AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
AUSTIN DESPERADOS AT TORONTO TRASH PANDAS
05/15/2026
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
AUSTIN DESPERADOS AT TORONTO TRASH PANDAS
GAME ID: 475 - FRIDAY, MAY 15TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Austin Desperados (18-22) 4 0 4 1 0 2 0 0 0 11 14 0
Toronto Trash Pandas (27-13) 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 6 11 1
Blevins Homers Twice in 11-6 Win
A 6-RBI performance from Matt Blevins, who is tied for 5th in the AC in bases on balls with 18, helped the Austin Desperados beat the Toronto Trash Pandas, 11-6. Adam Appelbaum snagged the win in relief. He goes to 1-0 on the season. Ryan Arntz suffered the loss. The Desperados, at 18-22, sit in third place in the American Conference South Division.

In the first inning, Blevins had a 3-run home run for Austin. It was his 8th home run of the season and put the Desperados on top, 4-0.

"We need to string a few more wins like this one together," said Blevins.
AUSTIN BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Jimenez C 6 1 2 3 0 1 3 .275 5 14
D. Riggi 2B 5 1 1 0 1 1 4 .276 2 14
J. Chennault RF 3 2 1 1 2 1 0 .202 9 19
J. Sykora 1B 5 1 1 0 0 1 5 .229 1 12
J. Austin CF 5 2 2 0 0 1 2 .257 4 15
M. Blevins LF 3 2 2 6 1 1 2 .195 8 21
G. Hearn SS 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .276 3 12
J. Griffin 3B 3 1 2 0 2 0 1 .239 3 17
T. Martinez DH 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .255 5 10
Totals 39 11 14 11 7 7 20      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Austin (7, 3rd Inning off R. Arntz, 1 on, 1 out) , G. Hearn (7, 3rd Inning off R. Arntz, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Jimenez (5, 1st Inning off R. Arntz, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Blevins 2 (8, 1st Inning off R. Arntz, 2 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off T. Rise, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Chennault (9, 4th Inning off T. Rise, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Jimenez 5 , D. Riggi , J. Chennault 4 , J. Sykora , J. Austin 3 , M. Blevins 8 , G. Hearn 3 , J. Griffin 2 , T. Martinez
2-out RBI: D. Jimenez , M. Blevins 2 , G. Hearn
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Riggi , J. Sykora
Sac Fly: M. Blevins
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Riggi-Hearn-Sykora, Riggi-Hearn-Sykora, Jimenez-Riggi)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Graves CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .314 0 12
P. Tibbits 1B 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 .242 4 24
J. Taylor RF 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 .288 5 27
   a-P. Rangel PH, RF 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .241 2 16
D. Van Diest LF 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .353 4 33
S. Salas DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .286 4 17
J. Kenyon SS 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .307 5 32
T. Vela 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .280 0 2
T. Gwinn C 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .337 3 14
F. Lewis 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .353 0 4
Totals 34 6 11 6 4 7 12      
a - P. Rangel pinch hit for J. Taylor in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Graves (17, 3rd Inning off J. Johnson, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Vela 2 (3, 5th Inning off A. Appelbaum, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off J. Cordova, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Gwinn (7, 5th Inning off A. Appelbaum, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Van Diest (15, 6th Inning off A. Appelbaum, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: D. Van Diest (5, 8th Inning off A. Appelbaum, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Graves 2 , D. Van Diest 6 , S. Salas , J. Kenyon 2 , T. Vela 4 , T. Gwinn 2 , F. Lewis
2-out RBI: , J. Kenyon 2 , T. Vela
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Graves , P. Tibbits , T. Gwinn
GIDP: J. Taylor , T. Vela
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Taylor (15)
CS: S. Salas (1) , F. Lewis (2)

FIELDING
Errors: F. Lewis (1)
OF assists: 2 (Graves(Hearn at 3rd base), Van Diest(Riggi at 2nd base))
AUSTIN PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Johnson 3.2 3 0 0 2 2 0 56 3.27   
A. Appelbaum W (1-0) 4.0 6 6 6 2 2 0 67 9.45   
J. Cordova 1.1 2 0 0 0 3 0 24 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Johnson 53
Batters Faced: J. Johnson 14, A. Appelbaum 19, J. Cordova 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Johnson 4-3, A. Appelbaum 4-5, J. Cordova 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Johnson 56-32, A. Appelbaum 67-42, J. Cordova 24-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Appelbaum 1-0 , J. Cordova 1-1
WP: A. Appelbaum
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Arntz L (1-4) 2.2 7 8 8 3 3 2 70 4.28   
T. Rise 3.1 7 3 3 2 3 2 84 3.86   
C. Gregerson 3.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 47 4.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Arntz 8
Batters Faced: R. Arntz 17, T. Rise 19, C. Gregerson 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Arntz 2-2, T. Rise 2-4, C. Gregerson 2-6
Pitches - Strikes: R. Arntz 70-37, T. Rise 84-54, C. Gregerson 47-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Rise 2-2 , C. Gregerson 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Blevins
Ballpark: Trash Panda Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 15 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM ET
Time: 3:56
Attendance: 23133
Special Notes: SP Jonathan Johnson was injured while pitching.
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