CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HOUSTON TITANS AT MINNESOTA MILLERS
04/18/2025
 
CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HOUSTON TITANS AT MINNESOTA MILLERS
GAME ID: 518 - FRIDAY, APRIL 18TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Houston Titans (8-5) 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 9 16 0
Minnesota Millers (9-4) 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 6 14 2
Minnesota Loses, 9-6, in 10
The Houston Titans needed 10 innings to beat the Minnesota Millers, 9-6, at Target Field. The win was due in part to left fielder Brandon Nimmo, who was 5 for 5 with a triple, a double, and 3 singles. He scored 2 runs. Brennan Hanifee closed it out for his 1st save. Losses have been rare for the Millers, who are now 9-4.

Derek Hill came through with a big-time hit for Houston. The center fielder smacked a 3-run home run in the top of the tenth inning to give his team the lead, 9-6. It was his only hit, but it was clutch.

"We didn't let this one get away," said Nimmo.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Kim 2B 6 1 1 0 0 1 1 .323 1 10
J. Ortiz SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .300 1 6
B. Nimmo LF 5 2 5 1 0 0 0 .423 4 14
J. Westburg 3B 5 1 1 1 0 2 4 .214 2 12
T. Murphy C 5 0 1 2 0 2 0 .265 0 7
J. Young 1B 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .318 1 4
E. Jimenez DH 5 2 3 0 0 0 2 .314 3 7
D. Hill CF 5 1 1 3 0 1 2 .240 1 5
D. Waters RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .167 0 2
Totals 46 9 16 8 0 9 12      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Young (5, 2nd Inning off Z. Eflin, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Nimmo (5, 3rd Inning off Z. Eflin, 2 on, 1 out) , T. Murphy (2, 3rd Inning off Z. Eflin, 2 on, 1 out) , E. Jimenez (4, 8th Inning off J. Rock, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: B. Nimmo (1, 5th Inning off Z. Eflin, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Hill (1, 10th Inning off J. Duran, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Kim , J. Ortiz , B. Nimmo 8 , J. Westburg , T. Murphy 2 , J. Young 3 , E. Jimenez 4 , D. Hill 4 , D. Waters
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Jimenez , D. Hill 2 , D. Waters
GIDP: D. Hill
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Hill(Lowe at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Lowe RF 6 0 1 0 0 2 2 .288 2 7
C. Abrams CF, LF 6 2 3 1 0 0 2 .373 5 17
S. Horwitz 2B, 1B 3 1 3 1 3 0 0 .392 1 13
S. Suzuki 1B 3 0 2 1 1 1 1 .364 2 15
   b-C. Cauley 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .429 0 1
M. Busch DH 3 0 1 2 2 2 2 .261 2 9
Z. Neto SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 .250 2 12
M. Conforto LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .324 2 8
   a-J. Siri CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 0 0
N. Arenado 3B 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 .423 4 14
M. Amaya C 5 2 2 1 0 1 0 .382 3 8
Totals 43 6 14 6 6 9 19      
a - J. Siri substituted for M. Conforto in the 7th
b - C. Cauley substituted for S. Suzuki in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Abrams (5, 1st Inning off T. Sugano, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Amaya (3, 2nd Inning off T. Sugano, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Horwitz (6, 4th Inning off T. Sugano, 0 on, 2 outs) , N. Arenado (9, 6th Inning off T. Sugano, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Lowe (5, 8th Inning off D. Floro, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Lowe 2 , C. Abrams 4 , S. Horwitz 4 , S. Suzuki 2 , C. Cauley , M. Busch , N. Arenado 2 , M. Amaya 3
2-out RBI: C. Abrams , S. Horwitz , S. Suzuki
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Suzuki , C. Cauley , M. Busch , Z. Neto , M. Conforto
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
Errors: C. Abrams (1) , Z. Neto (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Horwitz-Neto-Suzuki)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Sugano 5.0 8 6 6 4 6 0 89 10.80   
A. Lange 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 24 5.40   
C. Thielbar 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0.00   
D. Floro 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 15 4.76   
J. Sborz W (1-0) 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 19 1.08   
B. Hanifee SV (1) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 2.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Sugano 29
Batters Faced: T. Sugano 27, A. Lange 5, C. Thielbar 3, D. Floro 5, J. Sborz 7, B. Hanifee 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Sugano 6-3, A. Lange 1-0, C. Thielbar 1-1, D. Floro 0-2, J. Sborz 1-4, B. Hanifee 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Sugano 89-53, A. Lange 24-15, C. Thielbar 8-6, D. Floro 15-10, J. Sborz 19-11, B. Hanifee 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Lange 1-1 , B. Hanifee 1-0
WP: T. Sugano
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Z. Eflin 5.0 9 5 5 0 2 0 83 6.06   
R. Walker 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 0.00   
D. Lee H (3) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 0.00   
J. Martinez H (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 4.91   
J. Rock BS (1) 0.1 1 1 0 0 0 0 11 6.75   
A. Munoz 1.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 23 0.00   
J. Duran L (0-1) 1.0 3 3 3 0 1 1 31 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Eflin 31
Batters Faced: Z. Eflin 24, R. Walker 3, D. Lee 3, J. Martinez 2, J. Rock 3, A. Munoz 5, J. Duran 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Eflin 8-5, R. Walker 1-0, D. Lee 0-1, J. Martinez 0-1, J. Rock 1-0, A. Munoz 0-1, J. Duran 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Eflin 83-59, R. Walker 15-9, D. Lee 14-9, J. Martinez 8-5, J. Rock 11-7, A. Munoz 23-17, J. Duran 31-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Martinez 1-0 , A. Munoz 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Brandon Nimmo
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Clear skies (48 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM CT
Time: 4:11
Attendance: 31851
Special Notes: Brandon Nimmo ties the Hou regular season game record for hits with 5.
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