ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
TAMPA CAPITALS AT NEWARK FLYERS
08/18/2023
 
ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
TAMPA CAPITALS AT NEWARK FLYERS
GAME ID: 4318 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 18TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Capitals (64-59) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 2
Newark Flyers (77-46) 0 1 2 5 0 1 0 0 X 9 11 0
Lyons Helps Flyers Beat Capitals, 9-1
Behind a solid performance from right fielder D'Andre Lyons, the Newark Flyers defeated the Tampa Capitals, 9-1. Lyons was 3-3 with a home run, 2 singles, and a walk. He scored 3 times and drove in 3 for the Flyers. The winning pitcher was 19-year old right-handed pitcher Steve Dunn. He tossed 84 pitches over 7 innings, allowing 1 run on 5 hits. The second-place Flyers have won 4 in a row.

With Newark leading 3-0 in the bottom of the fourth, Lyons hit a sinker from Chris Davies for a 3-run home run. It was his 2nd home run of the season and put the Flyers ahead, 6-0.

"We took it on the chin tonight," said losing manager Jayden Gamble.
TAMPA BATTING LINESCORE NEWARK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Burton RF 4 1 1 1 0 3 1 .241 9 28
E. Lewis 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .173 2 16
M. Brown 1B, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .263 11 41
T. Chapin LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .237 9 25
   c-T. Dickson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .154 1 4
D. Pinto DH 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .335 15 51
C. Lewis SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .235 9 39
   a-S. Jones PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .237 5 26
I. Valenzuela C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .215 2 14
J. Escalante CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .246 13 34
N. Malone 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .255 3 6
   b-E. Foley PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .248 11 34
Totals 31 1 5 1 0 13 6      
a - S. Jones pinch hit for C. Lewis in the 7th
b - E. Foley pinch hit for N. Malone in the 8th
c - T. Dickson pinch hit for T. Chapin in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Chapin (12, 1st Inning off S. Dunn, 1 on, 2 outs) , N. Malone (2, 3rd Inning off S. Dunn, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Burton (9, 6th Inning off S. Dunn, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Burton 4 , M. Brown , T. Chapin 2 , D. Pinto , N. Malone 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Brown , D. Pinto
GIDP: C. Lewis
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: C. Davies (1) , C. Lewis (6)
Double Plays: 2 (Brown-Lewis-Brown, Lewis-Lewis-Brown)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Lyons RF 3 3 3 3 1 0 0 .382 2 10
   a-R. Wheat PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .091 0 0
N. Sheridan 1B 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 .244 21 70
B. Shafer LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .344 15 62
C. Stivers 3B 4 1 2 2 0 2 2 .298 28 76
M. Clark DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .269 35 113
F. Espindola 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .316 11 44
B. Folsy C 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .180 1 4
A. McSparin SS 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .181 4 15
H. Perez CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .167 2 2
Totals 34 9 11 8 4 10 16      
a - R. Wheat pinch hit for D. Lyons in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Sheridan (23, 6th Inning off M. Mendoza, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Clark (35, 2nd Inning off C. Davies, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Stivers (28, 3rd Inning off C. Davies, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Lyons (2, 4th Inning off C. Davies, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Lyons 6 , N. Sheridan 2 , B. Shafer 2 , C. Stivers 5 , M. Clark 4 , F. Espindola , B. Folsy
2-out RBI: D. Lyons , C. Stivers 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Clark 2 , F. Espindola
GIDP: N. Sheridan , H. Perez
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (McSparin-Espindola-Sheridan)
TAMPA PITCHING LINESCORE NEWARK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Davies L (10-11) 3.2 7 6 6 2 4 3 70 5.50   
M. Mendoza 2.2 4 3 2 2 3 0 53 4.90   
B. Montijo 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 15 3.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Davies 23
Batters Faced: C. Davies 19, M. Mendoza 14, B. Montijo 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Davies 4-2, M. Mendoza 2-2, B. Montijo 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Davies 70-43, M. Mendoza 53-33, B. Montijo 15-12
WP: M. Mendoza
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Dunn W (1-1) 7.0 5 1 1 0 9 1 84 3.66   
B. Cox 2.0 0 0 0 0 4 0 30 2.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Dunn 72
Batters Faced: S. Dunn 25, B. Cox 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Dunn 7-4, B. Cox 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Dunn 84-59, B. Cox 30-19
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: D'Andre Lyons
Ballpark: Newark Fields
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 11617
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