PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL CIRCUIT
TAMPA BAY THUNDER AT NEW YORK CITY GOTHAMS
07/19/2026
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PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL CIRCUIT
TAMPA BAY THUNDER AT NEW YORK CITY GOTHAMS
GAME ID: 4405 - SUNDAY, JULY 19TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Thunder (25-27) 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 7 7 0
New York City Gothams (28-24) 1 2 0 1 9 1 1 0 X 15 19 1
Tampa Bay Upended by New York City, 15-7
The New York City Gothams powered past the Tampa Bay Thunder, 15-7, at Damar Park. Erhard Müller provided some of the pop. Haystack went 3 for 5 with a home run and a triple, while scoring 3 and driving in 2. Alexis Hernandez picked up his 1st save of the season. The 4th-place Gothams have won 6 consecutive games.

Carlos Rice hit a grand slam home run off Frank Vertiz in the bottom of the fifth, which put the Gothams ahead, 10-6. In addition to the homer, Rice had 1 double, while going 2 for 4.

"You start putting runs on the board and winning, everyone's going to get excited," said Rice.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. McCombs RF 5 2 3 2 0 1 2 .237 6 30
E. Hazzard CF 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 .320 1 3
T. Higgins 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 6 .219 7 20
   a-B. Kohler PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 0 1
I. Villalva DH 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 .323 5 31
M. Durgan 3B 3 0 0 1 0 2 2 .307 4 23
J. Keys SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .250 0 6
D. Madrid LF, 1B 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .182 2 11
A. Serrato 2B 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .270 3 12
B. Ortega C 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .193 1 18
Totals 33 7 7 6 5 12 17      
a - B. Kohler pinch hit for T. Higgins in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: T. McCombs (6, 9th Inning off A. Hernandez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. McCombs 6 , E. Hazzard 2 , J. Keys , B. Ortega
2-out RBI: T. McCombs , E. Hazzard , J. Keys , B. Ortega
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Hazzard , T. Higgins , A. Serrato
GIDP: T. Higgins
Sac Fly: M. Durgan
Hit by Pitch: B. Kohler
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Keys-Higgins)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. DeJesus SS 5 1 2 0 1 1 0 .300 4 24
C. Sperafico DH 2 2 1 2 0 0 2 .259 6 13
   b-D. Falchonelli DH 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .500 0 1
C. Davenport 1B 5 1 2 2 1 0 2 .300 12 47
C. Rice CF 4 1 2 4 1 2 1 .278 17 55
D. Hill 3B 5 1 3 0 0 1 2 .242 1 19
M. Rodriguez RF 4 2 2 1 1 1 2 .268 1 4
C. King LF 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   a-J. Tercero LF 3 1 1 3 0 0 0 .341 1 24
R. Monier C 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 .259 1 11
E. Müller 2B 5 3 3 2 0 1 3 .359 3 18
Totals 41 15 19 15 6 6 16      
a - J. Tercero substituted for C. King in the 4th
b - D. Falchonelli inserted as DH in the 5th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Rice (8, 1st Inning off B. Cates, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Rodriguez (8, 5th Inning off F. Vertiz, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: E. Müller (4, 2nd Inning off B. Cates, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Sperafico (6, 1st Inning off B. Cates, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Tercero (1, 5th Inning off F. Vertiz, 2 on, 2 outs) , C. Rice (17, 5th Inning off F. Vertiz, 3 on, 2 outs) , E. Müller (3, 6th Inning off B. Markowitz, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Rodriguez (1, 7th Inning off B. Markowitz, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. DeJesus 2 , C. Sperafico 4 , D. Falchonelli , C. Davenport 2 , C. Rice 6 , D. Hill 3 , M. Rodriguez 6 , C. King 2 , J. Tercero 4 , E. Müller 8
2-out RBI: D. Falchonelli , C. Davenport , C. Rice , J. Tercero
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Rodriguez , E. Müller
Sac Fly: C. Sperafico
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Sperafico (7) , C. King (1)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Müller (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Müller-DeJesus-Davenport)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
B. Cates L (4-4) 4.2 11 9 9 6 4 1 30 114 4.97   
F. Vertiz 0.0 4 4 4 0 0 2 4 15 6.19   
B. Markowitz 3.1 4 2 2 0 2 2 14 45 4.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Cates 4
Batters Faced: B. Cates 30, F. Vertiz 4, B. Markowitz 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Cates 3-6, F. Vertiz 0-0, B. Markowitz 5-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Cates 114-65, F. Vertiz 15-8, B. Markowitz 45-35
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Vertiz 3-3
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
T. Lewis W (1-0) 5.0 6 6 2 4 6 0 25 96 3.60   
A. Hernandez SV (1) 4.0 1 1 1 1 6 1 15 64 5.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Lewis 41
Batters Faced: T. Lewis 25, A. Hernandez 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Lewis 4-4, A. Hernandez 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Lewis 96-55, A. Hernandez 64-40
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Hernandez 1-0
Hit Batsmen: A. Hernandez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Erhard Müller
Ballpark: Damar Park
Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 13 mph
Start Time: 4:05 PM ET
Time: 3:43
Attendance: 27608
Special Notes: LF Chris King was injured while throwing the ball. LF Cristiano Sperafico was injured while running the bases.
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