EASTERN LEAGUE
NEW BRITAIN ROCK CATS AT BINGHAMTON METS
08/05/2026
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EASTERN LEAGUE
NEW BRITAIN ROCK CATS AT BINGHAMTON METS
GAME ID: 5209 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New Britain Rock Cats (61-48) 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 8 13 15 0
Binghamton Mets (51-58) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 8 0
Rock Cats Upend Mets, 13-2
Manny García was a major contributor to the 13-2 New Britain win over Binghamton. The Rock Cats catcher went 1 for 4 with a home run and a walk. He scored 2 times and drove in 4. The first-place Rock Cats, at 61-48, lead the Northern Division by 2 games.

With New Britain leading 7-2 in the top of the ninth, García came up to bat against Binghamton pitcher Tomás Ganoso. García hit a sinker to left for a grand slam home run. His 1st home run of the season put the Rock Cats on top, 11-2.

Said losing manager Lee Tinsley: "Give the Rock Cats credit. They took advantage of our mistakes."
NEW BRITAIN BATTING LINESCORE BINGHAMTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Jackson SS 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 .306 7 40
   a-C. Esquilino PH, SS 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1 1
J. Crow RF 5 1 3 2 1 2 2 .252 4 26
M. Díaz DH 5 3 2 1 1 1 2 .213 10 41
J. Bustamante 2B 4 1 2 1 2 1 0 .277 0 11
K. Boyd CF 3 0 1 2 1 0 4 .306 8 25
D. Harrison 3B 4 1 0 0 1 2 4 .276 3 36
R. Flores LF 4 1 2 1 1 1 4 .500 0 1
B. Edmonds 1B 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .341 1 5
M. García C 4 2 1 4 1 1 2 .250 1 6
Totals 39 13 15 13 9 10 20      
a - C. Esquilino pinch hit for K. Jackson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Bustamante 2 (8, 5th Inning off S. Thompson, 2 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off T. Ganoso, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Crow (10, 6th Inning off S. Thompson, 2 on, 1 out) , R. Flores (1, 8th Inning off T. Ganoso, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Jackson (7, 3rd Inning off S. Thompson, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. García (1, 9th Inning off T. Ganoso, 3 on, 1 out) , C. Esquilino (1, 9th Inning off T. Ganoso, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Díaz (10, 9th Inning off P. Hill, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Jackson 5 , C. Esquilino 4 , J. Crow 4 , M. Díaz 5 , J. Bustamante 4 , K. Boyd , R. Flores 3 , B. Edmonds , M. García 4
2-out RBI: M. Díaz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Crow , K. Boyd , R. Flores 2
Sac Fly: K. Boyd
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Crow (4) , K. Boyd (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bustamante-Edmonds)
PB: M. García 2
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Burke RF 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .245 0 2
M. Sperring CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .319 9 34
D. Anderson C 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .350 7 49
B. Crouch DH 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .300 1 9
R. Elliott LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .267 1 28
S. Simons 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .257 0 2
J. Montaña 1B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .246 5 40
   a-J. Cook PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .429 1 15
O. García 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .205 1 12
   b-J. Johnson PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .279 3 34
M. McLaughlin SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 2 4 1 18      
a - J. Cook pinch hit for J. Montaña in the 9th
b - J. Johnson pinch hit for O. García in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Elliott (23, 2nd Inning off E. Sánchez, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Simons (4, 9th Inning off K. Clark, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Sperring 2 , B. Crouch 2 , R. Elliott 2 , S. Simons 2 , J. Montaña 2
2-out RBI: B. Crouch
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Sperring , R. Elliott , O. García , M. McLaughlin
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Sperring (7)

FIELDING
PB: D. Anderson
NEW BRITAIN PITCHING LINESCORE BINGHAMTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
E. Sánchez W (4-1) 7.0 5 1 1 1 1 0 26 96 2.04   
K. Clark 1.1 3 1 1 2 0 0 9 40 1.82   
T. Samurakami 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 15 3.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Sánchez 63
Batters Faced: E. Sánchez 26, K. Clark 9, T. Samurakami 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Sánchez 7-12, K. Clark 1-3, T. Samurakami 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. Sánchez 96-61, K. Clark 40-23, T. Samurakami 15-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Samurakami 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
S. Thompson L (3-5) 5.1 6 5 5 7 5 1 29 120 6.22   
T. Ganoso 3.0 8 7 7 2 3 2 17 65 4.64   
P. Hill 0.2 1 1 1 0 2 1 3 16 5.01   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Thompson 34
Batters Faced: S. Thompson 29, T. Ganoso 17, P. Hill 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Thompson 5-6, T. Ganoso 3-1, P. Hill 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Thompson 120-66, T. Ganoso 65-35, P. Hill 16-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Ganoso 1-0
WP: S. Thompson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Manny García
Ballpark: NYSEG Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:35 PM ET
Time: 3:59
Attendance: 5988
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