ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
ATLANTA AGGIES AT KALAMAZOO COMETS
07/10/2023
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ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
ATLANTA AGGIES AT KALAMAZOO COMETS
GAME ID: 7426 - MONDAY, JULY 10TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Aggies (21-66) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 8 12 1
Kalamazoo Comets (34-53) 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 2 X 9 13 0
Grissom, Aggies Fall to Comets
The Kalamazoo Comets withstood an impressive performance by Atlanta right fielder Matt Grissom to defeat the Aggies, 9-8, at Wizards Stadium. Grissom belted 2 home runs. He drove in 5 runs and scored twice. Jim Unknown earned his 1st save in 1 chances. The Comets move to 34-53 with the win, while the Aggies drop to 21-66.

Kalamazoo second baseman Max Benitez helped the Comets go up, 3-2, in the bottom of the sixth inning. With the game tied, Benitez hit a run-scoring single off Atlanta pitcher Tyler Murphy.

"I like the grit of this ballclub," Benitez said.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE KALAMAZOO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Hatton 2B 3 1 2 0 2 0 0 .248 9 24
C. Tams CF 4 1 2 0 1 0 4 .333 3 13
J. Beck 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 8 .355 6 20
D. Willingham DH 5 2 2 0 0 3 3 .274 10 34
M. Grissom RF 4 2 2 5 1 2 1 .282 17 55
J. Jirkovsky 3B 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 .243 9 27
J. Polanco LF 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .307 8 33
B. Heath SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .255 9 34
   a-D. Semones PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .248 4 14
J. Unknown C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
   b-N. Grove PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .210 2 4
Totals 39 8 12 8 6 10 22      
a - D. Semones pinch hit for B. Heath in the 9th
b - N. Grove pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Willingham (12, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Jirkovsky (9, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Grissom 2 (17, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 1 out) , J. Polanco (8, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Hatton 2 , C. Tams 2 , D. Willingham 3 , M. Grissom 8 , J. Jirkovsky 5 , J. Polanco 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Beck , D. Willingham , N. Grove
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: J. Polanco (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Jirkovsky-Hatton-Beck, Grissom-Unknown)
OF assists: 1 (Grissom(Benitez at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Shein LF 4 2 2 0 1 0 1 .253 10 39
M. Benitez 2B 4 1 3 1 0 1 1 .306 18 50
J. Muniz 1B 5 1 3 4 0 0 2 .306 11 31
   a-F. Vasquez 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .385 2 7
C. Nilsen DH 2 2 1 0 3 0 2 .216 4 7
A. Vargas C 4 0 0 0 1 2 5 .213 5 16
S. Poquette CF 4 1 2 3 1 0 2 .256 3 10
C. Brown 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .283 7 26
E. Kirkman RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .199 4 12
J. Browne SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .161 4 16
Totals 35 9 13 8 7 6 20      
a - F. Vasquez substituted for J. Muniz in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Muniz (11, 6th Inning off T. Murphy, 2 on, 2 outs) , S. Poquette (3, 8th Inning off T. Murphy, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Shein 2 , M. Benitez 3 , J. Muniz 6 , C. Nilsen , S. Poquette 5 , C. Brown , J. Browne
2-out RBI: M. Benitez , J. Muniz , S. Poquette 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Benitez , J. Muniz , S. Poquette , C. Brown , E. Kirkman
GIDP: C. Nilsen
Hit by Pitch: M. Benitez
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Nilsen (4) , E. Kirkman (5)
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE KALAMAZOO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Smith L (0-5) 5.2 6 3 2 5 4 0 101 9.58   
T. Murphy 2.0 7 6 6 2 2 2 61 11.25   
J. Unknown 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Smith 46
Batters Faced: R. Smith 27, T. Murphy 15, J. Unknown 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Smith 8-2, T. Murphy 3-1, J. Unknown 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Smith 101-57, T. Murphy 61-35, J. Unknown 5-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Murphy 1-1
WP: T. Murphy
Hit Batsmen: R. Smith
Balk: R. Smith
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown 5.1 5 2 2 3 7 1 113 3.38   
J. Unknown W (1-0) 3.1 7 6 6 2 2 3 75 16.20   
J. Unknown SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 10 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 54
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 24, J. Unknown 19, J. Unknown 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 5-4, J. Unknown 3-5, J. Unknown 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 113-64, J. Unknown 75-43, J. Unknown 10-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-0
WP: J. Unknown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Grissom
Ballpark: Wizards Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 4:16
Attendance: 3296
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