Published on August 30, 2025 under Southern League (SL)
Rocket City Trash Pandas News Release
Saturday, August 30, 2025 – 6:35 PM – Toyota Field – Madison, Alabama
Matchup | Rocket City Trash Pandas – LAA (18-36, 42-81) vs. Columbus Clingstones – ATL (28-27, 54-67)
Pitching Matchup: LHP Sam Aldegheri (7-8, 4.05) // RHP Brett Sears (6-4, 3.77)
Game: 124 of 137 – Second Half: 56 of 69 – Home Game: 62 of 69
TV/Radio: WAAY-TV “MORE” 31.6, Bally Sports Live, MiLB.TV, Talk Radio WZZN 97.7 HD-2
TODAY’S PROMOTIONS:
Saturday, August 30 | First Pitch: 6:35 pm | Gates Open: 5:30 pm | Trustmark VIP Gates: 5:00 pm
Saturday Night Fireworks: For the second consecutive night, Fireworks will lift off from Toyota Field, presented by Boeing.
THIS WEEKEND:.
Sunday, August 31: Fans can get pregame autographs from Trash Pandas players and kids can run the bases after the game.
PANDA NOTES:
FOR STARTERS: The Rocket City Trash Pandas continue their penultimate homestand of the 2025 season on Saturday night, game five of a six-game series with the Atlanta Braves’ affiliate, Columbus Clingstones. It’s the third and final matchup between the clubs this year. The Pandas took 2 of 3 at Toyota Field in mid-July but dropped 5 of 6 on the road in Columbus earlier this month. The Trash Pandas are coming off of a 2-4 trip to Birmingham.
KLASSEN FANS NINE, BUT TRASH PANDAS FALL 7-1: The Trash Pandas dropped their second straight Friday, falling 7-1 to Columbus at Toyota Field as the series evened at two games apiece. George Klassen struck out nine over five strong innings, tying his season high and moving to seventh in the Southern League with 111 Ks. Korey Holland’s homer gave Rocket City an early lead, but the Clingstones broke through late, scoring six runs across the sixth and seventh innings. Despite 16 total strikeouts from Rocket City pitching, Landon Harper held the Pandas to one run over seven frames while David Fletcher and EJ Exposito paced the Columbus offense.
KLASSEN K’S PILING UP: RHP George Klassen made his 22nd start of 2025, and 29th of his career on August 29 vs. Columbus, which ranks 4th in franchise history. Klassen’s 111 strikeouts this season places him 5th in franchise history.
ROCKET CITY PITCHING ON POINT: Despite giving up nine earned runs the last two days, over their last 10 games, the Trash Pandas’ pitching staff holds a 2.76 ERA, which includes 88 strikeouts over 84.2 innings. That ERA ranks 5th in all of Double-A baseball since August 18. Five of the top six…
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