AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CHICAGO GANGSTERS AT OAKLAND INVADERS
08/24/2024
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CHICAGO GANGSTERS AT OAKLAND INVADERS
GAME ID: 6687 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 24TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Gangsters (53-80) 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 9 0
Oakland Invaders (62-71) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 11 4
Invaders Lose at Home, 6-3, to Chicago
Led by Gary Draeger, the Chicago Gangsters downed the Oakland Invaders, 6-3. Draeger hit 2 home runs for the Gangsters. The victory puts Chicago at 53-80.

Chicago used a clutch at-bat from Brandon Titus to capture the win. The designated hitter hammered a 3-run home run in the top of the third inning to put the Gangsters ahead, 4-1. It was his lone hit in 5 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

"It was a good night for them and a bad night for us," said Oakland manager Dong-young Kang.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Draeger 3B 5 2 3 2 0 1 2 .256 8 19
J. Hassell 1B 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .326 3 30
B. Titus DH 5 1 1 3 0 1 1 .255 14 59
G. Helms LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .224 9 36
K. Crouch C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .273 17 61
N. Pratt 2B 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .240 11 54
   a-L. Colindres 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 0 1
J. Fritz SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .271 6 20
W. Bravo CF 3 1 0 0 0 3 3 .203 6 38
J. Ortega RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .261 2 17
Totals 35 6 9 6 2 9 14      
a - L. Colindres substituted for N. Pratt in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: J. Ortega (3, 5th Inning off I. Sanders, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Draeger 2 (8, 1st Inning off I. Sanders, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off C. Graham, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Titus (14, 3rd Inning off I. Sanders, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Draeger 9 , J. Hassell 2 , B. Titus 4 , G. Helms , J. Fritz , J. Ortega 3
2-out RBI: B. Titus
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Crouch
GIDP: J. Hassell , J. Fritz
Sac Bunt: J. Ortega
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Ward 2B 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .285 10 50
M. Raia RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .222 2 4
J. Piscitelli LF 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 .312 16 51
M. Sligar DH 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 .249 10 51
J. Amorin CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .243 3 22
   b-J. Finch PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .271 3 25
J. Posadas C 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .280 0 6
A. Bechdel SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 4 .221 5 32
J. Henkemeyer 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .252 2 12
   a-J. Cunningham 3B 2 0 0 1 0 2 3 .240 19 57
O. Perez 1B 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .281 1 5
Totals 37 3 11 3 2 9 16      
a - J. Cunningham substituted for J. Henkemeyer in the 3rd
b - J. Finch pinch hit for J. Amorin in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Piscitelli (24, 9th Inning off K. Kramer, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: O. Perez (1, 5th Inning off J. Wilkes, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Raia , J. Piscitelli 4 , J. Amorin , J. Posadas 3 , A. Bechdel 2 , O. Perez 4
2-out RBI: J. Posadas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Ward , M. Sligar , J. Finch , A. Bechdel , J. Cunningham
Sac Fly: J. Cunningham
Hit by Pitch: O. Perez
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: T. Paolucci (1) , J. Posadas (5) , A. Bechdel (11) , O. Perez (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Bechdel-Ward-Perez, Bechdel-Ward-Perez)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Wilkes W (9-13) 6.1 7 2 2 2 6 1 111 5.48   
A. Bennett H (14) 1.1 3 1 1 0 1 0 21 6.30   
K. Kramer SV (18) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 16 2.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Wilkes 55
Batters Faced: J. Wilkes 28, A. Bennett 8, K. Kramer 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Wilkes 10-3, A. Bennett 1-2, K. Kramer 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Wilkes 111-69, A. Bennett 21-12, K. Kramer 16-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Bennett 1-0 , K. Kramer 2-0
Hit Batsmen: A. Bennett
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Sanders L (8-7) 4.1 5 5 5 2 5 2 76 4.01   
T. Paolucci 2.1 3 0 0 0 2 0 37 3.82   
R. Hepler 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.26   
C. Graham 2.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 30 4.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Sanders 36
Batters Faced: I. Sanders 20, T. Paolucci 10, R. Hepler 1, C. Graham 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Sanders 3-4, T. Paolucci 3-1, R. Hepler 1-0, C. Graham 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: I. Sanders 76-43, T. Paolucci 37-25, R. Hepler 6-3, C. Graham 30-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Paolucci 1-0 , R. Hepler 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gary Draeger
Ballpark: Howard Terminal
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM PT
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 23788
Special Notes: Jim Henkemeyer was ejected in the 2nd inning for arguing a strike call.
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