ABA DOUBLE A
VERMONT MILKMEN AT CINCINNATI BOMBARDIERS
07/27/2026
 
ABA DOUBLE A
VERMONT MILKMEN AT CINCINNATI BOMBARDIERS
GAME ID: 8296 - MONDAY, JULY 27TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 R H E
Vermont Milkmen (48-52) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 1
Cincinnati Bombardiers (41-59) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 4 0
Bombardiers Win with Late Heroics
The Cincinnati Bombardiers faced a tough opponent in Vermont pitcher Steve Quintero, but still scratched out a win at Ballpark of Cincinnati by a final score of 5-2 in 14 innings. Quintero went 8 innings and allowed 2 runs. Cincinnati has run its win streak to 4 in a row.

Cincinnati got a knockout punch from Randy Wheat. The left fielder hammered a 3-run home run in the bottom of the 14th inning to win the game. It might've been his only hit, but it decided the outcome.

"It's what good teams do, find a way to win," said Wheat.
VERMONT BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. James 1B 6 0 1 0 0 0 2 .257 2 11
M. Middlebrooks DH 6 1 1 2 0 1 2 .236 6 33
M. Jackson 2B 6 0 1 0 0 2 0 .291 9 44
D. Price LF 5 0 1 0 1 3 0 .270 4 11
J. Forero RF 5 0 0 0 1 2 1 .270 18 51
S. Gosselin 3B 5 0 3 0 0 0 4 .237 5 34
M. Alvarez CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 .247 0 3
J. Morrison SS 6 1 2 0 0 0 4 .303 8 37
B. Athan C 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .225 2 20
   a-T. Royal PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300 1 6
   b-J. Robinson C 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231 1 4
Totals 48 2 10 2 2 10 20      
a - T. Royal pinch hit for B. Athan in the 9th
b - J. Robinson substituted for T. Royal in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Jackson (18, 6th Inning off L. Goecker, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Middlebrooks (6, 3rd Inning off L. Goecker, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. James , M. Middlebrooks 4 , M. Jackson 2 , D. Price , S. Gosselin 3 , J. Morrison 2 , B. Athan
2-out RBI: M. Middlebrooks
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. James , M. Middlebrooks , J. Morrison
Sac Bunt: M. Alvarez , B. Athan
Hit by Pitch: S. Gosselin
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Morrison (14)
CS: S. Gosselin 2 (7)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Gosselin (13)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Cruz CF 6 0 0 0 0 3 0 .222 0 14
H. Perez RF 4 1 0 0 2 1 0 .301 1 16
B. Fry C 6 0 0 0 0 2 2 .322 5 17
O. Gatica DH 4 2 1 0 2 1 1 .271 1 13
R. Wheat LF 6 1 1 3 0 1 2 .149 5 12
C. Huseman 1B, 2B 4 1 2 2 0 2 1 .215 19 36
C. Bezerra 3B, SS 5 0 0 0 0 4 1 .221 9 26
J. Dawson 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 2 14
   a-O. Ortiz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 3 7
   c-L. Carballo SS, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .313 5 30
A. McSparin SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .192 3 10
   b-R. Sanabria PH, 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .312 0 1
Totals 45 5 4 5 4 17 9      
a - O. Ortiz pinch hit for J. Dawson in the 8th
b - R. Sanabria pinch hit for A. McSparin in the 8th
c - L. Carballo substituted for O. Ortiz in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Gatica (2, 7th Inning off S. Quintero, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Huseman (19, 2nd Inning off S. Quintero, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Wheat (5, 14th Inning off R. Vernier, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: O. Gatica 2 , R. Wheat 4 , C. Huseman 5
2-out RBI: R. Wheat
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Gatica , C. Huseman , R. Sanabria
Sac Fly: C. Huseman
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Perez 2 (13) , O. Gatica (1)
VERMONT PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Quintero 8.0 2 2 2 2 9 1 105 4.67   
M. Gardner 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 2.63   
I. Borne 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 1.27   
G. Foster 2.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 33 4.05   
R. Vernier L (5-2) 1.1 1 3 3 2 3 1 33 5.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Quintero 77
Batters Faced: S. Quintero 28, M. Gardner 3, I. Borne 4, G. Foster 7, R. Vernier 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Quintero 6-9, M. Gardner 2-0, I. Borne 0-2, G. Foster 2-2, R. Vernier 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Quintero 105-70, M. Gardner 13-7, I. Borne 15-10, G. Foster 33-23, R. Vernier 33-22
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Goecker 5.0 8 2 2 1 6 1 87 4.46   
E. Ambrosio 3.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 31 3.86   
R. Johnson 3.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 47 4.72   
C. Hobbs W (3-7) 3.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 28 4.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Goecker 48
Batters Faced: L. Goecker 23, E. Ambrosio 10, R. Johnson 11, C. Hobbs 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Goecker 3-5, E. Ambrosio 5-4, R. Johnson 1-6, C. Hobbs 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: L. Goecker 87-59, E. Ambrosio 31-13, R. Johnson 47-33, C. Hobbs 28-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Ambrosio 3-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Hobbs
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Quintero
Ballpark: Ballpark of Cincinnati
Weather: Partly Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 4:36
Attendance: 6326
Special Notes: RP Isaiah Borne was injured while pitching.
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