AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
TAMPA BAY CAPTAINS AT SAN FRANCISCO FIRE
06/16/2025
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
TAMPA BAY CAPTAINS AT SAN FRANCISCO FIRE
GAME ID: 877 - MONDAY, JUNE 16TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Captains (28-46) 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 6 7 0
San Francisco Fire (34-40) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 5 13 1
San Francisco Absorbs 6-5 Loss to Tampa Bay
The Tampa Bay Captains besoiled an otherwise fine performance by San Francisco second baseman Dusty Ward by beating the Fire, 6-5, at San Francisco Grounds. Ward was 3-4 with a home run and a double, while scoring 2. Bobby Purdy picked up the win with 7 innings of work. He allowed 4 runs on 12 hits, while walking 0 and striking out 6. On the season, he is now 4-9. Jason Washington notched his 20th save in 20 chances.

In the top of the fifth, Tampa Bay third baseman Eric Brewer had a productive at-bat. With runners on 1st and 3rd and two out, Brewer stroked a run-scoring single to center. It made the score 6-1, Tampa Bay. For the game, he was 1-4.

"We were able to get some things going offensively," said Brewer.

The Captains now have a record of 28-46 with the win over San Francisco.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Rucker 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .202 6 17
   a-A. Mendoza 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210 4 11
R. Eckhardt CF 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .279 3 22
M. Greene DH 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 .231 11 29
E. Brewer 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250 2 14
J. McCarthy LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .285 1 21
S. Bingle RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .244 3 20
T. Gammill C 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .205 7 19
J. Spiegel 2B 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .185 0 3
J. Browne SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .188 1 16
Totals 32 6 7 6 2 6 11      
a - A. Mendoza substituted for N. Rucker in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. McCarthy (27, 5th Inning off O. Ayala, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Gammill (4, 5th Inning off O. Ayala, 1 on, 0 outs) , S. Bingle (7, 5th Inning off O. Ayala, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Eckhardt (3, 4th Inning off O. Ayala, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Rucker , R. Eckhardt 4 , E. Brewer , J. McCarthy 2 , S. Bingle 2 , T. Gammill 2 , J. Browne
2-out RBI: E. Brewer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. McCarthy
GIDP: J. Browne
Sac Fly: M. Greene
Hit by Pitch: R. Eckhardt
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Eckhardt (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Browne-Spiegel-Rucker)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Hofland RF, LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .295 2 30
N. Cusack 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 .270 6 20
D. Ward 2B 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 .293 12 43
M. Babcock DH 4 1 3 0 0 1 0 .267 14 36
R. Arreola CF 4 1 1 2 0 1 3 .215 6 19
J. Clare 3B 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .273 0 7
J. Kober C 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .242 6 27
R. Tangorra LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .299 4 26
   a-J. Mullinax PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 7 28
   b-V. Torres LF, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 1 6
A. Bechdel SS 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .293 2 29
Totals 37 5 13 5 0 6 10      
a - J. Mullinax pinch hit for R. Tangorra in the 8th
b - V. Torres substituted for J. Mullinax in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Ward (15, 3rd Inning off B. Purdy, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Kober (6, 4th Inning off B. Purdy, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Bechdel (28, 4th Inning off B. Purdy, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: R. Arreola (1, 8th Inning off T. Gutierrez, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Ward (12, 5th Inning off B. Purdy, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Hofland , D. Ward 7 , M. Babcock 3 , R. Arreola 3 , J. Clare , J. Kober 2 , R. Tangorra , A. Bechdel 3
2-out RBI: A. Bechdel
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Hofland 2 , R. Arreola 2
GIDP: J. Kober
Sac Fly: J. Clare
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Babcock (3)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Clare (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Kober-Bechdel, Bechdel-Ward-Cusack)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Purdy W (4-9) 7.0 12 4 4 0 6 1 112 5.32   
T. Gutierrez H (7) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 8 5.03   
J. Washington SV (20) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Purdy 43
Batters Faced: B. Purdy 31, T. Gutierrez 4, J. Washington 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Purdy 8-5, T. Gutierrez 2-1, J. Washington 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Purdy 112-72, T. Gutierrez 8-5, J. Washington 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Gutierrez 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Ayala L (0-5) 4.2 6 6 6 1 3 1 71 5.21   
E. Rincones 4.1 1 0 0 1 3 0 48 2.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Ayala 30
Batters Faced: O. Ayala 21, E. Rincones 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Ayala 3-7, E. Rincones 6-3
Pitches - Strikes: O. Ayala 71-47, E. Rincones 48-31
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Rincones 2-1
Hit Batsmen: O. Ayala
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dusty Ward
Ballpark: San Francisco Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM PT
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 23966
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