EASTERN LEAGUE
RICHMOND FLYING SQUIRRELS AT NEW BRITAIN ROCK CATS
08/28/2026
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EASTERN LEAGUE
RICHMOND FLYING SQUIRRELS AT NEW BRITAIN ROCK CATS
GAME ID: 5337 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 28TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Richmond Flying Squirrels (70-60) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1
New Britain Rock Cats (73-57) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 13 0
New Britain Slaps 3-1 Loss on Richmond
Behind the hitting of José Bustamante, the New Britain Rock Cats stopped the Richmond Flying Squirrels, 3-1. Bustamante was 4 for 4 with a home run, a double, 2 singles, and a walk for the Rock Cats. The winning pitcher was Chris Lair. He tossed 95 pitches over 6 innings, allowing 1 run on 3 hits. The first-place Rock Cats, at 73-57, lead the Northern Division by 3 games.

The game was on the line with two out in the top of the eighth inning, but Joe Scott didn't flinch. With runners on 1st and 2nd and Richmond trailing 3-1, Scott retired Edmund Richards to end the threat. "Nothing to it," said Scott, with a wink.
RICHMOND BATTING LINESCORE NEW BRITAIN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Morales RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .312 2 54
I. López CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .237 1 17
M. Gómez SS 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 .229 4 36
J. Ford DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 .257 4 22
R. Thomason 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .264 8 42
E. Richards LF 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 .287 11 54
L. Pagán 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .300 3 49
W. García C 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .245 1 17
   a-C. Johnson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 2 35
O. López 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .279 3 38
Totals 30 1 5 1 5 8 22      
a - C. Johnson pinch hit for W. García in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Morales (26, 6th Inning off C. Lair, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Ford (4, 2nd Inning off C. Lair, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Morales 2 , J. Ford 4 , E. Richards 2 , O. López
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Morales , R. Thomason , E. Richards , O. López
GIDP: W. García
Hit by Pitch: E. Richards
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Pagán (11)
CS: M. Gómez (1)

FIELDING
Errors: I. López (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Gómez-López-Thomason)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Jackson SS 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .317 8 49
J. Bustamante LF 4 1 4 1 1 0 0 .283 2 21
M. Díaz DH 5 1 1 0 0 1 9 .219 14 58
J. Crow RF 4 0 3 0 0 0 3 .241 4 28
L. Pérez 2B 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 .278 3 47
D. Harrison 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .285 3 47
R. Flores C 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .268 1 8
B. Edmonds 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .290 2 15
K. Davis CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .222 1 2
Totals 35 3 13 3 3 4 26      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Flores (2, 2nd Inning off E. Ramírez, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Bustamante (17, 8th Inning off E. Walton, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Bustamante (2, 1st Inning off E. Ramírez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Jackson 2 , J. Bustamante 8 , M. Díaz , J. Crow 3 , R. Flores 2 , K. Davis 2
2-out RBI: K. Jackson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Díaz 2 , J. Crow , D. Harrison , R. Flores 2
GIDP: M. Díaz
Sac Fly: L. Pérez
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Harrison-Pérez-Edmonds)
RICHMOND PITCHING LINESCORE NEW BRITAIN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
E. Ramírez L (11-9) 6.0 12 3 2 2 4 1 31 115 4.22   
E. Walton 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 33 5.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Ramírez 40
Batters Faced: E. Ramírez 31, E. Walton 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Ramírez 5-8, E. Walton 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: E. Ramírez 115-71, E. Walton 33-20
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
C. Lair W (3-0) 6.0 3 1 1 3 4 1 23 95 1.50   
J. Scott H (2) 2.0 2 0 0 2 3 0 10 50 4.21   
J. Mitchell SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 11 5.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Lair 63
Batters Faced: C. Lair 23, J. Scott 10, J. Mitchell 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Lair 8-4, J. Scott 0-3, J. Mitchell 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Lair 95-54, J. Scott 50-23, J. Mitchell 11-6
WP: J. Scott
Hit Batsmen: C. Lair
Balk: C. Lair
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: José Bustamante
Ballpark: New Britain Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM ET
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 6057
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