CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HOUSTON TITANS AT MINNESOTA MILLERS
04/20/2025
 
CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HOUSTON TITANS AT MINNESOTA MILLERS
GAME ID: 540 - SUNDAY, APRIL 20TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Houston Titans (10-5) 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 7 11 1
Minnesota Millers (9-6) 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 12 0
Titans Drop Millers, 7-5
The Houston Titans beat the Minnesota Millers, 7-5, in 11 innings at Target Field. Ha-Seong Kim, in particular, was impressive. He was 3 for 6 with 3 singles. He scored 4 times. Orion Kerkering was the winner in relief. His record is now 2-0. The losing pitcher was Jack Kochanowicz. The Titans keep rolling, raising their record to 10-5.

Joey Ortiz hit a 2-run triple off Jack Kochanowicz in the top of the 11th, which put the Titans in front, 7-5. In addition to the triple, Ortiz had 1 single and 2 walks, while going 2 for 4.

"Pedal to the metal" is how Houston manager Joe Smith described his team's approach.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Kim 2B 6 4 3 0 0 0 1 .342 1 10
J. Ortiz SS 4 1 2 2 2 1 1 .294 1 8
B. Nimmo LF 4 0 1 1 2 0 2 .424 4 15
J. Westburg 3B 6 0 2 1 0 1 4 .212 2 13
T. Murphy C 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .241 0 7
J. Young 1B 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .314 2 5
   a-C. Wong PH, 1B 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .200 1 2
E. Jimenez DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .300 4 8
D. Hill CF 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .241 1 5
D. Waters RF 4 1 0 0 1 3 3 .180 0 2
Totals 42 7 11 6 7 9 21      
a - C. Wong pinch hit for J. Young in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: J. Ortiz (2, 11th Inning off J. Kochanowicz, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Young (2, 2nd Inning off J. Jones, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Kim 3 , J. Ortiz 4 , B. Nimmo , J. Westburg 2 , J. Young 4 , E. Jimenez , D. Hill
2-out RBI: B. Nimmo , C. Wong
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Westburg 2 , J. Young , E. Jimenez
GIDP: T. Murphy
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Kim (4)
CS: E. Jimenez (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Westburg (2)
OF assists: 2 (Waters(Neto at 3rd base), Hill(Lowe at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Lowe RF 6 0 2 0 0 0 2 .288 2 7
C. Abrams CF, LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .373 5 17
S. Horwitz 2B, 1B 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .339 1 13
S. Suzuki 1B 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .360 3 16
   a-J. Siri CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .125 0 0
M. Busch DH 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .264 2 9
Z. Neto SS 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .266 2 13
M. Conforto LF 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .302 2 8
   b-C. Cauley 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .333 0 1
N. Arenado 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .390 4 14
M. Amaya C 3 1 1 2 0 1 3 .341 4 10
   c-M. Zunino C 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 43 5 12 4 2 7 19      
a - J. Siri substituted for S. Suzuki in the 7th
b - C. Cauley substituted for M. Conforto in the 7th
c - M. Zunino substituted for M. Amaya in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Conforto (7, 3rd Inning off D. Dunning, 0 on, 0 outs) , Z. Neto 2 (9, 4th Inning off D. Dunning, 1 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off D. Floro, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Lowe (6, 5th Inning off D. Dunning, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Amaya (4, 3rd Inning off D. Dunning, 1 on, 1 out) , S. Suzuki (3, 4th Inning off D. Dunning, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Lowe 3 , C. Abrams 2 , S. Suzuki 4 , M. Busch 2 , Z. Neto 4 , M. Conforto 2 , N. Arenado , M. Amaya 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Lowe , S. Horwitz , S. Suzuki , M. Busch , C. Cauley , N. Arenado , M. Amaya
Hit by Pitch: Z. Neto
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Abrams (5)
CS: C. Abrams (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Horwitz-Suzuki)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Dunning 5.0 9 5 4 0 3 2 95 5.62   
J. Sborz 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 24 0.96   
A. Lange 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4.50   
D. Floro 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 21 4.05   
B. Hanifee 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 2.53   
O. Kerkering W (2-0) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 20 0.96   
T. McKenzie SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 3.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Dunning 34
Batters Faced: D. Dunning 24, J. Sborz 4, A. Lange 3, D. Floro 4, B. Hanifee 3, O. Kerkering 5, T. McKenzie 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Dunning 4-6, J. Sborz 2-0, A. Lange 1-2, D. Floro 1-1, B. Hanifee 2-0, O. Kerkering 0-1, T. McKenzie 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Dunning 95-63, J. Sborz 24-13, A. Lange 7-5, D. Floro 21-14, B. Hanifee 15-9, O. Kerkering 20-13, T. McKenzie 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Sborz 1-0
WP: D. Dunning
Hit Batsmen: D. Dunning
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Jones 6.1 4 3 3 4 4 1 94 5.51   
E. Bazardo H (1) 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 0 16 9.00   
D. Lee H (4) 0.1 1 0 0 2 1 0 19 0.00   
J. Duran H (5) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.26   
L. Henderson BS (2) 2.1 3 1 1 0 1 0 38 8.68   
J. Kochanowicz L (0-1) 0.2 2 2 2 1 1 0 26 5.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Jones 53
Batters Faced: J. Jones 25, E. Bazardo 4, D. Lee 4, J. Duran 1, L. Henderson 10, J. Kochanowicz 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Jones 8-5, E. Bazardo 1-0, D. Lee 0-0, J. Duran 1-0, L. Henderson 3-3, J. Kochanowicz 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Jones 94-54, E. Bazardo 16-12, D. Lee 19-9, J. Duran 2-1, L. Henderson 38-23, J. Kochanowicz 26-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Lee 1-1 , J. Duran 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ha-Seong Kim
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Clear skies (40 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 4 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 4:31
Attendance: 33316
Special Notes: Ha-Seong Kim ties the Hou regular season extra-inning game record for runs with 4.
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