ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
TAMPA CAPITALS AT KANSAS CITY DUST DEVILS
07/06/2023
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ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
TAMPA CAPITALS AT KANSAS CITY DUST DEVILS
GAME ID: 4062 - THURSDAY, JULY 6TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Capitals (46-37) 0 4 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 9 13 0
Kansas City Dust Devils (41-42) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1
Mellberg Hits 2 home runs in Capitals Win
Tampa and Kansas City got after it at Kansas City Grounds.

Tampa third baseman Matt Mellberg helped his team beat the Kansas City Dust Devils, 9-1. Mellberg went 2 for 3 for the Capitals. Chun-mei Ding, the winning pitcher, improved to 2-0. He pitched 8.1 innings, giving up 1 hits and 1 run, while striking out 5 and walking 4.

Elijah Lewis hit a 2-run double off John Pritt in the top of the second, which put the Capitals in front, 2-0. In addition to the double, Lewis had 1 single, while going 2 for 3.

"If we play like this, we can win a lot of games," Mellberg told the Tampa Daily.

The triumph puts Tampa at 46-37 for the season.
TAMPA BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Jones 1B, 2B 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 .241 5 22
D. Robinson CF 5 1 1 2 0 3 0 .222 1 2
D. Pinto DH 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .326 2 6
T. Chapin RF 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .292 4 5
J. Greer SS, 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .281 3 10
E. Foley LF 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 .244 11 32
   a-J. Masoner PH, SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400 0 0
A. McColl C 4 1 2 0 1 0 3 .234 8 17
E. Lewis 2B 3 2 2 2 0 0 1 .177 1 10
   b-M. Gilmore PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
M. Mellberg 3B 3 2 2 4 0 1 1 .500 3 6
   c-N. Malone PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273 3 6
   d-R. Beall LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
Totals 41 9 13 9 4 9 16      
a - J. Masoner pinch hit for E. Foley in the 7th
b - M. Gilmore pinch hit for E. Lewis in the 7th
c - N. Malone pinch hit for M. Mellberg in the 7th
d - R. Beall substituted for N. Malone in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Lewis (3, 2nd Inning off J. Pritt, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Mellberg 2 (3, 2nd Inning off J. Pritt, 1 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off S. Peretti, 1 on, 0 outs) , E. Foley (11, 4th Inning off J. Pritt, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Robinson (1, 5th Inning off S. Peretti, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Robinson 4 , D. Pinto 2 , T. Chapin , J. Greer , E. Foley 4 , J. Masoner , A. McColl 2 , E. Lewis 3 , M. Mellberg 8
2-out RBI: E. Lewis , M. Mellberg
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Greer , A. McColl , M. Mellberg , R. Beall
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Lewis (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Flores CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .247 9 30
K. Cimini DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .247 16 39
R. Kreger 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 13 40
   a-J. Martinez PH, 1B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .167 0 0
E. Hying RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .211 15 40
C. Wassink 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .287 3 8
J. Riggle LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .227 7 18
J. Gonzales 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 5 19
M. Martinez SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 7 21
   b-J. Callis PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .243 9 20
   c-D. Banford SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 1 2
T. Gonzalez C 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .111 0 0
Totals 29 1 3 1 4 7 8      
a - J. Martinez pinch hit for R. Kreger in the 7th
b - J. Callis pinch hit for M. Martinez in the 8th
c - D. Banford substituted for J. Callis in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: C. Wassink (3, 2nd Inning off C. Ding, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Martinez , C. Wassink 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Cimini , J. Riggle
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: E. Hying (5)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Banford (2)
TAMPA PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Ding W (2-0) 8.1 1 1 1 4 5 1 103 2.01   
M. Flores 0.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 14 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Ding 78
Batters Faced: C. Ding 29, M. Flores 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Ding 5-14, M. Flores 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Ding 103-64, M. Flores 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Flores 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Pritt L (3-6) 3.1 3 5 5 2 2 2 52 4.83   
S. Peretti 3.0 8 4 4 2 3 2 67 4.57   
J. Martinez 2.2 2 0 0 0 4 0 37 6.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Pritt 32
Batters Faced: J. Pritt 15, S. Peretti 19, J. Martinez 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Pritt 4-4, S. Peretti 5-1, J. Martinez 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Pritt 52-33, S. Peretti 67-36, J. Martinez 37-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Martinez 1-0
WP: S. Peretti
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Mellberg
Ballpark: Kansas City Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (80 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 5124
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