PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL CIRCUIT
TAMPA BAY THUNDER AT ST. LOUIS LIONS
08/16/2026
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PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL CIRCUIT
TAMPA BAY THUNDER AT ST. LOUIS LIONS
GAME ID: 6587 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 16TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Thunder (30-34) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 4 9 0
St. Louis Lions (38-26) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 1
Thunder Pull Out Late Win, 4-3
The St. Louis Lions got a superb performance from pitcher Ben Sumpter, but the Tampa Bay Thunder still won the game, 4-3. Sumpter threw 9.0 innings allowing 4 runs. Jay Clanton came out of the bullpen to earn the win. The right-hander allowed no runs on 1 hit in 2 innings. His record now stands at 4-4. The Thunder saw their win-loss record go to 30-34. At the same time, the Lions fell to 38-26.

Evan Hazzard, who was drafted in the 3rd round of the 2024 draft, had a direct impact on the outcome. Hazzard contributed a run-scoring sacrifice fly in the top of the ninth inning to put Tampa Bay up, 4-3.

Hazzard called the win a test of his team's "mettle."
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. McCombs RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .218 8 34
J. Lopez LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .243 4 19
T. Higgins 1B 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 .230 7 23
   a-J. Gifford 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 3
I. Villalva DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .288 6 36
M. Durgan 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .283 5 25
J. Keys SS 4 1 2 1 0 2 1 .254 1 9
A. Serrato 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .275 3 17
E. Hazzard CF 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 .254 1 5
B. Ortega C 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .197 1 19
Totals 34 4 9 4 1 10 13      
a - J. Gifford substituted for T. Higgins in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Durgan (12, 9th Inning off B. Sumpter, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Keys (1, 5th Inning off B. Sumpter, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Higgins , M. Durgan 3 , J. Keys 5 , A. Serrato , E. Hazzard 2 , B. Ortega
2-out RBI: T. Higgins , J. Keys
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Serrato
Sac Fly: E. Hazzard
Team LOB: 5
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Khaled 1B 5 0 1 1 0 3 2 .300 9 38
A. Logan 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .308 11 33
J. Gonzales RF 4 1 2 1 0 2 2 .303 10 43
J. Alvarez DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .211 3 11
M. Garcia LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .268 7 25
C. Spence CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .257 6 22
J. Chaves SS 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .293 5 30
M. Weber 3B 4 1 4 0 0 0 0 .261 4 16
J. Im C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .260 3 18
Totals 35 3 10 3 1 9 11      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Weber (3, 4th Inning off B. Cates, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Gonzales (10, 1st Inning off B. Cates, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Khaled , J. Gonzales 5 , M. Garcia , C. Spence , M. Weber 5 , J. Im
2-out RBI: C. Khaled , J. Gonzales
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Logan , J. Gonzales , J. Alvarez , J. Im
Sac Fly: J. Chaves
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Gonzales (14) , M. Weber (3)
CS: C. Spence (7)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Spence (2)
OF assists: 1 (Spence(Villalva at home))
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
B. Cates 6.0 9 3 3 0 5 1 26 107 4.52   
B. Markowitz 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 18 3.69   
J. Clanton W (4-4) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 7 23 4.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Cates 47
Batters Faced: B. Cates 26, B. Markowitz 4, J. Clanton 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Cates 6-6, B. Markowitz 0-1, J. Clanton 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Cates 107-71, B. Markowitz 18-10, J. Clanton 23-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Markowitz 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
B. Sumpter L (8-4) 9.0 9 4 4 1 10 1 36 136 3.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Sumpter 62
Batters Faced: B. Sumpter 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Sumpter 5-11
Pitches - Strikes: B. Sumpter 136-89
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ben Sumpter
Ballpark: The Lions Hearth
Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 34616
Monday, May 18th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.2 Build 60