6-3, C. Hutchinson 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Harvey 107-69, C. Hutchinson 32-21
Hit Batsmen: C. Hutchinson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Andrew Baltzley
Ballpark: The Castle
Weather: Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 34736
Special Notes: Jerry Robinson was ejected in the 9th inning for arguing a strike call.
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