MLB ROOKIE LEAGUE
AURORA AIRHOGS AT GLENDALE HEAT
09/15/2026
 
MLB ROOKIE LEAGUE
AURORA AIRHOGS AT GLENDALE HEAT
GAME ID: 16462 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Aurora Airhogs (64-83) 4 1 0 1 2 3 4 2 0 17 21 0
Glendale Heat (66-81) 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 14 1
Ortega 5-for-6 Against Heat
Juan Ortega did more than his part as the Aurora Airhogs topped the Glendale Heat today at Heat Grove. The Airhogs left fielder pounded out 5 hits to pace his team to a 17-6 thumping of the Heat. Juan Ortega hit an RBI double in the 1st, singled in the 2nd, hit an RBI single in the 4th, singled in the 6th, hit an RBI single in the 7th and flied out in the 8th.

Presently Ortega is batting .333 with 26 home runs and 86 RBIs. He has played in 99 games and scored 77 times.
AURORA BATTING LINESCORE GLENDALE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Koga 3B 6 1 1 1 0 1 1 .246 3 12
L. Frias RF 5 3 3 1 0 1 0 .332 15 58
G. Pierce C 6 3 3 2 0 1 2 .371 19 86
R. Heredia CF 5 3 3 1 1 0 1 .394 26 93
J. Ortega LF 6 3 5 3 0 0 0 .333 26 86
K. Halstead 1B 6 3 2 3 0 1 4 .435 9 57
J. Pena DH 5 0 2 3 1 0 1 .345 17 66
B. Daniels SS 4 1 2 1 2 1 1 .327 14 54
G. Fien 2B 5 0 0 1 0 2 5 .339 4 19
   a-E. Haeger PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .305 2 17
   b-J. Dresselhouse 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330 13 44
Totals 49 17 21 16 4 8 16      
a - E. Haeger pinch hit for G. Fien in the 9th
b - J. Dresselhouse substituted for E. Haeger in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Ortega (14, 1st Inning off J. Oakie, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Heredia (16, 1st Inning off J. Oakie, 1 on, 2 outs) , G. Pierce (22, 4th Inning off C. Batista, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: L. Frias (3, 1st Inning off J. Oakie, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Daniels (2, 5th Inning off C. Batista, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Halstead (3, 6th Inning off D. Arellan, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: L. Frias (15, 2nd Inning off J. Oakie, 0 on, 1 out) , Y. Koga (3, 5th Inning off D. Arellan, 0 on, 2 outs) , G. Pierce (19, 8th Inning off G. Smith, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: Y. Koga 4 , L. Frias 8 , G. Pierce 7 , R. Heredia 4 , J. Ortega 6 , K. Halstead 4 , J. Pena 2 , B. Daniels 4
2-out RBI: Y. Koga , R. Heredia , J. Ortega 3 , K. Halstead , J. Pena 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Halstead 2 , G. Fien 2
Hit by Pitch: L. Frias
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Daniels-Fien-Halstead)
OF assists: 1 (Ortega(Downs at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Downs DH 4 0 0 0 1 3 3 .326 31 109
J. Uribe 2B 4 2 3 1 0 1 0 .406 10 23
   b-J. Clarke PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .287 11 41
   c-B. Anderson 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .356 9 37
G. Noriega RF 5 1 2 0 0 3 2 .334 21 110
J. Harrison CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .319 18 64
J. Amoako 1B 4 2 3 0 1 0 0 .374 10 64
A. Gonzalez C 5 0 1 3 0 1 2 .395 2 23
K. Khansarinia SS 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .292 15 76
Y. Cespedes 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .297 10 50
J. Kessler LF 3 1 1 1 0 2 3 .366 2 12
   a-B. Mayea PH, LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .382 16 57
Totals 39 6 14 6 3 13 18      
a - B. Mayea pinch hit for J. Kessler in the 8th
b - J. Clarke pinch hit for J. Uribe in the 8th
c - B. Anderson substituted for J. Clarke in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Amoako (15, 2nd Inning off B. Washburn, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Gonzalez (7, 3rd Inning off B. Washburn, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Kessler (2, 4th Inning off B. Washburn, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Uribe (10, 6th Inning off D. Nelson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Uribe 6 , G. Noriega 2 , J. Amoako 4 , A. Gonzalez 2 , K. Khansarinia 2 , Y. Cespedes 2 , J. Kessler 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Downs
GIDP: Y. Cespedes
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: J. Amoako (7)
AURORA PITCHING LINESCORE GLENDALE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Washburn 3.0 9 5 5 1 4 1 59 8.48   
D. Nelson W (7-1) 4.1 4 1 1 2 7 1 75 3.69   
E. Polite 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 20 3.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Washburn 22
Batters Faced: B. Washburn 18, D. Nelson 18, E. Polite 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Washburn 3-1, D. Nelson 3-2, E. Polite 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Washburn 59-37, D. Nelson 75-44, E. Polite 20-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Polite 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Oakie L (4-7) 2.0 7 5 3 1 3 1 53 7.67   
C. Batista 2.1 3 2 2 1 1 0 44 5.17   
D. Arellan 0.2 5 4 4 0 0 1 23 8.18   
Y. Santana 1.2 5 4 4 1 2 0 41 11.48   
G. Smith 2.1 1 2 2 1 2 1 33 7.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Oakie 24
Batters Faced: J. Oakie 15, C. Batista 11, D. Arellan 7, Y. Santana 11, G. Smith 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Oakie 2-1, C. Batista 2-4, D. Arellan 2-0, Y. Santana 2-1, G. Smith 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Oakie 53-33, C. Batista 44-24, D. Arellan 23-17, Y. Santana 41-25, G. Smith 33-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Arellan 1-1 , Y. Santana 1-1 , G. Smith 2-0
WP: J. Oakie , Y. Santana
Hit Batsmen: G. Smith
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Juan Ortega
Ballpark: Heat Grove
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 4:01
Attendance: 2738
Special Notes: Juan Ortega ties the AUR regular season game record for hits with 5.
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