CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CHICAGO EXPLORERS AT PHOENIX FIREBIRDS
06/05/2025
 
CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CHICAGO EXPLORERS AT PHOENIX FIREBIRDS
GAME ID: 1128 - THURSDAY, JUNE 5TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Explorers (32-25) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 7 0
Phoenix Firebirds (33-24) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 8 1
Dominant Performance by Rodriguez in Chicago Win
Grayson Rodriguez was outstanding against Phoenix. The right-hander, who is the 2nd-best prospect in the Explorers organization, had a fastball that was virtually unhittable at times. The result was a Explorers 4-3 win. The Chicago win streak is now 6 games.

Rodriguez delivered a quality start for Chicago. The 6-foot-5 right-hander allowed no earned runs on 3 hits over 7 innings of work.

"I had a good game plan," said Rodriguez. "I made my pitches." His manager concurred. "It was all there," Rock Carpenter said, "the velocity, the sharpness of his pitches."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE PHOENIX BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Cowser LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .289 10 27
K. Farmer SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .318 6 29
A. Frazier 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .250 1 9
S. Bouchard 1B 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 .282 14 41
B. Sabol RF 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 .228 1 9
J. Martinez DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .234 7 28
   a-J. Sanchez DH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .267 14 41
J. Martinez CF 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .171 0 3
J. Berti 3B 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .261 4 15
B. Rortvedt C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231 2 9
   b-O. Peraza PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .313 5 26
   c-S. Huff C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 5
Totals 32 4 7 4 4 9 12      
a - J. Sanchez inserted as DH in the 9th
b - O. Peraza pinch hit for B. Rortvedt in the 9th
c - S. Huff substituted for O. Peraza in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Martinez (2, 7th Inning off A. Maldonado, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Cowser , K. Farmer , B. Sabol , J. Martinez 2 , J. Berti 2 , B. Rortvedt
2-out RBI: K. Farmer , J. Martinez , J. Berti
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Frazier , J. Berti , O. Peraza
GIDP: K. Farmer , A. Frazier
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Sabol (5)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Cowser(Freeman at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Freeman 1B 4 0 1 1 1 1 0 .301 12 40
F. Tatis Jr. RF 4 0 2 1 1 0 0 .324 13 31
M. McLain 2B 4 0 0 0 1 1 7 .306 15 47
S. Murphy C 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .254 6 31
J. Gallo DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .240 17 31
A. Slater LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .348 4 12
T. Grisham CF 2 1 0 0 1 2 2 .223 10 27
E. Sosa SS 4 1 1 0 0 3 2 .373 3 5
K. Hayes 3B 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 .213 1 14
   a-V. Caratini PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 2 6
Totals 33 3 8 3 5 14 17      
a - V. Caratini pinch hit for K. Hayes in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Freeman (16, 9th Inning off A. Abreu, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Freeman 2 , F. Tatis Jr. 2 , S. Murphy , A. Slater 2 , E. Sosa , K. Hayes
2-out RBI: F. Freeman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. McLain , J. Gallo 2 , T. Grisham , K. Hayes
Sac Bunt: T. Grisham
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Tatis Jr. (20) , A. Slater (4)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Slater (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Hayes-McLain-Freeman, Sosa-McLain-Freeman)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE PHOENIX PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Rodriguez 7.0 3 0 0 1 10 0 103 3.78   
J. Adam W (4-1), BS (1) 1.0 4 2 2 1 2 0 21 4.18   
J. Estrada H (3) 0.2 0 1 1 1 2 0 15 2.49   
A. Abreu SV (1) 0.1 1 0 0 2 0 0 11 6.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Rodriguez 80
Batters Faced: G. Rodriguez 25, J. Adam 7, J. Estrada 3, A. Abreu 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Rodriguez 7-4, J. Adam 0-0, J. Estrada 0-0, A. Abreu 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Rodriguez 103-68, J. Adam 21-13, J. Estrada 15-9, A. Abreu 11-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Abreu 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Turnbull 6.0 3 1 1 1 6 0 78 2.70   
A. Maldonado 1.0 1 1 1 1 2 0 22 6.17   
C. Perez 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 2.55   
E. Diaz L (1-3) 0.2 2 2 2 2 1 0 26 2.67   
A. Bummer 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Turnbull 67
Batters Faced: S. Turnbull 21, A. Maldonado 5, C. Perez 3, E. Diaz 6, A. Bummer 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Turnbull 7-4, A. Maldonado 1-0, C. Perez 2-0, E. Diaz 0-1, A. Bummer 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Turnbull 78-52, A. Maldonado 22-13, C. Perez 11-5, E. Diaz 26-11, A. Bummer 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Bummer 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Grayson Rodriguez
Ballpark: Chase Field
Weather: Roof closed, 90 degrees
Start Time: 7:00 PM MT
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 32607
Saturday, June 7th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.4 Build 61