AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
NORTH MELBOURNE KANGAROOS AT CANBERRA RAIDERS
08/20/2021
 
AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
NORTH MELBOURNE KANGAROOS AT CANBERRA RAIDERS
GAME ID: 2172 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 20TH , 2021 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
North Melbourne Kangaroos (50-62) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 7 1
Canberra Raiders (51-61) 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 X 4 11 0
Kangaroos Tagged with 4-2 Loss
Canberra picked up a win at Canberra Stadium, toppling the North Melbourne Kangaroos, 4-2. Pitcher Sam Harper was one of the reasons the Raiders triumphed. Canberra reliever Johnny Rogerson got the win, raising his record to 2-2. Merle Hadden was tagged with the loss. The Raiders sit in 6th place in the National League with a record of 51-61.

Canberra took a 4-2 lead on Herb Pethick's 2nd home run of the season. The 2-run home run came off North Melbourne pitcher Merle Hadden in the bottom of the seventh.

Pethick told a Canberra News reporter that he was "gratified" with the win.
NORTH MELBOURNE BATTING LINESCORE CANBERRA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Borrett RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .240 0 12
N. Kirk 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .273 0 9
D. McGoldrick CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .212 8 30
G. Metherall LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .227 8 46
F. Dancer 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .199 1 8
   M. Hadden P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 1
   P. Morgan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-H. Message PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 16 37
A. Morgan SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .236 3 23
J. Nankervis 1B 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .198 1 8
   c-R. Brumby PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .240 8 45
K. Torin C 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 .280 8 32
T. Gunnis P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .070 0 3
   a-M. Stringfellow 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231 4 37
Totals 33 2 7 2 2 5 10      
a - M. Stringfellow substituted for T. Gunnis in the 6th
b - H. Message pinch hit for P. Morgan in the 9th
c - R. Brumby pinch hit for J. Nankervis in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Torin (23, 5th Inning off S. Harper, 2 on, 1 out) , N. Kirk (22, 6th Inning off S. Harper, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Borrett , N. Kirk 2 , D. McGoldrick , A. Morgan , J. Nankervis , R. Brumby , K. Torin 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Metherall , F. Dancer
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: J. Nankervis (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Dancer-Kirk-Nankervis)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Rutgers RF 5 0 4 0 0 1 1 .293 0 3
J. Durtnell 2B 4 0 2 1 1 0 2 .269 1 26
T. Tombs LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .300 6 39
T. Palfrey 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .275 3 15
   b-M. Melsome PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .271 5 22
   J. Rogerson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-W. Fowles PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .235 0 28
   T. Sakaguchi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
X. Millington 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .323 0 2
J. Aplin CF 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 .229 1 26
M. Hancock SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .231 0 1
S. Harper P 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
   a-J. Esplin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301 4 49
   c-T. Anslow 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .310 0 9
H. Pethick C 2 1 1 2 2 0 0 .242 2 7
Totals 34 4 11 4 5 3 22      
a - J. Esplin pinch hit for S. Harper in the 6th
b - M. Melsome pinch hit for T. Palfrey in the 6th
c - T. Anslow substituted for J. Esplin in the 7th
d - W. Fowles pinch hit for J. Rogerson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: X. Millington (3, 7th Inning off M. Hadden, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Hancock (1, 7th Inning off M. Hadden, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: H. Pethick (2, 7th Inning off M. Hadden, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: P. Rutgers 4 , J. Durtnell 2 , X. Millington 3 , J. Aplin , M. Hancock 2 , H. Pethick 4
2-out RBI: J. Durtnell , H. Pethick
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Tombs , M. Melsome , X. Millington , M. Hancock
GIDP: M. Hancock
Sac Bunt: J. Aplin
Hit by Pitch: T. Tombs , X. Millington
Team LOB: 14

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Rutgers (2)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Tombs(Torin at 3rd base))
NORTH MELBOURNE PITCHING LINESCORE CANBERRA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Gunnis 5.2 6 1 0 5 2 0 102 2.92   
M. Hadden L (5-7), BS (5) 1.0 3 3 3 0 0 1 9 3.38   
P. Morgan 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 27 2.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Gunnis 52
Batters Faced: T. Gunnis 30, M. Hadden 6, P. Morgan 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Gunnis 9-5, M. Hadden 2-1, P. Morgan 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Gunnis 102-50, M. Hadden 9-9, P. Morgan 27-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Hadden 3-0
Hit Batsmen: T. Gunnis 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Harper 6.0 4 2 2 2 3 0 88 5.45   
J. Rogerson W (2-2) 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 26 4.79   
T. Sakaguchi SV (5) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 2.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Harper 57
Batters Faced: S. Harper 23, J. Rogerson 8, T. Sakaguchi 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Harper 6-8, J. Rogerson 4-0, T. Sakaguchi 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: S. Harper 88-55, J. Rogerson 26-16, T. Sakaguchi 19-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Sam Harper
Ballpark: Canberra Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (50 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:40 PM
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 20864
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