CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HOUSTON TITANS AT TEXAS VIPERS
04/07/2026
 
CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HOUSTON TITANS AT TEXAS VIPERS
GAME ID: 383 - TUESDAY, APRIL 7TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Titans (4-0) 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 9 0
Texas Vipers (2-2) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 0
Titans Win, Downing Vipers, 5-2
Houston and Texas duked it out and the Titans came out victorious.

The Houston Titans rode a solid performance from 23-year-old starting pitcher Chase Burns to a win, beating the Texas Vipers, 5-2, at Pepsi Dome. The winning pitcher was Burns, now 1-0. He tossed 7 innings of 3-hit ball, while walking 0 and fanning 5. Earning his 2nd save for Houston was Orion Kerkering.

Houston used a clutch at-bat from Nathan Lukes to capture the win. The right fielder hammered a 3-run home run in the top of the second inning to put the Titans ahead, 3-1. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

"When I throw strikes I'm good, if I don't I'm not very good," said Burns. "So I just have to throw strikes."

Houston, now 4-0, is setting the league on fire so far.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Garcia 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .316 0 1
J. Westburg DH 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .357 1 2
J. Merrill CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .231 0 1
M. Ozuna LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .167 1 1
   a-D. Hill LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Young 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .267 2 6
O. Miller 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .438 2 3
N. Lukes RF 4 1 1 3 0 1 3 .308 1 5
J. Ortiz SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
C. Hummel C 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 .125 0 0
Totals 36 5 9 5 3 9 13      
a - D. Hill substituted for M. Ozuna in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Young (1, 2nd Inning off Y. Darvish, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Garcia (2, 4th Inning off Y. Darvish, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: N. Lukes (1, 2nd Inning off Y. Darvish, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Garcia 2 , J. Westburg 2 , J. Merrill , M. Ozuna , J. Young 3 , O. Miller , N. Lukes 4
2-out RBI: J. Young
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Westburg , J. Young , N. Lukes
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Hummel 2 (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Diaz DH 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 .278 0 2
B. Harper 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .176 0 1
J. Chourio CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .294 1 1
T. Soderstrom LF 3 0 2 1 0 0 2 .471 1 2
B. Rooker RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .286 0 1
C. Keith 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .375 1 9
J. Realmuto C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .154 0 0
J. Loperfido 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0
B. Rocchio SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .133 1 2
Totals 32 2 6 2 0 5 10      
BATTING
Doubles: Y. Diaz (3, 8th Inning off J. Wicks, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Soderstrom (3, 9th Inning off O. Kerkering, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Diaz 2 , B. Harper , J. Chourio 2 , T. Soderstrom 3
2-out RBI: B. Harper
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Chourio , T. Soderstrom , J. Realmuto
Sac Fly: T. Soderstrom
Hit by Pitch: Y. Diaz
Team LOB: 5
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
C. Burns W (1-0) 7.0 3 1 1 0 5 0 25 108 1.29   
J. Wicks 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 5 28 9.00   
O. Kerkering SV (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 14 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Burns 72
Batters Faced: C. Burns 25, J. Wicks 5, O. Kerkering 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Burns 8-8, J. Wicks 2-1, O. Kerkering 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: C. Burns 108-67, J. Wicks 28-18, O. Kerkering 14-8
WP: C. Burns
Hit Batsmen: C. Burns
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
Y. Darvish L (0-1) 6.0 7 4 4 1 6 1 26 94 6.00   
E. Phillips 0.1 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 17 3.86   
B. Little 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 11 0.00   
M. Abel 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 7 31 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Darvish 47
Batters Faced: Y. Darvish 26, E. Phillips 3, B. Little 3, M. Abel 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Darvish 8-4, E. Phillips 0-1, B. Little 0-1, M. Abel 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Darvish 94-60, E. Phillips 17-9, B. Little 11-8, M. Abel 31-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Little 1-0
WP: Y. Darvish , B. Little
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chase Burns
Ballpark: Pepsi Dome
Start Time: 7:00 PM CT
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 31721
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