EASTERN LEAGUE
ROCKET CITY TRASH PANDAS AT SOUTH BEND CUBS
08/21/2023
 
EASTERN LEAGUE
ROCKET CITY TRASH PANDAS AT SOUTH BEND CUBS
GAME ID: 13747 - MONDAY, AUGUST 21ST , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Rocket City Trash Pandas (100-33) 6 3 0 2 1 0 0 7 4 23 26 0
South Bend Cubs (9-124) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 0
6-Hit Blitz by Rocket City's Rada
Nelson Rada did a number on the Cubs in the Rocket City 23-1 victory today, and the number was 6. The Trash Pandas left fielder banged out 6 hits in 7 at-bats at Four Winds Field at Coveleski Stadium to lead his club past the South Bend Cubs.

"I felt good in the batter's box today," he said later. "I had confidence in my swing and knew that it was there and that I could get the job done."

Nelson Rada hit a three-run home run off Drew Gray in the 1st, hit an RBI single in the 2nd, hit an RBI single in the 4th, hit an RBI single in the 5th, struck out in the 7th, singled in the 8th and hit a solo-shot off Brandon Birdsell in the 9th.

Hitting .247 to date, Rada has 14 home runs and 62 RBIs. He has played in 127 games.
ROCKET CITY BATTING LINESCORE SOUTH BEND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Adams CF 6 2 2 1 1 1 4 .298 31 84
J. Sanchez RF 6 3 2 0 1 2 1 .290 11 37
Z. Humphreys 1B 4 5 2 4 3 0 1 .337 12 49
D. Guzman SS 3 3 3 0 1 0 0 .349 22 95
   a-Y. Villahermosa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 0 0
   b-J. Macias SS 2 1 1 3 0 0 1 .294 2 8
A. Placencia 2B 4 4 3 3 2 0 0 .313 39 107
N. Rada LF 7 3 6 7 0 1 0 .247 14 62
W. Blakely 3B 6 0 2 2 1 2 3 .364 10 34
R. De Jesus DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 8 .284 21 75
   c-D. Calabrese DH 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .296 3 18
J. Linares C 6 1 2 2 0 3 5 .238 2 9
Totals 51 23 26 23 9 10 23      
a - Y. Villahermosa pinch hit for D. Guzman in the 7th
b - J. Macias substituted for Y. Villahermosa in the 7th
c - D. Calabrese inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Guzman (22, 1st Inning off D. Gray, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Placencia (21, 4th Inning off R. Toribio, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Calabrese (5, 8th Inning off B. Birdsell, 0 on, 1 out) , Z. Humphreys (13, 9th Inning off B. Birdsell, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Macias (1, 8th Inning off B. Birdsell, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: N. Rada 2 (14, 1st Inning off D. Gray, 2 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off B. Birdsell, 0 on, 2 outs) , Z. Humphreys (12, 1st Inning off D. Gray, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Adams (31, 1st Inning off D. Gray, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Placencia (39, 9th Inning off B. Birdsell, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Adams 5 , J. Sanchez 2 , Z. Humphreys 6 , D. Guzman 4 , J. Macias 3 , A. Placencia 7 , N. Rada 12 , W. Blakely 2 , R. De Jesus , D. Calabrese 3 , J. Linares 2
2-out RBI: A. Placencia , N. Rada , D. Calabrese
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. De Jesus , J. Linares 2
GIDP: J. Adams
Sac Fly: A. Placencia
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Placencia-Guzman-Humphreys)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Alcantara CF 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .262 17 46
A. Sanchez DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .232 17 60
E. Pagan 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .226 19 61
C. Horton SS 4 1 1 1 0 2 4 .198 16 44
A. Hernandez 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .190 14 57
C. Ramos C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .162 10 34
A. Bonolis RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .214 18 47
O. Roque 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .203 3 19
P. Hodge LF 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .142 9 23
Totals 29 1 3 1 2 18 9      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Alcantara (16, 1st Inning off J. Marcheco, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Horton (16, 7th Inning off J. Marcheco, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Alcantara 2 , A. Sanchez , C. Horton 4
2-out RBI: C. Horton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Horton 2
GIDP: C. Horton
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Horton-Hernandez-Roque)
ROCKET CITY PITCHING LINESCORE SOUTH BEND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Marcheco W (15-1) 8.0 2 1 1 1 15 1 100 2.32   
N. Encarnacion 0.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 22 5.48   
C. Van Scoyoc 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Marcheco 88
Batters Faced: J. Marcheco 26, N. Encarnacion 4, C. Van Scoyoc 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Marcheco 5-3, N. Encarnacion 0-0, C. Van Scoyoc 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Marcheco 100-67, N. Encarnacion 22-14, C. Van Scoyoc 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Van Scoyoc 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Gray L (2-11) 0.1 5 6 6 1 0 3 19 11.12   
D. Correa 1.0 3 3 3 2 2 0 32 9.24   
Y. Vasquez 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 18 22.85   
R. Toribio 0.1 3 2 2 1 0 0 19 26.15   
I. Vazquez 1.1 1 1 1 1 1 0 18 22.67   
J. Ferris 0.1 1 0 0 2 1 0 20 18.46   
B. Birdsell 4.1 12 11 11 2 4 2 92 12.01   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Gray 8
Batters Faced: D. Gray 7, D. Correa 8, Y. Vasquez 5, R. Toribio 5, I. Vazquez 5, J. Ferris 4, B. Birdsell 27
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Gray 1-0, D. Correa 1-0, Y. Vasquez 0-2, R. Toribio 1-0, I. Vazquez 1-1, J. Ferris 0-0, B. Birdsell 4-5
Pitches - Strikes: D. Gray 19-12, D. Correa 32-16, Y. Vasquez 18-12, R. Toribio 19-9, I. Vazquez 18-10, J. Ferris 20-9, B. Birdsell 92-56
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Vasquez 3-2 , I. Vazquez 3-1 , J. Ferris 1-1 , B. Birdsell 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nelson Rada
Ballpark: Four Winds Field at Coveleski Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 4:04
Attendance: 725
Special Notes: Nelson Rada ties the RC regular season game record for hits with 5. Zach Humphreys ties the RC regular season game record for runs with 5. Nelson Rada sets the RC regular season game record for hits with 6.
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