CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HOUSTON TITANS AT MINNESOTA MILLERS
09/16/2024
 
CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HOUSTON TITANS AT MINNESOTA MILLERS
GAME ID: 8832 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Titans (75-69) 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 12 0
Minnesota Millers (82-62) 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 6 7 0
Millers Prevail, 6-4, Over Houston
The first-place Minnesota Millers picked up another win.

Josh Lowe led Minnesota to a win over Houston. The final score was 6-4. The right fielder collected 2 extra-base hits, including 1 home run and 1 double. Zach Eflin was the winner. He's now 9-7. The loser was 24-year old left-handed pitcher Cade Povich. Tyson Miller was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 1 of 1 save opportunities.

With Minnesota leading 3-1 in the bottom of the second, Lowe hit a fastball from Cade Povich for a 2-run home run. It was his 15th home run of the season and put the Millers ahead, 5-1.

In postgame comments to the Minnesota Citizen, Lowe said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."

Minnesota improves to 82-62 with the win. They lead their division by 7 games.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Kim 2B 4 0 0 0 1 3 1 .247 14 54
B. De La Cruz RF 5 1 2 1 0 2 2 .262 4 5
R. Devers 1B 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .276 41 106
D. Vogelbach DH 4 0 2 0 1 1 3 .276 30 77
T. Murphy C 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .262 15 46
C. Leblanc 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .244 20 57
T. Thompson LF 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .219 22 59
D. Hill CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .262 16 46
J. Ortiz SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .254 9 40
Totals 37 4 12 4 3 10 20      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Hill (27, 9th Inning off A. Munoz, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. De La Cruz (4, 1st Inning off Z. Eflin, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Ortiz (9, 3rd Inning off Z. Eflin, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Devers (41, 3rd Inning off Z. Eflin, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. De La Cruz 5 , R. Devers 4 , D. Vogelbach 2 , T. Murphy 2 , T. Thompson 3 , D. Hill 2 , J. Ortiz 4
2-out RBI: R. Devers
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Kim , D. Vogelbach , C. Leblanc 2
GIDP: T. Thompson
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Thompson (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Z. Neto 2B 4 1 1 2 0 2 1 .259 15 54
N. Arenado 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .288 29 102
J. Lowe RF 4 2 2 2 0 1 0 .239 15 37
J. Yepez 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .333 0 2
M. Conforto LF 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 .244 20 65
S. Horwitz DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .243 3 21
N. Ahmed SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .242 6 31
C. Vazquez C 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .207 1 18
C. Abrams CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .275 11 32
Totals 31 6 7 6 4 8 10      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Yepez (4, 1st Inning off C. Povich, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Lowe (19, 1st Inning off C. Povich, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Lowe (15, 2nd Inning off C. Povich, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: Z. Neto , J. Lowe 6 , J. Yepez 2 , N. Ahmed , C. Vazquez , C. Abrams
2-out RBI: J. Lowe , J. Yepez , N. Ahmed
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Horwitz , C. Vazquez
Hit by Pitch: Z. Neto , C. Abrams
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: Z. Neto (15) , C. Abrams (50)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Arenado-Neto-Yepez)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Povich L (0-2) 3.2 6 5 5 1 4 1 73 6.28   
D. Floro 2.1 1 1 1 2 3 0 48 4.07   
D. Moreta 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 2.70   
M. Feliz 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 5.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Povich 30
Batters Faced: C. Povich 19, D. Floro 10, D. Moreta 4, M. Feliz 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Povich 2-5, D. Floro 2-2, D. Moreta 0-3, M. Feliz 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Povich 73-49, D. Floro 48-26, D. Moreta 18-11, M. Feliz 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Floro 1-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Povich , M. Feliz
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Z. Eflin W (9-7) 5.2 7 3 3 0 9 3 84 4.72   
J. Martinez H (4) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 2.72   
D. Lee H (13) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 3.46   
J. Hoffman H (12) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 21 2.29   
A. Munoz H (5) 0.2 2 1 1 1 1 0 26 3.69   
T. Miller SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 1.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Eflin 52
Batters Faced: Z. Eflin 22, J. Martinez 2, D. Lee 4, J. Hoffman 5, A. Munoz 5, T. Miller 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Eflin 5-1, J. Martinez 1-0, D. Lee 2-1, J. Hoffman 1-2, A. Munoz 1-0, T. Miller 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Eflin 84-55, J. Martinez 10-7, D. Lee 21-14, J. Hoffman 21-10, A. Munoz 26-14, T. Miller 9-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Martinez 1-0 , T. Miller 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh Lowe
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Clear skies (60 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 4 mph
Start Time: 7:15 PM CT
Time: 3:43
Attendance: 38597
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