Australian League: Games of January 18

Melbourne wins on a home run by Harman. Perth dies with their boots.

MELBOURNE 5, BRISBANE 3 IN MELBOURNE

Twins: Logan Wade (Brisbane) was 0-for-4 with an RBI.
Brisbane: David Sutherland was 3-for-4 with an RBI. Joshua Roberts was 0-for-1 with three walks and a run. Ryan Searle (Cubs) pitched a complete game, giving up five runs on eight hits and one walk with two strikeouts.
Melbourne: Jared Schlehuber (Kansas City) was 2-for-4 with a double and a home run (his seventh), driving in two. Brad Harman was 1-for-4 with a three-run homer, his seventh. Eric Marzek struck out six in three shutout innings, allowing no hits and one walk.
The game: Schlehuber homered in the first inning to give Melbourne a 1-0 lead. Brisbane tied it in the second on a run-scoring ground out and took the lead in the third when Sutherland singled in one and a double play scored another, giving Brisbane a 3-1 lead. Schlehuber doubled in a run in the sixth to cut it to 3-2, but it stayed there until the eighth. A single and a walk put two men on for Melbourne with two out. Harman then hit a three-run homer to give Melboure a 5-3 lead. The side struck out for Brisbane in the ninth.

CANBERRA 5, PERTH 4 IN CANBERRA

Perth: Corey Adamson (San Diego) was 2-for-5 with a run and an RBI. George Barber was 1-for-2 with a walk and a run. Eric Massingham pitched two perfect innings with one strikeout.
Canberra: Jack Murphy was 2-for-4 with a walk and two doubles, scoring once and driving in one. Casey Frawley was 0-for-2 with three walks and a run. Anthony Claggett pitched six innings, giving up one run on four hits and three walks with four strikeouts.
The game: Murphy doubled in a run in the first to put Canberra up 1-0. Perth came back with three in the third on a sacrifice fly, a Brandon Tripp single, and a wild pitch. Perth added a fourth run in the fourth on Adamson's RBI single to make it 4-1. It stayed 4-1 until the eighth. Canberra opened the inning with a double and two singles to make it 4-2. A bunt moved the tying run into scoring position and an error scored two to make it 4-4. Another error brought home the go-ahead run. Perth went out in order in the ninth.

SYDNEY 4, ADELAIDE 0 IN ADELAIDE

Sydney: Trent D'Antonio (Miami) was 1-for-4 with a walk and a double, scoring once and driving in one. Jacob May (White Sox) was 2-for-4 with a double and a run. Connor Whalen struck out six in 5.1 innings, giving up two hits and four walks.
Adelaide: Joe Sclafani (Houston) was 2-for-4 with a walk. Darren Fidge pitched five innings, allowing three runs (two earned) on six hits and one walk with four strikeouts.
The game: A two-out error plated the first run of the game for Sydney in the third inning. In the fifth, D'Antonio doubled in a run and came around to score on a Mitch Dening single to make it 3-0. Guy Edmonds singled in another run in the eighth. Adelaide's biggest threat came in the sixth, when a single and two walks loaded the bases with one out, but a strikeout and a popup ended the inning.