EASTERN LEAGUE
RICHMOND FLYING SQUIRRELS AT READING FIGHTIN PHILS
05/31/2026
 
EASTERN LEAGUE
RICHMOND FLYING SQUIRRELS AT READING FIGHTIN PHILS
GAME ID: 296 - SUNDAY, MAY 31ST , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Richmond Flying Squirrels (25-25) 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 9 9 2
Reading Fightin Phils (21-29) 2 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 8 10 1
Gómez Whacks 2 Home Runs in 9-8 Win
Richmond shortstop Manny Gómez picked up 5 ribbies while helping his team beat back the Reading Fightin Phils, 9-8. With the win, Richmond raised its record to 25-25.

Richmond needed the clutch hitting of Raúl Orosco to seal the deal. The third baseman swatted a solo home run in the top of the ninth inning to put the Flying Squirrels on top, 9-8. For the game, Orosco had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"We just try to have good at-bats, whether we're winning, losing, or tied," said Gómez.
RICHMOND BATTING LINESCORE READING BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Capellan CF 4 0 0 1 0 1 4 .196 1 5
J. Morales RF 3 0 1 2 2 0 2 .344 0 19
E. Richards LF 4 0 0 0 1 3 5 .301 1 10
K. Evans 1B 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 .272 3 17
R. Orosco 3B 5 2 2 1 0 1 2 .250 2 7
C. Johnson C 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .287 0 14
H. Rutherford DH 5 1 0 0 0 0 3 .255 1 7
M. Gómez SS 4 4 4 5 1 0 0 .246 2 13
O. López 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .255 0 9
Totals 36 9 9 9 7 7 21      
BATTING
Home Runs: M. Gómez 2 (2, 2nd Inning off A. Broden, 3 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off O. Martínez, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Orosco (2, 9th Inning off R. Hernández, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Morales , R. Orosco 5 , M. Gómez 10 , O. López 2
2-out RBI: J. Morales
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Richards 2 , K. Evans , C. Johnson
Sac Fly: C. Capellan
Hit by Pitch: O. López
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Gómez (1) , O. López (2)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Varela (3) , C. Johnson (1)
Double Plays: 2 (López-Gómez-Evans, López-Gómez-Evans)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Penn SS 6 2 2 0 0 0 3 .220 3 20
T. Fraser 3B 3 1 1 0 2 1 3 .287 2 17
C. Douglas RF 2 2 1 3 1 0 1 .345 1 20
   a-R. Martin PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .368 0 9
   c-J. Peterson RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 2 19
B. Enders 1B, 2B 3 1 2 3 2 0 1 .285 6 23
R. Alonso 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 6 .202 3 17
   b-E. Little PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .282 3 11
D. McIntyre CF 5 0 1 2 0 0 6 .216 4 16
C. Bailey DH 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .194 0 2
T. Pérez LF 3 2 0 0 1 0 1 .291 0 10
J. Acevedo C 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .214 1 8
Totals 36 8 10 8 8 5 29      
a - R. Martin pinch hit for C. Douglas in the 8th
b - E. Little pinch hit for R. Alonso in the 8th
c - J. Peterson substituted for R. Martin in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Alonso (6, 1st Inning off E. Varela, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Acevedo (7, 2nd Inning off E. Varela, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. McIntyre (4, 5th Inning off E. Varela, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Enders (6, 1st Inning off E. Varela, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Penn 2 , T. Fraser , C. Douglas , R. Martin , B. Enders 5 , R. Alonso 2 , D. McIntyre 2 , J. Acevedo 2
2-out RBI: B. Enders , D. McIntyre
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Penn , T. Fraser , D. McIntyre 2 , C. Bailey 2
GIDP: T. Fraser , B. Enders
Hit by Pitch: T. Pérez
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Penn (2) , T. Pérez (5)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Enders (5)
RICHMOND PITCHING LINESCORE READING PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
E. Varela 4.2 6 6 4 4 1 1 24 87 3.80   
J. Giles 1.2 2 2 2 4 1 0 12 63 8.88   
J. Tirney W (4-4) 2.2 2 0 0 0 3 0 10 31 3.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Varela 29
Batters Faced: E. Varela 24, J. Giles 12, J. Tirney 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Varela 6-5, J. Giles 2-2, J. Tirney 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. Varela 87-50, J. Giles 63-29, J. Tirney 31-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Giles 2-0 , J. Tirney 2-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Giles
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
A. Broden 5.0 5 5 5 3 4 1 24 101 5.73   
O. Martínez BS (2) 2.0 1 1 1 2 1 1 9 47 6.65   
R. Hernández L (0-1), BS (2) 1.0 2 3 3 2 1 1 8 34 12.94   
T. Moon 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 14 4.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Broden 38
Batters Faced: A. Broden 24, O. Martínez 9, R. Hernández 8, T. Moon 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Broden 5-6, O. Martínez 2-3, R. Hernández 2-0, T. Moon 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Broden 101-62, O. Martínez 47-25, R. Hernández 34-16, T. Moon 14-10
WP: R. Hernández
Hit Batsmen: R. Hernández
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Manny Gómez
Ballpark: FirstEnergy Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 6:30 PM ET
Time: 4:12
Attendance: 8703
Special Notes: Manny Gómez ties the RCH regular season game record for runs with 4.
Sunday, May 31st , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.2 Build 60