CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HOUSTON TITANS AT MINNESOTA MILLERS
08/06/2024
 
CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HOUSTON TITANS AT MINNESOTA MILLERS
GAME ID: 1874 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 6TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Houston Titans (59-50) 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 6 0
Minnesota Millers (61-48) 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 6 12 1
Millers Defeat Titans, 6-5
Houston designated hitter Daniel Vogelbach had a good game in a losing cause. His team fell, 6-5, to Minnesota at Target Field. Vogelbach was 2-3 with a home run, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. The win elevated the Millers to 61-48.

The decisive blow was delivered by Kyle Manzardo in the bottom of the tenth when he hit a solo home run off 28-year old right-handed pitcher Alex Lange to win the game for Minnesota. The home crowd went nuts.

"Took some scratching and clawing," said Manzardo. "But we got it done."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Marte RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 .271 16 57
H. Kim 2B 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 .229 10 34
R. Devers 1B 5 2 2 2 0 1 0 .272 31 70
D. Vogelbach DH 3 1 2 2 0 1 0 .279 23 60
   a-C. Leblanc DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 16 48
T. Thompson LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .223 16 42
J. Westburg 3B 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 .266 18 52
D. Hill CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .280 15 41
J. Ortiz SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .238 7 27
B. Rortvedt C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .273 1 2
Totals 37 5 6 5 2 12 10      
a - C. Leblanc inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Rortvedt (3, 7th Inning off J. Hoffman, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Devers (31, 3rd Inning off Z. Eflin, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Westburg (18, 4th Inning off Z. Eflin, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Vogelbach (23, 6th Inning off Z. Eflin, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Devers 5 , D. Vogelbach 5 , J. Westburg 4 , B. Rortvedt 2
2-out RBI: R. Devers
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Kim , J. Ortiz , B. Rortvedt
Team LOB: 4
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Abrams 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .269 9 27
   a-C. Mead PR, 3B 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 .184 1 14
M. Busch 1B 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 .224 11 35
Z. Neto SS 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 .243 8 34
M. Conforto RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .246 16 50
K. Manzardo DH 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 .224 11 47
O. Cabrera 3B, 2B 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .186 4 15
S. Horwitz LF 4 0 3 2 0 1 0 .241 0 7
C. Vazquez C 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .194 1 16
D. Waters CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .088 0 1
Totals 40 6 12 6 1 6 13      
a - C. Mead pinch ran for C. Abrams in the 3rd

BATTING
Doubles: S. Horwitz 3 (8, 2nd Inning off P. Avila, 1 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off D. Floro, 2 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off O. Kerkering, 1 on, 1 out) , O. Cabrera (7, 2nd Inning off P. Avila, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Abrams (18, 3rd Inning off P. Avila, 0 on, 1 out) , Z. Neto (21, 3rd Inning off P. Avila, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Mead (6, 5th Inning off P. Avila, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Busch (15, 5th Inning off P. Avila, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Conforto (17, 8th Inning off O. Kerkering, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Manzardo (11, 10th Inning off A. Lange, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Abrams 2 , C. Mead 2 , M. Busch 2 , Z. Neto 2 , M. Conforto 2 , K. Manzardo 5 , O. Cabrera 3 , S. Horwitz 6
2-out RBI: M. Busch , Z. Neto , S. Horwitz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Z. Neto , M. Conforto , C. Vazquez , D. Waters 2
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: M. Busch (4)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Avila 5.1 7 4 4 1 4 0 91 3.70   
D. Floro H (5) 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 15 2.90   
O. Kerkering BS (2) 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 20 3.83   
E. Swanson 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4.95   
J. Sborz 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.86   
A. Lange L (3-5) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 9 3.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Avila 41
Batters Faced: P. Avila 24, D. Floro 6, O. Kerkering 6, E. Swanson 1, J. Sborz 2, A. Lange 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Avila 8-4, D. Floro 1-2, O. Kerkering 2-1, E. Swanson 0-1, J. Sborz 1-1, A. Lange 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Avila 91-59, D. Floro 15-11, O. Kerkering 20-14, E. Swanson 5-2, J. Sborz 6-6, A. Lange 9-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Floro 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Z. Eflin 5.0 5 5 3 1 7 3 78 4.62   
R. Walker 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 2.94   
J. Hoffman 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 2.23   
D. Lee 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 4.94   
A. Munoz W (4-6) 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 23 4.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Eflin 47
Batters Faced: Z. Eflin 22, R. Walker 3, J. Hoffman 4, D. Lee 3, A. Munoz 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Eflin 5-3, R. Walker 1-0, J. Hoffman 0-2, D. Lee 1-1, A. Munoz 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Eflin 78-58, R. Walker 15-9, J. Hoffman 14-9, D. Lee 13-8, A. Munoz 23-15
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Daniel Vogelbach
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:15 PM CT
Time: 3:29
Attendance: 25229
Special Notes: SS C J Abrams was injured while running the bases. RP Erik Swanson was injured while pitching.
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