ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
MONTREAL ROYALS AT PORTLAND MAD ANTS
08/29/2022
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
MONTREAL ROYALS AT PORTLAND MAD ANTS
GAME ID: 2066 - MONDAY, AUGUST 29TH , 2022 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montreal Royals (82-45) 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 8 1
Portland Mad Ants (61-66) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 6 1
Royals Victors, 4-3, at Portland
Montreal starter Jim Murphy pitched well against the Portland Mad Ants at Mad Ants Ballpark. The right-hander led his team to a win, 4-3. Murphy picked up the win for Montreal, going 5 innings. He gave up 2 runs on 4 hits. He now sports a record of 6-5. The victory gives Montreal a record of 82-45.

Montreal used the hitting of Jose Fontes to pick up the win. The shortstop clubbed a solo home run in the top of the seventh inning to put the Royals on top, 4-2. For the game, Fontes had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"It takes a lot of things to win a ballgame," said Montreal manager Bobby White. "It's usually not just one thing."
MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE PORTLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Stein 1B 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .270 0 3
M. Russo CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .246 13 49
J. Moore LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .224 16 54
G. Marquez DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .247 20 67
A. Chiriboga 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .305 5 25
D. James 3B 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 .207 5 21
J. Fontes SS 4 1 2 1 0 2 1 .280 4 34
H. Ramos C 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .118 0 5
R. Swift RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .255 5 22
Totals 35 4 8 2 2 9 17      
BATTING
Home Runs: J. Fontes (4, 7th Inning off P. Herzog, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Stein , M. Russo 2 , A. Chiriboga 2 , J. Fontes 5 , H. Ramos
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Stein , J. Moore 2 , D. James , R. Swift
Sac Fly: H. Ramos
Hit by Pitch: D. James
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: J. Moore (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Chiriboga-Fontes-Stein)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Kirchner CF 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .253 9 34
T. Starkey 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .252 7 33
M. Vitulli 3B 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .243 8 60
R. Brown LF 3 1 1 1 1 2 3 .237 9 30
F. Hinojos RF 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 .199 10 32
J. Fritz 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .259 6 21
R. Kesterson SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .230 6 36
   a-G. Valenzuela PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326 0 9
J. Roper C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .196 9 29
   b-C. Yost PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 5 38
J. Unknown DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-T. Laurie DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .227 1 7
Totals 30 3 6 3 3 7 13      
a - G. Valenzuela pinch hit for R. Kesterson in the 9th
b - C. Yost pinch hit for J. Roper in the 9th
c - T. Laurie inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Kirchner (27, 8th Inning off J. Hewson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Brown (9, 4th Inning off J. Murphy, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Kirchner 3 , T. Starkey , M. Vitulli , R. Brown 4 , R. Kesterson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Vitulli , J. Fritz 2
GIDP: J. Roper
Sac Fly: M. Vitulli , F. Hinojos
Hit by Pitch: F. Hinojos
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: P. Kirchner (5)
PB: J. Roper
MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE PORTLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Murphy W (6-5) 5.0 4 2 2 2 3 1 86 2.48   
Y. Kym H (3) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 24 1.69   
J. Hewson H (2) 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 22 3.06   
S. Staffieri SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 0.49   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Murphy 52
Batters Faced: J. Murphy 21, Y. Kym 6, J. Hewson 6, S. Staffieri 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Murphy 3-8, Y. Kym 2-2, J. Hewson 0-2, S. Staffieri 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Murphy 86-49, Y. Kym 24-16, J. Hewson 22-12, S. Staffieri 16-10
Hit Batsmen: J. Murphy
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Gonzalez L (4-5) 5.0 4 3 1 1 4 0 68 3.83   
P. Herzog 2.0 2 1 1 1 3 1 30 4.08   
D. Gonzalez 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00   
G. Robertson 1.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 36 3.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Gonzalez 54
Batters Faced: M. Gonzalez 21, P. Herzog 9, D. Gonzalez 1, G. Robertson 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Gonzalez 3-8, P. Herzog 1-2, D. Gonzalez 0-1, G. Robertson 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Gonzalez 68-46, P. Herzog 30-21, D. Gonzalez 3-1, G. Robertson 36-24
WP: P. Herzog
Hit Batsmen: G. Robertson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Murphy
Ballpark: Mad Ants Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 6124
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