CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
TAMPA BAY BANDITS AT HOUSTON TITANS
04/24/2025
 
CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
TAMPA BAY BANDITS AT HOUSTON TITANS
GAME ID: 589 - THURSDAY, APRIL 24TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Bandits (14-5) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 1
Houston Titans (14-5) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 8 0
Titans Rally Late to Clip Tampa Bay
Houston Titans starter J.P. France hurled his team past the Tampa Bay Bandits, 3-2. The win was credited to Caleb Thielbar in relief. His record improves to 1-0. Joe Jimenez took the loss. Early on, the Titans, at 14-5, have excelled.

The decisive blow was delivered by Eloy Jimenez in the bottom of the ninth when he hit a 2-run double off 30-year old right-handed pitcher Joe Jimenez to win the game for Houston. The home crowd went nuts.

"It's great when the crowd gets into it," Jimenez said.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Taveras CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .267 4 17
L. Nootbaar 1B 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .206 2 8
   a-H. Kjerstad 1B 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .407 3 8
A. McCutchen LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .263 1 4
Y. Alvarez DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .311 9 19
J. Jung 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .120 0 2
B. Donovan 2B 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .321 1 14
J. Realmuto C 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .333 2 5
D. Moore SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .182 0 1
E. Ruiz RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .350 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 2 1 6 14      
a - H. Kjerstad substituted for L. Nootbaar in the 4th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Taveras (5, 8th Inning off D. Floro, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Taveras 2 , L. Nootbaar , H. Kjerstad , A. McCutchen , B. Donovan , E. Ruiz
2-out RBI: B. Donovan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Taveras , Y. Alvarez , J. Realmuto
Hit by Pitch: B. Donovan
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Taveras (4) , E. Ruiz (2)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Kjerstad (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Walls SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .200 0 0
D. Waters CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .186 0 3
B. Nimmo LF 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 .387 4 16
J. Westburg 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .205 2 13
T. Murphy C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .262 0 7
J. Young 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .293 2 5
W. Wilson 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .143 0 1
E. Jimenez DH 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 .307 5 12
B. De La Cruz RF 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .562 1 6
Totals 34 3 8 3 0 6 13      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Nimmo (6, 6th Inning off J. Degrom, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. Jimenez (5, 9th Inning off J. Jimenez, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Young (2, 5th Inning off J. Degrom, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Walls , B. Nimmo 2 , J. Westburg , J. Young 3 , W. Wilson , E. Jimenez 2 , B. De La Cruz 2
2-out RBI: W. Wilson , E. Jimenez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Westburg , T. Murphy , B. De La Cruz
Hit by Pitch: B. Nimmo
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Westburg (1)
CS: D. Waters (3)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Degrom 7.0 5 0 0 0 5 0 97 3.74   
R. Pressly H (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 0.00   
J. Jimenez L (0-1), BS (1) 0.2 2 3 0 0 0 0 14 1.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Degrom 72
Batters Faced: J. Degrom 25, R. Pressly 4, J. Jimenez 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Degrom 7-8, R. Pressly 2-0, J. Jimenez 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Degrom 97-63, R. Pressly 16-9, J. Jimenez 14-9
Hit Batsmen: J. Jimenez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. France 7.0 5 1 1 0 5 0 90 5.21   
D. Floro 0.2 1 1 1 1 0 0 11 6.75   
C. Thielbar W (1-0) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. France 68
Batters Faced: J. France 26, D. Floro 4, C. Thielbar 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. France 9-7, D. Floro 1-1, C. Thielbar 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. France 90-63, D. Floro 11-8, C. Thielbar 17-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Thielbar 1-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Thielbar
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: J.P. France
Ballpark: New League Park
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM CT
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 34819
Special Notes: LF Lars Nootbaar was injured while running the bases.
Thursday, April 24th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.2 Build 50