EASTERN LEAGUE
RICHMOND FLYING SQUIRRELS AT TRENTON THUNDER
07/17/2025
 
EASTERN LEAGUE
RICHMOND FLYING SQUIRRELS AT TRENTON THUNDER
GAME ID: 5098 - THURSDAY, JULY 17TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Richmond Flying Squirrels (40-50) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 5 11 2
Trenton Thunder (49-41) 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 6 10 1
Thunder Pull Out Late Win, 6-5
Due in large part to left fielder José Ruíz, the Trenton Thunder sunk the Richmond Flying Squirrels, 6-5. Ruíz was 3-5 with 2 home runs. He scored 3 times and drove in 2. The winner was Mac Ward in relief. His record improves to 8-6. Robbie Sweet took the loss. With the win, Trenton pushed its record to 49-41.

In the bottom of the ninth, with the score tied, Ruíz hammered a solo home run to win it for Trenton.

Ruíz told reporters after the game: "Took some doing, but we got it done."
RICHMOND BATTING LINESCORE TRENTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Tucker LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 0 4
I. López CF 5 1 1 0 0 3 2 .262 0 27
L. Pagán 2B, 3B 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .267 4 41
A. Sánchez DH 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .235 4 25
R. Orosco 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .286 0 0
   a-J. Morales PH 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .298 3 22
   b-J. Olivas 3B, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Lara 1B 3 1 2 1 0 0 2 .196 3 10
J. Sánchez RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .242 1 11
A. Mozzafiato SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .261 2 12
W. García C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .232 2 23
Totals 37 5 11 4 1 7 20      
a - J. Morales pinch hit for R. Orosco in the 8th
b - J. Olivas substituted for J. Morales in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Sánchez (3, 7th Inning off J. Álvarez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Morales (3, 8th Inning off B. Sheffield, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: I. López , L. Pagán 3 , A. Sánchez 2 , J. Morales 4 , A. Lara 2 , J. Sánchez 2 , A. Mozzafiato
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Tucker , I. López , A. Sánchez , J. Sánchez
Sac Fly: A. Lara
Hit by Pitch: B. Tucker
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Pagán (27)
CS: J. Sánchez (2)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Orosco (1) , A. Mozzafiato (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Pagán-Mozzafiato-Lara)
OF assists: 1 (Sánchez(Salinas at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Salinas 2B, CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 .412 0 6
J. Ruíz LF 5 3 3 2 0 1 0 .288 7 33
D. Rojas RF 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .330 8 46
J. Candelario DH 3 2 1 1 1 0 3 .277 8 46
S. Baker 1B 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .218 1 7
S. Flores 3B 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .289 12 48
J. Kline C 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .296 2 6
J. Salazar SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .217 1 16
J. Ríos CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .173 0 12
   a-E. Strong PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267 3 19
   b-J. Palácios CF, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 0 9
Totals 34 6 10 6 2 6 16      
a - E. Strong pinch hit for J. Ríos in the 7th
b - J. Palácios substituted for E. Strong in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Rojas (28, 5th Inning off M. Pérez, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Baker (7, 6th Inning off M. Pérez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Candelario (8, 1st Inning off M. Pérez, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Ruíz 2 (7, 7th Inning off E. Reyes, 0 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off R. Sweet, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Rojas (8, 7th Inning off E. Reyes, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Salinas , J. Ruíz 9 , D. Rojas 7 , J. Candelario 4 , S. Baker 2 , S. Flores
2-out RBI: J. Ruíz , D. Rojas , J. Candelario , S. Flores
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Candelario , S. Baker , J. Kline , J. Ríos
GIDP: J. Salazar
Hit by Pitch: S. Baker , S. Flores
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Kline (1)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Baker (1)
RICHMOND PITCHING LINESCORE TRENTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Pérez 5.0 6 2 0 0 4 1 99 3.58   
E. Reyes 1.2 3 3 3 2 1 2 47 9.87   
R. Sweet L (4-3) 1.1 1 1 1 0 1 1 19 6.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Pérez 55
Batters Faced: M. Pérez 23, E. Reyes 10, R. Sweet 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Pérez 5-5, E. Reyes 2-1, R. Sweet 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Pérez 99-60, E. Reyes 47-24, R. Sweet 19-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Reyes 1-0 , R. Sweet 2-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Pérez , E. Reyes
Balk: M. Pérez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Todd 3.0 3 1 1 0 3 0 37 4.35   
J. Álvarez 3.0 3 1 1 1 2 0 45 3.38   
B. Sheffield BS (1) 1.0 3 3 3 0 1 1 17 4.68   
M. Ward W (8-6) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 31 3.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Todd 50
Batters Faced: P. Todd 12, J. Álvarez 13, B. Sheffield 7, M. Ward 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Todd 4-1, J. Álvarez 2-5, B. Sheffield 0-2, M. Ward 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: P. Todd 37-25, J. Álvarez 45-27, B. Sheffield 17-11, M. Ward 31-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Álvarez 2-1 , B. Sheffield 2-1
WP: B. Sheffield
Hit Batsmen: B. Sheffield
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: José Ruíz
Ballpark: Arm & Hammer Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 5294
Special Notes: SP Pat Todd was injured while pitching.
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