MENARD'S THIRD LEAGUE
CHICAGO GOLD SOX AT CAPITAL DISTRICT RED KNIGHTS
05/28/2026
 
MENARD'S THIRD LEAGUE
CHICAGO GOLD SOX AT CAPITAL DISTRICT RED KNIGHTS
GAME ID: 1205 - THURSDAY, MAY 28TH, 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Gold Sox (13-8) 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 7 13 11 1
Capital District Red Knights (12-9) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 10 1
Victory Over Red Knights Takes Chicago to 13-8
The Chicago Gold Sox stopped the Capital District Red Knights, 13-4, at Capital Grounds. The Gold Sox got a big game from Melvin Castro, who was 1-2 with 4 walks, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2. The winner was Chicago reliever Sixto Palaeios, now 1-0. The loser was Juan Montoya. Chicago, now 13-8, has gotten their season off to a good start.

The Gold Sox took the lead in the top of the fifth when Eddie Flynn banged a two-out home run. Chicago had been trailing 2-1, but Flynn hit a full count changeup from Juan Montoya for a grand slam home run.

Castro told the Chicago News: "Win or lose, I don't want to see our team outhustled."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORES CAPITAL DISTRICT BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Ballard 2B 4 3 2 1 2 0 0 .339 0 8
N. Sakai 1B 4 2 2 1 2 1 3 .167 0 2
M. Castro DH 2 2 1 2 4 0 2 .312 9 24
E. Flynn C 5 1 1 4 1 1 6 .169 3 11
   c-E. Payne C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
Á. Rivera RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .205 1 7
   a-J. Cashmore PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .200 4 10
   b-P. Strickland RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
A. Ryan LF 4 1 1 1 1 2 1 .195 0 6
W. Wise CF 5 1 0 0 0 1 5 .274 2 7
R. Jones SS 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .239 1 3
M. Love 3B 5 2 2 2 0 0 1 .254 0 14
Totals 38 13 11 11 11 8 25      
a - J. Cashmore pinch hit for Á. Rivera in the 7th
b - P. Strickland substituted for J. Cashmore in the 7th
c - E. Payne substituted for E. Flynn in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Ballard (3, 5th Inning off J. Montoya, 1 on, 2 outs) M. Love (5, 3rd Inning off J. Montoya, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Flynn (3, 5th Inning off J. Montoya, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: Á. Rivera , N. Ballard 3 , M. Castro , M. Love 3 , A. Ryan , R. Jones , N. Sakai 2 , E. Flynn 4
2-out RBI: N. Ballard , M. Castro 2 , M. Love , A. Ryan , N. Sakai , E. Flynn
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Castro , R. Jones , E. Flynn , W. Wise 2
GIDP: E. Flynn
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Jones (2)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Sakai (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Jones-Ballard-Sakai)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Mosca 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 .186 1 7
J. Paz SS 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 .246 0 3
S. Ortíz 1B 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .321 3 15
   c-R. Tucker PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .750 0 1
C. Costa RF 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .200 1 7
F. Sánchez LF 4 1 1 0 1 1 5 .250 1 4
B. Dempsey C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .171 2 9
M. Cook DH 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .184 2 7
A. Enríquez CF 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .232 0 4
   b-P. Álvarez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .179 0 3
B. Hernández 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .147 0 5
   a-R. Kahn 2B 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .320 2 3
Totals 37 4 10 4 4 5 22      
a - R. Kahn substituted for B. Hernández in the 6th
b - P. Álvarez pinch hit for A. Enríquez in the 9th
c - R. Tucker pinch hit for S. Ortíz in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Tucker (1, 9th Inning off W. Benton, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Sánchez , S. Ortíz 3 , J. Paz , B. Dempsey , A. Enríquez , R. Kahn 2 , R. Tucker 2
2-out RBI: J. Paz , R. Tucker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Sánchez , D. Mosca 2 , B. Dempsey
GIDP: D. Mosca
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: C. Rivera (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Hernández-Paz-Ortíz)
PB: B. Dempsey
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORES CAPITAL DISTRICT PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
J. Dávila 4.1 5 2 1 2 1 0 80 43 3.05
S. Palaeios W (1-0) 3.2 2 1 1 1 2 0 52 28 6.75
W. Benton 1.0 3 1 1 1 2 0 32 21 15.19
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Dávila 46
Batters Faced: J. Dávila 21, S. Palaeios 13, W. Benton 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Dávila 5-7, S. Palaeios 5-3, W. Benton 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Dávila 80-43, S. Palaeios 52-28, W. Benton 32-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Palaeios 1-0 , W. Benton 1-1
WP: J. Dávila
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
J. Montoya L (1-4) 5.1 6 5 5 5 4 1 120 67 7.48
Á. Rivera 2.1 0 1 1 4 2 0 54 25 1.64
C. Rivera 1.0 3 7 1 2 1 0 30 17 4.50
J. Trujillo 0.1 2 0 2 0 1 0 16 9 4.40
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Montoya 35
Batters Faced: J. Montoya 26, Á. Rivera 10, C. Rivera 10, J. Trujillo 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Montoya 6-5, Á. Rivera 3-1, C. Rivera 1-2, J. Trujillo 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Montoya 120-67, Á. Rivera 54-25, C. Rivera 30-17, J. Trujillo 16-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: Á. Rivera 1-0 , J. Trujillo 2-2
WP: J. Montoya
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Melvin Castro
Ballpark: Capital Grounds
Start Time: 1:05 pm CST
Time: 3:36
Attendance: 25320
Special Notes: 2B Bernardo Hernández was injured while throwing the ball.
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