CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
PORTLAND JAGUARS AT NEW YORK SHARKS
08/18/2025
 
CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
PORTLAND JAGUARS AT NEW YORK SHARKS
GAME ID: 2048 - MONDAY, AUGUST 18TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Portland Jaguars (61-60) 2 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 10 1
New York Sharks (55-66) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 0
Portland Tacks 8-1 Loss on New York
Max Kepler left his imprint on the 8-1 Portland win against the New York Sharks. Kepler, who is a five-time CBA Gold Glove Award winner, went 2 for 3 with a home run and a walk. He scored 2 times and drove in 2. Chris Sale was the winner. He's now 1-0. The loser was 34-year old left-handed pitcher Yusei Kikuchi. The Jaguars bumped their record to 61-60 with this win.

Early in the game, designated hitter J.D. Martinez had a 2-run home run for Portland. It was his 6th home run of the season and put the Jaguars on top, 2-0.

"We maximized our offense today," said Portland skipper Darren Meserve. "That makes everyone's life easier."
PORTLAND BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Turner SS 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .295 18 46
A. Canario LF 5 0 0 0 0 3 3 .306 7 18
A. Bregman 3B 5 2 3 0 0 1 0 .316 32 102
J. Martinez DH 4 3 1 2 1 1 1 .270 6 17
D. Dingler C 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .209 4 10
G. Mitchell CF 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .250 2 12
M. Kepler RF 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 .230 21 71
B. Seymour 1B 4 1 2 3 0 1 3 .262 23 75
W. Merrifield 2B 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .246 4 47
Totals 35 8 10 8 6 9 14      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Bregman (34, 1st Inning off Y. Kikuchi, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Martinez (6, 1st Inning off Y. Kikuchi, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Kepler (21, 2nd Inning off Y. Kikuchi, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Seymour (23, 3rd Inning off Y. Kikuchi, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Bregman 4 , J. Martinez 4 , D. Dingler , G. Mitchell , M. Kepler 5 , B. Seymour 5
2-out RBI: J. Martinez , G. Mitchell , M. Kepler , B. Seymour
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Canario , B. Seymour
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Seymour 2 (22) , W. Merrifield (44)
CS: T. Turner (10) , D. Dingler (4)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Turner (9)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Kennedy 1B 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 .297 7 56
T. D'Arnaud C 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 .260 9 24
Y. Moncada 3B 3 0 2 1 1 0 2 .297 16 56
M. Wallner LF, RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .244 25 78
K. Carpenter DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .306 31 92
C. Bellinger CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .291 22 58
C. Schmitt 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .192 1 5
B. Perkins RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .222 0 2
   a-N. Lopez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .263 0 20
   b-J. McCarthy RF, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .230 2 10
W. Adames SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .283 6 20
Totals 33 1 5 1 4 9 16      
a - N. Lopez pinch hit for B. Perkins in the 7th
b - J. McCarthy substituted for N. Lopez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Moncada (26, 1st Inning off C. Sale, 0 on, 2 outs) , W. Adames (9, 7th Inning off C. Cavalli, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: Y. Moncada 3 , C. Bellinger , B. Perkins , W. Adames 2
2-out RBI: Y. Moncada
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Moncada , M. Wallner 2 , C. Schmitt , B. Perkins
Hit by Pitch: C. Schmitt
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: Y. Moncada (40) , C. Bellinger (39) , B. Perkins 2 (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (D'Arnaud-Schmitt)
PORTLAND PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Sale W (1-0) 5.1 3 0 0 2 4 0 79 0.00   
C. Cavalli 1.2 2 1 1 2 3 0 33 6.14   
B. Elder 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 24 5.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Sale 64
Batters Faced: C. Sale 22, C. Cavalli 9, B. Elder 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Sale 7-5, C. Cavalli 1-1, B. Elder 4-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Sale 79-51, C. Cavalli 33-19, B. Elder 24-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Cavalli 1-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Sale
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Kikuchi L (12-6) 2.2 7 7 7 2 5 3 62 4.25   
B. Kudrna 2.2 2 1 1 3 2 0 53 4.41   
A. Bender 2.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 30 5.87   
B. Ober 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 5.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Kikuchi 15
Batters Faced: Y. Kikuchi 17, B. Kudrna 13, A. Bender 8, B. Ober 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Kikuchi 1-2, B. Kudrna 4-2, A. Bender 2-2, B. Ober 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Kikuchi 62-39, B. Kudrna 53-28, A. Bender 30-19, B. Ober 15-7
WP: Y. Kikuchi
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Max Kepler
Ballpark: Shark Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM ET
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 30337
Monday, August 18th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.6 Build 73