AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HALIFAX HEATHENS AT DETROIT GIANTS
06/08/2024
BNN Index | ABA | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HALIFAX HEATHENS AT DETROIT GIANTS
GAME ID: 782 - SATURDAY, JUNE 8TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Halifax Heathens (41-25) 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 1 6 11 1
Detroit Giants (32-34) 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 8 1
Heathens Get Past Detroit, 6-5
Starting pitcher Efrain Gutierrez pitched well enough to help the Halifax Heathens beat the Detroit Giants, 6-5. Ross Lefkowitz, now 3-3, picked up the win in relief. He allowed 1 run on 2 hits in 2 innings. Jeff Buck closed it out for Halifax, earning his 19th save.

Who knows how it would've ended, had it not been for Tony Vela? The 26-year old third baseman Vela stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the ninth inning to put Halifax up, 6-5. For the game, he was 2 for 5, including 1 double and 1 single.

"Our guys are never satisfied," said Halifax manager David Morris.

Halifax is now 41-25, 3½ games up in the American Conference South Division.
HALIFAX BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Sumney CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .345 9 28
E. Kukowski RF 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .266 11 23
L. Orozco SS 4 2 2 0 1 0 1 .292 13 49
A. Compton DH 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 .233 16 50
T. Vela 3B 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .290 3 15
J. Fitzgerald 1B 4 1 1 2 1 0 2 .337 6 25
C. Smith 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .294 5 21
B. Richards C 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 .231 3 8
G. Orozco LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .318 2 11
   a-S. Hardwick PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .326 1 31
   b-J. Silva LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 0 2
Totals 35 6 11 5 4 6 18      
a - S. Hardwick pinch hit for G. Orozco in the 8th
b - J. Silva substituted for S. Hardwick in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Smith (16, 3rd Inning off J. Bryant, 0 on, 0 outs) , N. Sumney (12, 5th Inning off J. Bryant, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Vela (5, 6th Inning off J. Bryant, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Orozco (12, 9th Inning off N. Turpen, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Fitzgerald (6, 4th Inning off J. Bryant, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Sumney 3 , E. Kukowski , L. Orozco 3 , T. Vela 3 , J. Fitzgerald 4 , C. Smith 3 , B. Richards
2-out RBI: E. Kukowski , T. Vela , J. Fitzgerald
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Kukowski , A. Compton , J. Fitzgerald , G. Orozco , S. Hardwick
GIDP: E. Kukowski
Sac Bunt: G. Orozco
Sac Fly: B. Richards
Hit by Pitch: E. Kukowski
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: L. Orozco (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Lutz RF 5 1 1 0 0 3 1 .237 7 31
K. Brosch LF 5 1 2 1 0 1 0 .316 8 27
S. McLaughlin CF 3 1 2 3 0 0 1 .265 2 6
A. Mejia 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .297 14 47
R. Cabriales DH 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .325 14 40
   a-B. Shafer DH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283 1 6
D. Waters 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .239 1 2
B. Barbone 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .289 5 24
G. Valentine SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .280 1 16
   b-B. Sawyer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .316 1 3
   c-B. Shahan SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 0 3
C. Witt C 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .201 2 19
   d-R. Cardwell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 2 8
Totals 35 5 8 5 1 7 15      
a - B. Shafer inserted as DH in the 8th
b - B. Sawyer pinch hit for G. Valentine in the 8th
c - B. Shahan substituted for B. Sawyer in the 9th
d - R. Cardwell pinch hit for C. Witt in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Waters (4, 2nd Inning off E. Gutierrez, 1 on, 1 out) , S. McLaughlin (5, 3rd Inning off E. Gutierrez, 2 on, 0 outs) , K. Brosch 2 (17, 3rd Inning off E. Gutierrez, 2 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off R. Lefkowitz, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Shafer (1, 8th Inning off R. Lefkowitz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Lutz , K. Brosch 4 , S. McLaughlin 3 , B. Shafer 2 , D. Waters 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Mejia , R. Cabriales , G. Valentine , B. Sawyer
Sac Fly: S. McLaughlin
Hit by Pitch: C. Witt
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: S. McLaughlin (2) , C. Witt (1)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Lutz (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Shahan-Barbone-Mejia)
HALIFAX PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Gutierrez 6.0 6 4 2 1 6 0 98 4.14   
R. Lefkowitz W (3-3) 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 35 2.98   
J. Buck SV (19) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 1.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Gutierrez 53
Batters Faced: E. Gutierrez 26, R. Lefkowitz 9, J. Buck 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Gutierrez 7-5, R. Lefkowitz 3-2, J. Buck 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Gutierrez 98-63, R. Lefkowitz 35-25, J. Buck 20-13
Hit Batsmen: R. Lefkowitz
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Bryant 5.1 6 4 4 3 5 1 113 5.32   
A. Kelley BS (1) 2.1 1 1 0 0 1 0 32 7.85   
N. Turpen L (2-1), BS (1) 1.1 4 1 1 1 0 0 30 1.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Bryant 42
Batters Faced: J. Bryant 25, A. Kelley 9, N. Turpen 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Bryant 4-7, A. Kelley 4-2, N. Turpen 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Bryant 113-73, A. Kelley 32-19, N. Turpen 30-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Kelley 2-1 , N. Turpen 1-1
WP: J. Bryant , A. Kelley
Hit Batsmen: A. Kelley
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Efrain Gutierrez
Ballpark: Ballpark of Detroit
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 3:39
Attendance: 34750
Wednesday, October 15th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.7 Build 77