ABA CLASS A-
GREENSBORO NATURALS AT MEDFORD DESPERADOS
08/02/2024
 
ABA CLASS A-
GREENSBORO NATURALS AT MEDFORD DESPERADOS
GAME ID: 12836 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 2ND , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Greensboro Naturals (47-59) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 8 1
Medford Desperados (74-32) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Naturals Use Late Surge to Win
The Greensboro Naturals took Medford pitcher Marty Matthews's best shot and still were able to claim a win at Ballpark of Medford. The final score had Greensboro getting past the Desperados, 2-0. Matthews went 6 innings and allowed no runs, striking out 5. Greensboro reliever Jose Chavez was the winner. His record is now 5-6. The losing pitcher was Joey Bove. Today's win puts Greensboro at 47-59, while Medford falls to 74-32.

Had Justin Freas not delivered a key base hit in the top of the eighth, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and a runner on 3rd, Freas hit a run-scoring single. That made the score 1-0, in favor of the Naturals.

"We made a couple of mistakes," said Medford skipper Noah Alexander, "and it cost us."
GREENSBORO BATTING LINESCORE MEDFORD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Dove 1B 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .362 4 18
L. Poff LF 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 .295 12 24
R. Cano SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .354 21 90
J. Freas 2B 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 .288 12 51
J. Husnick RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .300 8 13
D. Pinzon CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .349 2 20
A. Lindsey 3B 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .318 14 54
V. Gelabert C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .254 10 37
J. Unknown DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   a-M. Johnson DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 7 27
Totals 32 2 8 2 2 6 19      
a - M. Johnson inserted as DH in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Dove (21, 3rd Inning off M. Matthews, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Lindsey (14, 9th Inning off J. Bove, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Dove 4 , L. Poff 2 , J. Freas 2 , A. Lindsey 4
2-out RBI: J. Freas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Freas , D. Pinzon , J. Unknown
GIDP: R. Cano , V. Gelabert
Sac Bunt: A. Lindsey
Hit by Pitch: J. Freas
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Freas (6)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Lindsey (16)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Blevins 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .257 3 16
A. Helgason DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .288 7 23
J. Rook SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .322 4 22
B. Molohon LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .355 21 61
N. Raphael 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .310 2 13
O. Luera RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .366 14 84
   a-D. Friedrich PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .391 6 43
   b-G. Hans RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .264 0 6
   c-A. Joiner PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295 6 35
G. Wuerfel 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .319 5 25
K. Van de Kop C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .304 5 31
M. Sallee CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .325 7 36
Totals 29 0 4 0 6 3 13      
a - D. Friedrich pinch hit for O. Luera in the 4th
b - G. Hans substituted for D. Friedrich in the 5th
c - A. Joiner pinch hit for G. Hans in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Helgason (3, 1st Inning off R. Estrada, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Blevins (7, 2nd Inning off R. Estrada, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Blevins 2 , A. Helgason 2 , J. Rook , K. Van de Kop
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Helgason , O. Luera , K. Van de Kop
Sac Bunt: N. Raphael
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Rook (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Blevins-Wuerfel-Raphael, Blevins-Wuerfel-Raphael)
GREENSBORO PITCHING LINESCORE MEDFORD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Estrada 2.2 3 0 0 3 0 0 42 15.34   
S. Elliott 3.2 1 0 0 3 1 0 41 12.19   
J. Chavez W (5-6) 2.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 28 8.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Estrada 45
Batters Faced: R. Estrada 13, S. Elliott 15, J. Chavez 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Estrada 2-5, S. Elliott 5-5, J. Chavez 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: R. Estrada 42-20, S. Elliott 41-23, J. Chavez 28-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Chavez 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Matthews 6.0 4 0 0 2 5 0 87 3.33   
J. Bove L (1-2) 3.0 4 2 2 0 1 1 30 3.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Matthews 67
Batters Faced: M. Matthews 25, J. Bove 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Matthews 5-8, J. Bove 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Matthews 87-55, J. Bove 30-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Bove 1-0
WP: M. Matthews 2
Hit Batsmen: M. Matthews
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Marty Matthews
Ballpark: Ballpark of Medford
Weather: Clear skies (79 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 6 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM ET
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 9810
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