AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CHICAGO GANGSTERS AT SYRACUSE SCORPIONS
09/17/2025
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CHICAGO GANGSTERS AT SYRACUSE SCORPIONS
GAME ID: 6969 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Gangsters (53-103) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Syracuse Scorpions (63-93) 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 X 4 13 0
Chicago Upended by Syracuse, 4-0
Alex Cruz impressed in the 4-0 Syracuse win over Chicago. Cruz was 4 for 5 with 4 singles. The win belonged to Mike Kelley in relief. His record improves to 7-3. Phil Dalton took the loss for Chicago. Syracuse is 63-93 and Chicago, with the loss, 53-103.

With the game tied in the top of the sixth inning and two out, Chicago had runners on 1st and 2nd. Glen Helms was in prime position to put his team up. But he grounded out.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE SYRACUSE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bear SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .287 23 68
B. Titus DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .241 17 52
M. Gohlke 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .222 20 61
G. Helms RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .251 23 73
N. Pratt 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .244 10 33
B. Manuele 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .277 13 39
W. Bravo CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .173 0 1
J. Kuhn C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .255 10 20
A. Cruz LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .227 8 39
Totals 31 0 5 0 1 9 13      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Bear (34, 4th Inning off M. Simpson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Bear 2 , B. Titus 2 , W. Bravo , A. Cruz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Helms , N. Pratt
GIDP: J. Kuhn
Team LOB: 5
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Lusardi 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .273 9 55
C. Service LF 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 .311 3 52
A. Cruz 2B 5 1 4 0 0 0 1 .340 4 31
C. Kearney RF 3 1 1 1 0 1 6 .290 19 76
R. Mallory C 3 0 0 0 1 1 5 .260 12 59
C. Guardiola CF 4 1 2 2 0 0 5 .274 26 79
B. Tapia 3B 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .266 8 43
J. Scott SS 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .264 13 51
P. Inman DH 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 .253 9 22
Totals 33 4 13 4 4 7 21      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Service (43, 1st Inning off P. Dalton, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Tapia (16, 6th Inning off P. Dalton, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Guardiola (26, 7th Inning off C. Zich, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Lusardi , C. Service 3 , A. Cruz 4 , C. Kearney , C. Guardiola 5 , B. Tapia 3 , J. Scott
2-out RBI: C. Guardiola
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Lusardi , R. Mallory , C. Guardiola 2
Sac Bunt: C. Kearney , B. Tapia
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Cruz (30) , C. Kearney (6) , B. Tapia (14)
CS: T. Lusardi (9)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Tapia-Cruz-Lusardi)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE SYRACUSE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Dalton L (2-5) 5.0 7 1 1 3 4 0 91 4.50   
C. Zich 1.2 4 3 3 0 2 1 31 5.32   
N. Thompson 1.1 2 0 0 1 1 0 21 4.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Dalton 50
Batters Faced: P. Dalton 25, C. Zich 8, N. Thompson 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Dalton 8-3, C. Zich 2-0, N. Thompson 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Dalton 91-56, C. Zich 31-23, N. Thompson 21-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Zich 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Simpson 4.0 2 0 0 1 4 0 43 0.00   
M. Kelley W (7-3) 3.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 41 3.27   
J. Landgren 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 25 4.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Simpson 61
Batters Faced: M. Simpson 14, M. Kelley 11, J. Landgren 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Simpson 4-3, M. Kelley 4-2, J. Landgren 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Simpson 43-29, M. Kelley 41-28, J. Landgren 25-18
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alex Cruz
Ballpark: Scorpion Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM ET
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 2622
Special Notes: SP Matt Simpson was injured while pitching.
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