CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CHICAGO EXPLORERS AT PITTSBURGH IRONMEN
08/25/2026
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CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CHICAGO EXPLORERS AT PITTSBURGH IRONMEN
GAME ID: 2135 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 25TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Explorers (53-74) 0 2 6 0 1 4 0 0 0 13 16 0
Pittsburgh Ironmen (63-64) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
Explorers Paddle Ironmen, 13-2
The Chicago Explorers met little resistance from the Pittsburgh Ironmen, beating them, 13-2, at PNC Park. Jung-hoo Lee led the way. He went 2-4 with a home run, a double, and a walk, while adding 6 RBI and scoring once for Chicago. Chicago has now won 3 in a row.

With Chicago leading 3-1 in the top of the third, Lee hit a curveball from Matthew Liberatore for a 3-run home run. It was his 3rd home run of the season and put the Explorers ahead, 6-1.

Chicago manager Rock Carpenter commended his team for "putting the hammer down."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Vargas 3B 6 1 3 0 0 0 4 .292 4 27
C. Rafaela CF 6 1 4 4 0 1 2 .228 13 43
J. Baez SS 6 0 0 0 0 1 5 .251 21 71
W. Smith 1B 3 1 0 0 3 0 1 .267 20 57
K. Farmer 2B 4 2 1 1 1 1 3 .233 8 22
S. Perez C 3 2 2 0 2 0 0 .259 11 45
E. Ruiz DH 4 3 2 1 1 0 4 .198 3 17
J. Berti LF 5 2 2 1 0 0 4 .275 1 15
J. Lee RF 4 1 2 6 1 0 2 .274 3 24
Totals 41 13 16 13 8 3 25      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Ruiz (5, 2nd Inning off M. Liberatore, 1 on, 0 outs) , C. Rafaela (19, 5th Inning off E. De Los Santos, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Lee (26, 6th Inning off G. Soto, 3 on, 1 out) , I. Vargas (18, 9th Inning off P. Johnson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Rafaela (13, 3rd Inning off E. De Los Santos, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Lee (3, 3rd Inning off M. Liberatore, 2 on, 2 outs) , K. Farmer (8, 6th Inning off G. Soto, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: I. Vargas 4 , C. Rafaela 8 , K. Farmer 4 , S. Perez 2 , E. Ruiz 3 , J. Berti 2 , J. Lee 6
2-out RBI: , C. Rafaela 3 , J. Lee
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Rafaela , J. Baez 2 , W. Smith , K. Farmer , J. Lee
GIDP: E. Ruiz
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Ruiz (15)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Meidroth SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268 7 30
J. Winker DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .255 22 69
V. Guerrero Jr. 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .310 21 73
G. Torres 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .289 13 51
   a-A. Rosario PH, 2B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .249 3 28
G. Sheets RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .267 13 45
C. Mayo 3B 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .231 23 58
G. Moreno C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 11 38
B. Reynolds LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .261 14 61
E. Florial CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 0 0
Totals 32 2 5 2 0 7 3      
a - A. Rosario pinch hit for G. Torres in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: V. Guerrero Jr. (21, 1st Inning off C. Horton, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Mayo (23, 5th Inning off C. Horton, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: V. Guerrero Jr. 5 , G. Torres , A. Rosario , C. Mayo 4
2-out RBI: V. Guerrero Jr.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Sheets
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Torres-Meidroth-Guerrero Jr.)
OF assists: 1 (Reynolds(Vargas at home))
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
C. Horton W (10-8) 6.1 3 2 2 0 5 2 22 96 3.61   
S. Armstrong 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 23 2.66   
Y. Matsui 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 19 5.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Horton 64
Batters Faced: C. Horton 22, S. Armstrong 5, Y. Matsui 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Horton 8-6, S. Armstrong 2-2, Y. Matsui 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Horton 96-61, S. Armstrong 23-13, Y. Matsui 19-14
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
M. Liberatore L (6-12) 2.2 5 6 6 5 2 1 18 81 5.04   
E. De Los Santos 2.1 5 3 3 1 0 1 12 36 3.92   
G. Soto 0.1 4 4 4 1 0 1 6 28 4.29   
N. Pearson 2.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 26 0.00   
P. Johnson 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 11 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Liberatore 17
Batters Faced: M. Liberatore 18, E. De Los Santos 12, G. Soto 6, N. Pearson 9, P. Johnson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Liberatore 2-4, E. De Los Santos 2-4, G. Soto 0-1, N. Pearson 5-3, P. Johnson 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Liberatore 81-46, E. De Los Santos 36-24, G. Soto 28-18, N. Pearson 26-15, P. Johnson 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Pearson 1-0
WP: N. Pearson , P. Johnson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jung-hoo Lee
Ballpark: PNC Park
Weather: Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM ET
Time: 3:43
Attendance: 31978
Tuesday, August 25th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.4 Build 76