CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
BOSTON MINUTEMEN AT ST LOUIS SLUGGERS
10/05/2025
 
CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
BOSTON MINUTEMEN AT ST LOUIS SLUGGERS
GAME ID: 7588 - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Minutemen 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 6 10 0
St Louis Sluggers 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 7 0
Minutemen Top Sluggers, 6-4, to Begin R1
The Boston Minutemen powered past the hometown St Louis Sluggers, 6-4, in the opener of the Round 1 at Busch Stadium. Boston starting pitcher Joe Ryan threw 5.1 innings of 4-hit ball, to lead the charge. The Minutemen now lead the series 1-0.

Boston used a timely hit from Jonah Heim to get the win. The catcher stroked a run-scoring double in the top of the ninth inning to put the Minutemen ahead, 5-4. It was his only hit in 4 at-bats, but it made an impact.

"It was a good day but I'm not letting my guard down," Heim said. "I'll let my guard down as soon as someone puts a big, fat championship ring on my finger."

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE ST LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Arozarena LF 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 .500 0 1
   d-D. LeMahieu 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
L. Rengifo 2B 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .200 1 1
M. Chapman 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 0 1
A. Santander RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .250 0 1
X. Bogaerts SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .500 0 0
T. Larnach DH 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .333 0 1
   a-J. Dominguez DH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
K. Bryant 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
   c-J. Pena CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Thomas CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   b-A. Call PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
J. Heim C 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 0 1
Totals 37 6 10 6 1 6 9      
a - J. Dominguez inserted as DH in the 9th
b - A. Call pinch hit for A. Thomas in the 9th
c - J. Pena substituted for K. Bryant in the 9th
d - D. LeMahieu substituted for R. Arozarena in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: X. Bogaerts 2 (2, 2nd Inning off C. Sanchez, 0 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off C. Sanchez, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Santander (1, 8th Inning off R. Garcia, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Chapman (1, 8th Inning off R. Garcia, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Heim (1, 9th Inning off R. Garcia, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: L. Rengifo (1, 4th Inning off C. Sanchez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Arozarena 2 , L. Rengifo 4 , M. Chapman 2 , A. Santander 2 , X. Bogaerts 4 , T. Larnach , J. Dominguez , J. Heim 2
2-out RBI: R. Arozarena , M. Chapman , A. Santander , T. Larnach , J. Heim
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Rengifo , X. Bogaerts , K. Bryant 2
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Arozarena (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Lindor SS 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 .000 0 0
J. Candelario 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 1 1
T. Ward LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .333 0 0
T. Casas 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .000 0 0
A. Hays RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 0 0
M. Ozuna DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .250 0 0
K. Teel C 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .250 0 0
L. Williams 2B 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
   a-R. Palacios PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
M. Taylor CF 3 1 1 2 0 1 2 .333 1 2
Totals 32 4 7 4 2 12 8      
a - R. Palacios pinch hit for L. Williams in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Ozuna (1, 2nd Inning off J. Ryan, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Candelario (1, 1st Inning off J. Ryan, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Taylor (1, 7th Inning off J. Alvarado, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Candelario 4 , T. Ward , M. Ozuna 2 , K. Teel , L. Williams 2 , M. Taylor 4
2-out RBI: L. Williams
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Lindor , M. Ozuna , M. Taylor
Sac Bunt: L. Williams
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Williams 2 (2)
CS: T. Ward (1)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE ST LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Ryan 5.1 4 2 2 2 7 1 78 3.38   
J. Alvarado 1.2 2 2 2 0 1 1 28 10.80   
R. Iglesias W (1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 14 0.00   
M. King SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Ryan 57
Batters Faced: J. Ryan 22, J. Alvarado 7, R. Iglesias 3, M. King 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Ryan 3-6, J. Alvarado 3-1, R. Iglesias 0-0, M. King 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Ryan 78-50, J. Alvarado 28-18, R. Iglesias 14-10, M. King 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Alvarado 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Sanchez 7.1 5 3 3 1 4 1 87 3.68   
R. Garcia L (0-1), BS (1) 1.1 5 3 3 0 2 0 28 20.25   
R. Burr 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Sanchez 59
Batters Faced: C. Sanchez 28, R. Garcia 9, R. Burr 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Sanchez 8-10, R. Garcia 2-0, R. Burr 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Sanchez 87-61, R. Garcia 28-18, R. Burr 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Garcia 1-1 , R. Burr 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Ryan
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 65640
Sunday, October 5th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.7 Build 77