CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HOUSTON TITANS AT CHICAGO EXPLORERS
08/26/2024
 
CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HOUSTON TITANS AT CHICAGO EXPLORERS
GAME ID: 2128 - MONDAY, AUGUST 26TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Titans (65-61) 3 1 0 3 0 1 1 4 1 14 17 1
Chicago Explorers (60-67) 2 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 7 10 2
Devers Slugs Titans to 14-7 Win
Rafael Devers knocked in 6 runs to help Houston beat Chicago, 14-7. Devers produced 2 singles and 2 home runs. J.P. France picked up the win in relief, improving his record to 5-9. Daniel Hudson, who finished 2nd in the FL in innings pitched with 221.2 in 2012, was tagged with the loss. Josh Sborz earned his 1st save in 2 tries.

Houston shortstop Joey Ortiz contributed a timely at-bat in the top of the seventh. With two down, he hit a cutter to center field for a run-scoring single. It was his 61st hit of the season and put the Titans ahead, 9-7.

"It was great to come out and swing the bats," Devers told the Houston Bulletin.

With the win, Houston pushed its record to 65-61.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Marte RF 5 1 2 1 0 1 5 .278 17 67
H. Kim 2B 5 3 2 2 1 1 4 .241 13 48
R. Devers 1B 6 3 4 6 0 2 2 .279 36 89
D. Vogelbach DH 6 2 2 1 0 1 5 .270 27 69
T. Murphy C 4 1 0 0 1 2 1 .261 12 33
   a-B. Rortvedt PH, C 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .281 1 3
C. Leblanc 3B 4 0 1 1 1 3 1 .239 16 50
T. Thompson LF 4 1 0 1 1 3 2 .225 21 55
D. Hill CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .261 15 42
J. Ortiz SS 4 2 4 2 0 0 2 .250 7 32
Totals 44 14 17 14 4 15 25      
a - B. Rortvedt pinch hit for T. Murphy in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Ortiz (19, 6th Inning off D. Hudson, 0 on, 1 out) , H. Kim (17, 8th Inning off J. Adam, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Devers 2 (36, 1st Inning off J. Urquidy, 2 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off D. Hudson, 0 on, 2 outs) , H. Kim (13, 4th Inning off J. Urquidy, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Vogelbach (27, 9th Inning off K. Nelson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Marte 2 , H. Kim 6 , R. Devers 10 , D. Vogelbach 5 , C. Leblanc , D. Hill 2 , J. Ortiz 5
2-out RBI: H. Kim , R. Devers 2 , D. Vogelbach , J. Ortiz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Marte 2 , D. Vogelbach 2
Sac Fly: J. Ortiz
Hit by Pitch: S. Marte
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Marte 2 (44) , H. Kim (27) , T. Thompson (11)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Leblanc (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Ortiz-Kim-Devers)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Lee CF 5 2 2 1 0 1 1 .304 14 48
S. Bouchard 1B 5 0 2 2 0 1 1 .261 18 53
J. Sanchez RF 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 .273 20 59
J. Martinez DH 5 0 0 1 0 0 2 .249 25 63
L. Thomas LF 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 .257 13 45
E. Escobar 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .215 8 41
S. Huff C 3 2 1 1 1 1 3 .261 7 13
O. Peraza 2B 3 1 1 1 1 2 0 .256 17 63
C. Rafaela SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .223 5 20
Totals 37 7 10 7 3 9 16      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Lee 2 (30, 1st Inning off D. Dunning, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off D. Dunning, 2 on, 1 out) , L. Thomas 2 (23, 1st Inning off D. Dunning, 1 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off J. Sborz, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Bouchard (34, 4th Inning off D. Dunning, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Huff (7, 2nd Inning off D. Dunning, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Lee 4 , S. Bouchard 3 , L. Thomas 5 , E. Escobar , S. Huff 4 , O. Peraza
2-out RBI: L. Thomas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Sanchez , J. Martinez , E. Escobar , S. Huff
GIDP: C. Rafaela
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Sanchez (16)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Huff (3) , C. Rafaela (8)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Dunning 3.1 6 6 6 3 3 1 79 4.90   
J. France W (5-9) 2.2 3 1 1 0 4 0 33 5.98   
J. Sborz SV (1) 3.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 25 4.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Dunning 22
Batters Faced: D. Dunning 20, J. France 10, J. Sborz 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Dunning 4-3, J. France 1-2, J. Sborz 5-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Dunning 79-44, J. France 33-24, J. Sborz 25-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. France 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Urquidy 3.2 7 6 6 1 6 2 74 5.05   
D. Hudson L (2-2) 1.2 3 2 2 0 4 1 36 3.97   
J. Ruiz 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 3.86   
A. Alzolay 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 21 4.07   
J. Adam 1.0 2 4 1 3 1 0 39 4.34   
K. Nelson 1.0 1 1 1 0 3 1 17 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Urquidy 26
Batters Faced: J. Urquidy 20, D. Hudson 8, J. Ruiz 3, A. Alzolay 6, J. Adam 9, K. Nelson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Urquidy 2-3, D. Hudson 0-1, J. Ruiz 0-2, A. Alzolay 2-0, J. Adam 1-1, K. Nelson 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Urquidy 74-52, D. Hudson 36-25, J. Ruiz 15-9, A. Alzolay 21-15, J. Adam 39-19, K. Nelson 17-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Ruiz 2-1
WP: J. Adam
Hit Batsmen: J. Urquidy
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rafael Devers
Ballpark: Baron's Ballyard
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:15 PM CT
Time: 3:53
Attendance: 25830
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