CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
MINNESOTA MILLERS AT HOUSTON TITANS
08/20/2024
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CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
MINNESOTA MILLERS AT HOUSTON TITANS
GAME ID: 2041 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 20TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Millers (67-54) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 11 0
Houston Titans (63-58) 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 9 0
Titans Drop Close One Late
The Minnesota Millers did just enough to sneak past the Houston Titans, 4-3, at New League Park. Minnesota pitcher Justin Steele, in particular, had a standout performance. Minnesota reliever Ryan Walker picked up the win, raising his record to 5-4. Orion Kerkering was tagged with the loss. Picking up the save was Jeff Hoffman. He's now 4 for 6 in save chances.

Michael Conforto, who finished 2nd in the UL in wins above replacement with 7.8 in 2018, had a direct impact on the outcome. Conforto contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the ninth inning to put Minnesota up, 4-3.

Steele called the win "a collective effort."

The first-place Millers, at 67-54, now lead their division by 4 games.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Lowe CF 2 0 0 0 3 1 2 .237 13 33
M. Busch 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .219 13 39
   a-C. Mead 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .180 2 17
Z. Neto 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 5 .256 12 40
M. Conforto RF 5 0 3 1 0 1 1 .246 18 56
N. Arenado 3B 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .275 23 82
N. Ahmed SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .236 5 25
K. Manzardo DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .214 11 47
C. Vazquez C 4 1 3 0 0 1 0 .207 1 17
S. Horwitz LF 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .212 1 11
Totals 37 4 11 4 4 10 17      
a - C. Mead substituted for M. Busch in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: Z. Neto (25, 1st Inning off D. Dunning, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Horwitz 2 (10, 4th Inning off D. Dunning, 2 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off O. Kerkering, 1 on, 0 outs) , C. Vazquez (10, 9th Inning off O. Kerkering, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: Z. Neto 2 , M. Conforto 3 , N. Arenado , K. Manzardo , C. Vazquez 4 , S. Horwitz 4
2-out RBI: M. Conforto , N. Arenado , S. Horwitz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Lowe , Z. Neto , M. Conforto , N. Arenado
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Lowe 2 (55)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Kim 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .238 11 42
S. Marte RF 4 0 3 2 0 1 0 .271 16 65
A. McCutchen DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .264 10 28
R. Devers 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .280 34 81
D. Hill CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .267 15 42
J. Westburg 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .259 19 54
T. Thompson LF 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 .220 19 48
   a-D. Vogelbach PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 26 68
J. Ortiz SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .243 7 30
B. Rortvedt C 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .290 1 3
Totals 35 3 9 3 0 10 14      
a - D. Vogelbach pinch hit for T. Thompson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Kim (15, 3rd Inning off J. Steele, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Marte (24, 6th Inning off J. Steele, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: D. Hill (2, 2nd Inning off J. Steele, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Kim 2 , S. Marte 4 , D. Hill 3 , T. Thompson , J. Ortiz , B. Rortvedt 2
2-out RBI: , S. Marte 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. McCutchen , D. Hill , T. Thompson
Hit by Pitch: D. Hill , J. Ortiz
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Marte (40)
CS: D. Hill (2)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Hill(Arenado at 2nd base))
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Steele 6.1 6 2 2 0 6 0 95 3.12   
D. Lee BS (6) 0.2 2 1 1 0 2 0 16 4.50   
R. Walker W (5-4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 2.63   
J. Hoffman SV (4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 2.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Steele 59
Batters Faced: J. Steele 25, D. Lee 5, R. Walker 3, J. Hoffman 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Steele 8-4, D. Lee 0-0, R. Walker 2-0, J. Hoffman 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Steele 95-62, D. Lee 16-11, R. Walker 11-7, J. Hoffman 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Lee 1-1
Hit Batsmen: J. Steele , D. Lee
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Dunning 6.1 7 2 2 1 7 0 100 4.62   
O. Kerkering L (4-6) 2.1 4 2 2 3 3 0 39 4.06   
E. Swanson 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Dunning 57
Batters Faced: D. Dunning 26, O. Kerkering 14, E. Swanson 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Dunning 5-6, O. Kerkering 2-2, E. Swanson 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Dunning 100-63, O. Kerkering 39-26, E. Swanson 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Swanson 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Justin Steele
Ballpark: New League Park
Weather: Cloudy (85 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:15 PM CT
Time: 3:43
Attendance: 35843
Special Notes: Rain delay of 22 minutes in the 3rd inning.
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