AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CHICAGO GANGSTERS AT CINCINNATI ROYALS
04/25/2024
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CHICAGO GANGSTERS AT CINCINNATI ROYALS
GAME ID: 310 - THURSDAY, APRIL 25TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Gangsters (8-18) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 6 0
Cincinnati Royals (12-14) 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 X 5 9 1
Huggins Now 2-2 Following 5-2 Win
The Cincinnati Royals defeated the Chicago Gangsters, 5-2, in National Conference action at The Castle. Cincinnati pitcher Josh Huggins had a standout performance. Roberto Salazar earned the save for Cincinnati, his 6th. The loss drops Chicago to 8-18.

Huggins tossed 101 pitches over 7 innings to clinch the win for the Royals. The left-hander allowed just 1 hit, while racking up 8 strikeouts in the game.

"Solid game, solid win tonight," said a smiling Huggins.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ortega RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .310 0 4
J. Hassell 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .364 1 6
J. Bear SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .327 1 9
N. Pratt 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .239 4 11
H. Alvarez DH 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .208 1 7
E. Drake 3B 3 0 2 2 1 0 0 .318 2 12
B. Titus LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .224 1 11
K. Crouch C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .274 6 17
W. Bravo CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .197 0 5
Totals 33 2 6 2 1 8 9      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Ortega (2, 6th Inning off J. Huggins, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. Drake (5, 9th Inning off C. Abbott, 2 on, 2 outs) , H. Alvarez (3, 9th Inning off C. Abbott, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Ortega 2 , J. Bear , H. Alvarez 2 , E. Drake 3 , B. Titus
2-out RBI: E. Drake
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Ortega , J. Hassell , K. Crouch
Hit by Pitch: W. Bravo
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: N. Pratt (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Bear-Pratt-Hassell, Bear-Pratt-Hassell)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. King SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .255 0 10
A. Jalbert 1B 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 .276 2 15
J. Bloms 3B 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 .247 0 9
A. Baltzley CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .156 0 2
E. Hayes LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .333 6 16
J. Blake RF 4 2 3 3 0 0 0 .257 4 11
R. Brown DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .196 5 13
H. Sherlock 2B 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .293 3 11
M. Rankin C 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .118 1 4
Totals 31 5 9 5 3 7 12      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Brown (4, 7th Inning off A. Bennett, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Jalbert (9, 7th Inning off B. Shaw, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Blake 2 (4, 2nd Inning off C. Cirello, 1 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off A. Bennett, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. King 2 , A. Jalbert 2 , J. Bloms , E. Hayes , J. Blake 9 , R. Brown 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Baltzley
GIDP: A. Jalbert , R. Brown
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: J. Bloms (3)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Cirello L (0-4) 5.1 5 2 2 2 3 1 91 9.23   
A. Bennett 1.0 2 3 3 1 2 1 20 7.53   
B. Shaw 1.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 21 6.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Cirello 51
Batters Faced: C. Cirello 21, A. Bennett 6, B. Shaw 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Cirello 7-4, A. Bennett 1-0, B. Shaw 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Cirello 91-58, A. Bennett 20-12, B. Shaw 21-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Bennett 1-0 , B. Shaw 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Huggins W (2-2) 7.0 1 0 0 1 8 0 101 5.74   
C. Abbott 1.2 4 2 2 0 0 0 36 6.00   
R. Salazar SV (6) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Huggins 82
Batters Faced: J. Huggins 23, C. Abbott 10, R. Salazar 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Huggins 7-5, C. Abbott 2-3, R. Salazar 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Huggins 101-63, C. Abbott 36-19, R. Salazar 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Salazar 1-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Abbott
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh Huggins
Ballpark: The Castle
Weather: Partly Cloudy (56 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM ET
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 26870
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