AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
DAYTONA BEACH SEA TURTLES AT TAMPA BAY CAPTAINS
08/26/2024
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
DAYTONA BEACH SEA TURTLES AT TAMPA BAY CAPTAINS
GAME ID: 6712 - MONDAY, AUGUST 26TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Daytona Beach Sea Turtles (58-77) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 7 1
Tampa Bay Captains (54-81) 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 0 X 8 11 0
Daytona Beach Tumbles Again, Falls, 8-2, to Tampa Bay
The Tampa Bay Captains knocked off the Daytona Beach Sea Turtles, 8-2, at Ahoy Park. Nick Rucker was a big reason Tampa Bay won. The designated hitter was 2 for 4 with a home run, a triple, and a walk, while scoring 2 and driving in 3. Mike Medley, the winner, goes to 2-2. He allowed 2 runs on 5 hits, with 2 walks and 4 strikeouts over 7 innings. The Sea Turtles have now dropped 7 straight.

Justin Grasso's at-bat in the bottom of the sixth was significant, coming with runners on 2nd and 3rd and the game tied, 2-2. The Tampa Bay left fielder hit a 2-run single off John Bickel to put the Captains up.

"They just got us," said Daytona Beach manager Edwin Gomez, "and that's all I can say."
DAYTONA BEACH BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Rakers 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .417 0 3
G. Hutchison SS 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .307 8 29
R. Reinertsen RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .297 18 61
J. Thompson DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .258 24 81
M. Root CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .304 8 31
M. Santiago 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .296 3 48
A. MacDonald LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .312 5 17
P. Couillard 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .221 2 17
   a-R. Dorough PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .286 4 36
C. Wagner C 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .247 10 52
   b-A. Natera PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .266 7 51
Totals 33 2 7 2 2 4 16      
a - R. Dorough pinch hit for P. Couillard in the 9th
b - A. Natera pinch hit for C. Wagner in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Thompson (24, 6th Inning off M. Medley, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Hutchison , J. Thompson 4 , M. Root , M. Santiago 2 , P. Couillard , C. Wagner
2-out RBI: G. Hutchison
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Reinertsen , J. Thompson , C. Wagner , A. Natera
Sac Bunt: A. MacDonald
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: M. Santiago (8)
OF assists: 1 (Root(Grasso at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Berger RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .133 0 0
J. McCarthy CF 5 2 1 0 0 1 1 .263 6 26
N. Rucker DH 4 2 2 3 1 0 1 .295 4 21
S. Post SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .252 14 61
D. Domina 1B 3 2 2 0 1 0 1 .286 10 49
G. McManus C 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 .221 8 50
D. Pinedo 3B 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .200 0 4
J. Grasso LF 4 0 3 3 0 1 2 .444 0 3
R. Martinez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .256 0 6
Totals 34 8 11 8 4 8 12      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Post (32, 3rd Inning off R. Fight, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Domina (25, 7th Inning off J. Bickel, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Grasso (1, 7th Inning off J. Bickel, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. McCarthy (15, 8th Inning off F. Hernandez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: N. Rucker (2, 3rd Inning off R. Fight, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: N. Rucker (4, 7th Inning off J. Bickel, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. McCarthy 2 , N. Rucker 7 , S. Post 2 , D. Domina 3 , G. McManus , J. Grasso 4 , R. Martinez
2-out RBI: N. Rucker , S. Post , J. Grasso
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Berger , N. Rucker , D. Domina , J. Grasso
Sac Bunt: D. Pinedo
Team LOB: 7
DAYTONA BEACH PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Fight L (6-12) 5.0 5 4 4 4 6 0 106 6.42   
J. Bickel 2.0 5 4 2 0 2 1 32 7.42   
F. Hernandez 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 3.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Fight 43
Batters Faced: R. Fight 24, J. Bickel 11, F. Hernandez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Fight 5-4, J. Bickel 3-0, F. Hernandez 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Fight 106-63, J. Bickel 32-21, F. Hernandez 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Bickel 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Medley W (2-2) 7.0 5 2 2 2 4 1 102 3.51   
M. Robinson 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Medley 61
Batters Faced: M. Medley 28, M. Robinson 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Medley 4-13, M. Robinson 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Medley 102-67, M. Robinson 30-21
WP: M. Medley
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nick Rucker
Ballpark: Ahoy Park
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 13 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 20657
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