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Adelaide won one and lost one to start its home hub while Melbourne and Perth collected wins in Thursday’s ABL action.

The Giants walked off early but misfired late while the Aces also had a high and low against Canberra at Melbourne Ballpark.

A Beau Sulser gem and five-run sixth helped Perth level its record at 3-3 at Dicolor Australia Stadium on Thursday night.

Sulser struck out three and allowed only two hits in five innings to help lead the Heat to a 5-0 win over Adelaide.

GAME CENTRE: Box score and play-by-play

It was a pitchers’ duel through five innings ahead of Perth breaking the game open with a five-run sixth.

Tim Kennelly started the inning with a single ahead of Grant Witherspoon and Robbie Glendinning drawing walks against reliever Luke Wilkins.

Ford Proctor drew a bases-loaded walk to break the deadlock.

Todd van Steensel entered and was unable to prevent the Heat adding to their lead.

Abiezel Ramirez’s single doubled the margin ahead of a wild pitch making it 3-0.

A single from Alex Hall and Sam Kennelly sacrifice fly capped off a game-breaking five-run frame.

Sulser was replaced by Jacop Lopez to start the sixth after giving Perth an outstanding platform.

The starter retired the last 11 batters he faced in a dominant performance.

Lopez struck out three in the sixth and worked around hitting Riley Moore with a pitch.

He worked a scoreless seventh to close out the game, inducing a double play to finish it off after Curtis Mead reached on an error.

The Heat’s pitching staff limited the Giants to just two hits.

The Adelaide hub, proudly supported by the South Australian Government, continues on Friday.

Brisbane faces Perth from 12.30pm local time.

Adelaide is back in action against the Bandits from 7.20pm local time at Dicolor Australia Stadium.

All Adelaide hub games will be broadcast on FOX SPORTS and streamed on Kayo Sports in Australia.

Games will be shown into the US on a number Regional Sports Networks including AT&T SportsNet, ROOT SPORTS, Cox Sports Television, NBC Regional Sports Network and For the Fans (previously Eleven Sports).

Check local guides for listings in the US.

Brian Flynn’s dominant pitching performance guided Melbourne to a 9-7 win against Canberra despite a late scare in the first of a four-game home stand.

Blake Gailen’s three-run home run in the bottom of the first got the Aces started before Jarryd Dale’s three-run shot proved to be the difference as they held off a fast finishing Cavalry on a cool Thursday night at Melbourne Ballpark.

Melbourne will host Canberra in the 10th-straight game between the teams on Thursday night.

The unprecedented run of games between two teams in the ABL comes due to the impact of COVID-19 on the season.

Adelaide did not have a lot going offensively through six innings for a second-straight game on Thursday but again found a way to get it done.

The Giants scored twice in the bottom of the seventh to make it back-to-back walk-off wins – a week apart – with a 2-1 victory over Brisbane in the opening game of the Adelaide hub at Dicolor Australia Stadium.

Adelaide will be chasing a seventh-straight Australian Baseball League win over Brisbane when they clash at Dicolor Australia Stadium on Thursday.

The Giants will host the Bandits to open the Adelaide hub presented by the South Australian Government hoping to continue their recent success over Brisbane.

Recent signing Jack Barrie has been added to Melbourne’s roster to face Canberra in one of two changes.

The infielder and relief pitcher Scott Mitchinson move onto the Aces’ active roster to face the Cavs at Melbourne Ballpark, replacing Sam Gibbons and Reece Longstaff.