CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HOUSTON TITANS AT TAMPA BAY BANDITS
08/19/2025
 
CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HOUSTON TITANS AT TAMPA BAY BANDITS
GAME ID: 2060 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 19TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Titans (74-48) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 7 0
Tampa Bay Bandits (75-47) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Victory Takes Titans to 74-48
In a low-scoring contest, Houston pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano was marvelous, enabling his team to nab a 3-1 win. The Titans lead the Union League Central Division by 5½ games.

The Titans got a big at-bat from catcher Tom Murphy. For the game, Murphy went 1 for 4 with a home run. In the top of the sixth, with the bases empty, he stroked a solo home run. His 11th home run of the season gave Houston a 2-1 lead.

"We put some tough at-bats on some tough pitches," said Houston manager Stephen Strzepek.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Nimmo LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .303 19 81
D. Hill CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .278 14 56
T. Murphy C 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 .232 11 50
J. Westburg 3B 4 1 1 1 0 3 2 .264 21 78
B. De La Cruz RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .328 11 30
   a-N. Lukes RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .355 3 9
J. Ortiz SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .256 12 47
T. France DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .284 5 16
W. Wilson 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267 10 25
O. Miller 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 0 4
Totals 33 3 7 3 1 8 11      
a - N. Lukes substituted for B. De La Cruz in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Westburg (21, 4th Inning off M. Gore, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Murphy (11, 6th Inning off M. Gore, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Ortiz (12, 6th Inning off M. Gore, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Nimmo 2 , D. Hill , T. Murphy 4 , J. Westburg 4 , J. Ortiz 5
2-out RBI: J. Ortiz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. De La Cruz
GIDP: T. Murphy
Team LOB: 4
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Nootbaar RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .231 18 55
A. Judge CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .280 32 72
Y. Alvarez DH 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 .307 34 90
A. Riley 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .283 8 17
M. Olson 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .306 18 63
H. Kjerstad LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .327 12 30
B. Donovan 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .258 5 38
Y. Grandal C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .216 9 26
M. Winn SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .246 9 47
Totals 32 1 5 1 0 7 12      
BATTING
Doubles: Y. Alvarez (34, 1st Inning off T. Sugano, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Alvarez (34, 4th Inning off T. Sugano, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Alvarez 7 , A. Riley , M. Olson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Riley
Hit by Pitch: Y. Alvarez
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Donovan-Winn-Olson)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Sugano W (9-4) 5.1 5 1 1 0 4 1 92 3.96   
J. Sborz H (10) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 1.61   
C. Thielbar H (14) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.15   
B. Hanifee H (6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19 4.43   
O. Kerkering SV (22) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 3.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Sugano 58
Batters Faced: T. Sugano 21, J. Sborz 3, C. Thielbar 2, B. Hanifee 3, O. Kerkering 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Sugano 4-8, J. Sborz 1-0, C. Thielbar 1-1, B. Hanifee 2-0, O. Kerkering 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Sugano 92-58, J. Sborz 11-8, C. Thielbar 3-3, B. Hanifee 19-13, O. Kerkering 16-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Sborz 1-0
Hit Batsmen: O. Kerkering
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Gore L (7-6) 7.0 7 3 3 0 7 3 101 4.84   
D. Williams 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 16 3.83   
M. Grove 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 2.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Gore 58
Batters Faced: M. Gore 28, D. Williams 3, M. Grove 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Gore 4-10, D. Williams 1-0, M. Grove 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Gore 101-68, D. Williams 16-8, M. Grove 11-7
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tomoyuki Sugano
Ballpark: Tony Gwynn Memorial Field
Weather: Clear skies (87 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM ET
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 36637
Tuesday, August 19th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.6 Build 73