CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HOUSTON TITANS AT DENVER BEARS
07/11/2025
 
CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HOUSTON TITANS AT DENVER BEARS
GAME ID: 1598 - FRIDAY, JULY 11TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Houston Titans (55-35) 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 9 12 1
Denver Bears (48-42) 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 5 11 0
Titans Top Bears, 9-5
No one was more impactful than Eloy Jimenez in an extra-inning, 9-5 Houston win over Denver. Jimenez went 3 for 5 with 2 home runs. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice. Orion Kerkering earned the win after being brought in from the bullpen. The right-hander allowed no runs on 1 hit in 2 innings. His record is now 9-3. The first-place Titans, at 55-35, lead the Union League Central Division by 7 games.

Houston used a timely hit from Bryan De La Cruz to get the win. The right fielder stroked a run-scoring double in the top of the 11th inning to put the Titans ahead, 6-5. It was his only hit in 5 at-bats, but it made an impact.

"The name of the game is scoring runs," De La Cruz said. "We did a good job of that today."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE DENVER BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Hill CF 6 2 2 4 0 4 1 .281 11 51
J. Ortiz SS 6 0 2 0 0 2 0 .269 6 35
B. Nimmo LF 4 0 0 0 2 2 1 .305 10 59
J. Westburg 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .230 14 51
T. Murphy C 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .247 8 35
J. Young 1B 3 1 1 0 2 0 2 .280 12 38
W. Wilson 2B 4 3 2 0 1 0 3 .275 6 14
E. Jimenez DH 5 2 3 4 0 1 3 .255 16 48
B. De La Cruz RF 5 1 1 1 0 2 1 .350 8 23
Totals 42 9 12 9 6 13 17      
BATTING
Doubles: W. Wilson (4, 2nd Inning off B. Woodruff, 0 on, 1 out) , B. De La Cruz (7, 11th Inning off R. Helsley, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Jimenez 2 (16, 2nd Inning off B. Woodruff, 1 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off R. Marinaccio, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Hill 2 (11, 2nd Inning off B. Woodruff, 0 on, 2 outs; 11th Inning off A. Faedo, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Hill 8 , J. Ortiz 2 , T. Murphy , J. Young , W. Wilson 3 , E. Jimenez 9 , B. De La Cruz 2
2-out RBI: D. Hill
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Murphy , J. Young , W. Wilson
GIDP: E. Jimenez
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Nimmo (16)
CS: B. Nimmo (11) , E. Jimenez (6)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Westburg (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Vierling RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .270 0 5
   a-J. Outman RF, CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .223 14 40
N. Gordon 2B 6 0 1 1 0 2 1 .291 12 39
B. Reynolds DH 6 0 3 1 0 1 0 .285 20 51
A. Garcia CF, RF 5 0 1 0 1 1 3 .325 5 14
C. Santana 1B 6 1 1 1 0 0 6 .255 17 52
E. Valdez LF 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 .278 8 31
C. Encarnacion-Strand 3B 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 .244 8 44
H. Feduccia C 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 .152 0 0
A. Freeland SS 5 0 2 0 0 3 3 .230 1 14
Totals 45 5 11 5 5 10 19      
a - J. Outman substituted for M. Vierling in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Encarnacion-Strand (14, 2nd Inning off A. Nola, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: A. Garcia (1, 9th Inning off O. Kerkering, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Valdez (8, 6th Inning off J. Sborz, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Santana (17, 6th Inning off A. Nola, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Gordon , B. Reynolds 3 , A. Garcia 3 , C. Santana 4 , E. Valdez 5 , C. Encarnacion-Strand 2 , A. Freeland 2
2-out RBI: C. Santana , E. Valdez , C. Encarnacion-Strand
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Outman , A. Garcia , C. Santana 3 , A. Freeland
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Reynolds (16)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Encarnacion-Strand-Gordon-Santana)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Nola 5.2 4 2 2 2 4 1 93 8.02   
J. Sborz H (5) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 5 2.18   
A. Lange H (12) 0.1 0 2 2 2 1 0 15 6.17   
T. McKenzie BS (2) 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 19 4.92   
D. Floro 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 5.58   
O. Kerkering W (9-3) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 41 2.70   
B. Hanifee 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 4.15   
C. Thielbar 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 2.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Nola 55
Batters Faced: A. Nola 23, J. Sborz 2, A. Lange 3, T. McKenzie 4, D. Floro 5, O. Kerkering 7, B. Hanifee 3, C. Thielbar 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Nola 9-4, J. Sborz 1-0, A. Lange 0-0, T. McKenzie 0-1, D. Floro 1-1, O. Kerkering 1-2, B. Hanifee 1-1, C. Thielbar 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Nola 93-53, J. Sborz 5-4, A. Lange 15-6, T. McKenzie 19-13, D. Floro 13-10, O. Kerkering 41-27, B. Hanifee 17-11, C. Thielbar 8-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. McKenzie 2-2 , C. Thielbar 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Woodruff 4.2 7 3 3 3 4 2 91 4.65   
R. Marinaccio 1.1 2 2 2 0 1 1 18 3.93   
T. Hill 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 2.00   
L. Garcia 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 1.88   
A. Puk 1.2 0 0 0 0 5 0 26 4.03   
R. Helsley L (2-7) 0.2 1 3 3 2 1 0 22 6.18   
A. Faedo 0.2 1 1 1 0 2 1 18 4.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Woodruff 39
Batters Faced: B. Woodruff 23, R. Marinaccio 6, T. Hill 3, L. Garcia 3, A. Puk 5, R. Helsley 5, A. Faedo 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Woodruff 5-4, R. Marinaccio 0-3, T. Hill 0-2, L. Garcia 1-1, A. Puk 0-0, R. Helsley 1-0, A. Faedo 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Woodruff 91-56, R. Marinaccio 18-10, T. Hill 12-4, L. Garcia 15-10, A. Puk 26-19, R. Helsley 22-9, A. Faedo 18-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Marinaccio 2-0 , A. Faedo 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eloy Jimenez
Ballpark: Coors Field
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM MT
Time: 4:46
Attendance: 43664
Special Notes: LF Matt Vierling was injured while running the bases.
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