PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL CIRCUIT
NASHVILLE BLUEBIRDS AT TAMPA BAY THUNDER
09/27/2026
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PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL CIRCUIT
NASHVILLE BLUEBIRDS AT TAMPA BAY THUNDER
GAME ID: 7385 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Nashville Bluebirds (38-50) 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 5 12 0
Tampa Bay Thunder (44-44) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 4 12 0
Nashville 5-4 Victors at The Thunder Bowl
The Nashville Bluebirds grabbed a win, 5-4, over the Tampa Bay Thunder at The Thunder Bowl. Nashville catcher Manuel Zambrano was 2 for 3 with 2 singles and 2 walks. He scored 3 runs. Picking up the win was Zaire Lawrence. He went 5 innings, allowing 2 runs on 6 hits. The left--hander struck out 2 and walked 4. Tim Pasquale notched his 2nd save in 2 chances.

Nashville used a clutch at-bat from Tim Staats to capture the win. The right fielder hammered a 2-run home run in the top of the sixth inning to put the Bluebirds ahead, 4-2. It was his lone hit in 5 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

"I'll probably toss and turn tonight," Tampa Bay manager Ray McKay said, following the tough loss.

The 9th-place Bluebirds lifted their record to 38-50.
NASHVILLE BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Kreitman LF, RF 4 0 1 0 1 2 2 .238 8 25
A. Sanchez 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .291 5 17
F. Flores DH 5 0 2 0 0 1 3 .282 5 23
E. Linkletter 3B 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .275 2 17
M. Zambrano C 3 3 2 0 2 1 2 .245 10 43
T. Staats RF 5 1 1 2 0 2 6 .248 4 14
   c-J. Hernandez LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 2 25
J. Price SS 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 .208 3 18
   a-A. Garcia PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 8 32
   b-T. Davis SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 9 41
G. Clark CF 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 .209 6 14
A. Carrasco 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .235 2 11
Totals 36 5 12 5 5 7 24      
a - A. Garcia pinch ran for J. Price in the 8th
b - T. Davis substituted for A. Garcia in the 8th
c - J. Hernandez substituted for T. Staats in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Price 2 (10, 4th Inning off B. Cates, 2 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off F. Vertiz, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Sanchez (8, 9th Inning off F. Vertiz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Staats (4, 6th Inning off B. Cates, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Kreitman , A. Sanchez 2 , F. Flores 2 , E. Linkletter , M. Zambrano 2 , T. Staats 4 , J. Price 4 , G. Clark , A. Carrasco
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Kreitman , E. Linkletter 2 , T. Staats , G. Clark , A. Carrasco
GIDP: A. Carrasco
Sac Fly: G. Clark
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Staats (8)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Hernandez(Durgan at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Lopez LF 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .252 4 20
T. Higgins 1B 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .255 10 35
G. Baxter DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .279 6 23
T. McCombs RF 5 0 1 1 0 2 0 .240 11 45
M. Durgan 3B 3 1 3 0 2 0 0 .286 5 29
J. Keys 2B 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 .249 1 12
   a-I. Villalva PH, 2B 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .291 8 47
E. Hazzard CF 3 0 1 2 1 0 3 .232 4 19
M. Lawrence SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .318 5 23
B. Ortega C 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .199 2 32
Totals 36 4 12 4 4 6 17      
a - I. Villalva pinch hit for J. Keys in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: I. Villalva (14, 8th Inning off D. de la Rosa, 1 on, 0 outs) , E. Hazzard (5, 8th Inning off D. de la Rosa, 2 on, 0 outs) , M. Durgan (20, 9th Inning off J. Vetor, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Lopez 3 , T. Higgins 2 , T. McCombs , M. Durgan 4 , I. Villalva 3 , E. Hazzard 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Higgins , G. Baxter , E. Hazzard 2 , B. Ortega
Sac Bunt: J. Keys
Sac Fly: J. Keys
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Durgan (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lawrence-Keys-Higgins)
OF assists: 1 (Lopez(Sanchez at 3rd base))
NASHVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
Z. Lawrence W (2-5) 5.0 6 2 2 4 2 0 25 105 6.60   
D. de la Rosa H (7) 2.0 3 2 2 0 2 0 9 34 3.96   
J. Vetor H (3) 1.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 7 31 1.80   
T. Pasquale SV (2) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Lawrence 45
Batters Faced: Z. Lawrence 25, D. de la Rosa 9, J. Vetor 7, T. Pasquale 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Lawrence 7-6, D. de la Rosa 2-2, J. Vetor 3-0, T. Pasquale 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Lawrence 105-62, D. de la Rosa 34-24, J. Vetor 31-18, T. Pasquale 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Vetor 1-0 , T. Pasquale 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
B. Cates L (7-6) 7.0 9 5 5 4 4 1 32 121 4.21   
N. Castro 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 4.10   
F. Vertiz 1.2 3 0 0 1 2 0 9 22 5.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Cates 39
Batters Faced: B. Cates 32, N. Castro 1, F. Vertiz 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Cates 8-7, N. Castro 0-0, F. Vertiz 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Cates 121-79, N. Castro 4-3, F. Vertiz 22-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Castro 1-0 , F. Vertiz 1-1
WP: B. Cates
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Manuel Zambrano
Ballpark: The Thunder Bowl
Weather: Partly Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:38
Attendance: 26683
Special Notes: RP Nelson Castro was injured while pitching. SS Jeff Price was injured while running the bases.
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