AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
TORONTO TRASH PANDAS AT DETROIT GIANTS
04/28/2024
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
TORONTO TRASH PANDAS AT DETROIT GIANTS
GAME ID: 344 - SUNDAY, APRIL 28TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Trash Pandas (15-14) 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 6 11 0
Detroit Giants (13-16) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 11 2
Toronto Downs Detroit, 6-3
At Ballpark of Detroit, the Detroit Giants and Toronto Trash Pandas were greeted by an enthusiastic crowd.

The Toronto Trash Pandas bumped off the Detroit Giants, 6-3, at Ballpark of Detroit. D.J. Van Diest hit 1 single and 1 double. He also had 4 RBI. Tom Mott earned his 9th save, after closing out the game.

Who knows how it would've ended, had it not been for Jaylen Taylor? The three-time All-Star Taylor stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the seventh inning to put Toronto up, 3-1. For the game, he was 2 for 4, including 1 double and 1 single.

"We did a lot of things right," said Van Diest.

The win gives Toronto a record of 15-14.
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Graves CF 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 .276 2 14
J. Gadsden 3B 4 1 1 1 1 1 0 .263 6 19
J. Taylor RF 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 .267 1 11
   a-M. Random PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 2 12
   b-E. Abreu RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 1 2
S. Salas 1B 5 1 2 0 0 2 5 .241 6 19
D. Van Diest LF 4 0 2 4 0 0 1 .346 9 28
P. Tibbits DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .283 5 8
J. Kenyon 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .240 2 12
H. Uribe SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .143 1 4
S. Evans C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .160 1 5
Totals 38 6 11 6 2 7 15      
a - M. Random pinch ran for J. Taylor in the 9th
b - E. Abreu substituted for M. Random in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Uribe (2, 7th Inning off R. Heyer, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Van Diest (9, 7th Inning off N. Turpen, 3 on, 2 outs) , J. Taylor (5, 9th Inning off N. Turpen, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: S. Salas (2, 4th Inning off R. Heyer, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Graves , J. Gadsden , J. Taylor 3 , S. Salas 4 , D. Van Diest 3 , P. Tibbits 2 , H. Uribe 2
2-out RBI: J. Gadsden , D. Van Diest
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Taylor , S. Salas , P. Tibbits , J. Kenyon
GIDP: J. Kenyon
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Graves (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Kenyon-Uribe-Salas, Uribe, Kenyon-Uribe-Salas)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Valentine SS 5 0 3 1 0 0 1 .311 1 11
R. Forsythe 3B 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .269 6 19
K. Brosch LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .355 5 14
C. Lutz RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .265 2 10
A. Mejia 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .301 5 17
R. Cabriales DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .315 6 16
B. Barbone 2B 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .295 3 11
C. Witt C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .225 2 10
D. Cruz CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .205 0 4
   a-B. Sawyer PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .316 1 1
Totals 35 3 11 2 3 7 17      
a - B. Sawyer pinch hit for D. Cruz in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. Barbone (3, 2nd Inning off T. Williams, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Valentine 3 , K. Brosch 2 , C. Lutz , A. Mejia , B. Barbone 5 , C. Witt , B. Sawyer
2-out RBI: G. Valentine , B. Barbone
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Forsythe , K. Brosch , B. Barbone
GIDP: R. Forsythe 2
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Lutz 2 (7) , D. Cruz (8)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Forsythe (3) , C. Lutz (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Valentine-Barbone-Mejia)
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Williams 4.2 4 1 1 2 3 1 89 5.93   
A. Anderson W (2-0) 3.2 5 2 2 1 2 0 64 3.60   
M. Cruz 0.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 8 1.04   
T. Mott SV (9) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 4.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Williams 53
Batters Faced: T. Williams 19, A. Anderson 15, M. Cruz 3, T. Mott 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Williams 7-3, A. Anderson 4-3, M. Cruz 0-0, T. Mott 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Williams 89-48, A. Anderson 64-35, M. Cruz 8-6, T. Mott 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Anderson 1-0 , M. Cruz 2-1 , T. Mott 3-1
WP: T. Mott
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Heyer L (0-4) 6.0 7 3 2 1 5 0 98 3.82   
K. Acree 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 4.76   
N. Turpen 2.2 4 3 3 1 1 0 40 3.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Heyer 52
Batters Faced: R. Heyer 26, K. Acree 1, N. Turpen 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Heyer 5-7, K. Acree 0-0, N. Turpen 3-4
Pitches - Strikes: R. Heyer 98-66, K. Acree 5-3, N. Turpen 40-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Acree 1-0 , N. Turpen 1-1
WP: R. Heyer
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: D.J. Van Diest
Ballpark: Ballpark of Detroit
Weather: Partly Cloudy (54 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 5 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM ET
Time: 3:39
Attendance: 32862
Special Notes: RF Jaylen Taylor was injured while running the bases.
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