CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CAROLINA RIPTIDES AT ST LOUIS SLUGGERS
07/10/2025
 
CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CAROLINA RIPTIDES AT ST LOUIS SLUGGERS
GAME ID: 1590 - THURSDAY, JULY 10TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Carolina Riptides (46-43) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 0
St Louis Sluggers (50-39) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 5 1
Sluggers Score Late, Clip Riptides, 3-2
The St Louis Sluggers saddled the Carolina Riptides with a loss at Busch Stadium. The final score was 3-2. Taylor Ward was 2 for 3, including 1 single and 1 home run. The St Louis left fielder scored 1 run and drove in 2. The winner was St Louis reliever Robert Garcia, now 5-5. The loser was Alexis Diaz. The St Louis winning streak has reached 3 games.

St Louis got a knockout punch from Austin Hays. The right fielder hammered a solo home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to win the game. It might've been his only hit, but it decided the outcome.

"We put some tough at-bats on some tough pitches," said St Louis manager John Hawkins.
CAROLINA BATTING LINESCORE ST LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Blanco LF 4 1 2 0 1 1 3 .266 5 29
W. Astudillo 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .295 2 9
B. Bichette SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .293 5 29
J. Soto DH 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 .314 25 62
A. Kirk C 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .254 1 13
R. McMahon 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .263 19 58
C. Mullins CF 3 0 2 1 1 0 2 .278 2 4
L. Sosa 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 .262 0 3
   a-K. Clemens PH, 2B, RF 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .230 13 37
S. Garrett RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .218 3 13
   b-B. Baty PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .293 5 20
   c-O. Lopez RF, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 1 14
Totals 36 2 9 1 5 5 26      
a - K. Clemens pinch hit for L. Sosa in the 6th
b - B. Baty pinch hit for S. Garrett in the 8th
c - O. Lopez substituted for B. Baty in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Blanco (19, 4th Inning off C. Sanchez, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Mullins (2, 8th Inning off S. Barlow, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Blanco 3 , W. Astudillo , J. Soto 2 , A. Kirk , R. McMahon , C. Mullins 3
2-out RBI: C. Mullins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Blanco 2 , B. Bichette 2 , A. Kirk , L. Sosa 2
GIDP: A. Kirk
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Blanco (53) , C. Mullins (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bichette-Sosa-Astudillo)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Lindor SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .273 19 49
A. Hays CF, RF 4 1 1 1 0 3 0 .358 6 27
S. Whitcomb 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202 4 10
J. Candelario 1B 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 .257 12 34
T. Ward LF 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .288 12 33
M. Ozuna DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .268 22 78
C. Morel 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .202 10 34
T. Estrada RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .161 2 8
   a-T. Casas PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 18 54
   b-L. Williams RF, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 0 7
C. Vazquez C 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .170 4 19
Totals 28 3 5 3 1 9 3      
a - T. Casas pinch hit for T. Estrada in the 8th
b - L. Williams substituted for T. Casas in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: T. Ward (12, 5th Inning off C. Kershaw, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Hays (6, 9th Inning off A. Diaz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Hays 4 , J. Candelario , T. Ward 5 , T. Estrada
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Lindor
GIDP: M. Ozuna
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Errors: S. Whitcomb (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Morel-Whitcomb-Candelario)
PB: C. Vazquez
CAROLINA PITCHING LINESCORE ST LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Kershaw 5.1 4 2 2 1 5 1 90 4.15   
T. Santillan 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 4.50   
M. Brash 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 3.76   
P. Bickford 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17 2.35   
A. Diaz L (1-1) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 4 6.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Kershaw 56
Batters Faced: C. Kershaw 20, T. Santillan 2, M. Brash 3, P. Bickford 3, A. Diaz 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Kershaw 3-7, T. Santillan 1-0, M. Brash 2-0, P. Bickford 1-0, A. Diaz 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Kershaw 90-61, T. Santillan 7-4, M. Brash 7-5, P. Bickford 17-13, A. Diaz 4-3
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Sanchez 5.0 7 2 0 3 1 0 92 3.75   
Y. Garcia 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 4.00   
S. Hentges 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 2.95   
S. Barlow 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 12 3.23   
R. Garcia W (5-5) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 16 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Sanchez 47
Batters Faced: C. Sanchez 25, Y. Garcia 3, S. Hentges 4, S. Barlow 5, R. Garcia 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Sanchez 7-6, Y. Garcia 0-1, S. Hentges 2-1, S. Barlow 1-1, R. Garcia 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Sanchez 92-50, Y. Garcia 12-9, S. Hentges 19-13, S. Barlow 12-9, R. Garcia 16-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Garcia 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Taylor Ward
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (85 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM CT
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 38733
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