AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HALIFAX HEATHENS AT TAMPA BAY CAPTAINS
08/13/2024
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HALIFAX HEATHENS AT TAMPA BAY CAPTAINS
GAME ID: 4862 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 13TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Halifax Heathens (75-48) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 11 1
Tampa Bay Captains (48-75) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Tampa Bay Sent Home with 3-0 Loss
The Halifax Heathens, behind a great outing from Branden Covington, who is tied for 8th in the AC with a 9.5 K/9 rate, defeated the Tampa Bay Captains, 3-0, at Ahoy Park. Jeff Buck, summoned from the bullpen, notched his 38th save. Halifax goes to 75-48. The win puts them 9½ games up in their division.

Julio Herrera, who led the AC in batting average with .321 last year, had a direct impact on the outcome. Herrera contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the sixth inning to put Halifax up, 2-0.

Halifax manager David Morris called it "a pretty good win."
HALIFAX BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Smith 2B 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .274 9 39
T. Hummel CF 3 1 1 0 2 1 1 .233 10 31
L. Orozco SS 4 1 1 0 1 2 3 .309 31 88
A. Compton 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 .226 23 80
J. Fitzgerald 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 .305 9 54
G. Orozco LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .276 10 32
J. Herrera DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .210 1 5
E. Kukowski RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .275 16 49
J. Cole C 4 0 1 1 0 3 1 .238 3 24
Totals 35 3 11 3 4 10 18      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Kukowski 2 (22, 5th Inning off B. Purdy, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off C. Barraza, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Smith (30, 9th Inning off C. Barraza, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Smith 3 , T. Hummel , L. Orozco , J. Fitzgerald 2 , G. Orozco , J. Herrera , E. Kukowski 4 , J. Cole
2-out RBI: J. Herrera , J. Cole
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Smith , T. Hummel , L. Orozco
GIDP: J. Fitzgerald , J. Herrera
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: L. Orozco (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Orozco-Smith-Fitzgerald)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Martinez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 0 6
J. McCarthy LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .275 5 24
P. Watson DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .236 20 57
J. Browne SS 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .250 0 2
   a-D. Domina PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .282 10 45
   b-D. Pinedo SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 0 3
N. Rucker 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .270 2 13
M. Guerrero CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .231 0 3
J. Dantzler RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .200 0 3
G. McManus C 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .221 8 43
S. Post 3B 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .248 12 56
Totals 32 0 5 0 2 10 13      
a - D. Domina pinch hit for J. Browne in the 8th
b - D. Pinedo substituted for D. Domina in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Watson (29, 4th Inning off B. Covington, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Watson 3 , J. Browne , J. Dantzler , G. McManus
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Domina , N. Rucker , G. McManus
GIDP: S. Post
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Rucker-Browne-Purdy, Martinez-Browne-Rucker)
OF assists: 1 (Dantzler(Fitzgerald at home))
HALIFAX PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Covington W (14-4) 6.1 3 0 0 1 7 0 93 2.91   
R. Lefkowitz H (17) 1.2 2 0 0 1 2 0 36 3.50   
J. Buck SV (38) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 1.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Covington 73
Batters Faced: B. Covington 23, R. Lefkowitz 8, J. Buck 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Covington 8-3, R. Lefkowitz 1-2, J. Buck 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Covington 93-59, R. Lefkowitz 36-21, J. Buck 6-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Lefkowitz 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Purdy L (1-1) 5.2 6 2 2 2 5 0 99 7.59   
C. Barraza 3.1 5 1 1 2 5 0 55 5.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Purdy 52
Batters Faced: B. Purdy 24, C. Barraza 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Purdy 5-6, C. Barraza 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Purdy 99-64, C. Barraza 55-34
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Barraza 3-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Branden Covington
Ballpark: Ahoy Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 21625
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