NORTH AMERICAN LEAGUE BASEBALL
NASHVILLE FIRECATS AT BROOKLYN KNIGHTS
10/09/2025
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NORTH AMERICAN LEAGUE BASEBALL
NASHVILLE FIRECATS AT BROOKLYN KNIGHTS
GAME ID: 4541 - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Nashville Firecats 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 10 0
Brooklyn Knights 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 1
Firecats Clip Knights, 5-4, in R1 Contest
The Nashville Firecats went the distance and then some at Neutral Fields to drag themselves back into a tie with the Brooklyn Knights.

It took 10 innings to settle Game 2 of the League Series, but Nashville eventually took the 5-4 win behind the efforts of pitcher Paco Rivera. Rivera threw 6.0 innings allowing 4 runs to aid the Nashville cause. The clubs are now tied 1-1 in their best-of-7 series.

Who knows how it would've ended, had it not been for Dave Groot? The two-time Slick Fielder Award winner Groot stroked a run-scoring double in the top of the tenth inning to put Nashville up, 5-4. For the game, he was 2 for 5, including 1 double and 1 single.

"Paco was pounding the zone," said Nashville manager Alfredo Verquer.

Game 3 is scheduled for Saturday at Neutral Fields.
NASHVILLE BATTING LINESCORE BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Sánchez CF 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 .143 0 0
D. Groot 1B 5 1 2 2 1 0 3 .444 0 2
J. Ornelas RF 4 0 1 0 2 2 3 .125 0 0
T. Leith DH 6 1 2 0 0 1 4 .200 0 0
A. Meza C 3 1 0 1 1 1 5 .333 0 1
C. Harbin 3B 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .143 0 0
T. Bannatyne LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
   a-D. Penafiel PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
   b-M. Underhay LF 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .000 0 0
E. Bustamonte 2B 4 0 2 2 0 0 3 .286 0 2
V. Pato SS 5 1 2 0 0 2 3 .375 0 0
Totals 38 5 10 5 8 9 30      
a - D. Penafiel pinch hit for T. Bannatyne in the 5th
b - M. Underhay substituted for D. Penafiel in the 5th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Leith (1, 1st Inning off J. McKinning, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Groot (1, 10th Inning off P. Johnstone, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Groot 3 , J. Ornelas , T. Leith 3 , C. Harbin , E. Bustamonte 2 , V. Pato 2
2-out RBI: E. Bustamonte
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Groot , T. Leith , C. Harbin 2 , E. Bustamonte , V. Pato
Sac Bunt: A. Sánchez
Sac Fly: A. Meza
Hit by Pitch: E. Bustamonte
Team LOB: 14

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Sánchez (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Ramos DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .333 0 0
G. Currall LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .375 0 0
N. Koche C 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .333 0 1
   a-E. Portillo PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Gosden RF 5 1 2 2 0 0 3 .250 0 2
T. Kakuta 1B 3 1 1 2 0 1 1 .333 1 2
D. Hartz 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 1
N. Shimohira CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167 0 1
D. Crayton 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
F. Brunson SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .167 1 2
Totals 38 4 8 4 1 7 13      
a - E. Portillo pinch ran for N. Koche in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Currall (1, 1st Inning off P. Rivera, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Gosden 2 (2, 1st Inning off P. Rivera, 1 on, 2 outs; 4th Inning off P. Rivera, 1 on, 0 outs) , N. Koche (1, 4th Inning off P. Rivera, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Kakuta (1, 4th Inning off P. Rivera, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Ramos , G. Currall 3 , N. Koche 3 , D. Gosden 4 , T. Kakuta 4
2-out RBI: D. Gosden
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Gosden , T. Kakuta
Hit by Pitch: T. Kakuta
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: D. Hartz
OF assists: 1 (Gosden(Pato at 2nd base))
NASHVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Rivera 6.0 7 4 4 1 6 1 97 6.00   
H. MacKissock 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 0.00   
O. Bent W (1-0) 3.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 37 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Rivera 47
Batters Faced: P. Rivera 27, H. MacKissock 3, O. Bent 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Rivera 9-3, H. MacKissock 1-1, O. Bent 5-4
Pitches - Strikes: P. Rivera 97-62, H. MacKissock 15-9, O. Bent 37-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. MacKissock 1-0
Hit Batsmen: P. Rivera
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. McKinning 4.1 5 4 4 6 5 0 94 8.31   
N. Durante 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 20 0.00   
S. Dzhafarov 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 19 0.00   
A. Alfaro 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0.00   
P. Johnstone L (0-1) 1.2 3 1 1 1 1 0 30 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. McKinning 36
Batters Faced: J. McKinning 24, N. Durante 5, S. Dzhafarov 6, A. Alfaro 5, P. Johnstone 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. McKinning 2-5, N. Durante 1-1, S. Dzhafarov 2-1, A. Alfaro 2-2, P. Johnstone 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. McKinning 94-52, N. Durante 20-13, S. Dzhafarov 19-11, A. Alfaro 12-8, P. Johnstone 30-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Durante 3-2
WP: J. McKinning
Hit Batsmen: J. McKinning
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Paco Rivera
Ballpark: Neutral Fields
Weather: Partly Cloudy (55 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 4:06
Attendance: 45795
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