CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
WASHINGTON HITMEN AT HOUSTON TITANS
08/09/2025
 
CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
WASHINGTON HITMEN AT HOUSTON TITANS
GAME ID: 1937 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 9TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Hitmen (52-62) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 8 0
Houston Titans (69-45) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 4 6 1
Washington Beaten, 4-3, by Houston
The Houston Titans picked up a win at New League Park, knocking off the Washington Hitmen, 4-3. On the mound for Houston was left-hander Brady Basso. He played a key role in the triumph. Reliever Orion Kerkering picked up the win. His record improves to 12-3. Matt Foster took the loss. Houston goes to 69-45. The win puts them 6½ games up in their division.

Nathan Lukes was the walk-off hero for Houston. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Titans right fielder hit a dramatic run-scoring single to send the teams home.

After the game, Houston manager Stephen Strzepek applauded the team's effort. "They busted their humps out there," he said.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Marte SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267 9 36
   a-B. Turang PR, SS 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 .254 9 34
A. Dean DH 4 0 0 0 0 4 2 .268 1 8
J. Westbrook 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .226 5 20
W. Contreras C 4 1 2 3 0 1 1 .317 19 52
K. Hiura 1B 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .236 19 42
   b-R. Hoskins PR, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 9 33
J. Meyers CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .246 10 41
J. Beck RF 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .255 6 22
   c-J. Cave PH, RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .200 2 11
M. Semien 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .226 14 40
M. Yoshida LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .225 9 38
Totals 35 3 8 3 0 12 14      
a - B. Turang pinch ran for N. Marte in the 4th
b - R. Hoskins pinch ran for K. Hiura in the 7th
c - J. Cave pinch hit for J. Beck in the 7th

BATTING
Triples: N. Marte (1, 4th Inning off B. Basso, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: W. Contreras (19, 9th Inning off O. Kerkering, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Marte 3 , J. Westbrook 2 , W. Contreras 5 , K. Hiura 2 , J. Cave
2-out RBI: W. Contreras
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Cave , M. Yoshida
Hit by Pitch: M. Semien
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: K. Hiura (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Hill CF 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .276 13 55
J. Ortiz SS 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .257 8 41
B. Nimmo LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .302 15 72
J. Westburg 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .257 20 72
T. Murphy C 2 0 1 2 2 0 0 .232 9 43
J. Young 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .260 15 43
T. France DH 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .294 5 15
N. Lukes RF 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .357 0 2
O. Miller 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
Totals 27 4 6 4 7 1 12      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Murphy (21, 6th Inning off C. Lee, 2 on, 1 out) , T. France (8, 9th Inning off M. Foster, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Nimmo , J. Westburg , T. Murphy 2 , T. France 3 , N. Lukes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Ortiz , J. Young , T. France , O. Miller
Sac Bunt: N. Lukes
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Lukes (1)
CS: J. Ortiz (12) , T. Murphy (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Westburg (13)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Stuart 5.0 1 2 2 6 0 0 82 3.12   
C. Lee BS (2) 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 20 2.51   
N. Enright 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 26 2.41   
M. Foster L (0-2) 0.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 8 3.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Stuart 51
Batters Faced: T. Stuart 20, C. Lee 8, N. Enright 5, M. Foster 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Stuart 9-4, C. Lee 4-1, N. Enright 1-2, M. Foster 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Stuart 82-42, C. Lee 20-17, N. Enright 26-14, M. Foster 8-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Lee 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Basso 6.1 4 1 1 0 9 0 82 4.64   
A. Lange H (15) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 5.36   
B. Hanifee H (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18 3.38   
O. Kerkering W (12-3), BS (6) 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 1 21 3.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Basso 70
Batters Faced: B. Basso 22, A. Lange 3, B. Hanifee 4, O. Kerkering 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Basso 4-5, A. Lange 1-0, B. Hanifee 0-2, O. Kerkering 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Basso 82-56, A. Lange 9-7, B. Hanifee 18-13, O. Kerkering 21-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Lange 1-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Hanifee
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Brady Basso
Ballpark: New League Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM CT
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 39254
Special Notes: SS Noelvi Marte was injured while running the bases. 1B Keston Hiura was injured while running the bases.
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