CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HOUSTON TITANS AT ST LOUIS SLUGGERS
08/31/2025
BNN Index | CBA | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
 
CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HOUSTON TITANS AT ST LOUIS SLUGGERS
GAME ID: 2215 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 31ST , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Titans (78-55) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 1
St Louis Sluggers (73-60) 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 X 4 3 0
Houston Upended, 4-1, by St Louis
The Houston Titans were defeated, 4-1, by the St Louis Sluggers at Busch Stadium, even though J.P. France pitched well for Houston. Robert Garcia was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 24 of 29 save opportunities. The first-place Sluggers, at 73-60, lead the Federal League Central Division by 4 games.

The Sluggers got a big at-bat from catcher Christian Vazquez. For the game, Vazquez was 1 for 3 with a home run. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. In the bottom of the fifth, with a runner on 2nd, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 8th home run of the season gave St Louis a 2-1 lead.

St Louis manager John Hawkins called it "a darn good win."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE ST LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Lukes CF 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 .396 4 11
T. France DH 4 0 1 0 1 2 2 .284 7 22
J. Westburg 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .259 23 82
T. Murphy C 4 0 3 1 0 1 3 .236 14 54
J. Young 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .266 17 51
   a-C. Wong PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .238 7 24
H. Kim SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .254 3 30
B. De La Cruz RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .322 12 34
O. Miller 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .214 0 4
O. Caissie LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .250 0 2
Totals 34 1 9 1 4 12 20      
a - C. Wong pinch hit for J. Young in the 7th

BATTING
Total Bases: N. Lukes 2 , T. France , T. Murphy 3 , B. De La Cruz , O. Miller , O. Caissie
2-out RBI: T. Murphy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Lukes , J. Young 3 , O. Caissie
GIDP: C. Wong
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Lukes (6) , O. Miller (1)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Murphy (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Miller-Kim-Young)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Candelario DH 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .258 22 64
T. Estrada 2B 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 .190 4 18
T. Casas 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .259 26 80
A. Hays RF 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .278 14 51
T. Ward LF 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .261 20 57
C. Morel 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .220 15 46
S. Whitcomb SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .216 6 17
L. Williams CF 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 .264 2 23
C. Vazquez C 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 .187 8 33
Totals 25 4 3 4 4 5 7      
BATTING
Home Runs: C. Vazquez (8, 5th Inning off J. France, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Ward (20, 6th Inning off T. McKenzie, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Ward 4 , C. Morel , C. Vazquez 4
2-out RBI: T. Ward , C. Vazquez
GIDP: T. Casas
Sac Fly: A. Hays
Hit by Pitch: L. Williams
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Estrada (6) , L. Williams (20)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Morel-Vazquez-Casas)
OF assists: 1 (Hays(Murphy at 2nd base))
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE ST LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. France L (7-12) 5.2 2 3 3 3 3 1 90 4.58   
T. McKenzie 1.1 1 1 1 0 2 1 22 4.44   
O. Kerkering 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 3.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. France 53
Batters Faced: J. France 22, T. McKenzie 5, O. Kerkering 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. France 5-8, T. McKenzie 2-0, O. Kerkering 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. France 90-54, T. McKenzie 22-15, O. Kerkering 16-8
Hit Batsmen: J. France
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. McCullers Jr. 4.1 5 1 1 3 4 0 92 3.86   
N. Pearson W (3-3) 1.2 2 0 0 0 3 0 24 6.06   
B. Sousa 0.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 15 4.04   
S. Hentges H (20) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 19 2.28   
R. Garcia SV (24) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 2.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. McCullers Jr. 50
Batters Faced: L. McCullers Jr. 21, N. Pearson 6, B. Sousa 3, S. Hentges 5, R. Garcia 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. McCullers Jr. 5-4, N. Pearson 1-0, B. Sousa 0-0, S. Hentges 1-1, R. Garcia 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. McCullers Jr. 92-53, N. Pearson 24-15, B. Sousa 15-8, S. Hentges 19-14, R. Garcia 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Pearson 1-0 , S. Hentges 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: J.P. France
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM CT
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 46719
Sunday, August 31st , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.6 Build 73