AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CINCINNATI ROYALS AT SAN FRANCISCO FIRE
05/04/2025
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AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CINCINNATI ROYALS AT SAN FRANCISCO FIRE
GAME ID: 414 - SUNDAY, MAY 4TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
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Cincinnati Royals (23-12) 0 0 2 6 0 2 0 2 0 12 12 2
San Francisco Fire (20-15) 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 7 12 0
Jalbert Pounds 2 Homers in 12-7 Royals Win
Eager fans turned out for a matchup between the Cincinnati Royals and San Francisco Fire.

The Cincinnati Royals powered past the San Francisco Fire, 12-7, at San Francisco Grounds. Aaron Jalbert provided some of the pop. He was 4 for 4 with 2 home runs, a double, and a walk, while adding 7 RBI and scoring twice. Cincinnati is now 23-12, San Francisco 20-15.

Cincinnati used the hitting of Pat Kirchner to pick up the win. The center fielder clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the fourth inning to put the Royals on top, 5-4. For the game, Kirchner had 1 home run and 2 singles in 4 at-bats.

"A great game, a great day," said Kirchner about the win. "I can't complain."
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bloms 3B 5 2 2 0 0 1 1 .315 2 15
H. Sherlock 2B 3 3 1 1 2 2 1 .198 4 13
A. Jalbert 1B 4 2 4 7 1 0 0 .309 7 28
R. Brown DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .287 7 23
S. King SS 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .224 0 5
J. Blake LF 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 .273 3 14
J. Paulsen RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .291 6 15
M. Rankin C 5 1 1 1 0 1 1 .202 4 15
P. Kirchner CF 4 3 3 2 0 0 0 .244 4 10
Totals 39 12 12 11 4 9 12      
BATTING
Doubles: S. King (10, 2nd Inning off T. Tchida, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Rankin (5, 4th Inning off T. Tchida, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Bloms (9, 4th Inning off O. Ayala, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Jalbert (12, 8th Inning off J. Messer, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Jalbert 2 (7, 3rd Inning off T. Tchida, 1 on, 2 outs; 4th Inning off O. Ayala, 1 on, 2 outs) , P. Kirchner (4, 4th Inning off T. Tchida, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Bloms 3 , H. Sherlock , A. Jalbert 11 , S. King 2 , M. Rankin 2 , P. Kirchner 6
2-out RBI: H. Sherlock , A. Jalbert 2 , M. Rankin , P. Kirchner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. King 2 , M. Rankin
Hit by Pitch: R. Brown
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Jalbert (1)

FIELDING
Errors: S. King (2) , M. Rankin (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Tangorra CF 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .382 1 13
E. Barlow 3B 5 2 3 0 0 1 0 .283 1 14
W. Villegas RF 4 1 1 3 1 1 2 .285 3 17
D. Ward 2B 5 1 1 2 0 1 2 .313 5 20
D. Quesada DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .260 1 4
J. Kober C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .270 5 22
J. Mullinax 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .298 2 15
J. Hofland LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .226 0 11
A. Bechdel SS 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .336 1 17
Totals 39 7 12 7 1 7 11      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Tangorra (9, 3rd Inning off A. Dooley, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Bechdel (18, 4th Inning off A. Dooley, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Quesada (3, 8th Inning off M. Leon, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: W. Villegas (3, 3rd Inning off A. Dooley, 2 on, 0 outs) , D. Ward (5, 5th Inning off A. Dooley, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Tangorra 2 , E. Barlow 3 , W. Villegas 4 , D. Ward 4 , D. Quesada 2 , J. Kober , J. Hofland , A. Bechdel 4
2-out RBI: J. Hofland
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Tangorra 2 , D. Ward 2
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Barlow 2 (12) , W. Villegas (2)
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Dooley 4.1 9 6 6 0 1 2 79 6.08   
M. Leon W (3-0) 4.2 3 1 1 1 6 0 69 3.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Dooley 22
Batters Faced: A. Dooley 22, M. Leon 18
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Dooley 7-5, M. Leon 5-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Dooley 79-50, M. Leon 69-46
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Tchida L (1-2) 3.2 4 5 5 3 5 2 74 6.28   
O. Ayala 1.1 3 3 3 0 2 1 28 9.15   
A. Hannah 2.1 4 3 3 0 1 0 50 3.46   
J. Messer 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 17 3.72   
M. Dineen 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Tchida 33
Batters Faced: T. Tchida 18, O. Ayala 8, A. Hannah 11, J. Messer 5, M. Dineen 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Tchida 5-1, O. Ayala 0-2, A. Hannah 1-5, J. Messer 0-2, M. Dineen 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Tchida 74-44, O. Ayala 28-17, A. Hannah 50-30, J. Messer 17-10, M. Dineen 9-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Messer 1-1
WP: A. Hannah
Hit Batsmen: O. Ayala
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Aaron Jalbert
Ballpark: San Francisco Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (56 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM PT
Time: 3:57
Attendance: 34968
Special Notes: RP Jon Messer was injured while pitching.
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