CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
PHOENIX FIREBIRDS AT CINCINNATI STARS
08/11/2025
 
CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
PHOENIX FIREBIRDS AT CINCINNATI STARS
GAME ID: 1970 - MONDAY, AUGUST 11TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Phoenix Firebirds (68-47) 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 5 8 0
Cincinnati Stars (53-62) 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 7 1
Cincinnati Sent Home with 5-3 Loss
Dansby Swanson impressed in the 5-3 Phoenix win over Cincinnati. Swanson hit 2 home runs. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice. The winning pitcher was 37-year old right-handed pitcher Alex Cobb. He tossed 91 pitches over 6 innings, allowing 3 runs on 7 hits. D.L. Hall recorded the save, making him 3 for 3.

Swanson had a game-changing home run in the top of the sixth. On a 1-0 slider from Keegan Akin, he banged a 2-run home run to right, giving the Firebirds a 5-3 lead. It was the 13th home run of the year for Swanson.

"It was a good night for them and a bad night for us," said Cincinnati manager Pat Padula.

Phoenix is now 68-47. Cincinnati is 53-62.
PHOENIX BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Tatis Jr. RF 5 0 2 2 0 1 0 .300 24 61
F. Freeman 1B 3 1 0 0 2 2 1 .305 20 76
D. Swanson SS 5 2 2 3 0 1 3 .238 13 54
T. Grisham CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 .257 22 67
E. Sosa 3B 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 .270 5 14
J. Gallo DH 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .203 24 49
   a-R. Refsnyder DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .119 1 5
Z. Gelof 2B 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .241 12 34
A. Slater LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 5 .269 7 20
V. Caratini C 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .183 3 8
Totals 35 5 8 5 7 10 15      
a - R. Refsnyder inserted as DH in the 5th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Tatis Jr. 2 (25, 3rd Inning off C. Paddack, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off C. Paddack, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Swanson 2 (13, 1st Inning off C. Paddack, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off K. Akin, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Tatis Jr. 4 , D. Swanson 8 , T. Grisham , J. Gallo , Z. Gelof , V. Caratini
2-out RBI: F. Tatis Jr. , D. Swanson 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Swanson , E. Sosa , A. Slater 2 , V. Caratini
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Sosa (3) , Z. Gelof (9)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Tatis Jr.(Vientos at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
X. Edwards 3B 4 0 1 3 0 1 2 .293 3 45
J. Rodriguez RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .276 5 15
M. Vientos 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .257 28 88
T. Pham DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .324 3 20
F. Alvarez C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .251 23 58
A. Gimenez 2B 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .256 4 30
   b-R. Grichuk PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .263 23 54
P. Crow-Armstrong CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .268 10 54
L. Guillorme SS 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 .254 0 2
J. Heyward LF 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 .225 2 8
   a-S. Kingery PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296 0 2
Totals 32 3 7 3 2 5 13      
a - S. Kingery pinch hit for J. Heyward in the 7th
b - R. Grichuk pinch hit for A. Gimenez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: X. Edwards (22, 5th Inning off A. Cobb, 3 on, 2 outs)
Triples: L. Guillorme (3, 3rd Inning off A. Cobb, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: X. Edwards 2 , T. Pham , F. Alvarez , A. Gimenez 2 , P. Crow-Armstrong , L. Guillorme 3
2-out RBI: X. Edwards
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , X. Edwards 2 , J. Rodriguez
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Pham (4)

FIELDING
Errors: F. Alvarez (7)
PHOENIX PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Cobb W (10-11) 6.0 7 3 3 2 2 0 91 3.99   
C. Perez H (10) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2.55   
A. Bummer H (18) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 3.22   
D. Hall SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 2.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Cobb 46
Batters Faced: A. Cobb 25, C. Perez 3, A. Bummer 3, D. Hall 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Cobb 6-8, C. Perez 2-1, A. Bummer 0-1, D. Hall 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Cobb 91-60, C. Perez 10-7, A. Bummer 12-7, D. Hall 6-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Perez 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Paddack 4.1 6 3 3 3 5 1 86 4.84   
J. Dashwood L (1-2) 1.1 1 1 1 2 0 0 34 3.86   
K. Akin 1.1 1 1 1 1 2 1 22 2.70   
C. Holderman 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 5.35   
R. Garrett 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 22 2.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Paddack 41
Batters Faced: C. Paddack 22, J. Dashwood 7, K. Akin 6, C. Holderman 3, R. Garrett 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Paddack 1-7, J. Dashwood 2-2, K. Akin 1-1, C. Holderman 1-1, R. Garrett 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Paddack 86-50, J. Dashwood 34-19, K. Akin 22-11, C. Holderman 10-7, R. Garrett 22-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Akin 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dansby Swanson
Ballpark: Great American Ball Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM ET
Time: 3:30
Attendance: 21316
Monday, August 11th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.5 Build 70