AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CHICAGO GANGSTERS AT DETROIT GIANTS
04/14/2024
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CHICAGO GANGSTERS AT DETROIT GIANTS
GAME ID: 186 - SUNDAY, APRIL 14TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Gangsters (5-11) 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 6 13 2
Detroit Giants (6-10) 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 3 X 7 15 1
Giants Pull Out Late-Game Win, 7-6
Detroit right fielder Chris Lutz picked up 3 ribbies while helping his team beat back the Chicago Gangsters, 7-6. The Gangsters, now 5-11, continue their slow start.

A defensive lapse proved costly in the contest. In the bottom of the eighth, with the game tied, Angelo Mejia was at the plate when Detroit scored 1 on an error. The miscue enabled the Giants to go in front, 7-6.

"A great game, a great day," said Lutz about the win. "I can't complain."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ortega RF 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .412 0 3
   a-E. Acosta RF, SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .209 1 1
   b-H. Corkum PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .143 0 0
J. Hassell 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .375 1 5
J. Bear SS, RF 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .235 0 6
B. Titus DH 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 .213 0 6
K. Crouch C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .318 5 14
A. Cruz LF 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 .056 0 0
N. Pratt 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .246 3 9
E. Drake 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .241 0 5
W. Bravo CF 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 .262 0 3
Totals 34 6 13 6 2 9 11      
a - E. Acosta substituted for J. Ortega in the 5th
b - H. Corkum pinch hit for E. Acosta in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Cruz (1, 2nd Inning off J. Bryant, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Drake (3, 5th Inning off J. Bryant, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Acosta , J. Hassell 2 , J. Bear 2 , B. Titus , A. Cruz 2 , N. Pratt , E. Drake 3 , W. Bravo 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Hassell , N. Pratt
GIDP: J. Hassell , K. Crouch , E. Drake
Sac Bunt: A. Cruz
Hit by Pitch: B. Titus
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: E. Acosta (1) , W. Bravo (1)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Drake (1) , W. Bravo (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Pratt-Acosta-Hassell)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Lutz RF 6 2 2 3 0 1 6 .305 2 9
   d-B. Shahan CF, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 0
G. Valentine SS 5 0 3 1 1 0 3 .367 1 8
A. Mejia 1B 4 0 1 0 2 1 3 .277 1 6
R. Forsythe 3B 5 0 1 1 1 2 9 .230 3 9
R. Cabriales DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 7 .379 4 9
B. Barbone 2B 5 0 2 0 0 1 5 .262 2 9
   c-K. Brosch PR, LF 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .328 4 8
C. Witt C 2 1 0 0 2 1 5 .190 1 5
B. Sawyer LF, CF 4 2 3 0 0 0 2 .429 0 0
   b-D. Waters PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 1 1
D. Cruz CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .243 0 4
   a-R. Cardwell PH, LF, RF 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 .333 0 1
Totals 40 7 15 6 6 8 45      
a - R. Cardwell pinch hit for D. Cruz in the 7th
b - D. Waters pinch hit for B. Sawyer in the 8th
c - K. Brosch pinch ran for B. Barbone in the 8th
d - B. Shahan substituted for C. Lutz in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Cabriales (5, 3rd Inning off L. Sanchez, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Sawyer 2 (2, 4th Inning off L. Sanchez, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off A. Bennett, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Lutz 2 (8, 7th Inning off A. Bennett, 1 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off N. Slover, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Lutz 4 , G. Valentine 3 , A. Mejia , R. Forsythe , R. Cabriales 2 , B. Barbone 2 , B. Sawyer 5 , D. Cruz , R. Cardwell
2-out RBI: C. Lutz , R. Forsythe , R. Cardwell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Lutz , G. Valentine 2 , A. Mejia , R. Forsythe , R. Cabriales 3 , C. Witt 2
GIDP: D. Waters
Hit by Pitch: R. Cabriales , C. Witt , D. Cruz
Team LOB: 18

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Lutz (3) , D. Cruz (3)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Waters (1)
Double Plays: 3 (Forsythe-Barbone-Mejia, Valentine-Barbone-Mejia, Valentine-Barbone-Mejia)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Sanchez 5.0 7 2 2 4 4 0 107 8.00   
A. Bennett 1.1 4 2 2 0 2 0 32 4.66   
C. Chairez H (1) 1.1 3 2 2 2 1 0 35 8.00   
N. Slover L (1-1), BS (2) 0.1 1 1 0 0 1 0 27 1.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Sanchez 45
Batters Faced: L. Sanchez 28, A. Bennett 9, C. Chairez 8, N. Slover 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Sanchez 8-3, A. Bennett 1-1, C. Chairez 1-1, N. Slover 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Sanchez 107-65, A. Bennett 32-21, C. Chairez 35-20, N. Slover 27-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Chairez 1-1 , N. Slover 1-1
Hit Batsmen: L. Sanchez 2 , A. Bennett
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Bryant 5.0 10 6 6 2 3 0 88 8.02   
T. Swift W (1-0) 3.0 1 0 0 0 5 0 41 1.74   
L. Maher SV (3) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 20 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Bryant 24
Batters Faced: J. Bryant 24, T. Swift 9, L. Maher 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Bryant 5-3, T. Swift 1-2, L. Maher 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Bryant 88-54, T. Swift 41-26, L. Maher 20-10
Hit Batsmen: J. Bryant
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Lutz
Ballpark: Ballpark of Detroit
Weather: Cloudy (53 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM ET
Time: 3:57
Attendance: 25204
Special Notes: CF Juan Ortega was injured while running the bases.
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