EASTERN LEAGUE
NEW BRITAIN ROCK CATS AT PORTLAND SEA DOGS
08/29/2025
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EASTERN LEAGUE
NEW BRITAIN ROCK CATS AT PORTLAND SEA DOGS
GAME ID: 5336 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 29TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
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New Britain Rock Cats (83-47) 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 9 0
Portland Sea Dogs (59-70) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 1
Nelson Goes Distance in New Britain Win
The New Britain Rock Cats knocked off the Portland Sea Dogs, 5-1, in Eastern League action at Hadlock Field. New Britain pitcher and Annapolis, Maryland, native Steve Nelson had an outstanding performance. New Britain now sits at 83-47, while Portland falls to 59-70.

Nelson was the winner. He's now 8-0, after putting the Portland offense in a vise grip. Over 9 innings, he gave up 1 run on 4 hits, while racking up 7 Ks.

"That's how you're going to be successful," said Rock Cats manager Gary Kendall. "It starts with pitching and it will always be pitching."
NEW BRITAIN BATTING LINESCORE PORTLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Vásquez LF 5 1 1 2 0 1 2 .301 9 43
A. Cháves 2B 5 2 4 0 0 1 1 .307 3 37
M. Bane 1B 2 0 1 0 3 0 1 .231 18 67
J. Ortíz SS 4 0 0 1 0 0 7 .199 0 34
R. Flores C 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .266 3 30
M. Díaz RF 3 0 0 1 1 2 2 .266 8 57
D. Hawkins DH 5 0 1 0 0 3 5 .249 12 53
O. Sánchez CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .267 3 39
D. Harrison 3B 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 .257 3 30
Totals 36 5 9 4 5 12 21      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Hawkins (28, 2nd Inning off W. Hernández, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Cháves (24, 3rd Inning off W. Hernández, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Vásquez (9, 7th Inning off J. Rivera, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Vásquez 4 , A. Cháves 5 , M. Bane , D. Hawkins 2 , D. Harrison 2
2-out RBI: M. Díaz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Díaz , D. Hawkins 2 , O. Sánchez
GIDP: J. Ortíz
Sac Fly: J. Ortíz
Hit by Pitch: M. Díaz
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Harrison-Cháves-Bane)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Diharce SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 5 31
R. Thompson RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .328 2 13
C. Parkinson CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .266 4 17
D. Chin 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .261 11 38
I. Rosário LF 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .301 6 47
P. MacRorie C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .251 10 51
R. Fox DH 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 .224 4 21
R. Bumble 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .205 0 7
V. Boieiro 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .247 1 28
Totals 30 1 4 1 1 7 8      
BATTING
Home Runs: I. Rosário (6, 5th Inning off S. Nelson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Thompson , D. Chin , I. Rosário 4 , R. Fox
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Chin
GIDP: R. Bumble
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: V. Boieiro (12)
Double Plays: 1 (Boieiro-Bumble-Chin)
NEW BRITAIN PITCHING LINESCORE PORTLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Nelson W (8-0) 9.0 4 1 1 1 7 1 87 2.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Nelson 81
Batters Faced: S. Nelson 31
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Nelson 13-6
Pitches - Strikes: S. Nelson 87-64
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Hernández L (4-4) 6.1 5 2 2 2 6 0 84 3.09   
J. Rivera 0.2 3 3 3 3 1 1 31 4.66   
S. Takeuchi 2.0 1 0 0 0 5 0 44 4.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Hernández 59
Batters Faced: W. Hernández 26, J. Rivera 8, S. Takeuchi 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Hernández 4-8, J. Rivera 1-0, S. Takeuchi 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Hernández 84-53, J. Rivera 31-12, S. Takeuchi 44-29
WP: W. Hernández , S. Takeuchi
Hit Batsmen: S. Takeuchi
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Nelson
Ballpark: Hadlock Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:56
Attendance: 7299
Special Notes: RP Wilson Hernández was injured while pitching.
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