CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
PITTSBURGH IRONMEN AT CAROLINA RIPTIDES
04/30/2025
 
CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
PITTSBURGH IRONMEN AT CAROLINA RIPTIDES
GAME ID: 669 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Pittsburgh Ironmen (13-12) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 5 11 0
Carolina Riptides (16-9) 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 13 1
Riptides Win with Late Rally
Carolina beat Pittsburgh at IBM Field, eking out a 6-5 win in 10 innings. The win was due in large part to left fielder Dairon Blanco. He went 3 for 5 with 3 singles, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2. Carolina reliever Tanner Banks picked up the win, raising his record to 2-0. David Robertson was tagged with the loss. The win gives Carolina a record of 16-9.

The Riptides got a clutch hit from shortstop Bo Bichette. In the bottom of the tenth, he delivered a run-scoring single to win the game for the Riptides.

"There's nothing like the buzz of a walk-off win," Blanco said.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE CAROLINA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Winker DH 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .247 1 10
V. Brujan CF 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 .194 0 6
V. Guerrero Jr. 1B 5 2 2 2 0 0 2 .196 9 22
I. Happ LF 3 2 2 0 2 1 0 .345 5 14
S. Brown RF 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .209 0 2
D. Hensley 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .091 0 1
   a-A. Benintendi PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .167 0 1
   c-A. Rosario SS, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .360 2 14
L. Soto SS 3 0 1 1 0 2 1 .381 0 3
   b-P. Smith PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .284 5 13
   d-N. Allen 3B, SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .242 0 4
L. Arraez 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .348 1 6
A. Barnes C 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .235 0 2
Totals 40 5 11 4 4 10 19      
a - A. Benintendi pinch hit for D. Hensley in the 8th
b - P. Smith pinch hit for L. Soto in the 8th
c - A. Rosario substituted for A. Benintendi in the 8th
d - N. Allen substituted for P. Smith in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: I. Happ (3, 4th Inning off C. Javier, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: V. Guerrero Jr. 2 (9, 5th Inning off C. Javier, 0 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off P. Johnson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Winker , V. Guerrero Jr. 8 , I. Happ 3 , S. Brown 2 , A. Benintendi , L. Soto , N. Allen , L. Arraez
2-out RBI: V. Guerrero Jr.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Winker , V. Guerrero Jr. , L. Soto , A. Barnes
GIDP: L. Arraez
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: I. Happ (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Soto-Arraez-Guerrero Jr., Allen-Arraez-Guerrero Jr.)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Blanco LF 5 2 3 2 0 0 1 .255 4 13
J. Soto DH 3 0 1 1 1 1 2 .340 7 17
W. Abreu RF 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 .438 0 3
   a-D. De Los Santos PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .229 3 9
L. O'Hoppe C 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .361 8 19
R. McMahon 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 6 .304 10 26
   b-A. Kirk PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .290 0 1
   c-S. Garrett RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 2 7
B. Doyle CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 7 .293 2 18
K. Clemens 1B, 3B 4 2 2 0 1 0 1 .314 5 17
B. Bichette SS 5 1 3 2 0 1 1 .258 3 9
O. Lopez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .309 0 6
Totals 37 6 13 6 5 7 22      
a - D. De Los Santos pinch hit for W. Abreu in the 9th
b - A. Kirk pinch hit for R. McMahon in the 9th
c - S. Garrett substituted for A. Kirk in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Bichette 2 (4, 2nd Inning off G. Canning, 1 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off G. Canning, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Soto (6, 7th Inning off E. De Los Santos, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Blanco 3 , J. Soto 2 , L. O'Hoppe , R. McMahon , B. Doyle 2 , K. Clemens 2 , B. Bichette 5
2-out RBI: D. Blanco
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Soto , B. Doyle
GIDP: A. Kirk , B. Doyle
Sac Fly: J. Soto
Hit by Pitch: L. O'Hoppe
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Blanco (16) , B. Doyle (3) , K. Clemens 2 (6)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Doyle (1)
Double Plays: 1 (De Los Santos-Bichette-De Los Santos)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE CAROLINA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Canning 6.0 7 4 4 3 4 0 112 4.60   
E. De Los Santos 0.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 21 4.50   
K. Kelly 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5.52   
R. Stanek 1.0 1 1 1 1 2 0 26 5.23   
A. Abbott 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 5.12   
D. Robertson L (0-1) 0.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 15 3.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Canning 43
Batters Faced: G. Canning 27, E. De Los Santos 5, K. Kelly 1, R. Stanek 5, A. Abbott 3, D. Robertson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Canning 6-7, E. De Los Santos 1-1, K. Kelly 0-1, R. Stanek 1-0, A. Abbott 1-0, D. Robertson 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Canning 112-70, E. De Los Santos 21-13, K. Kelly 1-1, R. Stanek 26-17, A. Abbott 9-6, D. Robertson 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Kelly 3-0
Hit Batsmen: A. Abbott
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Javier 5.2 7 2 2 2 6 1 97 9.41   
D. Nunez H (5) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2.13   
G. Speier H (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 1.04   
J. Romano BS (1) 1.0 2 2 2 2 1 0 26 9.00   
P. Johnson BS (1) 1.1 2 1 1 0 2 1 23 3.72   
T. Banks W (2-0) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Javier 51
Batters Faced: C. Javier 26, D. Nunez 1, G. Speier 3, J. Romano 7, P. Johnson 6, T. Banks 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Javier 3-8, D. Nunez 0-1, G. Speier 2-0, J. Romano 1-1, P. Johnson 2-0, T. Banks 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Javier 97-62, D. Nunez 7-4, G. Speier 10-7, J. Romano 26-15, P. Johnson 23-19, T. Banks 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Nunez 1-0 , T. Banks 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dairon Blanco
Ballpark: IBM Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (55 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 17 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM ET
Time: 4:05
Attendance: 35087
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