CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
ST LOUIS SLUGGERS AT CHICAGO EXPLORERS
07/12/2025
 
CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
ST LOUIS SLUGGERS AT CHICAGO EXPLORERS
GAME ID: 1615 - SATURDAY, JULY 12TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St Louis Sluggers (52-39) 0 1 3 0 1 2 4 2 4 17 17 0
Chicago Explorers (47-44) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 7 1
Sluggers Ward Sizzles with Cycle
Taylor Ward of the St Louis Sluggers helped his club in a big way, hitting for the cycle in their 17-3 win against the Chicago Explorers. The 4 hits, 3 runs batted in and 3 runs scored for Ward led the way for the Sluggers.

"It was just a perfect day at the ballpark," Ward said later.

Taylor Ward tripled in the 2nd, singled in the 3rd, hit an RBI double in the 5th, walked in the 7th, hit a two-run home run off Shawn Armstrong in the 8th and walked in the 9th.

This season, Ward has 14 home runs and a .297 batting average.
ST LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Lindor SS 4 2 1 0 2 2 1 .270 19 49
R. Palacios RF 6 2 2 2 0 1 4 .214 2 11
T. Casas 1B 5 2 1 4 1 1 2 .252 19 58
M. Ozuna DH 5 2 2 2 1 0 1 .266 22 80
T. Ward LF 4 3 4 3 2 0 0 .297 14 37
C. Morel 3B 5 1 1 1 0 1 5 .202 10 35
S. Whitcomb 2B 5 2 2 2 0 2 2 .212 4 12
   a-T. Estrada 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .159 2 8
L. Williams CF 5 0 2 1 0 2 1 .297 0 8
C. Vazquez C 4 3 2 2 1 0 1 .174 5 21
Totals 43 17 17 17 7 9 17      
a - T. Estrada substituted for S. Whitcomb in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Palacios 2 (10, 3rd Inning off G. Rodriguez, 1 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off S. Imanaga, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Ward (25, 5th Inning off S. Imanaga, 1 on, 2 outs) , S. Whitcomb (3, 6th Inning off S. Imanaga, 0 on, 0 outs) , F. Lindor (20, 6th Inning off S. Imanaga, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Morel (8, 7th Inning off A. Misiewicz, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: T. Ward (1, 2nd Inning off G. Rodriguez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Vazquez (5, 7th Inning off A. Misiewicz, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Ward (14, 8th Inning off S. Armstrong, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Casas (19, 9th Inning off A. Abreu, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Lindor 2 , R. Palacios 4 , T. Casas 4 , M. Ozuna 2 , T. Ward 10 , C. Morel 2 , S. Whitcomb 3 , L. Williams 2 , C. Vazquez 5
2-out RBI: R. Palacios , T. Casas , T. Ward 2 , C. Vazquez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Casas , M. Ozuna , C. Morel 2 , S. Whitcomb
GIDP: C. Vazquez
Sac Fly: C. Morel
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Lindor (31) , R. Palacios (19) , T. Casas (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Cowser LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .285 13 35
C. Rafaela SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .285 2 13
J. Lee CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .299 3 27
S. Bouchard 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268 23 62
   b-S. Huff PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .198 1 8
J. Sanchez RF 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 .259 18 61
J. Martinez DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .254 13 41
K. Farmer 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300 9 43
   a-J. Berti PH, 2B 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 .235 4 18
O. Peraza 3B 4 0 2 0 0 2 2 .302 9 37
B. Rortvedt C 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .233 2 16
Totals 34 3 7 2 1 14 14      
a - J. Berti pinch hit for K. Farmer in the 7th
b - S. Huff pinch hit for S. Bouchard in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Peraza (12, 3rd Inning off J. Taillon, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Farmer (25, 5th Inning off J. Taillon, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Martinez (13, 2nd Inning off J. Taillon, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Rafaela , J. Sanchez , J. Martinez 4 , K. Farmer 2 , J. Berti , O. Peraza 3
2-out RBI: J. Martinez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Cowser , C. Rafaela , B. Rortvedt 2
Hit by Pitch: J. Sanchez
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: O. Peraza (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Farmer-Rafaela-Bouchard)
PB: B. Rortvedt
ST LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Taillon W (7-6) 5.0 3 1 1 1 7 1 73 3.52   
Y. Garcia 1.2 2 1 1 0 3 0 26 4.05   
R. Burr 1.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 16 2.28   
B. Sousa 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 0 20 3.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Taillon 63
Batters Faced: J. Taillon 19, Y. Garcia 7, R. Burr 5, B. Sousa 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Taillon 5-3, Y. Garcia 2-0, R. Burr 0-1, B. Sousa 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Taillon 73-53, Y. Garcia 26-18, R. Burr 16-12, B. Sousa 20-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Burr 1-0
WP: B. Sousa
Hit Batsmen: B. Sousa
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Rodriguez L (6-6) 4.2 6 5 5 2 6 0 94 3.82   
S. Imanaga 1.1 5 2 2 0 0 0 28 4.10   
A. Misiewicz 0.2 3 4 4 1 0 1 18 3.72   
S. Armstrong 1.1 1 2 0 0 1 1 30 2.97   
A. Abreu 0.2 2 4 4 2 1 1 23 8.72   
K. Nelson 0.1 0 0 0 2 1 0 19 3.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Rodriguez 36
Batters Faced: G. Rodriguez 22, S. Imanaga 8, A. Misiewicz 6, S. Armstrong 6, A. Abreu 6, K. Nelson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Rodriguez 1-7, S. Imanaga 2-1, A. Misiewicz 0-2, S. Armstrong 1-2, A. Abreu 1-0, K. Nelson 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Rodriguez 94-56, S. Imanaga 28-18, A. Misiewicz 18-11, S. Armstrong 30-19, A. Abreu 23-9, K. Nelson 19-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Imanaga 1-1
WP: K. Nelson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Taylor Ward
Ballpark: Baron's Ballyard
Weather: Rain (77 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM CT
Time: 4:39
Attendance: 26768
Special Notes: Rain delay of 41 minutes in the 6th inning.
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