AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
MELBOURNE DEMONS AT CARLTON BLUES
08/17/2021
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AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
MELBOURNE DEMONS AT CARLTON BLUES
GAME ID: 2156 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 17TH , 2021 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Melbourne Demons (48-62) 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 5 8 1
Carlton Blues (73-37) 1 1 2 0 1 3 0 0 X 8 15 0
Morrall Hits 2 home runs in Blues Win
The Carlton Blues defeated the Melbourne Demons, 8-5, in National League action at Princes Park. Michael Morrall pulled his weight. The 9-year veteran belted 2 home runs. He scored 3 times and drove in 5. Carlton leads the National League by 9 games.

With Carlton leading 2-1 in the bottom of the third, Morrall hit a changeup from Matthew Adam for a 2-run home run. It was his 24th home run of the season and put the Blues ahead, 4-1.

"We're in a marathon, not a sprint," Morrall said in postgame remarks. "Soon enough, the finish line will be in sight."
MELBOURNE BATTING LINESCORE CARLTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Fraser LF 4 2 3 4 0 1 0 .271 14 45
L. Davies SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .278 6 43
J. Ruiz RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .218 1 40
L. Kelly 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .264 8 36
K. Aves 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .272 6 38
L. Mortimer 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .304 3 26
N. Stubbs C 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .233 0 21
D. Kite CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .213 1 19
M. Adam P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .107 0 0
   C. Mills P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. Kirk PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .273 2 27
   L. Tinsley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-E. Leaper PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .289 5 40
Totals 33 5 8 5 3 8 12      
a - B. Kirk pinch hit for C. Mills in the 7th
b - E. Leaper pinch hit for L. Tinsley in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Fraser (28, 3rd Inning off H. Liao, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Fraser 2 (14, 1st Inning off H. Liao, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off R. Steinmetz, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Fraser 10 , L. Davies , L. Mortimer , N. Stubbs , D. Kite 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Aves
GIDP: L. Mortimer , E. Leaper
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: L. Davies (12)
Double Plays: 1 (Kite-Stubbs)
OF assists: 3 (Kite(Kapena at home), Kite(McFadgean at home), Kite(Camira at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Walburn CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 4 .313 4 41
T. Heath LF 5 1 0 0 0 1 4 .286 35 86
M. Lees 2B 4 2 2 1 1 0 2 .299 34 94
M. Morrall 1B 5 3 2 5 0 1 1 .294 24 75
C. McFadgean RF 2 1 2 0 2 0 0 .283 11 58
H. Kapena SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .357 2 4
N. Camira 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .231 0 48
D. Creaser C 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .244 2 22
H. Liao P 2 0 1 0 0 1 6 .235 0 4
   R. Steinmetz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
   a-B. Junee PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 12 29
   C. D'Aeth P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   G. Cardell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 8 15 8 3 4 23      
a - B. Junee pinch hit for R. Steinmetz in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Walburn (32, 1st Inning off M. Adam, 0 on, 0 outs) , H. Kapena (4, 3rd Inning off M. Adam, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Lees (33, 8th Inning off L. Tinsley, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Morrall 2 (24, 3rd Inning off M. Adam, 1 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off C. Mills, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Walburn 3 , M. Lees 3 , M. Morrall 8 , C. McFadgean 2 , H. Kapena 3 , N. Camira , D. Creaser 3 , H. Liao
2-out RBI: M. Morrall , D. Creaser
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Lees , M. Morrall , H. Kapena , N. Camira
Sac Bunt: H. Liao
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Lees-Kapena-Morrall, Kapena-Lees-Morrall)
MELBOURNE PITCHING LINESCORE CARLTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Adam L (6-4) 4.0 9 4 4 2 3 1 78 3.36   
C. Mills 2.0 5 4 3 1 0 1 28 3.92   
L. Tinsley 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 1.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Adam 29
Batters Faced: M. Adam 21, C. Mills 12, L. Tinsley 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Adam 3-4, C. Mills 2-3, L. Tinsley 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Adam 78-48, C. Mills 28-17, L. Tinsley 15-12
Balk: C. Mills
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Liao W (13-2) 6.1 6 4 4 2 8 1 90 2.57   
R. Steinmetz 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 9 3.68   
C. D'Aeth H (15) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 3.04   
G. Cardell SV (38) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 1.28   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Liao 51
Batters Faced: H. Liao 27, R. Steinmetz 3, C. D'Aeth 3, G. Cardell 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Liao 5-6, R. Steinmetz 1-1, C. D'Aeth 1-1, G. Cardell 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: H. Liao 90-63, R. Steinmetz 9-7, C. D'Aeth 11-5, G. Cardell 12-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Steinmetz 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Michael Morrall
Ballpark: Princes Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (45 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 20806
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