ABA DOUBLE A
VERMONT MILKMEN AT CINCINNATI BOMBARDIERS
07/28/2026
 
ABA DOUBLE A
VERMONT MILKMEN AT CINCINNATI BOMBARDIERS
GAME ID: 8297 - TUESDAY, JULY 28TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Vermont Milkmen (48-53) 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 5 12 0
Cincinnati Bombardiers (42-59) 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 X 7 12 1
5 Straight Wins for Bombardiers
Cincinnati and Vermont duked it out and the Bombardiers came out victorious.

Hector Perez led Cincinnati to a win over Vermont. The final score was 7-5. Perez scored 2 times, going 2 for 3. He also knocked in 1 run batted in. Bill Samples picked up the win in relief. His record improves to 3-2. Matt Gardner suffered the loss.

Cincinnati took the lead, 7-5, on Ricardo Sanabria's 1st home run of the season. The 3-run home run came off Vermont pitcher Matt Gardner in the bottom of the eighth.

"We put a lot of pressure on ourselves," Sanabria told a Cincinnati Herald reporter. "Sometimes we just need to relax."

Cincinnati is now 42-59.
VERMONT BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Stevens 1B 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 .297 2 5
M. Middlebrooks DH 4 0 1 1 1 2 1 .236 6 34
M. Jackson 2B 5 2 2 0 0 0 4 .293 9 44
D. Price LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .267 4 11
   a-D. Joseph LF 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 .296 8 23
J. Forero RF 5 0 2 3 0 2 2 .273 18 54
B. Morris CF 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .279 3 19
S. Gosselin 3B 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .234 5 34
J. Morrison SS 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .308 8 37
B. Spinn C 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 .247 4 20
Totals 38 5 12 5 4 7 21      
a - D. Joseph substituted for D. Price in the 3rd

BATTING
Doubles: B. Stevens (1, 1st Inning off E. Sarabia, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Morrison (17, 2nd Inning off E. Sarabia, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Joseph 2 (16, 5th Inning off E. Sarabia, 1 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off J. Eves, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Stevens 3 , M. Middlebrooks , M. Jackson 2 , D. Joseph 4 , J. Forero 2 , J. Morrison 4
2-out RBI: B. Stevens , J. Forero
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Stevens , M. Jackson , J. Forero , B. Morris , B. Spinn
Hit by Pitch: D. Price
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Jackson (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Cruz CF 4 2 1 0 0 1 2 .223 0 14
H. Perez RF 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 .309 1 17
O. Gatica DH 4 0 3 2 0 1 1 .292 1 15
J. Dawson 2B, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .298 2 14
O. Ortiz LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 .286 3 8
   b-J. Sears PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 0 0
   c-R. Wheat LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .149 5 12
C. Bezerra 3B, SS 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .230 9 26
B. Folsy C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .312 1 4
C. Huseman 1B, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .211 19 36
A. McSparin SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 3 10
   a-R. Sanabria PH, 1B 2 1 1 3 0 0 0 .333 1 4
Totals 33 7 12 7 1 4 17      
a - R. Sanabria pinch hit for A. McSparin in the 7th
b - J. Sears pinch ran for O. Ortiz in the 8th
c - R. Wheat substituted for J. Sears in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Gatica (3, 1st Inning off M. Bowden, 1 on, 0 outs) , C. Bezerra (10, 6th Inning off C. Palmas, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Sanabria (1, 8th Inning off M. Gardner, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Cruz , H. Perez 2 , O. Gatica 4 , O. Ortiz , C. Bezerra 4 , B. Folsy , R. Sanabria 4
2-out RBI: O. Gatica , R. Sanabria
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Cruz , O. Ortiz , C. Bezerra
Sac Bunt: A. McSparin
Sac Fly: O. Ortiz
Hit by Pitch: D. Cruz
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Cruz 2 (34) , H. Perez (14)
CS: C. Bezerra (7)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Perez (5)
OF assists: 1 (Cruz(Price at 3rd base))
VERMONT PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Bowden 3.1 6 3 3 1 0 0 61 5.16   
C. Palmas 2.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 31 2.40   
B. Engel H (4) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 0 18 4.00   
M. Gardner L (3-2), BS (3) 0.2 3 3 3 0 1 1 15 3.29   
A. D'Amico 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 1.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Bowden 33
Batters Faced: M. Bowden 17, C. Palmas 9, B. Engel 5, M. Gardner 5, A. D'Amico 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Bowden 4-6, C. Palmas 3-3, B. Engel 0-2, M. Gardner 0-1, A. D'Amico 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Bowden 61-39, C. Palmas 31-22, B. Engel 18-11, M. Gardner 15-13, A. D'Amico 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Palmas 2-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Engel
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Sarabia 5.2 10 5 4 1 3 0 91 6.28   
J. Eves 1.1 2 0 0 2 2 0 37 5.28   
B. Samples W (3-2) 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 24 4.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Sarabia 33
Batters Faced: E. Sarabia 28, J. Eves 8, B. Samples 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Sarabia 7-6, J. Eves 2-0, B. Samples 0-4
Pitches - Strikes: E. Sarabia 91-61, J. Eves 37-21, B. Samples 24-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Eves 1-0
Hit Batsmen: E. Sarabia
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hector Perez
Ballpark: Ballpark of Cincinnati
Weather: Partly Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:25
Attendance: 7059
Special Notes: LF Dan Price was injured while throwing the ball.
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