CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HOUSTON TITANS AT MINNESOTA MILLERS
06/20/2026
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CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HOUSTON TITANS AT MINNESOTA MILLERS
GAME ID: 1335 - SATURDAY, JUNE 20TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Titans (39-32) 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 13 0
Minnesota Millers (36-35) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
Titans Upend Millers, 5-1
The Houston Titans defeated the Minnesota Millers, 5-1, at Target Field. Houston was led by 31-year old center fielder Nathan Lukes, who went 3-4 with 2 doubles. The win hiked the Houston record to 39-32.

Houston relied on the bat of Maikel Garcia to get the win. The designated hitter ripped a run-scoring triple in the top of the third inning to put the Titans ahead, 3-0. For the game, Garcia had 2 doubles and 1 triple in 5 at-bats.

Garcia said his team "played with focus."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Stewart 3B 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 .314 14 37
O. Miller 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .301 4 31
G. McCray CF 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .235 3 16
M. Garcia DH 5 1 3 1 0 0 2 .346 0 4
J. Young 1B 4 2 2 1 0 1 2 .261 9 23
B. Fulford C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .256 2 8
H. Kim SS 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 .287 4 18
N. Lukes LF 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 .275 7 33
B. De La Cruz RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .220 7 22
Totals 39 5 13 5 0 7 20      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Garcia 2 (7, 2nd Inning off J. Steele, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off C. Smith, 0 on, 0 outs) , N. Lukes 2 (15, 2nd Inning off J. Steele, 1 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off J. Duran, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Young (17, 6th Inning off J. Steele, 0 on, 1 out) , B. De La Cruz (4, 7th Inning off E. Bazardo, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: M. Garcia (1, 3rd Inning off J. Steele, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Stewart , O. Miller , M. Garcia 7 , J. Young 3 , B. Fulford , N. Lukes 5 , B. De La Cruz 3
2-out RBI: M. Garcia , N. Lukes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. McCray , M. Garcia , J. Young , H. Kim , B. De La Cruz
Sac Fly: H. Kim
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Stewart (12) , B. De La Cruz (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Busch DH 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263 9 28
   a-C. Mead DH 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 .191 1 18
C. Abrams SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .257 3 12
J. Lowe LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .257 8 30
S. Suzuki RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .293 8 35
R. Clifford 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .205 3 5
K. Watson 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .161 1 1
N. Arenado 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .229 6 27
M. Amaya C 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 .264 4 21
J. Wood CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .281 13 36
Totals 33 1 7 1 1 8 13      
a - C. Mead inserted as DH in the 4th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Busch (15, 4th Inning off A. Nola, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: K. Watson (1, 9th Inning off E. Roberts, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Busch 2 , J. Lowe , S. Suzuki , K. Watson 3 , N. Arenado , M. Amaya 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Clifford , K. Watson , N. Arenado
Team LOB: 6
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
A. Nola 3.2 4 1 1 0 4 0 14 62 3.73   
B. Hanifee 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 9 4.15   
C. Thielbar W (3-2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 20 1.19   
D. Floro H (7) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 16 0.41   
J. Wicks H (11) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 13 4.06   
E. Roberts 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 5.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Nola 51
Batters Faced: A. Nola 14, B. Hanifee 3, C. Thielbar 4, D. Floro 6, J. Wicks 3, E. Roberts 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Nola 3-3, B. Hanifee 0-1, C. Thielbar 1-0, D. Floro 4-1, J. Wicks 0-2, E. Roberts 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Nola 62-40, B. Hanifee 9-7, C. Thielbar 20-12, D. Floro 16-13, J. Wicks 13-8, E. Roberts 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Hanifee 2-0 , C. Thielbar 1-0 , D. Floro 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Steele L (3-5) 5.1 8 4 4 0 4 0 24 91 3.97   
D. Pomeranz 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 4.94   
E. Bazardo 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 13 1.44   
C. Smith 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 20 2.16   
J. Duran 1.1 3 1 1 0 1 0 7 31 3.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Steele 40
Batters Faced: J. Steele 24, D. Pomeranz 2, E. Bazardo 4, C. Smith 3, J. Duran 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Steele 6-6, D. Pomeranz 1-1, E. Bazardo 1-1, C. Smith 1-0, J. Duran 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Steele 91-56, D. Pomeranz 7-4, E. Bazardo 13-9, C. Smith 20-12, J. Duran 31-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Pomeranz 2-1 , J. Duran 1-0
WP: J. Steele
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nathan Lukes
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM CT
Time: 3:28
Attendance: 31226
Special Notes: 1B Michael Busch was injured while running the bases. SP Aaron Nola was injured while pitching.
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