ABA DOUBLE A
HAMILTON BULLDOGS AT CINCINNATI BOMBARDIERS
08/23/2026
 
ABA DOUBLE A
HAMILTON BULLDOGS AT CINCINNATI BOMBARDIERS
GAME ID: 8971 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 23RD , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hamilton Bulldogs (73-52) 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 6 12 1
Cincinnati Bombardiers (56-69) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 7 12 1
Bombardiers Win in Glorious Fashion, 7-6
Behind the hitting of Jared Kessler, the Cincinnati Bombardiers defeated the Hamilton Bulldogs, 7-6. Kessler went 2 for 5 with a home run, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 3 for the Bombardiers. Cincinnati reliever Cory Hobbs picked up the win. Tommy Daniello took the loss for Hamilton. Cincinnati has now won 3 in a row.

In the bottom of the ninth, Brandon Fry knew he could end it with one good swing of the bat. And he did, hitting a run-scoring single off Hamilton pitcher Tommy Daniello.

"It was offense that won us the game," said winning manager Carlos Almendarez.
HAMILTON BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Helgason RF 5 2 2 2 0 0 4 .414 5 12
Y. Nakajima SS 4 1 1 0 1 2 2 .276 6 47
G. Dunaway DH 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .285 8 42
A. Fekety 1B 5 0 1 2 0 1 5 .287 2 57
D. Walker LF 5 1 1 0 0 3 4 .309 8 57
S. Henry 3B 3 0 0 1 1 2 1 .260 11 73
J. Angulo CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .240 5 33
P. McBreen C 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .309 6 32
D. Bidwell 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .273 6 29
Totals 39 6 12 5 3 11 22      
BATTING
Doubles: P. McBreen (17, 2nd Inning off M. Pinion, 0 on, 2 outs) , G. Dunaway (12, 3rd Inning off M. Pinion, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Fekety (38, 5th Inning off M. Pinion, 2 on, 0 outs)
Triples: D. Walker (8, 2nd Inning off M. Pinion, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Helgason 2 (5, 1st Inning off M. Pinion, 0 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off M. Pinion, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Helgason 8 , Y. Nakajima , G. Dunaway 3 , A. Fekety 2 , D. Walker 3 , P. McBreen 4 , D. Bidwell 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Helgason , G. Dunaway , A. Fekety , D. Walker , J. Angulo 2 , D. Bidwell
Sac Fly: S. Henry
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Helgason (1) , G. Dunaway (11)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Angulo (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Cruz CF 4 2 1 1 1 0 0 .220 0 22
H. Perez RF 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 .303 2 29
L. Carballo 3B 3 1 1 0 2 0 1 .302 9 45
J. Kessler LF 5 2 2 3 0 0 5 .278 9 43
B. Fry C 5 0 3 2 0 0 0 .289 6 23
O. Ortiz DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .307 6 15
K. Kirkland 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .250 0 3
R. Sanabria 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .375 1 6
A. McSparin SS 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .195 4 18
   a-O. Gatica PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .375 5 25
Totals 38 7 12 7 3 7 14      
a - O. Gatica pinch hit for A. McSparin in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Fry (7, 4th Inning off A. Bergman, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Cruz (11, 9th Inning off T. Daniello, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Kessler (9, 8th Inning off O. Lorenzo, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Cruz 2 , H. Perez 2 , L. Carballo , J. Kessler 5 , B. Fry 4 , O. Ortiz , R. Sanabria , O. Gatica
2-out RBI: , B. Fry 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Kirkland
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Kessler (6)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Carballo (5)
PB: B. Fry
HAMILTON PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Bergman 6.1 5 1 1 1 4 0 90 3.20   
O. Lorenzo 1.0 2 3 3 1 2 1 25 4.76   
D. Taylor H (3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.50   
T. Daniello L (2-5), BS (5) 0.2 5 3 3 1 1 0 34 3.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Bergman 62
Batters Faced: A. Bergman 25, O. Lorenzo 6, D. Taylor 2, T. Daniello 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Bergman 8-7, O. Lorenzo 1-0, D. Taylor 1-1, T. Daniello 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Bergman 90-57, O. Lorenzo 25-15, D. Taylor 6-4, T. Daniello 34-20
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Pinion 4.0 8 5 5 2 5 2 77 2.76   
E. Ambrosio 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 29 2.84   
J. Eves 1.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 22 4.67   
A. Sealy 1.0 2 1 0 0 0 0 18 5.26   
K. Acree 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 2.04   
C. Hobbs W (4-8) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 4.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Pinion 29
Batters Faced: M. Pinion 22, E. Ambrosio 6, J. Eves 6, A. Sealy 6, K. Acree 1, C. Hobbs 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Pinion 3-4, E. Ambrosio 1-3, J. Eves 1-0, A. Sealy 3-0, K. Acree 0-0, C. Hobbs 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Pinion 77-49, E. Ambrosio 29-21, J. Eves 22-13, A. Sealy 18-12, K. Acree 6-3, C. Hobbs 9-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Ambrosio 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jared Kessler
Ballpark: Ballpark of Cincinnati
Weather: Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 4:17
Attendance: 7887
Special Notes: Rain delay of 35 minutes in the 3rd inning.
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