AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
MELBOURNE DEMONS AT CANBERRA RAIDERS
05/31/2021
 
AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
MELBOURNE DEMONS AT CANBERRA RAIDERS
GAME ID: 480 - MONDAY, MAY 31ST , 2021 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Melbourne Demons (18-30) 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 6 10 0
Canberra Raiders (18-30) 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 0
Demons Deal Raiders 6-3 Defeat
The Melbourne Demons defeated the Canberra Raiders, 6-3, at Canberra Stadium. Melbourne shortstop Les Davies had a superb performance. He went 3-5 with 3 doubles, while adding 4 RBI. Noel Smith earned save number 9 this season. The Demons raised their record to 18-30.

Davies had a timely hit for Melbourne in the top of the seventh. With Canberra trailing 3-2, he turned a 1-1 changeup into a 2-run double. It was his 18th double of the season, making it 4-3, Melbourne.

"We put a lot of pressure on ourselves," Davies told a Melbourne Times reporter. "Sometimes we just need to relax."
MELBOURNE BATTING LINESCORE CANBERRA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Fraser LF 4 3 2 0 1 1 0 .266 4 15
L. Davies SS 5 0 3 4 0 1 0 .250 1 11
J. Ruiz RF 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .201 1 16
L. Kelly 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .276 7 20
A. Stalker C 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .250 1 2
D. Kite CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 1 9
K. Aves 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .274 2 12
D. Cartmell P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150 0 3
   a-E. Leaper PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .276 1 19
   L. Tinsley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-B. Kirk PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 0 8
   N. Riethmuller P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   N. Smith P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
L. Mortimer 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .294 1 7
Totals 36 6 10 6 3 4 10      
a - E. Leaper pinch hit for D. Cartmell in the 7th
b - B. Kirk pinch hit for L. Tinsley in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Davies 3 (18, 3rd Inning off Y. Kong, 1 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off Y. Kong, 1 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off Y. Kong, 2 on, 2 outs) , K. Aves (16, 7th Inning off Y. Kong, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Stalker (1, 8th Inning off L. Bailey, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Mortimer (1, 9th Inning off L. Bailey, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Fraser 2 , L. Davies 6 , J. Ruiz , L. Kelly , A. Stalker 4 , K. Aves 2 , L. Mortimer 4
2-out RBI: , L. Davies 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Ruiz , L. Kelly 2 , A. Stalker
GIDP: A. Stalker
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Aves-Davies-Kelly)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Cash CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .304 0 15
   c-T. Tombs PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .325 2 11
   L. Bailey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .059 0 1
B. Burdikin LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .294 0 26
T. Palfrey 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .250 0 0
D. Simmons RF 4 0 0 1 0 0 3 .359 3 15
J. Durtnell 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .270 1 15
B. Windus C 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .224 8 24
J. Aplin SS, CF 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 .232 0 6
W. Fowles 3B 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 .261 0 15
   a-J. Esplin PH, SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .269 1 14
Y. Kong P 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .150 0 0
   b-B. Theyer PH, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .295 1 7
Totals 33 3 9 3 2 7 14      
a - J. Esplin pinch hit for W. Fowles in the 7th
b - B. Theyer pinch hit for Y. Kong in the 7th
c - T. Tombs pinch hit for O. Cash in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Aplin (12, 2nd Inning off D. Cartmell, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Palfrey (1, 3rd Inning off D. Cartmell, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Tombs (6, 7th Inning off L. Tinsley, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Tombs 2 , B. Burdikin 2 , T. Palfrey 2 , J. Durtnell 2 , J. Aplin 2 , W. Fowles 2
2-out RBI: W. Fowles
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Cash , B. Burdikin , J. Durtnell
GIDP: B. Windus
Sac Bunt: Y. Kong
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Burdikin (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Kong-Durtnell-Palfrey)
MELBOURNE PITCHING LINESCORE CANBERRA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Cartmell W (2-6) 6.0 7 3 3 1 4 0 82 4.29   
L. Tinsley H (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 0.49   
N. Riethmuller H (4) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 14 1.99   
N. Smith SV (9) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 4.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Cartmell 49
Batters Faced: D. Cartmell 25, L. Tinsley 4, N. Riethmuller 4, N. Smith 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Cartmell 4-9, L. Tinsley 0-2, N. Riethmuller 1-1, N. Smith 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Cartmell 82-56, L. Tinsley 13-8, N. Riethmuller 14-6, N. Smith 10-7
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Kong L (1-3) 7.0 8 4 4 3 4 0 91 2.97   
L. Bailey 2.0 2 2 2 0 0 2 31 5.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Kong 46
Batters Faced: Y. Kong 31, L. Bailey 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Kong 9-7, L. Bailey 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Kong 91-64, L. Bailey 31-22
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Les Davies
Ballpark: Canberra Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (52 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM
Time: 2:51
Attendance: 20956
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