ABA DOUBLE A
ST. LOUIS CAVALRY AT CINCINNATI BOMBARDIERS
09/03/2025
 
ABA DOUBLE A
ST. LOUIS CAVALRY AT CINCINNATI BOMBARDIERS
GAME ID: 9037 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cavalry (40-94) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 0
Cincinnati Bombardiers (63-71) 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 1 X 6 9 1
St. Louis Gets Another L
Cincinnati first baseman Leo Mendez played a vital role in his team's 6-2 conquest of St. Louis. He was 2-5 with a home run, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2 for Cincinnati. Steve Dunn earned the win for Cincinnati. He lasted 5.2 innings, allowing 2 runs on 6 hits, while striking out 3. With the win, he raised his record to 10-11. Salvatore Barajas earned his 3rd save in 3 chances.

With two out in the bottom of the seventh, Kyle Resko had a game-changing hit. The Bombardiers center fielder slammed a run-scoring single off Jim Unknown, making the score 4-2, Cincinnati.

"What's not to like about a win?" said Mendez.

St. Louis now owns a losing streak of 6 games.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Tabarez LF 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .062 1 1
P. Martin 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .291 15 52
D. Grimm RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 6 .286 13 35
A. Pabon CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 4 .261 11 37
B. Kaatz SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .275 4 13
T. Hernandez 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .261 5 41
M. Kopp 3B 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 .236 9 31
   c-R. Maciejewski PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283 21 58
   d-J. Solid 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 7 14
R. Banks DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
   a-C. DiMarzo DH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-F. Halici DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .244 13 25
D. Hendrix C 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .160 5 28
Totals 34 2 9 2 6 9 30      
a - C. DiMarzo inserted as DH in the 7th
b - F. Halici inserted as DH in the 7th
c - R. Maciejewski pinch hit for M. Kopp in the 8th
d - J. Solid substituted for R. Maciejewski in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: P. Martin , D. Grimm , A. Pabon , B. Kaatz 2 , T. Hernandez , M. Kopp , R. Maciejewski , D. Hendrix
2-out RBI: T. Hernandez , M. Kopp
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Pabon 2 , M. Kopp , R. Banks , D. Hendrix
GIDP: D. Grimm
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Tabarez (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Resko CF 3 0 1 1 2 0 2 .271 6 22
R. Wheat RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 6 .270 9 37
M. Clark DH 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 .242 16 51
J. Guerra LF 2 1 0 0 3 1 2 .238 10 25
J. Gomez 3B 4 2 1 0 1 1 2 .220 2 12
J. Johnson C 4 1 2 1 1 1 4 .248 6 12
L. Mendez 1B 5 2 2 2 0 1 7 .270 17 54
A. McSparin SS 4 0 1 0 1 0 6 .222 7 29
C. Huseman 2B 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 .312 0 0
   a-J. Kessler PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 2 20
   b-C. Bezerra 2B 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .258 3 6
Totals 32 6 9 5 12 4 36      
a - J. Kessler pinch ran for C. Huseman in the 6th
b - C. Bezerra substituted for J. Kessler in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: L. Mendez (17, 2nd Inning off K. Fujikawa, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Johnson (6, 4th Inning off K. Fujikawa, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Resko , R. Wheat , J. Gomez , J. Johnson 5 , L. Mendez 5 , A. McSparin , C. Huseman
2-out RBI: K. Resko , R. Wheat , L. Mendez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Resko , R. Wheat , M. Clark , J. Guerra , A. McSparin , C. Bezerra
Sac Bunt: R. Wheat
Team LOB: 15

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Gomez (1)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Huseman (1)
Double Plays: 2 (McSparin-Huseman-Mendez, Mendez)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Fujikawa L (0-3) 4.0 5 3 3 5 2 2 89 7.50   
J. Unknown 2.2 3 2 2 5 1 0 60 6.75   
J. Unknown 1.1 1 1 1 2 1 0 34 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Fujikawa 37
Batters Faced: K. Fujikawa 22, J. Unknown 16, J. Unknown 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Fujikawa 4-6, J. Unknown 4-3, J. Unknown 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Fujikawa 89-50, J. Unknown 60-29, J. Unknown 34-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 2-0 , J. Unknown 3-0
WP: J. Unknown
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Dunn W (10-11) 5.2 6 2 2 3 3 0 94 4.26   
H. Johnston H (6) 1.1 1 0 0 2 3 0 29 4.19   
S. Barajas SV (3) 2.0 2 0 0 1 3 0 35 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Dunn 49
Batters Faced: S. Dunn 24, H. Johnston 7, S. Barajas 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Dunn 3-8, H. Johnston 0-1, S. Barajas 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Dunn 94-56, H. Johnston 29-16, S. Barajas 35-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Johnston 1-0
WP: H. Johnston , S. Barajas
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Leo Mendez
Ballpark: Ballpark of Cincinnati
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:47
Attendance: 6217
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