ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
PORTLAND MAD ANTS AT MONTREAL ROYALS
09/16/2026
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
PORTLAND MAD ANTS AT MONTREAL ROYALS
GAME ID: 2156 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Portland Mad Ants (70-72) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 10 0
Montreal Royals (95-47) 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 X 5 10 0
Royals Curb Mad Ants, 5-3
Montreal starter Mark Stuart pitched effectively against the Portland Mad Ants at Turtles Ballpark. The right-hander led his team to a win, 5-3. Stuart picked up the win for Montreal, going 7.2 innings. He gave up 3 runs on 8 hits. He now sports a record of 14-7. Earning the save was Pedro Rodriguez. He's now cashed in 16 of 19 save opportunities.

Nick Makar took Portland hurler Jaheim Jennings deep in the bottom of the fourth. His 2-run home run put the Royals on top, 4-2. In all, Makar had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 3.

"It's about putting our team in the best position to win ballgames," said Stuart.

The third-place Mad Ants have lost 4 straight games.
PORTLAND BATTING LINESCORE MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Alvarado CF 5 1 1 0 0 3 3 .240 6 41
J. Kelly 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .247 14 40
J. Hinkey 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .276 5 20
J. McElwain LF 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .244 20 83
A. Aime 1B 4 0 2 2 0 1 1 .280 19 71
S. English RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .245 4 13
N. Zander DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .229 7 28
T. Hirsch C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .225 11 44
M. Going SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .244 3 18
Totals 36 3 10 3 1 10 11      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Aime (21, 8th Inning off P. Rodriguez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Alvarado , J. Kelly , J. Hinkey , J. McElwain , A. Aime 3 , S. English , T. Hirsch , M. Going 2
2-out RBI: , A. Aime 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Alvarado , S. English 2
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: S. English (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Aime-Going-Aime, Hinkey-Going-Aime)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Sinclair 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .224 3 19
J. Keys CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .254 12 49
   b-M. Jensen 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 4
B. Hendrix RF, CF 2 1 2 0 2 0 0 .268 14 49
T. Murayama LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .220 24 74
F. Fischetti 1B 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .279 13 50
   a-R. Waugh PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 2 3
   c-A. Kline CF, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 1 1
C. Yeager DH 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .276 4 23
J. Troia SS 4 1 1 1 0 2 4 .217 10 40
N. Makar 3B 3 1 2 2 0 1 0 .291 2 6
M. Gutierrez C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .208 0 4
Totals 31 5 10 5 3 9 13      
a - R. Waugh pinch hit for F. Fischetti in the 8th
b - M. Jensen substituted for J. Keys in the 9th
c - A. Kline substituted for R. Waugh in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Sinclair (10, 4th Inning off J. Jennings, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: N. Makar (2, 4th Inning off J. Jennings, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Troia (10, 6th Inning off J. Fields, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Sinclair 2 , J. Keys 2 , B. Hendrix 2 , F. Fischetti , C. Yeager , J. Troia 4 , N. Makar 5
2-out RBI: F. Fischetti , C. Yeager
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Keys , F. Fischetti , J. Troia
GIDP: T. Murayama 2
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Hendrix (7)
PORTLAND PITCHING LINESCORE MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Jennings L (9-12) 4.2 8 4 4 2 5 1 97 3.59   
J. Fields 3.1 2 1 1 1 4 1 48 4.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Jennings 35
Batters Faced: J. Jennings 22, J. Fields 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Jennings 5-2, J. Fields 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Jennings 97-51, J. Fields 48-30
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Stuart W (14-7) 7.2 8 3 3 1 8 0 111 2.58   
P. Rodriguez SV (16) 1.1 2 0 0 0 2 0 23 2.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Stuart 58
Batters Faced: M. Stuart 31, P. Rodriguez 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Stuart 5-9, P. Rodriguez 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Stuart 111-71, P. Rodriguez 23-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Rodriguez 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mark Stuart
Ballpark: Turtles Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 16616
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