CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CINCINNATI STARS AT MINNESOTA MILLERS
08/30/2024
 
CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CINCINNATI STARS AT MINNESOTA MILLERS
GAME ID: 2169 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 30TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Stars (46-84) 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 7 10 0
Minnesota Millers (72-59) 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 6 9 0
Multi-HR Day for Alvarez as Stars Overpower Millers, 7-6
A 4-RBI performance from the top prospect Francisco Alvarez helped the Cincinnati Stars beat the Minnesota Millers, 7-6. Cincinnati reliever R.J. Dabovich was credited with the win. His record goes to 5-6. Ryan Walker took the loss for Minnesota. Colin Holderman notched his 12th save in 15 chances.

Garrett Mitchell came through with a big-time hit for Cincinnati. The pinch hitter smacked a solo home run in the top of the eighth inning to give his team the lead, 7-6. It was his only hit, but it was clutch.

"I feel like a little kid every time I put the uniform on," said Mitchell.

The Stars raised their record to 46-84.
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Baez SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .215 9 29
   a-G. Mitchell PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .233 8 40
   b-A. Gimenez SS, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 6 34
J. Abreu 1B 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .275 18 57
M. Betts RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .278 32 78
M. Vientos 3B 4 2 2 2 0 2 0 .220 18 57
F. Alvarez C 4 2 2 4 0 0 0 .211 20 48
H. Ramos LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .235 2 29
A. Hicks CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .216 9 31
M. Gomez DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .206 5 15
D. Fletcher 2B, SS 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .287 0 5
Totals 33 7 10 7 0 11 8      
a - G. Mitchell pinch hit for J. Baez in the 8th
b - A. Gimenez substituted for G. Mitchell in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Vientos (27, 2nd Inning off J. Steele, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: M. Vientos (3, 6th Inning off J. Steele, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: F. Alvarez 2 (20, 2nd Inning off J. Steele, 1 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off N. Robertson, 1 on, 2 outs) , G. Mitchell (8, 8th Inning off R. Walker, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Mitchell 4 , J. Abreu , M. Betts , M. Vientos 5 , F. Alvarez 8 , H. Ramos , D. Fletcher 2
2-out RBI: M. Vientos , F. Alvarez
GIDP: M. Betts
Hit by Pitch: J. Abreu
Team LOB: 0

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Betts (12) , H. Ramos (4) , D. Fletcher (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Abrams CF 5 0 1 2 0 2 0 .269 11 31
J. Lowe RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 .236 14 35
S. Horwitz DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .239 2 15
M. Busch 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .219 16 46
M. Conforto LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .240 19 60
Z. Neto 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .253 14 43
N. Arenado 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .278 25 90
C. Vazquez C 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .206 1 18
N. Ahmed SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .233 5 26
Totals 36 6 9 6 2 6 7      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Busch (18, 4th Inning off M. Scherzer, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Abrams (19, 4th Inning off M. Scherzer, 2 on, 2 outs) , Z. Neto (27, 5th Inning off J. Brubaker, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Horwitz (2, 5th Inning off J. Brubaker, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Abrams 2 , S. Horwitz 4 , M. Busch 2 , Z. Neto 3 , N. Arenado 2 , C. Vazquez , N. Ahmed
2-out RBI: C. Abrams , N. Arenado , C. Vazquez , N. Ahmed
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Lowe , N. Arenado , C. Vazquez
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Vazquez-Neto, Ahmed-Neto-Busch)
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Scherzer 3.2 7 5 5 1 3 0 64 4.95   
J. Brubaker 2.1 2 1 1 0 2 1 34 7.04   
R. Dabovich W (5-6) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 5.11   
J. Gray H (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 4.92   
C. Holderman SV (12) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Scherzer 27
Batters Faced: M. Scherzer 19, J. Brubaker 9, R. Dabovich 4, J. Gray 3, C. Holderman 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Scherzer 4-4, J. Brubaker 2-3, R. Dabovich 0-3, J. Gray 1-1, C. Holderman 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Scherzer 64-41, J. Brubaker 34-22, R. Dabovich 14-8, J. Gray 9-6, C. Holderman 7-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Brubaker 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Steele 5.2 8 5 5 0 8 1 97 3.23   
N. Robertson BS (1) 0.1 1 1 1 0 1 1 6 2.54   
D. Lee 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 4.01   
R. Walker L (5-5) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 15 3.16   
J. Hoffman 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Steele 41
Batters Faced: J. Steele 22, N. Robertson 2, D. Lee 3, R. Walker 4, J. Hoffman 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Steele 1-5, N. Robertson 0-0, D. Lee 0-2, R. Walker 1-0, J. Hoffman 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Steele 97-63, N. Robertson 6-4, D. Lee 12-8, R. Walker 15-9, J. Hoffman 9-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Robertson 1-1
Hit Batsmen: R. Walker
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Francisco Alvarez
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:15 PM CT
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 38068
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