EASTERN LEAGUE
RICHMOND FLYING SQUIRRELS AT NEW BRITAIN ROCK CATS
08/27/2026
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EASTERN LEAGUE
RICHMOND FLYING SQUIRRELS AT NEW BRITAIN ROCK CATS
GAME ID: 5331 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 27TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Richmond Flying Squirrels (70-59) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
New Britain Rock Cats (72-57) 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 X 4 13 0
Rock Cats 4-1 Winners Versus Richmond
The home crowd had a good time watching the Richmond Flying Squirrels and New Britain Rock Cats get after it.

New Britain Rock Cats starter Zander Hughes turned in a top-notch performance against the Richmond Flying Squirrels at New Britain Stadium. The result was a win for the Rock Cats, 4-1. With the win, New Britain raised its record to 72-57.

Third Baseman Dave Hogan made an impact for New Britain, when he swatted a run-scoring double off Ernesto Varela in the bottom of the fourth. For the contest, Hogan went 1 for 4 with a double.

"I didn't leave too many pitches out over the plate," said Hughes.
RICHMOND BATTING LINESCORE NEW BRITAIN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Gómez SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .230 4 36
I. López CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .239 1 17
L. Pagán RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302 3 49
K. Evans 3B 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .272 8 52
J. Ford LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .257 3 21
C. Johnson C 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .277 2 35
R. Orosco DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .248 6 31
R. Thomason 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .267 8 42
O. López 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .279 3 38
Totals 34 1 7 1 2 2 16      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Evans (21, 2nd Inning off Z. Hughes, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Gómez , K. Evans 4 , J. Ford 2 , R. Thomason
2-out RBI: R. Thomason
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Orosco , O. López
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
OF assists: 2 (López(Díaz at 3rd base), Pagán(Harrison at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Jackson SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .316 8 48
J. Bustamante LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .265 1 20
D. Hogan 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .313 5 45
M. Díaz DH 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 .219 14 58
L. Pérez 2B 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 .280 3 46
D. Harrison 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .287 3 47
B. Edmonds RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .298 2 15
M. García C 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 .395 2 12
K. Davis CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 4 .195 1 2
Totals 34 4 13 3 1 4 19      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Davis (2, 3rd Inning off E. Varela, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Hogan (24, 4th Inning off E. Varela, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Bustamante (16, 7th Inning off D. Green, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Jackson , J. Bustamante 3 , D. Hogan 2 , M. Díaz 2 , L. Pérez , D. Harrison 2 , B. Edmonds 2 , K. Davis 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Jackson 2 , D. Hogan , L. Pérez
Sac Fly: L. Pérez
Team LOB: 8
RICHMOND PITCHING LINESCORE NEW BRITAIN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
E. Varela L (10-10) 6.0 11 4 4 1 3 0 28 106 3.73   
D. Green 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 8 27 4.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Varela 36
Batters Faced: E. Varela 28, D. Green 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Varela 5-8, D. Green 0-5
Pitches - Strikes: E. Varela 106-74, D. Green 27-19
WP: E. Varela
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
Z. Hughes W (3-6) 7.1 7 1 1 2 0 0 31 93 4.52   
K. Clark SV (26) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 19 1.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Hughes 58
Batters Faced: Z. Hughes 31, K. Clark 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Hughes 8-14, K. Clark 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Hughes 93-64, K. Clark 19-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Clark 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Zander Hughes
Ballpark: New Britain Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 6109
Thursday, August 27th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.4 Build 76