CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HOUSTON TITANS AT TAMPA BAY BANDITS
08/03/2026
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CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HOUSTON TITANS AT TAMPA BAY BANDITS
GAME ID: 1866 - MONDAY, AUGUST 3RD , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Titans (51-57) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 9 1
Tampa Bay Bandits (68-40) 11 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 X 15 16 0
Alvarez Hits 2 home runs in Bandits Win
Tampa Bay designated hitter Yordan Alvarez had a 7-RBI performance, which helped his team down the Houston Titans, 15-5. Justin Verlander earned the win for Tampa Bay. He lasted 7 innings, allowing no runs on 4 hits, while striking out 4. With the win, he raised his record to 7-6. The Tampa Bay winning streak has reached 4 games.

Early in the game, Alvarez had a 3-run home run for Tampa Bay. It was his 26th home run of the season and put the Bandits on top, 3-0.

"We came out aggressive," said Bandits manager George Hoffman. "We came out swinging the bats."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Gonzalez SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .294 0 1
   b-B. Fulford PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .270 4 19
S. Stewart DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .293 17 51
H. Kim 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .269 4 19
J. Young 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .260 15 41
B. De La Cruz RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .234 10 28
N. Lukes LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .270 10 46
   a-D. Hill PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .129 1 7
L. Porter C 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .275 3 17
J. Merrill CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .232 11 25
M. Garcia 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .258 1 9
Totals 36 5 9 5 1 5 12      
a - D. Hill pinch hit for N. Lukes in the 9th
b - B. Fulford pinch hit for J. Gonzalez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. De La Cruz (12, 2nd Inning off J. Verlander, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Gonzalez (4, 3rd Inning off J. Verlander, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Young (15, 9th Inning off J. Springs, 0 on, 2 outs) , L. Porter (3, 9th Inning off J. Springs, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Merrill (11, 9th Inning off J. Springs, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Hill (1, 9th Inning off J. Springs, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Gonzalez 2 , J. Young 5 , B. De La Cruz 2 , D. Hill 4 , L. Porter 5 , J. Merrill 4 , M. Garcia
2-out RBI: J. Young , D. Hill , L. Porter , J. Merrill
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Gonzalez , H. Kim , J. Merrill
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: H. Kim (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Judge RF 5 2 2 1 0 1 3 .266 29 79
L. Nootbaar LF 4 2 2 1 1 1 2 .227 11 37
Y. Alvarez DH 5 2 2 7 0 3 4 .280 26 101
A. Riley 3B 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 .238 18 55
   a-J. Triolo 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 0 5
A. Rutschman C 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .256 9 37
J. Jung 1B 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 .364 1 4
B. Donovan 2B 5 1 1 1 0 1 0 .302 4 33
   b-M. Dubon 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .127 1 8
M. Winn SS 4 3 3 2 0 0 0 .240 10 47
J. Marsee CF 4 1 1 2 1 1 4 .221 12 30
Totals 41 15 16 15 3 8 15      
a - J. Triolo substituted for A. Riley in the 9th
b - M. Dubon substituted for B. Donovan in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Rutschman (21, 1st Inning off A. Morris, 1 on, 0 outs) , L. Nootbaar (14, 1st Inning off A. Morris, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Winn (28, 2nd Inning off G. Jax, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: Y. Alvarez 2 (26, 1st Inning off A. Morris, 2 on, 0 outs; 1st Inning off A. Lange, 3 on, 1 out) , J. Marsee (12, 4th Inning off E. Roberts, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Riley (18, 5th Inning off E. Roberts, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Winn (10, 8th Inning off C. Thielbar, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Judge 2 , L. Nootbaar 3 , Y. Alvarez 8 , A. Riley 6 , A. Rutschman 3 , B. Donovan , M. Winn 7 , J. Marsee 4
2-out RBI: J. Marsee
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Judge , Y. Alvarez 2
Hit by Pitch: A. Judge , M. Winn
Team LOB: 7
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
A. Morris L (3-8) 0.1 7 9 9 1 0 1 10 38 4.44   
A. Lange 1.0 2 2 2 1 2 1 6 28 3.54   
G. Jax 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 5 22 2.36   
E. Roberts 1.1 5 3 3 0 1 2 10 33 5.13   
D. Floro 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 8 35 1.73   
C. Thielbar 1.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 6 25 3.55   
O. Kerkering 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Morris -8
Batters Faced: A. Morris 10, A. Lange 6, G. Jax 5, E. Roberts 10, D. Floro 8, C. Thielbar 6, O. Kerkering 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Morris 0-1, A. Lange 0-1, G. Jax 0-2, E. Roberts 1-2, D. Floro 1-3, C. Thielbar 2-2, O. Kerkering 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Morris 38-21, A. Lange 28-17, G. Jax 22-16, E. Roberts 33-20, D. Floro 35-22, C. Thielbar 25-16, O. Kerkering 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Lange 3-3
Hit Batsmen: A. Morris , E. Roberts
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Verlander W (7-6) 7.0 4 0 0 0 4 0 25 97 3.90   
J. Springs 1.2 4 5 5 1 1 4 10 32 4.12   
A. Zerpa 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 1.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Verlander 73
Batters Faced: J. Verlander 25, J. Springs 10, A. Zerpa 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Verlander 9-8, J. Springs 1-3, A. Zerpa 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Verlander 97-63, J. Springs 32-21, A. Zerpa 8-6
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yordan Alvarez
Ballpark: Tony Gwynn Memorial Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (83 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 3:48
Attendance: 36683
Special Notes: RP Griffin Jax was injured while pitching. RP Caleb Thielbar was injured while pitching.
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