ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
MONTREAL CANADIENS AT PORTLAND MAD ANTS
05/31/2022
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
MONTREAL CANADIENS AT PORTLAND MAD ANTS
GAME ID: 1584 - TUESDAY, MAY 31ST , 2022 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montreal Canadiens (13-34) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 8 0
Portland Mad Ants (22-25) 2 2 0 3 0 0 2 0 X 9 12 0
Canadiens Suffer 9-8 Road Loss
In a high-scoring contest between Portland and Montreal, center fielder Pat Kirchner was a difference-maker. Kirchner, who is tied for 3rd in the SC in doubles with 13, distinguished himself in the 9-8 Portland win. He hit 2 home runs, while adding 4 RBI and scoring twice. The winning pitcher was Kevin Kovach. He tossed 102 pitches over 7.1 innings, allowing 3 runs on 3 hits. George Robertson recorded the save, his 2nd.

With Portland leading 4-3 in the bottom of the fourth, Kirchner came up to bat against Montreal pitcher Lou Cremer. Kirchner hit a fastball to center for a 3-run home run. His 4th home run of the season put the Mad Ants on top, 7-3.

"We came out aggressive," said Mad Ants manager Efren Nieman. "We came out swinging the bats."

Portland has now won 5 straight, while the Canadiens have lost 3 in a row.
MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE PORTLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Staley CF 4 2 1 2 1 1 0 .191 11 32
A. Infante 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .251 3 18
J. Cardona RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .275 7 21
J. Brown 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .219 6 15
F. Hoffman 1B 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .268 6 10
T. Kilgore LF 4 1 1 2 0 2 2 .141 7 24
J. Reid SS 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .235 0 5
S. Guzman C 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .250 4 19
J. Unknown DH 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 .333 0 1
   a-J. Love DH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .600 1 3
Totals 33 8 8 8 3 9 8      
a - J. Love inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Unknown (1, 2nd Inning off K. Kovach, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Kilgore (7, 9th Inning off C. Hell, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Staley (11, 9th Inning off G. Robertson, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Love (1, 9th Inning off C. Hell, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Staley 4 , A. Infante , J. Cardona 2 , F. Hoffman , T. Kilgore 4 , J. Unknown 2 , J. Love 4
2-out RBI: J. Staley , J. Love
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Kilgore
GIDP: J. Brown
Sac Fly: F. Hoffman
Hit by Pitch: J. Reid
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Infante-Brown-Hoffman)
OF assists: 1 (Staley(Hinojos at home))
PB: S. Guzman
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Kirchner CF 5 2 2 4 0 1 1 .242 4 12
T. Starkey 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .235 2 12
N. Zander 2B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .157 1 10
F. Hinojos LF 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 .198 4 15
P. Gardner DH 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 .199 3 29
M. Vitulli 3B 3 2 2 0 1 1 1 .263 4 19
T. Coenen RF 4 1 1 2 0 2 3 .193 4 9
R. Kesterson SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .198 2 9
B. Bridges C 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .138 0 1
Totals 32 9 12 9 4 8 8      
BATTING
Doubles: P. Gardner (7, 3rd Inning off L. Cremer, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: F. Hinojos (4, 7th Inning off R. Harroun, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: P. Kirchner 2 (4, 1st Inning off C. Wyzard, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off L. Cremer, 2 on, 2 outs) , T. Coenen (4, 2nd Inning off C. Wyzard, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Kirchner 8 , T. Starkey , F. Hinojos 4 , P. Gardner 3 , M. Vitulli 2 , T. Coenen 4 , B. Bridges 2
2-out RBI: P. Kirchner , F. Hinojos , P. Gardner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Coenen
GIDP: P. Kirchner
Sac Fly: P. Gardner
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: F. Hinojos (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Zander-Kesterson-Starkey)
MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE PORTLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Wyzard L (0-5) 2.2 3 4 3 3 0 2 55 5.15   
L. Cremer 2.1 4 3 3 1 3 1 40 2.19   
R. Harroun 2.1 5 2 2 0 5 0 53 3.33   
A. Wright 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Wyzard 31
Batters Faced: C. Wyzard 13, L. Cremer 11, R. Harroun 12, A. Wright 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Wyzard 5-2, L. Cremer 1-2, R. Harroun 2-0, A. Wright 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Wyzard 55-29, L. Cremer 40-26, R. Harroun 53-36, A. Wright 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Cremer 1-0 , A. Wright 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Kovach W (2-4) 7.1 3 3 3 3 8 0 102 3.32   
C. Hell 1.1 4 4 4 0 1 2 23 15.43   
G. Robertson SV (2) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 8 3.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Kovach 65
Batters Faced: K. Kovach 27, C. Hell 9, G. Robertson 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Kovach 6-7, C. Hell 1-2, G. Robertson 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Kovach 102-59, C. Hell 23-17, G. Robertson 8-5
Hit Batsmen: C. Hell
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Pat Kirchner
Ballpark: Mad Ants Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (51 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 5893
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