ABA CLASS A
TAMPA CAPITALS AT ST. CATHARINES BLUE JAYS
09/02/2025
 
ABA CLASS A
TAMPA CAPITALS AT ST. CATHARINES BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 4370 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Capitals (56-77) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 9 1
St. Catharines Blue Jays (69-64) 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 X 7 8 0
St. Catharines Topples Tampa, 7-3
The St. Catharines Blue Jays downed the Tampa Capitals, 7-3, at Engineers Ballpark. The Blue Jays were led by Ed Montes de Oca. Montes de Oca was 2-3 with a double and a walk. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. St. Catharines pitcher Jeremy Foss earned the win, hiking his record to 3-0. Andy Espindola suffered the loss. Randy Nitchals closed the game out for St. Catharines, earning his 1st save.

With St. Catharines trailing 2-0 in the bottom of the fourth, Montes de Oca hit a fastball from Andy Espindola for a bases-clearing double. It was his 7th double of the season and put the Blue Jays ahead, 3-2.

"Just trying to keep things simple and helping the team win any way I can," Montes de Oca told a local reporter after the game.

The second-place Blue Jays are 69-64.
TAMPA BATTING LINESCORE ST. CATHARINES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Reyes DH 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 .305 10 27
T. Burton SS 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .242 12 51
   a-P. Deignan PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 0 3
   b-K. Tyndall SS 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .305 8 44
R. Ramirez CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 6 .279 14 36
C. Malay 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .290 17 38
A. Stelting C 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .340 10 41
A. Howard LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .281 2 15
A. Rogalsky 3B 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .297 7 35
E. Schultz RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .226 8 41
T. Bosman 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .289 2 5
   c-C. Shamblen PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 3 16
   d-Z. Macurdy 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .240 2 11
Totals 35 3 9 2 4 7 16      
a - P. Deignan pinch ran for T. Burton in the 3rd
b - K. Tyndall substituted for P. Deignan in the 3rd
c - C. Shamblen pinch hit for T. Bosman in the 7th
d - Z. Macurdy substituted for C. Shamblen in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Burton (16, 3rd Inning off J. Foss, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Schultz (8, 4th Inning off J. Foss, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Burton 2 , K. Tyndall , R. Ramirez , C. Malay , A. Stelting , A. Howard , E. Schultz 3 , Z. Macurdy
2-out RBI: E. Schultz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Ramirez 2 , C. Malay , A. Howard , T. Bosman
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Howard (5)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Ramirez (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Macurdy-Tyndall-Malay)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Modell 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .271 9 32
   b-E. Bruhns 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .571 0 0
J. Kowalski CF, LF 5 0 2 2 0 1 2 .323 11 49
D. Reed DH 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 .271 8 40
R. Rodrguez 1B 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .318 20 63
N. Makar 3B 3 1 1 0 2 1 3 .295 10 45
M. Wisler RF 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 .317 11 47
C. Burke LF 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 .300 0 3
   a-J. Argueta PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 4 9
E. Montes de Oca SS 3 1 2 3 1 1 0 .283 6 30
T. Chambers C 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .250 0 1
Totals 31 7 8 7 9 5 20      
a - J. Argueta pinch hit for C. Burke in the 6th
b - E. Bruhns substituted for T. Modell in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Montes de Oca (7, 4th Inning off A. Espindola, 3 on, 1 out) , N. Makar (17, 5th Inning off A. Espindola, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Kowalski 2 , D. Reed 2 , N. Makar 2 , E. Montes de Oca 3 , T. Chambers
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Modell , N. Makar , M. Wisler , J. Argueta
GIDP: N. Makar
Hit by Pitch: T. Modell
Team LOB: 10
TAMPA PITCHING LINESCORE ST. CATHARINES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Espindola L (6-6) 5.0 6 7 7 7 4 0 106 4.50   
K. Flay 3.0 2 0 0 2 1 0 43 5.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Espindola 24
Batters Faced: A. Espindola 29, K. Flay 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Espindola 6-5, K. Flay 3-4
Pitches - Strikes: A. Espindola 106-52, K. Flay 43-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Flay 2-1
Hit Batsmen: A. Espindola
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Foss W (3-0) 5.2 6 2 2 1 6 0 87 3.29   
D. Krieg H (1) 2.2 0 0 0 3 1 0 41 1.29   
D. Berger 0.1 3 1 1 0 0 0 8 8.22   
R. Nitchals SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Foss 54
Batters Faced: J. Foss 24, D. Krieg 10, D. Berger 4, R. Nitchals 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Foss 7-4, D. Krieg 3-3, D. Berger 0-1, R. Nitchals 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Foss 87-53, D. Krieg 41-23, D. Berger 8-5, R. Nitchals 5-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Krieg 1-0 , R. Nitchals 2-0
WP: D. Berger
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ed Montes de Oca
Ballpark: Engineers Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:30
Attendance: 7344
Special Notes: 2B Tommy Burton was injured while running the bases. LF Colin Burke was injured while running the bases.
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