ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
DENVER PILOTS AT ANN ARBOR Z'S
07/28/2023
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
DENVER PILOTS AT ANN ARBOR Z'S
GAME ID: 8241 - FRIDAY, JULY 28TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Denver Pilots (45-54) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 6 1
Ann Arbor Z's (37-62) 0 4 0 0 3 3 0 0 X 10 8 0
Z's Pop Pilots, 10-3
The Ann Arbor Z's knocked off the Denver Pilots, 10-3, in Stripes Conference action at Knights Ballpark. Ann Arbor pitcher and El Pozo, Dominican Republic, native Pedro Benitez had an outstanding performance. Benitez picked up the win for Ann Arbor, going 7.2 innings. He gave up 1 run on 4 hits. He now sports a record of 8-8. The win has Ann Arbor at 37-62.

Rocky Ruschak hit a bases-clearing double off Tom Capasso in the bottom of the second, which put the Z's in front, 3-0. In addition to the double, Ruschak had 1 single and 1 walk, while going 2 for 3.

"It's nice to see a lot of guys make contributions," said Z's manager Bryan Gallegos.
DENVER BATTING LINESCORE ANN ARBOR BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Diaz CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 6 25
   a-B. Kennedy PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .212 2 13
   d-B. Figueroa RF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .255 13 34
B. Brown 3B 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .231 15 38
J. Green 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .301 4 7
   b-J. Pratt PH, 2B 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .257 1 4
F. Garcia RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .221 4 12
   c-L. Doll PH, LF 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .208 2 12
R. Finkler 2B, 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .191 11 36
S. Swan DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .197 10 26
D. Douglas C 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .172 8 22
A. Lowe SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .221 9 22
J. Mata LF, CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .149 2 6
Totals 33 3 6 2 5 10 14      
a - B. Kennedy pinch hit for J. Diaz in the 8th
b - J. Pratt pinch hit for J. Green in the 8th
c - L. Doll pinch hit for F. Garcia in the 8th
d - B. Figueroa substituted for B. Kennedy in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Kennedy (3, 8th Inning off P. Benitez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Kennedy 2 , J. Green , F. Garcia , L. Doll , R. Finkler , A. Lowe
2-out RBI: L. Doll , R. Finkler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Brown , R. Finkler , J. Mata
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: R. Finkler (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Ruschak CF 3 3 2 3 1 0 0 .265 9 33
J. Wise RF 4 2 1 3 0 1 1 .298 16 53
N. Rucker 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .232 11 43
P. Watson DH 4 1 1 3 0 1 1 .288 16 46
M. Lawson LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .204 8 30
J. Halliday 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .189 4 19
B. Rayburn 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .264 11 27
S. LaCroix C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .181 6 26
B. LaFollett SS 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .203 0 20
Totals 33 10 8 9 3 4 12      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Rayburn (7, 2nd Inning off T. Capasso, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Ruschak (19, 2nd Inning off T. Capasso, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: P. Watson (16, 5th Inning off N. Kline, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Wise (16, 6th Inning off N. Kline, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Ruschak 3 , J. Wise 4 , P. Watson 4 , M. Lawson , J. Halliday , B. Rayburn 2 , B. LaFollett
2-out RBI: R. Ruschak , J. Wise
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Wise , N. Rucker , S. LaCroix
Hit by Pitch: R. Ruschak , J. Wise
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Wise (7)
DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE ANN ARBOR PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
V. Martinez 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 3.12   
T. Capasso L (4-5) 3.0 2 6 5 2 2 0 58 3.46   
N. Kline 1.2 3 4 4 1 1 2 44 5.33   
L. Diaz 2.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 20 3.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. Martinez 45
Batters Faced: V. Martinez 4, T. Capasso 16, N. Kline 9, L. Diaz 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. Martinez 2-1, T. Capasso 3-4, N. Kline 2-2, L. Diaz 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: V. Martinez 11-7, T. Capasso 58-33, N. Kline 44-26, L. Diaz 20-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Kline 2-2
Hit Batsmen: T. Capasso 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Benitez W (8-8) 7.2 4 1 1 2 9 0 115 4.06   
J. Mendoza 1.1 2 2 2 3 1 0 37 5.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Benitez 74
Batters Faced: P. Benitez 29, J. Mendoza 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Benitez 5-9, J. Mendoza 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: P. Benitez 115-68, J. Mendoza 37-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Mendoza 1-1
WP: J. Mendoza
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Pedro Benitez
Ballpark: Knights Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 16 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 8590
Special Notes: SP Victor Martinez was injured while pitching. LF Brendan Kennedy was injured while running the bases.
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