CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
MINNESOTA MILLERS AT CHICAGO EXPLORERS
09/14/2026
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CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
MINNESOTA MILLERS AT CHICAGO EXPLORERS
GAME ID: 7220 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Millers (77-69) 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 5 8 0
Chicago Explorers (62-84) 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 0 X 8 14 0
Explorers Win at Home, 8-5
The Chicago Explorers had to overcome a big game from Minnesota catcher Endy Rodriguez to leave Baron's Ballyard with a victory. And they did, winning, 8-5. Rodriguez went 2-3 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2. Chicago reliever Cody Poteet picked up the win, upping his record to 4-2. Justin Steele was saddled with the loss. Jeremiah Estrada notched his 32nd save in 34 chances.

The Explorers had to work out of trouble in the top of the ninth. The score was 8-5, Chicago, with one out. Minnesota, with runners on 2nd and 3rd, was mounting a threat. Nolan Arenado dug in at the plate, but on a 1-2 fastball, he struck out.

The defeat makes Minnesota 77-69.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Horwitz 1B 4 0 1 1 1 1 1 .264 3 32
C. Abrams 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 .239 13 31
M. Busch DH 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .273 17 61
J. Wood CF 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 .257 24 72
J. Lowe LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 .240 17 62
N. Arenado 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .233 9 51
Z. Neto SS 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .257 15 53
E. Rodriguez C 3 2 2 2 1 0 1 .261 7 32
D. Cameron RF 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .290 3 8
Totals 34 5 8 4 7 7 24      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Horwitz (23, 3rd Inning off A. Civale, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Rodriguez (7, 6th Inning off C. Poteet, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Horwitz 2 , C. Abrams , M. Busch , Z. Neto , E. Rodriguez 5 , D. Cameron 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Abrams , J. Wood , N. Arenado , Z. Neto
Sac Fly: C. Abrams
Hit by Pitch: N. Arenado
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Neto-Abrams-Horwitz)
OF assists: 1 (Wood(Berti at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Rafaela CF 3 1 1 0 1 2 1 .242 15 53
   a-J. Lee CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 4 28
I. Vargas 3B 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 .296 5 33
J. Baez SS 4 0 0 1 0 3 2 .253 22 79
W. Smith 1B 3 2 2 0 1 1 1 .261 22 64
K. Farmer 2B 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 .230 8 22
S. Perez C 4 2 2 1 0 1 2 .263 12 51
E. Ruiz DH 3 0 1 2 0 0 3 .191 3 20
J. Berti LF 4 0 2 2 0 1 2 .276 2 19
C. Cowser RF 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .232 16 50
Totals 35 8 14 8 2 11 16      
a - J. Lee substituted for C. Rafaela in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Smith (33, 3rd Inning off J. Steele, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Berti (21, 3rd Inning off J. Steele, 1 on, 2 outs) , I. Vargas (22, 4th Inning off B. Keller, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Rafaela (26, 6th Inning off J. Hoffman, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Rafaela 2 , I. Vargas 3 , W. Smith 3 , K. Farmer 3 , S. Perez 2 , E. Ruiz , J. Berti 3 , C. Cowser
2-out RBI: I. Vargas , J. Berti
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Baez , W. Smith , J. Berti
GIDP: I. Vargas
Sac Fly: E. Ruiz
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
PB: S. Perez
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Steele L (10-9) 3.0 10 7 7 1 4 0 18 66 4.22   
B. Keller 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 7 35 3.41   
J. Hoffman 1.0 2 1 1 0 3 0 5 27 4.26   
J. Dreyer 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 21 6.00   
E. Henriquez 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 7 3.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Steele 12
Batters Faced: J. Steele 18, B. Keller 7, J. Hoffman 5, J. Dreyer 5, E. Henriquez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Steele 2-1, B. Keller 2-2, J. Hoffman 0-0, J. Dreyer 1-1, E. Henriquez 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Steele 66-47, B. Keller 35-20, J. Hoffman 27-16, J. Dreyer 21-11, E. Henriquez 7-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Keller 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
A. Civale 4.1 4 3 3 4 2 0 22 95 5.25   
C. Poteet W (4-2) 1.2 2 2 2 0 1 1 7 30 2.56   
S. Armstrong H (15) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 11 2.91   
J. Adam H (24) 0.2 1 0 0 2 1 0 5 27 2.87   
T. Anderson H (7) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3.14   
J. Estrada SV (32) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 5 23 3.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Civale 41
Batters Faced: A. Civale 22, C. Poteet 7, S. Armstrong 3, J. Adam 5, T. Anderson 1, J. Estrada 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Civale 3-8, C. Poteet 3-1, S. Armstrong 1-1, J. Adam 0-1, T. Anderson 0-1, J. Estrada 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Civale 95-56, C. Poteet 30-18, S. Armstrong 11-7, J. Adam 27-12, T. Anderson 1-1, J. Estrada 23-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Poteet 3-0 , T. Anderson 3-0
WP: A. Civale 2
Hit Batsmen: A. Civale
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Endy Rodriguez
Ballpark: Baron's Ballyard
Weather: Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:51
Attendance: 18041
Special Notes: CF Ceddanne Rafaela was injured while throwing the ball.
Monday, September 14th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.4 Build 76