SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
ROME HAMMERS AT LEXINGTON LEGENDS
05/21/2026
 
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
ROME HAMMERS AT LEXINGTON LEGENDS
GAME ID: 10389 - THURSDAY, MAY 21ST , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Rome Hammers (25-15) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 10 0
Lexington Legends (14-26) 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 X 6 9 0
Thomas Hits 2 home runs in Legends Win
The Lexington Legends cut down the Rome Hammers by the score of 6-3, with the largest share of the credit going to shortstop Jeff Thomas. Thomas was 2-4 with 2 home runs, while adding 5 RBI and scoring twice for the Legends. The win was credited to 22-year old right-handed pitcher Dan Butler in relief. His record improves to 2-1. Joe Kidd took the loss. The save was credited to Jack Masson, his 8th.

Rob Garrett aided the Lexington cause with a run-scoring walk in the bottom of the fourth. For the game, the catcher drew 1 walk in 4 plate appearances.

"We had some nice at-bats at the right time," said Legends manager Brad Lincoln.

The Legends sport a record of 14-26.
ROME BATTING LINESCORE LEXINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. García RF 4 0 0 0 1 2 6 .160 0 1
J. García CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .288 1 13
J. Jones 2B 5 1 2 1 0 2 4 .232 4 16
J. Valle DH 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .286 1 9
B. Anderson LF 5 1 2 2 0 0 0 .333 3 16
C. Lutz SS 4 0 2 0 1 0 2 .345 4 22
P. Boulay 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .254 3 12
D. Hill 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .275 1 10
J. Hayes C 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .313 2 12
Totals 37 3 10 3 5 7 21      
BATTING
Doubles: J. García (10, 7th Inning off D. Butler, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Jones (4, 6th Inning off K. Richardson, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Anderson (3, 6th Inning off K. Richardson, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. García 2 , J. Jones 5 , J. Valle , B. Anderson 5 , C. Lutz 2 , D. Hill , J. Hayes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. García , J. Jones , J. Valle , C. Lutz
Team LOB: 12
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Thomas SS 4 2 2 5 0 0 0 .170 3 13
C. López CF, RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 0 1
J. Pérez LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .333 2 12
J. Bates RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .326 1 9
   a-J. Fernández CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 1 7
B. Hakem 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .287 0 9
J. Kramer 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .297 2 20
S. Saraiva DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .213 3 8
D. Linder 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .280 0 6
R. Garrett C 3 1 0 1 1 1 3 .183 0 6
Totals 33 6 9 6 3 4 10      
a - J. Fernández substituted for J. Bates in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: J. Pérez (3, 1st Inning off J. Kidd, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Thomas 2 (3, 3rd Inning off J. Kidd, 0 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off J. Kidd, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Thomas 8 , J. Pérez 4 , J. Bates , J. Kramer , S. Saraiva 2 , D. Linder
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bates , R. Garrett
Team LOB: 6
ROME PITCHING LINESCORE LEXINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Kidd L (4-2) 3.1 6 6 6 3 0 2 19 66 4.12   
C. Brown 4.2 3 0 0 0 4 0 17 66 2.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Kidd 19
Batters Faced: J. Kidd 19, C. Brown 17
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Kidd 5-5, C. Brown 3-7
Pitches - Strikes: J. Kidd 66-40, C. Brown 66-40
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
C. Tyler 4.2 3 0 0 2 6 0 19 88 3.38   
K. Richardson 0.1 3 3 3 0 0 2 4 14 4.70   
D. Butler W (2-1) 2.2 2 0 0 3 0 0 13 55 2.65   
E. Lynn H (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 1.06   
J. Masson SV (8) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 18 5.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Tyler 62
Batters Faced: C. Tyler 19, K. Richardson 4, D. Butler 13, E. Lynn 1, J. Masson 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Tyler 3-5, K. Richardson 0-1, D. Butler 1-7, E. Lynn 0-0, J. Masson 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Tyler 88-57, K. Richardson 14-9, D. Butler 55-30, E. Lynn 5-3, J. Masson 18-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Richardson 1-0 , E. Lynn 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jeff Thomas
Ballpark: Whitaker Bank Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (62 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 2944
Thursday, May 21st , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.2 Build 60