ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
ST. CATHARINES BLUE JAYS AT TAMPA CAPITALS
08/12/2022
 
ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
ST. CATHARINES BLUE JAYS AT TAMPA CAPITALS
GAME ID: 4251 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 12TH , 2022 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Catharines Blue Jays (75-41) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 8 0
Tampa Capitals (56-60) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 9 0
Capitals Held in Check by Blue Jays, Lose, 3-1
St. Catharines turned a fine outing from starter Fabian Ruiz into a victory over the Tampa Capitals at Capitals Ballpark. The final score was 3-1. Ruiz, now 5-2, was the winner. In 7 innings, he gave up 6 hits, while striking out 8, walking 1, and allowing no runs. The first-place Blue Jays lifted their record to 75-41.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Dustin Merkley? The St. Catharines first baseman had a run-scoring double in the top of the first inning to put the Blue Jays on top, 1-0. For the game, Merkley had 1 double and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"At the end of the day, it's always about your starting pitcher," said St. Catharines skipper Walt DeRosier.
ST. CATHARINES BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Medina SS 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 .269 4 20
H. Flores LF 4 1 1 0 1 2 3 .269 5 26
D. Merkley 1B 5 0 2 1 0 1 4 .400 0 2
   c-T. Reed 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 5 27
A. Chiriboga 2B 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .320 8 35
M. Maughan CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .244 5 22
H. Nunez 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .280 10 26
F. Puente DH 2 0 1 2 0 1 1 .333 2 5
B. Hendrix RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .100 0 0
K. Porterfield C 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .121 1 5
   a-R. Murphree PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .326 2 15
   b-M. Davis C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 0 3
Totals 33 3 8 3 5 10 20      
a - R. Murphree pinch hit for K. Porterfield in the 8th
b - M. Davis substituted for R. Murphree in the 8th
c - T. Reed substituted for D. Merkley in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Merkley (1, 1st Inning off R. Cortez, 1 on, 1 out) , H. Flores (18, 1st Inning off R. Cortez, 0 on, 1 out) , H. Nunez (5, 6th Inning off R. Cortez, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Flores 2 , D. Merkley 3 , A. Chiriboga , M. Maughan , H. Nunez 2 , F. Puente , K. Porterfield
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Merkley 2 , M. Maughan , B. Hendrix , R. Murphree
GIDP: G. Medina
Sac Fly: F. Puente
Hit by Pitch: F. Puente
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Medina-Chiriboga-Merkley)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Z. Amos DH 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .225 18 57
C. Lewis 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .227 0 8
A. Rakers RF 3 0 1 1 0 2 1 .295 3 22
J. Olejniczak 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .295 20 68
A. Torres CF 3 0 1 0 1 2 2 .280 22 71
M. Brown 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .208 17 35
E. Foley LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .286 2 7
I. Valenzuela C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .217 14 40
   a-J. Bernard PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .255 25 66
J. Greer SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .197 1 6
Totals 34 1 9 1 3 10 20      
a - J. Bernard pinch hit for I. Valenzuela in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: Z. Amos 2 , C. Lewis , A. Rakers , J. Olejniczak , A. Torres , I. Valenzuela , J. Bernard , J. Greer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Lewis 2 , I. Valenzuela
GIDP: Z. Amos
Sac Fly: A. Rakers
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Greer-Lewis-Olejniczak)
ST. CATHARINES PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Ruiz W (5-2) 7.0 6 0 0 1 8 0 101 2.27   
G. Mortenson H (1) 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 24 3.09   
M. Dineen H (1) 0.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 22 3.89   
C. Harriger SV (8) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Ruiz 72
Batters Faced: F. Ruiz 27, G. Mortenson 5, M. Dineen 5, C. Harriger 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Ruiz 5-7, G. Mortenson 1-1, M. Dineen 0-1, C. Harriger 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Ruiz 101-71, G. Mortenson 24-15, M. Dineen 22-12, C. Harriger 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Harriger 3-0
WP: G. Mortenson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Cortez L (6-10) 7.0 6 2 2 3 7 0 107 4.17   
D. Velez 1.0 1 1 1 2 0 0 26 5.64   
E. Rios 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 18 1.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Cortez 61
Batters Faced: R. Cortez 29, D. Velez 7, E. Rios 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Cortez 5-8, D. Velez 2-1, E. Rios 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Cortez 107-60, D. Velez 26-14, E. Rios 18-12
WP: R. Cortez
Hit Batsmen: D. Velez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Fabian Ruiz
Ballpark: Capitals Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (86 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 5344
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