CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CHICAGO EXPLORERS AT MINNESOTA MILLERS
10/01/2025
 
CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CHICAGO EXPLORERS AT MINNESOTA MILLERS
GAME ID: 7605 - WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1ST , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Explorers (80-81) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 1
Minnesota Millers (88-73) 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 X 6 7 1
Millers Get 6-2 Win Versus Chicago
The timely hitting of C J Abrams helped the Minnesota Millers down the Chicago Explorers, 6-2. Abrams went 2 for 3 with a home run. He drove in 3 runs and scored once for the Millers. Clay Holmes was the winner. He's now 8-10. The loser was Kyle Muller. Today's win puts Minnesota at 88-73, while Chicago falls to 80-81.

A key moment came with two out in the bottom of the fourth. That's when Abrams hit a changeup from Kyle Muller for a run-scoring single, putting Minnesota up, 3-2.

Minnesota manager Pierre Duschesnau commended his team for exhibiting "no shortage of effort."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Cowser LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .277 25 59
C. Rafaela SS 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .275 5 34
   a-J. Berti PR, 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .246 7 33
J. Lee CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .299 7 61
S. Bouchard DH 3 0 0 1 1 0 3 .261 34 106
J. Sanchez RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .242 28 98
K. Farmer 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281 14 74
A. Frazier 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .237 6 39
O. Peraza 3B, SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .277 21 73
B. Rortvedt C 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .229 4 29
Totals 35 2 10 2 1 4 15      
a - J. Berti pinch ran for C. Rafaela in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Sanchez (22, 7th Inning off C. Smith, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Cowser (25, 1st Inning off C. Holmes, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Cowser 4 , C. Rafaela 2 , J. Berti , J. Lee , J. Sanchez 2 , A. Frazier 2 , O. Peraza , B. Rortvedt
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Bouchard , J. Sanchez , B. Rortvedt
GIDP: J. Lee
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Rafaela (13) , J. Berti (18)
CS: S. Bouchard (9)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Lee (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Z. Neto SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .231 16 49
S. Horwitz DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .283 9 58
J. Wood CF 3 2 1 0 1 1 3 .301 24 85
S. Suzuki RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 .270 25 87
J. Lowe LF 4 2 2 2 0 1 3 .299 22 73
N. Arenado 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .273 25 87
C. Abrams 2B 3 1 2 3 0 0 0 .282 22 86
M. Busch 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .238 16 55
M. Amaya C 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .247 12 43
Totals 30 6 7 5 4 8 14      
BATTING
Doubles: Z. Neto (26, 3rd Inning off C. Poteet, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Lowe (34, 6th Inning off J. Adam, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Abrams (22, 3rd Inning off C. Poteet, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: Z. Neto 3 , J. Wood , J. Lowe 3 , C. Abrams 5
2-out RBI: C. Abrams
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Horwitz , J. Lowe , M. Busch
Sac Fly: C. Abrams
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Wood 2 (43) , J. Lowe (51)

FIELDING
Errors: Z. Neto (14)
Double Plays: 1 (Arenado-Abrams-Busch)
OF assists: 1 (Suzuki(Frazier at home))
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Poteet 3.0 3 2 2 0 1 1 33 4.89   
K. Muller L (6-5) 2.0 2 2 2 1 2 0 30 5.37   
J. Adam 1.0 1 2 2 1 2 0 22 5.22   
S. Armstrong 1.0 1 0 0 2 3 0 32 2.73   
A. Abreu 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 8.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Poteet 44
Batters Faced: C. Poteet 12, K. Muller 9, J. Adam 5, S. Armstrong 6, A. Abreu 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Poteet 4-4, K. Muller 3-1, J. Adam 0-1, S. Armstrong 0-0, A. Abreu 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Poteet 33-24, K. Muller 30-18, J. Adam 22-15, S. Armstrong 32-15, A. Abreu 7-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Muller 1-1 , J. Adam 1-1
WP: J. Adam
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Holmes W (8-10) 6.0 5 2 1 1 2 1 86 6.15   
C. Smith 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 15 6.92   
D. Lee 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 22 2.63   
T. Bradley 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 3.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Holmes 57
Batters Faced: C. Holmes 22, C. Smith 5, D. Lee 5, T. Bradley 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Holmes 10-3, C. Smith 0-2, D. Lee 1-2, T. Bradley 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Holmes 86-55, C. Smith 15-10, D. Lee 22-14, T. Bradley 14-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: C J Abrams
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Cloudy (51 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM CT
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 38988
Special Notes: SP Cody Poteet was injured while pitching. SS Ceddanne Rafaela was injured while running the bases.
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