CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CHICAGO EXPLORERS AT NEW YORK SHARKS
09/14/2025
 
CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CHICAGO EXPLORERS AT NEW YORK SHARKS
GAME ID: 7215 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Explorers (72-74) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 0
New York Sharks (71-75) 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 X 4 13 0
Sharks Deal Chicago 4-2 Defeat
New York beat Chicago on the strength of starting pitcher Yusei Kikuchi's fine effort. The left-hander led his team to a win, 4-2. The winner was Aroldis Chapman in relief. His record improves to 4-2. Kyle Muller took the loss. Blake Treinen earned his 33rd save in 39 chances.

Had Cody Bellinger not delivered a key base hit in the bottom of the seventh, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and runners on 1st and 3rd, Bellinger hit a run-scoring single. That made the score 3-2, in favor of the Sharks.

New York manager Nick Ruport commended his team for delivering "maximum effort."

The New York winning streak has reached 3 games.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Rafaela CF 3 1 1 1 0 2 2 .279 3 26
   a-C. Cowser PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 23 53
O. Peraza 2B 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 .285 19 64
K. Farmer SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .277 14 69
S. Bouchard DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .253 30 89
J. Berti LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .235 6 29
J. Sanchez RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .238 26 90
B. Anderson 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .216 7 23
C. Joe 1B 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .289 2 8
S. Huff C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .202 3 12
Totals 29 2 4 2 1 10 8      
a - C. Cowser pinch hit for C. Rafaela in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Huff (2, 5th Inning off Y. Kikuchi, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Rafaela (3, 3rd Inning off Y. Kikuchi, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Rafaela 4 , J. Berti , C. Joe , S. Huff 2
2-out RBI: C. Rafaela
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Farmer , B. Anderson 2
Sac Bunt: J. Berti
Sac Fly: O. Peraza
Hit by Pitch: S. Bouchard
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Sanchez(Perkins at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Canha LF 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 .314 1 8
   a-J. McCarthy LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 3 15
Y. Moncada 3B 5 0 2 1 0 3 3 .283 18 69
W. Adames SS 4 1 1 2 1 1 3 .292 9 36
K. Carpenter DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .302 36 106
C. Bellinger CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .293 25 68
B. Kennedy 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .294 13 68
T. Edman 2B 3 2 2 0 1 1 2 .270 8 31
B. Perkins RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .257 0 7
K. Higashioka C 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .225 10 24
Totals 35 4 13 4 3 12 22      
a - J. McCarthy substituted for M. Canha in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Adames (15, 7th Inning off K. Muller, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Canha 3 , Y. Moncada 2 , W. Adames 2 , K. Carpenter 2 , C. Bellinger , T. Edman 2 , B. Perkins , K. Higashioka
2-out RBI: , W. Adames 2 , C. Bellinger
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , W. Adames 2 , K. Carpenter , B. Kennedy , B. Perkins 2
Hit by Pitch: M. Canha
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Canha (9) , T. Edman 2 (38)
CS: M. Canha (7)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Imanaga 4.2 5 1 1 2 8 0 95 4.21   
K. Muller L (5-4) 2.1 5 2 2 0 2 0 29 5.71   
A. Pallante 1.0 3 1 1 1 2 0 25 2.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Imanaga 56
Batters Faced: S. Imanaga 21, K. Muller 12, A. Pallante 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Imanaga 1-4, K. Muller 4-1, A. Pallante 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Imanaga 95-59, K. Muller 29-21, A. Pallante 25-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Muller 3-0
WP: K. Muller
Hit Batsmen: S. Imanaga
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Kikuchi 6.0 4 2 2 1 6 1 100 4.33   
A. Chapman W (4-2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 4.62   
G. Marquez H (12) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 4.31   
B. Treinen SV (33) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Kikuchi 61
Batters Faced: Y. Kikuchi 24, A. Chapman 3, G. Marquez 3, B. Treinen 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Kikuchi 4-8, A. Chapman 1-0, G. Marquez 1-2, B. Treinen 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Kikuchi 100-59, A. Chapman 10-9, G. Marquez 13-8, B. Treinen 10-7
Hit Batsmen: Y. Kikuchi
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yusei Kikuchi
Ballpark: Shark Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 14 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM ET
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 45652
Sunday, September 14th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.7 Build 77