AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
DETROIT GIANTS AT SAN FRANCISCO FIRE
09/07/2024
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AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
DETROIT GIANTS AT SAN FRANCISCO FIRE
GAME ID: 6850 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Giants (68-78) 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 7 1
San Francisco Fire (61-85) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 X 5 12 1
Fire Win, 5-3, Versus Detroit
San Francisco right fielder Willie Villegas played a vital role in his team's 5-3 conquest of Detroit. He was 4-5 with a home run, a double, and 2 singles for San Francisco. Jon Messer came out of the bullpen to earn the win. The left-hander allowed no runs on no hits in 2.1 innings. His record now stands at 5-7. Chris Benson closed it out for San Francisco, earning his 13th save.

Victor Lopez took Detroit hurler Heath Maughn deep in the bottom of the eighth. His 2-run home run put the Fire on top, 4-3. In all, Lopez had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 4.

San Francisco manager Zach Freeman praised his team's "businesslike approach."

Today's win puts San Francisco at 61-85, while Detroit falls to 68-78.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Valentine SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .274 1 37
K. Brosch RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .272 15 57
S. McLaughlin CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .274 19 64
A. Mejia 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .286 26 102
R. Cabriales DH 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .295 24 72
B. Barbone 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .257 10 52
   a-C. Lutz PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .244 13 60
B. Shafer LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .309 3 12
E. Salgado 3B 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .242 0 21
E. Suarez C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .188 1 7
Totals 32 3 7 3 2 10 11      
a - C. Lutz pinch hit for B. Barbone in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Mejia (34, 2nd Inning off J. Dobyns, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Cabriales (30, 4th Inning off J. Dobyns, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Shafer (5, 5th Inning off J. Dobyns, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Cabriales (24, 6th Inning off J. Dobyns, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Brosch , S. McLaughlin , A. Mejia 2 , R. Cabriales 6 , B. Shafer 2 , E. Salgado
2-out RBI: , R. Cabriales 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Brosch , B. Barbone , B. Shafer
GIDP: A. Mejia
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: S. McLaughlin (10)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Salgado (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Villegas RF 5 1 4 1 0 0 0 .283 20 63
J. Priest SS 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .273 6 43
D. Brewer LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .271 18 55
D. Ward 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .296 30 114
   a-W. Alvarez 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 1 18
M. Babcock DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .417 3 6
G. Garza 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .212 2 14
J. Clare 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .625 0 1
V. Lopez C 4 1 2 3 0 1 1 .231 7 44
R. Tangorra CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .259 3 24
Totals 37 5 12 5 2 7 16      
a - W. Alvarez substituted for D. Ward in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Villegas (29, 5th Inning off R. Heyer, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: W. Villegas (20, 1st Inning off R. Heyer, 0 on, 0 outs) , V. Lopez (7, 8th Inning off H. Maughn, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: W. Villegas 8 , J. Priest , D. Brewer , D. Ward , M. Babcock , J. Clare 2 , V. Lopez 5
2-out RBI: J. Priest , V. Lopez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Brewer , M. Babcock , R. Tangorra
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: W. Villegas (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Garza-Ward-Clare)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Heyer 5.1 7 2 2 1 6 1 100 5.20   
H. Maughn L (3-3), BS (2) 2.2 5 3 3 1 1 1 59 4.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Heyer 51
Batters Faced: R. Heyer 25, H. Maughn 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Heyer 3-7, H. Maughn 1-6
Pitches - Strikes: R. Heyer 100-61, H. Maughn 59-41
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Maughn 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Dobyns 5.2 7 3 3 2 7 1 105 3.94   
J. Messer W (5-7) 2.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 23 4.11   
C. Benson SV (13) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 4.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Dobyns 48
Batters Faced: J. Dobyns 24, J. Messer 7, C. Benson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Dobyns 7-1, J. Messer 2-3, C. Benson 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Dobyns 105-69, J. Messer 23-13, C. Benson 7-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Messer 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Willie Villegas
Ballpark: San Francisco Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM PT
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 26423
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