CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CINCINNATI STARS AT MINNESOTA MILLERS
08/28/2024
 
CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CINCINNATI STARS AT MINNESOTA MILLERS
GAME ID: 2144 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Stars (44-84) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 4 0
Minnesota Millers (72-57) 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 X 5 6 1
Millers Prevail, 5-3, Over Cincinnati
Minnesota pitcher Jared Jones did his part in helping his team beat the Cincinnati Stars, 5-3. The right-hander kept opposing batters from doing too much damage. Ryan Walker was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 1 of 3 save opportunities. The victory gives Minnesota a record of 72-57.

The Millers got a big at-bat from first baseman Michael Busch. For the game, Busch went 1-3 with a home run and was hit by a pitch, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. In the bottom of the sixth, with a runner on 1st, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 16th home run of the season gave Minnesota a 3-1 lead.

"We did enough to win," said Jones.
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Gimenez 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .265 6 34
F. Alvarez C 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .208 18 44
M. Betts RF, SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .279 32 78
J. Abreu 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .274 18 57
M. Vientos DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .217 18 54
G. Mitchell CF 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .228 7 36
H. Ramos LF, RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .237 2 29
J. Baez SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .216 9 29
   a-A. Hicks PH, LF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .223 9 31
X. Edwards 3B 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 .268 2 35
Totals 30 3 4 3 1 12 6      
a - A. Hicks pinch hit for J. Baez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Gimenez (17, 8th Inning off A. Munoz, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Betts (32, 4th Inning off J. Jones, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Gimenez 2 , F. Alvarez , M. Betts 4 , A. Hicks
2-out RBI: A. Gimenez , M. Betts
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Alvarez , M. Vientos
Sac Fly: X. Edwards
Team LOB: 2
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Abrams CF 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 .274 11 29
M. Busch 1B 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .217 16 45
Z. Neto SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 14 43
   a-J. Lowe RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 14 35
M. Conforto RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .242 19 60
   b-N. Ahmed SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 5 25
N. Arenado 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .277 25 89
S. Horwitz DH 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .220 1 13
M. Zunino C 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 .076 4 8
E. Rodriguez LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .240 5 29
O. Cabrera 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .185 4 15
Totals 29 5 6 5 0 3 5      
a - J. Lowe substituted for Z. Neto in the 7th
b - N. Ahmed substituted for M. Conforto in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Zunino (4, 5th Inning off D. Jefferies, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Busch (16, 6th Inning off D. Jefferies, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Abrams (11, 8th Inning off D. Jefferies, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Abrams 5 , M. Busch 4 , N. Arenado , S. Horwitz , M. Zunino 4
2-out RBI: M. Zunino
Sac Fly: M. Zunino
Hit by Pitch: M. Busch
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Arenado (4)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Abrams (9)
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Jefferies L (3-2) 7.0 6 5 5 0 3 3 79 5.34   
T. Megill 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5.36   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Jefferies 48
Batters Faced: D. Jefferies 28, T. Megill 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Jefferies 8-10, T. Megill 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Jefferies 79-50, T. Megill 6-4
Hit Batsmen: D. Jefferies
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Jones W (7-4) 6.0 2 1 1 0 7 1 85 5.44   
D. Lee H (10) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 4.13   
A. Munoz H (4) 1.0 2 2 2 1 2 0 25 3.76   
R. Walker SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 3.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Jones 71
Batters Faced: J. Jones 20, D. Lee 3, A. Munoz 6, R. Walker 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Jones 6-5, D. Lee 2-0, A. Munoz 0-1, R. Walker 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Jones 85-58, D. Lee 7-5, A. Munoz 25-16, R. Walker 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Lee 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jared Jones
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 15 mph
Start Time: 7:15 PM CT
Time: 2:47
Attendance: 35821
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