AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
TAMPA BAY CAPTAINS AT CAROLINA REAPERS
06/05/2026
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
TAMPA BAY CAPTAINS AT CAROLINA REAPERS
GAME ID: 708 - FRIDAY, JUNE 5TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Captains (21-38) 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 6 11 0
Carolina Reapers (24-35) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 0
On Road, Tampa Bay Drops Carolina, 6-1
Tampa Bay Captains starter Joe Bernard was in fine form. He led his team to victory over the Carolina Reapers, 6-1. Tampa Bay currently is in second place in the American Conference Central Division at 21-38.

Tampa Bay used the hitting of Alex Mendoza to pick up the win. The first baseman clubbed a 2-run single in the top of the fifth inning to put the Captains on top, 3-0. For the game, Mendoza had 1 home run and 2 singles in 5 at-bats.

"We put our best foot forward tonight," said a smiling Mendoza.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE CAROLINA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Grasso RF 4 0 1 0 1 2 3 .260 5 20
D. Lebron 2B 5 1 2 0 0 2 1 .299 3 17
M. Greene DH 5 1 2 0 0 2 2 .195 4 24
S. Post 3B 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 .212 1 26
A. Mendoza 1B 5 2 3 3 0 0 1 .241 5 23
R. Eckhardt CF 3 0 1 1 1 1 3 .305 1 25
J. McCarthy LF 4 0 2 2 0 0 2 .258 1 23
T. Steiner SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .089 0 1
T. Gammill C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .226 4 15
Totals 35 6 11 6 5 9 19      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Eckhardt (13, 4th Inning off J. Moyer, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Mendoza (5, 7th Inning off D. Orfila, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Grasso , D. Lebron 2 , M. Greene 2 , A. Mendoza 6 , R. Eckhardt 2 , J. McCarthy 2
2-out RBI: J. McCarthy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Grasso , A. Mendoza , T. Gammill
Sac Bunt: S. Post
Sac Fly: R. Eckhardt
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Lebron (22)
CS: J. Grasso (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Simmer SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .327 1 21
B. Benigno CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .282 8 26
M. Fearing DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .258 6 26
B. Phillips 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .252 8 38
M. Green RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .288 7 30
R. Burchett LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .215 6 26
T. Kalolo 3B 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .271 2 6
F. Reyes C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .224 1 16
B. Havey 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .298 0 20
Totals 35 1 8 1 1 8 13      
BATTING
Home Runs: M. Green (7, 9th Inning off A. Holle, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Benigno , M. Fearing , B. Phillips , M. Green 4 , T. Kalolo 3 , B. Havey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Simmer , M. Green
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Phillips (2)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE CAROLINA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Bernard W (6-4) 7.2 6 0 0 1 7 0 113 4.37   
A. Holle 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 1 22 7.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Bernard 73
Batters Faced: J. Bernard 30, A. Holle 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Bernard 5-11, A. Holle 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Bernard 113-73, A. Holle 22-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Holle 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Moyer L (0-4) 6.0 9 5 5 4 7 0 110 7.84   
D. Orfila 1.2 2 1 1 1 2 1 22 9.48   
S. Edwards 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 4.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Moyer 37
Batters Faced: J. Moyer 30, D. Orfila 8, S. Edwards 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Moyer 6-4, D. Orfila 2-1, S. Edwards 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Moyer 110-65, D. Orfila 22-13, S. Edwards 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Edwards 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Bernard
Ballpark: Reedy River Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM ET
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 22677
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