CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CHICAGO EXPLORERS AT WASHINGTON HITMEN
04/12/2026
 
CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CHICAGO EXPLORERS AT WASHINGTON HITMEN
GAME ID: 440 - SUNDAY, APRIL 12TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Explorers (6-2) 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 6 13 0
Washington Hitmen (2-6) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0
Chicago Beats Washington, 6-1
The Chicago Explorers picked up a win at RFK Stadium, topping the Washington Hitmen, 6-1. On the mound for Chicago was right-hander Cade Horton. He played a principal role in the triumph. The winning pitcher was Horton, now 1-0. He tossed 6 innings of 3-hit ball, while walking 3 and fanning 2. Washington is 2-6 after the loss.

Chicago used the hitting of Will D. Smith to pick up the win. The first baseman clubbed a solo home run in the top of the sixth inning to put the Explorers on top, 2-0. For the game, Smith had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"Felt great, felt really good," said Horton.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Vargas LF 4 1 3 0 1 0 0 .667 0 0
J. Berti 2B 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 .219 0 3
C. Rafaela CF 5 0 2 1 0 2 2 .321 0 3
W. Smith 1B 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 .258 1 4
J. Baez SS 5 1 2 1 0 2 4 .394 1 8
S. Perez C 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 .211 1 4
J. Sanchez DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .290 1 4
E. Ruiz RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .150 0 0
J. Jung 3B 3 1 1 2 0 1 2 .345 4 8
Totals 37 6 13 6 3 11 20      
BATTING
Doubles: I. Vargas (1, 1st Inning off H. Barco, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Sanchez (2, 5th Inning off H. Barco, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Baez (2, 8th Inning off M. Foster, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: W. Smith (1, 6th Inning off H. Barco, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Jung (4, 9th Inning off M. Foster, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: I. Vargas 4 , C. Rafaela 2 , W. Smith 5 , J. Baez 3 , S. Perez , J. Sanchez 2 , E. Ruiz , J. Jung 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Berti , C. Rafaela , S. Perez
GIDP: S. Perez
Sac Fly: S. Perez , J. Jung
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Sanchez (2) , E. Ruiz 2 (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Perdomo SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .207 1 4
B. Bichette 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .031 0 0
K. Hiura 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .281 2 3
S. Torkelson DH 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .267 4 6
T. O'Neill RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .091 0 0
W. Contreras C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .222 0 3
J. McCarthy LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .200 0 2
J. Meyers CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .217 1 3
M. Semien 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .261 2 4
Totals 31 1 4 1 3 4 14      
BATTING
Home Runs: S. Torkelson (4, 9th Inning off A. Abreu, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Torkelson 4 , T. O'Neill , J. McCarthy , M. Semien
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Bichette , K. Hiura , J. McCarthy
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Perdomo-Semien-Hiura)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
C. Horton W (1-0) 6.0 3 0 0 3 2 0 24 97 0.00   
C. Poteet H (2) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 25 0.00   
A. Abreu 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 4 13 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Horton 65
Batters Faced: C. Horton 24, C. Poteet 6, A. Abreu 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Horton 3-13, C. Poteet 1-3, A. Abreu 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Horton 97-54, C. Poteet 25-14, A. Abreu 13-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
H. Barco L (0-2) 6.1 7 3 3 1 6 1 26 91 9.00   
E. Orze 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0.00   
P. Maton 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 12 4.91   
M. Foster 1.0 4 3 3 0 2 1 7 22 9.00   
E. Miller 1.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 5 25 1.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Barco 52
Batters Faced: H. Barco 26, E. Orze 2, P. Maton 2, M. Foster 7, E. Miller 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Barco 6-6, E. Orze 0-1, P. Maton 0-1, M. Foster 0-1, E. Miller 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: H. Barco 91-57, E. Orze 7-4, P. Maton 12-6, M. Foster 22-16, E. Miller 25-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Orze 1-1 , P. Maton 1-0 , E. Miller 1-0
WP: H. Barco
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Cade Horton
Ballpark: RFK Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (53 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM ET
Time: 3:29
Attendance: 32546
Special Notes: RP Eric Orze was injured while pitching.
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