MENARD'S THIRD LEAGUE
THUNDER BAY NORTHERN LIONS BC AT ROCKY MOUNTAIN NUGGETS
08/23/2025
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MENARD'S THIRD LEAGUE
THUNDER BAY NORTHERN LIONS BC AT ROCKY MOUNTAIN NUGGETS
GAME ID: 3324 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 23RD, 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Thunder Bay Northern Lions BC (48-38) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 7 0
Rocky Mountain Nuggets (45-41) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Cardona Spins Shutout Against Nuggets
Rafael Cardona shut 'em down and shut 'em out, hurling Thunder Bay past Rocky Mountain 2-0 in a complete game victory.

He told BNN sportswriters in the postgame interview, "This is a game of adjustments and I made some good ones in this game."

Cardona held the Rocky Mountain Nuggets without a run, tossing a 1-hitter while walking 1 and fanning 5.

Cardona has started 20 times this year, pitched 128 innings, fanned 112 batters and walked 44. His current record is 9 wins and 4 losses with a 2.11 ERA.
THUNDER BAY BATTING LINESCORES ROCKY MOUNTAIN BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Smith DH 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .283 19 56
J. Brewer 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 8 24
C. Rodríguez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .242 8 28
C. Gregory CF 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .276 15 54
R. O'Connor RF 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .259 10 37
N. Clay 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 .199 0 15
C. Padilla C 3 0 1 1 0 2 1 .298 6 42
K. Fish LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .238 5 25
A. Griffith SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .271 3 28
Totals 31 2 7 2 2 10 7      
BATTING
Doubles: R. O'Connor (13, 2nd Inning off F. Jiménez, 0 on, 1 out) C. Padilla (12, 2nd Inning off F. Jiménez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Smith (19, 6th Inning off F. Jiménez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Fish , R. O'Connor 3 , N. Clay 2 , C. Padilla 2 , D. Smith 4
2-out RBI: C. Padilla
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Fish , N. Clay , A. Griffith
GIDP: N. Clay
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: K. Fish (4) , C. Gregory (12)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ríos LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .268 5 33
R. Bowen SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .256 2 28
J. Sánchez 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 19 60
A. Rodríguez DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 13 47
J. Martínez CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .254 2 20
M. Riley RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255 3 14
P. Smith 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 8 24
G. Chalmers C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .243 6 25
M. Melton 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .199 1 28
Totals 28 0 1 0 1 5 5      
BATTING
Total Bases: G. Chalmers
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Bowen
Team LOB: 1

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bowen-Melton-Sánchez)
THUNDER BAY PITCHING LINESCORES ROCKY MOUNTAIN PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
R. Cardona W (9-4) 9.0 1 0 0 1 5 0 92 63 2.11
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Cardona 89
Batters Faced: R. Cardona 29
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Cardona 12-10
Pitches - Strikes: R. Cardona 92-63
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
F. Jiménez L (5-4) 6.1 6 2 2 2 8 1 101 61 4.15
K. Powers 2.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 26 19 4.07
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Jiménez 59
Batters Faced: F. Jiménez 25, K. Powers 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Jiménez 6-3, K. Powers 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: F. Jiménez 101-61, K. Powers 26-19
WP: K. Powers
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rafael Cardona
Ballpark: Nuggets Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm CST
Time: 2:18
Attendance: 41974
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