PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL CIRCUIT
ST. LOUIS LIONS AT CHICAGO UNION
09/29/2026
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PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL CIRCUIT
ST. LOUIS LIONS AT CHICAGO UNION
GAME ID: 12797 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Lions 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 8 2
Chicago Union 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 X 5 8 0
Union Edge Lions, 5-4, to Open PI
St. Louis third baseman Brandon Hicks pounded Chicago Union pitchers at Trident Field, but it was not enough to keep the Lions from falling, 5-4, in Game 1 of the Play-in Series. Hicks was 3-3 with a home run, 2 singles, and a walk, while scoring 2 runs, though he couldn't keep the Lions from slipping to a 1-0 deficit in the best-of-7 series.

Joel Peterson went 2-4 with a triple and a walk. He drove in 3 runs and scored once for Chicago. With one out and the game tied in the bottom of the eighth inning, Peterson, who finished 4th in the EC in doubles with 26 in 2026, had a clutch at-bat. Facing St. Louis hurler Fernando Espinoza, he drew a walk, driving in 1 run to give the Union a 5-4 lead.

Chicago manager Ron Chiu praised his team's "energy."

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Trident Field in Chicago.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Garcia LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
   a-J. Alvarez LF 3 0 1 1 0 2 1 .333 0 1
J. Gonzales RF 5 0 2 2 0 2 3 .400 0 2
V. Ocejo DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 0 0
A. Logan 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .250 0 0
C. Spence CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .000 0 0
C. Khaled 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 0 0
J. Chaves SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .250 0 0
J. Im C 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .000 0 0
B. Hicks 3B 3 2 3 1 1 0 0 1.000 1 1
Totals 35 4 8 4 3 14 16      
a - J. Alvarez substituted for M. Garcia in the 3rd

BATTING
Doubles: J. Chaves (1, 3rd Inning off J. Zierer, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Gonzales (1, 3rd Inning off J. Zierer, 2 on, 2 outs) , A. Logan (1, 4th Inning off J. Zierer, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Alvarez (1, 7th Inning off J. Zierer, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Hicks (1, 5th Inning off J. Zierer, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Alvarez 2 , J. Gonzales 3 , A. Logan 2 , J. Chaves 2 , B. Hicks 6
2-out RBI: J. Gonzales
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , V. Ocejo 3 , J. Chaves
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Gonzales (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Chaves , J. Im
Double Plays: 1 (Espinoza-Im-Khaled)
OF assists: 1 (Gonzales(Marino at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Clinkscales CF, RF 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .250 0 0
J. Peterson 1B 4 1 2 3 1 1 1 .500 0 3
E. Sanchez LF 2 0 1 1 3 0 3 .500 0 1
S. Chapman DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 5 .250 0 0
T. Shelton 2B, SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
J. McKinney RF 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 .000 0 0
   b-P. Wansley SS, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Waters 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .250 0 1
L. Partee C 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 .000 0 0
B. Marino SS 3 1 2 0 0 0 3 .667 0 0
   a-J. Chavez PH, CF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 5 8 5 10 6 24      
a - J. Chavez pinch hit for B. Marino in the 8th
b - P. Wansley substituted for J. McKinney in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: J. Peterson (1, 5th Inning off B. de Smit, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Waters (1, 8th Inning off F. Espinoza, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Clinkscales , J. Peterson 4 , E. Sanchez , S. Chapman , D. Waters 3 , B. Marino 2
2-out RBI: , J. Peterson 2 , E. Sanchez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Chapman 2 , T. Shelton , B. Marino
GIDP: E. Sanchez
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Peterson (1) , E. Sanchez (1) , B. Marino (1)
CS: E. Sanchez (1) , J. McKinney (1)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
B. de Smit 6.1 7 3 3 5 4 0 29 125 4.26   
F. Espinoza L (0-1), BS (1) 1.2 1 2 2 5 2 0 10 58 10.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. de Smit 46
Batters Faced: B. de Smit 29, F. Espinoza 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. de Smit 4-8, F. Espinoza 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. de Smit 125-72, F. Espinoza 58-28
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Espinoza 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Zierer 6.1 8 4 4 1 8 1 28 127 5.68   
J. Kingsbury W (1-0) 1.2 0 0 0 1 4 0 6 31 0.00   
J. McNeal SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 23 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Zierer 48
Batters Faced: J. Zierer 28, J. Kingsbury 6, J. McNeal 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Zierer 9-2, J. Kingsbury 0-1, J. McNeal 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Zierer 127-82, J. Kingsbury 31-17, J. McNeal 23-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Kingsbury 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Brandon Hicks
Ballpark: Trident Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 4:09
Attendance: 35591
Special Notes: LF Mike Garcia was injured while throwing the ball.
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