CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CINCINNATI STARS AT BOSTON MINUTEMEN
05/30/2026
 
CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CINCINNATI STARS AT BOSTON MINUTEMEN
GAME ID: 1044 - SATURDAY, MAY 30TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Stars (28-23) 2 0 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 9 15 1
Boston Minutemen (23-28) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
Betts Hits 2 home runs in Stars Win
A good performance from shortstop Marcus Betts helped the Cincinnati Stars defeat the Boston Minutemen, 9-2. Betts hit 2 home runs, while adding 5 RBI and scoring twice for the Stars. Ben Brown got credit for the win, improving to 4-3. He allowed 2 runs on 4 hits in 7.2 innings. Cincinnati now has a record of 28-23 with the win.

Early in the game, Betts had a 2-run double for Cincinnati. It was his 18th double of the season and put the Stars on top, 2-0.

"It was a tough day, no getting around it," said losing manager Tony Byrne.
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
X. Edwards 3B 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .271 3 20
   a-L. Hicks PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 1 2
   b-T. D'Arnaud 3B, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .346 2 6
P. Crow-Armstrong CF 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 .296 14 33
M. Betts SS 3 2 3 5 2 0 0 .297 6 30
B. Stott 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .206 4 16
M. Vientos DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .266 11 38
H. Ramos LF 5 2 2 2 0 1 4 .352 9 36
F. Alvarez C 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .188 6 17
J. Burger 1B, 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .236 6 20
M. Margot RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .343 0 5
Totals 39 9 15 9 3 3 15      
a - L. Hicks pinch hit for X. Edwards in the 8th
b - T. D'Arnaud substituted for L. Hicks in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Betts (18, 1st Inning off J. Ryan, 2 on, 0 outs) , F. Alvarez (8, 6th Inning off B. Brieske, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Betts 2 (6, 3rd Inning off J. Ryan, 0 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off B. Brieske, 1 on, 1 out) , H. Ramos 2 (9, 4th Inning off J. Ryan, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off J. Leclerc, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: X. Edwards 2 , P. Crow-Armstrong 3 , M. Betts 10 , B. Stott , M. Vientos , H. Ramos 8 , F. Alvarez 2 , J. Burger , M. Margot
2-out RBI: M. Betts
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: X. Edwards , H. Ramos
GIDP: M. Vientos , H. Ramos
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: X. Edwards (10)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Betts (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Arozarena LF 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .211 4 11
X. Bogaerts SS 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 .269 2 20
J. Naylor 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .275 6 20
M. Chapman 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .234 2 15
A. Santander RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .192 8 27
A. Vaughn DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .264 8 26
J. Dominguez CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .200 2 10
T. Edman 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .253 8 19
J. Heim C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .234 3 12
Totals 32 2 5 2 2 6 13      
BATTING
Total Bases: R. Arozarena , A. Santander , A. Vaughn , T. Edman , J. Heim
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Chapman , T. Edman
Sac Fly: X. Bogaerts
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Chapman-Edman-Naylor, Chapman-Edman-Naylor)
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
B. Brown W (4-3) 7.2 4 2 1 1 5 0 29 105 5.90   
R. Stanek 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 6 24 3.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Brown 69
Batters Faced: B. Brown 29, R. Stanek 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Brown 6-12, R. Stanek 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Brown 105-68, R. Stanek 24-14
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Ryan L (2-5) 4.1 8 6 6 0 0 2 20 78 5.34   
B. Brieske 1.2 5 2 2 1 0 1 10 29 3.65   
J. Leclerc 1.2 2 1 1 0 1 1 6 20 3.91   
H. Gaddis 1.1 0 0 0 2 2 0 6 31 4.28   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Ryan 23
Batters Faced: J. Ryan 20, B. Brieske 10, J. Leclerc 6, H. Gaddis 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Ryan 3-9, B. Brieske 2-2, J. Leclerc 1-2, H. Gaddis 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Ryan 78-49, B. Brieske 29-18, J. Leclerc 20-15, H. Gaddis 31-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Brieske 1-1 , J. Leclerc 2-0 , H. Gaddis 1-0
WP: H. Gaddis
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Marcus Betts
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 13 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 24542
Saturday, May 30th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.2 Build 59