AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
DETROIT GIANTS AT BOSTON WHISTLERS
04/09/2024
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AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
DETROIT GIANTS AT BOSTON WHISTLERS
GAME ID: 121 - TUESDAY, APRIL 9TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Giants (4-7) 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 5 9 0
Boston Whistlers (3-8) 0 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 X 6 10 0
Whistlers Earn 6-5 Home Win
Whistlers first baseman Austin Alpers put his stamp on his team's 6-5 win over the Detroit Giants. Alpers went 3 for 4 with a home run and a double. He drove in 3 runs and scored once for Boston in the contest. The Whistlers, now 3-8, have not found much traction so far in 2024.

The Whistlers got a big at-bat from third baseman Jeff Beeson. For the game, Beeson went 1-4 with a home run. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. In the bottom of the third, with a runner on 1st, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 2nd home run of the season gave Boston a 3-1 lead.

"We need to string a few more wins like this one together," said Beeson.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Valentine SS 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .317 0 4
K. Brosch LF 4 0 0 0 1 3 2 .326 2 5
A. Mejia 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .311 0 4
C. Lutz RF 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .324 2 4
R. Forsythe 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .214 2 5
R. Cabriales DH 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 .409 3 7
B. Barbone 2B 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 .268 1 4
C. Witt C 2 0 1 1 2 1 1 .207 0 4
D. Cruz CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .182 0 4
Totals 36 5 9 5 4 12 16      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Mejia (5, 1st Inning off P. Wilber, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Cabriales (4, 4th Inning off P. Wilber, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Barbone 2 (6, 4th Inning off P. Wilber, 1 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off D. Elliott, 0 on, 1 out) , G. Valentine (3, 6th Inning off J. Becker, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Cabriales (3, 2nd Inning off P. Wilber, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Valentine 3 , A. Mejia 2 , R. Cabriales 6 , B. Barbone 4 , C. Witt , D. Cruz
2-out RBI: G. Valentine , D. Cruz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Brosch , C. Lutz 2 , R. Cabriales
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Valentine (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Barbone-Valentine-Mejia)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Herrera 2B 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 .371 1 2
   a-R. Blaylock 2B, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
E. Stowe SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .282 2 4
J. Beeson 3B, 2B 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .250 2 5
W. Kirkham LF 3 1 0 0 1 3 1 .231 2 7
T. Lotz DH 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .222 1 4
A. Alpers 1B 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 .220 2 7
A. Cook RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .261 1 2
   b-R. Cloutier RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
O. Damon CF 4 1 4 0 0 0 0 .286 0 0
M. Fowler C 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .129 0 2
Totals 32 6 10 6 3 11 13      
a - R. Blaylock substituted for C. Herrera in the 8th
b - R. Cloutier substituted for A. Cook in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Alpers (1, 3rd Inning off J. Bryant, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Alpers (2, 2nd Inning off J. Bryant, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Beeson (2, 3rd Inning off J. Bryant, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Stowe , J. Beeson 4 , T. Lotz , A. Alpers 7 , O. Damon 4
2-out RBI: , A. Alpers 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Stowe , W. Kirkham , A. Cook , M. Fowler
GIDP: M. Fowler
Sac Fly: C. Herrera
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Herrera (7) , W. Kirkham (3) , O. Damon 4 (7)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Bryant L (1-2) 5.0 8 5 5 3 9 2 98 7.16   
T. Gutierrez 2.1 1 1 1 0 2 0 32 3.12   
K. Acree 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.86   
D. Wickliffe 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 10.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Bryant 37
Batters Faced: J. Bryant 25, T. Gutierrez 8, K. Acree 1, D. Wickliffe 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Bryant 2-3, T. Gutierrez 1-4, K. Acree 1-0, D. Wickliffe 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Bryant 98-60, T. Gutierrez 32-20, K. Acree 3-1, D. Wickliffe 9-7
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Wilber W (1-2) 5.1 6 4 4 4 7 1 121 4.00   
J. Becker H (2) 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 25 1.42   
D. Elliott H (1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 13 5.68   
B. Bryant SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Wilber 43
Batters Faced: P. Wilber 26, J. Becker 6, D. Elliott 5, B. Bryant 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Wilber 5-4, J. Becker 1-1, D. Elliott 1-1, B. Bryant 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Wilber 121-70, J. Becker 25-16, D. Elliott 13-9, B. Bryant 12-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Becker 1-1
WP: P. Wilber
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Austin Alpers
Ballpark: Whislters Park
Weather: Clear skies (59 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 3:31
Attendance: 21803
Special Notes: RP Tony Gutierrez was injured while pitching.
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