ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
MONTREAL ROYALS AT MONTREAL CANADIENS
08/25/2023
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
MONTREAL ROYALS AT MONTREAL CANADIENS
GAME ID: 2040 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 25TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montreal Royals (52-73) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 2 12 16 1
Montreal Canadiens (32-93) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0
Royals Clobber Canadiens, 12-1
A 4-RBI performance from the 25-year old third baseman Jose Balli helped the Montreal Royals beat the Montreal Canadiens, 12-1. Montreal is 5th in the Stars Conference East Division with a record of 52-73.

With Montreal leading 2-1 in the top of the eighth, Balli hit a splitter from Jeremy Davila for a grand slam home run. It was his 2nd home run of the season and put the Royals ahead, 6-1.

Montreal manager Danny Mendez called the blowout loss "not what we wanted."
MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Jones SS 5 1 1 2 1 1 1 .219 8 32
M. Russo CF 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 .229 7 36
G. Marquez RF 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 .264 13 33
D. DeSanto DH 5 2 3 2 0 1 1 .243 10 33
A. Mendoza LF 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 .260 12 43
J. Balli 3B 5 2 4 4 0 0 0 .312 2 8
B. Cook 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 4 .185 4 21
E. Silva 1B 5 2 3 0 0 2 2 .179 5 19
M. Cain C 4 1 1 2 1 1 1 .174 0 3
Totals 42 12 16 12 3 7 12      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Jones (15, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. DeSanto (10, 2nd Inning off A. Obermeier, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Balli (2, 8th Inning off J. Davila, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Jones 2 , M. Russo 2 , D. DeSanto 6 , J. Balli 7 , B. Cook 2 , E. Silva 3 , M. Cain
2-out RBI: M. Cain
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Jones , M. Russo , D. DeSanto , B. Cook , M. Cain
Hit by Pitch: G. Marquez
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Jones (21) , B. Cook (6)
CS: E. Silva (5)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Jones (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Silva-Jones-Silva)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Staley CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .210 17 41
F. Hoffman 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .276 13 41
J. Wilkes 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .271 14 54
T. Kilgore LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .183 21 55
   b-X. Smith PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 2
M. Smith RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .249 6 17
   c-R. Stanczak PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .306 0 3
D. Calloway SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .292 5 36
J. Brown 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .230 10 46
B. Brenner C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .234 11 34
J. Unknown DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Love DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .216 5 14
Totals 30 1 3 1 2 10 12      
a - J. Love inserted as DH in the 7th
b - X. Smith pinch hit for T. Kilgore in the 9th
c - R. Stanczak pinch hit for M. Smith in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Staley , J. Wilkes 2
2-out RBI: J. Wilkes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Smith , J. Love
GIDP: T. Kilgore
Hit by Pitch: M. Smith
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Staley (19)
MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Staffieri 6.1 3 1 1 2 8 0 101 3.31   
S. Pikula W (2-2) 2.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 24 4.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Staffieri 69
Batters Faced: S. Staffieri 25, S. Pikula 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Staffieri 3-7, S. Pikula 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Staffieri 101-62, S. Pikula 24-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Pikula 2-0
Hit Batsmen: S. Staffieri
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Obermeier 5.0 5 1 1 1 4 1 70 6.90   
J. Hodge 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 5.26   
J. Davila L (0-3) 1.1 4 5 5 1 1 1 37 7.42   
J. Unknown 1.1 7 6 6 1 0 0 35 40.50   
J. Unknown 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Obermeier 56
Batters Faced: A. Obermeier 20, J. Hodge 3, J. Davila 10, J. Unknown 12, J. Unknown 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Obermeier 4-6, J. Hodge 0-1, J. Davila 2-1, J. Unknown 2-2, J. Unknown 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Obermeier 70-44, J. Hodge 15-10, J. Davila 37-21, J. Unknown 35-23, J. Unknown 6-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Davila
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jose Balli
Ballpark: Oilers Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:28
Attendance: 6925
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