CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
TAMPA BAY BANDITS AT CHICAGO EXPLORERS
07/25/2025
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CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
TAMPA BAY BANDITS AT CHICAGO EXPLORERS
GAME ID: 1750 - FRIDAY, JULY 25TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Bandits (63-37) 0 0 0 4 5 2 0 0 0 11 14 0
Chicago Explorers (49-51) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 1
Chicago Decked by Grandal, Bandits
Getting a good performance from catcher Yasmani Grandal, the Tampa Bay Bandits defeated the Chicago Explorers, 11-1. Grandal hit 2 home runs, while adding 7 RBI and scoring twice for the Bandits. Max Scherzer, the winner, improved to 4-1. He held the Explorers to 1 run on 5 hits over 7.1 innings, while striking out 7 and walking 1. The Bandits own a robust 63-37 mark.

With Tampa Bay leading 5-0 in the top of the fifth, Grandal came up to bat against Chicago pitcher Kyle Muller. Grandal hit a fastball to left-center for a grand slam home run. His 7th home run of the season put the Bandits on top, 9-0.

Chicago manager Rock Carpenter called the blowout loss "a real stinker."
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Nootbaar 1B 5 0 2 0 1 2 1 .262 18 51
A. Judge RF 5 1 1 0 1 1 3 .270 24 59
Y. Alvarez DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .309 29 77
A. Riley 3B 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 .429 3 5
A. McCutchen LF 5 1 3 0 0 1 1 .243 3 12
O. Albies 2B 2 1 2 1 2 0 1 .258 21 57
E. Ruiz CF 4 2 1 1 0 1 4 .261 3 12
M. Winn SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 7 .240 8 44
Y. Grandal C 5 2 2 7 0 1 3 .204 7 22
Totals 40 11 14 11 5 8 25      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Nootbaar (16, 1st Inning off T. Anderson, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. McCutchen (3, 2nd Inning off T. Anderson, 0 on, 0 outs) , O. Albies (21, 8th Inning off J. Adam, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Grandal 2 (7, 4th Inning off T. Anderson, 2 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off K. Muller, 3 on, 2 outs) , A. Riley (3, 6th Inning off K. Muller, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Nootbaar 3 , A. Judge , A. Riley 5 , A. McCutchen 4 , O. Albies 3 , E. Ruiz , M. Winn , Y. Grandal 8
2-out RBI: , Y. Grandal 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Alvarez , A. Riley , E. Ruiz , Y. Grandal
GIDP: A. McCutchen
Sac Fly: O. Albies
Hit by Pitch: E. Ruiz
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Ruiz (19) , M. Winn (16)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Cowser LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .284 15 37
C. Rafaela SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .272 2 15
J. Lee CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .283 3 28
S. Bouchard DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .258 24 64
J. Sanchez RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .254 21 68
K. Farmer 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .292 9 46
A. Frazier 2B 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .218 1 19
O. Peraza 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .287 10 39
B. Rortvedt C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .219 2 16
Totals 31 1 5 1 1 8 12      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Cowser (20, 1st Inning off M. Scherzer, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Sanchez (12, 7th Inning off M. Scherzer, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Cowser 3 , J. Sanchez 2 , A. Frazier , B. Rortvedt
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Bouchard 2
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Sanchez (11)
CS: A. Frazier (1)

FIELDING
Errors: O. Peraza (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Frazier-Farmer)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Scherzer W (4-1) 7.1 5 1 1 1 7 0 99 4.66   
J. Jimenez 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 18 5.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Scherzer 70
Batters Faced: M. Scherzer 27, J. Jimenez 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Scherzer 5-9, J. Jimenez 4-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Scherzer 99-60, J. Jimenez 18-13
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Anderson L (8-5) 4.1 8 8 4 2 3 1 94 4.87   
K. Muller 1.2 3 3 3 1 2 2 46 5.48   
A. Abreu 1.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 26 8.25   
J. Adam 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 25 5.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Anderson 24
Batters Faced: T. Anderson 25, K. Muller 9, A. Abreu 6, J. Adam 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Anderson 5-5, K. Muller 0-3, A. Abreu 2-0, J. Adam 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Anderson 94-57, K. Muller 46-31, A. Abreu 26-11, J. Adam 25-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Muller 3-3 , J. Adam 1-0
WP: T. Anderson
Hit Batsmen: T. Anderson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yasmani Grandal
Ballpark: Baron's Ballyard
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM CT
Time: 3:31
Attendance: 28780
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