INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
LOUISVILLE BATS AT COLUMBUS CLIPPERS
07/08/2026
 
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
LOUISVILLE BATS AT COLUMBUS CLIPPERS
GAME ID: 4506 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 8TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Louisville Bats (36-50) 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 5 9 0
Columbus Clippers (52-34) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 0
Clippers Stumble, Losing to Bats, 5-2
The Louisville Bats picked up a win at Huntington Park, topping the Columbus Clippers, 5-2. On the mound for Louisville was left-hander Chris Kohler. He played a principal role in the triumph. Kohler yielded 2 runs over 7 innings to notch the win. He scattered 8 hits, walked 0, and struck out 7. His record improves to 7-7. With this game in the books, Louisville is 36-50, Columbus 52-34.

Louisville relied on the hitting of José Salazar to pick up the win. The shortstop ripped a run-scoring single in the top of the fourth inning to put the Bats on top, 3-2. For the game, Salazar had 1 triple and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"I thought we played a nice game," Kohler told the Louisville Daily. "Good pitching, timely hitting, it was all there."
LOUISVILLE BATTING LINESCORE COLUMBUS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Anderson RF 4 1 1 1 1 0 3 .257 7 36
   a-J. Ayala RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 7 30
D. Beggar CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .264 1 22
A. Ortega LF 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 .179 1 13
D. Paulino 3B 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .277 3 21
   b-S. Erwin 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 1 9
R. Bauiero C 3 0 0 0 2 2 2 .198 2 28
J. Galindo 1B 5 2 2 1 0 0 4 .333 2 22
   c-G. Lefebvre 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 2 22
J. Bello DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 .201 6 22
J. Fox 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .177 0 4
J. Salazar SS 4 0 2 3 0 0 0 .229 0 16
Totals 35 5 9 5 7 6 21      
a - J. Ayala substituted for J. Anderson in the 8th
b - S. Erwin substituted for D. Paulino in the 9th
c - G. Lefebvre substituted for J. Galindo in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Beggar (9, 1st Inning off R. Reinert, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Paulino (11, 4th Inning off R. Reinert, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Galindo (17, 8th Inning off K. Quackenbush, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Salazar (2, 8th Inning off K. Quackenbush, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Anderson (7, 3rd Inning off R. Reinert, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Anderson 4 , D. Beggar 2 , A. Ortega , D. Paulino 2 , J. Galindo 3 , J. Fox , J. Salazar 4
2-out RBI: J. Anderson , J. Salazar 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Anderson , D. Beggar , D. Paulino , J. Bello
GIDP: D. Paulino
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ayala-Salazar)
OF assists: 1 (Ayala(Aybar at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Castro 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .279 4 31
R. Harper CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .237 0 17
   a-J. Young PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .114 3 8
C. Aybar SS 5 0 3 0 0 0 3 .259 0 27
R. Walker 1B 4 0 2 2 0 1 2 .252 4 41
H. Bertolucci LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .272 3 24
J. Morales 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .229 0 5
P. Ervin DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250 3 18
J. Kline C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .266 0 22
J. Hernández RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .328 0 6
Totals 37 2 11 2 2 8 18      
a - J. Young pinch hit for R. Harper in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Walker 2 (23, 1st Inning off C. Kohler, 1 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off C. Kohler, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Kline (12, 4th Inning off C. Kohler, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Aybar (12, 5th Inning off C. Kohler, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Harper , C. Aybar 4 , R. Walker 4 , H. Bertolucci , P. Ervin , J. Kline 2 , J. Hernández 2
2-out RBI: R. Walker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Castro , C. Aybar , H. Bertolucci 2 , J. Morales , J. Kline
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Aybar-Morales-Walker)
LOUISVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE COLUMBUS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
C. Kohler W (7-7) 7.0 8 2 2 0 7 0 29 120 3.00   
J. York H (3) 1.0 2 0 0 2 0 0 6 26 2.41   
C. Contreras SV (11) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 13 2.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Kohler 60
Batters Faced: C. Kohler 29, J. York 6, C. Contreras 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Kohler 7-7, J. York 0-2, C. Contreras 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Kohler 120-78, J. York 26-12, C. Contreras 13-8
WP: C. Contreras
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
R. Reinert L (6-7) 6.1 6 3 3 4 4 1 29 106 3.35   
K. Quackenbush 1.2 3 2 2 1 2 0 9 28 1.54   
J. Domínguez 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 25 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Reinert 49
Batters Faced: R. Reinert 29, K. Quackenbush 9, J. Domínguez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Reinert 7-8, K. Quackenbush 1-2, J. Domínguez 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Reinert 106-63, K. Quackenbush 28-19, J. Domínguez 25-14
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Kohler
Ballpark: Huntington Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:39
Attendance: 9859
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