CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
PITTSBURGH IRONMEN AT CINCINNATI STARS
08/24/2024
 
CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
PITTSBURGH IRONMEN AT CINCINNATI STARS
GAME ID: 2090 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 24TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Ironmen (46-77) 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 8 16 0
Cincinnati Stars (44-80) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 1
Melendez Powers Ironmen to 8-2 Win
Pittsburgh right fielder MJ Melendez made his presence felt in the 8-2 Ironmen triumph over the Cincinnati Stars. Melendez was 2 for 3 with a home run, a double, and 2 walks. He scored 3 runs and drove in 3. Hunter Greene, who is tied for 7th in the UL with a 8.7 K/9 rate, was the winning pitcher. Over 6 innings, he allowed 1 run on 4 hits, with 1 walk and 6 strikeouts. The Ironmen sport a record of 46-77.

Early in the game, Melendez had a 2-run home run for Pittsburgh. It was his 21st home run of the season and put the Ironmen on top, 2-0.

"We didn't play well enough to win," said Cincinnati skipper Pat Padula.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Arraez DH 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .346 1 19
I. Happ LF 4 1 3 0 1 1 0 .231 14 37
V. Guerrero Jr. 1B 5 2 2 0 0 1 4 .248 15 48
M. Melendez RF 3 3 2 3 2 0 0 .233 21 66
G. Urshela 3B 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .230 8 40
   a-G. Torres PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 12 40
   b-V. Brujan 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .215 2 16
N. Allen 2B 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 .296 0 16
D. Swanson SS 5 1 3 0 0 1 1 .241 18 48
J. Wiemer CF 5 1 2 2 0 1 5 .302 12 32
A. Hedges C 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .184 2 20
Totals 40 8 16 8 4 5 16      
a - G. Torres pinch ran for G. Urshela in the 3rd
b - V. Brujan substituted for G. Torres in the 3rd

BATTING
Doubles: I. Happ 2 (21, 3rd Inning off J. Brubaker, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off J. Taylor, 0 on, 2 outs) , G. Urshela (21, 3rd Inning off J. Gray, 2 on, 1 out) , M. Melendez (32, 5th Inning off Y. Kikuchi, 1 on, 1 out) , V. Guerrero Jr. (17, 5th Inning off J. Gray, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Swanson (25, 8th Inning off J. Taylor, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Melendez (21, 1st Inning off T. Wells, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Wiemer (12, 8th Inning off J. Taylor, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: I. Happ 5 , V. Guerrero Jr. 3 , M. Melendez 6 , G. Urshela 2 , V. Brujan , N. Allen 2 , D. Swanson 4 , J. Wiemer 5
2-out RBI: M. Melendez , N. Allen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Arraez , V. Guerrero Jr. , D. Swanson , J. Wiemer
GIDP: V. Guerrero Jr. , N. Allen , J. Wiemer
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Brujan-Allen-Guerrero Jr., Swanson-Allen-Guerrero Jr.)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Gimenez 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .270 6 32
F. Alvarez C 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .199 18 44
M. Betts RF 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 .284 31 76
J. Abreu 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .274 17 54
M. Vientos DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .214 18 52
G. Mitchell CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .233 7 35
X. Edwards 3B 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .270 2 33
A. Hicks LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .219 9 30
J. Baez SS 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .223 9 29
Totals 29 2 5 2 3 9 13      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Gimenez (16, 3rd Inning off H. Greene, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Abreu (17, 7th Inning off D. Leone, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Gimenez 3 , J. Abreu 4 , X. Edwards , J. Baez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Alvarez , M. Betts
GIDP: M. Betts , G. Mitchell
Hit by Pitch: M. Vientos
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Betts (11)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Baez (10)
Double Plays: 3 (Edwards-Abreu, Baez-Gimenez-Abreu, Baez-Gimenez-Abreu)
OF assists: 1 (Betts(Happ at home))
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Greene W (9-9) 6.0 4 1 1 1 6 0 92 5.06   
D. Leone 1.1 1 1 1 1 2 1 24 6.75   
T. Rogers 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 3.80   
W. Smith 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 2.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Greene 65
Batters Faced: H. Greene 21, D. Leone 6, T. Rogers 3, W. Smith 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Greene 3-7, D. Leone 1-1, T. Rogers 2-0, W. Smith 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: H. Greene 92-58, D. Leone 24-15, T. Rogers 10-6, W. Smith 11-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Rogers 1-0 , W. Smith 1-0
Hit Batsmen: W. Smith
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Wells L (5-11) 1.0 1 2 0 1 0 1 12 4.81   
J. Brubaker 1.1 3 2 2 2 1 0 41 7.08   
J. Gray 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 30 4.93   
Y. Kikuchi 1.1 4 1 1 0 1 0 31 4.73   
J. Walker 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 6.15   
J. Taylor 1.0 3 2 2 1 0 1 20 5.82   
T. Megill 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 5.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Wells 40
Batters Faced: T. Wells 5, J. Brubaker 8, J. Gray 8, Y. Kikuchi 8, J. Walker 4, J. Taylor 7, T. Megill 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Wells 1-1, J. Brubaker 2-0, J. Gray 2-2, Y. Kikuchi 3-0, J. Walker 1-1, J. Taylor 2-1, T. Megill 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Wells 12-6, J. Brubaker 41-24, J. Gray 30-20, Y. Kikuchi 31-19, J. Walker 12-7, J. Taylor 20-10, T. Megill 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Gray 2-2 , Y. Kikuchi 1-1 , J. Walker 1-0 , T. Megill 1-0
WP: J. Brubaker , J. Gray , Y. Kikuchi
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: MJ Melendez
Ballpark: Great American Ball Park
Weather: Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:15 PM ET
Time: 3:36
Attendance: 28427
Special Notes: RP Tyler Wells was injured while pitching. 3B Giovanny Urshela was injured while running the bases. RP Taylor Rogers was injured while pitching.
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