CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CINCINNATI STARS AT OAKLAND ROSES
10/08/2026
 
CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CINCINNATI STARS AT OAKLAND ROSES
GAME ID: 8509 - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Stars 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 4 8 0
Oakland Roses 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 X 6 10 0
Laureano, Roses Sink Stars Again in Game 2
The Oakland Roses moved to within one game of the Round 3, downing the visiting Cincinnati Stars at Fan's Ballyard by a score of 6-4. Roses designated hitter Ramon Laureano did some major damage. He went 2 for 4 with a home run and a double, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. The win gives the Roses a 2-0 advantage in the best-of-5 Round 2.

There was more than one reason the Roses beat the Stars, but Laureano's big at-bat in the bottom of the first was an important factor. He staked his team to a 2-0 lead when he hit a 2-run home run.

"It was a good night for them and a bad night for us," said Cincinnati manager Pat Padula.

The next game is set to be played for Saturday, October 10th , 2026 at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
X. Edwards 3B 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 .333 0 3
P. Crow-Armstrong CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 1
M. Betts 2B, SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .333 1 4
W. Adames SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .071 0 1
   a-B. Stott SS, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
H. Ramos DH 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .133 1 2
M. Vientos 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .438 0 3
F. Alvarez C 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .333 2 2
D. Avans LF 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 .308 1 3
M. Margot RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .417 0 1
   b-L. Hicks PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 4 2 6 9      
a - B. Stott substituted for W. Adames in the 5th
b - L. Hicks pinch hit for M. Margot in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Crow-Armstrong (2, 3rd Inning off T. Holton, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Margot (3, 5th Inning off T. Holton, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: M. Vientos (1, 9th Inning off F. Cruz, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: F. Alvarez (2, 7th Inning off B. Burke, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: X. Edwards , P. Crow-Armstrong 2 , M. Betts , M. Vientos 3 , F. Alvarez 5 , M. Margot 2 , L. Hicks
2-out RBI: X. Edwards
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Betts , D. Avans
Sac Fly: D. Avans
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
PB: F. Alvarez
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Langford CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
   a-T. Taylor CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
K. Tucker RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .286 0 0
N. Kurtz 1B 4 1 2 0 0 2 2 .250 0 0
R. Laureano DH 4 1 2 3 0 2 2 .429 1 3
D. Baldwin C 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .167 1 1
E. Sosa 3B 4 0 3 2 0 0 0 .429 0 3
T. Hernandez LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .000 0 0
T. Story SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .286 0 2
J. McNeil 2B 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .200 0 0
Totals 34 6 10 5 1 11 15      
a - T. Taylor substituted for W. Langford in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Laureano (1, 3rd Inning off S. Manaea, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. McNeil (1, 7th Inning off J. Butto, 0 on, 1 out) , N. Kurtz (1, 8th Inning off A. Ashby, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: E. Sosa (1, 8th Inning off A. Ashby, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Laureano (1, 1st Inning off S. Manaea, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: W. Langford , K. Tucker , N. Kurtz 3 , R. Laureano 6 , E. Sosa 5 , J. McNeil 2
2-out RBI: , R. Laureano 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Baldwin , T. Hernandez , T. Story
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Tucker (1)
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
S. Manaea L (0-1) 5.2 6 3 3 0 7 1 23 84 4.76   
J. Butto 1.0 2 1 0 0 1 0 5 15 0.00   
A. Ashby 1.1 2 2 2 1 3 0 7 33 16.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Manaea 52
Batters Faced: S. Manaea 23, J. Butto 5, A. Ashby 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Manaea 4-6, J. Butto 1-1, A. Ashby 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Manaea 84-55, J. Butto 15-12, A. Ashby 33-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Butto 1-0 , A. Ashby 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
S. Matz 2.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 10 30 0.00   
T. Holton W (1-0) 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 8 29 2.70   
J. Foley 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 6 25 0.00   
B. Burke H (1) 2.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 7 27 4.50   
F. Cruz 0.1 1 2 2 1 0 0 3 12 13.50   
R. Iglesias SV (2) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 13 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Matz 52
Batters Faced: S. Matz 10, T. Holton 8, J. Foley 6, B. Burke 7, F. Cruz 3, R. Iglesias 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Matz 3-3, T. Holton 2-3, J. Foley 2-1, B. Burke 2-3, F. Cruz 0-1, R. Iglesias 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Matz 30-19, T. Holton 29-19, J. Foley 25-17, B. Burke 27-18, F. Cruz 12-8, R. Iglesias 13-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Foley 1-1 , R. Iglesias 1-1
WP: S. Matz
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ramon Laureano
Ballpark: Fan's Ballyard
Weather: Partly Cloudy (54 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 17 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 66365
Special Notes: SP Steve Matz was injured while pitching. SS Willy Adames was injured while throwing the ball. SP Sean Manaea was injured while pitching.
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