CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
PITTSBURGH IRONMEN AT PHOENIX FIREBIRDS
08/25/2025
 
CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
PITTSBURGH IRONMEN AT PHOENIX FIREBIRDS
GAME ID: 2134 - MONDAY, AUGUST 25TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Ironmen (61-66) 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 5 1
Phoenix Firebirds (73-54) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 7 0
Phoenix Dealt 5-4 Defeat
Pittsburgh parlayed a decent outing from starter Matthew Boyd into a solid win over the Phoenix Firebirds. The final score was 5-4. Boyd picked up the win for Pittsburgh, going 5.1 innings. He gave up 1 run on 3 hits. He now sports a record of 6-8. David Robertson got the save, his 31st in 34 chances.

Pittsburgh used a clutch at-bat from Anthony Rendon to capture the win. The third baseman hammered a grand slam home run in the top of the fourth inning to put the Ironmen ahead, 4-1. It was his lone hit in 3 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

"Matthew gets tougher when he has to, makes a big pitch when he has to," said Pittsburgh skipper Ryan Morneau.

Pittsburgh is now 61-66, Phoenix 73-54.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE PHOENIX BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Rosario CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .274 3 27
L. Arraez 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .311 4 29
V. Guerrero Jr. DH 4 1 0 0 0 2 2 .298 26 89
I. Happ LF 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 .277 21 68
P. Smith RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .277 15 57
G. Moreno C 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 .289 1 12
A. Rendon 3B 3 1 1 4 0 0 1 .179 1 11
L. Soto SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .259 3 32
N. Allen 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .210 1 10
Totals 30 5 5 5 2 10 10      
BATTING
Home Runs: A. Rendon (1, 4th Inning off S. Turnbull, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Arraez , I. Happ , P. Smith , A. Rendon 4 , N. Allen
2-out RBI: A. Rendon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Guerrero Jr. , G. Moreno
Sac Fly: G. Moreno
Hit by Pitch: I. Happ , G. Moreno , A. Rendon
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: V. Guerrero Jr. (9) , I. Happ (22)
CS: A. Rendon (3)

FIELDING
Errors: I. Happ (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Rendon-Allen-Arraez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Freeman 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .308 22 81
F. Tatis Jr. RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .297 25 66
S. Murphy C 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .266 13 66
R. Refsnyder DH 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .165 1 14
A. Slater LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .249 7 22
D. Swanson SS 3 1 1 2 1 2 0 .238 13 62
Z. Gelof 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .245 15 39
K. Hayes 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .212 4 32
D. Clarke CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .252 5 17
   a-J. Gallo PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .202 25 51
   b-T. Grisham CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .252 23 69
Totals 33 4 7 4 3 13 12      
a - J. Gallo pinch hit for D. Clarke in the 7th
b - T. Grisham substituted for J. Gallo in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Murphy (24, 3rd Inning off M. Boyd, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Hayes (21, 7th Inning off M. Fulmer, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Freeman , F. Tatis Jr. , S. Murphy 3 , R. Refsnyder , D. Swanson , K. Hayes 2
2-out RBI: S. Murphy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Freeman , R. Refsnyder , A. Slater
GIDP: Z. Gelof
Hit by Pitch: S. Murphy
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Tatis Jr. (38) , D. Swanson (24)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE PHOENIX PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Boyd W (6-8) 5.1 3 1 1 1 7 0 94 4.24   
E. De Los Santos 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 4.47   
M. Fulmer 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 19 3.36   
R. Stanek H (18) 1.0 3 2 2 1 1 0 19 3.36   
D. Robertson SV (31) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 3.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Boyd 64
Batters Faced: M. Boyd 21, E. De Los Santos 2, M. Fulmer 5, R. Stanek 6, D. Robertson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Boyd 4-5, E. De Los Santos 0-0, M. Fulmer 1-1, R. Stanek 1-0, D. Robertson 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Boyd 94-59, E. De Los Santos 8-6, M. Fulmer 19-8, R. Stanek 19-10, D. Robertson 14-11
Hit Batsmen: M. Boyd
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Turnbull L (6-4) 5.0 3 4 4 2 7 1 83 4.11   
A. Maldonado 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 17 4.43   
D. Hall 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 32 2.10   
T. Madden 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 4.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Turnbull 50
Batters Faced: S. Turnbull 21, A. Maldonado 4, D. Hall 7, T. Madden 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Turnbull 4-4, A. Maldonado 0-2, D. Hall 1-1, T. Madden 4-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Turnbull 83-54, A. Maldonado 17-11, D. Hall 32-23, T. Madden 21-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Madden 2-0
Hit Batsmen: S. Turnbull , A. Maldonado , D. Hall
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matthew Boyd
Ballpark: Chase Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (88 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM MT
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 34870
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