EASTERN LEAGUE
HARTFORD YARD GOATS AT TRENTON THUNDER
05/20/2110
 
EASTERN LEAGUE
HARTFORD YARD GOATS AT TRENTON THUNDER
GAME ID: 223 - TUESDAY, MAY 20TH , 2110 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hartford Yard Goats (19-18) 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 3 9 12 0
Trenton Thunder (15-23) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 9 0
Yard Goats Strike Down Thunder, 9-2
The Hartford Yard Goats defeated the Trenton Thunder, 9-2, at Arm & Hammer Park. Hartford center fielder James LaRatta had a superb performance. He went 2 for 4 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 3 times and driving in 2. Nick Puckett was the winner. Over 6 innings, he yielded 2 runs on 6 hits, with no walks and 6 strikeouts. Trenton has now lost 4 in a row.

Dario Nunez, the Hartford third baseman, contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the fourth inning to make the score 1-0, Yard Goats. For the game, Nunez was 1-4 with a walk.

"We didn't put our best foot forward tonight," said losing manager Pat Gilman.
HARTFORD BATTING LINESCORE TRENTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. LaRatta CF 4 3 2 2 1 0 0 .312 8 23
B. Young LF 4 2 3 2 0 1 0 .239 6 20
   a-R. Tidwell PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .280 3 12
   c-F. Perez LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 2 8
I. Ibarra C 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .252 0 7
   b-L. Torres PH, C 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .750 0 1
D. Nunez 3B 4 0 1 1 1 0 3 .273 0 2
J. Figueroa 1B 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 .272 1 10
D. Pugmire DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .289 2 13
M. Lafuente RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .240 1 5
J. Martinez SS 4 1 1 1 0 3 1 .286 1 3
M. Mendoza 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .257 2 12
Totals 36 9 12 8 4 12 10      
a - R. Tidwell pinch hit for B. Young in the 9th
b - L. Torres pinch hit for I. Ibarra in the 9th
c - F. Perez substituted for R. Tidwell in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Young (5, 6th Inning off C. Allard, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Lafuente (9, 7th Inning off C. Allard, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: B. Young (2, 7th Inning off Q. Cunningham, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Martinez (1, 9th Inning off Q. Cunningham, 0 on, 1 out) , J. LaRatta (8, 9th Inning off Q. Cunningham, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. LaRatta 5 , B. Young 6 , I. Ibarra , L. Torres , D. Nunez , J. Figueroa , M. Lafuente 2 , J. Martinez 4 , M. Mendoza
2-out RBI: B. Young , J. Figueroa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Ibarra , M. Lafuente
GIDP: D. Nunez , D. Pugmire
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Young-Nunez)
OF assists: 2 (LaRatta(Hayman at home), Young(Dillard at 3rd base))
PB: I. Ibarra
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Dillard LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .159 1 9
M. Padilla RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .214 3 5
A. Mendoza DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .237 3 13
J. Cardenas 2B 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .322 2 8
C. Athay SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .235 2 12
A. Lyons CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .245 1 4
T. Carrillo 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .207 4 16
S. Hayman C 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .271 2 10
   a-V. Plyler PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .207 0 2
J. McCarter 1B 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .329 0 10
Totals 34 2 9 2 1 8 13      
a - V. Plyler pinch hit for S. Hayman in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Athay (5, 2nd Inning off N. Puckett, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Cardenas (5, 4th Inning off N. Puckett, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Dillard (4, 5th Inning off N. Puckett, 1 on, 2 outs) , S. Hayman (7, 7th Inning off A. Jimenez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Dillard 3 , M. Padilla 2 , J. Cardenas 2 , C. Athay 2 , S. Hayman 3 , J. McCarter
2-out RBI: J. Dillard
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Padilla , A. Lyons , T. Carrillo , J. McCarter
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Carrillo-Cardenas-McCarter, McCarter-Athay-McCarter)
HARTFORD PITCHING LINESCORE TRENTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Puckett W (3-1) 6.0 6 2 2 0 6 0 80 2.95   
A. Jimenez SV (1) 3.0 3 0 0 1 2 0 42 2.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Puckett 58
Batters Faced: N. Puckett 23, A. Jimenez 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Puckett 4-7, A. Jimenez 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: N. Puckett 80-56, A. Jimenez 42-26
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Allard L (0-3) 6.0 7 5 5 3 7 0 110 7.00   
Q. Cunningham 3.0 5 4 4 1 5 2 59 9.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Allard 42
Batters Faced: C. Allard 25, Q. Cunningham 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Allard 7-1, Q. Cunningham 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Allard 110-68, Q. Cunningham 59-34
Inherited Runners - Scored: Q. Cunningham 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: James LaRatta
Ballpark: Arm & Hammer Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 4670
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