MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA HAMMERS AT PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
09/06/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA HAMMERS AT PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
GAME ID: 2724 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Hammers (62-81) 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 4 12 3
Philadelphia Phillies (75-68) 0 5 2 0 1 3 0 0 X 11 9 1
Franco Wallops #500
Maikel Franco circled the bases and raised his arm in triumph. He had finally hit his 500th home run. It was a homer for a lot of people: himself, his teammates past and present, his former managers and coaches, and especially his family, who sat near the plate cheering his every at-bat during the past few games.

Franco spoke with BNN and said, "I knew number 500 would come sooner or later. I had to keep reminding myself, 'Relax, relax, just let it happen, let it happen.' And it finally did."

His milestone homer came in the Philadelphia Phillies 11-4 win over the Atlanta Hammers. Franco went 1 for 5 in the game, scored 1 run, and batted in 2.

Franco has played in 1660 games with a .308 career batting average and 2001 hits. He has also scored 1157 runs and driven in 1404 runs with 500 home runs.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Moore LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .304 4 43
   a-R. Edwards LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .214 4 18
L. Herta RF 5 1 4 2 0 0 1 .254 2 32
J. Bowers 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .245 18 62
A. Bailey DH 3 0 2 1 1 1 0 .247 16 42
C. Shelton 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .228 14 62
T. Hanna CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 12 45
W. Flores 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 5 .242 9 52
T. Turner SS 4 2 2 0 0 0 3 .249 5 31
E. Escobar C 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .250 1 23
   b-W. Ramey PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .237 0 29
Totals 37 4 12 4 1 7 21      
a - R. Edwards substituted for J. Moore in the 1st
b - W. Ramey pinch hit for E. Escobar in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Herta 2 (22, 3rd Inning off R. Ross, 1 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off C. Hardy, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Moore , R. Edwards , L. Herta 6 , A. Bailey 2 , T. Hanna , W. Flores , T. Turner 2
2-out RBI: L. Herta
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Bowers 3 , T. Turner
GIDP: W. Flores
Hit by Pitch: C. Shelton
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: J. Bowers (14) , C. Shelton (18) , W. Flores (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Shelton-Bowers-Flores)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Garnier CF 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 .275 25 76
E. Almirón 2B 5 2 3 5 0 0 0 .283 30 82
M. Franco 3B 5 1 1 2 0 1 3 .325 29 106
J. Lantigua 1B 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .285 27 90
R. McBroom DH 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 .234 13 63
I. Hakanson RF 3 3 2 1 1 0 1 .289 10 45
J. Turnbull C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .280 5 44
B. Diaz LF 4 1 0 0 0 2 3 .259 2 21
J. Altuve SS 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .258 1 7
Totals 35 11 9 10 5 7 17      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Almirón 2 (30, 1st Inning off M. Whiteford, 1 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off C. Hayes, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Altuve (6, 3rd Inning off D. Cooper, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Garnier (23, 6th Inning off C. Hayes, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Almirón (30, 2nd Inning off M. Whiteford, 3 on, 1 out) , I. Hakanson (10, 5th Inning off D. Cooper, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Franco (29, 6th Inning off C. Hayes, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Garnier 3 , E. Almirón 8 , M. Franco 4 , I. Hakanson 5 , J. Altuve 2
2-out RBI: J. Altuve
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Garnier , R. McBroom
GIDP: B. Diaz
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: M. Franco (13)
Double Plays: 1 (Altuve-Almirón-Lantigua)
OF assists: 2 (Garnier(Herta at 3rd base), Hakanson(Edwards at home))
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
M. Whiteford L (8-7) 2.0 3 5 4 3 3 1 13 53 3.56   
D. Cooper 2.1 3 3 1 1 1 1 11 39 3.86   
C. Hayes 1.1 3 3 3 1 2 1 8 33 10.29   
C. Lopez 2.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 41 4.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Whiteford 28
Batters Faced: M. Whiteford 13, D. Cooper 11, C. Hayes 8, C. Lopez 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Whiteford 3-0, D. Cooper 3-2, C. Hayes 1-1, C. Lopez 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Whiteford 53-28, D. Cooper 39-22, C. Hayes 33-20, C. Lopez 41-27
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Lopez 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
R. Ross W (10-8) 7.0 9 3 3 1 4 0 28 98 3.97   
C. Hardy 2.0 3 1 1 0 3 0 11 39 4.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Ross 50
Batters Faced: R. Ross 28, C. Hardy 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Ross 6-8, C. Hardy 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Ross 98-61, C. Hardy 39-28
Hit Batsmen: C. Hardy
Balk: C. Hardy
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ernesto Almirón
Ballpark: Citizens Bank Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 6 mph
Start Time: 3:10 PM ET
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 43626
Special Notes: LF Josh Moore was injured in a collision at a base.
Sunday, September 6th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.4 Build 76