CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CAROLINA RIPTIDES AT PITTSBURGH IRONMEN
09/12/2024
 
CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CAROLINA RIPTIDES AT PITTSBURGH IRONMEN
GAME ID: 8758 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Carolina Riptides (80-61) 0 0 4 0 3 4 0 0 2 13 13 1
Pittsburgh Ironmen (53-87) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 6 10 2
Big Day for Soto in 13-6 Riptides Win
Thanks in large part to right fielder Juan Soto, the Carolina Riptides beat the Pittsburgh Ironmen, 13-6. Soto went 4-5 with a home run and 2 doubles. He scored 3 runs and drove in 4. The winner was Clayton Kershaw, who threw 97 pitches over 7.2 innings. The left-hander was charged with 3 runs on 4 hits. The first-place Riptides, at 80-61, lead the Union League Eastern Division by 8½ games.

Carolina third baseman J.D. Davis delivered a 2-run single in the top of the third. Overall, he went 3 for 5, picking up 1 home run, 1 single, and 1 double. He scored 1 run and knocked in 7.

"Juan was ready to go. Big day for him," said Carolina manager Rob Hansen.
CAROLINA BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bichette SS 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 .299 14 58
J. Soto RF 5 3 4 4 0 1 0 .295 50 100
L. O'Hoppe C 4 1 0 0 1 3 4 .271 34 88
K. Schwarber DH 4 3 1 0 1 0 3 .271 39 90
J. Davis 3B 5 1 3 7 0 1 1 .291 12 49
W. Abreu LF, CF 5 0 1 1 0 2 2 .257 6 20
C. Cron 1B 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 .258 23 69
D. Blanco CF 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 .267 0 12
   a-S. Garrett PH, LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 0 0
J. McNeil 2B 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .236 11 48
Totals 40 13 13 13 4 10 14      
a - S. Garrett pinch hit for D. Blanco in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Soto 2 (25, 1st Inning off G. Canning, 0 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off G. Canning, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Bichette (35, 5th Inning off G. Canning, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Davis (25, 6th Inning off M. Fulmer, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Soto (50, 6th Inning off J. Gustave, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Davis (12, 9th Inning off D. Leone, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Bichette 3 , J. Soto 9 , K. Schwarber , J. Davis 7 , W. Abreu , J. McNeil 2
2-out RBI: J. Soto , J. Davis 2 , W. Abreu
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Schwarber , W. Abreu
GIDP: J. McNeil
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Blanco (16)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Bichette (16)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Happ LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 .239 18 49
N. Allen 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .295 0 17
V. Guerrero Jr. 1B 5 1 1 2 0 0 4 .262 20 60
D. Swanson SS 4 3 3 2 0 0 1 .241 21 57
J. Wiemer RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .293 15 40
G. Urshela 3B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .234 9 43
   a-G. Torres PR, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 14 46
M. Vargas DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .400 0 0
V. Brujan CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .207 3 18
C. Salazar C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .204 1 7
   b-O. Gonzalez PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .156 1 2
Totals 38 6 10 6 0 3 14      
a - G. Torres pinch ran for G. Urshela in the 2nd
b - O. Gonzalez pinch hit for C. Salazar in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Swanson (30, 2nd Inning off C. Kershaw, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Urshela (22, 2nd Inning off C. Kershaw, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Swanson 2 (21, 4th Inning off C. Kershaw, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off E. Lauer, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Wiemer (15, 8th Inning off E. Lauer, 0 on, 2 outs) , V. Guerrero Jr. (20, 8th Inning off E. Lauer, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: I. Happ , N. Allen , V. Guerrero Jr. 4 , D. Swanson 10 , J. Wiemer 4 , G. Urshela 2 , M. Vargas , O. Gonzalez
2-out RBI: V. Guerrero Jr. , D. Swanson , J. Wiemer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Guerrero Jr. , J. Wiemer , V. Brujan
Hit by Pitch: N. Allen
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: G. Canning (1) , N. Allen (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Swanson-Allen-Guerrero Jr.)
CAROLINA PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Kershaw W (4-3) 7.2 4 3 3 0 3 1 97 5.68   
E. Lauer 0.0 3 3 3 0 0 3 12 5.40   
J. Payamps 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 4.70   
G. Speier 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 3.49   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Kershaw 62
Batters Faced: C. Kershaw 29, E. Lauer 3, J. Payamps 3, G. Speier 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Kershaw 9-11, E. Lauer 0-0, J. Payamps 0-2, G. Speier 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Kershaw 97-68, E. Lauer 12-7, J. Payamps 10-5, G. Speier 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Lauer 1-1 , G. Speier 1-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Kershaw
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Canning L (6-12) 4.0 7 6 6 2 5 0 80 5.13   
S. Cecconi 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 11 13.50   
J. Gustave 1.0 2 3 3 1 1 1 34 3.66   
M. Fulmer 1.1 1 1 1 1 2 0 26 6.55   
D. Leone 2.0 1 2 1 0 2 1 22 6.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Canning 27
Batters Faced: G. Canning 20, S. Cecconi 4, J. Gustave 6, M. Fulmer 6, D. Leone 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Canning 5-1, S. Cecconi 2-0, J. Gustave 0-2, M. Fulmer 1-1, D. Leone 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: G. Canning 80-46, S. Cecconi 11-7, J. Gustave 34-20, M. Fulmer 26-16, D. Leone 22-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Cecconi 1-1 , J. Gustave 1-0 , M. Fulmer 1-1
WP: J. Gustave
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Juan Soto
Ballpark: PNC Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:39
Attendance: 22872
Special Notes: 3B Giovanny Urshela was injured while running the bases. SP Slade Cecconi was injured while pitching. J.D. Davis ties the Car regular season game record for RBI with 7.
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