AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HALIFAX HEATHENS AT CINCINNATI ROYALS
08/24/2024
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HALIFAX HEATHENS AT CINCINNATI ROYALS
GAME ID: 6684 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 24TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Halifax Heathens (82-51) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 12 0
Cincinnati Royals (71-62) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 10 0
Heathens Win Nail-Biter
The Halifax Heathens had to overcome a fine effort from Cincinnati pitcher Dave Harvey to win, 4-3, in 10 innings at The Castle. Harvey went 7.1 innings and allowed 2 runs. Jeff Buck earned the save for Halifax, his 39th of the year. Halifax, at 82-51, is 11½ games up in the American Conference South Division.

Halifax took a 3-2 lead on Eric Kukowski's 28th double of the season. The run-scoring double, which Kukowski hit in the top of the tenth, left Cincinnati pitcher Roberto Salazar visibly frustrated.

"It was a test of wills," said David Morris, the Halifax skipper. "I'm glad we came out of it with a win."
HALIFAX BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Sumney CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .328 12 48
   b-T. Hummel PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .233 11 35
E. Kukowski RF, LF 5 1 2 3 0 2 2 .282 17 57
L. Orozco SS 4 0 2 0 1 2 1 .299 31 89
A. Compton 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .234 25 91
B. Richards C 5 0 1 0 0 3 2 .223 7 24
S. Hardwick 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .314 1 44
J. Fitzgerald 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .304 11 62
J. Herrera DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .258 2 13
D. Davidson LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .259 3 8
   a-G. Orozco PH, RF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .289 11 34
Totals 38 4 12 4 1 11 16      
a - G. Orozco pinch hit for D. Davidson in the 10th
b - T. Hummel pinch hit for N. Sumney in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Kukowski 2 (28, 5th Inning off D. Harvey, 2 on, 2 outs; 10th Inning off R. Salazar, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Fitzgerald (40, 7th Inning off D. Harvey, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Sumney , E. Kukowski 4 , L. Orozco 2 , A. Compton , B. Richards , S. Hardwick , J. Fitzgerald 3 , D. Davidson , G. Orozco
2-out RBI: E. Kukowski
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Sumney , E. Kukowski , L. Orozco , A. Compton
Sac Fly: A. Compton
Hit by Pitch: N. Sumney
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Richards (3) , S. Hardwick (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Baltzley CF 5 0 1 0 0 3 4 .256 9 39
H. Sherlock 2B 4 1 0 0 1 3 3 .232 5 18
A. Jalbert 1B 4 1 3 1 1 1 0 .332 22 94
J. Paulsen RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .254 13 61
   a-J. Blake PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .257 9 38
   b-E. Barlow PR, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 2 23
E. Hayes LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .287 19 71
R. Brown DH 5 0 3 1 0 0 1 .267 13 57
M. Rankin C 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .204 9 33
S. King SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .270 0 21
J. Bloms 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .253 6 56
Totals 39 3 10 3 3 12 22      
a - J. Blake pinch hit for J. Paulsen in the 8th
b - E. Barlow pinch ran for J. Blake in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Baltzley (21, 7th Inning off C. Johnson, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Brown (32, 10th Inning off J. Buck, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Hayes (19, 2nd Inning off B. Covington, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Jalbert (22, 10th Inning off J. Buck, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Baltzley 2 , A. Jalbert 6 , E. Hayes 5 , R. Brown 4 , S. King
2-out RBI: R. Brown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Baltzley , H. Sherlock 2 , M. Rankin 2
Sac Bunt: S. King
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: E. Barlow (4)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Paulsen(Orozco at 2nd base))
HALIFAX PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Covington 5.0 3 2 2 2 7 1 89 2.87   
C. Johnson BS (4) 2.0 4 0 0 0 2 0 39 3.95   
J. Ojeda W (2-0) 2.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 31 3.46   
J. Buck SV (39) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 17 1.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Covington 58
Batters Faced: B. Covington 20, C. Johnson 10, J. Ojeda 8, J. Buck 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Covington 5-3, C. Johnson 2-2, J. Ojeda 2-1, J. Buck 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Covington 89-57, C. Johnson 39-25, J. Ojeda 31-19, J. Buck 17-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Johnson 1-1 , J. Ojeda 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Harvey 7.1 8 2 2 0 9 0 108 2.78   
J. Martin 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 30 1.44   
R. Salazar L (4-6) 1.0 3 2 2 0 2 0 28 3.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Harvey 63
Batters Faced: D. Harvey 29, J. Martin 6, R. Salazar 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Harvey 7-4, J. Martin 2-2, R. Salazar 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Harvey 108-71, J. Martin 30-15, R. Salazar 28-18
Hit Batsmen: D. Harvey
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dave Harvey
Ballpark: The Castle
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 3:59
Attendance: 34726
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