CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HOUSTON TITANS AT DETROIT DEMONS
07/31/2024
 
CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HOUSTON TITANS AT DETROIT DEMONS
GAME ID: 1799 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 31ST , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Titans (56-47) 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 6 10 7 0
Detroit Demons (38-65) 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 8 0
Titans Roll to 10-3 Win Over Demons
The Houston Titans polished off the Detroit Demons by the score of 10-3. The largest share of the credit belonged to right fielder Starling Marte. Marte went 2 for 5 with a home run and a double. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3 for the Titans. Orion Kerkering, credited with the save, is now 4 for 5 in save opportunities. The last-place Demons have dropped 4 straight games.

Houston used a clutch at-bat from Rafael Devers to capture the win. The first baseman hammered a 2-run home run in the top of the fourth inning to put the Titans ahead, 3-2. It was his lone hit in 5 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

"What's not to like about a win?" said Devers.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Kim 2B 4 1 0 1 1 2 1 .238 9 32
S. Marte RF 5 2 2 3 0 0 0 .274 16 56
A. McCutchen DH 2 1 1 2 3 1 0 .256 9 26
R. Devers 1B, 3B 5 1 1 2 0 2 3 .260 29 64
J. Westburg 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .265 17 51
   a-D. Vogelbach PH, 1B 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .278 21 54
T. Thompson LF 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .223 14 37
J. Ortiz SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .235 7 26
J. Hudson C 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .191 2 6
M. Straw CF 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .212 0 10
Totals 34 10 7 10 7 9 9      
a - D. Vogelbach pinch hit for J. Westburg in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. McCutchen (7, 9th Inning off C. Martin, 2 on, 1 out) , S. Marte (18, 9th Inning off C. Martin, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Thompson (14, 2nd Inning off J. Wentz, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Devers (29, 4th Inning off J. Wentz, 1 on, 1 out) , S. Marte (16, 6th Inning off J. Wentz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Marte 6 , A. McCutchen 2 , R. Devers 4 , T. Thompson 5 , M. Straw
2-out RBI: T. Thompson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Kim , D. Vogelbach
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Straw (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Ortiz-Kim-Devers, Ortiz-Hudson-Devers)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Ibanez 2B 4 0 1 1 1 0 3 .400 0 1
E. Suarez 3B 4 1 1 1 1 2 2 .241 24 50
M. Margot CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .208 6 26
   a-G. Arias CF, SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .312 0 3
G. Stanton DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .243 33 64
E. Rios 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 5 .221 15 45
A. Burleson LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .258 9 28
R. Lewis SS, CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .299 21 51
H. Renfroe RF 2 2 1 1 2 0 0 .254 25 67
J. Alfaro C 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .286 5 9
Totals 31 3 8 3 6 7 20      
a - G. Arias substituted for M. Margot in the 2nd

BATTING
Home Runs: E. Suarez (24, 3rd Inning off L. Allen, 0 on, 2 outs) , H. Renfroe (25, 5th Inning off L. Allen, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Ibanez , E. Suarez 4 , G. Arias , G. Stanton , E. Rios , A. Burleson , H. Renfroe 4 , J. Alfaro
2-out RBI: E. Suarez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Ibanez , E. Rios 2
GIDP: M. Margot , J. Alfaro
Sac Bunt: J. Alfaro
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Suarez (1) , A. Burleson 2 (7)
CS: A. Ibanez (1)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Allen W (3-8) 6.1 8 3 3 6 3 2 99 5.80   
E. Swanson H (18) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 4.98   
O. Kerkering SV (4) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 30 3.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Allen 42
Batters Faced: L. Allen 30, E. Swanson 2, O. Kerkering 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Allen 7-6, E. Swanson 0-1, O. Kerkering 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. Allen 99-58, E. Swanson 8-6, O. Kerkering 30-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Swanson 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Wentz L (5-9) 6.1 4 4 4 2 6 3 95 5.67   
T. Matzek 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 9.84   
A. Davis 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 20 6.90   
E. Ramirez 0.1 1 3 3 2 1 0 19 8.18   
C. Martin 0.2 2 3 3 2 0 0 22 4.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Wentz 53
Batters Faced: J. Wentz 25, T. Matzek 2, A. Davis 4, E. Ramirez 4, C. Martin 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Wentz 6-7, T. Matzek 0-2, A. Davis 0-1, E. Ramirez 0-0, C. Martin 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Wentz 95-58, T. Matzek 10-6, A. Davis 20-12, E. Ramirez 19-10, C. Martin 22-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Martin 3-3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Starling Marte
Ballpark: Detroit Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:29
Attendance: 12617
Special Notes: CF Manuel Margot was injured on a defensive play.
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