CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HOUSTON TITANS AT CINCINNATI STARS
09/13/2025
 
CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HOUSTON TITANS AT CINCINNATI STARS
GAME ID: 7197 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Titans (84-61) 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 10 0
Cincinnati Stars (68-77) 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 X 5 11 1
Stars Hand Houston 5-3 Loss
Randal Grichuk was instrumental in his team's 5-3 triumph over the Houston Titans. The left fielder went 2-3 with a home run and a walk, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once for the Cincinnati Stars. The winning pitcher was 33-year old left-handed pitcher Sean Manaea. He tossed 102 pitches over 6.2 innings, allowing 3 runs on 8 hits. Keegan Akin converted his 1st save in 1 tries.

With Cincinnati leading 3-2 in the bottom of the fifth, Grichuk hit a run-scoring single off Houston hurler Dylan Floro. It was the 119th hit of the season for Grichuk and put his team ahead, 4-2.

Cincinnati manager Pat Padula commended his team for exhibiting "no shortage of effort."

The last-place Stars have won 4 straight games.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Nimmo LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .305 21 88
D. Hill CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .271 14 58
T. Murphy C 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 .233 17 58
J. Westburg 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .251 24 86
B. De La Cruz RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .293 14 39
T. France 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .283 7 25
E. Jimenez DH 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .264 20 57
N. Yorke 2B 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 .214 1 3
H. Kim SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .254 4 32
Totals 35 3 10 3 0 10 8      
BATTING
Doubles: T. France (17, 2nd Inning off S. Manaea, 0 on, 2 outs) , N. Yorke 2 (3, 5th Inning off S. Manaea, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off K. Akin, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Jimenez (20, 5th Inning off S. Manaea, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Murphy (17, 6th Inning off S. Manaea, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Nimmo , T. Murphy 4 , J. Westburg , B. De La Cruz , T. France 2 , E. Jimenez 5 , N. Yorke 4 , H. Kim
2-out RBI: E. Jimenez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Nimmo , D. Hill , H. Kim
GIDP: J. Westburg
Hit by Pitch: T. Murphy
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Nimmo (34) , H. Kim (23)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Murphy-Kim)
OF assists: 1 (Nimmo(Grichuk at home))
PB: T. Murphy
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Rodriguez CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .306 10 37
A. Gimenez 2B 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .267 9 46
R. Grichuk LF 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .257 27 67
T. Pham DH 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .279 6 32
M. Betts 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .294 21 64
L. Guillorme SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .252 1 8
J. Stallings C 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .236 1 12
J. Heyward RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .257 4 16
J. Jackson 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276 2 7
Totals 34 5 11 5 1 6 9      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Stallings (10, 2nd Inning off A. Nola, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Rodriguez (5, 5th Inning off J. Sborz, 0 on, 2 outs) , L. Guillorme (5, 6th Inning off D. Floro, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Grichuk (27, 1st Inning off A. Nola, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Rodriguez 2 , A. Gimenez 2 , R. Grichuk 5 , T. Pham 2 , M. Betts , L. Guillorme 3 , J. Stallings 2
2-out RBI: A. Gimenez , R. Grichuk 2 , T. Pham
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Betts , J. Stallings , J. Heyward , J. Jackson
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Gimenez 2 (51)
CS: J. Rodriguez (10)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Stallings (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Gimenez-Betts)
OF assists: 1 (Heyward(Yorke at home))
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Nola 2.0 3 2 2 0 2 1 40 4.81   
J. Sborz L (5-3) 2.2 2 1 1 0 2 0 26 1.54   
D. Floro 1.0 4 1 1 0 1 0 24 5.32   
L. Allen 1.1 2 1 1 1 1 0 23 3.38   
B. Hanifee 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Nola 40
Batters Faced: A. Nola 10, J. Sborz 9, D. Floro 6, L. Allen 7, B. Hanifee 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Nola 4-1, J. Sborz 1-4, D. Floro 0-1, L. Allen 2-1, B. Hanifee 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: A. Nola 40-25, J. Sborz 26-17, D. Floro 24-15, L. Allen 23-15, B. Hanifee 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Sborz 1-0 , D. Floro 1-1 , L. Allen 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Manaea W (8-14) 6.2 8 3 3 0 7 2 102 4.85   
C. Holderman H (8) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5.16   
R. Garrett H (19) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 16 4.23   
K. Akin SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 3.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Manaea 53
Batters Faced: S. Manaea 27, C. Holderman 1, R. Garrett 4, K. Akin 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Manaea 4-7, C. Holderman 0-1, R. Garrett 0-0, K. Akin 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Manaea 102-67, C. Holderman 7-4, R. Garrett 16-11, K. Akin 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Holderman 1-0
Hit Batsmen: S. Manaea
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Randal Grichuk
Ballpark: Great American Ball Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM ET
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 39519
Special Notes: SP Aaron Nola was injured while pitching.
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