AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CHICAGO GANGSTERS AT BOSTON WHISTLERS
09/26/2023
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CHICAGO GANGSTERS AT BOSTON WHISTLERS
GAME ID: 8326 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Gangsters (56-106) 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 6 0
Boston Whistlers (93-69) 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 X 5 10 0
Whistlers Prevail, 5-4, Over Chicago
Though he had a terrific game, Jason Bear could not prevent his team, the Chicago Gangsters, from absorbing a loss. Boston won the game, 5-4. Bear was 2-3 with a home run and a walk. He scored 2 times. Matthew Rowlands picked up the win with 7 innings of work. He allowed 4 runs on 5 hits, while walking 3 and striking out 4. On the season, he is now 9-11. Blake Bryant earned his 37th save in 43 tries.

Had Oliver Damon not delivered a key base hit in the bottom of the seventh, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and runners on 1st and 2nd, Damon hit a run-scoring single. That made the score 5-4, in favor of the Whistlers.

"I felt good up there," said Damon. "I saw the ball well."

The first-place Whistlers, at 93-69, lead the American Conference Central Division by 18 games.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Draeger 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .252 11 48
   a-J. Hassell 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 0 0
   d-B. Titus PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 16 54
   e-E. Vacca 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 0 1
N. Pratt DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .227 20 46
J. Bear 2B 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .276 3 25
C. Julio SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .326 21 72
H. Alvarez 1B 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .236 22 57
   b-R. Atkins RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .277 24 60
H. Sato LF 3 1 2 1 0 1 1 .259 21 67
   c-G. Marston LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 0 3
M. Budish RF, 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .238 24 68
J. Kuhn C 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 .258 8 22
E. Acosta CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .173 15 44
Totals 30 4 6 4 3 6 8      
a - J. Hassell substituted for G. Draeger in the 7th
b - R. Atkins substituted for H. Alvarez in the 7th
c - G. Marston substituted for H. Sato in the 7th
d - B. Titus pinch hit for J. Hassell in the 8th
e - E. Vacca substituted for B. Titus in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Bear (3, 1st Inning off M. Rowlands, 0 on, 2 outs) , H. Sato (21, 4th Inning off M. Rowlands, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Kuhn (8, 5th Inning off M. Rowlands, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Draeger , J. Bear 5 , H. Sato 5 , J. Kuhn 4
2-out RBI: J. Bear , H. Sato
GIDP: E. Acosta
Sac Fly: H. Alvarez
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: G. Draeger (13)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Acosta(Herrera at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Herrera DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .311 14 66
O. Damon CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .251 3 50
J. Beeson 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .306 10 59
T. Lotz 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .242 19 49
E. Stowe SS 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 .261 13 39
B. King RF 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .220 8 30
O. Contreras C 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .211 4 9
R. Ordonez 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 10 41
   a-B. Roseman PH, 3B 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .312 53 131
R. Cloutier LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 6 25
   b-W. Kirkham PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .298 29 66
   c-A. Cuevas LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 1 3
Totals 32 5 10 5 1 3 10      
a - B. Roseman pinch hit for R. Ordonez in the 7th
b - W. Kirkham pinch hit for R. Cloutier in the 7th
c - A. Cuevas substituted for W. Kirkham in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Beeson (28, 8th Inning off K. O'Hare, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. King (8, 4th Inning off B. Shaw, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Herrera 2 , O. Damon 2 , J. Beeson 3 , T. Lotz , B. King 4 , O. Contreras , B. Roseman
2-out RBI: O. Damon , B. King
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Contreras
Sac Fly: W. Kirkham
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Rowlands-Beeson-Lotz)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Chairez 3.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 38 6.01   
B. Shaw 2.0 3 2 2 0 0 1 30 6.67   
E. Tapia L (6-8), BS (4) 1.2 3 2 2 0 2 0 25 9.55   
K. O'Hare 1.1 2 0 0 1 1 0 17 5.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Chairez 49
Batters Faced: C. Chairez 11, B. Shaw 9, E. Tapia 8, K. O'Hare 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Chairez 7-2, B. Shaw 3-3, E. Tapia 1-2, K. O'Hare 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Chairez 38-25, B. Shaw 30-20, E. Tapia 25-16, K. O'Hare 17-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Shaw 1-1 , K. O'Hare 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Rowlands W (9-11) 7.0 5 4 4 3 4 3 106 4.94   
J. Carter H (6) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 2.10   
B. Bryant SV (37) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 2.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Rowlands 52
Batters Faced: M. Rowlands 27, J. Carter 4, B. Bryant 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Rowlands 7-8, J. Carter 2-0, B. Bryant 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Rowlands 106-61, J. Carter 15-10, B. Bryant 14-10
Balk: M. Rowlands
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jason Bear
Ballpark: Whislters Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM ET
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 30376
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