EASTERN LEAGUE
NEW BRITAIN ROCK CATS AT RICHMOND FLYING SQUIRRELS
06/05/2026
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EASTERN LEAGUE
NEW BRITAIN ROCK CATS AT RICHMOND FLYING SQUIRRELS
GAME ID: 4393 - FRIDAY, JUNE 5TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New Britain Rock Cats (30-25) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 6 1
Richmond Flying Squirrels (28-27) 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 X 7 10 0
Flying Squirrels Score Late to Upend Rock Cats, 7-3
Christian Capellan had a 4-RBI night to help the Richmond Flying Squirrels down the New Britain Rock Cats, 7-3. Richmond has now won 3 in a row.

Capellan had a game-changing home run in the bottom of the eighth. On a 1-0 fastball from Greg Belisle, he banged a grand slam home run to left, giving the Flying Squirrels a 7-3 lead. It was the 2nd home run of the year for Capellan.

"We'll kick back tonight, then get set for the next one," Capellan said.
NEW BRITAIN BATTING LINESCORE RICHMOND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Jackson SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 .264 2 16
D. Harrison 3B 3 0 1 0 2 1 0 .267 2 19
M. Díaz LF 3 1 1 0 2 1 4 .240 5 22
T. Núñez C 4 1 1 2 0 1 3 .243 9 27
T. Bennett RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .204 1 9
J. Taylor DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .427 2 19
J. Reyes 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .208 0 3
L. Pérez CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .289 1 24
J. Román 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .271 2 14
Totals 33 3 6 3 6 7 13      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Reyes (3, 2nd Inning off E. Varela, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Díaz (10, 6th Inning off E. Varela, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Bennett (1, 4th Inning off E. Varela, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Núñez (9, 6th Inning off E. Varela, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Jackson , D. Harrison , M. Díaz 2 , T. Núñez 4 , T. Bennett 4 , J. Reyes 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Díaz , T. Bennett , L. Pérez , J. Román
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: K. Jackson (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Piper-Jackson-Reyes)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Capellan CF 4 1 1 4 0 0 3 .190 2 9
J. Morales RF 5 0 1 2 0 0 1 .341 1 24
R. Thomason 1B 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 .255 5 19
E. Richards LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .299 1 10
R. Orosco 3B 4 1 1 0 0 2 4 .262 3 11
C. Johnson C 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .311 0 16
I. López DH 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .191 0 3
M. Gómez SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .243 2 13
O. López 2B 4 2 3 0 0 0 1 .274 0 9
Totals 33 7 10 7 6 4 20      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Johnson 2 (11, 2nd Inning off M. Piper, 1 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off G. Belisle, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Morales (11, 5th Inning off M. Piper, 2 on, 1 out) , M. Gómez (6, 6th Inning off M. Piper, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Capellan (2, 8th Inning off G. Belisle, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Capellan 4 , J. Morales 2 , E. Richards , R. Orosco , C. Johnson 4 , M. Gómez 2 , O. López 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Capellan , E. Richards , C. Johnson , M. Gómez
GIDP: C. Johnson
Sac Bunt: C. Capellan
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Capellan (2)

FIELDING
PB: C. Johnson
NEW BRITAIN PITCHING LINESCORE RICHMOND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
M. Piper 5.1 7 3 3 3 2 0 26 89 4.21   
G. Belisle L (3-3) 2.0 3 4 4 2 2 1 11 41 3.86   
A. Miller 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 12 1.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Piper 41
Batters Faced: M. Piper 26, G. Belisle 11, A. Miller 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Piper 7-6, G. Belisle 1-3, A. Miller 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Piper 89-56, G. Belisle 41-23, A. Miller 12-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Belisle 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
E. Varela 5.2 5 3 3 3 5 2 25 103 3.88   
E. Walton W (1-1) 3.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 11 51 3.25   
B. Gordon 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 13 2.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Varela 49
Batters Faced: E. Varela 25, E. Walton 11, B. Gordon 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Varela 8-4, E. Walton 5-3, B. Gordon 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Varela 103-61, E. Walton 51-30, B. Gordon 13-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Walton 1-0 , B. Gordon 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Christian Capellan
Ballpark: Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 4:01
Attendance: 6188
Special Notes: Rain delay of 26 minutes in the 3rd inning. Ron Thomason ties the RCH regular season game record for bases on balls with 4.
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