EASTERN LEAGUE
TRENTON THUNDER AT NEW HAMPSHIRE FISHER CATS
08/27/2023
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EASTERN LEAGUE
TRENTON THUNDER AT NEW HAMPSHIRE FISHER CATS
GAME ID: 5350 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 27TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Trenton Thunder (49-83) 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 1 0 7 6 0
New Hampshire Fisher Cats (68-64) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 4 7 1
Fisher Cats Drop Contest, 7-4, to Trenton
The Trenton Thunder beat the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, 7-4, at Northeast Delta Dental Stadium. Trenton catcher Rene Melendez had an outstanding performance. He went 2-3 with a home run and a double, while adding 5 RBI and scoring once. Orlando Esparza, the winner, improved to 9-14. He held the Fisher Cats to 2 runs on 4 hits over 7 innings, while striking out 1 and walking 5. Their 49-83 record puts the Thunder last in the Northern Division.

In the top of the fifth, with runners on 1st and 2nd, Melendez came to the plate. He hit a 3-run home run off Kendry Flores to put the Thunder in the lead, 3-0.

"We'll sip on a cold one and savor this win," said Melendez.
TRENTON BATTING LINESCORE NEW HAMPSHIRE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. MacIntosh CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .222 6 24
A. Castro RF 5 0 0 0 0 3 1 .234 6 28
A. Ruíz LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 7 31
   c-C. Bell LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136 0 6
G. Andrade 3B 4 2 1 1 0 2 0 .242 10 31
J. Silva DH 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .228 10 30
C. Hanson 1B 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .222 7 34
A. Sanchez 2B 2 2 0 0 1 1 2 .239 6 25
R. Melendez C 3 1 2 5 0 0 0 .224 3 25
   a-C. Williams PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 7 21
   b-I. Mota C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 2 7
J. Abaloz SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .128 2 6
Totals 33 7 6 7 3 10 7      
a - C. Williams pinch hit for R. Melendez in the 9th
b - I. Mota substituted for C. Williams in the 9th
c - C. Bell substituted for A. Ruíz in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Melendez (13, 7th Inning off C. Brown, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Silva (9, 7th Inning off K. Flores, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Melendez (3, 5th Inning off K. Flores, 2 on, 2 outs) , G. Andrade (10, 8th Inning off C. Brown, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Andrade 4 , J. Silva 4 , C. Hanson , R. Melendez 6
2-out RBI: G. Andrade , R. Melendez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. MacIntosh , A. Castro , A. Sanchez
Hit by Pitch: C. Hanson , A. Sanchez
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Sanchez (5)
CS: J. Silva (12)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Sanchez-Abaloz-Hanson, Sanchez-Abaloz-Hanson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Vargas DH 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 .246 8 29
E. Jimenez RF 2 1 2 2 2 0 0 .286 2 10
R. Gómez 3B 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 .233 4 18
P. Norris 1B 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .235 23 64
L. Romero C 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .271 13 33
C. Roberts SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .241 5 27
   a-W. McLaughlin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .203 10 36
   b-A. Pérez SS, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .201 4 16
C. Holland LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .240 5 30
C. Weaver CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .216 18 47
C. Sterling 2B, SS 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .173 5 30
   c-M. Clark PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .212 4 14
Totals 31 4 7 3 7 2 17      
a - W. McLaughlin pinch hit for C. Roberts in the 8th
b - A. Pérez substituted for W. McLaughlin in the 9th
c - M. Clark pinch hit for C. Sterling in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Weaver (28, 5th Inning off O. Esparza, 0 on, 2 outs) , P. Norris (13, 8th Inning off J. Flores, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Jimenez (2, 8th Inning off J. Flores, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Clark (4, 9th Inning off J. Flores, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Jimenez 5 , P. Norris 3 , C. Roberts , C. Weaver 2 , M. Clark 4
2-out RBI: E. Jimenez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Gómez , P. Norris , C. Holland
GIDP: L. Romero , C. Holland
Sac Bunt: E. Jimenez
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: C. Sterling (4)
TRENTON PITCHING LINESCORE NEW HAMPSHIRE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Esparza W (9-14) 7.0 4 2 2 5 1 0 101 3.72   
J. Flores 1.2 3 2 2 2 1 2 39 5.97   
D. Espinoza SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Esparza 57
Batters Faced: O. Esparza 28, J. Flores 10, D. Espinoza 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Esparza 11-7, J. Flores 2-2, D. Espinoza 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: O. Esparza 101-58, J. Flores 39-19, D. Espinoza 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Espinoza 1-0
WP: O. Esparza
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Flores L (1-4) 6.1 4 6 5 1 6 1 108 3.64   
C. Brown 2.2 2 1 1 2 4 1 53 3.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Flores 48
Batters Faced: K. Flores 25, C. Brown 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Flores 6-6, C. Brown 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Flores 108-72, C. Brown 53-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Brown 2-2
WP: C. Brown
Hit Batsmen: K. Flores , C. Brown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rene Melendez
Ballpark: Northeast Delta Dental Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 5:00 PM ET
Time: 3:30
Attendance: 7415
Sunday, August 27th , 2023 - OOTP Baseball 24.8 Build 76