ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
MONTREAL ROYALS AT LAREDO GHOSTS
08/27/2026
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
MONTREAL ROYALS AT LAREDO GHOSTS
GAME ID: 2048 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 27TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montreal Royals (83-41) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 7 0
Laredo Ghosts (53-71) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 1
Ghosts Suffer 4-2 Setback
The Royals grabbed a win, 4-2, at Ghosts Ballpark, overcoming a fine effort from Laredo pitcher Fabian Ruiz. Ruiz went 6.2 innings and allowed 1 run. Montreal is now 83-41, while Laredo is 53-71.

Montreal needed the clutch hitting of Brian Hendrix to seal the deal. The right fielder swatted a 2-run home run in the top of the eighth inning to put the Royals on top, 3-2. For the game, Hendrix had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"Our goal is to improve each and every day," Hendrix told the Montreal News.
MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE LAREDO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Murayama LF 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .224 21 63
J. Sinclair 2B 5 2 3 1 0 1 1 .235 3 16
B. Hendrix RF 4 1 2 2 0 1 2 .255 12 41
J. Keys DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .244 11 41
R. Compton 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .261 13 38
J. Troia 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .219 6 27
A. Kline CF 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .100 1 1
D. Cook SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .289 5 37
X. Brandon C 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .167 0 3
Totals 35 4 7 4 3 11 13      
BATTING
Home Runs: J. Sinclair (3, 3rd Inning off F. Ruiz, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Hendrix (12, 8th Inning off F. Stroud, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Kline (1, 9th Inning off D. Diggs, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Sinclair 6 , B. Hendrix 5 , A. Kline 4 , D. Cook
2-out RBI: J. Sinclair
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Murayama , J. Keys , R. Compton
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Hendrix (14)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Troia-Cook-Troia, Troia, Cook-Sinclair-Troia)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Halici RF 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 .288 4 19
M. Fath CF 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 .265 12 35
M. Blevins LF 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 .229 13 42
   a-J. Perez PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .272 4 19
J. Morgan 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .251 10 31
T. Ivanez 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .248 6 18
B. Largent DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .342 5 38
A. Baldwin 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .252 12 33
F. Pachner C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 7 35
M. Nelson SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .234 4 34
Totals 29 2 6 2 4 6 13      
a - J. Perez pinch hit for M. Blevins in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: F. Halici , M. Fath 2 , J. Morgan , B. Largent , M. Nelson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Morgan
GIDP: M. Fath , T. Ivanez
Sac Fly: M. Blevins
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: A. Baldwin (15)
MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE LAREDO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Matthews 5.0 4 2 2 4 2 0 89 2.65   
B. Murphy W (1-2) 2.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 29 1.87   
J. Bell SV (5) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 18 1.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Matthews 49
Batters Faced: M. Matthews 21, B. Murphy 8, J. Bell 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Matthews 3-8, B. Murphy 3-2, J. Bell 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Matthews 89-54, B. Murphy 29-19, J. Bell 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Murphy 2-0 , J. Bell 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Ruiz 6.2 4 1 1 2 9 1 110 4.09   
F. Stroud L (1-2), BS (3) 1.1 2 2 2 0 1 1 26 3.80   
D. Diggs 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 1 22 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Ruiz 69
Batters Faced: F. Ruiz 26, F. Stroud 7, D. Diggs 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Ruiz 8-3, F. Stroud 1-2, D. Diggs 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Ruiz 110-69, F. Stroud 26-18, D. Diggs 22-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Stroud 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Fabian Ruiz
Ballpark: Ghosts Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 5349
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