ABA CLASS A
TAMPA CAPITALS AT KANSAS CITY DUST DEVILS
07/06/2024
 
ABA CLASS A
TAMPA CAPITALS AT KANSAS CITY DUST DEVILS
GAME ID: 4085 - SATURDAY, JULY 6TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Capitals (35-50) 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 7 12 2
Kansas City Dust Devils (33-52) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 5 8 12 2
5 Straight Wins for Dust Devils
Scott Jones did all he could to help his team win. In the end, though, it wasn't enough to keep the Tampa Capitals from being beaten, 8-7, to the Kansas City Dust Devils at Kansas City Grounds. Jones was 4-5 with a double and 3 singles. He drove in 4 runs. Kansas City pitcher Darius Timmons earned the win, hiking his record to 4-0. Daniel Gilles suffered the loss. The 4th-place Dust Devils have won 5 straight games.

The game reached a climactic end in the bottom of the ninth. With Kansas City trailing 7-4, Jordan Diaz delivered the decisive blow, stroking a fastball from Daniel Gilles for a grand slam home run. Ballgame.

"The name of the game is scoring runs," Diaz said. "We did a good job of that today."
TAMPA BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Jones SS 5 0 4 4 0 0 0 .315 5 39
T. Burton DH 5 1 0 0 0 2 5 .273 9 36
M. Brown 1B 3 0 1 0 2 1 2 .303 7 46
J. Avila CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 5 .320 0 12
A. Gonzalez RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .392 2 11
D. Jordan 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .295 3 13
A. Howard LF 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .328 1 13
   a-R. Kotlar LF 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .143 0 1
A. Stelting C 2 3 1 1 2 1 0 .338 7 14
M. Mellberg 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .329 1 2
Totals 37 7 12 6 5 6 26      
a - R. Kotlar substituted for A. Howard in the 5th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Gonzalez (5, 6th Inning off D. Valdez, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Jones (18, 6th Inning off C. Rigney, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Stelting (7, 8th Inning off M. Ramirez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Jones 5 , M. Brown , J. Avila , A. Gonzalez 2 , A. Howard 2 , R. Kotlar , A. Stelting 4 , M. Mellberg
2-out RBI: S. Jones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Burton , J. Avila 2 , A. Gonzalez , R. Kotlar
Sac Bunt: D. Jordan
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: S. Jones (10) , M. Mellberg (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Jordan-Jones-Brown)
OF assists: 1 (Howard(Parrott at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Martinez LF 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 .351 1 15
V. Thompson 1B 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 .275 7 28
J. Hunt 3B 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .300 3 18
B. Zerhusen RF 5 2 2 1 0 1 3 .270 20 48
J. Diaz DH 5 1 2 4 0 1 0 .365 4 30
M. Griffin CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .304 2 12
B. Wheaton SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .343 2 17
I. Parrott 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .200 2 16
M. Unger C 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .218 3 25
Totals 37 8 12 8 4 4 17      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Hunt (8, 1st Inning off J. Garcia, 0 on, 2 outs) , V. Thompson (15, 5th Inning off J. Garcia, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Zerhusen (20, 6th Inning off J. Garcia, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Diaz (4, 9th Inning off D. Gilles, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Martinez , V. Thompson 3 , J. Hunt 3 , B. Zerhusen 5 , J. Diaz 5 , M. Griffin , B. Wheaton , I. Parrott
2-out RBI: V. Thompson , J. Hunt , J. Diaz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Hunt , B. Zerhusen 2 , I. Parrott
GIDP: I. Parrott
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Martinez (3)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Martinez (1) , B. Zerhusen (1)
TAMPA PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Garcia 6.2 8 3 1 3 3 1 110 5.85   
B. Montijo H (7) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6.70   
J. Teske 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 4.50   
D. Gonzalez 0.0 1 2 2 1 0 0 12 5.43   
D. Gilles L (0-2), BS (1) 0.2 3 3 3 0 1 1 12 4.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Garcia 50
Batters Faced: J. Garcia 29, B. Montijo 2, J. Teske 3, D. Gonzalez 2, D. Gilles 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Garcia 7-7, B. Montijo 0-1, J. Teske 1-2, D. Gonzalez 0-0, D. Gilles 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Garcia 110-68, B. Montijo 4-3, J. Teske 15-8, D. Gonzalez 12-5, D. Gilles 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Montijo 1-0 , D. Gilles 2-2
WP: J. Garcia
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Valdez 5.1 8 6 5 3 2 0 101 7.34   
C. Rigney 1.2 1 0 0 2 2 0 31 6.46   
M. Ramirez 0.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 4 5.90   
D. Timmons W (4-0) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 24 3.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Valdez 29
Batters Faced: D. Valdez 26, C. Rigney 8, M. Ramirez 2, D. Timmons 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Valdez 8-5, C. Rigney 1-2, M. Ramirez 0-0, D. Timmons 4-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Valdez 101-57, C. Rigney 31-17, M. Ramirez 4-3, D. Timmons 24-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Rigney 2-2 , D. Timmons 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Scott Jones
Ballpark: Kansas City Grounds
Weather: Cloudy (87 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:49
Attendance: 5201
Special Notes: RF Andre Howard was injured while throwing the ball. SP Mike Ramirez was injured while pitching.
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