CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
MINNESOTA MILLERS AT WASHINGTON HITMEN
04/08/2026
 
CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
MINNESOTA MILLERS AT WASHINGTON HITMEN
GAME ID: 390 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Millers (1-4) 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 10 1
Washington Hitmen (2-3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Hitmen Stumble, Losing to Millers, 5-0
Griffin Canning, who finished 3rd in the UL in innings pitched with 200.0 in 2024, was terrific for the Minnesota Millers in his team's 5-0 triumph over the Washington Hitmen. His performance earned Canning rave reviews. Canning got the win, improving to 1-0. He gave up 4 hits and walked 3 over 5.1 innings. He allowed no runs. The loss drops Washington to 2-3.

Minnesota first baseman Curtis Mead contributed a timely at-bat in the top of the second. With two down, he hit a slider to right-center field for a 2-run single. It was his 3rd hit of the season and put the Millers ahead, 2-0.

"Griffin pounded the strike zone and made good pitches when he needed to," said Minnesota manager Pierre Duschesnau.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Tolbert CF 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .286 0 1
N. Arenado 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .217 1 1
M. Busch DH 5 0 2 1 0 2 0 .231 0 1
S. Suzuki RF 4 2 2 0 1 0 2 .381 1 2
Z. Neto SS 2 1 1 1 3 1 1 .235 0 1
J. Wood LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 7 .200 3 6
J. Polanco 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .182 0 0
C. Mead 1B 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 .375 0 2
E. Rodriguez C 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .167 0 0
Totals 37 5 10 5 5 7 21      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Polanco (1, 4th Inning off H. Harris, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Busch (1, 5th Inning off H. Harris, 0 on, 0 outs) , Z. Neto (1, 9th Inning off R. Suarez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Tolbert 2 , M. Busch 3 , S. Suzuki 2 , Z. Neto 2 , J. Polanco 2 , C. Mead 2
2-out RBI: T. Tolbert , Z. Neto , C. Mead
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Tolbert , N. Arenado , J. Wood 2 , J. Polanco
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Tolbert (2) , S. Suzuki (2) , Z. Neto (2)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Canning (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Arenado-Polanco-Mead, Arenado-Polanco-Mead)
OF assists: 1 (Tolbert(Quero at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Perdomo SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .286 1 4
B. Bichette 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .053 0 0
K. Hiura 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .381 2 3
S. Torkelson DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .263 2 3
M. Yoshida LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .182 0 0
B. Turang 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .000 0 0
J. McCarthy RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .158 0 2
J. Meyers CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .278 1 3
E. Quero C 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .667 0 0
Totals 31 0 6 0 3 6 15      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Quero (1, 5th Inning off G. Canning, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Torkelson (1, 6th Inning off G. Canning, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Bichette , S. Torkelson 2 , M. Yoshida , J. Meyers , E. Quero 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Turang
GIDP: B. Bichette , E. Quero
Team LOB: 7
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
G. Canning W (1-0) 5.1 4 0 0 3 4 0 22 98 0.00   
D. Pomeranz 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 15 0.00   
J. Martinez 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 7 25 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Canning 61
Batters Faced: G. Canning 22, D. Pomeranz 5, J. Martinez 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Canning 4-6, D. Pomeranz 2-2, J. Martinez 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: G. Canning 98-60, D. Pomeranz 15-12, J. Martinez 25-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Pomeranz 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
H. Harris L (0-1) 4.1 6 4 4 3 1 0 22 86 8.31   
N. Enright 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 33 0.00   
E. Miller 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 16 0.00   
I. Hamilton 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 17 19.29   
M. Foster 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 13 3.00   
R. Suarez 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 5 21 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Harris 33
Batters Faced: H. Harris 22, N. Enright 6, E. Miller 4, I. Hamilton 3, M. Foster 2, R. Suarez 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Harris 2-10, N. Enright 2-2, E. Miller 0-1, I. Hamilton 1-0, M. Foster 1-0, R. Suarez 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: H. Harris 86-50, N. Enright 33-22, E. Miller 16-10, I. Hamilton 17-9, M. Foster 13-7, R. Suarez 21-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Enright 1-0 , M. Foster 1-0
WP: M. Foster
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Griffin Canning
Ballpark: RFK Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (55 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM ET
Time: 3:42
Attendance: 23828
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