ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
PORTLAND MAD ANTS AT MONTREAL ROYALS
07/24/2022
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
PORTLAND MAD ANTS AT MONTREAL ROYALS
GAME ID: 1862 - SUNDAY, JULY 24TH , 2022 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Portland Mad Ants (46-48) 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 6 0
Montreal Royals (61-33) 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 X 6 10 1
Royals Score Late, Stun Mad Ants, 6-3
The Montreal Royals downed the Portland Mad Ants, 6-3, at Turtles Ballpark. Ryan Swift led the way, going 2-for-3 for Montreal. Montreal reliever Josh Barnstable picked up the win. Kevin Kovach, who is tied for 4th in the SC in innings pitched with 122.0, took the loss for Portland. The Royals have a winning streak of 5 games.

Swift had a game-changing home run in the bottom of the eighth. On a 1-2 changeup from Kevin Kovach, he banged a solo home run to left-center, giving the Royals a 4-3 lead. It was the 5th home run of the year for Swift.

"Every time I go up there, I try and hit a ball hard," said Swift.
PORTLAND BATTING LINESCORE MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Kirchner CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .255 7 26
T. Starkey DH 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 .239 4 23
N. Zander 2B 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .204 6 31
R. Brown LF 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .237 5 16
F. Hinojos RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .196 6 22
   a-T. Laurie PR, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 1 7
M. Vitulli 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .259 7 48
J. Creed 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .161 4 6
J. Roper C 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .188 6 26
   b-G. Valenzuela PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .375 0 8
R. Kesterson SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .234 5 30
Totals 31 3 6 3 4 10 12      
a - T. Laurie pinch ran for F. Hinojos in the 6th
b - G. Valenzuela pinch hit for J. Roper in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Brown (7, 6th Inning off J. Grams, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Brown (5, 3rd Inning off J. Grams, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Starkey , N. Zander 2 , R. Brown 6 , R. Kesterson
2-out RBI: N. Zander , R. Brown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Hinojos , J. Creed
GIDP: N. Zander , M. Vitulli
Hit by Pitch: F. Hinojos
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Vitulli-Zander-Creed)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Bedoya 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .204 1 4
F. Garcia RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .272 1 13
J. Moore LF 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 .212 7 35
G. Marquez DH 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .265 19 56
A. Chiriboga 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .311 4 19
D. James 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .199 3 13
J. Fontes SS 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .302 3 23
R. Swift CF 3 2 2 3 0 1 0 .243 5 16
C. Redish C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .212 9 39
Totals 31 6 10 6 0 8 7      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Chiriboga (13, 2nd Inning off K. Kovach, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Fontes (10, 2nd Inning off K. Kovach, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. James (6, 4th Inning off K. Kovach, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: G. Marquez (5, 8th Inning off G. Robertson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Swift 2 (5, 2nd Inning off K. Kovach, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off K. Kovach, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Bedoya , F. Garcia 2 , G. Marquez 3 , A. Chiriboga 3 , D. James 2 , J. Fontes 2 , R. Swift 8
2-out RBI: G. Marquez , J. Fontes , R. Swift
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Chiriboga , J. Fontes
GIDP: J. Fontes
Sac Fly: J. Moore
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
CS: F. Garcia (2)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Swift (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Chiriboga-Fontes-Bedoya, Fontes-Chiriboga-Bedoya)
OF assists: 1 (Moore(Starkey at home))
PORTLAND PITCHING LINESCORE MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Kovach L (5-8) 7.1 8 5 5 0 7 2 99 3.17   
G. Robertson 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 10 3.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Kovach 49
Batters Faced: K. Kovach 28, G. Robertson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Kovach 5-8, G. Robertson 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Kovach 99-69, G. Robertson 10-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Robertson 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Grams 6.0 3 2 2 4 7 1 100 3.00   
J. Barnstable W (5-1), BS (5) 2.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 25 2.56   
J. Murphy SV (11) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 16 3.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Grams 61
Batters Faced: J. Grams 25, J. Barnstable 8, J. Murphy 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Grams 3-6, J. Barnstable 3-2, J. Murphy 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Grams 100-56, J. Barnstable 25-17, J. Murphy 16-10
Hit Batsmen: J. Grams
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ryan Swift
Ballpark: Turtles Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 15552
Special Notes: RF Felipe Hinojos was injured being hit by a pitch.
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