SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
ROME HAMMERS AT CHARLESTON RIVERDOGS
06/27/2026
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SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
ROME HAMMERS AT CHARLESTON RIVERDOGS
GAME ID: 10617 - SATURDAY, JUNE 27TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Rome Hammers (45-28) 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 4 1
Charleston RiverDogs (35-38) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 8 0
Hammers Rebuff RiverDogs, 4-2
The Rome Hammers downed the Charleston RiverDogs, 4-2, at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park. The Hammers were led by Marlon Bender. Bender went 2 for 4 with a home run and a double. He scored 2 times and drove in 3. Rome reliever Curt Brown picked up the win, upping his record to 3-1. Omar Padua took the loss. The Hammers, at 45-28, lead by one game in their division.

Rome took a 4-0 lead on Bender's 1st home run of the season. The 3-run home run, which he hit off Omar Padua in the top of the sixth, propelled Rome to the win.

"Say want you want about this team, they play nine innings hard," said Rome manager Aaron Holbert.
ROME BATTING LINESCORE CHARLESTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Boulay RF, 1B 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .281 5 30
J. García CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .268 2 26
   a-L. García RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 0 5
J. Jones 2B 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 .256 8 33
C. Lutz SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .338 5 34
B. Anderson LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .307 5 28
M. Bender DH 4 2 2 3 0 1 0 .295 1 15
L. Rivera 1B, CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .310 0 13
L. Britt C 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 .283 4 25
J. Mendoza 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .208 2 18
Totals 31 4 4 4 5 10 18      
a - L. García substituted for J. García in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Bender (6, 2nd Inning off O. Padua, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Rivera (9, 9th Inning off B. Varner, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Bender (1, 6th Inning off O. Padua, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. García , M. Bender 6 , L. Rivera 2
2-out RBI: M. Bender
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Boulay , B. Anderson
Hit by Pitch: J. García
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Boulay (7) , J. García 2 (2)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Mendoza (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Alvarado CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 .270 2 19
J. Phipps RF 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 .271 4 22
D. Smith 2B 5 0 2 0 0 0 4 .327 0 27
B. Gustafson DH 3 0 0 0 2 2 2 .214 8 38
B. Kuchelai LF 5 0 0 0 0 3 7 .322 2 17
J. Cantú 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .287 4 36
P. McDonald 3B 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .257 6 33
M. Mullins SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .194 1 11
J. López C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .217 2 12
Totals 35 2 8 2 5 9 18      
BATTING
Home Runs: P. McDonald (6, 6th Inning off C. Brown, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Alvarado , J. Phipps 2 , D. Smith 2 , J. Cantú , P. McDonald 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Smith , B. Kuchelai 2 , J. Cantú , M. Mullins
Sac Bunt: M. Mullins
Team LOB: 12
ROME PITCHING LINESCORE CHARLESTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Martínez 4.2 4 0 0 2 5 0 21 89 2.29   
C. Brown W (3-1) 3.1 2 2 2 3 3 1 15 63 3.70   
L. Riley SV (24) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 17 2.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Martínez 59
Batters Faced: J. Martínez 21, C. Brown 15, L. Riley 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Martínez 4-5, C. Brown 2-5, L. Riley 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Martínez 89-52, C. Brown 63-36, L. Riley 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Brown 2-0
WP: C. Brown
Balk: C. Brown
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
O. Padua L (5-8) 7.2 3 4 4 4 8 1 31 140 4.26   
B. Varner 1.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 6 29 5.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Padua 61
Batters Faced: O. Padua 31, B. Varner 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Padua 7-8, B. Varner 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: O. Padua 140-82, B. Varner 29-15
Hit Batsmen: O. Padua
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Marlon Bender
Ballpark: Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park
Weather: Clear skies (79 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 3:43
Attendance: 5939
Saturday, June 27th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.3 Build 68