ABA DOUBLE A
LONDON TIGERS AT ST. LOUIS CAVALRY
08/21/2026
 
ABA DOUBLE A
LONDON TIGERS AT ST. LOUIS CAVALRY
GAME ID: 8984 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 21ST , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
London Tigers (63-60) 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 5 7 1
St. Louis Cavalry (48-75) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 4 14 0
Tigers Win at St. Louis, 5-4
The London Tigers defeated the St. Louis Cavalry, 5-4, in Western AA action at Cavalry Ballpark. London pitcher Tony Espinoza had a standout performance. Espinoza yielded 2 runs over 6.2 innings to notch the win. He scattered 7 hits, walked 2, and struck out 10. His record improves to 2-0. London is now 63-60, while St. Louis is 48-75.

London took a 4-1 lead on Nick Makar's 8th home run of the season. The 2-run home run, which Makar hit in the top of the seventh, left St. Louis pitcher Joe Roper visibly frustrated.

"I was able to change speeds effectively tonight," said Espinoza.
LONDON BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Modell SS 4 1 0 0 1 2 1 .263 2 12
M. Jensen 2B, 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .299 9 40
M. Thompson CF 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .211 6 19
M. Wisler 1B 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .297 5 21
   a-E. Bruhns 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .246 5 23
N. Makar 3B 3 1 1 2 0 1 2 .252 8 20
J. Argueta RF 4 1 1 0 0 3 3 .183 3 13
A. Kline DH 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .260 2 13
R. Bunn LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .243 15 43
A. Pelfrey C 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .257 2 3
Totals 34 5 7 5 4 13 14      
a - E. Bruhns substituted for M. Wisler in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Argueta (6, 2nd Inning off A. Appelbaum, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: N. Makar (8, 7th Inning off J. Roper, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Pelfrey (2, 8th Inning off J. Roper, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Jensen , M. Wisler , N. Makar 4 , J. Argueta 2 , A. Kline , A. Pelfrey 5
2-out RBI: M. Wisler , N. Makar , A. Kline , A. Pelfrey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Makar , J. Argueta , A. Pelfrey
Hit by Pitch: M. Jensen , N. Makar
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Bunn (2)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Modell (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Pelfrey-Bruhns-Jensen)
OF assists: 1 (Bunn(Tunnell at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Tunnell LF, CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .283 3 12
D. Gates 2B 5 0 2 1 0 1 0 .270 26 76
J. Solid 1B 5 1 3 1 0 1 0 .248 11 28
D. Chambers RF 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .254 10 38
J. Sausville 3B 3 1 3 1 1 0 0 .274 4 22
B. Hauke DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .325 7 23
M. Whatley SS 3 1 0 0 1 2 4 .204 6 24
A. Rodriguez CF 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .239 1 19
   a-J. Yarbrough PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .264 9 26
T. Mulderink C 4 1 2 1 0 2 2 .198 6 23
Totals 38 4 14 4 2 12 22      
a - J. Yarbrough pinch hit for A. Rodriguez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Solid (12, 8th Inning off C. Schreurs, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Sausville (7, 8th Inning off C. Schreurs, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Gates (21, 9th Inning off S. Rowe, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Tunnell , D. Gates 3 , J. Solid 4 , J. Sausville 4 , B. Hauke , A. Rodriguez 2 , T. Mulderink 2
2-out RBI: D. Gates , T. Mulderink
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Tunnell , B. Hauke , J. Yarbrough
GIDP: D. Chambers
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Tunnell (2)
LONDON PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Espinoza W (2-0) 6.2 7 2 1 2 10 0 96 1.84   
C. Schreurs H (2) 1.1 4 1 1 0 1 0 23 2.61   
S. Rowe SV (4) 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 24 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Espinoza 62
Batters Faced: T. Espinoza 28, C. Schreurs 7, S. Rowe 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Espinoza 4-4, C. Schreurs 0-2, S. Rowe 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Espinoza 96-65, C. Schreurs 23-15, S. Rowe 24-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Schreurs 2-1
WP: T. Espinoza
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Appelbaum L (3-6) 5.2 5 2 2 3 8 0 114 4.75   
J. Roper 2.0 2 3 3 1 3 2 32 3.74   
J. Unknown 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Appelbaum 56
Batters Faced: A. Appelbaum 27, J. Roper 9, J. Unknown 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Appelbaum 6-3, J. Roper 2-1, J. Unknown 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Appelbaum 114-69, J. Roper 32-18, J. Unknown 13-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Roper 1-0
Hit Batsmen: A. Appelbaum 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tony Espinoza
Ballpark: Cavalry Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (82 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:33
Attendance: 4577
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