CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
PITTSBURGH IRONMEN AT CHICAGO EXPLORERS
04/29/2026
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CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
PITTSBURGH IRONMEN AT CHICAGO EXPLORERS
GAME ID: 658 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Ironmen (16-8) 0 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 10 0
Chicago Explorers (14-10) 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 8 0
Ironmen Flatten Explorers, 9-4
Adolis Garcia knocked in 3 runs to help Pittsburgh beat Chicago, 9-4. Garcia produced 1 single and 1 home run. Pittsburgh starter Matthew Liberatore was credited with the win after throwing 96 pitches over 6 innings. His record now stands at 2-2. Pittsburgh, with the win, is 16-8.

With Pittsburgh leading 5-0 in the top of the second, Garcia came up to bat against Chicago pitcher Grayson Rodriguez. Garcia hit a changeup to left-center for a 3-run home run. His 3rd home run of the season put the Ironmen on top, 8-0.

"We came out aggressive," said Ironmen manager Ryan Morneau. "We came out swinging the bats."
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Meidroth SS 5 1 2 2 0 0 3 .287 4 12
J. Winker DH 4 1 0 1 1 0 2 .255 4 13
V. Guerrero Jr. 1B 5 0 2 0 0 0 4 .313 5 14
G. Torres 2B 5 1 1 1 0 2 3 .289 4 13
A. Garcia CF 3 2 2 3 1 0 0 .235 3 6
M. Melendez LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .320 1 2
G. Moreno C 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 .253 3 10
G. Sheets RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .273 3 9
C. Mayo 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .278 4 10
Totals 36 9 10 8 3 6 15      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Melendez (2, 2nd Inning off G. Rodriguez, 1 on, 0 outs) , G. Torres (7, 2nd Inning off G. Rodriguez, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Garcia (3, 2nd Inning off G. Rodriguez, 2 on, 2 outs) , C. Meidroth (4, 6th Inning off T. Anderson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Meidroth 5 , V. Guerrero Jr. 2 , G. Torres 2 , A. Garcia 5 , M. Melendez 2 , C. Mayo 2
2-out RBI: G. Torres , A. Garcia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Torres , G. Sheets
GIDP: V. Guerrero Jr. , G. Torres
Hit by Pitch: G. Moreno
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
PB: G. Moreno
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Berti 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .279 0 3
C. Rafaela CF 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .307 2 7
J. Baez SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273 5 20
W. Smith DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .303 3 14
S. Perez C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .227 2 9
M. Toglia 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .192 1 5
J. Sanchez RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .241 2 15
E. Ruiz LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .170 2 6
K. Farmer 3B 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 .306 0 2
Totals 35 4 8 4 1 5 9      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Rafaela (4, 1st Inning off M. Liberatore, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Sanchez (5, 4th Inning off M. Liberatore, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Rafaela (2, 8th Inning off C. Ferguson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Berti , C. Rafaela 7 , W. Smith , M. Toglia , J. Sanchez 2 , E. Ruiz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Berti , W. Smith , S. Perez
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Rafaela (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Baez-Berti-Toglia, Baez-Berti-Toglia)
PB: S. Perez
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
M. Liberatore W (2-2) 6.0 6 3 3 1 4 0 25 96 3.77   
C. Ferguson 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 8 27 3.18   
M. Lorenzen 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 14 6.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Liberatore 51
Batters Faced: M. Liberatore 25, C. Ferguson 8, M. Lorenzen 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Liberatore 8-6, C. Ferguson 5-1, M. Lorenzen 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Liberatore 96-58, C. Ferguson 27-17, M. Lorenzen 14-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
G. Rodriguez L (1-2) 2.0 6 8 8 1 2 1 15 62 7.99   
K. Muller 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 32 0.93   
T. Anderson 3.0 1 1 1 1 3 1 10 35 1.56   
A. Abreu 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 7 24 2.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Rodriguez 9
Batters Faced: G. Rodriguez 15, K. Muller 8, T. Anderson 10, A. Abreu 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Rodriguez 3-2, K. Muller 4-2, T. Anderson 4-1, A. Abreu 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: G. Rodriguez 62-37, K. Muller 32-18, T. Anderson 35-23, A. Abreu 24-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Anderson 1-0
Hit Batsmen: G. Rodriguez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Adolis Garcia
Ballpark: Baron's Ballyard
Weather: Partly Cloudy (44 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 21906
Wednesday, April 29th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.1 Build 52