ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
HARTFORD MATADORS AT MONTREAL ROYALS
05/28/2026
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
HARTFORD MATADORS AT MONTREAL ROYALS
GAME ID: 1546 - THURSDAY, MAY 28TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hartford Matadors (27-15) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
Montreal Royals (29-13) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 2 6 0
Royals Grind Out 2-1 Win
The Montreal Royals, behind a great outing from Jose Perez, who is tied for 3rd in the SC in saves with 9, defeated the Hartford Matadors, 2-1, at Turtles Ballpark. The winner was Perez. He threw 6.2 innings of 4-hit ball. The loser was Paul Birchfield. Pedro Rodriguez picked up the save for Montreal, his 4th of the year.

John Troia came through for Montreal when he hit a run-scoring double in the bottom of the third. With a runner on 2nd, he hit a two-strike slider to right-center field, staking his team to a 2-1 lead.

"The effort we put into this one paid off," Troia said.

Montreal's record now stands at 29-13, placing them first in the Stars Conference East Division.
HARTFORD BATTING LINESCORE MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Benson CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .378 1 9
C. Kelley 1B, LF 4 0 0 0 0 4 2 .200 4 15
C. Flowers 2B, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .318 0 2
J. Pettit 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .267 4 29
A. Flynn SS, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .291 5 15
   b-J. Walker PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 2 3
T. Perez DH 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .206 1 11
D. Joseph RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .182 1 1
B. Docampo LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .253 0 1
   a-W. West PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .140 0 5
C. Dobbs C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .158 1 2
Totals 31 1 4 1 1 12 8      
a - W. West pinch hit for B. Docampo in the 8th
b - J. Walker pinch hit for A. Flynn in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Benson (10, 1st Inning off J. Perez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Benson 2 , J. Pettit , T. Perez 2
2-out RBI: J. Pettit
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Kelley
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Benson (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Flowers-Flynn-Kelley)
PB: C. Dobbs
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Keys CF 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 .218 4 12
A. Sera RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .100 1 2
J. Troia SS 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .167 1 5
J. Gadsden 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .293 1 6
R. Compton 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .212 2 10
C. Yeager DH 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .276 1 9
M. Odendahl LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .323 1 3
R. Gotsch C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .296 7 13
D. Cook 2B 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .340 1 14
Totals 28 2 6 2 5 10 16      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Troia (3, 3rd Inning off P. Birchfield, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Keys , J. Troia 3 , J. Gadsden , R. Compton , D. Cook
2-out RBI: J. Troia , J. Gadsden
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Sera , J. Gadsden , C. Yeager , M. Odendahl
GIDP: R. Gotsch
Sac Bunt: A. Sera
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Keys (3)
HARTFORD PITCHING LINESCORE MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Birchfield L (2-5) 5.1 4 2 2 3 6 0 88 3.60   
M. Angloma 2.1 2 0 0 1 3 0 45 2.30   
D. Martin 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 12 5.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Birchfield 55
Batters Faced: P. Birchfield 22, M. Angloma 10, D. Martin 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Birchfield 4-5, M. Angloma 4-0, D. Martin 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: P. Birchfield 88-52, M. Angloma 45-27, D. Martin 12-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Angloma 1-0 , D. Martin 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Perez W (2-2) 6.2 4 1 1 0 9 0 94 2.16   
B. Murphy H (5) 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 18 0.52   
P. Rodriguez SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Perez 71
Batters Faced: J. Perez 24, B. Murphy 5, P. Rodriguez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Perez 8-3, B. Murphy 0-2, P. Rodriguez 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Perez 94-68, B. Murphy 18-12, P. Rodriguez 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Murphy 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jose Perez
Ballpark: Turtles Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (63 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 13571
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