AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CINCINNATI ROYALS AT CHICAGO GANGSTERS
06/18/2024
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CINCINNATI ROYALS AT CHICAGO GANGSTERS
GAME ID: 896 - TUESDAY, JUNE 18TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Royals (39-36) 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 5 13 0
Chicago Gangsters (33-42) 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 X 6 11 0
Gangsters Win Squeaker, 6-5, Over Royals
Cincinnati first baseman Aaron Jalbert had a good game, even if his team did not. The Royals dropped a 6-5 decision to Chicago at The Hideout. Jalbert was 4-5 with a home run and 3 singles, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. Chicago reliever Braden Shaw picked up the win, upping his record to 4-2. Casey Abbott took the loss. Keith Kramer wrapped it up, recording his 9th save.

With a runner on 1st and no one out in the bottom of the eighth inning, pinch hitter Brandon Titus delivered big for the Gangsters. Chicago was trailing 5-3 when he belted a 2-run home run.

"We cashed in when we had the chance," said Chicago manager Antonio Valdez.

The Gangsters now own a record of 33-42.
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Blake RF 5 2 2 0 0 1 0 .260 7 28
J. Bloms 3B 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 .261 3 39
A. Jalbert 1B 5 1 4 3 0 1 0 .292 8 40
E. Hayes LF 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .291 10 39
J. Paulsen CF 5 0 2 1 0 1 4 .240 3 28
R. Brown DH 4 0 1 0 1 2 0 .254 8 30
E. Barlow SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .236 0 6
A. Marshall 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .262 1 19
M. Rankin C 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .185 4 14
Totals 40 5 13 5 2 9 17      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Paulsen (15, 5th Inning off B. Nowlin, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Jalbert (8, 5th Inning off B. Nowlin, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Blake 2 , J. Bloms , A. Jalbert 7 , E. Hayes , J. Paulsen 3 , R. Brown , A. Marshall , M. Rankin
2-out RBI: A. Jalbert , J. Paulsen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Paulsen 2 , E. Barlow , M. Rankin 2
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Marshall (9)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Marshall-Barlow-Jalbert)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Draeger 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .280 5 8
   a-E. Drake PH, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .276 3 19
G. Helms LF 5 2 3 1 0 1 0 .199 6 22
J. Bear SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .333 10 36
J. Wachter DH 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 .500 0 1
K. Crouch C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .306 12 39
H. Alvarez 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .219 4 17
N. Pratt 2B 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .262 6 32
   b-B. Titus PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .226 6 27
   c-M. Gonzalez 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 1 3
W. Bravo CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .197 1 12
J. Ortega RF 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 .252 2 7
Totals 33 6 11 5 4 11 13      
a - E. Drake pinch hit for G. Draeger in the 6th
b - B. Titus pinch hit for N. Pratt in the 8th
c - M. Gonzalez substituted for B. Titus in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Wachter (1, 7th Inning off C. Abbott, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Helms (6, 5th Inning off J. Fernandez, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Titus (6, 8th Inning off C. Abbott, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Ortega (2, 8th Inning off C. Abbott, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Helms 6 , J. Bear , J. Wachter 2 , K. Crouch , H. Alvarez , N. Pratt , B. Titus 4 , W. Bravo , J. Ortega 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Drake , K. Crouch , H. Alvarez 2 , J. Ortega
GIDP: W. Bravo
Sac Fly: J. Wachter
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Ortega (13)
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Fernandez 5.0 7 3 3 2 6 1 100 3.12   
O. Kase H (1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 12 0.00   
G. Sandlin H (4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 9.11   
C. Abbott L (4-3), BS (2) 1.0 3 3 3 1 3 2 35 4.86   
C. Lambert 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Fernandez 45
Batters Faced: J. Fernandez 24, O. Kase 4, G. Sandlin 1, C. Abbott 7, C. Lambert 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Fernandez 5-4, O. Kase 1-0, G. Sandlin 0-0, C. Abbott 0-0, C. Lambert 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Fernandez 100-62, O. Kase 12-7, G. Sandlin 6-3, C. Abbott 35-21, C. Lambert 9-5
WP: J. Fernandez 3
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Nowlin 5.0 8 3 3 2 4 1 102 3.32   
B. Kauppinen 1.2 5 2 2 0 2 0 33 4.42   
B. Shaw W (4-2) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 3.75   
K. Kramer SV (9) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 1.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Nowlin 41
Batters Faced: B. Nowlin 25, B. Kauppinen 10, B. Shaw 4, K. Kramer 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Nowlin 5-6, B. Kauppinen 1-2, B. Shaw 1-1, K. Kramer 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Nowlin 102-65, B. Kauppinen 33-23, B. Shaw 16-10, K. Kramer 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Shaw 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Aaron Jalbert
Ballpark: The Hideout
Weather: Partly Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 5 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 3:46
Attendance: 13539
Special Notes: RP Owen Kase was injured while pitching.
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