ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
NASHVILLE LASERS AT MONTREAL CANADIENS
08/27/2025
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ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
NASHVILLE LASERS AT MONTREAL CANADIENS
GAME ID: 2071 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Nashville Lasers (75-54) 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 6 11 1
Montreal Canadiens (42-87) 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 9 0
Lasers Drop Canadiens, 6-5
Nashville first baseman Matt Kuperberg picked up 5 ribbies while helping his team beat back the Montreal Canadiens, 6-5. Tom Herzing was credited with the save, his 37th in 41 tries. The losses continue to pile up for Montreal, which has now fallen 10 times in a row.

With Nashville leading 4-3 in the top of the fifth, Kuperberg hit a 2-run single off Montreal hurler Dana Walker. It was the 66th hit of the season for Kuperberg and put his team ahead, 6-3.

"We've hit a rough patch right now," said Montreal skipper .
NASHVILLE BATTING LINESCORE MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Valle LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .265 3 38
   a-B. Roe PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .206 1 8
L. Peck RF 5 2 3 1 0 1 2 .269 17 51
J. Bender 3B 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .273 11 48
   d-A. Davenport 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 7 33
R. Thurman DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .266 4 15
M. Kuperberg 1B 4 1 2 5 0 1 0 .280 7 31
   b-A. Huey CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 4 19
H. Landa SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .208 15 45
J. Rupp CF 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 .147 4 13
   c-S. Fites 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 0 1
A. Tyndall 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .247 12 55
S. Huhtinen C 4 1 3 0 0 1 1 .692 2 4
Totals 36 6 11 6 3 11 18      
a - B. Roe pinch hit for M. Valle in the 9th
b - A. Huey substituted for M. Kuperberg in the 9th
c - S. Fites substituted for J. Rupp in the 9th
d - A. Davenport substituted for J. Bender in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Valle (28, 5th Inning off C. Johnson, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Kuperberg (7, 4th Inning off C. Johnson, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Valle 2 , L. Peck 3 , J. Bender , M. Kuperberg 5 , A. Tyndall , S. Huhtinen 3
2-out RBI: M. Kuperberg
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Peck
GIDP: J. Bender
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Peck (13)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Kuperberg (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Staley RF 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 .226 12 31
M. Gelardi 2B 5 1 1 2 0 3 3 .189 16 31
C. Stoll SS 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .274 19 51
C. Routh 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .307 15 67
J. Kelley CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .280 5 19
A. Borrego 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .211 21 60
J. Love LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .273 11 47
J. Medina C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .215 5 22
J. Unknown DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 0
   a-B. McCabe DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 10 25
Totals 37 5 9 5 2 9 14      
a - B. McCabe inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Borrego (16, 8th Inning off P. Higginbotham, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Kelley (3, 8th Inning off P. Higginbotham, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Gelardi (16, 3rd Inning off J. Canas, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Staley 2 , M. Gelardi 4 , C. Routh 2 , J. Kelley 4 , A. Borrego 2 , J. Love
2-out RBI: C. Routh
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Routh , A. Borrego , J. Medina
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Staley 2 (27)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Routh-Gelardi-Borrego)
OF assists: 1 (Staley(Huhtinen at 2nd base))
NASHVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Canas 4.1 5 3 2 1 3 1 91 4.82   
P. Higginbotham W (4-8) 3.0 4 2 2 0 3 0 41 5.35   
J. Racinowski H (20) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 2.25   
T. Herzing SV (37) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 18 2.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Canas 45
Batters Faced: J. Canas 20, P. Higginbotham 13, J. Racinowski 2, T. Herzing 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Canas 2-8, P. Higginbotham 4-2, J. Racinowski 0-0, T. Herzing 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Canas 91-59, P. Higginbotham 41-30, J. Racinowski 8-6, T. Herzing 18-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Higginbotham 1-0 , J. Racinowski 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Vera 3.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 40 4.40   
C. Johnson L (2-5) 1.0 6 6 6 1 1 1 34 8.42   
D. Walker 2.0 3 0 0 0 3 0 27 4.77   
J. Cirulli 2.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 36 4.25   
G. Lopez 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 4.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Vera 59
Batters Faced: S. Vera 10, C. Johnson 10, D. Walker 9, J. Cirulli 7, G. Lopez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Vera 4-2, C. Johnson 0-2, D. Walker 2-1, J. Cirulli 1-1, G. Lopez 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Vera 40-25, C. Johnson 34-22, D. Walker 27-18, J. Cirulli 36-23, G. Lopez 9-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Walker 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Kuperberg
Ballpark: Oilers Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 15 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:31
Attendance: 2785
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