ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
MONTREAL ROYALS AT HARTFORD MATADORS
09/13/2026
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
MONTREAL ROYALS AT HARTFORD MATADORS
GAME ID: 2138 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montreal Royals (94-45) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 0
Hartford Matadors (87-52) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 1
Royals Jolt Matadors, 3-1, with Late Rally
Pitching was the name of the game in a tight contest between the Montreal Royals and the Hartford Matadors. Montreal won it, 3-1. Montreal starter Tony Lantinga was in command. Montreal pitcher Pedro Rodriguez got the win. He's now 7-2. Everton Jackson was tagged with the loss. Montreal is now 94-45, Hartford 87-52.

Josh Keys came through with a big-time hit for Montreal. The center fielder smacked a 2-run home run in the top of the ninth inning to give his team the lead, 3-1. It was his only hit, but it was clutch.

"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 HARTFORD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Murayama LF 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 .223 24 73
C. Yeager DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .280 4 22
J. Keys CF 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .243 12 48
   a-A. Kline CF, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 1 1
B. Hendrix RF, CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263 14 48
J. Troia SS 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .214 9 37
N. Makar 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273 1 4
M. Jensen 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .240 0 4
J. Sinclair 2B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .222 3 17
M. Gutierrez C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .211 0 4
Totals 32 3 5 3 1 7 5      
a - A. Kline substituted for J. Keys in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Troia (9, 2nd Inning off T. Morales, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Keys (12, 9th Inning off E. Jackson, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Keys 4 , B. Hendrix , J. Troia 4 , J. Sinclair 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Yeager
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Sinclair (11)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Troia-Sinclair-Jensen)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Flowers 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .268 4 35
S. Gosselin 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .409 0 2
D. Price RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .220 4 16
O. Juarez LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .243 8 32
J. Benson CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .264 8 28
T. Perez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .224 8 40
B. MacNeil DH 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .214 7 24
W. West SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .195 1 13
B. Austin C 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .232 7 36
Totals 33 1 9 1 0 9 15      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Austin (14, 3rd Inning off T. Lantinga, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. MacNeil (7, 5th Inning off T. Lantinga, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Flowers , D. Price , O. Juarez , J. Benson 2 , B. MacNeil 5 , W. West , B. Austin 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Price , O. Juarez , J. Benson , T. Perez
GIDP: T. Perez
Sac Bunt: S. Gosselin
Hit by Pitch: S. Gosselin
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: W. West (2)

FIELDING
Errors: W. West (6)
PB: B. Austin
MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE HARTFORD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Lantinga 7.0 6 1 1 0 8 1 99 4.76   
P. Rodriguez W (7-2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 2.31   
J. Bell SV (9) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 1.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Lantinga 69
Batters Faced: T. Lantinga 27, P. Rodriguez 4, J. Bell 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Lantinga 7-5, P. Rodriguez 2-0, J. Bell 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Lantinga 99-68, P. Rodriguez 13-8, J. Bell 11-6
Hit Batsmen: T. Lantinga
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Morales 7.2 3 1 1 0 5 1 93 2.55   
M. Hernandez 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.16   
E. Jackson L (5-2) 1.0 2 2 2 1 2 1 25 2.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Morales 74
Batters Faced: T. Morales 26, M. Hernandez 1, E. Jackson 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Morales 10-7, M. Hernandez 1-0, E. Jackson 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Morales 93-62, M. Hernandez 2-2, E. Jackson 25-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Hernandez 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tony Lantinga
Ballpark: Ballpark of Tacoma
Weather: Partly Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 2:52
Attendance: 17483
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