AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
TORONTO TRASH PANDAS AT CHICAGO GANGSTERS
03/30/2024
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AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
TORONTO TRASH PANDAS AT CHICAGO GANGSTERS
GAME ID: 22 - SATURDAY, MARCH 30TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Trash Pandas (1-1) 4 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 1 11 14 1
Chicago Gangsters (1-1) 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 6 8 0
Van Diest Homers Twice in 11-6 Trash Pandas Win
The Toronto Trash Pandas beat the Chicago Gangsters, 11-6, at The Hideout. D.J. Van Diest, who finished 4th in the NC in triples with 8 in 2022, starred for Toronto. He hit 2 home runs, while scoring 3 and driving in 2. Lorenzo Villarreal, now 1-0, picked up the win in relief. He allowed no runs on 1 hit in 4.1 innings. With the loss, Chicago is 1-1.

Toronto center fielder Heath Graves delivered a 2-run double in the top of the fourth. Overall, he went 3 for 5, picking up 1 home run, 1 single, and 1 double. He scored 2 runs and knocked in 3.

In postgame comments to the Toronto Observer, Graves said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Graves CF 5 2 3 3 0 2 3 .429 1 3
J. Gadsden 3B 4 1 2 2 1 2 1 .500 0 2
J. Taylor RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 0 0
S. Salas DH 5 1 1 2 0 2 3 .111 1 2
D. Van Diest LF 5 3 3 2 0 0 0 .667 2 2
P. Tibbits 1B 5 1 2 0 0 2 0 .250 0 0
J. Kenyon 2B 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 .375 1 3
M. Random SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .250 0 1
T. Gwinn C 4 0 0 0 1 3 3 .000 0 0
Totals 41 11 14 11 3 13 19      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Gadsden (1, 1st Inning off B. Shaw, 0 on, 0 outs) , P. Tibbits (1, 1st Inning off B. Shaw, 1 on, 1 out) , H. Graves (1, 4th Inning off B. Shaw, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Kenyon (1, 8th Inning off N. Thompson, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: H. Graves (1, 1st Inning off B. Shaw, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Salas (1, 1st Inning off B. Shaw, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Van Diest 2 (2, 5th Inning off A. Bennett, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off L. Sanchez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Graves 7 , J. Gadsden 3 , S. Salas 4 , D. Van Diest 9 , P. Tibbits 3 , J. Kenyon 3 , M. Random
2-out RBI: H. Graves , J. Gadsden
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Salas , M. Random
Sac Bunt: M. Random
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: J. Gadsden (1)
OF assists: 1 (Taylor(Draeger at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Draeger 3B 3 1 2 0 2 0 0 .625 1 1
J. Ortega CF 5 2 3 0 0 0 2 .500 0 1
J. Bear SS 4 1 0 1 1 3 2 .000 0 1
G. Helms LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .111 1 1
B. Titus RF 2 1 1 2 2 0 0 .167 0 2
N. Pratt 2B 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 .429 2 3
J. Hassell 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .375 0 0
H. Alvarez DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .167 1 3
J. Kuhn C 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250 1 1
Totals 34 6 8 5 6 6 14      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Draeger (1, 1st Inning off R. Arntz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: N. Pratt (2, 2nd Inning off R. Arntz, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Draeger 3 , J. Ortega 3 , B. Titus , N. Pratt 4 , J. Kuhn
2-out RBI: B. Titus
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Ortega , G. Helms , J. Hassell , H. Alvarez
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Ortega (2)
CS: B. Titus (1)
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Arntz 4.2 7 6 5 3 4 1 83 9.64   
L. Villarreal W (1-0) 4.1 1 0 0 3 2 0 67 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Arntz 29
Batters Faced: R. Arntz 23, L. Villarreal 17
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Arntz 4-5, L. Villarreal 6-4
Pitches - Strikes: R. Arntz 83-47, L. Villarreal 67-35
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Villarreal 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Shaw L (0-1) 3.2 6 7 7 1 5 2 80 17.18   
A. Bennett 2.0 3 1 1 0 3 1 36 4.50   
N. Thompson 1.2 3 2 2 1 2 0 29 10.80   
L. Sanchez 1.2 2 1 1 1 3 1 40 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Shaw 23
Batters Faced: B. Shaw 19, A. Bennett 9, N. Thompson 9, L. Sanchez 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Shaw 5-2, A. Bennett 2-1, N. Thompson 2-1, L. Sanchez 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Shaw 80-50, A. Bennett 36-22, N. Thompson 29-19, L. Sanchez 40-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Bennett 1-1 , N. Thompson 1-0 , L. Sanchez 3-1
WP: B. Shaw
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: D.J. Van Diest
Ballpark: The Hideout
Weather: Clear skies (39 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 3:53
Attendance: 21312
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