AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
AUCKLAND TUATARA AT MELBORNE ACES
04/28/2044
 
AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
AUCKLAND TUATARA AT MELBORNE ACES
GAME ID: 12764 - THURSDAY, APRIL 28TH, 2044 - GAME LOG
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Auckland Tuatara (30-23) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 6 6 1
Melborne Aces (21-32) 0 0 1 0 5 0 10 0 X 16 13 0
Tuatara Lose, 16-6, at Melborne Grounds
The Melborne Aces defeated the Auckland Tuatara, 16-6, in AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE action at Melborne Grounds, with Melborne pitcher Phil Murdock named player of the game. The winning pitcher was Murdock, now 4-3. He tossed 6 innings of 2-hit ball, while walking 0 and fanning 4. The last-place Aces improved to 21-32.

In the bottom of the seventh, Melborne designated hitter Sean Taintey had a productive at-bat. With the bases loaded and two out, Taintey stroked a bases-clearing double to left-center. It made the score 16-5, Melborne. For the game, he was 2 for 3 with 2 doubles and 2 walks. He drove in 4 runs and scored once.

"It was a nice win for our side today," said Aces manager Roy Shurtz. "Not perfect, but we'll take it."
AUCKLAND BATTING LINESCORE MELBORNE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Kim 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .269 9 32
   a-D. Diprose PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .294 0 1
K. Cant RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .231 12 29
T. Morrall DH 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .280 10 29
J. Ospina 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .265 12 36
B. Carlos LF 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .310 5 25
K. Tibbles SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .287 6 26
L. Rice C 3 1 1 5 0 1 1 .245 8 29
E. Bansfield CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .242 8 28
M. Hunt 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267 3 16
Totals 31 6 6 6 2 11 4      
a - D. Diprose pinch hit for J. Kim in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Carlos (8, 9th Inning off B. Zucker, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: L. Rice (8, 7th Inning off H. Goh, 3 on, 1 out) T. Morrall (10, 7th Inning off H. Goh, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Rice 4 , T. Morrall 5 , K. Tibbles , B. Carlos 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Bansfield
GIDP: K. Tibbles
Sac Fly: L. Rice
Hit by Pitch: K. Tibbles
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Errors: J. Ospina (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Owbridge LF 4 2 1 2 1 1 4 .297 6 26
A. Butler 2B 2 2 0 2 1 1 2 .264 6 31
D. Albrecht RF 4 2 2 3 0 1 0 .303 9 43
   a-R. Pickford PH 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .455 1 3
   b-M. Mangan RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .195 1 3
S. Taintey DH 3 1 2 4 2 0 0 .229 13 37
C. Hauer 3B 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .288 8 37
J. Warren C 4 1 0 1 1 1 3 .215 6 19
M. Allomes 1B 5 3 3 1 0 0 0 .250 1 5
B. Waterson SS 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 .302 2 14
R. Alderdice CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 5 .265 2 11
Totals 35 16 13 16 6 7 16      
a - R. Pickford pinch hit for D. Albrecht in the 7th
b - M. Mangan substituted for R. Pickford in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Albrecht 2 (21, 5th Inning off R. Bendeich, 2 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off E. Matthews, 2 on, 0 outs) S. Taintey 2 (8, 5th Inning off G. Moore, 1 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off A. Zhào, 3 on, 2 outs) S. Owbridge (14, 7th Inning off G. Moore, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Hauer 2 , B. Waterson 2 , D. Albrecht 4 , S. Taintey 4 , M. Allomes 3 , R. Alderdice , S. Owbridge 2
2-out RBI: A. Butler , S. Taintey , R. Pickford
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Warren 2 , C. Hauer
Sac Fly: A. Butler
Hit by Pitch: A. Butler , R. Pickford
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Waterson (4) , S. Owbridge (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Hauer-Butler-Allomes)
PB: J. Warren
AUCKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE MELBORNE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Bendeich L (5-7) 4.1 6 6 6 3 3 0 82 49 7.74   
G. Moore 1.2 2 2 2 1 1 0 18 12 5.75   
E. Matthews 0.0 2 4 4 2 0 0 19 9 18.69   
T. Blythe 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 4 1 11.12   
C. Sweeny 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 4.91   
A. Zhào 2.0 1 2 2 0 3 0 36 24 5.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Bendeich 27
Batters Faced: R. Bendeich 21, G. Moore 8, E. Matthews 4, T. Blythe 1, C. Sweeny 1, A. Zhào 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Bendeich 6-3, G. Moore 0-3, E. Matthews 0-0, T. Blythe 0-0, C. Sweeny 0-0, A. Zhào 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Bendeich 82-49, G. Moore 18-12, E. Matthews 19-9, T. Blythe 4-1, C. Sweeny 2-1, A. Zhào 36-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Moore 1-1 , E. Matthews 2-2 , T. Blythe 3-1 , C. Sweeny 3-1 , A. Zhào 3-3
Hit Batsmen: A. Zhào 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
P. Murdock W (4-3) 6.0 2 0 0 0 4 0 53 39 3.92   
H. Goh 0.1 2 5 5 2 1 2 23 10 18.00   
B. Zucker H (5) 2.0 1 1 1 0 5 0 31 22 3.12   
W. Wakefield 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 7.01   
A. O'Brien 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 3 4.83   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Murdock 72
Batters Faced: P. Murdock 19, H. Goh 6, B. Zucker 7, W. Wakefield 2, A. O'Brien 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Murdock 6-7, H. Goh 0-0, B. Zucker 1-0, W. Wakefield 0-1, A. O'Brien 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: P. Murdock 53-39, H. Goh 23-10, B. Zucker 31-22, W. Wakefield 6-5, A. O'Brien 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Wakefield 1-1 , A. O'Brien 1-0
WP: A. O'Brien
Hit Batsmen: H. Goh
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Phil Murdock
Ballpark: Melborne Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (49 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 17 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 954
Special Notes: SP Phil Murdock was injured while pitching. RP Wendell Wakefield was injured while pitching.
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