EASTERN LEAGUE
RICHMOND FLYING SQUIRRELS AT TRENTON THUNDER
07/20/2025
 
EASTERN LEAGUE
RICHMOND FLYING SQUIRRELS AT TRENTON THUNDER
GAME ID: 5114 - SUNDAY, JULY 20TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Richmond Flying Squirrels (41-52) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 6 1
Trenton Thunder (51-42) 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 4 X 9 10 1
Strong Hits Two Dingers, Thunder Win, 9-3
Led by Eric Strong, the Trenton Thunder defeated the Richmond Flying Squirrels, 9-3. Strong slugged 2 home runs, while scoring 3 times and driving in 3 for the Thunder. Curt Watson picked up the win, lifting his record to 10-3 on the season. He struck out 10 and walked 1 in 7.1 innings, while yielding 2 runs. The win gives Trenton a season record of 51-42.

José Ríos had a big grand slam home run for the Thunder in the bottom of the eighth inning. With Trenton leading 5-2 and the bases loaded, he sized up a slider from 24-year old left-handed pitcher Mike Perry and punished it. The result was his 1st home run of the season, which put the Thunder on top, 9-2.

"It was a tough day, no getting around it," said losing manager Mike Sarbaugh.
RICHMOND BATTING LINESCORE TRENTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Tucker LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .246 0 4
I. López CF 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .252 0 27
L. Pagán 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .263 4 43
A. Sánchez DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .226 4 25
R. Orosco 3B 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 .400 0 2
   a-O. López PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .266 4 26
A. Lara 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .224 3 10
J. Sánchez RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .223 1 12
A. Mozzafiato SS 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 .253 2 13
Á. Ramos C 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .222 0 3
   b-J. Olivas PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
Totals 33 3 6 3 3 11 19      
a - O. López pinch hit for R. Orosco in the 9th
b - J. Olivas pinch hit for Á. Ramos in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Pagán (19, 1st Inning off C. Watson, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Orosco (2, 1st Inning off C. Watson, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Pagán 2 , R. Orosco 3 , O. López , A. Lara , Á. Ramos
2-out RBI: R. Orosco
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Tucker , A. Lara
Hit by Pitch: B. Tucker
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: A. Lara (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Salinas 2B 5 1 1 0 0 2 0 .312 0 6
J. Ruíz LF 5 1 2 1 0 3 1 .294 8 35
D. Rojas RF 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .330 8 47
J. Candelario DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .279 8 50
S. Baker 1B 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 .240 1 7
S. Flores 3B 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .286 13 51
E. Strong C 4 3 2 3 0 0 2 .280 5 22
J. Salazar SS 4 0 3 0 0 1 3 .228 2 19
J. Ríos CF 4 1 1 4 0 2 3 .173 1 16
Totals 35 9 10 9 3 14 14      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Rojas (31, 1st Inning off D. García, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Salazar 2 (17, 4th Inning off D. García, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off D. García, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Salinas (2, 1st Inning off D. García, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Salazar (2, 2nd Inning off D. García, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Strong 2 (5, 4th Inning off D. García, 1 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off D. García, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Ruíz (8, 7th Inning off D. García, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Ríos (1, 8th Inning off M. Perry, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Salinas 3 , J. Ruíz 5 , D. Rojas 2 , E. Strong 8 , J. Salazar 7 , J. Ríos 4
2-out RBI: , E. Strong 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Candelario , S. Baker , J. Ríos 3
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Ruíz (8)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Baker (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Ríos-Strong)
OF assists: 1 (Ríos(Orosco at home))
RICHMOND PITCHING LINESCORE TRENTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. García L (9-8) 6.1 9 5 5 1 11 3 111 3.68   
M. Perry 1.2 1 4 3 2 3 1 33 8.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. García 45
Batters Faced: D. García 29, M. Perry 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. García 5-3, M. Perry 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. García 111-73, M. Perry 33-20
WP: D. García
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Watson W (10-3) 7.1 5 2 2 1 10 0 102 2.49   
M. Ward SV (7) 1.2 1 1 0 2 1 0 28 3.83   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Watson 69
Batters Faced: C. Watson 28, M. Ward 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Watson 4-7, M. Ward 4-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Watson 102-68, M. Ward 28-15
Hit Batsmen: C. Watson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eric Strong
Ballpark: Arm & Hammer Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 6241
Sunday, July 20th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.5 Build 70