AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CAROLINA REAPERS AT OAKLAND INVADERS
09/27/2026
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CAROLINA REAPERS AT OAKLAND INVADERS
GAME ID: 7701 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Carolina Reapers (70-90) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 0
Oakland Invaders (92-68) 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 X 4 8 0
Invaders Win at Home, 4-2
Oakland turned a fine outing from starter Dennis Allen into a victory over the Carolina Reapers at Howard Terminal. The final score was 4-2. Allen picked up the win for Oakland, going 6 innings. He gave up 1 run on 3 hits. He now sports a record of 12-10. Wade McGonigle was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 21 of 24 save opportunities.

Matt Grissom chipped in a solo home run for Oakland in the bottom of the third. For the game, the right fielder had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 1 RBI.

"Bottom line," said Carolina skipper Felipe Arriaga, "we didn't play well enough to win."

With the win, Oakland raised its record to 92-68.
CAROLINA BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Simmer SS 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .270 4 49
B. Benigno CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .244 17 54
M. Fearing DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .272 22 87
B. Phillips 1B 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 .251 27 108
M. Green RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .301 16 81
R. Burchett LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .207 14 58
T. Kalolo 3B 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 .241 9 39
B. Shrader C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .207 6 21
B. Havey 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 3 32
Totals 31 2 5 2 0 8 6      
BATTING
Home Runs: T. Kalolo 2 (9, 3rd Inning off D. Allen, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off T. Paolucci, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Simmer 2 , B. Phillips , T. Kalolo 8
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Green
Hit by Pitch: R. Simmer
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Simmer (18)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Henkemeyer SS 4 0 0 1 0 2 2 .284 26 80
M. Grissom RF 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .249 12 46
M. Raia LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .297 18 65
S. McKinstry DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .269 33 104
C. Pereira C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .235 13 42
J. Hunt 3B 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .259 7 32
J. Smith 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .266 12 37
J. Ramsey 2B 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .268 8 33
R. Martin CF 3 1 2 1 0 1 1 .272 5 46
Totals 32 4 8 4 0 8 8      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Ramsey 2 (24, 3rd Inning off S. Cates, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off S. Cates, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Grissom (12, 3rd Inning off S. Cates, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Grissom 5 , S. McKinstry , J. Hunt , J. Ramsey 4 , R. Martin 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Henkemeyer
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Hunt (13) , R. Martin (14)
CAROLINA PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Cates L (8-13) 6.1 7 4 4 0 6 1 99 4.23   
T. Fry 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 20 2.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Cates 49
Batters Faced: S. Cates 26, T. Fry 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Cates 8-5, T. Fry 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Cates 99-65, T. Fry 20-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Fry 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Allen W (12-10) 6.0 3 1 1 0 6 1 88 3.57   
T. Paolucci H (20) 2.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 28 3.59   
W. McGonigle SV (21) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 2.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Allen 68
Batters Faced: D. Allen 20, T. Paolucci 8, W. McGonigle 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Allen 9-2, T. Paolucci 4-0, W. McGonigle 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Allen 88-60, T. Paolucci 28-19, W. McGonigle 13-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. McGonigle 1-0
Hit Batsmen: T. Paolucci
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dennis Allen
Ballpark: Howard Terminal
Weather: Clear skies (51 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM PT
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 31574
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