CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
TAMPA BAY BANDITS AT PHILADELPHIA PHALANX
08/31/2025
 
CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
TAMPA BAY BANDITS AT PHILADELPHIA PHALANX
GAME ID: 2214 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 31ST , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 R H E
Tampa Bay Bandits (84-49) 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 0
Philadelphia Phalanx (64-69) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 10 2
Phalanx Collect 6-3 Win Over Bandits
The fans at Citizens Bank Park witnessed quite a game.

The Philadelphia Phalanx battled the Tampa Bay Bandits into extra innings before the outcome was decided. The Phalanx won it, finally, 6-3, in 14 innings. In the game, Philadelphia first baseman Romy Gonzalez was 3 for 7 with a home run and a double. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3. Philadelphia reliever Marc Church picked up the win, raising his record to 4-3. Jeffrey Springs was tagged with the loss.

The game was still up for grabs in the bottom of the 14th. With two out, Gonzalez hit a fastball from Devin Williams for a 3-run home run. The Phalanx, in dramatic fashion, had a walk-off win.

"We didn't play well enough to win," Tampa Bay skipper George Hoffman said.

Philadelphia is 64-69 and Tampa Bay, with the loss, 84-49.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Taveras CF 5 0 1 0 1 1 1 .227 12 50
L. Nootbaar RF 5 1 0 0 1 2 3 .234 18 63
Y. Alvarez DH 5 0 1 2 0 3 1 .298 38 98
A. Riley 3B 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .287 12 27
M. Olson 1B 6 1 2 1 0 2 2 .313 23 77
O. Albies SS 6 0 1 0 0 3 2 .238 26 70
H. Kjerstad LF 6 0 1 0 0 2 1 .316 12 31
Y. Grandal C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .223 10 29
   a-A. Judge PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .287 36 80
   b-J. Realmuto C 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .277 10 41
B. Donovan 2B 6 1 2 0 0 2 1 .264 5 39
Totals 49 3 8 3 3 18 14      
a - A. Judge pinch hit for Y. Grandal in the 9th
b - J. Realmuto substituted for A. Judge in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Olson (23, 4th Inning off J. Rutledge, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Taveras , Y. Alvarez , M. Olson 5 , O. Albies , H. Kjerstad , B. Donovan 2
2-out RBI: Y. Alvarez , M. Olson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Riley , M. Olson , O. Albies , H. Kjerstad , B. Donovan
Sac Fly: Y. Alvarez
Hit by Pitch: A. Riley
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Taveras (25) , L. Nootbaar (14) , O. Albies (39)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Gonzalez 1B 7 2 3 3 0 1 1 .257 17 54
W. Benson LF 3 0 0 1 2 2 2 .192 18 48
M. Machado 3B 5 0 2 1 1 0 1 .296 29 84
B. Buxton CF 6 1 1 1 0 3 6 .260 25 61
M. Yastrzemski RF 6 0 1 0 0 2 1 .201 8 34
D. Fry C 6 0 1 0 0 1 1 .259 18 60
J. Crawford SS 6 1 1 0 0 5 1 .258 9 46
A. Kirilloff DH 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .299 10 59
   c-J. Reetz DH 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .266 4 18
B. Alexander 2B 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .214 2 15
   a-M. Tauchman PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .222 8 45
   b-B. Wisely 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .285 9 36
Totals 49 6 10 6 5 19 16      
a - M. Tauchman pinch hit for B. Alexander in the 7th
b - B. Wisely substituted for M. Tauchman in the 8th
c - J. Reetz inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Gonzalez (25, 3rd Inning off M. Gore, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Buxton (25, 8th Inning off M. Grove, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Gonzalez (17, 14th Inning off D. Williams, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Gonzalez 7 , M. Machado 2 , B. Buxton 4 , M. Yastrzemski , D. Fry , J. Crawford , B. Alexander
2-out RBI: R. Gonzalez , M. Machado
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Benson , B. Buxton 2
Sac Fly: W. Benson
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Gonzalez (29) , W. Benson (19)
CS: M. Yastrzemski (8)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Fry 2 (7)
PB: D. Fry
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Gore 6.0 5 2 2 4 7 0 101 4.81   
M. Grove BS (3) 1.1 1 1 1 0 1 1 12 2.77   
M. Strahm 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 21 1.88   
R. Pressly 2.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 26 2.24   
J. Jimenez 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 4.56   
J. Springs L (4-1) 1.1 2 1 1 0 3 0 30 2.11   
D. Williams 0.1 1 2 2 1 1 1 10 3.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Gore 57
Batters Faced: M. Gore 26, M. Grove 5, M. Strahm 5, R. Pressly 7, J. Jimenez 3, J. Springs 6, D. Williams 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Gore 0-10, M. Grove 2-1, M. Strahm 1-2, R. Pressly 0-2, J. Jimenez 0-2, J. Springs 1-0, D. Williams 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Gore 101-62, M. Grove 12-10, M. Strahm 21-12, R. Pressly 26-20, J. Jimenez 10-7, J. Springs 30-18, D. Williams 10-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Grove 1-0 , D. Williams 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Rutledge 4.1 4 3 3 1 4 1 78 9.28   
J. Topa 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 31 4.14   
C. Mlodzinski 2.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 26 1.00   
K. Ginkel 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 19 2.25   
L. Erceg 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 24 2.38   
D. Law 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19 3.78   
M. Church W (4-3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 5.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rutledge 46
Batters Faced: J. Rutledge 18, J. Topa 7, C. Mlodzinski 8, K. Ginkel 3, L. Erceg 8, D. Law 6, M. Church 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rutledge 2-7, J. Topa 0-3, C. Mlodzinski 1-2, K. Ginkel 0-0, L. Erceg 1-2, D. Law 0-4, M. Church 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rutledge 78-47, J. Topa 31-18, C. Mlodzinski 26-17, K. Ginkel 19-13, L. Erceg 24-17, D. Law 19-17, M. Church 6-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Topa 1-1
Hit Batsmen: L. Erceg
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Romy Gonzalez
Ballpark: Citizens Bank Park
Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM ET
Time: 4:59
Attendance: 40725
Special Notes: RP Lucas Erceg was injured while pitching.
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