ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
ST. CATHARINES BLUE JAYS AT TAMPA CAPITALS
09/01/2023
 
ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
ST. CATHARINES BLUE JAYS AT TAMPA CAPITALS
GAME ID: 4385 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Catharines Blue Jays (86-50) 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 6 13 1
Tampa Capitals (67-69) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0
Gomez Propels St. Catharines to 6-1 Win
Getting an impressive start from Alex Gomez, St. Catharines beat Tampa by the score of 6-1. The first-place Blue Jays have won 4 in a row.

Gomez's performance can only be described as masterful. He notched 8 strikeouts in 8 innings while allowing 5 hits. Gomez, who is tied for 2nd in the N-A in complete games with 2, goes to 8-7 on the year with 125 strikeouts.

"I really like what we did out there today," Gomez said after the game.
ST. CATHARINES BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Hendrix CF 5 1 2 0 0 2 1 .268 19 68
H. Merino LF 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 .217 18 55
D. Reed DH 5 0 2 0 0 1 4 .345 3 10
R. Compton 3B 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 .248 22 68
C. Henderson RF 5 0 2 1 0 1 4 .312 6 24
M. Wisler 1B 5 1 1 0 0 0 5 .279 3 7
J. Espinoza 2B 4 1 1 3 1 0 0 .327 4 16
E. Montes de Oca SS 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .273 13 38
W. Bodin C 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .262 17 51
Totals 38 6 13 6 4 10 17      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Reed (8, 3rd Inning off G. Yarrington, 0 on, 2 outs) , H. Merino (12, 6th Inning off G. Yarrington, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: B. Hendrix (5, 1st Inning off G. Yarrington, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Espinoza (4, 7th Inning off J. Palacios, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Hendrix 4 , H. Merino 3 , D. Reed 3 , R. Compton 2 , C. Henderson 2 , M. Wisler , J. Espinoza 4 , W. Bodin
2-out RBI: H. Merino
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Reed , R. Compton , M. Wisler , W. Bodin
GIDP: M. Wisler
Hit by Pitch: E. Montes de Oca
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Henderson (2)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Hendrix (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Burton RF 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 .231 9 31
E. Lewis 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .191 3 20
M. Brown 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .249 12 46
T. Chapin LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .240 9 28
D. Pinto 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .340 18 59
C. Lewis SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .239 11 45
I. Valenzuela C 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .238 2 15
J. Escalante CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .245 14 37
N. Malone DH 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .241 3 6
   a-S. Jones DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .234 5 27
Totals 32 1 5 1 1 11 8      
a - S. Jones inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Chapin (14, 1st Inning off A. Gomez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Escalante (1, 8th Inning off A. Gomez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Brown , T. Chapin 2 , I. Valenzuela , J. Escalante 3 , N. Malone
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Brown , D. Pinto
Sac Fly: T. Burton
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lewis-Lewis-Brown)
ST. CATHARINES PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Gomez W (8-7) 8.0 5 1 1 0 8 0 101 4.24   
R. Doran 1.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 18 3.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Gomez 76
Batters Faced: A. Gomez 30, R. Doran 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Gomez 9-7, R. Doran 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Gomez 101-72, R. Doran 18-11
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Yarrington L (5-5) 6.0 9 3 3 3 7 0 102 4.32   
J. Palacios 0.1 3 3 3 0 0 1 21 4.28   
D. Gonzalez 1.2 0 0 0 1 3 0 28 6.18   
G. Thomas 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 3.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Yarrington 46
Batters Faced: G. Yarrington 30, J. Palacios 4, D. Gonzalez 6, G. Thomas 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Yarrington 5-5, J. Palacios 0-1, D. Gonzalez 1-1, G. Thomas 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Yarrington 102-63, J. Palacios 21-14, D. Gonzalez 28-17, G. Thomas 16-11
Hit Batsmen: G. Yarrington
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alex Gomez
Ballpark: Capitals Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (81 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 4371
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