PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL CIRCUIT
TAMPA BAY THUNDER AT ATLANTA PILOTS
09/17/2026
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PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL CIRCUIT
TAMPA BAY THUNDER AT ATLANTA PILOTS
GAME ID: 7298 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Thunder (40-41) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1
Atlanta Pilots (42-39) 5 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 X 9 13 0
Tampa Bay Defeated By Pilots, 9-1
Atlanta Pilots starter Brandon Dinkins pitched effectively against the Tampa Bay Thunder at The Hangar. The right-hander spearheaded his team's 9-1 win. The winning pitcher was Dinkins, now 6-9. He tossed 8 innings of 3-hit ball, while walking 6 and fanning 6. The win boosted Atlanta to 42-39.

Luke McLean had a big 2-run double for the Pilots in the bottom of the first inning. With Atlanta leading 1-0 and runners on 2nd and 3rd, he got a fastball from Peter Auman and swatted a double to right-center. It was his 20th double of the season, and more importantly, it put the Pilots ahead, 3-0.

"We didn't get the results we wanted," said losing manager Ray McKay. "But we'll come back and try and get the next ballgame."
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. McCombs RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .233 10 41
   a-B. Kohler PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214 0 1
J. Lopez LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .235 4 20
   b-A. Serrato PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .275 3 17
   d-G. Baxter 1B, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 4 19
T. Higgins DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .247 10 31
I. Villalva 1B 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .284 8 46
   c-J. Gifford PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .190 0 3
M. Durgan 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .296 5 29
J. Keys 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 1 11
M. Lawrence SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .347 3 18
E. Hazzard CF 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .234 3 14
B. Ortega C 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 .202 2 30
Totals 28 1 3 1 6 7 12      
a - B. Kohler pinch hit for T. McCombs in the 8th
b - A. Serrato pinch hit for J. Lopez in the 8th
c - J. Gifford pinch hit for I. Villalva in the 8th
d - G. Baxter substituted for A. Serrato in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: T. Higgins , I. Villalva , E. Hazzard
2-out RBI: B. Ortega
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. McCombs , J. Lopez
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Durgan (5) , E. Hazzard (1)

FIELDING
Errors: F. Vertiz (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Ortega-Lawrence)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Cortez LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .316 8 41
   b-R. Oakes PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .133 0 0
C. Cortez 2B 5 1 2 1 0 2 3 .288 12 54
F. Robinson DH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286 6 35
   a-J. Lytle DH 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 .300 0 2
N. Davidson 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .296 7 35
   c-J. Regalado PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 3 10
L. McLean RF, LF 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 .230 8 40
B. Davis C 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .282 4 33
T. Takashima CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .267 7 32
J. Ward 3B 3 2 2 1 1 0 3 .294 8 47
D. Garcia SS 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 .220 5 13
Totals 36 9 13 9 5 8 18      
a - J. Lytle inserted as DH in the 1st
b - R. Oakes pinch hit for E. Cortez in the 7th
c - J. Regalado pinch hit for N. Davidson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Cortez (24, 1st Inning off P. Auman, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. McLean (20, 1st Inning off P. Auman, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Ward (9, 1st Inning off P. Auman, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Garcia (5, 5th Inning off F. Vertiz, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Cortez 2 , C. Cortez 2 , F. Robinson , J. Lytle 2 , N. Davidson , L. McLean 3 , B. Davis , J. Ward 3 , D. Garcia 4
2-out RBI: J. Lytle , N. Davidson , J. Ward , D. Garcia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Cortez , L. McLean , J. Ward , D. Garcia
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Cortez (3) , J. Lytle (1)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
P. Auman L (7-11) 3.2 9 7 7 2 3 0 21 74 4.70   
F. Vertiz 4.1 4 2 2 3 5 1 20 87 5.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Auman 14
Batters Faced: P. Auman 21, F. Vertiz 20
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Auman 3-4, F. Vertiz 1-6
Pitches - Strikes: P. Auman 74-46, F. Vertiz 87-50
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Vertiz 2-1
WP: F. Vertiz
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
B. Dinkins W (6-9) 8.0 3 1 1 6 6 0 31 119 3.72   
D. Little 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 12 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Dinkins 72
Batters Faced: B. Dinkins 31, D. Little 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Dinkins 6-10, D. Little 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Dinkins 119-70, D. Little 12-7
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Brandon Dinkins
Ballpark: The Hangar
Weather: Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 23152
Special Notes: 1B Frank Robinson was injured while running the bases.
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