ABA DOUBLE A
LONDON TIGERS AT CINCINNATI BOMBARDIERS
09/09/2026
 
ABA DOUBLE A
LONDON TIGERS AT CINCINNATI BOMBARDIERS
GAME ID: 9061 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
London Tigers (76-64) 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 8 13 1
Cincinnati Bombardiers (65-75) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 7 1
London Downs Cincinnati, 8-1
The London Tigers topped the Cincinnati Bombardiers, 8-1, at Ballpark of Cincinnati. London designated hitter Juan Lira was a spark plug for the offense. He hit 2 home runs, while adding 3 RBI and scoring twice. Jose Perez was the winner. He's now 6-3. The loser was 23-year old right-handed pitcher Mike Pinion. London is now 76-64, Cincinnati 65-75.

In the first inning, Lira had a 2-run home run for London. It was his 7th home run of the season and put the Tigers on top, 2-0.

"Things went our way," said Lira.
LONDON BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Laws CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .294 2 11
M. Lee C 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .214 2 3
J. Lira DH 4 2 2 3 1 0 2 .248 7 21
M. Wisler 3B 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 .273 5 22
T. Chapin LF 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .348 4 8
   a-A. Torres PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .253 15 61
J. Argueta RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .222 5 18
   b-K. Johnson PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .190 3 11
J. Stopper 1B 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .330 1 7
B. Trevino 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .167 0 2
T. Modell SS 3 0 1 1 1 2 2 .284 2 16
Totals 41 8 13 8 2 6 21      
a - A. Torres pinch hit for T. Chapin in the 9th
b - K. Johnson pinch hit for J. Argueta in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Argueta (10, 8th Inning off J. Eves, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Modell (4, 8th Inning off J. Eves, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Lira 2 (7, 1st Inning off M. Pinion, 1 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off J. Eves, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Chapin (4, 6th Inning off M. Pinion, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Lee (2, 9th Inning off J. Eves, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Laws , M. Lee 4 , J. Lira 8 , M. Wisler 3 , T. Chapin 4 , J. Argueta 2 , J. Stopper 2 , B. Trevino , T. Modell 2
2-out RBI: T. Modell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Laws , J. Lira , M. Wisler , J. Stopper , T. Modell
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Argueta 2 (12)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Modell (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Trevino-Modell-Stopper)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Cruz CF 4 1 3 0 0 1 0 .218 0 26
L. Carballo 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .298 12 51
O. Gatica DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .351 5 29
J. Kessler LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .282 12 50
B. Fry C 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .261 6 24
H. Perez RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .292 2 33
J. Dawson 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .273 4 26
   c-B. Butler PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 0 0
R. Sanabria 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .312 2 7
A. McSparin SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .198 4 23
   a-R. Wheat PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .219 7 17
   b-C. Bezerra SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .230 12 31
Totals 33 1 7 1 3 5 18      
a - R. Wheat pinch hit for A. McSparin in the 7th
b - C. Bezerra substituted for R. Wheat in the 8th
c - B. Butler pinch hit for J. Dawson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Kessler (13, 8th Inning off J. Cotto, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Cruz 3 , L. Carballo , O. Gatica , J. Kessler 2 , B. Fry
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Kessler , B. Fry 2 , R. Sanabria
GIDP: O. Gatica
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Cruz 2 (50) , J. Kessler (7) , H. Perez (26)
CS: L. Carballo (4)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Carballo (9)
LONDON PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Perez W (6-3) 7.2 6 1 1 2 4 0 102 4.46   
J. Cotto 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 23 2.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Perez 65
Batters Faced: J. Perez 30, J. Cotto 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Perez 10-7, J. Cotto 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Perez 102-63, J. Cotto 23-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Cotto 1-0
WP: J. Perez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Pinion L (9-6) 5.2 7 4 4 1 3 2 87 2.83   
J. Eves 2.2 6 4 4 1 3 2 54 4.85   
A. Sealy 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Pinion 41
Batters Faced: M. Pinion 26, J. Eves 15, A. Sealy 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Pinion 3-11, J. Eves 1-4, A. Sealy 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Pinion 87-56, J. Eves 54-34, A. Sealy 7-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Eves 1-0 , A. Sealy 1-0
WP: M. Pinion
Balk: J. Eves
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Juan Lira
Ballpark: Ballpark of Cincinnati
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 7323
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