CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CHICAGO EXPLORERS AT PORTLAND JAGUARS
09/18/2026
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CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CHICAGO EXPLORERS AT PORTLAND JAGUARS
GAME ID: 7254 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Explorers (65-84) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 7 0
Portland Jaguars (59-90) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Dominant Performance by Imanaga in Chicago Win
Chicago Explorers starter Shota Imanaga pitched a strong game against the Portland Jaguars at Chrysler Canyon, leading the Explorers to victory, 4-0. Jeremiah Estrada was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 33 of 35 save opportunities. The last-place Explorers have won 4 consecutive games.

Imanaga, who was born in Fukuoka, Japan, threw 101 pitches over 7.1 innings, while allowing no runs.

Imanaga attributed the win to his team's "determination."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE PORTLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Vargas 3B 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 .294 5 34
C. Rafaela CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .248 16 55
J. Baez SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .253 23 80
W. Smith 1B 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .263 22 64
K. Farmer 2B 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .227 8 23
S. Perez C 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .266 13 57
E. Ruiz DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .191 3 20
J. Berti LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .276 3 20
R. Nishida RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .242 1 11
Totals 34 4 7 3 3 8 12      
BATTING
Home Runs: J. Baez (23, 1st Inning off C. Sale, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Berti (3, 9th Inning off H. Danner, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Rafaela 2 , J. Baez 4 , W. Smith 2 , K. Farmer , J. Berti 4
2-out RBI: J. Baez , K. Farmer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Perez , J. Berti
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Baez-Farmer-Smith)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Tawa CF 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 .234 5 11
W. Flores 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .236 17 64
   b-C. Montgomery PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .192 4 16
A. McCutchen DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .130 2 5
T. Turner SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .311 13 61
B. Nimmo RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .259 14 52
A. Bregman 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .232 13 46
C. Julks LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .291 4 16
   a-M. Kepler PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .165 7 19
D. Dingler C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .251 16 47
C. Durbin 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .211 8 45
Totals 28 0 2 0 3 12 10      
a - M. Kepler pinch hit for C. Julks in the 8th
b - C. Montgomery pinch hit for W. Flores in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: B. Nimmo , C. Julks
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Turner
GIDP: D. Dingler
Team LOB: 4
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE PORTLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
S. Imanaga W (8-13) 7.1 2 0 0 1 8 0 24 101 5.71   
J. Adam H (25) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 10 2.83   
A. Abreu 0.1 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 16 4.07   
J. Estrada SV (33) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 12 3.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Imanaga 81
Batters Faced: S. Imanaga 24, J. Adam 2, A. Abreu 3, J. Estrada 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Imanaga 5-8, J. Adam 1-0, A. Abreu 0-0, J. Estrada 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Imanaga 101-68, J. Adam 10-5, A. Abreu 16-7, J. Estrada 12-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Estrada 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
C. Sale L (11-12) 7.1 3 2 2 3 5 1 28 109 3.97   
D. Festa 0.2 3 1 1 0 2 0 5 25 3.97   
H. Danner 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 4 15 4.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Sale 66
Batters Faced: C. Sale 28, D. Festa 5, H. Danner 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Sale 8-9, D. Festa 0-0, H. Danner 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Sale 109-67, D. Festa 25-17, H. Danner 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Festa 1-1
WP: D. Festa
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Shota Imanaga
Ballpark: Chrysler Canyon
Weather: Clear skies (84 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM PT
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 14052
Friday, September 18th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.4 Build 76