AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
DETROIT GIANTS AT CINCINNATI ROYALS
05/03/2024
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AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
DETROIT GIANTS AT CINCINNATI ROYALS
GAME ID: 399 - FRIDAY, MAY 3RD , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Giants (17-17) 1 0 0 2 4 0 1 0 0 8 11 0
Cincinnati Royals (15-19) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 12 0
Giants Rough Up Royals, 8-2
The Detroit Giants polished off the Cincinnati Royals by the score of 8-2. The largest share of the credit belonged to third baseman Ryan Forsythe. Forsythe was 2 for 4 with 2 home runs and a walk. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice for the Giants. The winning pitcher was Ryan Heyer. He's now 1-4. He went 7.1 innings, allowing 1 run on 8 hits for the Giants. Detroit has run its win streak to 4 straight.

With Detroit leading 4-1 in the top of the fifth, Forsythe batted against Cincinnati pitcher Miguel Leon. Forsythe hit a fastball to center for a 3-run home run. His 9th home run of the season put the Giants on top, 7-1.

"Every time you put a 'W' on the board is always good," said Forsythe.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Lutz RF 3 2 1 0 2 1 0 .254 2 11
R. Cabriales DH 5 1 3 0 0 1 1 .323 7 19
K. Brosch LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .359 5 15
A. Mejia 1B 4 2 2 3 0 0 4 .323 6 22
R. Forsythe 3B 4 2 2 4 1 1 1 .282 9 26
B. Barbone 2B 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 .277 3 13
G. Valentine SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .296 1 12
   a-B. Shahan PH, SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .189 0 1
C. Witt C 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .211 2 11
D. Cruz CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .200 0 4
Totals 37 8 11 8 5 8 19      
a - B. Shahan pinch hit for G. Valentine in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Barbone (9, 7th Inning off C. Collins, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Mejia (6, 4th Inning off M. Leon, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Forsythe 2 (9, 4th Inning off M. Leon, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off M. Leon, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Lutz , R. Cabriales 3 , K. Brosch , A. Mejia 5 , R. Forsythe 8 , B. Barbone 3
2-out RBI: R. Forsythe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Mejia , D. Cruz 2
Sac Fly: A. Mejia
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Mejia-Valentine-Mejia, Valentine-Mejia, Barbone-Valentine-Mejia)
OF assists: 1 (Lutz(Brown at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Sherlock 2B 4 0 0 1 0 1 5 .245 3 12
S. King SS 4 0 2 0 1 0 2 .252 0 15
R. Brown DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 4 .198 6 15
E. Hayes LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .339 7 19
J. Blake RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .252 4 17
A. Baltzley CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .169 0 2
M. Pelter 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .231 0 0
M. Rankin C 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .160 3 6
   a-J. Bloms PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .248 1 16
A. Marshall 3B 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 .353 1 7
   b-A. Jalbert PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .268 2 17
Totals 34 2 12 2 3 4 22      
a - J. Bloms pinch hit for M. Rankin in the 9th
b - A. Jalbert pinch hit for A. Marshall in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Rankin (6, 2nd Inning off R. Heyer, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Brown (5, 8th Inning off R. Heyer, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. King 2 , R. Brown 3 , J. Blake , A. Baltzley , M. Pelter 2 , M. Rankin 3 , A. Marshall 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Sherlock , S. King , R. Brown , A. Baltzley
GIDP: R. Brown , J. Blake , A. Marshall
Sac Fly: H. Sherlock
Hit by Pitch: R. Brown
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Hayes (7)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Heyer W (1-4) 7.1 8 1 1 2 4 0 95 3.38   
N. Ray 1.2 4 1 1 1 0 0 42 6.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Heyer 60
Batters Faced: R. Heyer 30, N. Ray 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Heyer 8-7, N. Ray 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Heyer 95-56, N. Ray 42-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Ray 1-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Heyer
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Leon L (1-4) 4.2 8 7 7 1 6 3 95 6.93   
C. Collins 2.1 3 1 1 4 1 0 59 7.20   
M. McCracken 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 30 4.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Leon 25
Batters Faced: M. Leon 23, C. Collins 14, M. McCracken 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Leon 5-3, C. Collins 3-3, M. McCracken 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Leon 95-64, C. Collins 59-31, M. McCracken 30-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. McCracken 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ryan Forsythe
Ballpark: The Castle
Weather: Partly Cloudy (55 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 16 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 3:38
Attendance: 34480
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