FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE
TAMPA YANKEES AT CHARLOTTE STONE CRABS
08/05/2025
 
FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE
TAMPA YANKEES AT CHARLOTTE STONE CRABS
GAME ID: 8845 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 5TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Yankees (59-47) 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 4 12 2
Charlotte Stone Crabs (53-53) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 X 5 8 0
Stone Crabs Get Close Win Over Yankees, 5-4
The Charlotte Stone Crabs had to overcome a fine effort from Tampa pitcher Dave Cobb to win, 5-4, at Charlotte Sports Park. Cobb went 6.2 innings and allowed 2 runs. Josh Cox recorded the save. In save chances, he's now 26 for 29. With the win over Tampa, the Stone Crabs improved to 53-53.

Charlotte took a 5-4 lead on Rocky Smith's 9th home run of the season. The 2-run home run, which Smith hit in the bottom of the eighth, left Tampa pitcher Pancho Herrera visibly frustrated.

"I like the grit of this ballclub," Smith said.
TAMPA BATTING LINESCORE CHARLOTTE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Travassos CF 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 .418 4 29
S. Lowe SS 5 0 0 0 0 4 4 .358 8 50
T. Moore RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .327 1 10
S. Butler LF 2 1 1 0 3 0 1 .244 11 49
S. Ogletree DH 5 0 2 0 0 0 4 .289 9 51
R. Bowers C 5 1 3 1 0 0 4 .316 4 28
W. Middleton 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 .301 11 52
E. Guzmán 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .289 3 49
P. Bailey 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .381 0 5
Totals 39 4 12 3 3 7 26      
BATTING
Doubles: P. Bailey (2, 5th Inning off J. Rodríguez, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Guzmán (25, 6th Inning off J. Rodríguez, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: S. Butler (4, 2nd Inning off J. Rodríguez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Travassos 2 , T. Moore , S. Butler 3 , S. Ogletree 2 , R. Bowers 3 , E. Guzmán 2 , P. Bailey 3
2-out RBI: J. Travassos
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Moore 2 , S. Ogletree , R. Bowers , W. Middleton , E. Guzmán
GIDP: W. Middleton
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: R. Bowers (5) , E. Guzmán (11)
Double Plays: 1 (Bailey-Guzmán-Middleton)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Stevenson SS 4 2 1 1 0 2 0 .279 6 44
A. Rhodes CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .266 3 43
J. González LF 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .278 10 60
J. Mencío 2B 4 1 2 0 0 2 2 .290 11 61
E. Faulkner C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .280 4 34
L. Woods DH 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .303 2 21
   a-J. Rocha DH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .277 2 29
R. Smith 1B 4 1 1 2 0 1 4 .280 9 56
   b-J. Bartlett 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 5 22
J. Viitaluoma RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .249 1 15
R. Gill 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .238 5 27
Totals 32 5 8 5 3 8 16      
a - J. Rocha inserted as DH in the 8th
b - J. Bartlett substituted for R. Smith in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Mencío (27, 8th Inning off P. Herrera, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Stevenson (6, 1st Inning off D. Cobb, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Smith (9, 8th Inning off P. Herrera, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Stevenson 4 , J. González , J. Mencío 3 , E. Faulkner , J. Rocha , R. Smith 4 , J. Viitaluoma
2-out RBI: J. González
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Faulkner , R. Gill 2
GIDP: J. Viitaluoma
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Stevenson (42) , J. Mencío (9)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Mencío-Stevenson-Smith)
PB: E. Faulkner
TAMPA PITCHING LINESCORE CHARLOTTE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Cobb 6.2 5 2 1 3 7 1 119 4.54   
P. Herrera L (3-2), BS (3) 0.2 3 3 3 0 0 1 27 4.46   
D. Koevoet 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 5.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Cobb 62
Batters Faced: D. Cobb 29, P. Herrera 5, D. Koevoet 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Cobb 4-8, P. Herrera 1-1, D. Koevoet 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Cobb 119-69, P. Herrera 27-17, D. Koevoet 9-6
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Rodríguez 6.1 10 4 3 2 6 0 104 5.19   
D. Collins W (9-2) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 2.05   
J. Cox SV (26) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 16 4.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rodríguez 43
Batters Faced: J. Rodríguez 31, D. Collins 6, J. Cox 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rodríguez 5-8, D. Collins 1-4, J. Cox 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rodríguez 104-68, D. Collins 11-7, J. Cox 16-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Collins 1-0
WP: J. Rodríguez 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dave Cobb
Ballpark: Charlotte Sports Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (84 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 3:25
Attendance: 6945
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