CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
MINNESOTA MILLERS AT ST LOUIS SLUGGERS
04/23/2025
 
CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
MINNESOTA MILLERS AT ST LOUIS SLUGGERS
GAME ID: 579 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23RD , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Minnesota Millers (9-9) 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 5 10 1
St Louis Sluggers (13-5) 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 6 10 0
Sluggers Top Millers, 6-5
The St Louis Sluggers handed the Minnesota Millers a 6-5 loss in 10 innings at Busch Stadium. Taylor Ward, who is tied for 4th in the FL in doubles with 9, was the star on offense. He was 3-4 with a home run, 2 doubles, and a walk, while scoring 2 and driving in 2. The Sluggers, now 13-5, have been sizzling early on.

The game was still up for grabs in the bottom of the tenth. With one out, Ward hit a fastball from Eduard Bazardo for a run-scoring double. The Sluggers, in dramatic fashion, had a walk-off win.

"When you're losing, the game looks more difficult to play than it is," said Minnesota manager Pierre Duschesnau.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE ST LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Lowe RF 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .304 4 9
C. Abrams CF, LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .375 6 20
S. Horwitz 2B, 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .310 1 13
S. Suzuki 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .311 3 16
   b-C. Cauley 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 0 1
M. Busch DH 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .250 2 10
Z. Neto SS 4 1 1 0 1 2 2 .257 2 13
M. Conforto LF 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .286 2 8
   a-J. Siri CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .095 0 0
N. Arenado 3B 4 1 2 4 0 0 2 .382 5 18
M. Zunino C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .053 0 0
Totals 39 5 10 5 3 8 19      
a - J. Siri substituted for M. Conforto in the 7th
b - C. Cauley substituted for S. Suzuki in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Abrams (7, 7th Inning off N. Pearson, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Busch (3, 8th Inning off R. Burr, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Lowe (4, 1st Inning off J. Taillon, 0 on, 0 outs) , N. Arenado (5, 6th Inning off Y. Garcia, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Lowe 5 , C. Abrams 2 , S. Horwitz , M. Busch 2 , Z. Neto , M. Conforto , N. Arenado 5 , M. Zunino
2-out RBI: , N. Arenado 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Horwitz 2 , S. Suzuki , M. Busch , M. Zunino
GIDP: N. Arenado
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Lowe 2 (8) , S. Horwitz (2) , Z. Neto (3)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Lowe (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Butler CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .343 3 11
S. Whitcomb SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .167 0 2
   a-F. Lindor PH, SS 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 .324 8 14
T. Casas 1B 3 0 0 0 2 1 3 .313 2 12
M. Ozuna DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .333 5 19
A. Hays RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .439 4 25
J. Candelario 3B 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .217 2 6
T. Ward LF 4 2 3 2 1 1 0 .279 2 8
C. Morel 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .300 0 8
C. Vazquez C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .236 1 4
   b-O. Narvaez PH, C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
Totals 36 6 10 6 5 7 20      
a - F. Lindor pinch hit for S. Whitcomb in the 8th
b - O. Narvaez pinch hit for C. Vazquez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Butler (4, 3rd Inning off Z. Eflin, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Ward 2 (9, 5th Inning off Z. Eflin, 0 on, 0 outs; 10th Inning off E. Bazardo, 2 on, 1 out) , A. Hays (10, 10th Inning off E. Bazardo, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Ward (2, 7th Inning off Z. Eflin, 0 on, 0 outs) , F. Lindor (8, 9th Inning off L. Henderson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Butler 3 , F. Lindor 4 , M. Ozuna , A. Hays 2 , J. Candelario , T. Ward 8 , C. Vazquez
2-out RBI: F. Lindor , J. Candelario
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Casas 2 , A. Hays , C. Morel
Sac Fly: L. Butler , M. Ozuna
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Butler (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Whitcomb-Morel-Casas)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE ST LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Z. Eflin 6.0 5 3 3 2 5 1 94 5.64   
J. Kochanowicz H (1) 1.0 0 1 1 1 0 0 13 5.68   
D. Lee H (5) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 12 3.18   
J. Duran H (6) 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 14 3.86   
L. Henderson BS (3) 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 9 8.71   
J. Rock 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 5.87   
E. Bazardo L (0-1) 0.1 3 1 1 0 0 0 17 7.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Eflin 53
Batters Faced: Z. Eflin 25, J. Kochanowicz 4, D. Lee 3, J. Duran 3, L. Henderson 3, J. Rock 1, E. Bazardo 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Eflin 4-9, J. Kochanowicz 1-2, D. Lee 0-1, J. Duran 1-0, L. Henderson 1-1, J. Rock 0-0, E. Bazardo 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Eflin 94-58, J. Kochanowicz 13-8, D. Lee 12-6, J. Duran 14-7, L. Henderson 9-8, J. Rock 7-5, E. Bazardo 17-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Lee 1-0 , J. Duran 2-1
WP: Z. Eflin
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Taillon 5.0 6 3 3 1 2 1 91 3.43   
Y. Garcia 1.0 1 2 2 1 3 1 22 3.00   
N. Pearson 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 3.00   
R. Burr 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 17 5.19   
S. Barlow 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 1.64   
R. Garcia W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Taillon 44
Batters Faced: J. Taillon 22, Y. Garcia 5, N. Pearson 4, R. Burr 4, S. Barlow 4, R. Garcia 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Taillon 6-7, Y. Garcia 0-0, N. Pearson 2-0, R. Burr 1-0, S. Barlow 1-2, R. Garcia 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Taillon 91-58, Y. Garcia 22-13, N. Pearson 13-10, R. Burr 17-11, S. Barlow 11-7, R. Garcia 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Garcia 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Taylor Ward
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (48 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM CT
Time: 3:58
Attendance: 34920
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