UNITED STATES PREMIER LEAGUE
RICHARDSON CITY THUNDERCATS AT ATLANTA SMOKE
07/02/2026
BNN Index | PL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
 
UNITED STATES PREMIER LEAGUE
RICHARDSON CITY THUNDERCATS AT ATLANTA SMOKE
GAME ID: 236 - THURSDAY, JULY 2ND, 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Richardson City Thundercats (30-18) 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 5 15 1
Atlanta Smoke (24-24) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 4 9 0
Thundercats Need Extra Frames to Get Past Smoke
The Richardson City Thundercats picked up a win at Smoke Ballpark, knocking off the Atlanta Smoke, 5-4. Starting pitcher Ramón Ortega was an essential part of his team's success. The winner was Richardson City reliever Manuel Franco, now 2-0. The loser was Iván García. Emílio Zaragoza picked up the save, his 1st.

The most critical at-bat came in the top of the tenth inning. With two out, Alden Wiley hit a 2-2 fastball from Iván García for a run-scoring single. It put Richardson City in front, 4-3.

"This is a resilient bunch," said Richardson City manager Imran Kopitar.

Richardson City leads the Division I by 2½ games.
RICHARDSON CITY BATTING LINESCORES ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Cabrera 2B 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .315 2 23
F. Ramírez C 5 1 2 0 0 2 1 .301 10 30
E. Álvarez CF 4 0 2 0 1 1 1 .295 4 23
T. Eler DH 5 1 3 1 0 0 3 .317 15 38
S. Nishimura 1B 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .296 6 21
A. Wiley 3B 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 .283 8 32
C. Martin LF 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 .221 3 15
M. Qualtrough SS 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .244 0 6
C. Mann RF 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .154 0 3
Totals 42 5 15 5 2 8 13      
BATTING
Doubles: F. Ramírez (7, 1st Inning off F. Cuevas, 0 on, 1 out) T. Eler (7, 1st Inning off F. Cuevas, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Cabrera , S. Nishimura , M. Qualtrough 2 , C. Martin 2 , E. Álvarez 2 , F. Ramírez 3 , T. Eler 4 , C. Mann , A. Wiley
2-out RBI: J. Cabrera , C. Martin , C. Mann , A. Wiley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Cabrera , S. Nishimura , M. Qualtrough , E. Álvarez , T. Eler
GIDP: S. Nishimura
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Qualtrough (1) , E. Álvarez (10) , C. Mann 2 (2)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Qualtrough (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Cabrera-Qualtrough-Nishimura)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Elías RF 4 1 1 2 1 0 0 .354 6 23
B. Morales 3B 5 0 3 0 0 1 1 .317 0 20
A. Morán LF 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .303 4 26
G. Maldonado DH 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .220 8 25
N. Durand 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .254 8 23
   a-C. Fox PR, CF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .156 1 4
L. Templeman SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .238 5 20
G. Castillo C 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 .220 3 15
   b-W. Baker PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .238 0 1
   c-J. Runyon PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Maldonado CF, 1B 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .186 0 0
T. Newsome 2B 4 1 0 0 1 2 2 .268 4 15
Totals 38 4 9 4 6 6 20      
a - C. Fox pinch ran for N. Durand in the 8th
b - W. Baker pinch hit for G. Castillo in the 10th
c - J. Runyon pinch ran for W. Baker in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Morales (15, 5th Inning off R. Ortega, 0 on, 2 outs) C. Fox (2, 10th Inning off E. Zaragoza, 0 on, 1 out) W. Baker (1, 10th Inning off E. Zaragoza, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Elías (6, 9th Inning off D. Reed, 1 on, 1 out) G. Maldonado (8, 6th Inning off R. Ortega, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Durand , L. Templeman , B. Morales 4 , B. Elías 4 , G. Maldonado 4 , C. Fox 2 , W. Baker 2
2-out RBI: W. Baker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Morán 2 , N. Durand , A. Maldonado , T. Newsome , G. Maldonado
GIDP: G. Castillo
Hit by Pitch: N. Durand
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Elías (8)
CS: B. Morales (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Durand-Templeman-Durand)
RICHARDSON CITY PITCHING LINESCORES ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
R. Ortega 6.1 5 1 1 4 4 1 109 64 3.71
A. Gonzáles H (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 3.63
J. Ramírez H (3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 6 4.42
D. Reed BS (4) 0.1 1 2 2 1 0 1 9 4 3.20
M. Franco W (2-0) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 5.03
E. Zaragoza SV (1) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 17 8 5.19
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Ortega 59
Batters Faced: R. Ortega 27, A. Gonzáles 5, J. Ramírez 2, D. Reed 3, M. Franco 2, E. Zaragoza 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Ortega 11-2, A. Gonzáles 1-2, J. Ramírez 0-0, D. Reed 0-1, M. Franco 1-1, E. Zaragoza 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Ortega 109-64, A. Gonzáles 13-10, J. Ramírez 9-6, D. Reed 9-4, M. Franco 6-5, E. Zaragoza 17-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Ramírez 1-0
WP: R. Ortega
Hit Batsmen: A. Gonzáles
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
F. Cuevas 6.2 10 3 3 2 3 0 98 62 3.65
M. Rodríguez 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 29 17 5.40
I. García L (1-4) 1.0 4 2 2 0 3 0 32 20 7.07
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Cuevas 43
Batters Faced: F. Cuevas 29, M. Rodríguez 8, I. García 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Cuevas 10-4, M. Rodríguez 2-3, I. García 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: F. Cuevas 98-62, M. Rodríguez 29-17, I. García 32-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Rodríguez 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ramón Ortega
Ballpark: Smoke Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 pm CST
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 38739
Special Notes: SP Ramón Ortega was injured while pitching.
Thursday, February 9th, 2017 - OOTP Baseball 17.12 Build 75