AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
ESSENDON KNIGHTS AT CARLTON BLUES
07/29/2022
 
AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
ESSENDON KNIGHTS AT CARLTON BLUES
GAME ID: 2005 - FRIDAY, JULY 29TH , 2022 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Essendon Knights (50-45) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 7 0
Carlton Blues (56-39) 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 X 4 11 0
Carlton Hot Streak Continues with 4-2 Win
Carlton rode a good effort from starter Hung-k'uei Liao to beat the Essendon Knights at Princes Park. The final score was 4-2. Gerald Cardell closed the door for Carlton, picking up his 23rd save of the year. Essendon's current losing streak has reached 5 games.

Mick Lees, who led the NL in wins above replacement with 7.4 in 2019, chipped in for Carlton with a 2-run home run in the bottom of the first. For the game, the second baseman had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 3 RBI.

"We'll keep playing hard and let the chips fall where they may," said Carlton manager Otto Macha.
ESSENDON BATTING LINESCORE CARLTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Z. Williams CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .246 0 8
C. Binns 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .266 5 40
   P. Coupland P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-L. Sirett PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .271 1 8
   I. Bassis P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Starling RF 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .329 28 59
C. Gard LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .284 21 63
G. Sandow 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .284 14 39
G. Grendon 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .239 2 49
J. Scoley SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .232 2 33
J. Balman P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .189 0 2
   a-M. Fairthorne 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .138 0 0
B. Rogerson C 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 .248 3 31
Totals 33 2 7 2 1 11 13      
a - M. Fairthorne substituted for J. Balman in the 6th
b - L. Sirett pinch hit for P. Coupland in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Binns (32, 4th Inning off H. Liao, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Starling (28, 6th Inning off H. Liao, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: Z. Williams 2 , C. Binns 2 , T. Starling 4 , G. Sandow 2 , J. Scoley
2-out RBI: T. Starling
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Gard , M. Fairthorne
GIDP: C. Binns
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Binns-Rogerson-Sandow)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Walburn CF 5 1 4 1 0 0 1 .373 7 38
T. Heath LF 4 1 1 0 1 2 4 .275 23 59
M. Lees 2B 4 1 2 3 1 0 2 .261 11 45
N. Camira 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .291 0 35
C. McFadgean RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .264 19 62
H. Kapena SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 5 .225 7 33
B. Asquith 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .227 2 14
D. Creaser C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .162 3 23
H. Liao P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286 0 5
   Z. Bolt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Morrall PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .284 14 61
   G. Cardell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 4 11 4 5 4 24      
a - M. Morrall pinch hit for Z. Bolt in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Asquith (9, 2nd Inning off J. Balman, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Heath (26, 5th Inning off J. Balman, 1 on, 0 outs) , C. Walburn (30, 6th Inning off P. Coupland, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Lees (11, 1st Inning off J. Balman, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Walburn 5 , T. Heath 2 , M. Lees 5 , C. McFadgean , B. Asquith 3 , D. Creaser
2-out RBI: C. Walburn
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Walburn , T. Heath , M. Lees , H. Kapena , B. Asquith
GIDP: N. Camira
Sac Bunt: H. Liao
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Kapena-Lees-Asquith)
ESSENDON PITCHING LINESCORE CARLTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Balman L (10-4) 5.2 7 4 4 4 3 1 92 2.38   
P. Coupland 1.1 2 0 0 1 0 0 22 7.11   
I. Bassis 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 25 2.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Balman 38
Batters Faced: J. Balman 27, P. Coupland 7, I. Bassis 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Balman 5-8, P. Coupland 4-0, I. Bassis 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Balman 92-48, P. Coupland 22-12, I. Bassis 25-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Coupland 1-1
WP: J. Balman 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Liao W (11-2) 7.0 5 2 2 1 6 1 88 2.01   
Z. Bolt H (15) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 10 2.49   
G. Cardell SV (23) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 13 3.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Liao 64
Batters Faced: H. Liao 26, Z. Bolt 4, G. Cardell 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Liao 4-10, Z. Bolt 0-1, G. Cardell 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: H. Liao 88-60, Z. Bolt 10-8, G. Cardell 13-10
WP: H. Liao
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hung-k'uei Liao
Ballpark: Princes Park
Weather: Clear skies (53 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 20872
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