PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL CIRCUIT
ATLANTA PILOTS AT TAMPA BAY THUNDER
06/28/2026
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PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL CIRCUIT
ATLANTA PILOTS AT TAMPA BAY THUNDER
GAME ID: 474 - SUNDAY, JUNE 28TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Pilots (23-17) 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 6 13 0
Tampa Bay Thunder (21-19) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 4 8 0
Pilots Win, 6-4, Versus Tampa Bay
The Atlanta Pilots topped the Tampa Bay Thunder, 6-4, at The Thunder Bowl. Atlanta second baseman Carlos Cortez was a spark plug for the offense. He went 4 for 5 with 2 doubles and 2 singles. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. Gastão Caxada, the winner, improved to 6-3. He held the Thunder to 4 runs on 6 hits over 8 innings, while striking out 6 and walking 2. Atlanta raised its record to 23-17 with the win.

Had Cortez not come through in the top of the ninth, who knows how the game would've ended? But with two down, Cortez hit a 2-run single. The Pilots took the lead, 6-4, and never looked back.

"We just try to have good at-bats, whether we're winning, losing, or tied," said Cortez.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Robinson DH 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .338 3 10
   c-C. Sanders DH 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .192 0 0
N. Davidson 1B 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .323 6 20
E. Cortez LF, CF 5 2 3 1 0 0 1 .276 5 19
C. Cortez 2B 5 1 4 3 0 0 1 .274 5 27
J. Ward 3B 5 0 1 1 0 1 4 .317 4 20
B. Davis C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .281 1 12
A. Marko SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .206 1 11
L. McLean RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .209 5 19
T. Takashima CF 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .228 2 12
   a-D. Garcia PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 3 6
   b-J. Regalado CF, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 2 5
Totals 40 6 13 6 1 7 15      
a - D. Garcia pinch ran for T. Takashima in the 7th
b - J. Regalado substituted for D. Garcia in the 7th
c - C. Sanders inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Cortez 2 (6, 1st Inning off B. Cates, 1 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off B. Cates, 0 on, 1 out) , F. Robinson 2 (3, 3rd Inning off B. Cates, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off B. Markowitz, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Takashima (8, 7th Inning off B. Cates, 1 on, 1 out) , L. McLean (10, 7th Inning off B. Cates, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Cortez (5, 8th Inning off B. Markowitz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. Robinson 4 , E. Cortez 6 , C. Cortez 6 , J. Ward , L. McLean 2 , T. Takashima 3
2-out RBI: , C. Cortez 2 , J. Ward
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Davidson , C. Cortez , J. Ward , B. Davis 2
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Cortez-Ward)
OF assists: 1 (Cortez(Lopez at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Lopez CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .252 2 14
J. Reynolds DH 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .262 17 33
M. Durgan 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .318 1 16
T. McCombs RF 4 1 1 3 0 1 1 .248 5 24
T. Higgins 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .210 6 15
G. Baxter LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .355 2 14
J. Keys SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .256 0 3
A. Serrato 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .265 0 9
   a-I. Villalva PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .365 3 29
   b-D. Madrid 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .192 2 10
B. Ortega C 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 .206 1 14
   c-J. Gifford PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 0 3
Totals 31 4 8 4 2 7 11      
a - I. Villalva pinch hit for A. Serrato in the 7th
b - D. Madrid substituted for I. Villalva in the 8th
c - J. Gifford pinch hit for B. Ortega in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Lopez (6, 1st Inning off G. Caxada, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Durgan (11, 6th Inning off G. Caxada, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Higgins (4, 9th Inning off B. Martin, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. McCombs (5, 6th Inning off G. Caxada, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Lopez 3 , M. Durgan 2 , T. McCombs 4 , T. Higgins 2 , G. Baxter 2 , D. Madrid
2-out RBI: T. McCombs
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Serrato
Sac Bunt: J. Keys
Sac Fly: B. Ortega
Team LOB: 4
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
G. Caxada W (6-3) 8.0 6 4 4 2 6 1 31 125 3.41   
B. Martin SV (4) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 19 3.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Caxada 58
Batters Faced: G. Caxada 31, B. Martin 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Caxada 5-12, B. Martin 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Caxada 125-79, B. Martin 19-13
Balk: G. Caxada
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
B. Cates 6.2 8 3 3 0 4 0 28 117 4.65   
D. Peterson 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 6.23   
B. Markowitz L (2-1), BS (2) 1.2 3 3 3 1 2 1 9 36 3.60   
J. Clanton 0.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 15 4.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Cates 50
Batters Faced: B. Cates 28, D. Peterson 1, B. Markowitz 9, J. Clanton 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Cates 5-11, D. Peterson 0-1, B. Markowitz 1-2, J. Clanton 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Cates 117-70, D. Peterson 2-2, B. Markowitz 36-24, J. Clanton 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Peterson 1-0 , J. Clanton 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Carlos Cortez
Ballpark: The Thunder Bowl
Weather: Clear skies (76 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 7 mph
Start Time: 4:05 PM ET
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 26335
Special Notes: CF Taiga Takashima was injured while running the bases. 1B Frank Robinson was injured while running the bases.
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