CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CAROLINA RIPTIDES AT MINNESOTA MILLERS
07/05/2025
 
CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CAROLINA RIPTIDES AT MINNESOTA MILLERS
GAME ID: 1521 - SATURDAY, JULY 5TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Carolina Riptides (44-40) 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 9 0
Minnesota Millers (45-39) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 X 6 8 0
Carolina Beaten, 6-3, by Minnesota
Minnesota and Carolina duked it out and the Millers came out victorious.

A 3-RBI performance from James Wood helped the Minnesota Millers beat the Carolina Riptides, 6-3. The win went to Taj Bradley in relief, making him now 1-1. Joel Payamps took the loss for Carolina.

Wood had a game-changing home run in the bottom of the eighth. On a 1-2 changeup from Joel Payamps, he banged a 2-run home run to right, giving the Millers a 4-3 lead. It was the 6th home run of the year for Wood.

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

With the win, Minnesota upped its record to 45-39.
CAROLINA BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Blanco LF 5 0 1 2 0 2 0 .256 5 28
B. Bichette SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .289 5 29
J. Soto RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .319 25 59
R. McMahon 2B 4 1 2 1 0 2 0 .265 18 55
W. Astudillo DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .288 2 9
C. Mullins CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 0 0
B. Baty 3B 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .273 5 17
K. Clemens 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .237 13 37
A. Kirk C 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .238 1 10
Totals 35 3 9 3 2 10 11      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Bichette (18, 3rd Inning off S. Alcantara, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Kirk (6, 7th Inning off J. Jones, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: D. Blanco (5, 7th Inning off J. Jones, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. McMahon (18, 2nd Inning off S. Alcantara, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Blanco 3 , B. Bichette 3 , R. McMahon 5 , W. Astudillo , B. Baty 2 , A. Kirk 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Soto 2 , B. Baty , K. Clemens
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Astudillo (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Wood DH 3 1 2 3 0 1 0 .310 6 31
S. Suzuki LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .302 12 50
   a-M. Conforto LF 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .251 13 38
C. Abrams 2B 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .298 14 49
N. Arenado 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 15 53
J. Lowe RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .302 18 48
M. Busch 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .234 6 20
Z. Neto SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .239 11 33
M. Zunino C 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .207 11 18
J. Siri CF 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .118 1 2
Totals 31 6 8 6 1 4 5      
a - M. Conforto substituted for S. Suzuki in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Lowe (19, 2nd Inning off C. Kershaw, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Busch (5, 4th Inning off C. Kershaw, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Wood (17, 5th Inning off C. Kershaw, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: M. Zunino (1, 3rd Inning off C. Kershaw, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Wood (6, 8th Inning off J. Payamps, 1 on, 0 outs) , C. Abrams (14, 8th Inning off J. Payamps, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Wood 6 , C. Abrams 4 , J. Lowe 3 , M. Busch 2 , M. Zunino 3 , J. Siri
2-out RBI: M. Busch
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Suzuki , Z. Neto 2
Sac Fly: J. Wood
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Lowe(McMahon at home))
CAROLINA PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Kershaw 7.0 5 2 2 0 4 0 83 4.20   
J. Payamps L (2-1), BS (1) 0.0 3 4 4 1 0 2 14 3.25   
T. Santillan 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 13.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Kershaw 63
Batters Faced: C. Kershaw 26, J. Payamps 4, T. Santillan 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Kershaw 5-12, J. Payamps 0-0, T. Santillan 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: C. Kershaw 83-56, J. Payamps 14-7, T. Santillan 11-6
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Alcantara 5.1 6 1 1 1 4 1 94 3.18   
J. Hoffman H (8) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 2.55   
J. Jones BS (1) 0.2 2 2 2 1 2 0 21 5.76   
D. Lee 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2.41   
T. Bradley W (1-1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 25 0.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Alcantara 55
Batters Faced: S. Alcantara 22, J. Hoffman 2, J. Jones 5, D. Lee 1, T. Bradley 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Alcantara 6-5, J. Hoffman 0-1, J. Jones 0-0, D. Lee 1-0, T. Bradley 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Alcantara 94-64, J. Hoffman 8-4, J. Jones 21-14, D. Lee 6-3, T. Bradley 25-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Lee 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: James Wood
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM CT
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 33159
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