CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
LOS ANGELES SPIRIT AT ANAHEIM DIAMONDS
09/11/2025
 
CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
LOS ANGELES SPIRIT AT ANAHEIM DIAMONDS
GAME ID: 7175 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Spirit (48-95) 2 1 5 2 4 1 0 0 0 15 20 0
Anaheim Diamonds (61-82) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 10 2
Spirit Stomp Diamonds, 15-3
The Los Angeles Spirit captured an easy win, 15-3, over the Anaheim Diamonds at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. Charlie Blackmon led the offensive barrage, going 4-for-6 for Los Angeles. Los Angeles pitcher Jay Groome got the win. He's now 1-6. Taijuan Walker was tagged with the loss. The win puts Los Angeles at 48-95.

Los Angeles catcher Donny Sands contributed a timely at-bat in the top of the fifth. With two down, he hit a slider to center field for a 2-run single. It was his 25th hit of the season and put the Spirit ahead, 14-2.

Sands called the game "anything but a nail-biter."
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE ANAHEIM BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Kim 2B 5 4 4 1 0 0 0 .236 7 28
   a-L. Dykstra PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 0 12
S. Espinal SS 6 2 3 4 0 2 0 .230 3 17
W. Brennan RF 5 3 2 0 0 0 2 .253 3 37
   b-P. Halpin PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .234 10 33
C. Blackmon LF 6 3 4 4 0 1 1 .249 10 51
Y. Chang DH 5 2 2 1 0 2 1 .231 10 50
C. Kieboom 1B 4 1 3 1 2 1 0 .225 12 32
D. Sands C 5 0 2 2 1 0 5 .214 2 12
A. De Jesus 3B 5 0 0 1 0 1 8 .214 3 32
D. Brown CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 .219 5 24
Totals 48 15 20 14 3 10 18      
a - L. Dykstra pinch hit for H. Kim in the 8th
b - P. Halpin pinch hit for W. Brennan in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Kim (11, 3rd Inning off T. Walker, 0 on, 0 outs) , W. Brennan (28, 5th Inning off W. Suero, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Espinal (8, 6th Inning off H. Harvey, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Espinal (3, 1st Inning off T. Walker, 1 on, 0 outs) , C. Blackmon (10, 3rd Inning off T. Walker, 2 on, 0 outs) , H. Kim (7, 5th Inning off W. Suero, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Kim 8 , S. Espinal 7 , W. Brennan 3 , C. Blackmon 7 , Y. Chang 2 , C. Kieboom 3 , D. Sands 2
2-out RBI: C. Blackmon , Y. Chang , C. Kieboom , D. Sands
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Blackmon , D. Sands , A. De Jesus 2 , D. Brown
Hit by Pitch: Y. Chang
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Kim (27)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Kim-Espinal-Kieboom)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Carlson CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .274 17 53
   a-J. Mangum PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 1 38
I. Vargas LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .269 0 6
B. Lowe 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .263 31 81
A. Toro DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .196 4 29
C. Taylor RF 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .209 5 20
T. Sweeney 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .216 10 49
A. Williams 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .190 2 8
T. Walls SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .272 3 11
M. Thaiss C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .212 14 57
Totals 34 3 10 2 1 5 10      
a - J. Mangum pinch hit for D. Carlson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Walls (4, 3rd Inning off R. Sasaki, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Sweeney (15, 4th Inning off J. Groome, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Taylor (5, 9th Inning off B. Mata, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Carlson , I. Vargas , B. Lowe 2 , A. Toro , C. Taylor 4 , T. Sweeney 3 , A. Williams , T. Walls 2
2-out RBI: T. Sweeney
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Vargas , A. Toro , A. Williams
GIDP: B. Lowe
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Carlson (33) , B. Lowe (23)
CS: A. Toro (6) , T. Sweeney (5)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Carlson (4) , T. Sweeney (12)
PB: M. Thaiss
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE ANAHEIM PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Sasaki 3.0 6 2 2 0 3 0 45 3.02   
J. Groome W (1-6) 3.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 33 6.24   
T. Andrews 1.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 28 3.60   
B. Mata 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 18 4.85   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Sasaki 40
Batters Faced: R. Sasaki 13, J. Groome 10, T. Andrews 8, B. Mata 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Sasaki 1-3, J. Groome 3-4, T. Andrews 3-2, B. Mata 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Sasaki 45-29, J. Groome 33-22, T. Andrews 28-15, B. Mata 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Groome 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Walker L (6-15) 3.2 10 10 8 0 4 2 70 6.32   
W. Suero 1.0 5 4 4 2 1 1 45 3.48   
H. Harvey 1.2 3 1 1 0 2 0 24 2.45   
B. Bernardino 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 23 3.53   
R. Yarbrough 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 10 5.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Walker 7
Batters Faced: T. Walker 22, W. Suero 11, H. Harvey 8, B. Bernardino 7, R. Yarbrough 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Walker 4-3, W. Suero 2-0, H. Harvey 2-1, B. Bernardino 3-0, R. Yarbrough 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Walker 70-49, W. Suero 45-26, H. Harvey 24-18, B. Bernardino 23-17, R. Yarbrough 10-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Suero 2-2 , H. Harvey 3-2
WP: T. Walker
Hit Batsmen: W. Suero
Balk: T. Walker
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Charlie Blackmon
Ballpark: Angel Stadium of Anaheim
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM PT
Time: 3:41
Attendance: 30172
Special Notes: SP Roki Sasaki was injured while pitching.
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