AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
BOSTON WHISTLERS AT TAMPA BAY CAPTAINS
09/17/2025
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AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
BOSTON WHISTLERS AT TAMPA BAY CAPTAINS
GAME ID: 6970 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Whistlers (86-70) 3 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 9 13 0
Tampa Bay Captains (66-90) 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 6 11 0
Boston Beats Tampa Bay, 9-6
The Boston Whistlers topped the Tampa Bay Captains, 9-6, with first baseman Tim Lotz playing a big role. Lotz went 1 for 3 with a home run and 2 walks. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3 for the Whistlers in the win. Jay Helm, who finished 3rd in the AC in wins with 19 in 2017, was the winner. He's now 8-10. The loser was Bobby Purdy. The win puts Boston at 86-70 this season.

One pivotal at-bat came with no one out in the bottom of the fifth. With runners on 1st and 2nd and Tampa Bay trailing 6-1, Jay Helm needed to bear down against Jim Spiegel. Helm won the battle, as Spiegel struck out and the Whistlers went on to win.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Cloutier CF, LF 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 .218 5 17
M. Schmid SS 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .261 1 15
B. Roseman 3B 4 2 2 0 0 1 2 .284 32 102
T. Lotz 1B 3 2 1 3 2 2 1 .276 33 97
J. Beeson 2B 2 1 2 1 2 0 2 .293 19 92
T. McLean RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 5 .289 12 45
P. Simister DH 5 0 2 2 0 0 4 .643 2 6
M. Fowler C 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .243 13 49
D. Maher LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .307 12 38
   a-O. Damon CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 4 36
Totals 37 9 13 6 5 7 24      
a - O. Damon substituted for D. Maher in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Simister 2 (3, 3rd Inning off B. Purdy, 1 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off J. Berardi, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Lotz (33, 5th Inning off B. Purdy, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Cloutier 2 , M. Schmid 2 , B. Roseman 2 , T. Lotz 4 , J. Beeson 2 , T. McLean , P. Simister 4 , M. Fowler
2-out RBI: P. Simister
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Roseman , P. Simister , M. Fowler 2 , D. Maher
GIDP: P. Simister
Sac Fly: J. Beeson
Hit by Pitch: B. Roseman
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Cloutier (32)
CS: M. Schmid (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Roseman-Beeson-Lotz)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Rucker 1B 5 1 1 1 0 2 2 .220 7 36
R. Eckhardt CF 4 1 2 2 1 1 0 .261 5 55
M. Greene DH 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .252 36 97
   a-A. Mendoza DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .234 8 25
S. Post 3B 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .244 9 51
J. McCarthy LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .286 10 63
S. Bingle RF 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .272 11 54
T. Gammill C 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 .225 11 43
J. Spiegel SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .183 0 16
R. Martinez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .227 5 33
Totals 37 6 11 6 2 13 17      
a - A. Mendoza inserted as DH in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Bingle (26, 2nd Inning off J. Helm, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Eckhardt (35, 6th Inning off J. Helm, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Gammill (15, 8th Inning off J. Carter, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Greene (36, 4th Inning off J. Helm, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Rucker , R. Eckhardt 3 , M. Greene 4 , S. Post , S. Bingle 3 , T. Gammill 4 , J. Spiegel
2-out RBI: N. Rucker , R. Eckhardt
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Rucker , S. Post 2 , T. Gammill , R. Martinez
GIDP: J. McCarthy
Hit by Pitch: M. Greene
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Spiegel-Martinez-Rucker)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Helm W (8-10) 6.2 10 5 5 0 9 1 97 5.48   
J. Carter 1.1 1 1 1 1 3 0 22 3.83   
B. Bryant SV (41) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 26 2.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Helm 43
Batters Faced: J. Helm 29, J. Carter 7, B. Bryant 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Helm 7-3, J. Carter 1-0, B. Bryant 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Helm 97-71, J. Carter 22-14, B. Bryant 26-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Carter 1-0
WP: B. Bryant
Hit Batsmen: J. Carter
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Purdy L (8-17) 4.0 9 6 6 2 1 1 75 5.85   
J. Berardi 2.1 3 3 3 3 2 0 58 3.53   
Q. Donaldson 2.2 1 0 0 0 4 0 36 6.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Purdy 19
Batters Faced: B. Purdy 22, J. Berardi 12, Q. Donaldson 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Purdy 5-5, J. Berardi 3-1, Q. Donaldson 0-4
Pitches - Strikes: B. Purdy 75-42, J. Berardi 58-32, Q. Donaldson 36-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: Q. Donaldson 2-1
WP: B. Purdy 2 , J. Berardi , Q. Donaldson
Hit Batsmen: Q. Donaldson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tim Lotz
Ballpark: Ahoy Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM ET
Time: 3:38
Attendance: 18399
Special Notes: DH Marcus Greene was injured being hit by a pitch.
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