Australian League: Games of November 21

Early runs made the difference in all three games.

ADELAIDE 6, BRISBANE 5 IN ADELAIDE

Twins:  Logan Wade was 1-for-3 with an RBI for Brisbane.

Brisbane:  Ryan Battaglia (Cleveland) was 2-for-3 with a double and two walks, scoring once.  Granden Goetzman (Tampa Bay) was 1-for-4 with a home run (his fourth) and a walk, scoring twice.  Justin Erasmus (Boston) struck out two in 2.1 innings, giving up an unearned run on three hits and two walks.

Adelaide:  Stefan Welch (Boston) was 1-for-1 with a two-run homer and two walks, scoring twice.  Angus Roeger was 1-for-4 with a three-run homer, his second.  Kyle Hooper (Dodgers) pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, allowing four hits with one strikeout.

The game:  Adelaide led 5-0 after three innings and then held on.  It was 5-4 after six and a half and Adelaide got the tying run into scoring position in the ninth.

MELBOURNE 4, SYDNEY 2 IN MELBOURNE

Sydney:  Joshua Dean was 1-for-2 with a double and two walks, driving in one.  Trent D’Antonio (Miami) was 0-for-2 with two walks and a run.  Vaughan Harris pitched two perfect innings with three strikeouts.

Melbourne:  Kellin Deglan (Texas) was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.  Josh Davies (San Diego) was 2-for-4 with an RBI.  Cody Buckel (Texas) struck out twelve in seven innings, allowing an unearned run on four hits and one walk.

The game:  Melbourne scored three in the third, which was as much as they would need.  Deglan and Davies each had an RBI single in the inning.

CANBERRA 9, PERTH 4 IN PERTH

Canberra:  Adam Silva (Yankees) was 2-for-5 with a double, scoring twice and driving in two.  Christian Lopes (Toronto) was 3-for-4 with a walk, scoring once and driving in one.  Tim Atherton (Oakland) struck out eight in five innings, giving up one run on five hits and two walks.

Perth:  Allan de San Miguel (Baltimore) was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.  Brian Pointer (Philadelphia) was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring once.  Liam Baron struck out three in three innings, allowing one run on three hits and two walks.

The game:  Canberra scored five in the first and never led by less than four.  Robbie Perkins (Colorado) had a two-run single to cap the first inning.

NEXT DAY’S GAMES

Sydney at Melbourne

Canberra at Perth (2)

Brisbane at Adelaide