UNITED STATES PREMIER LEAGUE
NORTHERN VIRGINIA RETRIEVERS AT ATLANTA SMOKE
07/29/2025
 
UNITED STATES PREMIER LEAGUE
NORTHERN VIRGINIA RETRIEVERS AT ATLANTA SMOKE
GAME ID: 337 - TUESDAY, JULY 29TH, 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Northern Virginia Retrievers (25-43) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 8 0
Atlanta Smoke (32-36) 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 X 5 8 0
Smoke Take Down Retrievers, 5-2
The Atlanta Smoke scored a 5-2 win versus the Northern Virginia Retrievers at Smoke Ballpark. Atlanta pitcher Ramón Ortega nabbed top player honors in the tight contest. The 7th-place Smoke now have a 4-game winning streak.

Tied up with the Retrievers in the bottom of the sixth, the Smoke got a boost from center fielder Pedro Morales. With runners on 2nd and 3rd, Morales saw a 1-2 cutter from Natalino Golaio and hit a 3-run home run to break the stalemate and put Atlanta on top, 3-0.

"I like our mindset right now," said Atlanta manager Scott McMahon.
NORTHERN VIRGINIA BATTING LINESCORES ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Ornelas LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .209 2 15
B. Callison 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .312 4 21
R. Salazar CF 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .291 1 22
R. Sánchez 1B 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .183 6 20
J. Pak C 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .204 3 12
M. Ohara 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .301 1 16
M. Randall DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .227 5 11
G. Fuentes SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .169 0 5
W. Akers RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .185 0 2
Totals 35 2 8 2 1 9 13      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Salazar (13, 1st Inning off R. Ortega, 1 on, 1 out) M. Ohara (14, 7th Inning off R. Ortega, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: R. Sánchez (3, 9th Inning off R. Ortega, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Callison , R. Sánchez 3 , J. Pak , W. Akers , R. Salazar 4 , M. Ohara 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Fuentes , J. Pak , W. Akers , F. Ornelas
Hit by Pitch: G. Fuentes
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Fuentes (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Sánchez, Ohara-Fuentes-Sánchez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Elías RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .309 3 14
B. Morales 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .262 0 15
A. Morán LF 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .280 11 37
N. Durand 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .244 14 43
P. Morales CF 3 1 1 3 0 1 0 .227 8 27
A. Esparza DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .236 4 18
P. Salaedo 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .231 3 18
W. Baker C 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .333 0 0
A. Johnston SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .251 1 22
Totals 30 5 8 5 2 5 13      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Morales (10, 1st Inning off A. López, 0 on, 1 out) B. Elías (4, 7th Inning off N. Golaio, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: P. Morales (8, 6th Inning off N. Golaio, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: W. Baker 2 , B. Morales 2 , P. Salaedo , B. Elías 3 , P. Morales 4 , A. Johnston
2-out RBI: P. Morales
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Morán
GIDP: A. Esparza
Hit by Pitch: P. Morales
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Elías (4)
NORTHERN VIRGINIA PITCHING LINESCORES ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
A. López L (5-5) 5.1 4 2 2 2 3 0 84 47 2.61
N. Golaio 1.1 4 3 3 0 0 1 19 13 6.35
Á. Navarro 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 18 13 1.31
PITCHING
Game Score: A. López 53
Batters Faced: A. López 21, N. Golaio 8, Á. Navarro 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. López 3-8, N. Golaio 2-2, Á. Navarro 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. López 84-47, N. Golaio 19-13, Á. Navarro 18-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Golaio 2-2 , Á. Navarro 1-0
Hit Batsmen: A. López
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
R. Ortega W (5-6) 8.0 7 2 2 0 9 0 119 77 4.11
B. Hamilton SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 18 12 1.23
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Ortega 69
Batters Faced: R. Ortega 32, B. Hamilton 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Ortega 7-8, B. Hamilton 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Ortega 119-77, B. Hamilton 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Hamilton 1-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Ortega
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ramón Ortega
Ballpark: Smoke Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 16 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm CST
Time: 2:37
Attendance: 29049
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