CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CHICAGO EXPLORERS AT TEXAS VIPERS
07/03/2026
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CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CHICAGO EXPLORERS AT TEXAS VIPERS
GAME ID: 1502 - FRIDAY, JULY 3RD , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Explorers (34-48) 1 1 1 0 0 4 2 1 0 10 16 0
Texas Vipers (33-49) 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 13 0
Vipers Lose to Explorers, 10-8
J.T. Realmuto had a good game, but he could not keep the Texas Vipers from falling, 10-8, to the Chicago Explorers at Pepsi Dome. The Texas catcher was 3-5 with a home run and a triple. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3 in the loss. Chicago is now 34-48. Texas is 33-49.

Chicago center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela delivered a run-scoring single in the top of the seventh. Overall, he went 3 for 5, picking up 1 home run, 1 single, and 1 double. He scored 1 run and knocked in 3.

"We ground out the win," said Rafaela. "That's all that matters."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Lee RF 6 2 3 0 0 0 2 .293 2 11
R. Nishida 2B 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .231 1 4
W. Smith C 5 2 2 1 0 1 2 .264 13 38
J. Sanchez DH 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 .227 11 44
J. Baez SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .264 12 42
C. Cowser LF 5 2 3 2 0 1 2 .234 10 26
I. Vargas 1B 5 1 1 2 0 1 3 .308 2 8
C. Rafaela CF 5 1 3 3 0 0 0 .230 8 24
J. Jung 3B 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 .216 9 26
   a-E. Ruiz PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 3 13
   b-J. Berti PR, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .249 0 10
Totals 42 10 16 10 3 9 21      
a - E. Ruiz pinch ran for J. Jung in the 6th
b - J. Berti pinch ran for E. Ruiz in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Lee 2 (13, 1st Inning off Q. Priester, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off B. Baker, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Sanchez (16, 3rd Inning off Q. Priester, 0 on, 2 outs) , I. Vargas (6, 6th Inning off Q. Priester, 2 on, 2 outs) , W. Smith (18, 7th Inning off M. Abel, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Cowser (10, 7th Inning off C. Prielipp, 2 on, 1 out) , C. Rafaela (13, 9th Inning off T. Myers, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Cowser (10, 2nd Inning off Q. Priester, 0 on, 0 outs) , W. Smith (13, 3rd Inning off Q. Priester, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Rafaela (8, 6th Inning off M. Abel, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Lee 5 , R. Nishida , W. Smith 6 , J. Sanchez 3 , J. Baez , C. Cowser 7 , I. Vargas 2 , C. Rafaela 7
2-out RBI: W. Smith , J. Sanchez , I. Vargas , C. Rafaela 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Lee , R. Nishida , J. Baez 2 , J. Berti
Hit by Pitch: J. Baez
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Jung (3)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Rafaela(Keith at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Chourio CF 5 2 2 1 0 1 1 .260 16 38
B. Harper DH 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .268 15 41
J. Realmuto C 5 2 3 3 0 0 3 .257 10 28
Y. Diaz 1B 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .259 9 28
N. Hoerner 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .315 7 30
D. Schneider RF 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .167 5 15
   a-T. Soderstrom PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .264 15 35
C. Keith 3B 4 0 1 1 1 1 2 .299 8 32
B. Rocchio SS 4 1 3 1 1 0 3 .257 6 28
J. Loperfido LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 8 .224 2 23
Totals 39 8 13 8 5 4 22      
a - T. Soderstrom pinch hit for D. Schneider in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Keith (15, 1st Inning off S. Imanaga, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Rocchio (9, 3rd Inning off K. Muller, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Realmuto (1, 1st Inning off S. Imanaga, 2 on, 0 outs) , J. Chourio (2, 2nd Inning off S. Imanaga, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Realmuto (10, 8th Inning off T. Anderson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Chourio 4 , B. Harper , J. Realmuto 8 , Y. Diaz , N. Hoerner 2 , C. Keith 2 , B. Rocchio 4
2-out RBI: J. Realmuto , C. Keith , B. Rocchio
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Realmuto , J. Loperfido 3
Hit by Pitch: B. Harper
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Hoerner (8)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
S. Imanaga 2.2 7 7 7 1 1 0 16 57 6.45   
K. Muller 2.1 3 0 0 0 2 0 10 36 4.17   
Y. Matsui W (1-2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 11 3.38   
T. Anderson H (4) 2.0 2 1 1 2 0 1 10 38 2.76   
J. Estrada SV (18) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 20 3.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Imanaga 12
Batters Faced: S. Imanaga 16, K. Muller 10, Y. Matsui 4, T. Anderson 10, J. Estrada 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Imanaga 4-2, K. Muller 4-1, Y. Matsui 1-2, T. Anderson 2-4, J. Estrada 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Imanaga 57-34, K. Muller 36-29, Y. Matsui 11-7, T. Anderson 38-24, J. Estrada 20-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Muller 1-1 , Y. Matsui 1-0
Hit Batsmen: S. Imanaga
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
Q. Priester 5.2 7 6 6 2 4 2 25 99 5.29   
M. Abel L (1-2), BS (1) 0.1 3 2 2 1 0 1 5 22 3.57   
C. Prielipp 0.1 1 1 1 0 1 0 3 16 5.24   
B. Little 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 4.91   
B. Baker 1.0 2 1 1 0 3 0 5 18 4.91   
T. Myers 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 18 6.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: Q. Priester 33
Batters Faced: Q. Priester 25, M. Abel 5, C. Prielipp 3, B. Little 3, B. Baker 5, T. Myers 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Q. Priester 9-3, M. Abel 0-1, C. Prielipp 0-0, B. Little 0-2, B. Baker 0-0, T. Myers 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: Q. Priester 99-64, M. Abel 22-9, C. Prielipp 16-7, B. Little 10-6, B. Baker 18-13, T. Myers 18-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Abel 1-1 , C. Prielipp 1-1 , B. Little 2-1
WP: B. Baker
Hit Batsmen: C. Prielipp
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: J.T. Realmuto
Ballpark: Pepsi Dome
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 4:04
Attendance: 37856
Special Notes: CF Esteury Ruiz was injured while running the bases.
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