CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CHICAGO EXPLORERS AT HOUSTON TITANS
09/02/2026
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CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CHICAGO EXPLORERS AT HOUSTON TITANS
GAME ID: 2239 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Explorers (57-78) 7 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 14 1
Houston Titans (59-76) 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 13 0
Titans Lose to Explorers, 11-7
The Chicago Explorers knocked off the Houston Titans, 11-7, at New League Park. Jesus Sanchez was a big reason Chicago won. The designated hitter went 2-4 with a home run, a double, and a walk, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 2. Kyle Muller was the winner in relief. His record is now 4-1. The losing pitcher was Gordon Graceffo. The defeat makes Houston 59-76.

Early in the game, Sanchez had a run-scoring double for Chicago. It was his 25th double of the season and put the Explorers on top, 1-0.

"The boys were really swinging the bats today," winning manager Rock Carpenter said.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Lee RF 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .264 3 25
I. Vargas 2B 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 .290 4 29
W. Smith 1B 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .254 21 59
J. Sanchez DH 4 3 2 2 1 0 0 .242 20 70
J. Baez SS 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .258 21 73
   a-K. Farmer PR, SS 4 1 0 0 0 2 1 .227 8 22
R. Nishida LF 5 2 3 0 0 1 0 .252 1 7
S. Perez C 4 1 2 2 0 0 3 .259 11 47
J. Jung 3B 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 .224 13 49
C. Rafaela CF 4 1 3 3 0 1 0 .240 14 47
Totals 39 11 14 11 3 8 11      
a - K. Farmer pinch ran for J. Baez in the 1st

BATTING
Doubles: W. Smith (28, 1st Inning off G. Graceffo, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Sanchez (25, 1st Inning off G. Graceffo, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Rafaela (22, 1st Inning off G. Graceffo, 2 on, 2 outs) , S. Perez (16, 1st Inning off G. Graceffo, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Baez (26, 1st Inning off G. Graceffo, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Jung (17, 2nd Inning off E. Roberts, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Sanchez (20, 6th Inning off S. Dominguez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: I. Vargas , W. Smith 2 , J. Sanchez 6 , J. Baez 2 , R. Nishida 3 , S. Perez 3 , J. Jung 2 , C. Rafaela 4
2-out RBI: I. Vargas , J. Sanchez 2 , J. Baez , S. Perez , J. Jung , C. Rafaela 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , W. Smith 2
GIDP: S. Perez , J. Jung
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Rafaela (21)

FIELDING
Errors: I. Vargas (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Perez-Vargas)
OF assists: 1 (Nishida(Stewart at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Kim SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .250 6 24
   a-O. Caissie PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-M. Garcia SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 1 13
O. Miller 2B 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 .279 7 45
J. Westburg 3B 5 0 0 1 0 1 3 .223 15 47
J. Merrill CF 5 2 2 2 0 1 0 .244 18 37
B. Fulford C 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .243 5 23
J. Young DH 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .256 17 54
B. De La Cruz RF 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .247 15 45
   c-N. Lukes PH, RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .258 11 53
S. Stewart 1B 3 0 1 2 1 0 2 .268 18 55
D. Hill LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .172 1 9
   d-G. McCray PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .221 4 18
Totals 39 7 13 7 1 5 13      
a - O. Caissie pinch hit for H. Kim in the 6th
b - M. Garcia substituted for O. Caissie in the 7th
c - N. Lukes pinch hit for B. De La Cruz in the 8th
d - G. McCray pinch hit for D. Hill in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Fulford (19, 3rd Inning off S. Imanaga, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. De La Cruz (18, 3rd Inning off S. Imanaga, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Merrill (18, 1st Inning off S. Imanaga, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Kim , O. Miller 4 , J. Merrill 5 , B. Fulford 3 , J. Young , B. De La Cruz 2 , N. Lukes , S. Stewart
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Garcia , S. Stewart
Hit by Pitch: B. De La Cruz
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: O. Miller (8) , S. Stewart (17)
CS: O. Miller (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Kim-Miller-Stewart, Westburg-Miller-Stewart)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
S. Imanaga 2.2 9 7 6 0 1 1 19 73 6.22   
K. Muller W (4-1) 2.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 23 5.48   
A. Abreu 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 12 4.50   
Y. Matsui 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 9 5.29   
J. Adam 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 22 2.29   
S. Armstrong 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 17 3.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Imanaga 11
Batters Faced: S. Imanaga 19, K. Muller 7, A. Abreu 3, Y. Matsui 3, J. Adam 5, S. Armstrong 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Imanaga 3-4, K. Muller 3-3, A. Abreu 0-2, Y. Matsui 1-1, J. Adam 2-0, S. Armstrong 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Imanaga 73-50, K. Muller 23-15, A. Abreu 12-8, Y. Matsui 9-6, J. Adam 22-14, S. Armstrong 17-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Muller 1-0
Hit Batsmen: S. Imanaga
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
G. Graceffo L (0-1) 0.2 6 7 7 2 1 0 10 37 94.50   
E. Roberts 1.0 4 3 3 1 0 0 8 35 4.67   
J. Wicks 3.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 10 36 3.23   
S. Dominguez 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 4 12 2.76   
A. Lange 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 3.64   
C. Thielbar 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 16 3.38   
O. Kerkering 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 12 2.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Graceffo 3
Batters Faced: G. Graceffo 10, E. Roberts 8, J. Wicks 10, S. Dominguez 4, A. Lange 3, C. Thielbar 4, O. Kerkering 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Graceffo 1-0, E. Roberts 0-3, J. Wicks 1-5, S. Dominguez 0-2, A. Lange 1-1, C. Thielbar 1-1, O. Kerkering 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Graceffo 37-20, E. Roberts 35-21, J. Wicks 36-27, S. Dominguez 12-9, A. Lange 9-7, C. Thielbar 16-11, O. Kerkering 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Roberts 2-1 , J. Wicks 1-0
WP: E. Roberts
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jesus Sanchez
Ballpark: New League Park
Weather: Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM CT
Time: 3:39
Attendance: 23489
Special Notes: SS Javier Baez was injured while running the bases.
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