PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL CIRCUIT
NASHVILLE BLUEBIRDS AT TAMPA BAY THUNDER
09/25/2026
 
PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL CIRCUIT
NASHVILLE BLUEBIRDS AT TAMPA BAY THUNDER
GAME ID: 7363 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Nashville Bluebirds (37-49) 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 9 0
Tampa Bay Thunder (43-43) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 4 1
Nashville Gets 3-2 Win
Behind an impressive start by Ashton Gray, Nashville beat Tampa Bay, 3-2. Gray, the winner, moves to 5-9. He threw 5 innings of 2-hit ball, while fanning 2 and giving up 2 walks. Nashville is now 37-49, while Tampa Bay is 43-43.

Greg Clark, who finished 3rd in the EC in triples with 4 in 2023, had a direct impact on the outcome. Clark contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the second inning to put Nashville up, 1-0.

"We made a couple of mistakes," said Tampa Bay skipper Ray McKay, "and it cost us."
NASHVILLE BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Kreitman LF 3 0 2 1 0 0 3 .239 8 25
   a-J. Hernandez PR, LF 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .268 2 23
A. Sanchez 1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .297 5 17
   b-T. Davis 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 9 41
F. Flores DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .292 5 23
E. Linkletter 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .262 2 17
M. Zambrano C 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .242 10 43
T. Staats RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .248 3 12
J. Price SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .205 3 16
G. Clark CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .203 6 13
A. Carrasco 2B 3 1 1 0 1 2 4 .246 2 11
Totals 35 3 9 3 1 10 14      
a - J. Hernandez pinch ran for C. Kreitman in the 5th
b - T. Davis substituted for A. Sanchez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Sanchez (7, 5th Inning off D. Slaughter, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Carrasco (6, 7th Inning off D. Slaughter, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. Linkletter (6, 8th Inning off D. Peterson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: C. Kreitman (5, 5th Inning off D. Slaughter, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Kreitman 4 , A. Sanchez 2 , E. Linkletter 3 , T. Staats , G. Clark 2 , A. Carrasco 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Kreitman , J. Hernandez , M. Zambrano
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Kreitman (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Linkletter-Carrasco-Sanchez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Lopez LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .249 4 20
T. Higgins 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .248 10 34
G. Baxter DH 4 1 2 2 0 1 2 .289 6 23
T. McCombs RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .237 10 43
M. Durgan 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 5 29
M. Lawrence SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .331 5 23
I. Villalva 2B 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .287 8 47
E. Hazzard CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .220 3 15
B. Ortega C 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .205 2 32
Totals 30 2 4 2 3 6 7      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Baxter (8, 1st Inning off A. Gray, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Baxter (6, 6th Inning off D. de la Rosa, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Higgins , G. Baxter 6 , I. Villalva
2-out RBI: G. Baxter
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. McCombs
GIDP: G. Baxter
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: M. Lawrence (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Villalva-Lawrence)
NASHVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
A. Gray W (5-9) 5.0 2 1 1 2 2 0 18 73 5.06   
D. de la Rosa H (6) 2.0 1 1 1 1 3 1 8 32 3.82   
J. Vetor SV (4) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 20 1.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Gray 59
Batters Faced: A. Gray 18, D. de la Rosa 8, J. Vetor 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Gray 7-5, D. de la Rosa 0-3, J. Vetor 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Gray 73-46, D. de la Rosa 32-19, J. Vetor 20-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. de la Rosa 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Slaughter L (8-5) 6.2 7 3 3 1 6 0 27 107 3.43   
D. Peterson 2.1 2 0 0 0 4 0 9 35 4.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Slaughter 53
Batters Faced: D. Slaughter 27, D. Peterson 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Slaughter 5-7, D. Peterson 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Slaughter 107-70, D. Peterson 35-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Peterson 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ashton Gray
Ballpark: The Thunder Bowl
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 4:05 PM ET
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 27381
Special Notes: LF Cody Kreitman was injured while running the bases.
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