EASTERN LEAGUE
NEW BRITAIN ROCK CATS AT TRENTON THUNDER
07/20/2026
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EASTERN LEAGUE
NEW BRITAIN ROCK CATS AT TRENTON THUNDER
GAME ID: 5119 - MONDAY, JULY 20TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New Britain Rock Cats (52-42) 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 16 1
Trenton Thunder (50-44) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 0
Sánchez Deals Trenton 9-1 Setback
The New Britain Rock Cats locked up a win at Arm & Hammer Park, knocking off the Trenton Thunder, 9-1. On the mound for New Britain was left-hander Ernesto Sánchez. He played a major role in the triumph. The win elevated the Rock Cats to 52-42.

Sánchez was in the zone all game. He frustrated Trenton hitters while giving the Rock Cats 8 innings of quality work. Sánchez threw 96 pitches, allowing 4 hits and getting 5 punchouts.

"We were firing on all cylinders," said Rock Cats manager Gary Kendall.
NEW BRITAIN BATTING LINESCORE TRENTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Jackson SS 6 2 3 0 0 2 2 .307 6 36
A. Stewart LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .244 1 2
A. López 2B 5 2 2 1 0 1 2 .274 1 19
T. Bennett 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .282 3 19
D. Harrison 3B 5 1 2 2 0 1 1 .282 2 30
K. Boyd CF 4 2 3 2 0 1 2 .342 7 21
L. Pérez DH 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 .278 3 35
M. Díaz RF 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 .215 8 38
   a-J. Bustamante PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .295 0 4
B. Fowler C 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .189 1 7
Totals 42 9 16 7 2 10 19      
a - J. Bustamante pinch hit for M. Díaz in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Bennett (13, 1st Inning off J. Sheffield, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Jackson (19, 8th Inning off J. James, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Boyd (7, 4th Inning off D. Miller, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Jackson 4 , A. Stewart 2 , A. López 2 , T. Bennett 2 , D. Harrison 2 , K. Boyd 6 , L. Pérez 2 , B. Fowler
2-out RBI: D. Harrison , K. Boyd , L. Pérez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Jackson , D. Harrison , M. Díaz , B. Fowler
Sac Fly: K. Boyd
Hit by Pitch: T. Bennett
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: A. López (7)
Double Plays: 3 (Jackson-López-Bennett, Jackson-López-Bennett, Harrison-López-Bennett)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Holman SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .319 5 30
   a-E. Guzmán PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
A. De La Torre 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .310 3 34
J. Travassos CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .274 4 19
S. Lowe 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .247 5 28
B. McCabe LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .250 9 40
T. Tobías RF 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .236 1 21
S. Roberts 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .261 5 35
T. Borges C 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .214 1 16
J. Unknown DH 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .333 0 0
Totals 31 1 6 1 3 5 10      
a - E. Guzmán pinch hit for E. Holman in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: E. Guzmán , S. Lowe , B. McCabe , T. Tobías , T. Borges , J. Unknown
2-out RBI: T. Tobías
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Roberts
GIDP: E. Holman , J. Travassos , B. McCabe
Team LOB: 6
NEW BRITAIN PITCHING LINESCORE TRENTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
E. Sánchez W (2-1) 8.0 4 0 0 0 5 0 27 96 1.62   
J. Scott 1.0 2 1 1 3 0 0 7 31 4.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Sánchez 79
Batters Faced: E. Sánchez 27, J. Scott 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Sánchez 8-9, J. Scott 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Sánchez 96-62, J. Scott 31-15
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Sheffield L (7-8) 1.0 9 7 7 1 1 0 14 59 4.83   
D. Miller 5.0 3 1 1 0 5 1 18 58 3.48   
J. James 3.0 4 1 1 1 4 0 14 54 10.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Sheffield 1
Batters Faced: J. Sheffield 14, D. Miller 18, J. James 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Sheffield 2-0, D. Miller 2-8, J. James 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Sheffield 59-34, D. Miller 58-41, J. James 54-33
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Miller 3-1
WP: J. Sheffield 2
Hit Batsmen: J. Sheffield
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ernesto Sánchez
Ballpark: Arm & Hammer Park
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:25
Attendance: 6284
Monday, July 20th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.3 Build 68