AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
INDIANAPOLIS EAGLES AT CINCINNATI ROYALS
07/02/2026
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
INDIANAPOLIS EAGLES AT CINCINNATI ROYALS
GAME ID: 987 - THURSDAY, JULY 2ND , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Indianapolis Eagles (49-34) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 5 0
Cincinnati Royals (45-38) 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 X 5 10 0
Eagles Sunk by Royals
The Cincinnati Royals beat the Indianapolis Eagles, 5-3, at The Castle. Cincinnati first baseman Aaron Jalbert had an outstanding performance. He went 3 for 4 with 3 singles, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. The third-place Royals now have a record of 45-38.

With Cincinnati leading 4-3 in the bottom of the sixth, Jalbert hit a run-scoring single off Indianapolis hurler Mike Watts. It was the 100th hit of the season for Jalbert and put his team ahead, 5-3.

Jalbert said his team "played with focus."
INDIANAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Anderson LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286 13 35
T. Walker 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .314 15 43
J. Robinson DH 3 1 1 2 0 2 0 .269 19 50
M. Lepa C 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .311 10 22
B. Butler 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .254 2 16
M. Dallis SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .229 3 19
A. McCumiskey CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .196 9 28
D. Andrews 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .239 1 15
J. Walker RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .163 1 2
Totals 32 3 5 3 1 9 13      
BATTING
Home Runs: J. Robinson (19, 6th Inning off M. Leon, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Lepa (10, 6th Inning off M. Leon, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Walker , J. Robinson 4 , M. Lepa 4 , B. Butler , M. Dallis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. McCumiskey , J. Walker
Hit by Pitch: J. Robinson , B. Butler
Team LOB: 5
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. King SS 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 .277 0 26
H. Sherlock 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .230 7 34
A. Jalbert 1B 4 1 3 2 0 1 0 .299 14 38
B. Brewer DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 5 .290 8 30
J. York 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .279 9 40
R. Brown RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .218 5 24
F. Hinojos LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .284 4 17
M. Rankin C 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 .190 7 31
J. Paulsen CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .196 1 4
Totals 33 5 10 5 3 7 15      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Rankin (10, 3rd Inning off J. Mitchell, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. King 2 , A. Jalbert 3 , B. Brewer , J. York , F. Hinojos , M. Rankin 2 , J. Paulsen
2-out RBI: A. Jalbert , F. Hinojos , M. Rankin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Brewer 2 , M. Rankin , J. Paulsen
Sac Bunt: H. Sherlock
Team LOB: 8
INDIANAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Mitchell L (5-3) 5.0 8 4 4 1 3 0 109 4.61   
M. Watts 1.0 2 1 1 2 2 0 28 3.18   
M. Jenkins 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 29 4.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Mitchell 37
Batters Faced: J. Mitchell 24, M. Watts 7, M. Jenkins 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Mitchell 7-5, M. Watts 1-0, M. Jenkins 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Mitchell 109-68, M. Watts 28-16, M. Jenkins 29-21
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Maness 4.0 2 0 0 1 6 0 77 3.63   
M. Leon 1.0 3 3 3 0 0 2 18 3.20   
J. Wagner W (2-1) 2.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 33 5.81   
W. Harless SV (17) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 21 3.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Maness 63
Batters Faced: S. Maness 16, M. Leon 6, J. Wagner 8, W. Harless 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Maness 3-3, M. Leon 0-3, J. Wagner 2-4, W. Harless 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Maness 77-43, M. Leon 18-10, J. Wagner 33-22, W. Harless 21-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Harless 1-0
Hit Batsmen: S. Maness , J. Wagner
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Aaron Jalbert
Ballpark: The Castle
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:29
Attendance: 34726
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