ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
PORTLAND MAD ANTS AT QUEBEC ACES
07/03/2022
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
PORTLAND MAD ANTS AT QUEBEC ACES
GAME ID: 1741 - SUNDAY, JULY 3RD , 2022 - GAME LOG
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Portland Mad Ants (33-42) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Quebec Aces (43-32) 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 X 5 8 0
Ortega Pops Two Homers in 5-0 Win for Quebec
The Portland Mad Ants and Quebec Aces left the fans buzzing.

In the 5-0 Quebec win over Portland, the impact of Juan Ortega was substantial. Ortega, who is tied for 3rd in the SC with a .401 on-base percentage, went 4-4 with 2 home runs and 2 singles, while adding 5 RBI and scoring twice. Ricardo Cardona, now 4-0, picked up the win in relief. He allowed no runs on 3 hits in 4 innings.

Early in the game, Ortega had a 2-run home run for Quebec. It was his 26th home run of the season and put the Aces on top, 2-0.

"We'll kick back tonight, then get set for the next one," Ortega said.

The second-place Aces have won 5 in a row.
PORTLAND BATTING LINESCORE QUEBEC BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Kirchner CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .251 6 22
T. Starkey 1B 4 0 3 0 0 0 2 .251 2 14
N. Zander 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .188 4 21
F. Hinojos RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .198 6 20
N. Ryan DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .203 2 6
M. Vitulli 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 .263 7 39
C. Yost LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .271 3 26
R. Kesterson SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .227 5 21
B. Bridges C 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .196 0 2
Totals 31 0 6 0 5 6 20      
BATTING
Triples: T. Starkey (1, 1st Inning off M. Hernandez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Kirchner 2 , T. Starkey 5 , R. Kesterson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Starkey , F. Hinojos , M. Vitulli
GIDP: P. Kirchner
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: F. Hinojos (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Kesterson-Zander-Starkey, Zander-Kesterson-Starkey)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Collins CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .245 2 19
L. Bourque LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .207 9 15
S. Howard 1B 2 2 0 0 2 1 2 .353 16 48
J. Ortega DH 4 2 4 5 0 0 0 .318 26 62
K. Newby 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .256 3 29
J. Moralez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .263 13 46
E. McKinley C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .200 2 12
C. Pope RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .275 11 39
T. Krueger SS 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .212 4 17
Totals 29 5 8 5 2 10 9      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Bourque (8, 6th Inning off R. Izquierdo, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Ortega 2 (26, 1st Inning off R. Izquierdo, 1 on, 2 outs; 4th Inning off R. Izquierdo, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Bourque 2 , J. Ortega 10 , K. Newby 2 , T. Krueger
2-out RBI: J. Ortega
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Moralez
GIDP: R. Collins , J. Moralez
Hit by Pitch: R. Collins , C. Pope
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Pope (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Krueger-Moralez-Howard, McKinley-Moralez)
PORTLAND PITCHING LINESCORE QUEBEC PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Izquierdo L (3-2) 5.1 5 5 5 2 7 2 79 5.88   
C. Hell 2.2 3 0 0 0 3 0 31 5.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Izquierdo 43
Batters Faced: R. Izquierdo 22, C. Hell 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Izquierdo 6-2, C. Hell 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Izquierdo 79-54, C. Hell 31-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Hell 1-0
WP: R. Izquierdo
Hit Batsmen: C. Hell 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Hernandez 3.0 2 0 0 3 2 0 46 3.86   
R. Cardona W (4-0) 4.0 3 0 0 1 1 0 48 3.45   
E. Garcia 2.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 29 5.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Hernandez 52
Batters Faced: M. Hernandez 13, R. Cardona 15, E. Garcia 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Hernandez 5-1, R. Cardona 8-2, E. Garcia 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Hernandez 46-28, R. Cardona 48-30, E. Garcia 29-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Cardona 1-0 , E. Garcia 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Juan Ortega
Ballpark: Belmont Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM ET
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 12772
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