CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CHICAGO EXPLORERS AT BOSTON MINUTEMEN
08/01/2025
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CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CHICAGO EXPLORERS AT BOSTON MINUTEMEN
GAME ID: 1839 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 1ST , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Explorers (52-54) 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 8 1
Boston Minutemen (54-52) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Imanaga Leads Chicago Past Boston
Starting pitcher Shota Imanaga gave the Chicago Explorers a rock-solid effort. The Fukuoka, Japan native helped his team defeat the Boston Minutemen, 3-0, at Fenway Park. Jeremiah Estrada, credited with the save, is now 23 for 24 in save opportunities. Chicago is now 52-54, while Boston is 54-52.

Imanaga allowed no runs on 2 hits over 7 innings for the Explorers. He walked 0 and struck out 5.

"Shota pitched like a champ," said Chicago manager Rock Carpenter.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Peraza 2B 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 .278 13 42
J. Lee CF 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 .290 4 33
W. Smith 1B 5 0 0 1 0 1 3 .236 3 10
S. Bouchard DH 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 .258 25 66
K. Farmer SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .291 10 48
J. Sanchez RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .250 22 69
B. Anderson 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .203 7 20
J. Berti LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 .248 5 23
S. Huff C 3 1 1 0 0 2 3 .191 1 8
   a-C. Cowser PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .285 16 38
   b-B. Rortvedt C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 2 17
Totals 35 3 8 3 3 9 21      
a - C. Cowser pinch hit for S. Huff in the 9th
b - B. Rortvedt substituted for C. Cowser in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Lee 2 (21, 1st Inning off M. Fried, 0 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off M. Fried, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Lee 5 , K. Farmer 2 , B. Anderson , J. Berti , S. Huff
2-out RBI: J. Berti
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Bouchard , K. Farmer , J. Berti 2 , S. Huff
Hit by Pitch: S. Bouchard
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: B. Anderson (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Arozarena LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .261 15 49
X. Bogaerts DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .296 13 54
J. Rojas CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .271 0 15
A. Santander RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .297 27 77
J. Pena SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .218 4 18
L. Rengifo 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 9 33
K. Bryant 1B 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .222 9 37
J. Heim C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .299 12 55
D. LeMahieu 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .284 7 40
   a-T. Larnach PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .215 13 39
   b-E. Clement 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 1 6
Totals 31 0 3 0 1 7 13      
a - T. Larnach pinch hit for D. LeMahieu in the 8th
b - E. Clement substituted for T. Larnach in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: R. Arozarena , K. Bryant , D. LeMahieu
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: X. Bogaerts , J. Rojas
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
PB: J. Heim
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Imanaga W (6-8) 7.0 2 0 0 0 5 0 94 4.02   
S. Armstrong H (16) 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 22 2.95   
K. Nelson H (12) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3.56   
J. Estrada SV (23) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 2.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Imanaga 78
Batters Faced: S. Imanaga 24, S. Armstrong 4, K. Nelson 1, J. Estrada 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Imanaga 6-10, S. Armstrong 0-2, K. Nelson 0-0, J. Estrada 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Imanaga 94-59, S. Armstrong 22-11, K. Nelson 3-3, J. Estrada 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Nelson 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Fried L (5-4) 5.2 7 3 3 2 5 0 82 4.36   
J. Leclerc 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 5.06   
K. Harrison 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 25 3.41   
B. Joyce 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 13 3.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Fried 46
Batters Faced: M. Fried 26, J. Leclerc 4, K. Harrison 5, B. Joyce 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Fried 6-6, J. Leclerc 2-1, K. Harrison 0-2, B. Joyce 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Fried 82-58, J. Leclerc 15-12, K. Harrison 25-11, B. Joyce 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Leclerc 2-0
Hit Batsmen: K. Harrison
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Shota Imanaga
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM ET
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 27480
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