ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
MONTREAL ROYALS AT PORTLAND MAD ANTS
09/05/2023
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ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
MONTREAL ROYALS AT PORTLAND MAD ANTS
GAME ID: 2101 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montreal Royals (55-80) 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 6 7 1
Portland Mad Ants (80-55) 1 1 0 6 0 0 1 0 X 9 11 0
Kelly Leads Mad Ants to Win
Led by Josh Kelly, the Portland Mad Ants defeated the Montreal Royals, 9-6. Kelly was 2-3 with a home run, a double, and 2 walks. He drove in 4 runs and scored once for the Mad Ants. With the win, Portland raised its record to 80-55.

With Portland leading 4-1 in the bottom of the fourth, Kelly batted against Montreal pitcher Scott Staffieri. Kelly hit a cutter to left-center for a grand slam home run. His 25th home run of the season put the Mad Ants on top, 8-1.

"I keep on showing up every day and trying to put up good at-bats and find good pitches to hit," said Kelly.
MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE PORTLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Childs CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .091 1 2
J. Jones SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 8 34
   a-H. Suh PR, SS 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .224 4 21
D. DeSanto DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .258 12 36
J. Balli 3B 4 2 2 3 0 0 3 .348 3 12
J. Phelps 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .096 0 3
E. Silva RF 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .178 6 21
D. Merkley 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .133 0 2
J. Jones C 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .229 2 15
H. Flores LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .194 0 1
Totals 33 6 7 5 3 6 12      
a - H. Suh pinch ran for J. Jones in the 3rd

BATTING
Triples: J. Balli (1, 8th Inning off C. Estes, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Balli (3, 5th Inning off G. Robertson, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Childs , H. Suh , D. DeSanto , J. Balli 7 , J. Phelps , H. Flores
2-out RBI: D. DeSanto , J. Balli
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Balli , J. Jones
GIDP: D. Merkley
Hit by Pitch: J. Jones
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Silva 2 (16)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Jones (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Suh-Phelps-Merkley)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Guzman 3B 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 .185 0 1
F. Hinojos DH 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 .234 23 56
J. Kelly SS 3 1 2 4 2 0 2 .309 25 75
T. Starkey 1B 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 .275 5 50
T. Coenen LF 4 0 1 0 1 2 5 .235 12 41
M. Pelter RF 5 1 2 0 0 1 6 .295 1 11
J. McIsaac CF 3 2 1 1 1 0 3 .289 9 25
M. Peters C 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .199 9 48
N. Zander 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .236 9 48
Totals 34 9 11 9 7 5 20      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Pelter (5, 4th Inning off S. Staffieri, 0 on, 0 outs) , N. Zander (19, 4th Inning off S. Staffieri, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Kelly (22, 8th Inning off C. Casady, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Kelly (25, 4th Inning off S. Staffieri, 3 on, 1 out) , J. McIsaac (9, 7th Inning off J. Bernard, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Guzman , J. Kelly 6 , T. Starkey 2 , T. Coenen , M. Pelter 3 , J. McIsaac 4 , M. Peters , N. Zander 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Coenen , M. Pelter 2 , J. McIsaac
GIDP: M. Pelter
Hit by Pitch: J. Guzman
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Starkey-Kelly-Robertson)
PB: M. Peters
MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE PORTLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Staffieri L (2-2) 3.1 6 8 7 4 3 1 82 4.46   
G. Vincent 2.2 3 0 0 2 1 0 57 4.66   
J. Bernard 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 16 5.68   
C. Casady 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 20 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Staffieri 15
Batters Faced: S. Staffieri 21, G. Vincent 12, J. Bernard 4, C. Casady 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Staffieri 6-1, G. Vincent 2-4, J. Bernard 1-1, C. Casady 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Staffieri 82-47, G. Vincent 57-37, J. Bernard 16-11, C. Casady 20-12
WP: S. Staffieri 2
Hit Batsmen: S. Staffieri
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Robertson W (9-4) 6.0 6 5 5 3 4 1 87 2.29   
C. Payton H (11) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 4.02   
C. Estes 2.0 1 1 1 0 2 0 19 2.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Robertson 41
Batters Faced: G. Robertson 27, C. Payton 3, C. Estes 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Robertson 6-7, C. Payton 2-1, C. Estes 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Robertson 87-51, C. Payton 9-6, C. Estes 19-14
Hit Batsmen: G. Robertson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh Kelly
Ballpark: Mad Ants Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 11581
Special Notes: SS Jimmy Jones was injured being hit by a pitch.
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