AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CINCINNATI ROYALS AT DETROIT GIANTS
06/14/2025
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AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CINCINNATI ROYALS AT DETROIT GIANTS
GAME ID: 856 - SATURDAY, JUNE 14TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Royals (42-30) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 1
Detroit Giants (24-48) 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 X 5 11 0
Royals Lose to Giants, 5-2
The Detroit Giants racked up a win at Ballpark of Detroit, bumping off the Cincinnati Royals, 5-2. Efrain Gutierrez, who started for Detroit, pitched effectively for his team. The winner was Gutierrez. He threw 7.1 innings of 3-hit ball. The loser was Juan Fernandez. The victory makes Detroit 24-48.

Detroit center fielder Steve McLaughlin landed a blow when he belted a 2-run home run in the bottom of the third. It was his 19th home run of the season. With it, the Giants took a 4-1 lead.

"Felt great, felt really good," said Gutierrez.
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bloms 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .279 4 24
A. Jalbert 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .329 12 47
R. Brown DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .287 13 45
E. Hayes LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .288 16 45
J. Paulsen RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 10 27
S. King SS 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .242 0 13
P. Kirchner CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .217 4 14
J. York 2B 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 .232 2 12
M. Peters C 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .207 2 7
Totals 31 2 5 2 2 9 7      
BATTING
Doubles: S. King (13, 2nd Inning off E. Gutierrez, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Peters (2, 8th Inning off E. Gutierrez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Jalbert , E. Hayes , S. King 3 , M. Peters 2
2-out RBI: A. Jalbert
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Peters
Sac Bunt: J. Paulsen
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: J. York (2)
OF assists: 1 (Kirchner(Cabriales at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Lutz RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .303 11 32
B. Shafer LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .400 0 0
S. McLaughlin CF 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .301 19 52
A. Mejia 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .299 10 33
R. Cabriales DH 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 .283 8 29
R. Dozal 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .249 2 26
B. Barbone 2B 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .203 6 17
E. McCulley C 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 .225 2 15
G. Valentine SS 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 .258 0 20
Totals 31 5 11 5 2 6 12      
BATTING
Home Runs: S. McLaughlin (19, 3rd Inning off J. Fernandez, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Barbone (6, 4th Inning off J. Fernandez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Shafer , S. McLaughlin 4 , A. Mejia , R. Cabriales , R. Dozal , B. Barbone 6 , E. McCulley , G. Valentine 2
2-out RBI: G. Valentine
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Lutz , S. McLaughlin
Sac Bunt: R. Dozal
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Dozal (4) , B. Barbone (1) , G. Valentine (5)
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Fernandez L (7-2) 4.0 8 5 5 2 3 2 73 2.98   
K. Kovach 4.0 3 0 0 0 3 0 51 3.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Fernandez 27
Batters Faced: J. Fernandez 21, K. Kovach 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Fernandez 6-2, K. Kovach 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Fernandez 73-47, K. Kovach 51-32
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Gutierrez W (2-7) 7.1 3 2 2 2 7 0 102 6.00   
N. Turpen 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 5.68   
L. Maher SV (12) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 19 4.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Gutierrez 69
Batters Faced: E. Gutierrez 27, N. Turpen 3, L. Maher 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Gutierrez 9-6, N. Turpen 1-1, L. Maher 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Gutierrez 102-69, N. Turpen 10-6, L. Maher 19-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Turpen 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Efrain Gutierrez
Ballpark: Ballpark of Detroit
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 13 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 2:56
Attendance: 26253
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