CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CHICAGO EXPLORERS AT PHILADELPHIA PHALANX
09/22/2026
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CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CHICAGO EXPLORERS AT PHILADELPHIA PHALANX
GAME ID: 7308 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Explorers (67-86) 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 7 0
Philadelphia Phalanx (63-90) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 0
Explorers Drop Phalanx, 3-1
Chicago second baseman Kyle Farmer played a vital role in his team's 3-1 conquest of Philadelphia. He was 1-2 with a home run and 2 walks. He drove in 2 runs and scored once for Chicago. The winning pitcher was 26-year old right-handed pitcher Grayson Rodriguez. He tossed 101 pitches over 5.2 innings, allowing 1 run on 7 hits. Chicago is now 67-86. Philadelphia is 63-90.

Early in the game, Farmer had a 2-run home run for Chicago. It was his 9th home run of the season and put the Explorers on top, 2-0.

"Every loss hurts," said Philadelphia manager Stephen Esterhazy. "But this was a tough one."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Vargas 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .289 6 36
C. Rafaela CF 4 0 1 0 1 3 0 .258 17 58
J. Baez SS 4 0 0 1 0 1 3 .249 23 82
W. Smith 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .268 22 66
K. Farmer 2B 2 1 1 2 2 0 3 .230 9 25
S. Perez C 3 0 1 0 1 1 5 .274 14 62
E. Ruiz DH 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .193 3 20
   a-J. Lee DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 4 28
J. Berti LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .272 3 20
C. Cowser RF 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .231 17 52
Totals 33 3 7 3 5 10 22      
a - J. Lee inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: K. Farmer (9, 2nd Inning off W. Dion, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: I. Vargas , C. Rafaela , W. Smith 2 , K. Farmer 4 , S. Perez , E. Ruiz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Vargas , S. Perez 2 , J. Berti
Sac Fly: J. Baez
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Rafaela (25) , E. Ruiz (20)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Baez-Farmer-Smith)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Benson DH 5 0 0 0 0 3 1 .203 29 55
M. Yastrzemski RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .266 18 48
M. Machado 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .265 26 91
M. Murakami 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .202 31 62
R. Ritter SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .226 11 45
W. Meckler LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .255 6 34
B. Naylor C 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 .207 20 61
R. Gonzalez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .285 14 68
D. Jones CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .237 3 26
   a-J. DeLuca PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .277 2 12
Totals 35 1 9 1 2 11 14      
a - J. DeLuca pinch hit for D. Jones in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Ritter (24, 6th Inning off G. Rodriguez, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Naylor (20, 5th Inning off G. Rodriguez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Yastrzemski 2 , M. Machado , M. Murakami , R. Ritter 2 , B. Naylor 5 , R. Gonzalez , D. Jones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Machado , R. Ritter , D. Jones
GIDP: R. Gonzalez
Team LOB: 9
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
G. Rodriguez W (7-11) 5.2 7 1 1 2 4 1 25 101 4.70   
Y. Matsui H (9) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 5.17   
A. Abreu H (5) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 15 4.13   
T. Anderson H (8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 17 3.00   
J. Estrada SV (35) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 14 3.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Rodriguez 53
Batters Faced: G. Rodriguez 25, Y. Matsui 2, A. Abreu 4, T. Anderson 3, J. Estrada 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Rodriguez 5-7, Y. Matsui 0-1, A. Abreu 1-0, T. Anderson 1-0, J. Estrada 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Rodriguez 101-60, Y. Matsui 5-4, A. Abreu 15-11, T. Anderson 17-9, J. Estrada 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Matsui 2-0
WP: G. Rodriguez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
W. Dion L (6-6) 5.1 4 2 2 3 7 1 23 110 4.45   
E. Sisk 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 16 3.89   
K. Ginkel 0.1 2 1 1 2 0 0 5 19 5.09   
G. Whitlock 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 8 5.57   
J. Topa 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 11 3.25   
T. Scott 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 14 4.99   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Dion 56
Batters Faced: W. Dion 23, E. Sisk 3, K. Ginkel 5, G. Whitlock 2, J. Topa 3, T. Scott 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Dion 2-7, E. Sisk 0-1, K. Ginkel 0-1, G. Whitlock 1-0, J. Topa 2-1, T. Scott 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: W. Dion 110-64, E. Sisk 16-10, K. Ginkel 19-7, G. Whitlock 8-5, J. Topa 11-6, T. Scott 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Sisk 1-0 , G. Whitlock 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kyle Farmer
Ballpark: Citizens Bank Park
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM ET
Time: 3:48
Attendance: 18732
Tuesday, September 22nd , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.4 Build 76