AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HALIFAX HEATHENS AT CINCINNATI ROYALS
08/25/2024
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HALIFAX HEATHENS AT CINCINNATI ROYALS
GAME ID: 6696 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 25TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Halifax Heathens (83-51) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 6 0
Cincinnati Royals (71-63) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 0
Halifax 3-2 Victors at The Castle
Halifax Heathens starter Efrain Gutierrez turned in an exceptional performance against the Cincinnati Royals at The Castle, resulting in a Halifax win, 3-2. The winner was Gutierrez. He threw 7.0 innings of 5-hit ball. The loser was Josh Huggins. Halifax improves to 83-51 with the win. They lead their division by 11½ games.

Gustavo Orozco, who finished 5th in the AC in on-base percentage with .379 in 2021, had a direct impact on the outcome. Orozco contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the sixth inning to put Halifax up, 3-1.

"We busted our tails," said Cincinnati manager Justin Aaron. "But we came up short."
HALIFAX BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Hardwick 2B 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .318 1 44
T. Hummel CF 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 .231 11 35
   a-E. Kukowski PH, LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .282 17 57
L. Orozco SS 4 1 1 1 1 2 3 .299 31 90
A. Compton 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .233 25 91
J. Fitzgerald 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .304 11 62
G. Orozco LF, RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .288 11 35
J. Herrera DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .250 2 13
N. Sumney RF, CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .325 12 48
J. Cole C 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .239 3 27
   b-D. Davidson PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 3 8
   c-B. Richards C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 7 24
Totals 30 3 6 2 5 5 17      
a - E. Kukowski pinch hit for T. Hummel in the 9th
b - D. Davidson pinch ran for J. Cole in the 9th
c - B. Richards substituted for D. Davidson in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: S. Hardwick 3 , L. Orozco , J. Fitzgerald , G. Orozco
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Orozco , G. Orozco 2 , N. Sumney
GIDP: J. Fitzgerald , J. Cole
Sac Bunt: T. Hummel
Hit by Pitch: A. Compton , J. Fitzgerald , J. Herrera
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Herrera (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Orozco-Hardwick-Fitzgerald, Orozco-Hardwick-Fitzgerald)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Brown DH 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 .269 13 57
J. Bloms 3B 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .254 6 56
A. Jalbert 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .333 22 95
S. King SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .270 0 21
E. Hayes LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .285 19 71
J. Paulsen RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .254 13 61
   a-J. Blake PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 9 38
A. Baltzley CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .253 9 39
M. Rankin C 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .203 9 33
A. Marshall 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .223 2 30
   b-H. Sherlock PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231 5 18
Totals 32 2 7 1 4 8 13      
a - J. Blake pinch hit for J. Paulsen in the 9th
b - H. Sherlock pinch hit for A. Marshall in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: R. Brown 2 , J. Bloms , A. Jalbert 2 , S. King , J. Paulsen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Hayes 3 , A. Marshall
GIDP: S. King , A. Baltzley
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Rankin (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (King-Marshall-Jalbert, Marshall-King-Jalbert)
HALIFAX PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Gutierrez W (9-6) 7.0 5 1 1 2 5 0 98 3.94   
R. Lefkowitz H (19) 1.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 25 3.47   
B. Shields SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 17 3.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Gutierrez 66
Batters Faced: E. Gutierrez 26, R. Lefkowitz 6, B. Shields 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Gutierrez 7-7, R. Lefkowitz 0-1, B. Shields 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Gutierrez 98-65, R. Lefkowitz 25-15, B. Shields 17-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Huggins L (9-7) 5.2 5 3 3 3 1 0 88 3.58   
W. Harless 3.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 43 2.61   
J. Martin 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 13 1.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Huggins 45
Batters Faced: J. Huggins 25, W. Harless 11, J. Martin 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Huggins 6-8, W. Harless 3-3, J. Martin 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Huggins 88-43, W. Harless 43-24, J. Martin 13-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Harless 2-0 , J. Martin 1-0
WP: W. Harless
Hit Batsmen: J. Huggins 2 , W. Harless
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Efrain Gutierrez
Ballpark: The Castle
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 34657
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