ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
MONTREAL ROYALS AT HARTFORD MATADORS
09/08/2025
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
MONTREAL ROYALS AT HARTFORD MATADORS
GAME ID: 2133 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montreal Royals (75-65) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 10 1
Hartford Matadors (70-70) 0 0 1 7 0 1 1 0 X 10 10 1
Flowers hits 2 home runs in Matadors Win
Chris Flowers knocked in 5 runs to help Hartford beat Montreal, 10-5. The Willowbrook, California native tallied 1 single and 2 home runs. Vinny Padilla, the winner, improved to 9-5. He held Montreal to 3 runs on 4 hits over 5 innings, while racking up 9 strikeouts. The 5th-place Matadors now have a record of 70-70.

Flowers had a big hit for Hartford with one out in the bottom of the fourth. With Hartford leading 4-0, Flowers hit a 3-run home run. It was his 17th home run of the season and put the Matadors up, 7-0.

"The name of the game is scoring runs," Flowers said. "We did a good job of that today."
MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE HARTFORD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Mann 3B 5 1 1 2 0 4 0 .220 3 15
C. Yeager DH 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 .273 8 42
B. Hendrix CF 3 0 2 2 2 1 0 .277 18 68
T. Murayama LF 4 1 1 0 0 3 3 .127 4 6
A. Lujan 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .181 18 45
S. Paiva SS 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .247 4 11
J. Lopez RF 5 1 4 1 0 0 0 .227 6 14
M. Benitez 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .095 0 0
   a-J. Keys PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .077 0 1
   b-E. Otero 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .235 0 5
J. Wardlaw C 4 0 0 0 0 2 8 .197 6 25
Totals 36 5 10 5 5 15 24      
a - J. Keys pinch hit for M. Benitez in the 6th
b - E. Otero substituted for J. Keys in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Lujan (6, 6th Inning off V. Padilla, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Hendrix (24, 8th Inning off R. Barmore, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Mann , C. Yeager , B. Hendrix 3 , T. Murayama , A. Lujan 2 , J. Lopez 4
2-out RBI: J. Mann , B. Hendrix
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Murayama , A. Lujan , J. Wardlaw 2
Hit by Pitch: T. Murayama , A. Lujan
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: B. Hendrix (12)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Juarez RF 3 1 1 2 1 1 0 .217 0 3
M. McKechnie LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 5 .240 10 47
C. Flowers 2B 4 2 3 5 0 0 1 .287 17 58
D. Aschenbrener SS 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .210 13 41
S. Doyle DH 4 2 1 1 1 2 4 .248 9 50
J. Duenas 1B 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .208 7 32
J. Pettit 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .208 0 1
B. Austin C 3 2 0 0 1 0 3 .167 0 2
J. Brosius CF 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .278 0 18
Totals 34 10 10 9 5 9 20      
BATTING
Doubles: M. McKechnie (23, 1st Inning off D. Damian, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Flowers 2 (17, 4th Inning off D. Damian, 2 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off R. Boyd, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Doyle (9, 4th Inning off R. Boyd, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: O. Juarez , M. McKechnie 3 , C. Flowers 9 , S. Doyle 4 , J. Duenas , J. Pettit , J. Brosius
2-out RBI: , C. Flowers 2 , S. Doyle , J. Brosius
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. McKechnie , D. Aschenbrener , S. Doyle
Sac Bunt: J. Brosius
Hit by Pitch: O. Juarez , C. Flowers
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: J. Brosius (3)
OF assists: 1 (Brosius(Yeager at home))
MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE HARTFORD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Damian L (0-2) 3.1 7 7 6 3 5 1 68 8.22   
R. Boyd 3.1 3 3 2 2 4 2 60 5.40   
B. Hardy 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 4.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Damian 20
Batters Faced: D. Damian 21, R. Boyd 15, B. Hardy 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Damian 3-2, R. Boyd 4-2, B. Hardy 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Damian 68-43, R. Boyd 60-37, B. Hardy 22-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Hardy 2-0
WP: R. Boyd
Hit Batsmen: B. Hardy 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
V. Padilla W (9-5) 5.0 4 3 3 4 9 0 111 3.81   
J. Schwartz 1.0 3 2 2 1 3 0 39 2.05   
R. Barmore SV (2) 3.0 3 0 0 0 3 0 53 3.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. Padilla 52
Batters Faced: V. Padilla 24, J. Schwartz 8, R. Barmore 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. Padilla 4-2, J. Schwartz 0-0, R. Barmore 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: V. Padilla 111-64, J. Schwartz 39-24, R. Barmore 53-32
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Schwartz 3-3
Hit Batsmen: V. Padilla , J. Schwartz
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Flowers
Ballpark: Ballpark of Tacoma
Weather: Cloudy (53 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 4:19
Attendance: 4959
Special Notes: Rain delay of 15 minutes in the 3rd inning.
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