CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CAROLINA RIPTIDES AT CHICAGO EXPLORERS
09/20/2025
 
CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CAROLINA RIPTIDES AT CHICAGO EXPLORERS
GAME ID: 7280 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Carolina Riptides (81-70) 0 0 3 3 0 0 3 1 0 10 20 1
Chicago Explorers (74-77) 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 6 8 3
Blanco Belts Bunch of Base Hits
No matter what the Chicago Explorers threw him, Dairon Blanco hit it. The 32-year-old Carolina Riptides left fielder racked up 5 hits in 6 at-bats at Baron's Ballyard and led the Riptides to a win, 10-6.

Dairon Blanco singled in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, singled in the 4th, singled in the 6th, singled in the 7th and flied out in the 9th.

So far this year in 125 games, Blanco is hitting .284 with 11 home runs, 51 RBIs and 80 runs scored.
CAROLINA BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Blanco LF 6 3 5 0 0 0 0 .284 11 51
O. Lopez 2B 3 2 2 1 0 1 1 .263 1 19
   b-R. McMahon PH, 2B 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 .238 26 84
J. Soto RF 6 0 0 1 0 1 6 .269 37 95
L. O'Hoppe DH 6 0 2 1 0 2 3 .276 16 52
E. Tovar SS 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 .267 5 14
   a-J. Bae SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 3 .333 0 1
B. Doyle CF 4 0 2 1 1 1 2 .271 11 40
B. Baty 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .265 10 33
E. Haase C 5 2 3 2 0 1 0 .274 14 29
A. Rizzo 1B 5 1 1 2 0 1 3 .258 1 5
Totals 48 10 20 9 1 10 23      
a - J. Bae substituted for E. Tovar in the 3rd
b - R. McMahon pinch hit for O. Lopez in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Lopez 2 (23, 3rd Inning off S. Imanaga, 1 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off S. Imanaga, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Doyle (12, 7th Inning off S. Armstrong, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Bae (3, 8th Inning off J. Winder, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Haase (14, 4th Inning off S. Imanaga, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Rizzo (1, 7th Inning off S. Armstrong, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Blanco 5 , O. Lopez 4 , R. McMahon 3 , L. O'Hoppe 2 , E. Tovar , J. Bae 2 , B. Doyle 3 , E. Haase 6 , A. Rizzo 4
2-out RBI: R. McMahon , L. O'Hoppe , B. Doyle , E. Haase , A. Rizzo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Tovar , J. Bae , B. Doyle , A. Rizzo
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Blanco 3 (75) , E. Tovar (4)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Baty (10)
OF assists: 1 (Doyle(Peraza at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Cowser LF 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .275 23 55
O. Peraza 3B 5 0 2 1 0 2 1 .284 20 67
J. Lee CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .296 7 59
S. Bouchard 1B 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 .256 32 94
J. Sanchez RF 4 1 1 3 0 2 1 .238 28 94
K. Farmer SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .278 14 70
A. Frazier 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .227 5 36
   a-J. Berti 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 6 29
C. Joe DH 4 0 0 0 0 4 2 .288 2 10
B. Rortvedt C 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .227 3 27
Totals 35 6 8 6 3 12 11      
a - J. Berti substituted for A. Frazier in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Farmer (35, 4th Inning off T. Santillan, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Sanchez (28, 5th Inning off D. Hernandez, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: O. Peraza 2 , J. Lee , S. Bouchard , J. Sanchez 4 , K. Farmer 3 , A. Frazier
2-out RBI: J. Sanchez , K. Farmer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Frazier
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: C. Cowser (3) , O. Peraza 2 (15)
OF assists: 1 (Lee(Doyle at 3rd base))
PB: B. Rortvedt
CAROLINA PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Reyes 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 2.80   
T. Santillan 2.2 2 1 1 1 3 0 42 3.56   
H. Neris 1.0 3 4 4 2 1 0 35 6.06   
D. Hernandez W (2-3) 1.1 2 1 1 0 2 1 21 4.34   
B. Raley H (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 13 1.88   
G. Speier 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 1.69   
C. Martin 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 20 5.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Reyes 45
Batters Faced: D. Reyes 4, T. Santillan 11, H. Neris 7, D. Hernandez 6, B. Raley 3, G. Speier 3, C. Martin 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Reyes 1-2, T. Santillan 0-5, H. Neris 1-0, D. Hernandez 1-1, B. Raley 0-0, G. Speier 1-1, C. Martin 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Reyes 15-10, T. Santillan 42-26, H. Neris 35-16, D. Hernandez 21-13, B. Raley 13-10, G. Speier 7-6, C. Martin 20-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Neris 1-0 , D. Hernandez 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Imanaga 3.1 10 6 6 0 3 1 75 4.45   
A. Abreu 1.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 27 8.78   
J. Adam 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 17 5.16   
S. Armstrong L (1-4) 0.2 3 3 0 0 1 1 20 2.75   
K. Nelson 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 4.17   
J. Winder 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 25 4.38   
A. Misiewicz 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 3.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Imanaga 17
Batters Faced: S. Imanaga 20, A. Abreu 8, J. Adam 4, S. Armstrong 5, K. Nelson 2, J. Winder 6, A. Misiewicz 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Imanaga 3-4, A. Abreu 0-3, J. Adam 0-0, S. Armstrong 0-0, K. Nelson 1-0, J. Winder 1-1, A. Misiewicz 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Imanaga 75-50, A. Abreu 27-23, J. Adam 17-11, S. Armstrong 20-14, K. Nelson 12-7, J. Winder 25-14, A. Misiewicz 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Abreu 1-1 , J. Adam 1-0 , K. Nelson 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dairon Blanco
Ballpark: Baron's Ballyard
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM CT
Time: 4:03
Attendance: 31376
Special Notes: SP Denyi Reyes was injured while pitching. 3B Ezequiel Tovar was injured while running the bases. 2B Adam Frazier was injured in a collision at a base. Dairon Blanco ties the Car regular season game record for hits with 5.
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