AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CHICAGO GANGSTERS AT CINCINNATI ROYALS
09/23/2023
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CHICAGO GANGSTERS AT CINCINNATI ROYALS
GAME ID: 7008 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Gangsters (55-104) 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 7 10 1
Cincinnati Royals (93-66) 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 2 1 8 14 1
Royals Score Late to Beat Gangsters, 8-7
The Cincinnati Royals knocked off the Chicago Gangsters, 8-7, at The Castle. Rick Brown was a big reason Cincinnati won. The designated hitter was 4 for 5 with a home run and 3 singles, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 2. The win puts Cincinnati at 93-66 this season.

Felipe Hinojos was the walk-off hero for Cincinnati. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Royals shortstop hit a dramatic run-scoring single to send the teams home.

"Nice to see our side come away with the win," Brown said after the game.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Draeger 3B 5 2 1 0 0 2 4 .252 11 48
J. Bear 2B 5 0 3 3 0 0 0 .276 2 24
C. Julio SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .329 20 71
B. Titus LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .295 16 54
   c-J. Hassell 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
H. Sato DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .255 20 65
N. Pratt RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .231 20 46
   e-R. Atkins LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 23 59
R. Griffitt 1B 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 .247 5 21
   d-A. Cruz CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
W. Bazaldua C 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .226 10 50
E. Acosta CF 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .175 15 44
   a-J. Michael PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .209 11 41
   b-G. Marston CF, LF, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .182 0 3
Totals 36 7 10 7 2 10 18      
a - J. Michael pinch hit for E. Acosta in the 7th
b - G. Marston substituted for J. Michael in the 7th
c - J. Hassell substituted for B. Titus in the 8th
d - A. Cruz substituted for R. Griffitt in the 8th
e - R. Atkins substituted for N. Pratt in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Bear (16, 2nd Inning off J. Wright, 3 on, 2 outs) , W. Bazaldua (24, 8th Inning off C. Hutchinson, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Draeger , J. Bear 4 , C. Julio , R. Griffitt 2 , W. Bazaldua 3 , E. Acosta
2-out RBI: J. Bear , R. Griffitt , W. Bazaldua
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Draeger , C. Julio , H. Sato , N. Pratt , G. Marston
Sac Fly: C. Julio
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Titus (7) , R. Griffitt (8)
CS: N. Pratt (2)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Draeger (14)
Double Plays: 2 (Draeger-Bear-Griffitt, Griffitt-Julio-Griffitt)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Sherlock 1B 4 0 1 1 1 1 2 .236 22 73
J. Bloms 3B, 2B 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .294 14 85
E. Hayes LF 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .279 34 107
J. Paulsen RF 3 3 1 0 2 0 1 .272 12 54
R. Brown DH 5 3 4 2 0 0 1 .270 13 53
P. Kirchner CF 3 0 2 0 0 1 3 .236 14 56
   a-J. Blake PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .312 7 34
   c-A. Baltzley CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .246 15 49
F. Hinojos SS 5 0 4 3 0 0 1 .667 0 3
M. Rankin C 4 0 0 0 0 1 7 .245 13 69
J. Ramsey 2B 3 0 1 2 0 1 1 .279 7 30
   b-M. Pelter PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .275 7 43
   d-J. Guzman 2B, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .145 2 5
Totals 38 8 14 8 5 5 24      
a - J. Blake pinch hit for P. Kirchner in the 8th
b - M. Pelter pinch hit for J. Ramsey in the 8th
c - A. Baltzley substituted for J. Blake in the 9th
d - J. Guzman substituted for M. Pelter in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Kirchner (24, 4th Inning off C. Chairez, 0 on, 2 outs) , H. Sherlock (27, 8th Inning off J. Shropshire, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Brown (13, 2nd Inning off C. Chairez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Sherlock 2 , J. Paulsen , R. Brown 7 , P. Kirchner 3 , J. Blake , F. Hinojos 4 , J. Ramsey
2-out RBI: H. Sherlock , J. Ramsey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Sherlock , E. Hayes , F. Hinojos , J. Ramsey
GIDP: R. Brown , M. Rankin
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: J. Bloms (7)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Chairez 4.0 5 2 2 1 0 1 48 6.07   
A. Bennett 1.0 1 3 1 2 1 0 35 8.63   
K. O'Hare BS (3) 2.0 3 1 1 0 3 0 27 5.87   
J. Shropshire L (3-2), BS (1) 1.1 5 2 2 2 1 0 40 4.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Chairez 43
Batters Faced: C. Chairez 16, A. Bennett 7, K. O'Hare 9, J. Shropshire 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Chairez 7-3, A. Bennett 1-1, K. O'Hare 0-3, J. Shropshire 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Chairez 48-32, A. Bennett 35-20, K. O'Hare 27-20, J. Shropshire 40-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. O'Hare 3-3 , J. Shropshire 1-1
WP: J. Shropshire
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Wright 7.0 7 4 4 2 9 0 108 4.22   
C. Hutchinson W (4-6), BS (5) 2.0 3 3 0 0 1 0 41 2.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Wright 54
Batters Faced: J. Wright 29, C. Hutchinson 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Wright 7-4, C. Hutchinson 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Wright 108-72, C. Hutchinson 41-23
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rick Brown
Ballpark: The Castle
Weather: Rain (66 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 4:35 PM ET
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 34922
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