AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CINCINNATI ROYALS AT TORONTO TRASH PANDAS
09/29/2026
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CINCINNATI ROYALS AT TORONTO TRASH PANDAS
GAME ID: 8330 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Royals (84-78) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 4 7 0
Toronto Trash Pandas (91-71) 3 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 X 8 11 0
Salas Hits 2 home runs in Trash Pandas Win
Sam Salas was a vital contributor to the 8-4 Toronto victory over Cincinnati. The Trash Pandas designated hitter went 3 for 4 with 2 home runs. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice. Josh Monroe got the win, improving to 15-7. He held the Royals to 3 runs on 5 hits over 7.2 innings, while striking out 8 and walking 2. The win puts Toronto at 91-71 this season.

In the first inning, Salas had a 2-run home run for Toronto. It was his 24th home run of the season and put the Trash Pandas on top, 3-0.

"I'm trying to see the ball big, see the ball up in the zone and put the barrel on it," Salas told the Toronto Citizen.
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. King SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .283 1 42
A. Jalbert 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .292 25 85
J. York 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .263 19 71
E. Hayes LF 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .266 17 80
   a-D. Hutchison PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .196 8 25
J. McElwain DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .200 0 4
J. Amorin CF 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 .253 7 59
R. Brown RF, LF 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .237 12 48
M. Dallis 3B 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 .244 2 24
M. Peters C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .183 4 16
Totals 30 4 7 4 4 8 8      
a - D. Hutchison pinch hit for E. Hayes in the 7th

BATTING
Triples: E. Hayes (8, 5th Inning off J. Monroe, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. McElwain (2, 9th Inning off O. Navarrete, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Brown (12, 8th Inning off J. Monroe, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. King , A. Jalbert , J. York , E. Hayes 4 , J. McElwain 3 , R. Brown 4
2-out RBI: J. York
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Hutchison
GIDP: J. York
Sac Fly: J. Amorin 2
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: E. Hayes (9)

FIELDING
PB: M. Peters
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Graves CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .277 13 68
K. Deming 2B 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .248 10 37
J. Taylor 3B 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .285 10 80
D. Van Diest LF 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 .298 17 106
S. Salas DH 4 2 3 4 0 1 0 .275 24 90
C. Williams 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .397 1 8
J. Kenyon SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .282 20 100
P. Rangel RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .254 12 44
T. Gwinn C 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .250 6 34
Totals 33 8 11 8 2 6 10      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Deming (13, 1st Inning off J. Huggins, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Taylor (43, 5th Inning off J. Huggins, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Salas 2 (24, 1st Inning off J. Huggins, 1 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off C. Collins, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Graves , K. Deming 2 , J. Taylor 3 , S. Salas 9 , C. Williams 2 , P. Rangel , T. Gwinn
2-out RBI: , S. Salas 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Van Diest , T. Gwinn
Sac Fly: D. Van Diest
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Taylor (54) , P. Rangel (18) , T. Gwinn (25)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Kenyon-Deming-Williams)
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Huggins L (7-9) 4.1 8 7 7 1 1 1 74 4.49   
C. Collins 3.0 3 1 1 0 4 1 47 3.00   
J. Wright 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 13 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Huggins 19
Batters Faced: J. Huggins 21, C. Collins 12, J. Wright 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Huggins 6-5, C. Collins 1-4, J. Wright 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Huggins 74-47, C. Collins 47-30, J. Wright 13-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Collins 2-2 , J. Wright 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Monroe W (15-7) 7.2 5 3 3 2 8 1 107 3.08   
O. Navarrete 1.1 2 1 1 2 0 0 28 9.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Monroe 63
Batters Faced: J. Monroe 28, O. Navarrete 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Monroe 6-7, O. Navarrete 0-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Monroe 107-71, O. Navarrete 28-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: O. Navarrete 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Sam Salas
Ballpark: Trash Panda Field
Weather: Rain (51 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 15 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 25101
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