ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
DENVER PILOTS AT PALM SPRINGS HEAT
08/20/2025
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ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
DENVER PILOTS AT PALM SPRINGS HEAT
GAME ID: 9187 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Denver Pilots (50-73) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Palm Springs Heat (81-42) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 X 3 6 2
Heat Deal Denver 3-0 Defeat
In a low-scoring contest between the Palm Springs Heat and the Denver Pilots, Fred Taylor was the X factor. The Palm Springs right-hander spearheaded the 3-0 win. The Heat lead the Stripes Conference West Division by 6½ games.

The Pilots had been locked in a 0-0 tie with the Heat going into the bottom of the sixth inning. That changed quickly when the 27-year old left fielder Brian Roberts came to the plate. Roberts hit a 2-run home run on a 3-1 fastball from Denver hurler Danny Pena. It was Roberts's 16th home run of the year.

"Fred was hitting his spots and everything had life," said Palm Springs manager Rogelio Sanchez.
DENVER BATTING LINESCORE PALM SPRINGS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Grabowski LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .344 2 22
G. Marquez DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .225 12 36
J. Franz 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .314 1 4
M. Gutierrez RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .212 6 28
J. Anderson SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .201 9 44
G. Crear 1B 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .259 4 18
D. Coffey 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 3 27
T. Villarreal CF 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .264 5 27
N. Richardson C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .225 2 20
Totals 30 0 1 0 1 9 6      
BATTING
Total Bases: J. Franz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Grabowski , J. Franz
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: J. Franz (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Anderson-Franz-Crear)
PB: N. Richardson
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Goldade SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .259 1 2
G. Theodore 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .289 21 58
E. Milbrandt 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .283 10 36
B. Roberts LF 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .268 16 40
T. Cray 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .242 8 41
E. Lilienthal CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .267 4 40
S. Taylor RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .214 0 1
D. Wheeler C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .219 0 21
S. Portillo DH 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .286 4 11
Totals 31 3 6 2 2 10 13      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Milbrandt (13, 8th Inning off J. Love, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Roberts (16, 6th Inning off D. Pena, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Goldade , G. Theodore , E. Milbrandt 2 , B. Roberts 4 , E. Lilienthal 2
2-out RBI: B. Roberts
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Lilienthal , D. Wheeler
GIDP: L. Goldade
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Lilienthal 2 (7)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Goldade (1) , E. Milbrandt (12)
DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE PALM SPRINGS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Pena L (4-4) 6.0 5 3 2 0 8 1 82 3.05   
J. Love 2.0 1 0 0 2 2 0 28 4.39   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Pena 60
Batters Faced: D. Pena 24, J. Love 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Pena 5-6, J. Love 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Pena 82-57, J. Love 28-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Love 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Taylor 5.2 1 0 0 0 7 0 70 3.88   
J. Scale W (1-0) 2.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 32 0.00   
I. Hamlin SV (22) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 1.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Taylor 74
Batters Faced: F. Taylor 20, J. Scale 8, I. Hamlin 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Taylor 6-4, J. Scale 4-2, I. Hamlin 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: F. Taylor 70-48, J. Scale 32-20, I. Hamlin 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Scale 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Fred Taylor
Ballpark: Heat Ballpark
Weather: Cloudy (88 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM PT
Time: 2:44
Attendance: 12324
Special Notes: SP Fred Taylor was injured while pitching.
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