AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
MAINE PINES AT CINCINNATI ROYALS
09/24/2026
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
MAINE PINES AT CINCINNATI ROYALS
GAME ID: 6976 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Maine Pines (82-75) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 10 0
Cincinnati Royals (82-75) 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 4 8 0
Royals Win at Home, 4-3
Cincinnati Royals starter Josh Huggins found his groove in his team's 4-3 win over the Maine Pines. With the win, Cincinnati pushed its record to 82-75.

The Royals got a big at-bat from shortstop Scott King. For the game, King was 2-4 with 2 doubles, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. In the bottom of the second, with runners on 1st and 3rd, he stroked a 2-run double. His 50th double of the season gave Cincinnati a 3-1 lead.

"We had a good game plan," Huggins said, "and we were able to execute it."
MAINE BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Valverde SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .337 0 7
   a-F. Hartnett PR, SS 3 2 2 1 1 1 0 .251 9 53
B. Myers DH 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .291 9 64
   b-E. Hicks DH 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .261 20 77
S. Fundis LF 4 1 1 2 0 1 3 .278 24 92
P. Roan 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .267 25 105
D. Duthie 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .327 23 99
T. Tolbert RF 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .283 15 71
K. Gavin CF 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .185 1 2
   c-J. McCoy PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .223 11 32
J. Alcorn 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .257 9 43
B. Richards C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .242 9 52
   d-J. Sherlock PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 0 12
Totals 36 3 10 3 2 15 15      
a - F. Hartnett pinch ran for J. Valverde in the 1st
b - E. Hicks inserted as DH in the 7th
c - J. McCoy pinch hit for K. Gavin in the 8th
d - J. Sherlock pinch hit for B. Richards in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Valverde (10, 1st Inning off J. Huggins, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Gavin (2, 2nd Inning off J. Huggins, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Fundis (24, 3rd Inning off J. Huggins, 0 on, 2 outs) , F. Hartnett (9, 9th Inning off W. Harless, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Valverde 2 , F. Hartnett 5 , B. Myers , S. Fundis 4 , P. Roan , D. Duthie , T. Tolbert , K. Gavin 3
2-out RBI: F. Hartnett , S. Fundis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Fundis , D. Duthie , J. Alcorn , B. Richards
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Hartnett (22)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (McCoy(Dallis at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. King SS 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .281 1 42
B. Brewer LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .278 10 49
   a-R. Brown RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 9 43
A. Jalbert 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .291 25 84
J. Bloms 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .213 5 27
M. Dallis 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .236 2 20
J. McElwain DH 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 .200 0 2
E. Hayes RF, LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .265 17 79
J. Paulsen CF 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .204 2 9
M. Rankin C 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 .188 11 43
Totals 31 4 8 4 3 6 14      
a - R. Brown substituted for B. Brewer in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. King 2 (50, 1st Inning off N. Slover, 0 on, 0 outs; 2nd Inning off N. Slover, 2 on, 2 outs) , B. Brewer (30, 1st Inning off N. Slover, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Jalbert (31, 6th Inning off N. Slover, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Dallis (13, 8th Inning off N. Slover, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. King 4 , B. Brewer 2 , A. Jalbert 2 , J. Bloms , M. Dallis 2 , J. Paulsen 2
2-out RBI: S. King
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Brewer , M. Dallis , M. Rankin
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Jalbert)
MAINE PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Slover L (7-9) 7.2 8 4 4 3 6 0 114 3.40   
W. Wright 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Slover 50
Batters Faced: N. Slover 33, W. Wright 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Slover 7-9, W. Wright 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Slover 114-71, W. Wright 2-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Wright 1-0
WP: N. Slover
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Huggins W (7-8) 5.1 7 2 2 0 10 1 97 4.12   
M. McCracken H (5) 1.1 1 0 0 2 2 0 31 4.06   
J. Wagner H (6) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 19 4.02   
W. Harless SV (43) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 21 2.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Huggins 56
Batters Faced: J. Huggins 22, M. McCracken 7, J. Wagner 5, W. Harless 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Huggins 2-3, M. McCracken 0-2, J. Wagner 0-2, W. Harless 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Huggins 97-62, M. McCracken 31-14, J. Wagner 19-12, W. Harless 21-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Wagner 1-0
WP: J. Huggins
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh Huggins
Ballpark: The Castle
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 34047
Special Notes: SS Jose Valverde was injured while running the bases.
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