ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
PORTLAND MAD ANTS AT MONTREAL CANADIENS
04/25/2022
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
PORTLAND MAD ANTS AT MONTREAL CANADIENS
GAME ID: 1373 - MONDAY, APRIL 25TH , 2022 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Portland Mad Ants (4-9) 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 7 1
Montreal Canadiens (5-8) 1 1 0 0 0 7 0 3 X 12 12 0
Cardona Slugs Canadiens to 12-6 Win
Jesus Cardona batted in 4 runs to lead Montreal to a win over Portland. The final score was 12-6. Cardona chipped in 1 single and 2 home runs. Xavier Darden earned his 1st save, after closing out the game. The Mad Ants, now 4-9, continue their sluggish start.

Alex Infante had a big bases-clearing triple for the Canadiens in the bottom of the sixth inning. With Montreal leading 4-3 and the bases loaded, he got a sinker from 26-year old right-handed pitcher Cesar Aguirre and swatted a triple to right-center. It was his 3rd triple of the season, and more importantly, it put the Canadiens ahead, 7-3.

"I keep on showing up every day and trying to put up good at-bats and find good pitches to hit," said Cardona.
PORTLAND BATTING LINESCORE MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Kirchner CF 5 0 2 0 0 2 1 .286 2 5
C. Yost RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 0 4
N. Zander 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .206 1 7
F. Hinojos LF 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .182 1 6
   a-J. Guidry PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 1
P. Gardner DH 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .226 1 10
M. Vitulli 3B 4 1 1 3 0 1 2 .239 1 4
T. Starkey 1B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .261 1 2
J. Roper C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .184 1 4
   b-G. Valenzuela PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .368 0 0
R. Kesterson SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .250 1 4
   c-T. Laurie PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .286 0 2
Totals 34 6 7 4 2 8 11      
a - J. Guidry pinch hit for F. Hinojos in the 9th
b - G. Valenzuela pinch hit for J. Roper in the 9th
c - T. Laurie pinch hit for R. Kesterson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Kirchner (3, 5th Inning off A. Coleman, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Vitulli (1, 2nd Inning off G. Brand, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Kirchner 3 , J. Guidry , P. Gardner , M. Vitulli 4 , T. Starkey , T. Laurie
2-out RBI: T. Laurie
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Kirchner , C. Yost , N. Zander
Hit by Pitch: T. Starkey
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: R. Kesterson (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Infante 3B 5 2 3 4 0 0 0 .255 0 9
J. Staley CF 5 1 1 0 0 4 3 .156 2 10
J. Cardona RF 5 2 3 4 0 0 0 .224 3 8
J. Brown 2B 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 .211 1 1
F. Hoffman 1B 5 1 3 1 0 1 2 .455 1 1
T. Kilgore LF 3 1 0 0 1 2 4 .140 2 6
J. Reid SS 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 .209 0 4
S. Guzman C 4 1 0 0 0 2 4 .371 0 6
J. Unknown DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   a-T. Parker DH 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 .204 2 5
Totals 37 12 12 11 3 11 15      
a - T. Parker inserted as DH in the 6th

BATTING
Triples: A. Infante (3, 6th Inning off C. Aguirre, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: F. Hoffman (1, 6th Inning off K. Kovach, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Cardona 2 (3, 6th Inning off J. Haworth, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off J. Haworth, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Parker (2, 8th Inning off J. Haworth, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Infante 5 , J. Staley , J. Cardona 9 , F. Hoffman 6 , J. Reid , T. Parker 4
2-out RBI: A. Infante , J. Cardona
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Kilgore , S. Guzman
Hit by Pitch: J. Reid
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
PB: S. Guzman
PORTLAND PITCHING LINESCORE MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Kovach L (0-1) 5.1 6 4 4 2 8 1 100 5.40   
C. Aguirre 0.0 1 4 2 1 0 0 16 13.50   
J. Haworth 2.2 5 4 3 0 3 3 50 10.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Kovach 46
Batters Faced: K. Kovach 24, C. Aguirre 4, J. Haworth 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Kovach 4-4, C. Aguirre 0-0, J. Haworth 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: K. Kovach 100-67, C. Aguirre 16-10, J. Haworth 50-31
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Aguirre 1-1 , J. Haworth 1-1
WP: K. Kovach 2
Hit Batsmen: C. Aguirre
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Brand 1.0 2 3 3 1 1 1 29 12.33   
A. Coleman W (3-2) 5.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 62 5.71   
X. Darden SV (1) 3.0 3 3 2 1 4 0 48 11.37   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Brand 31
Batters Faced: G. Brand 7, A. Coleman 17, X. Darden 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Brand 1-1, A. Coleman 6-6, X. Darden 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: G. Brand 29-16, A. Coleman 62-40, X. Darden 48-29
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Coleman 1-0
WP: X. Darden
Hit Batsmen: G. Brand
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jesus Cardona
Ballpark: Oilers Ballpark
Weather: Cloudy (57 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 3640
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