EASTERN LEAGUE
TRENTON THUNDER AT READING FIGHTIN PHILS
08/07/2025
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EASTERN LEAGUE
TRENTON THUNDER AT READING FIGHTIN PHILS
GAME ID: 5219 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 7TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Trenton Thunder (55-55) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
Reading Fightin Phils (61-48) 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 4 X 8 8 1
Blackburn Masters Trenton in Complete Game Win
Dave Blackburn brought his A-game to help Reading defeat the Trenton Thunder, 8-1. Trenton has now lost 5 consecutive games.

Blackburn was in the zone, shutting down Trenton hitters over 9 innings. Blackburn, who threw 121 pitches, allowed 1 run on 4 hits. He also tallied 9 punchouts.

"I thought we played a nice game," Blackburn told the Reading Herald. "Good pitching, timely hitting, it was all there."
TRENTON BATTING LINESCORE READING BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Salinas 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .264 0 9
J. Ruíz LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .282 8 41
J. Candelario 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .285 11 61
S. Flores 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .288 13 53
J. Ríos RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .273 3 48
J. Salazar SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .233 3 22
S. Baker DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .265 5 22
   a-L. Torrens DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315 11 45
E. Strong C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .263 5 23
J. Ríos CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .167 1 18
Totals 33 1 4 1 3 9 16      
a - L. Torrens inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Salinas (7, 1st Inning off D. Blackburn, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Ruíz (15, 1st Inning off D. Blackburn, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Salinas 2 , J. Ruíz 2 , J. Candelario , J. Salazar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Ríos 2 , J. Ríos
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Salinas (10)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Candelario)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. López RF 4 1 1 0 1 2 4 .277 4 37
T. O'Neill LF 4 1 0 1 1 2 2 .261 11 34
Y. Munoz DH 4 0 0 1 1 1 2 .290 9 66
J. Santos 1B 4 1 2 3 1 1 0 .241 15 61
J. Fox 2B 3 1 1 0 2 1 1 .331 0 21
O. Cotes 3B 4 2 2 0 0 0 4 .263 2 44
T. Moore SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .249 4 43
S. Weeks CF 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 .286 2 35
R. Vasquez C 3 0 0 1 0 1 7 .215 4 25
Totals 30 8 8 7 9 8 22      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Weeks (13, 3rd Inning off C. Watson, 0 on, 0 outs) , O. Cotes (19, 6th Inning off C. Watson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Santos (15, 5th Inning off C. Watson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. López , J. Santos 5 , J. Fox , O. Cotes 3 , T. Moore , S. Weeks 2
2-out RBI: T. O'Neill , Y. Munoz , J. Santos 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. López , Y. Munoz , O. Cotes , T. Moore
Sac Fly: R. Vasquez
Hit by Pitch: O. Cotes , S. Weeks
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: J. Fox (4)
PB: R. Vasquez
TRENTON PITCHING LINESCORE READING PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Watson L (10-4) 6.2 6 4 4 4 7 1 103 2.54   
R. Thompson 1.1 2 4 4 5 1 0 57 5.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Watson 49
Batters Faced: C. Watson 30, R. Thompson 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Watson 4-8, R. Thompson 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Watson 103-63, R. Thompson 57-26
WP: C. Watson 2
Hit Batsmen: C. Watson , R. Thompson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Blackburn W (11-10) 9.0 4 1 1 3 9 0 121 3.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Blackburn 81
Batters Faced: D. Blackburn 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Blackburn 14-5
Pitches - Strikes: D. Blackburn 121-82
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dave Blackburn
Ballpark: FirstEnergy Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 8966
Thursday, August 7th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.5 Build 70