CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
TAMPA BAY BANDITS AT CINCINNATI STARS
07/08/2025
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CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
TAMPA BAY BANDITS AT CINCINNATI STARS
GAME ID: 1562 - TUESDAY, JULY 8TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Bandits (52-35) 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 6 12 0
Cincinnati Stars (38-49) 3 3 3 0 1 0 1 0 X 11 15 1
Alvarez Slugs 2 Home Runs, Stars Beat Bandits, 11-6
Francisco Alvarez had a 3-RBI game, during Cincinnati's 11-6 triumph over the Tampa Bay Bandits. Alvarez contributed 1 single and 2 home runs to the cause. Josiah Gray picked up the win, improving his season record to 6-7. He struck out 3 in 5 innings. Cincinnati is 38-49 and Tampa Bay, with the loss, 52-35.

With Cincinnati leading 1-0 in the bottom of the first, Alvarez hit a fastball from Max Scherzer for a 2-run home run. It was his 19th home run of the season and put the Stars ahead, 3-0.

"We need to string a few more wins like this one together," said Alvarez.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Nootbaar 1B 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .263 12 39
A. Judge RF 3 0 1 0 2 0 2 .267 22 51
Y. Alvarez DH 5 1 2 1 0 2 3 .294 24 64
H. Kjerstad LF 5 2 3 2 0 2 4 .380 7 16
O. Albies SS 4 1 0 0 1 2 1 .250 19 51
J. Realmuto C 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .290 5 23
B. Donovan 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .253 4 33
J. Jung 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .231 6 17
L. Taveras CF 3 0 1 2 1 1 0 .243 10 43
Totals 38 6 12 6 5 9 18      
BATTING
Doubles: H. Kjerstad (5, 3rd Inning off J. Gray, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: L. Taveras (2, 6th Inning off C. Winn, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: H. Kjerstad 2 (7, 2nd Inning off J. Gray, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off C. Winn, 0 on, 1 out) , L. Nootbaar (12, 3rd Inning off J. Gray, 0 on, 1 out) , Y. Alvarez (24, 3rd Inning off J. Gray, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Nootbaar 5 , A. Judge , Y. Alvarez 5 , H. Kjerstad 10 , J. Realmuto 2 , B. Donovan , L. Taveras 3
2-out RBI: Y. Alvarez , L. Taveras
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Judge , H. Kjerstad 2 , O. Albies , J. Jung
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Nootbaar (10) , J. Realmuto (6)
CS: A. Judge (10) , L. Taveras (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Jung-Donovan-Nootbaar)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
X. Edwards 3B 5 0 3 0 0 0 1 .316 3 31
A. Gimenez 2B 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 .258 3 29
M. Betts SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .276 19 50
M. Vientos 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .268 21 69
F. Alvarez C 4 3 3 3 0 0 0 .236 19 47
P. Crow-Armstrong CF 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 .280 7 42
G. Mitchell LF 4 2 3 3 0 0 0 .266 13 37
R. Grichuk DH 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .268 19 47
J. Heyward RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .258 1 5
Totals 37 11 15 11 0 2 9      
BATTING
Doubles: P. Crow-Armstrong (22, 3rd Inning off M. Scherzer, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: G. Mitchell (1, 3rd Inning off M. Scherzer, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: F. Alvarez 2 (19, 1st Inning off M. Scherzer, 1 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off K. Yates, 0 on, 1 out) , G. Mitchell (13, 2nd Inning off M. Scherzer, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Grichuk (19, 2nd Inning off M. Scherzer, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: X. Edwards 3 , A. Gimenez , M. Vientos , F. Alvarez 9 , P. Crow-Armstrong 2 , G. Mitchell 8 , R. Grichuk 4 , J. Heyward 2
2-out RBI: M. Vientos , F. Alvarez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Vientos
GIDP: M. Betts
Hit by Pitch: P. Crow-Armstrong
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Gimenez (32)
CS: G. Mitchell (11)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Gimenez (6)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Scherzer L (1-1) 2.1 11 9 9 0 1 3 65 9.35   
M. Grove 1.2 1 1 1 0 1 0 28 2.56   
D. Williams 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 5.14   
K. Yates 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 16 2.95   
J. Jimenez 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 5.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Scherzer -4
Batters Faced: M. Scherzer 17, M. Grove 7, D. Williams 6, K. Yates 4, J. Jimenez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Scherzer 4-1, M. Grove 0-4, D. Williams 3-2, K. Yates 1-2, J. Jimenez 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Scherzer 65-44, M. Grove 28-16, D. Williams 22-15, K. Yates 16-9, J. Jimenez 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Grove 1-1 , D. Williams 1-1
Hit Batsmen: M. Grove
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Gray W (6-7) 5.0 7 4 4 3 3 3 101 5.35   
C. Winn 1.2 3 2 2 1 3 1 48 5.88   
J. Dashwood 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 26 0.00   
J. Butto 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 6.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Gray 37
Batters Faced: J. Gray 23, C. Winn 10, J. Dashwood 6, J. Butto 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Gray 7-3, C. Winn 1-1, J. Dashwood 1-1, J. Butto 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Gray 101-63, C. Winn 48-31, J. Dashwood 26-12, J. Butto 15-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Winn 1-1 , J. Dashwood 1-0 , J. Butto 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Francisco Alvarez
Ballpark: Great American Ball Park
Weather: Rain (78 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM ET
Time: 4:00
Attendance: 17968
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