SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
ROME FIREBIRDS AT AUGUSTA GREENJACKETS
08/01/2025
 
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
ROME FIREBIRDS AT AUGUSTA GREENJACKETS
GAME ID: 10829 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 1ST , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Rome Firebirds (62-41) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 2 7 9 0
Augusta GreenJackets (58-45) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 6 1
Augusta Upended, 7-3, by Rome
Jesús Martínez, who is tied for 7th in the SAL in strikeouts with 126, propelled his team to victory over the Augusta GreenJackets. The final score was 7-3, Rome. Martínez picked up the win for Rome, going 5.1 innings. He gave up no runs on 2 hits. He now sports a record of 7-10. The first-place Firebirds, at 62-41, now lead their division by 4 games.

Rome won the game in part because of Jerry Jones. The second baseman ripped a 2-run home run in the top of the fourth inning to put the Firebirds ahead, 2-0. For the game, Jones had 1 double and 1 home run in 4 at-bats.

"We did a lot of really good things and it was a good win," said Firebirds manager Aaron Holbert.
ROME BATTING LINESCORE AUGUSTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Ruíz 3B 5 1 0 0 0 3 3 .000 0 0
L. Rivera CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .281 8 43
J. Jones 2B 4 2 2 3 0 2 1 .252 14 37
F. López 1B 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 .294 3 29
A. Silva LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .283 2 22
J. Mendoza SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 12 52
   a-I. Montoya PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .277 6 35
   b-A. Lazar SS 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .343 13 50
J. González DH 3 0 2 3 1 1 0 .310 10 30
A. Guzmán RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .216 1 6
   c-L. García LF, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .242 5 29
A. Donoghue C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .262 5 10
Totals 36 7 9 7 4 10 15      
a - I. Montoya pinch hit for J. Mendoza in the 2nd
b - A. Lazar substituted for I. Montoya in the 2nd
c - L. García substituted for A. Guzmán in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. González 2 (16, 7th Inning off J. Hernández, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off J. Hernández, 3 on, 2 outs) , J. Jones (14, 9th Inning off J. Cooper, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Jones (14, 4th Inning off H. Rivera, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Rivera , J. Jones 6 , F. López , A. Silva , A. Lazar , J. González 4 , A. Donoghue
2-out RBI: J. Jones , F. López , J. González
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Ruíz , A. Guzmán , L. García
GIDP: A. Silva
Hit by Pitch: J. Jones
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Ruíz (1) , F. López (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ruíz-Jones-López)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Hunt RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .300 13 57
J. West LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .259 25 64
L. Zúñiga 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .288 5 38
J. Miller DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .251 7 39
J. Bennett SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .315 8 32
R. White CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .289 9 43
R. Vargas 2B 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .291 7 29
B. Downs 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 0 4
B. Brock C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .294 2 9
Totals 32 3 6 3 2 12 7      
BATTING
Doubles: R. White (15, 9th Inning off J. Keys, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: L. Zúñiga (5, 9th Inning off J. Keys, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Vargas (7, 9th Inning off J. Keys, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Hunt , L. Zúñiga 5 , R. White 2 , R. Vargas 5
2-out RBI: R. Vargas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Miller
GIDP: B. Downs
Hit by Pitch: G. Hunt
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Zúñiga (43)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Bennett (11)
Double Plays: 1 (Vargas-Bennett-Downs)
ROME PITCHING LINESCORE AUGUSTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Martínez W (7-10) 5.1 2 0 0 2 8 0 81 3.08   
J. Keys H (3) 3.1 4 3 3 0 4 2 47 3.65   
J. Rojas 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Martínez 70
Batters Faced: J. Martínez 20, J. Keys 14, J. Rojas 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Martínez 3-4, J. Keys 2-4, J. Rojas 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Martínez 81-47, J. Keys 47-30, J. Rojas 2-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Keys 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Martínez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Rivera L (9-6) 6.1 3 2 2 2 7 1 85 3.46   
J. Hernández 1.1 3 3 3 2 2 0 34 4.01   
J. Cooper 1.1 3 2 2 0 1 0 31 3.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Rivera 64
Batters Faced: H. Rivera 24, J. Hernández 10, J. Cooper 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Rivera 6-5, J. Hernández 0-2, J. Cooper 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: H. Rivera 85-52, J. Hernández 34-18, J. Cooper 31-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Cooper 1-0
Hit Batsmen: H. Rivera
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jesús Martínez
Ballpark: Lake Olmstead Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (80 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 5 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:28
Attendance: 4367
Special Notes: 2B Jorge Mendoza was injured while throwing the ball.
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