AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CHICAGO GANGSTERS AT DALLAS DRAGONS
05/05/2025
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CHICAGO GANGSTERS AT DALLAS DRAGONS
GAME ID: 428 - MONDAY, MAY 5TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Gangsters (13-23) 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 7 6 0
Dallas Dragons (20-16) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 9 0
Gangsters Win at Dallas, 7-5
Tennant Healthcare Ballpark was the site for American Conference action featuring the Dallas Dragons and Chicago Gangsters.

The Chicago Gangsters picked up a win at Tennant Healthcare Ballpark, knocking off the Dallas Dragons, 7-5. Starting pitcher Sam Palacios played a key role in the triumph. Palacios got the win, improving to 1-6. He gave up 6 hits and walked 2 over 6.2 innings. He allowed 3 runs.

Chicago used the hitting of Alfredo Cruz to pick up the win. The center fielder clubbed a solo home run in the top of the fourth inning to put the Gangsters on top, 5-3. For the game, Cruz had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"You can't get too high when things go well, or too low when things go bad. Right now, I'm just happy we got the win," Cruz told the Chicago Herald.

The win puts Chicago at 13-23.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE DALLAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bear SS 4 0 0 1 1 1 1 .269 5 18
G. Helms LF 4 1 1 1 1 2 0 .288 5 21
M. Gohlke 1B 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 .178 3 5
J. Wish DH 4 1 1 1 1 2 3 .233 5 12
N. Pratt 2B, RF 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .241 4 11
D. Richardson RF 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 .300 2 12
   a-J. Fritz 2B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 1 2
E. Drake 3B 3 1 0 1 1 0 1 .260 4 16
A. Cruz CF 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .333 1 6
K. Crouch C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .294 3 12
Totals 33 7 6 6 6 10 13      
a - J. Fritz substituted for D. Richardson in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Wish (6, 1st Inning off P. DeChant, 2 on, 1 out) , G. Helms (4, 1st Inning off P. DeChant, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Cruz (1, 4th Inning off P. DeChant, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Helms 2 , J. Wish 2 , D. Richardson , A. Cruz 5 , K. Crouch
2-out RBI: A. Cruz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Wish , A. Cruz
Hit by Pitch: M. Gohlke
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Helms (1)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Cruz(Rodriguez at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Robinson CF 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 .315 1 11
C. Calkins 1B 3 1 2 1 2 0 0 .280 2 13
A. Sera LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .272 4 14
   a-B. Hansen PH, LF 1 0 0 1 0 1 4 .245 2 6
C. Rodriguez RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .367 6 16
   c-M. Monia PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .191 0 1
C. Beasley DH 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .292 9 17
J. Pearson SS 4 0 2 3 0 0 0 .181 2 12
R. Hawke 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .233 3 16
A. Wright 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .207 0 3
   b-B. Phillips PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
C. Polen C 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .169 1 6
Totals 33 5 9 5 5 7 17      
a - B. Hansen pinch hit for A. Sera in the 7th
b - B. Phillips pinch hit for A. Wright in the 9th
c - M. Monia pinch hit for C. Rodriguez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Pearson (5, 1st Inning off S. Palacios, 3 on, 2 outs) , A. Sera (5, 5th Inning off S. Palacios, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Robinson 2 , C. Calkins 2 , A. Sera 2 , C. Rodriguez , J. Pearson 3 , R. Hawke
2-out RBI: J. Pearson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Hansen , C. Rodriguez , M. Monia , C. Beasley , R. Hawke , C. Polen
Sac Fly: B. Hansen
Hit by Pitch: A. Sera
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Robinson (1) , J. Pearson (4)
CS: C. Calkins (1)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE DALLAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Palacios W (1-6) 6.2 6 3 3 2 5 0 94 5.44   
B. Kauppinen H (5) 1.1 1 1 1 2 1 0 29 4.24   
R. Lopez 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 27 4.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Palacios 53
Batters Faced: S. Palacios 27, B. Kauppinen 7, R. Lopez 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Palacios 7-6, B. Kauppinen 1-2, R. Lopez 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Palacios 94-61, B. Kauppinen 29-14, R. Lopez 27-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Lopez 1-1
Hit Batsmen: S. Palacios
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. DeChant L (1-5) 5.0 4 5 5 1 6 1 76 4.79   
L. Najera 3.0 1 2 2 3 3 0 54 7.45   
N. McGettigan 1.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 19 1.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. DeChant 44
Batters Faced: P. DeChant 21, L. Najera 13, N. McGettigan 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. DeChant 5-4, L. Najera 3-3, N. McGettigan 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: P. DeChant 76-49, L. Najera 54-32, N. McGettigan 19-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. McGettigan 2-2
WP: P. DeChant
Hit Batsmen: P. DeChant
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Sam Palacios
Ballpark: Tennant Healthcare Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (55 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:31
Attendance: 20091
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