AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CHICAGO GANGSTERS AT OAKLAND INVADERS
08/25/2024
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CHICAGO GANGSTERS AT OAKLAND INVADERS
GAME ID: 6706 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 25TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Gangsters (53-81) 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 4 7 1
Oakland Invaders (63-71) 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 X 5 11 1
Chicago Defeated By Invaders, 5-4
The Oakland Invaders beat the Chicago Gangsters, 5-4, at Howard Terminal. Ryan Ward, in particular, was impressive. He was 4-5 with a double and 3 singles. He scored 2 times and drove in 2. Idhma Kodandarami snagged the win in relief. He goes to 5-0 on the season. Brian Kauppinen suffered the loss. Chris Graham locked down his 10th save.

Jonathan Amorin drove in one run for Oakland. With one out and the game tied in the bottom of the seventh inning, Amorin had a clutch at-bat. Facing Chicago hurler Brian Kauppinen, he hit a sacrifice fly to give the Invaders a 5-4 lead.

"You get some opportunities, you better take advantage of them," said Chicago manager Antonio Valdez.

The Invaders are now 63-71, while the Gangsters fall to 53-81.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Draeger SS, 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .256 9 20
J. Hassell 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321 3 30
B. Titus DH 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .260 16 61
G. Helms LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .225 9 36
   c-E. Drake PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .242 4 22
J. Wachter RF 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .267 7 18
N. Pratt 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .237 11 54
J. Ortega CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .261 2 17
J. Kuhn C 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .267 7 18
R. Riggs 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .175 9 17
   a-H. Alvarez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .257 7 28
   b-J. Fritz 3B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 6 20
Totals 34 4 7 4 0 9 10      
a - H. Alvarez pinch hit for R. Riggs in the 7th
b - J. Fritz substituted for H. Alvarez in the 7th
c - E. Drake pinch hit for G. Helms in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: G. Draeger (9, 1st Inning off Z. Christman, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Titus 2 (16, 4th Inning off Z. Christman, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off D. Holloman, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Wachter (7, 7th Inning off D. Holloman, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Draeger 4 , B. Titus 9 , G. Helms , J. Wachter 4 , J. Ortega
2-out RBI: B. Titus
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Draeger
GIDP: N. Pratt
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Ortega (20)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Ortega (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Jarka CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .263 13 32
J. Henkemeyer SS 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .252 2 12
R. Ward 2B 5 2 4 2 0 0 2 .291 10 52
M. Sligar C 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .247 10 51
M. Raia 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .229 2 4
J. Amorin DH 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 .241 3 23
O. Perez LF 4 1 1 1 0 2 4 .278 2 6
J. Finch RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271 3 25
A. Bechdel 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .224 5 32
Totals 35 5 11 4 3 4 21      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Ward (22, 7th Inning off B. Kauppinen, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Bechdel (18, 8th Inning off B. Kauppinen, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: O. Perez (2, 4th Inning off S. Palacios, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Jarka , J. Henkemeyer , R. Ward 5 , M. Raia , O. Perez 4 , J. Finch , A. Bechdel 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Ward , M. Raia , J. Amorin , O. Perez 2
Sac Fly: J. Amorin
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Jarka 2 (19)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Ward (15)
Double Plays: 1 (Henkemeyer-Ward-Raia)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Palacios 6.1 8 4 3 1 3 1 97 4.85   
B. Kauppinen L (7-9) 1.2 3 1 1 2 1 0 26 4.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Palacios 45
Batters Faced: S. Palacios 29, B. Kauppinen 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Palacios 7-9, B. Kauppinen 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Palacios 97-67, B. Kauppinen 26-16
WP: S. Palacios
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Z. Christman 4.0 4 2 2 0 2 2 59 4.61   
D. Holloman 2.0 2 2 2 0 2 2 37 4.32   
I. Kodandarami W (5-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 18 2.06   
C. Graham SV (10) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 23 4.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Christman 48
Batters Faced: Z. Christman 15, D. Holloman 9, I. Kodandarami 4, C. Graham 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Christman 7-2, D. Holloman 1-3, I. Kodandarami 0-0, C. Graham 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Christman 59-38, D. Holloman 37-26, I. Kodandarami 18-13, C. Graham 23-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: I. Kodandarami 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ryan Ward
Ballpark: Howard Terminal
Weather: Partly Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM PT
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 23293
Special Notes: RP Zachary Christman was injured while pitching.
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