AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CINCINNATI ROYALS AT CHICAGO GANGSTERS
06/19/2024
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CINCINNATI ROYALS AT CHICAGO GANGSTERS
GAME ID: 902 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Royals (40-36) 3 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 10 12 2
Chicago Gangsters (33-43) 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 2
Jalbert Helps Cincinnati Cruise to 10-3 Win
Due in large part to first baseman Aaron Jalbert, the Cincinnati Royals sunk the Chicago Gangsters, 10-3. Jalbert slugged 2 home runs. He drove in 5 runs and scored twice. The winner was Miguel Leon, who threw 106 pitches over 7.1 innings. The right-hander was charged with 3 runs on 7 hits. At 40-36, the Royals are currently third in the National Conference North East Division.

The Gangsters had been locked in a 3-3 tie with the Royals going into the top of the fifth inning. That changed quickly when the fan favorite Mike Rankin came to the plate. Rankin hit a solo home run on a full count splitter from Chicago hurler Arnold Novak. It was Rankin's 5th home run of the year.

"It feels good, just a great win all around," Jalbert said after the game.
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Blake RF 5 2 2 1 1 0 6 .263 8 29
J. Bloms 3B, 2B 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 .260 3 39
A. Jalbert 1B 5 2 2 5 0 1 1 .294 10 45
E. Hayes LF 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 .293 11 40
J. Paulsen CF 4 1 0 0 1 4 1 .236 3 28
R. Brown DH 4 0 2 1 1 2 0 .257 8 31
E. Barlow SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .237 0 7
A. Marshall 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .263 1 19
   a-J. Guzman PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 .105 0 0
M. Rankin C 4 1 1 1 1 2 3 .187 5 15
Totals 39 10 12 10 6 11 18      
a - J. Guzman pinch hit for A. Marshall in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Brown (15, 7th Inning off N. Thompson, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Jalbert 2 (10, 1st Inning off A. Novak, 1 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off A. Bennett, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Blake (8, 1st Inning off A. Novak, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Rankin (5, 5th Inning off A. Novak, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Hayes (11, 6th Inning off A. Novak, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Blake 5 , J. Bloms , A. Jalbert 8 , E. Hayes 5 , R. Brown 3 , E. Barlow , A. Marshall , M. Rankin 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Blake 2 , J. Paulsen
GIDP: J. Bloms , A. Jalbert
Hit by Pitch: E. Barlow
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: E. Barlow 2 (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Draeger 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .273 5 8
   a-R. Riggs PH, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .168 7 12
G. Helms LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .195 6 22
B. Titus DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .228 6 27
J. Bear SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .328 10 36
J. Wachter RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .400 0 1
N. Pratt 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .258 6 32
J. Kuhn C 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .264 3 9
R. Griffitt 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .136 1 3
W. Bravo CF 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 .202 1 14
Totals 36 3 7 3 2 9 12      
a - R. Riggs pinch hit for G. Draeger in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Wachter (2, 2nd Inning off M. Leon, 0 on, 0 outs) , W. Bravo (7, 2nd Inning off M. Leon, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Titus , J. Wachter 2 , J. Kuhn 2 , R. Griffitt , W. Bravo 3
2-out RBI: , W. Bravo 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , G. Draeger 2 , B. Titus , J. Bear
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Titus (3)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Bear 2 (7)
Double Plays: 2 (Bear-Pratt-Griffitt, Bear-Pratt-Griffitt)
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Leon W (4-5) 7.1 7 3 3 2 7 0 106 6.52   
C. Collins 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 22 4.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Leon 57
Batters Faced: M. Leon 32, C. Collins 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Leon 7-8, C. Collins 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Leon 106-68, C. Collins 22-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Collins 1-0
WP: M. Leon
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Novak L (2-4) 5.0 6 5 4 1 6 4 92 5.72   
A. Bennett 1.1 3 3 3 1 3 1 29 5.08   
N. Thompson 0.1 2 2 2 3 0 0 37 4.30   
C. Kiefer 2.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 35 7.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Novak 42
Batters Faced: A. Novak 22, A. Bennett 8, N. Thompson 6, C. Kiefer 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Novak 6-2, A. Bennett 0-1, N. Thompson 1-0, C. Kiefer 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Novak 92-59, A. Bennett 29-18, N. Thompson 37-18, C. Kiefer 35-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Kiefer 3-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Kiefer
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Aaron Jalbert
Ballpark: The Hideout
Weather: Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM CT
Time: 3:44
Attendance: 15012
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