PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL CIRCUIT
ATLANTA PILOTS AT TAMPA BAY THUNDER
09/23/2027
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PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL CIRCUIT
ATLANTA PILOTS AT TAMPA BAY THUNDER
GAME ID: 7356 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD , 2027 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Pilots (43-42) 0 0 1 2 2 1 4 0 1 11 17 0
Tampa Bay Thunder (41-44) 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 3 0 8 12 2
Cortez goes 4-for-5 to Light Pilots Fuse
The Atlanta Pilots used the hitting of right fielder Eddie Cortez to subdue the Tampa Bay Thunder, 11-8. For the game, Cortez went 4 for 5 with a home run, a double, 2 singles, and a walk. He scored 4 runs and drove in 4. Bill Martin notched his 11th save in 16 chances. Atlanta is 43-42 and Tampa Bay, with the loss, 41-44.

Cortez had an important at-bat with the bases loaded in the top of the seventh, when he drew a walk, driving in 1 run. The Pilots went on to win.

Cortez called winning a team effort. "It's not the same guy every time," he said. "It's the sum of the parts."
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Cortez RF 5 4 4 4 1 0 0 .275 9 51
N. Davidson 1B 6 0 3 2 0 0 3 .263 13 49
F. Robinson DH 4 0 0 1 1 1 6 .253 15 65
R. Broers CF 5 1 2 2 1 1 5 .278 6 41
B. Davis C 5 2 4 2 1 0 3 .299 11 50
L. McLean LF 5 0 0 0 1 2 6 .267 5 17
A. Marko 2B, SS 6 1 1 0 0 0 5 .320 6 38
C. Cortez SS 3 2 1 0 1 1 2 .339 9 52
   a-A. Arguello SS, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .243 2 18
J. Ward 3B 5 1 2 0 0 0 6 .267 4 35
Totals 45 11 17 11 6 6 37      
a - A. Arguello substituted for C. Cortez in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Cortez (23, 3rd Inning off P. Auman, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Broers (13, 9th Inning off R. Casarez, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Cortez (9, 4th Inning off P. Auman, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Davis (11, 5th Inning off P. Auman, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Broers (6, 5th Inning off P. Auman, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Cortez 8 , N. Davidson 3 , R. Broers 6 , B. Davis 7 , A. Marko , C. Cortez , J. Ward 2
2-out RBI: , E. Cortez 2 , N. Davidson , R. Broers , B. Davis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Broers 2 , B. Davis , L. McLean , A. Marko , J. Ward 2
Sac Fly: F. Robinson
Team LOB: 14

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Marko (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Rodriguez CF, 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .323 6 33
J. Reynolds LF 4 1 1 1 1 3 3 .228 34 64
M. Durgan 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .282 5 36
M. Lawrence SS 4 0 2 0 1 1 0 .255 4 23
D. Madrid 1B, 2B 5 1 3 2 0 0 3 .274 3 36
J. Lopez RF, CF 5 2 2 1 0 1 4 .310 7 33
I. Villalva 2B 2 1 1 2 0 1 1 .302 10 46
   a-T. McCombs PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .193 5 26
   b-T. Higgins PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .236 6 20
J. Keys DH 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .269 2 36
B. Ortega C 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .247 6 24
Totals 39 8 12 8 4 10 18      
a - T. McCombs pinch hit for I. Villalva in the 6th
b - T. Higgins pinch hit for T. McCombs in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Rodriguez (29, 5th Inning off C. Correa, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Lawrence (4, 9th Inning off B. Martin, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Reynolds (34, 1st Inning off C. Correa, 0 on, 1 out) , I. Villalva (10, 4th Inning off C. Correa, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Madrid (3, 4th Inning off C. Correa, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Lopez (7, 8th Inning off C. Iverson, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Ortega (6, 8th Inning off C. Iverson, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Rodriguez 2 , J. Reynolds 4 , M. Lawrence 3 , D. Madrid 6 , J. Lopez 5 , I. Villalva 4 , J. Keys , B. Ortega 4
2-out RBI: D. Madrid
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Durgan , D. Madrid , J. Lopez , J. Keys
Hit by Pitch: J. Rodriguez
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: M. Durgan (10) , D. Madrid (2)
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
C. Correa 4.2 7 5 5 2 5 3 23 98 4.44   
C. Iverson W (1-0) 2.2 4 3 3 1 3 2 13 50 3.86   
B. Martin SV (11) 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 8 30 3.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Correa 33
Batters Faced: C. Correa 23, C. Iverson 13, B. Martin 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Correa 2-7, C. Iverson 2-3, B. Martin 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Correa 98-61, C. Iverson 50-32, B. Martin 30-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Iverson 2-0
WP: C. Correa
Hit Batsmen: B. Martin
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
P. Auman 4.1 9 5 5 1 3 3 23 84 4.14   
J. Gieseke L (0-1) 2.1 5 5 5 2 1 0 14 53 17.05   
R. Casarez 2.1 3 1 0 3 2 0 15 54 4.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Auman 27
Batters Faced: P. Auman 23, J. Gieseke 14, R. Casarez 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Auman 3-7, J. Gieseke 3-3, R. Casarez 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: P. Auman 84-50, J. Gieseke 53-32, R. Casarez 54-31
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Casarez 3-3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eddie Cortez
Ballpark: The Thunder Bowl
Weather: Partly Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 4:10
Attendance: 22111
Special Notes: 2B Ivan Villalva was injured while throwing the ball. SS Carlos Cortez was injured while running the bases. Eddie Cortez ties the ATL regular season game record for runs with 4.
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