AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
DETROIT GIANTS AT SAN FRANCISCO FIRE
09/05/2024
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
DETROIT GIANTS AT SAN FRANCISCO FIRE
GAME ID: 6820 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Giants (67-77) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
San Francisco Fire (60-84) 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 X 4 8 0
Detroit Sent Home with 4-0 Loss
San Francisco pitcher Tom Tchida had a large part in his team beating the Detroit Giants, 4-0. The right-hander kept opposing batters in check throughout the game. By defeating Detroit, the third-place Fire improved to 60-84.

Rich Tangorra had a big 2-run double for the Fire in the bottom of the fourth inning. With San Francisco leading 1-0 and runners on 1st and 2nd, he got a changeup from Justin Thompson, who is tied for 2nd in the AC with a 11.8 K/9 rate, and swatted a double to right. It was his 14th double of the season, and more importantly, it put the Fire ahead, 3-0.

"Tom did a good job mixing and matching," said San Francisco manager Zach Freeman.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Lutz RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .243 13 58
K. Brosch LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .270 14 55
S. McLaughlin CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .272 19 62
A. Mejia 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .285 25 98
R. Cabriales DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .293 22 67
F. Espindola 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 0 4
E. Salgado 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .236 0 18
B. Fry C 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .249 5 28
G. Valentine SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .275 1 36
Totals 30 0 5 0 2 11 13      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Brosch (38, 8th Inning off S. Crider, 0 on, 1 out) , S. McLaughlin (23, 8th Inning off S. Crider, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Brosch 2 , S. McLaughlin 3 , A. Mejia , B. Fry
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Mejia 2 , B. Fry , G. Valentine
Hit by Pitch: F. Espindola 2
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Lutz (24)

FIELDING
PB: B. Fry
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Villegas RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .280 19 62
N. Cusack 1B 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .287 21 68
K. Nash 3B 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .259 0 5
D. Ward 2B 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 .296 30 114
R. Arreola LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .230 2 20
M. Babcock DH 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .438 2 5
J. Priest SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .271 6 41
R. Tangorra CF 4 0 1 2 0 1 3 .263 3 24
E. Morris C 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .133 3 7
Totals 32 4 8 4 3 10 19      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Cusack (28, 1st Inning off J. Thompson, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Tangorra (14, 4th Inning off J. Thompson, 2 on, 2 outs) , K. Nash (2, 5th Inning off J. Thompson, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: N. Cusack (21, 3rd Inning off J. Thompson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Cusack 7 , K. Nash 3 , M. Babcock , J. Priest , R. Tangorra 2
2-out RBI: N. Cusack , R. Tangorra
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Villegas , R. Arreola , M. Babcock , E. Morris 2
Hit by Pitch: D. Ward
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Priest (18)

FIELDING
OF assists: 2 (Villegas(Fry at 2nd base), Villegas(Brosch at 3rd base))
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Thompson L (10-9) 5.1 7 4 4 2 8 1 104 4.99   
T. Swift 2.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 39 4.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Thompson 44
Batters Faced: J. Thompson 26, T. Swift 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Thompson 2-6, T. Swift 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Thompson 104-66, T. Swift 39-27
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Swift 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Thompson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Tchida W (5-6) 6.0 2 0 0 2 8 0 96 4.45   
S. Crider SV (1) 3.0 3 0 0 0 3 0 53 5.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Tchida 74
Batters Faced: T. Tchida 24, S. Crider 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Tchida 2-8, S. Crider 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Tchida 96-66, S. Crider 53-37
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Crider 1-0
Hit Batsmen: T. Tchida 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tom Tchida
Ballpark: San Francisco Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (59 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM PT
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 20422
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