CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CHICAGO EXPLORERS AT BOSTON MINUTEMEN
04/22/2026
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CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CHICAGO EXPLORERS AT BOSTON MINUTEMEN
GAME ID: 570 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22ND , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Explorers (11-6) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
Boston Minutemen (8-9) 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 7 0
Minutemen Rack Up 3-1 Win Versus Chicago
Boston got a strong outing from Michael King as the Minutemen defeated the Chicago Explorers, 3-1, at Fenway Park. The winner was King. He threw 5.0 innings of 4-hit ball. The loser was Shota Imanaga. Beau Brieske picked up his 1st save of the season.

The Minutemen got a big at-bat from third baseman Matt Chapman. For the game, Chapman went 1 for 4 with a triple. In the bottom of the third, with a runner on 2nd, he stroked a run-scoring triple. His 1st triple of the season gave Boston a 2-1 lead.

"Nice to see our side come away with the win," Chapman said after the game.

The loss drops the Explorers to 11-6.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Berti 2B 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .222 0 3
C. Rafaela CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .279 0 4
J. Baez SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .309 3 16
W. Smith C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246 2 10
I. Vargas LF 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 .545 1 2
   a-C. Cowser PR, LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .182 1 1
J. Sanchez DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .242 1 10
K. Farmer 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .353 0 1
J. Jung 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .283 5 12
E. Ruiz RF 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 .176 2 5
Totals 31 1 6 1 3 5 14      
a - C. Cowser pinch ran for I. Vargas in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: I. Vargas 2 (3, 2nd Inning off M. King, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off T. Mayza, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Ruiz (2, 3rd Inning off M. King, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: I. Vargas 5 , K. Farmer , J. Jung , E. Ruiz 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Smith , K. Farmer 2 , E. Ruiz
GIDP: C. Rafaela
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Berti 2 (5)
CS: I. Vargas (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Jung-Berti-Farmer)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Arozarena LF 3 2 2 0 1 0 1 .232 1 4
   a-A. Thomas LF, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150 0 3
X. Bogaerts SS 4 0 1 0 0 3 4 .246 0 5
M. Chapman 3B 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .185 1 9
A. Vaughn DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .243 3 5
A. Santander RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .233 1 7
J. Naylor 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .229 1 8
J. Dominguez CF, LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .296 0 2
N. Fortes C 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .154 0 0
L. Rengifo 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .111 0 0
Totals 30 3 7 2 3 10 14      
a - A. Thomas substituted for R. Arozarena in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Arozarena (6, 4th Inning off S. Imanaga, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: M. Chapman (1, 3rd Inning off S. Imanaga, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Arozarena 3 , X. Bogaerts , M. Chapman 3 , A. Vaughn , J. Dominguez , N. Fortes
2-out RBI: A. Vaughn
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: X. Bogaerts , M. Chapman , J. Naylor
GIDP: M. Chapman
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Arozarena (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Chapman-Rengifo-Naylor)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
S. Imanaga L (2-1) 5.2 7 3 3 2 6 0 25 97 4.50   
A. Abreu 1.1 0 0 0 1 3 0 5 26 4.50   
J. Adam 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 17 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Imanaga 47
Batters Faced: S. Imanaga 25, A. Abreu 5, J. Adam 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Imanaga 3-7, A. Abreu 1-0, J. Adam 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Imanaga 97-60, A. Abreu 26-15, J. Adam 17-10
WP: S. Imanaga
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
M. King W (2-1) 5.0 4 1 1 1 1 1 19 76 2.91   
D. Martin H (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 15 0.00   
T. Mayza H (3) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 9 6.35   
J. Alvarado H (1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 19 0.00   
B. Brieske SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 18 4.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. King 55
Batters Faced: M. King 19, D. Martin 3, T. Mayza 5, J. Alvarado 3, B. Brieske 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. King 2-11, D. Martin 0-1, T. Mayza 0-2, J. Alvarado 1-0, B. Brieske 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. King 76-51, D. Martin 15-10, T. Mayza 9-9, J. Alvarado 19-9, B. Brieske 18-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Martin 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Michael King
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Clear skies (40 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 17527
Special Notes: SS Ildemaro Vargas was injured while running the bases.
Wednesday, April 22nd , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.1 Build 52