ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
GRAND RAPIDS JET HAWKS AT ST. CATHARINES BLUE JAYS
08/04/2023
 
ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
GRAND RAPIDS JET HAWKS AT ST. CATHARINES BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 4224 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 4TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
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Grand Rapids Jet Hawks (67-43) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 4 0
St. Catharines Blue Jays (68-42) 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 X 4 5 0
Grand Rapids Upended by St. Catharines, 4-2
St. Catharines right-hander Fabian Ruiz pitched his team to victory over the Grand Rapids Jet Hawks at Engineers Ballpark. The final score was 4-2. Chase Harriger, who leads the N-A in saves with 23, nailed down the save. Grand Rapids has now lost 4 consecutive games.

In the bottom of the fourth, St. Catharines left fielder Hugo Merino had a productive at-bat. With runners on 1st and 3rd and two out, Merino stroked a run-scoring single to center. It made the score 1-0, St. Catharines. For the game, he went 1-3.

"Nice, tidy little win," Ruiz said after the game.
GRAND RAPIDS BATTING LINESCORE ST. CATHARINES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Swain 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .269 22 64
M. Robertson 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .233 9 42
B. Porter RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .292 20 73
D. Coffey 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .334 23 69
M. DeLaet DH 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .240 7 18
C. Herd SS 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .268 9 25
D. Lepp LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .174 4 8
J. Sadler CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .239 14 56
J. Bresette C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 2 10
Totals 30 2 4 2 0 7 4      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Coffey (22, 2nd Inning off F. Ruiz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. DeLaet (7, 5th Inning off F. Ruiz, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Herd (9, 8th Inning off F. Ruiz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Swain , D. Coffey 2 , M. DeLaet 4 , C. Herd 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Lepp
GIDP: M. Robertson
Team LOB: 1
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Hendrix CF 2 2 0 0 1 1 1 .252 13 52
R. Compton DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .241 17 47
M. Jensen 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .271 5 22
M. Odendahl RF, LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .286 31 81
H. Merino LF 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .217 15 38
   a-C. Henderson RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .329 6 20
D. Reed 1B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .467 3 4
   b-T. Powell 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
A. Lujan 3B 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .212 11 29
W. Bodin C 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .271 17 50
S. Paiva SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .315 2 15
Totals 28 4 5 3 3 4 13      
a - C. Henderson substituted for H. Merino in the 7th
b - T. Powell substituted for D. Reed in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Reed (1, 5th Inning off J. Chacon, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Jensen , H. Merino , D. Reed 2 , A. Lujan , S. Paiva
2-out RBI: H. Merino
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Compton , C. Henderson
Hit by Pitch: B. Hendrix
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Hendrix (15)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lujan-Jensen-Powell)
GRAND RAPIDS PITCHING LINESCORE ST. CATHARINES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Chacon L (8-6) 4.1 3 3 3 2 4 0 74 3.70   
V. Joya 3.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 37 7.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Chacon 47
Batters Faced: J. Chacon 18, V. Joya 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Chacon 2-6, V. Joya 8-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Chacon 74-49, V. Joya 37-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Joya 2-1
WP: V. Joya
Hit Batsmen: J. Chacon
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Ruiz W (10-5) 8.0 3 2 2 0 6 2 88 3.53   
C. Harriger SV (23) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 1.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Ruiz 74
Batters Faced: F. Ruiz 27, C. Harriger 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Ruiz 12-6, C. Harriger 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: F. Ruiz 88-60, C. Harriger 7-6
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Fabian Ruiz
Ballpark: Engineers Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (81 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:29
Attendance: 13248
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