CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
LOS ANGELES SPIRIT AT HOUSTON TITANS
09/23/2025
 
CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
LOS ANGELES SPIRIT AT HOUSTON TITANS
GAME ID: 7323 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Spirit (50-104) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 5 1
Houston Titans (91-63) 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 X 5 8 0
Titans Deal Los Angeles 5-2 Defeat
Houston turned a good performance from starting pitcher Dane Dunning into a 5-2 triumph over the Los Angeles Spirit at New League Park. Dunning, now 12-2, was the winner. In 7 innings, he gave up 4 hits, while striking out 10, walking 1, and allowing 2 runs. The first-place Titans, at 91-63, now lead their division by 6½ games.

Bryan De La Cruz had a big 2-run home run for the Titans in the bottom of the fifth inning. With Houston leading 3-1 and a runner on 1st, he sized up a changeup from 26-year old left-handed pitcher Shane Drohan and punished it. The result was his 17th home run of the season, which put the Titans on top, 5-1.

"This was a nice win for us," said De La Cruz. "It's one more step toward our ultimate goal."
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Kim 2B 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .238 7 32
S. Espinal SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .236 4 19
W. Brennan RF 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .259 3 46
C. Blackmon LF 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .253 12 59
L. Campusano 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .249 9 43
Y. Chang DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .225 10 51
D. Sands C 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .197 2 13
A. De Jesus 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .218 3 34
D. Brown CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .196 5 24
Totals 32 2 5 2 2 12 13      
BATTING
Doubles: H. Kim (14, 6th Inning off D. Dunning, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: W. Brennan (4, 1st Inning off D. Dunning, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Kim 3 , W. Brennan 4 , C. Blackmon
2-out RBI: C. Blackmon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Blackmon , L. Campusano , D. Brown
Hit by Pitch: Y. Chang , A. De Jesus
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: A. De Jesus (8)
Double Plays: 1 (De Jesus-Kim-Campusano)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Nimmo LF 5 0 0 0 0 4 2 .294 23 92
D. Hill CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .268 14 60
T. Murphy C 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .245 17 62
E. Montero 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .141 1 1
T. France DH 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .283 7 27
O. Miller 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .261 0 10
B. De La Cruz RF 2 1 1 2 2 0 0 .287 17 47
   a-N. Lukes RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .338 5 16
H. Kim SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .247 4 36
W. Wilson 3B 3 1 0 0 1 3 4 .246 12 30
Totals 32 5 8 4 5 9 16      
a - N. Lukes substituted for B. De La Cruz in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Hill (23, 3rd Inning off P. Sandoval, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. De La Cruz (17, 5th Inning off S. Drohan, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Hill 3 , T. Murphy 2 , T. France 2 , B. De La Cruz 4 , H. Kim
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Nimmo , H. Kim , W. Wilson
GIDP: E. Montero
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Hill (19) , H. Kim (26) , W. Wilson (18)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Sandoval L (7-11) 4.0 5 3 2 5 5 0 93 4.76   
S. Drohan 2.0 3 2 2 0 2 1 27 7.07   
B. Mata 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 25 4.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Sandoval 42
Batters Faced: P. Sandoval 22, S. Drohan 9, B. Mata 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Sandoval 1-5, S. Drohan 2-2, B. Mata 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: P. Sandoval 93-49, S. Drohan 27-21, B. Mata 25-16
WP: P. Sandoval
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Dunning W (12-2) 7.0 4 2 2 1 10 0 86 3.29   
B. Hanifee H (11) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 24 4.09   
O. Kerkering SV (30) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 3.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Dunning 70
Batters Faced: D. Dunning 26, B. Hanifee 5, O. Kerkering 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Dunning 3-8, B. Hanifee 2-0, O. Kerkering 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Dunning 86-57, B. Hanifee 24-11, O. Kerkering 14-8
Hit Batsmen: O. Kerkering 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dane Dunning
Ballpark: New League Park
Weather: Clear skies (79 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM CT
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 39587
Special Notes: SP Bryan Mata was injured while pitching.
Tuesday, September 23rd , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.7 Build 77