CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CINCINNATI STARS AT PHILADELPHIA PHALANX
05/09/2026
 
CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CINCINNATI STARS AT PHILADELPHIA PHALANX
GAME ID: 792 - SATURDAY, MAY 9TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Stars (21-12) 1 6 0 2 5 4 3 0 0 21 22 2
Philadelphia Phalanx (14-19) 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 7 2
Stars Overwhelm Phalanx, 21-5
Good production from designated hitter Mark Vientos helped the Cincinnati Stars topple the Philadelphia Phalanx, 21-5. Vientos was 3 for 6 with a home run and a double, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 6 for the Stars. Kodai Senga picked up the win, improving his season record to 3-1. He struck out 4 in 5 innings. The Stars have an impressive 21-12 record.

With Cincinnati leading 15-4 in the top of the sixth, Vientos came up to bat against Philadelphia pitcher Wade Meckler. Vientos hit a fastball to left-center for a bases-clearing double. His 9th double of the season put the Stars on top, 18-4.

"You need to show up when your number's called," said Vientos.
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Rodriguez RF 6 2 2 5 0 0 3 .357 8 18
X. Edwards 3B 6 4 4 1 1 0 1 .278 2 18
M. Betts SS 3 3 2 1 3 0 1 .263 1 15
M. Vientos DH 6 2 3 6 0 1 7 .275 9 30
H. Ramos LF 6 0 2 4 1 0 5 .356 5 26
F. Alvarez C 6 1 2 1 0 0 5 .202 5 14
J. Burger 1B 5 2 1 0 1 0 4 .235 5 14
L. Hicks 2B 5 3 3 1 1 0 1 .250 1 1
M. Margot CF 5 4 3 0 1 0 1 .357 0 4
Totals 48 21 22 19 8 1 28      
BATTING
Doubles: X. Edwards 2 (8, 1st Inning off Z. Eflin, 0 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off K. Ginkel, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Betts (11, 1st Inning off Z. Eflin, 1 on, 1 out) , H. Ramos (8, 2nd Inning off Z. Eflin, 2 on, 2 outs) , L. Hicks (1, 3rd Inning off K. Ginkel, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Vientos (9, 6th Inning off W. Meckler, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: F. Alvarez (5, 2nd Inning off Z. Eflin, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Vientos (9, 4th Inning off K. Ginkel, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Rodriguez (8, 5th Inning off C. Mlodzinski, 2 on, 1 out) , L. Hicks (1, 6th Inning off W. Meckler, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Rodriguez 5 , X. Edwards 6 , M. Betts 3 , M. Vientos 7 , H. Ramos 3 , F. Alvarez 5 , J. Burger , L. Hicks 7 , M. Margot 3
2-out RBI: , H. Ramos 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Rodriguez , H. Ramos 2 , F. Alvarez 2 , J. Burger 2
Sac Fly: J. Rodriguez , M. Vientos
Hit by Pitch: M. Betts
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Margot (2)
CS: X. Edwards (3)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Hicks 2 (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Gonzalez DH 3 1 0 0 2 2 0 .241 3 14
M. Murakami 1B 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .214 7 17
M. Machado 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .240 5 15
M. Conforto LF 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 .242 6 13
M. Yastrzemski RF 4 2 2 2 1 1 0 .276 3 13
B. Naylor C 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .155 6 15
B. Alexander 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 8 19
R. Ritter SS 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .213 0 4
W. Benson CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .228 10 17
Totals 35 5 7 5 5 9 14      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Yastrzemski (6, 3rd Inning off K. Senga, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Yastrzemski (3, 5th Inning off K. Senga, 0 on, 0 outs) , W. Benson (10, 6th Inning off K. Senga, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Machado , M. Conforto , M. Yastrzemski 6 , B. Naylor , R. Ritter , W. Benson 4
2-out RBI: R. Ritter
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Murakami , B. Naylor , R. Ritter , W. Benson
Sac Fly: M. Machado
Hit by Pitch: B. Alexander
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Alexander (2)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Whitlock (1) , M. Machado (2)
PB: B. Naylor
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
K. Senga W (3-1) 5.0 6 5 5 4 4 2 27 103 2.25   
A. Ashby 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 8 28 3.12   
A. Alzolay 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 7 38 0.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Senga 35
Batters Faced: K. Senga 27, A. Ashby 8, A. Alzolay 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Senga 6-5, A. Ashby 1-2, A. Alzolay 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: K. Senga 103-62, A. Ashby 28-19, A. Alzolay 38-22
WP: K. Senga
Hit Batsmen: A. Ashby
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
Z. Eflin L (2-4) 1.2 8 7 7 1 1 1 14 54 9.31   
K. Ginkel 2.1 3 2 2 1 0 1 10 34 2.93   
C. Mlodzinski 0.1 2 3 3 1 0 1 4 15 11.51   
G. Whitlock 0.1 3 2 0 0 0 0 5 18 8.53   
W. Meckler 0.2 3 4 4 2 0 1 7 30 54.00   
J. Escarra 0.2 2 3 2 2 0 0 6 27 27.00   
B. Wisely 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 27 27.00   
D. Jones 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 22 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Eflin 5
Batters Faced: Z. Eflin 14, K. Ginkel 10, C. Mlodzinski 4, G. Whitlock 5, W. Meckler 7, J. Escarra 6, B. Wisely 5, D. Jones 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Eflin 2-2, K. Ginkel 2-4, C. Mlodzinski 0-1, G. Whitlock 0-1, W. Meckler 1-1, J. Escarra 1-1, B. Wisely 0-3, D. Jones 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Eflin 54-35, K. Ginkel 34-21, C. Mlodzinski 15-9, G. Whitlock 18-12, W. Meckler 30-15, J. Escarra 27-14, B. Wisely 27-15, D. Jones 22-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Ginkel 1-0 , W. Meckler 2-0 , J. Escarra 1-0 , B. Wisely 2-2
WP: J. Escarra , B. Wisely
Hit Batsmen: B. Wisely
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mark Vientos
Ballpark: Citizens Bank Park
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM ET
Time: 4:39
Attendance: 31070
Saturday, May 9th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.2 Build 59