ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
ANN ARBOR Z'S AT DENVER PILOTS
06/18/2023
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ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
ANN ARBOR Z'S AT DENVER PILOTS
GAME ID: 7753 - SUNDAY, JUNE 18TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ann Arbor Z's (21-43) 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0
Denver Pilots (32-32) 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 10 0
Pilots Nipped by Z's, 4-3
Pilots Ballpark was the site of a competitive game between the Denver Pilots and Ann Arbor Z's.

Ann Arbor Z's starter Pedro Benitez found his groove in his team's 4-3 win over the Denver Pilots. Benitez yielded 3 runs over 6.2 innings to notch the win. He scattered 7 hits, walked 3, and struck out 7. His record improves to 6-5. Jason Washington, who is tied for 7th in the StC in saves with 9, earned the save for Ann Arbor.

Ann Arbor used a clutch at-bat from Rocky Ruschak to capture the win. The center fielder hammered a 3-run home run in the top of the fourth inning to put the Z's ahead, 4-1. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

"We came out on the wrong end of this one," said Denver skipper Adrian Collins.

Ann Arbor, with the win, sits at 21-43.
ANN ARBOR BATTING LINESCORE DENVER BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Letner RF 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 .237 3 12
J. Wise DH 3 1 1 0 2 1 1 .335 14 37
N. Rucker 2B 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 .258 8 29
P. Watson LF, 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .293 9 29
M. Lawson 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 .194 8 23
   a-G. Clayton LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .265 5 16
J. Halliday 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .191 1 13
R. Ruschak CF 4 1 1 3 0 1 3 .248 7 23
S. LaCroix C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .199 6 16
B. LaFollett SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .174 0 10
Totals 31 4 4 4 6 11 21      
a - G. Clayton substituted for M. Lawson in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Wise (16, 7th Inning off D. Ramos, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Ruschak (7, 4th Inning off N. Kline, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Wise 2 , P. Watson , J. Halliday , R. Ruschak 4
2-out RBI: J. Halliday , R. Ruschak
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Wise , N. Rucker , P. Watson
Hit by Pitch: S. LaCroix
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. LaFollett 2 (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (LaCroix-LaFollett)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Diaz CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .233 4 16
   b-J. Wachter PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .248 10 27
F. Garcia RF 4 1 2 0 1 0 3 .312 0 0
B. Figueroa LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 6 .226 9 21
B. Brown 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .254 10 25
S. Swan 1B 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 .232 9 24
R. Finkler DH 4 1 2 1 0 2 1 .186 9 26
J. Anderson 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .216 3 9
   a-J. Green PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .414 3 5
D. Douglas C 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .195 7 19
A. Lowe SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .218 8 21
Totals 36 3 10 3 3 8 20      
a - J. Green pinch hit for J. Anderson in the 8th
b - J. Wachter pinch hit for J. Diaz in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Finkler (9, 2nd Inning off P. Benitez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Diaz , J. Wachter , F. Garcia 2 , B. Figueroa , B. Brown , S. Swan , R. Finkler 5 , A. Lowe
2-out RBI: R. Finkler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Figueroa 2 , D. Douglas
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Diaz (3)
ANN ARBOR PITCHING LINESCORE DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Benitez W (6-5) 6.2 7 3 3 3 7 1 115 4.10   
A. Valdes H (2) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 31 4.22   
J. Washington SV (9) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 6.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Benitez 52
Batters Faced: P. Benitez 29, A. Valdes 5, J. Washington 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Benitez 3-9, A. Valdes 1-2, J. Washington 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: P. Benitez 115-70, A. Valdes 31-19, J. Washington 14-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Valdes 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Kline L (2-3) 4.0 3 4 4 3 5 1 86 3.92   
T. Capasso 2.0 0 0 0 2 3 0 33 3.66   
D. Ramos 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 34 2.15   
B. Merner 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 3.34   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Kline 42
Batters Faced: N. Kline 18, T. Capasso 8, D. Ramos 8, B. Merner 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Kline 4-3, T. Capasso 1-2, D. Ramos 4-0, B. Merner 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Kline 86-52, T. Capasso 33-20, D. Ramos 34-24, B. Merner 14-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Capasso 1-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Merner
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Pedro Benitez
Ballpark: Pilots Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (63 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 3:35 PM MT
Time: 3:41
Attendance: 9477
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