CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CAROLINA RIPTIDES AT ST LOUIS SLUGGERS
07/09/2025
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CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CAROLINA RIPTIDES AT ST LOUIS SLUGGERS
GAME ID: 1576 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 9TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Carolina Riptides (46-42) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
St Louis Sluggers (49-39) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 X 4 6 1
Carolina Upended, 4-1, by St Louis
The St Louis Sluggers got a stellar effort from pitcher Lance McCullers Jr., helping St Louis score a win over the visiting Carolina Riptides, 4-1. The winner was McCullers Jr.. He threw 6.0 innings of 5-hit ball. The loser was Dylan Cease. Robert Garcia earned his 18th save in 21 chances.

Francisco Lindor, who finished 3rd in the FL in runs with 105 in 2021, chipped in a solo home run for St Louis in the bottom of the sixth. For the game, the shortstop had 2 hits in 2 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 1 run batted in.

"Bottom line," said Carolina skipper Rob Hansen, "we didn't play well enough to win."

St Louis is now 49-39, Carolina 46-42.
CAROLINA BATTING LINESCORE ST LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Blanco LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263 5 29
   a-K. Clemens PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .231 13 37
O. Lopez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .240 1 14
J. Soto RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .311 25 62
R. McMahon 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .262 19 58
B. Bichette SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .298 5 29
C. Mullins CF 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .200 2 3
B. Baty DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .295 5 20
A. Kirk C 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .256 1 13
W. Astudillo 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .301 2 9
Totals 31 1 6 1 0 9 12      
a - K. Clemens pinch hit for D. Blanco in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Bichette (19, 2nd Inning off L. McCullers Jr., 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: O. Lopez , R. McMahon , B. Bichette 3 , A. Kirk , W. Astudillo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Kirk
GIDP: B. Bichette , W. Astudillo
Hit by Pitch: C. Mullins
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Bichette (12)
CS: W. Astudillo (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Kirk-Lopez-Astudillo)
OF assists: 1 (Blanco(Candelario at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Lindor SS 2 1 2 1 2 0 0 .276 19 49
T. Estrada 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .150 2 8
T. Casas 1B 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 .254 18 54
M. Ozuna DH 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .270 22 78
J. Candelario 3B 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .256 12 34
A. Hays RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .363 5 26
T. Ward LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .284 11 31
L. Williams CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .304 0 7
O. Narvaez C 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .178 1 7
Totals 26 4 6 4 4 7 6      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Hays (14, 5th Inning off D. Cease, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Candelario (18, 6th Inning off D. Cease, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: F. Lindor (19, 6th Inning off D. Cease, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Casas (18, 8th Inning off L. Luetge, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Lindor 5 , T. Estrada , T. Casas 4 , J. Candelario 2 , A. Hays 2
2-out RBI: T. Casas , J. Candelario
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Estrada , O. Narvaez
GIDP: M. Ozuna
Hit by Pitch: T. Casas
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Estrada (1)
CS: F. Lindor 2 (6)

FIELDING
Errors: F. Lindor (13)
Double Plays: 2 (Candelario-Estrada-Casas, Estrada-Lindor-Casas)
CAROLINA PITCHING LINESCORE ST LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Cease L (4-8) 6.1 4 2 2 3 6 1 94 4.11   
M. Brash 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 3.91   
L. Luetge 0.2 2 2 2 1 0 1 19 4.05   
A. Diaz 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Cease 60
Batters Faced: D. Cease 24, M. Brash 2, L. Luetge 4, A. Diaz 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Cease 4-6, M. Brash 1-0, L. Luetge 0-1, A. Diaz 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Cease 94-55, M. Brash 9-6, L. Luetge 19-10, A. Diaz 7-4
Hit Batsmen: D. Cease
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. McCullers Jr. W (6-4) 6.0 5 1 1 0 5 0 96 3.33   
T. Miller H (6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 5.96   
R. Burr H (13) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 13 2.41   
R. Garcia SV (18) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18 3.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. McCullers Jr. 63
Batters Faced: L. McCullers Jr. 23, T. Miller 3, R. Burr 3, R. Garcia 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. McCullers Jr. 8-3, T. Miller 0-2, R. Burr 0-0, R. Garcia 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. McCullers Jr. 96-59, T. Miller 10-6, R. Burr 13-7, R. Garcia 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Miller 1-0
Hit Batsmen: L. McCullers Jr.
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lance McCullers Jr.
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 40463
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