AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
OAKLAND INVADERS AT CHICAGO GANGSTERS
06/05/2026
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AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
OAKLAND INVADERS AT CHICAGO GANGSTERS
GAME ID: 701 - FRIDAY, JUNE 5TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Invaders (34-25) 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 10 0
Chicago Gangsters (19-40) 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 X 4 7 0
Invaders Fall Short, 4-3, at Chicago
Chicago right-hander Sam Palacios pitched his team to victory over the Oakland Invaders at The Hideout. The final score was 4-3. Keith Kramer wrapped it up, recording his 9th save. The Gangsters now own a record of 19-40.

Jon Fritz chipped in a 2-run home run for Chicago in the bottom of the fifth. For the game, the shortstop had 2 hits in 3 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 2 runs batted in.

"We came out on the wrong end of this one," said Oakland skipper Adam Ponder.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Henkemeyer SS 5 1 1 1 0 4 2 .294 14 35
P. Horne DH 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .261 5 20
M. Sligar C 5 0 2 0 0 3 4 .273 10 30
S. McKinstry 1B 3 0 1 2 1 1 2 .248 13 33
J. Cunningham 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .224 7 21
   a-J. Smith PH, 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .248 6 12
M. Raia CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .312 6 29
J. Piscitelli LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .355 5 11
M. Grissom RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .287 2 20
J. Ramsey 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .310 2 7
Totals 35 3 10 3 4 12 19      
a - J. Smith pinch hit for J. Cunningham in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Grissom (8, 3rd Inning off S. Palacios, 0 on, 0 outs) , P. Horne (9, 5th Inning off S. Palacios, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Smith (4, 8th Inning off K. Kramer, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Henkemeyer (14, 7th Inning off A. Bennett, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Henkemeyer 4 , P. Horne 3 , M. Sligar 2 , S. McKinstry , J. Smith 2 , M. Raia , J. Piscitelli , M. Grissom 2
2-out RBI: S. McKinstry
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Sligar , M. Grissom , J. Ramsey
GIDP: J. Cunningham , J. Piscitelli
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (McKinstry-Henkemeyer-Sanders, Sanders-Henkemeyer-McKinstry)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Bravo CF 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .270 9 24
B. Manuele 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .209 6 15
J. Wish DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .219 8 16
J. Bear 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .231 6 22
K. Crouch C 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .187 7 23
E. Drake 1B 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .248 4 20
   a-S. Bloomquist SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 0 2
N. Pratt RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .185 6 24
   b-P. Morgan PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 6 20
   c-M. Gonzalez RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 0 0
J. Fritz SS, 1B 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .188 1 6
K. Castro LF 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .201 3 17
Totals 29 4 7 4 1 8 9      
a - S. Bloomquist substituted for E. Drake in the 7th
b - P. Morgan pinch ran for N. Pratt in the 7th
c - M. Gonzalez substituted for P. Morgan in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Wish (8, 1st Inning off I. Sanders, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Fritz (1, 5th Inning off I. Sanders, 1 on, 2 outs) , W. Bravo (9, 6th Inning off I. Sanders, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: W. Bravo 4 , B. Manuele 2 , J. Wish 4 , J. Bear , J. Fritz 5
2-out RBI: J. Wish , J. Fritz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Bravo
GIDP: J. Bear , K. Crouch
Hit by Pitch: K. Crouch
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Bear-Fritz-Drake, Manuele-Bear-Drake)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Sanders L (3-5) 6.1 6 4 4 1 6 3 98 5.86   
C. Brown 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 1.98   
T. Paolucci 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 3.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Sanders 50
Batters Faced: I. Sanders 25, C. Brown 3, T. Paolucci 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Sanders 7-4, C. Brown 1-0, T. Paolucci 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: I. Sanders 98-58, C. Brown 8-6, T. Paolucci 10-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Brown 1-0
Hit Batsmen: I. Sanders
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Palacios W (2-3) 6.0 7 2 2 3 8 0 104 3.35   
A. Bennett H (9) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 20 6.00   
K. Kramer SV (9) 2.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 31 3.99   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Palacios 55
Batters Faced: S. Palacios 26, A. Bennett 5, K. Kramer 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Palacios 5-3, A. Bennett 2-0, K. Kramer 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: S. Palacios 104-61, A. Bennett 20-11, K. Kramer 31-20
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Sam Palacios
Ballpark: The Hideout
Weather: Clear skies (62 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 17297
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