ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
KALAMAZOO COMETS AT MEXICO CITY AZTECS
07/16/2023
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ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
KALAMAZOO COMETS AT MEXICO CITY AZTECS
GAME ID: 7449 - SUNDAY, JULY 16TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kalamazoo Comets (35-57) 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 5 3
Mexico City Aztecs (57-35) 5 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 X 13 9 0
Ciervo Socks 2 Home Runs in 13-3 Mexico City Win
The Mexico City Aztecs easily defeated the Kalamazoo Comets, 13-3, at Tony Gwynn Stadium, with third baseman Jeff Ciervo a main contributor to the win. He was 3 for 5 with 2 home runs. He drove in 5 runs and scored twice for Mexico City. Roy McLain picked up the win, improving his season record to 10-5. He struck out 8 in 6.2 innings. The wins continue to add up for Mexico City. The latest makes it 8 in a row.

In the first inning, Ciervo had a 3-run home run for Mexico City. It was his 4th home run of the season and put the Aztecs on top, 5-0.

Said Mexico City manager Tony Velez: "We squared some balls up."
KALAMAZOO BATTING LINESCORE MEXICO CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Vicars LF 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .225 8 30
   a-S. Poquette PH, LF, CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .244 3 10
M. Romero DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 15 35
M. Benitez 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .308 20 54
J. Muniz 1B 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .307 12 32
   b-L. Lozano PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 0 1
M. Petty CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .230 9 27
   c-C. Nilsen PH, LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .214 4 7
D. Shein RF 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .261 11 40
C. Brown 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .290 7 26
J. Browne SS 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 .166 5 18
   d-M. Miranda PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .234 5 10
R. Cordero C 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .140 3 8
   e-S. Kuhns PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .225 3 11
Totals 31 3 5 3 2 12 13      
a - S. Poquette pinch hit for D. Vicars in the 7th
b - L. Lozano pinch hit for J. Muniz in the 8th
c - C. Nilsen pinch hit for M. Petty in the 8th
d - M. Miranda pinch hit for J. Browne in the 9th
e - S. Kuhns pinch hit for R. Cordero in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Muniz (12, 6th Inning off R. McLain, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Benitez (20, 6th Inning off R. McLain, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Benitez 4 , J. Muniz 5 , D. Shein , C. Brown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Benitez , M. Petty , C. Brown
Sac Fly: J. Browne
Hit by Pitch: M. Romero , D. Shein , J. Browne
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Shein 2 (17)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Benitez 2 (4) , C. Brown (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Browne-Benitez-Muniz)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Keith 2B 4 3 1 0 1 1 1 .267 9 29
G. Theodore 1B 4 3 2 2 1 0 2 .381 7 27
J. Patrick CF 3 0 0 1 2 1 2 .279 24 57
T. Thomas RF 4 1 0 1 1 0 4 .287 30 85
C. David DH 4 1 2 2 1 0 2 .322 11 42
D. Hostetler SS 3 2 1 0 2 1 1 .215 11 41
J. Ciervo 3B 5 2 3 5 0 2 2 .194 4 13
P. Anselm C 4 1 0 0 1 3 2 .257 2 5
J. Lewis LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .169 14 43
Totals 35 13 9 11 10 9 19      
BATTING
Doubles: C. David (17, 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Theodore (7, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Ciervo 2 (4, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Keith , G. Theodore 5 , C. David 3 , D. Hostetler , J. Ciervo 9
2-out RBI: C. David , J. Ciervo 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Patrick , T. Thomas , J. Ciervo , J. Lewis
GIDP: C. David
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Lewis (5)
KALAMAZOO PITCHING LINESCORE MEXICO CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 2.2 3 6 2 3 2 2 60 6.75   
J. Unknown 1.2 3 6 3 4 3 1 61 16.20   
J. Unknown 2.2 1 1 1 3 3 0 57 3.38   
J. Unknown 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 18 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 31
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 15, J. Unknown 13, J. Unknown 12, J. Unknown 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 2-4, J. Unknown 1-1, J. Unknown 3-1, J. Unknown 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 60-30, J. Unknown 61-29, J. Unknown 57-33, J. Unknown 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-1 , J. Unknown 2-2
WP: J. Unknown , J. Unknown 3
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. McLain W (10-5) 6.2 5 3 3 1 8 2 109 2.67   
M. Wilken 2.1 0 0 0 1 4 0 36 0.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. McLain 59
Batters Faced: R. McLain 28, M. Wilken 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. McLain 5-7, M. Wilken 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. McLain 109-68, M. Wilken 36-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Wilken 1-0
WP: R. McLain
Hit Batsmen: R. McLain 2 , M. Wilken
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jeff Ciervo
Ballpark: Tony Gwynn Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (81 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM CT
Time: 3:47
Attendance: 9320
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