CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
TEXAS VIPERS AT PHILADELPHIA PHALANX
05/31/2025
 
CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
TEXAS VIPERS AT PHILADELPHIA PHALANX
GAME ID: 1061 - SATURDAY, MAY 31ST , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Vipers (24-28) 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 10 1
Philadelphia Phalanx (26-26) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 4 7 1
Philadelphia Absorbs 6-4 Loss to Texas
The Texas Vipers picked up a win at Citizens Bank Park, dropping the Philadelphia Phalanx, 6-4. Nestor Cortes, who is tied for 2nd in the UL in quality starts with 7, was the difference-maker. Emmanuel Clase nailed down his 10th save. The Vipers now have a record of 24-28 with the win over Philadelphia.

Texas used the hitting of Brent Rooker to pick up the win. The left fielder clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the third inning to put the Vipers on top, 4-0. For the game, Rooker had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"Winning never gets dull," said Rooker.
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Riley 3B 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .274 6 23
B. Harper RF 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .342 16 45
P. Goldschmidt 1B 3 1 1 1 2 0 1 .310 12 33
Y. Diaz DH 4 1 2 0 1 1 2 .343 2 18
B. Rooker LF 5 1 2 2 0 2 4 .205 9 20
   a-J. Loperfido LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .152 2 4
D. Schneider 2B 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 .239 3 11
J. Rogers C 5 0 0 0 0 2 7 .153 2 5
J. Suwinski CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .249 11 33
W. Wagner SS 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .279 3 12
Totals 38 6 10 6 5 9 21      
a - J. Loperfido substituted for B. Rooker in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Riley (5, 4th Inning off L. Allen, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Rooker (9, 3rd Inning off L. Allen, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Riley 2 , B. Harper , P. Goldschmidt , Y. Diaz 2 , B. Rooker 5 , D. Schneider 2 , W. Wagner
2-out RBI: A. Riley , B. Harper , B. Rooker , D. Schneider
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Rogers 3
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Goldschmidt (3)

FIELDING
Errors: P. Goldschmidt (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Goldschmidt-Wagner-Goldschmidt)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Gonzalez 1B 5 1 3 3 0 1 0 .279 10 27
W. Benson RF 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .184 9 18
M. Machado 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .259 6 23
B. Buxton CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .256 10 23
M. Tauchman LF 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .207 2 17
J. Crawford SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .313 3 19
R. Noda DH 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 .221 4 17
J. Reetz C 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .275 0 8
B. Alexander 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .125 0 5
   a-A. Kirilloff PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .390 4 18
Totals 33 4 7 4 5 10 13      
a - A. Kirilloff pinch hit for B. Alexander in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Gonzalez 2 (15, 3rd Inning off N. Cortes, 0 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off N. Cortes, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Gonzalez (10, 9th Inning off J. Alcala, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Gonzalez 8 , M. Machado , B. Buxton , M. Tauchman , R. Noda
2-out RBI: , R. Gonzalez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , W. Benson 2 , M. Machado
GIDP: J. Crawford
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Noda (5)
CS: M. Tauchman (7)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Alexander (5)
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Cortes W (3-3) 6.2 3 1 1 3 8 0 113 3.28   
J. Cantillo 0.2 2 1 1 1 1 0 25 18.00   
E. Phillips H (8) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 3.76   
J. Alcala 0.2 1 2 2 1 1 1 18 5.18   
E. Clase SV (10) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Cortes 69
Batters Faced: N. Cortes 26, J. Cantillo 5, E. Phillips 2, J. Alcala 4, E. Clase 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Cortes 6-5, J. Cantillo 0-1, E. Phillips 1-0, J. Alcala 0-1, E. Clase 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: N. Cortes 113-75, J. Cantillo 25-12, E. Phillips 7-6, J. Alcala 18-10, E. Clase 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Cantillo 1-0 , E. Phillips 3-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Allen L (2-5) 3.2 7 6 4 0 1 1 78 5.44   
J. Topa 1.2 2 0 0 1 2 0 34 5.11   
M. Church 1.1 0 0 0 2 2 0 36 6.75   
S. Effross 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 20 2.33   
L. Erceg 1.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 21 1.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Allen 26
Batters Faced: L. Allen 19, J. Topa 8, M. Church 6, S. Effross 5, L. Erceg 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Allen 5-5, J. Topa 1-2, M. Church 0-2, S. Effross 0-3, L. Erceg 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Allen 78-56, J. Topa 34-20, M. Church 36-20, S. Effross 20-11, L. Erceg 21-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Topa 1-1 , M. Church 1-0 , S. Effross 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nestor Cortes
Ballpark: Citizens Bank Park
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM ET
Time: 4:06
Attendance: 39278
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