EASTERN LEAGUE
HARTFORD YARD GOATS AT READING FIGHTIN PHILS
08/31/2111
 
EASTERN LEAGUE
HARTFORD YARD GOATS AT READING FIGHTIN PHILS
GAME ID: 5385 - MONDAY, AUGUST 31ST , 2111 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hartford Yard Goats (70-63) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
Reading Fightin Phils (62-71) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 5 1
Zamora Delivers Walk-Off Win for Fightin Phils
Starting pitcher Matt Knowlton gave the Reading Fightin Phils a rock-solid effort. The St. Paul, Minnesota native helped his team defeat the Hartford Yard Goats, 2-1, at FirstEnergy Stadium. Reading pitcher David Adams got the win. He's now 2-0. Ross Smolnik was tagged with the loss. After today's action, Reading sits at 62-71, while Hartford falls to 70-63.

Bobby Zamora was the walk-off hero for Reading. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Fightin Phils right fielder hit a dramatic run-scoring single to send the teams home.

"Winning in the last at-bat, there's nothing else like it," said Zamora.
HARTFORD BATTING LINESCORE READING BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Armstrong RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .258 11 45
M. Jimenez CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .288 6 46
A. Cruse 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 0 0
J. LaBoube 1B, SS 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .385 0 3
J. Hernandez 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .238 11 37
   a-C. Salomon PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 2 11
   b-D. Pugmire 2B, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .152 1 2
J. Millan LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0
J. Paniagua DH 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .667 0 0
M. Mendoza SS, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .294 6 44
C. Henneberry C 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1 2 10 15      
a - C. Salomon pinch hit for J. Hernandez in the 9th
b - D. Pugmire substituted for C. Salomon in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Millan (1, 2nd Inning off M. Knowlton, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Paniagua (1, 7th Inning off M. Knowlton, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Armstrong , M. Jimenez , J. Hernandez , J. Millan 2 , J. Paniagua 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Hernandez , C. Henneberry 2
Sac Fly: J. LaBoube
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Cruse-Hernandez-LaBoube)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Fuentez 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .310 2 8
   a-A. Martinez PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278 1 10
D. Perez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .271 5 22
E. Aguinaga DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .257 5 30
R. Diaz LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .265 9 36
B. Zamora RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .260 0 5
A. Cotner SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .221 1 5
R. Aguilera CF 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 .296 3 34
J. Wade 2B 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .239 5 40
D. Tyler C 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .199 6 25
Totals 30 2 5 2 2 7 6      
a - A. Martinez pinch hit for J. Fuentez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Fuentez (5, 6th Inning off L. Hardwick, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Aguilera (18, 8th Inning off R. Smolnik, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: R. Diaz (5, 9th Inning off R. Smolnik, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Fuentez 2 , R. Diaz 3 , B. Zamora , A. Cotner , R. Aguilera 2
2-out RBI: B. Zamora
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Martinez , D. Perez
GIDP: D. Tyler
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: R. Aguilera (1)
HARTFORD PITCHING LINESCORE READING PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Hardwick 5.2 1 0 0 1 4 0 77 3.03   
T. Hintze H (1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 0.00   
R. Smolnik L (7-6), BS (4) 1.2 4 2 2 1 1 0 20 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Hardwick 70
Batters Faced: L. Hardwick 19, T. Hintze 4, R. Smolnik 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Hardwick 6-7, T. Hintze 2-0, R. Smolnik 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Hardwick 77-53, T. Hintze 16-10, R. Smolnik 20-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Hintze 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Knowlton 7.1 5 1 1 2 8 0 111 4.18   
A. Ziemer 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 4.61   
D. Adams W (2-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 1.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Knowlton 70
Batters Faced: M. Knowlton 29, A. Ziemer 2, D. Adams 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Knowlton 5-9, A. Ziemer 1-0, D. Adams 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Knowlton 111-77, A. Ziemer 9-5, D. Adams 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Ziemer 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Knowlton
Ballpark: FirstEnergy Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 3709
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