CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HOUSTON TITANS AT BOSTON MINUTEMEN
05/28/2025
 
CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HOUSTON TITANS AT BOSTON MINUTEMEN
GAME ID: 1023 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 28TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Houston Titans (33-16) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 8 1
Boston Minutemen (25-24) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 0
Boston Loses, 4-2, to Houston in 10
J.P. France, who is tied for 8th in the UL in quality starts with 5, had a strong outing for the Houston Titans against the Boston Minutemen at Fenway Park. The right-hander was a big part of his team's 4-2 win. Houston has now won 6 in a row.

Houston used a timely hit from Joey Ortiz to get the win. The shortstop stroked a run-scoring double in the top of the tenth inning to put the Titans ahead, 3-2. It was his only hit in 4 at-bats, but it made an impact.

"As well as we've been playing, I think we can play even better," said Houston manager Joe Smith.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Kim 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .275 1 14
   b-J. Young PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263 4 14
   c-T. Walls 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 1 1
J. Ortiz SS 4 1 1 1 1 2 0 .271 2 19
B. Nimmo LF 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 .333 6 33
J. Westburg 3B 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .241 9 31
T. Murphy C 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 .235 3 16
T. France 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .298 1 5
E. Jimenez DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .217 8 23
D. Hill CF 4 1 1 0 0 3 2 .275 6 27
B. De La Cruz RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .355 3 10
   a-D. Waters RF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .195 0 6
Totals 37 4 8 3 3 9 10      
a - D. Waters substituted for B. De La Cruz in the 8th
b - J. Young pinch hit for H. Kim in the 10th
c - T. Walls substituted for J. Young in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Westburg (10, 7th Inning off M. Fried, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Ortiz (15, 10th Inning off D. Rasmussen, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Nimmo (13, 10th Inning off D. Rasmussen, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Westburg (3, 4th Inning off M. Fried, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Ortiz 2 , B. Nimmo 2 , J. Westburg 5 , T. France , D. Hill , B. De La Cruz , D. Waters
2-out RBI: J. Ortiz , B. Nimmo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Nimmo , J. Westburg , D. Hill
GIDP: H. Kim
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Ortiz (11) , D. Waters (4)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Murphy (3)
Double Plays: 3 (Ortiz-Kim-France, Kim-Ortiz-France, Ortiz-France)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Arozarena LF 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 .214 8 25
X. Bogaerts SS 4 2 1 1 1 1 4 .229 4 14
A. Santander RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .343 13 35
M. Chapman 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .292 13 35
T. Larnach DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .234 5 18
K. Bryant 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .237 2 16
L. Rengifo 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .281 2 9
J. Rojas CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
J. Heim C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .289 8 31
Totals 34 2 7 2 4 5 13      
BATTING
Home Runs: X. Bogaerts (4, 9th Inning off O. Kerkering, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Arozarena , X. Bogaerts 4 , A. Santander 2 , K. Bryant , L. Rengifo , J. Heim
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: X. Bogaerts , L. Rengifo
GIDP: M. Chapman , K. Bryant , L. Rengifo
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: X. Bogaerts (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bryant-Bogaerts-Fried)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. France 7.1 4 1 0 3 4 0 89 2.75   
D. Floro H (5) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 5.14   
O. Kerkering W (6-0), BS (1) 1.2 3 1 1 1 1 1 27 0.79   
J. Sborz SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. France 69
Batters Faced: J. France 26, D. Floro 2, O. Kerkering 9, J. Sborz 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. France 8-7, D. Floro 1-1, O. Kerkering 3-1, J. Sborz 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. France 89-55, D. Floro 8-5, O. Kerkering 27-17, J. Sborz 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Sborz 3-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Fried 6.2 4 2 2 1 6 0 85 4.55   
M. King 1.1 0 0 0 2 1 0 30 3.21   
R. Iglesias 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 1.04   
D. Rasmussen L (1-4) 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 0 14 5.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Fried 63
Batters Faced: M. Fried 24, M. King 6, R. Iglesias 4, D. Rasmussen 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Fried 9-4, M. King 1-2, R. Iglesias 2-0, D. Rasmussen 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Fried 85-55, M. King 30-14, R. Iglesias 10-7, D. Rasmussen 14-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. King 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: J.P. France
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM ET
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 16850
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