AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CHICAGO GANGSTERS AT TAMPA BAY CAPTAINS
09/21/2024
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AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CHICAGO GANGSTERS AT TAMPA BAY CAPTAINS
GAME ID: 6998 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Gangsters (63-96) 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 6 17 0
Tampa Bay Captains (62-97) 0 0 0 0 4 0 3 2 X 9 12 0
Tampa Bay Beats Chicago, 9-6
The Tampa Bay Captains beat the Chicago Gangsters, 9-6, at Ahoy Park. Tampa Bay right fielder Justin Grasso had an outstanding performance. He was 3-3 with a double, 2 singles, and 2 walks. He scored 2 times. The win was credited to 36-year old right-handed pitcher Miguel Soto in relief. His record improves to 2-1. Braden Shaw took the loss. Ted Tygart was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 4 of 7 save opportunities.

Tampa Bay took the lead, 7-6, on Steve Post's 15th home run of the season. The 2-run home run came off Chicago pitcher Braden Shaw in the bottom of the seventh.

"We need to keep playing good baseball," Grasso told the Tampa Bay News.

Tampa Bay now sits at 62-97, while Chicago falls to 63-96.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Bravo CF 5 1 2 0 0 2 2 .197 7 43
J. Hassell 1B 5 1 2 3 0 1 2 .312 4 34
J. Bear 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .304 20 69
J. Reiss DH 5 0 3 0 0 0 1 .312 0 1
K. Crouch C 5 1 3 0 0 1 2 .277 22 75
J. Fritz SS 5 0 0 0 0 3 5 .244 8 25
G. Helms LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .227 12 42
   a-H. Corkum PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .226 3 7
   b-A. Cruz LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .223 1 8
B. Mendoza RF 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 .246 6 10
R. Riggs 3B 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .184 9 17
   c-B. Titus PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268 19 70
   d-G. Draeger 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 11 23
Totals 41 6 17 5 1 11 18      
a - H. Corkum pinch hit for G. Helms in the 6th
b - A. Cruz substituted for H. Corkum in the 6th
c - B. Titus pinch hit for R. Riggs in the 8th
d - G. Draeger substituted for B. Titus in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Bravo (13, 5th Inning off B. Purdy, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Riggs (3, 6th Inning off B. Purdy, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Hassell (4, 1st Inning off B. Purdy, 1 on, 0 outs) , H. Corkum (3, 6th Inning off B. Purdy, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: W. Bravo 3 , J. Hassell 5 , J. Bear , J. Reiss 3 , K. Crouch 3 , G. Helms , H. Corkum 4 , A. Cruz , R. Riggs 3 , B. Titus
2-out RBI: J. Hassell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Reiss , K. Crouch , B. Mendoza
Team LOB: 9
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Grasso RF 3 2 3 1 2 0 0 .187 1 11
J. McCarthy LF 3 1 0 0 0 0 6 .276 7 35
   a-S. Post PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .255 15 65
   b-M. Guerrero LF, CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .196 0 7
H. Schalow DH 4 1 1 4 1 1 5 .272 7 26
A. Mendoza 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .207 1 2
J. Browne SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .158 0 7
R. Martinez 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .245 0 8
G. McManus C 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 .220 9 58
M. Vargas CF, LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .167 0 2
D. Pinedo 3B 3 2 3 2 0 0 0 .222 0 9
Totals 33 9 12 9 3 6 19      
a - S. Post pinch hit for J. McCarthy in the 7th
b - M. Guerrero substituted for S. Post in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Grasso (3, 7th Inning off B. Shaw, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Pinedo (5, 8th Inning off C. Kiefer, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: H. Schalow (7, 5th Inning off B. Kauppinen, 3 on, 2 outs) , S. Post (15, 7th Inning off B. Shaw, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Grasso 4 , S. Post 4 , H. Schalow 4 , R. Martinez , G. McManus 2 , M. Vargas , D. Pinedo 4
2-out RBI: H. Schalow
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , H. Schalow 2 , A. Mendoza
Sac Bunt: M. Vargas , D. Pinedo
Hit by Pitch: A. Mendoza
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Grasso (2) , J. McCarthy (3)
CS: J. Browne (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Mendoza-Browne)
OF assists: 2 (Vargas(Riggs at 2nd base), McCarthy(Reiss at home))
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Thompson 4.0 4 1 1 0 2 0 53 5.93   
B. Kauppinen 1.0 2 3 3 1 1 1 21 5.25   
B. Shaw L (6-6), BS (4) 1.1 3 3 3 0 1 1 21 4.41   
C. Kiefer 1.2 3 2 2 2 2 0 27 3.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Thompson 52
Batters Faced: N. Thompson 16, B. Kauppinen 6, B. Shaw 7, C. Kiefer 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Thompson 3-6, B. Kauppinen 2-0, B. Shaw 0-3, C. Kiefer 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Thompson 53-38, B. Kauppinen 21-12, B. Shaw 21-13, C. Kiefer 27-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Kauppinen 1-1
Hit Batsmen: N. Thompson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Purdy 5.2 12 6 6 1 9 2 98 6.33   
M. Soto W (2-1) 1.1 5 0 0 0 1 0 22 6.63   
T. Tygart SV (4) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 4.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Purdy 29
Batters Faced: B. Purdy 28, M. Soto 8, T. Tygart 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Purdy 3-3, M. Soto 1-1, T. Tygart 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Purdy 98-65, M. Soto 22-16, T. Tygart 12-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Soto 1-1 , T. Tygart 1-0
WP: B. Purdy
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Justin Grasso
Ballpark: Ahoy Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 24013
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