EASTERN LEAGUE
NEW BRITAIN ROCK CATS AT READING FIGHTIN PHILS
04/29/2025
 
EASTERN LEAGUE
NEW BRITAIN ROCK CATS AT READING FIGHTIN PHILS
GAME ID: 111 - TUESDAY, APRIL 29TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New Britain Rock Cats (11-8) 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 6 12 2
Reading Fightin Phils (11-7) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 0
Rock Cats Jolt Fightin Phils, 6-3, with Late Rally
New Britain pitcher Bob Walters did his part in helping his team beat the Reading Fightin Phils, 6-3. The left-hander kept opposing batters from doing too much damage. Jon Vinson stitched up the save, his 5th. Reading drops to 11-7.

Had Orlando Sánchez not delivered a key base hit in the top of the eighth, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and runners on 1st and 3rd, Sánchez hit a run-scoring single. That made the score 4-3, in favor of the Rock Cats.

Sánchez attributed the win to "energy and focus on the part of everyone."
NEW BRITAIN BATTING LINESCORE READING BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Hawkins DH 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 .179 1 9
S. Vásquez LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .278 0 2
M. Bane 1B 5 1 1 2 0 3 1 .167 2 6
S. Acosta C 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .269 0 4
   a-T. Núñez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .261 2 2
   c-R. Flores C 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 1 5
J. Ortíz SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .295 0 6
   b-A. Daley PH, 3B 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .242 0 1
A. López 3B, SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .412 0 2
A. Cháves 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .310 3 11
O. Sánchez CF 4 1 2 2 0 0 3 .286 0 8
M. Díaz RF 4 0 1 2 0 1 2 .237 1 8
Totals 39 6 12 6 2 14 16      
a - T. Núñez pinch hit for S. Acosta in the 8th
b - A. Daley pinch hit for J. Ortíz in the 8th
c - R. Flores substituted for T. Núñez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Díaz (2, 8th Inning off T. Smith, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Bane (2, 3rd Inning off C. Patrick, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Vásquez 2 , M. Bane 4 , S. Acosta 2 , R. Flores , J. Ortíz , A. Daley , A. Cháves , O. Sánchez 2 , M. Díaz 2
2-out RBI: , O. Sánchez 2 , M. Díaz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Vásquez , A. López , O. Sánchez , M. Díaz
Hit by Pitch: A. López
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: J. Ortíz (2) , A. López (1)
Double Plays: 2 (López-Cháves-Bane, Ortíz-Cháves-Bane)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Santos CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .271 3 7
R. López RF 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .197 2 6
S. Bolden DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .258 1 6
J. Santos 1B 2 1 0 0 2 2 1 .280 2 13
T. O'Neill LF 4 1 2 2 0 2 0 .294 1 3
O. Cotes 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .222 0 7
   a-S. Stanley PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .271 0 5
T. Moore SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .143 0 3
J. Fox 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .286 0 3
J. Ortíz C 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .250 2 3
   b-D. Reese PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 0 1
Totals 32 3 5 2 6 9 21      
a - S. Stanley pinch hit for O. Cotes in the 8th
b - D. Reese pinch hit for J. Ortíz in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: T. O'Neill (1, 4th Inning off B. Walters, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. López , T. O'Neill 5 , O. Cotes , J. Fox
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Santos , J. Fox
GIDP: S. Bolden 2
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
PB: J. Ortíz
NEW BRITAIN PITCHING LINESCORE READING PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Walters W (3-0) 7.0 4 3 2 5 7 1 113 2.05   
T. Samurakami H (2) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 20 5.62   
J. Vinson SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 1.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Walters 61
Batters Faced: B. Walters 30, T. Samurakami 5, J. Vinson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Walters 6-6, T. Samurakami 1-2, J. Vinson 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Walters 113-67, T. Samurakami 20-11, J. Vinson 14-9
WP: B. Walters
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Patrick 5.0 7 3 3 1 6 1 88 2.70   
B. Covilh L (0-1) 2.2 2 2 2 0 5 0 40 2.00   
T. Smith 1.1 3 1 1 1 3 0 27 1.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Patrick 46
Batters Faced: C. Patrick 24, B. Covilh 10, T. Smith 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Patrick 2-7, B. Covilh 3-0, T. Smith 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Patrick 88-56, B. Covilh 40-27, T. Smith 27-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Smith 2-2
Hit Batsmen: C. Patrick
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bob Walters
Ballpark: FirstEnergy Stadium
Weather: Rain (53 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:35 PM ET
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 6904
Special Notes: SP Baltesar Covilh was injured while pitching.
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