AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CINCINNATI ROYALS AT MAINE PINES
06/04/2024
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CINCINNATI ROYALS AT MAINE PINES
GAME ID: 756 - TUESDAY, JUNE 4TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Royals (33-30) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 1
Maine Pines (38-25) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 X 2 8 0
Down Goes Cincinnati, 2-1
Pitcher Matt Graham was sensational for the Maine Pines in his team's 2-1 triumph over the Cincinnati Royals. Graham earned the win. The winning pitcher was Graham, now 5-3. He tossed 7 innings of 4-hit ball, while walking 1 and fanning 8. After today's action, Maine sits at 38-25; Cincinnati slips to 33-30.

In the bottom of the sixth, Maine shortstop Jose Valverde put his team on top. With no one out and a runner on 1st, he hit his 5th home run of the year. Cincinnati pitcher John Wright served it up. Just like that, the Pines were ahead, 2-1.

"We had the right guys up at the right times," said Cincinnati manager Justin Aaron. "We just didn't cash in."
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE MAINE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Hayes LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .314 9 34
A. Jalbert 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .285 6 33
J. Bloms 3B, 2B 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .248 2 32
J. Paulsen CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .246 3 22
A. Baltzley RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .223 3 12
R. Brown DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .232 8 26
M. Rankin C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .172 4 13
E. Barlow SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .186 0 2
A. Marshall 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .312 1 16
   a-J. Guzman PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148 0 0
Totals 28 1 4 1 1 10 6      
a - J. Guzman pinch hit for A. Marshall in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Hayes (14, 6th Inning off M. Graham, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Hayes 2 , A. Jalbert , J. Bloms , E. Barlow
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Jalbert
GIDP: R. Brown
Sac Bunt: A. Marshall
Sac Fly: J. Bloms
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Barlow (4)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Bloms (6)
Double Plays: 2 (Bloms-Marshall-Jalbert, Marshall-Barlow-Jalbert)
OF assists: 1 (Paulsen(Alcorn at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Valverde SS 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 .293 5 21
J. Frew CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .217 6 24
J. Alcorn 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .313 14 42
S. McKinstry 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .282 13 46
S. Fundis LF 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .216 0 5
   b-G. Flood LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
T. Rivera 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .221 1 4
J. Negron RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .247 8 21
A. Costner DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .251 10 36
   a-E. Hicks DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 6 17
D. Downing C 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .205 5 11
Totals 30 2 8 2 4 5 16      
a - E. Hicks inserted as DH in the 7th
b - G. Flood substituted for S. Fundis in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. McKinstry (13, 6th Inning off J. Wright, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Costner (16, 7th Inning off O. Kase, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Alcorn (18, 8th Inning off O. Kase, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Valverde (5, 6th Inning off J. Wright, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Valverde 4 , J. Frew , J. Alcorn 3 , S. McKinstry 3 , A. Costner 2 , D. Downing
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Frew 2 , J. Negron 2
GIDP: J. Alcorn , S. Fundis
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Valverde-Rivera-McKinstry)
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE MAINE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Wright L (1-6) 6.0 6 2 2 3 4 1 105 5.79   
O. Kase 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 29 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Wright 53
Batters Faced: J. Wright 25, O. Kase 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Wright 8-3, O. Kase 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Wright 105-64, O. Kase 29-19
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Graham W (5-3) 7.0 4 1 1 1 8 0 90 3.46   
N. Slover SV (3) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 25 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Graham 72
Batters Faced: M. Graham 25, N. Slover 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Graham 9-3, N. Slover 4-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Graham 90-61, N. Slover 25-17
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Graham
Ballpark: Oakhurst Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM ET
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 34759
Special Notes: 2B Andy Costner was injured while running the bases.
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