ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
PORTLAND MAD ANTS AT MONTREAL ROYALS
05/16/2023
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ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
PORTLAND MAD ANTS AT MONTREAL ROYALS
GAME ID: 1499 - TUESDAY, MAY 16TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Portland Mad Ants (21-13) 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 7 7 0
Montreal Royals (12-22) 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 5 12 0
Mad Ants Get 7-5 Win Versus Montreal
The Portland Mad Ants took on the Montreal Royals at Turtles Ballpark.

The Portland Mad Ants had to overcome a big game from Montreal center fielder Matt Russo to leave Turtles Ballpark with a victory. And they did, winning, 7-5. Russo was 3-5 with a home run and a triple, while scoring 2 times and driving in 2. With the victory, the Mad Ants record stands at 21-13.

Portland used a clutch hit from Josh Kelly to get the win. The shortstop drilled a 3-run home run in the top of the seventh inning to put the Mad Ants ahead, 5-3. It was his only hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a doozy.

"I'm just looking to see the ball, hit the ball," said Kelly.
PORTLAND BATTING LINESCORE MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Yost CF 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 .223 3 9
J. Kelly SS 4 2 1 3 1 2 1 .333 6 15
R. Brown LF 4 1 1 1 1 2 1 .322 4 21
T. Starkey 1B 4 0 0 1 0 1 3 .252 0 14
T. Welsh 3B 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 .256 4 23
J. McIsaac RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .304 3 5
N. Zander 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .174 4 14
M. Peters C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .237 2 13
J. Unknown DH 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .250 0 0
Totals 35 7 7 7 4 10 16      
BATTING
Triples: C. Yost (1, 1st Inning off R. Landa, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Kelly (6, 7th Inning off R. Landa, 2 on, 1 out) , T. Welsh (4, 7th Inning off D. Hernandez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Yost 4 , J. Kelly 4 , R. Brown , T. Welsh 4 , M. Peters , J. Unknown
2-out RBI: T. Welsh
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Starkey , N. Zander
Team LOB: 5
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Jones SS 5 1 1 0 0 3 2 .197 3 5
D. Merkley DH 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .130 0 2
D. DeSanto 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .196 2 5
   a-S. Salas PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .300 4 16
H. Nunez 3B 4 0 1 1 1 2 1 .313 3 14
M. Russo CF 5 2 3 2 0 0 3 .218 2 8
B. Cook 2B 5 1 2 1 0 2 2 .213 0 1
W. Maisonet C 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .219 0 7
A. Mendoza LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 .264 3 9
E. Silva RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 6 .143 2 7
Totals 39 5 12 5 3 14 23      
a - S. Salas pinch hit for D. DeSanto in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Merkley 2 (4, 1st Inning off G. Robertson, 0 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off P. Mead, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Cook (3, 4th Inning off P. Mead, 1 on, 1 out) , W. Maisonet (3, 6th Inning off A. Bennett, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: M. Russo (1, 4th Inning off P. Mead, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Mendoza (2, 4th Inning off P. Mead, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Russo (2, 8th Inning off J. Alba, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Jones , D. Merkley 4 , H. Nunez , M. Russo 8 , B. Cook 3 , W. Maisonet 2 , A. Mendoza 4
2-out RBI: H. Nunez , A. Mendoza
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Jones , H. Nunez , B. Cook , E. Silva 2
Team LOB: 10
PORTLAND PITCHING LINESCORE MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Robertson 1.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 17 1.30   
P. Mead 3.1 5 3 3 0 4 0 53 4.30   
A. Bennett W (2-0) 1.2 3 0 0 0 4 0 31 2.77   
J. Alba 2.0 1 1 1 1 2 1 30 1.88   
C. Payton SV (2) 1.0 1 1 1 2 1 0 21 7.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Robertson 46
Batters Faced: G. Robertson 5, P. Mead 15, A. Bennett 8, J. Alba 8, C. Payton 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Robertson 0-0, P. Mead 1-5, A. Bennett 1-0, J. Alba 2-2, C. Payton 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Robertson 17-12, P. Mead 53-38, A. Bennett 31-21, J. Alba 30-16, C. Payton 21-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Mead 1-0 , A. Bennett 1-1
WP: C. Payton
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Landa L (1-3) 6.1 6 5 5 3 7 1 101 2.77   
D. Hernandez 0.2 1 2 2 1 0 1 19 3.86   
M. Salazar 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 2.70   
M. Moore 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 2.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Landa 45
Batters Faced: R. Landa 29, D. Hernandez 4, M. Salazar 3, M. Moore 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Landa 7-6, D. Hernandez 1-1, M. Salazar 1-1, M. Moore 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Landa 101-60, D. Hernandez 19-11, M. Salazar 14-7, M. Moore 16-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Russo
Ballpark: Turtles Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:30
Attendance: 5705
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