PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL CIRCUIT
CHICAGO UNION AT NASHVILLE BLUEBIRDS
08/29/2026
 
PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL CIRCUIT
CHICAGO UNION AT NASHVILLE BLUEBIRDS
GAME ID: 7188 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 29TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Union (46-25) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
Nashville Bluebirds (30-41) 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 X 5 8 1
Bluebirds Tuck Away 5-2 Win Over Chicago
Nashville pitcher Heinz Brown did his part in helping his team defeat the Chicago Union, 5-2. The opposition could never get too much going against the left-hander. Brown picked up the win for Nashville, going 7.1 innings. He gave up 2 runs on 4 hits. He now sports a record of 7-4. Jason Vetor stitched up the save, his 2nd.

Had Eric Linkletter not delivered a key base hit in the bottom of the seventh, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and a runner on 2nd, Linkletter hit a run-scoring single. That made the score 3-2, in favor of the Bluebirds.

"We played a good game and came out on top," said Linkletter.

By defeating Chicago, the 9th-place Bluebirds improved to 30-41.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE NASHVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Shelton 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .311 4 33
D. Waters 3B 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .302 9 47
J. McKinney LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .270 2 19
J. Peterson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .310 7 46
J. Clinkscales CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .220 9 29
B. Marino SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .224 3 33
J. Chavez RF 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 .400 1 1
P. Wansley DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .205 2 7
L. Partee C 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .254 4 29
Totals 31 2 5 2 3 7 15      
BATTING
Home Runs: J. Chavez (1, 5th Inning off H. Brown, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Shelton , J. McKinney , B. Marino , J. Chavez 5
2-out RBI: T. Shelton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Clinkscales 2 , L. Partee
GIDP: L. Partee
Sac Bunt: J. Chavez
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Shelton (23) , J. Chavez (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Kreitman LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .202 5 19
   b-A. Garcia PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .251 7 29
   c-T. Davis 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 9 40
A. Sanchez 1B 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .264 4 10
F. Flores DH 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .259 2 10
E. Linkletter 3B 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .274 1 12
M. Zambrano C 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .260 10 38
T. Staats RF 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 .241 3 10
J. Price SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .199 2 7
G. Clark CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .239 4 7
A. Carrasco 2B 2 0 0 0 0 2 5 .221 1 7
   a-J. Hernandez PH, LF 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .272 2 22
Totals 32 5 8 5 5 12 19      
a - J. Hernandez pinch hit for A. Carrasco in the 7th
b - A. Garcia pinch hit for C. Kreitman in the 7th
c - T. Davis substituted for A. Garcia in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Flores (5, 7th Inning off J. Kingsbury, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Zambrano (10, 7th Inning off J. Kingsbury, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Flores 2 , E. Linkletter 2 , M. Zambrano 5 , J. Price 2 , J. Hernandez
2-out RBI: F. Flores , E. Linkletter 2 , M. Zambrano
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Kreitman , A. Carrasco
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Hernandez (5)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Linkletter (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Sanchez-Price-Sanchez)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE NASHVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Naugle 6.2 5 2 2 4 10 0 29 116 3.47   
J. Kingsbury L (3-2), BS (2) 0.0 3 3 3 0 0 1 3 11 4.78   
S. Draving 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 5 22 2.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Naugle 62
Batters Faced: J. Naugle 29, J. Kingsbury 3, S. Draving 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Naugle 3-7, J. Kingsbury 0-0, S. Draving 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Naugle 116-72, J. Kingsbury 11-7, S. Draving 22-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Kingsbury 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
H. Brown W (7-4) 7.1 4 2 2 2 4 1 28 106 3.70   
J. Vetor SV (2) 1.2 1 0 0 1 3 0 7 26 2.01   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Brown 64
Batters Faced: H. Brown 28, J. Vetor 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Brown 8-9, J. Vetor 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: H. Brown 106-68, J. Vetor 26-16
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Heinz Brown
Ballpark: Johnny Cash Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 22746
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