CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
BOSTON MINUTEMEN AT PORTLAND JAGUARS
08/20/2026
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CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
BOSTON MINUTEMEN AT PORTLAND JAGUARS
GAME ID: 2078 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 20TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Minutemen (54-69) 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 4 10 0
Portland Jaguars (55-68) 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 3 X 10 16 0
Minutemen Fall, 10-4, to Nimmo, Jaguars
Brandon Nimmo left his imprint on the 10-4 Portland win against the Boston Minutemen. Nimmo, who finished 4th in the UL in on-base percentage with .369 last year, went 4 for 5 with a home run and 3 singles, while scoring 2 times and driving in 2. Kumar Rocker picked up the win with 6.1 innings of work. He allowed 3 runs on 8 hits, while walking 0 and striking out 6. On the season, he is now 5-2. The loss makes Boston 54-69.

The Minutemen had been locked in a 2-2 tie with the Jaguars going into the bottom of the fifth inning. That changed quickly when the 27-year old catcher Dillon Dingler came to the plate. Dingler hit a grand slam home run on a first pitch fastball from Boston hurler Hayden Birdsong. It was Dingler's 13th home run of the year.

"Brandon leaves the last at-bat behind him, whether it was good or bad, and goes up there and competes on every pitch," said Portland manager Darren Meserve.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE PORTLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Dominguez CF 5 1 2 2 0 2 3 .198 8 25
X. Bogaerts 2B 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .268 7 43
J. Naylor 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .273 13 45
M. Chapman 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .251 12 54
J. Pena SS 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .299 5 23
T. Larnach DH 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .199 8 32
T. Edman RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .267 10 36
E. Clement LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .328 2 17
J. Heim C 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .217 5 27
Totals 36 4 10 4 1 9 18      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Pena (16, 2nd Inning off K. Rocker, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Clement (11, 3rd Inning off K. Rocker, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Edman (29, 9th Inning off A. Hoffmann, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Dominguez (8, 5th Inning off K. Rocker, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Dominguez 5 , X. Bogaerts , J. Naylor , J. Pena 3 , T. Edman 2 , E. Clement 2 , J. Heim 2
2-out RBI: J. Dominguez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: X. Bogaerts , J. Naylor , T. Edman 2
Hit by Pitch: J. Pena
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Pena (8)
CS: X. Bogaerts (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bogaerts-Pena-Naylor)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Tawa CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .267 2 5
B. Nimmo RF 5 2 4 2 0 0 0 .259 13 48
M. Kepler DH 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .175 3 13
T. Turner SS 5 3 2 0 0 1 4 .320 10 51
W. Flores 1B 4 1 3 1 1 0 0 .242 15 60
C. Julks LF 5 1 3 3 0 1 1 .391 1 6
A. Bregman 3B 4 1 1 0 1 0 4 .246 11 40
D. Dingler C 3 1 1 4 1 1 2 .248 13 39
C. Durbin 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .213 7 39
Totals 39 10 16 10 4 4 21      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Julks 2 (2, 2nd Inning off H. Brown, 1 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off H. Birdsong, 3 on, 2 outs) , C. Durbin (16, 5th Inning off B. Brieske, 0 on, 2 outs) , W. Flores (25, 6th Inning off B. Brieske, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Dingler (13, 5th Inning off H. Birdsong, 3 on, 2 outs) , B. Nimmo (13, 8th Inning off D. Martin, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Tawa , B. Nimmo 7 , T. Turner 2 , W. Flores 4 , C. Julks 5 , A. Bregman , D. Dingler 4 , C. Durbin 2
2-out RBI: W. Flores , C. Julks , D. Dingler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Tawa , T. Turner 2 , C. Julks , D. Dingler , C. Durbin
GIDP: C. Durbin
Hit by Pitch: D. Dingler
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Nimmo 2 (17) , T. Turner (28)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Dingler-Turner)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE PORTLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
H. Brown 4.0 7 1 1 1 2 0 20 84 2.56   
H. Birdsong L (3-3) 0.2 2 5 5 2 0 1 6 34 3.75   
B. Brieske 1.1 3 1 1 0 1 0 7 22 3.46   
D. Martin 2.0 4 3 3 1 1 1 11 41 4.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Brown 45
Batters Faced: H. Brown 20, H. Birdsong 6, B. Brieske 7, D. Martin 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Brown 2-7, H. Birdsong 1-1, B. Brieske 1-2, D. Martin 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: H. Brown 84-49, H. Birdsong 34-19, B. Brieske 22-14, D. Martin 41-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Birdsong 2-1
WP: H. Brown
Hit Batsmen: H. Brown
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
K. Rocker W (5-2) 6.1 8 3 3 0 6 1 27 97 3.87   
A. Hoffmann 1.2 1 1 1 1 2 0 7 32 3.60   
C. Faucher 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 17 3.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Rocker 51
Batters Faced: K. Rocker 27, A. Hoffmann 7, C. Faucher 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Rocker 3-9, A. Hoffmann 1-2, C. Faucher 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Rocker 97-70, A. Hoffmann 32-18, C. Faucher 17-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Hoffmann 1-0 , C. Faucher 2-1
Hit Batsmen: K. Rocker
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Brandon Nimmo
Ballpark: Chrysler Canyon
Weather: Clear skies (93 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM PT
Time: 3:49
Attendance: 12231
Thursday, August 20th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.4 Build 76