PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL CIRCUIT
TAMPA BAY THUNDER AT NASHVILLE BLUEBIRDS
07/05/2026
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PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL CIRCUIT
TAMPA BAY THUNDER AT NASHVILLE BLUEBIRDS
GAME ID: 522 - SUNDAY, JULY 5TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Thunder (23-21) 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 11 2
Nashville Bluebirds (22-22) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 5 9 1
Thunder Win, Downing Bluebirds, 6-5
The Tampa Bay Thunder got a rain-soaked win over the Nashville Bluebirds.

The Tampa Bay Thunder beat the Nashville Bluebirds, 6-5, at Johnny Cash Field. Tampa Bay third baseman Matt Durgan had the hot bat. He went 2-5 with 2 home runs. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice. Bobby Cates, the winner, is now 4-3. He struck out 4 and walked 4 over 5.1 innings, while allowing 1 run on 4 hits. Picking up the save was Ben Markowitz, his 4th.

Tampa Bay used the hitting of Jorge Lopez to pick up the win. The center fielder clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the second inning to put the Thunder on top, 3-0. For the game, Lopez had 1 home run and 1 single in 3 at-bats.

"Big team win," Lopez said later.

The win for the Thunder lifted their record to 23-21.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE NASHVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Lopez CF 3 1 2 2 2 1 0 .260 3 16
I. Villalva DH 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .344 3 29
M. Durgan 3B 5 2 2 3 0 1 4 .315 3 19
T. McCombs RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .235 5 25
T. Higgins 1B 5 0 2 0 0 1 6 .215 7 17
G. Baxter LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .338 3 17
J. Keys SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .273 0 5
A. Serrato 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .276 0 9
B. Ortega C 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 .200 1 16
Totals 37 6 11 6 3 7 23      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Baxter (6, 2nd Inning off H. Brown, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Serrato (5, 8th Inning off F. Zuleta, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Lopez (3, 2nd Inning off H. Brown, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Durgan 2 (3, 3rd Inning off H. Brown, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off J. Vetor, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Lopez 5 , I. Villalva 2 , M. Durgan 8 , T. Higgins 2 , G. Baxter 2 , A. Serrato 3
2-out RBI: J. Lopez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Higgins 2 , B. Ortega
Sac Fly: B. Ortega
Hit by Pitch: T. McCombs
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: I. Villalva (1)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Durgan (5) , J. Keys (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Serrato-Keys-Higgins, Durgan-Serrato-Higgins)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Bonner SS 3 0 0 0 2 2 2 .314 0 12
S. Cencio RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .227 2 12
   a-G. Trader PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .380 4 22
T. Davis 2B 5 2 2 1 0 0 4 .298 9 39
A. Garcia DH 5 1 2 1 0 1 0 .257 7 26
J. Hernandez LF 2 0 2 2 1 0 3 .264 2 20
C. Kreitman CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 4 .202 4 16
J. Price 3B 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 .271 2 5
M. Zambrano C 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .267 5 20
A. Alvarez 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .267 1 4
Totals 34 5 9 4 6 9 22      
a - G. Trader pinch hit for S. Cencio in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: T. Davis (1, 8th Inning off D. Peterson, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Davis (9, 4th Inning off B. Cates, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Trader , T. Davis 7 , A. Garcia 2 , J. Hernandez 2 , C. Kreitman , A. Alvarez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Bonner , T. Davis , C. Kreitman , J. Price 2 , M. Zambrano
GIDP: S. Cencio , C. Kreitman
Sac Fly: J. Hernandez 2
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Hernandez (4) , J. Price (3)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Price (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Davis-Bonner)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE NASHVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
B. Cates W (4-3) 5.1 4 1 1 4 4 1 23 100 4.41   
D. Peterson H (2) 2.1 2 2 2 2 4 0 11 46 5.81   
B. Markowitz SV (4) 1.1 3 2 1 0 1 0 8 38 3.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Cates 56
Batters Faced: B. Cates 23, D. Peterson 11, B. Markowitz 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Cates 5-5, D. Peterson 0-3, B. Markowitz 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Cates 100-58, D. Peterson 46-28, B. Markowitz 38-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Peterson 1-0 , B. Markowitz 3-1
WP: B. Markowitz 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
H. Brown L (4-2) 5.0 8 4 4 0 4 2 23 81 3.35   
F. Zuleta 2.2 2 0 0 2 3 0 12 56 4.32   
J. Vetor 1.1 1 2 2 1 0 1 7 27 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Brown 39
Batters Faced: H. Brown 23, F. Zuleta 12, J. Vetor 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Brown 4-7, F. Zuleta 2-2, J. Vetor 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: H. Brown 81-54, F. Zuleta 56-31, J. Vetor 27-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Zuleta 1-0 , J. Vetor 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Vetor
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Durgan
Ballpark: Johnny Cash Field
Weather: Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 4:05 PM CT
Time: 5:03
Attendance: 22352
Special Notes: Rain delay of 69 minutes in the 5th inning.
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