CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
SAN FRANCISCO DRAGONS AT CHICAGO EXPLORERS
09/29/2026
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CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
SAN FRANCISCO DRAGONS AT CHICAGO EXPLORERS
GAME ID: 7392 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Francisco Dragons (91-68) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 6 0
Chicago Explorers (69-90) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 3 7 1
Explorers Clip Dragons, 3-2
The Chicago Explorers rode a solid performance from 33-year-old starting pitcher Shota Imanaga to a win, beating the San Francisco Dragons, 3-2, at Baron's Ballyard. Jeremiah Estrada converted his 36th save in 38 tries. Chicago is now 69-90, while San Francisco is 91-68.

Jesus Sanchez took San Francisco hurler Carlos Hernandez deep in the bottom of the eighth. His solo home run put the Explorers on top, 3-2. In all, Sanchez had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 4.

"Tough loss," said San Francisco manager Joe Turnage. "But we'll learn from it."
SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Cruz SS 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .202 13 33
R. Greene CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .282 35 89
S. Ohtani RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .261 47 106
J. Ramirez 3B 4 1 0 0 0 3 1 .282 28 74
K. Schwarber LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .257 39 96
J. Soler 1B 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .215 13 58
   a-J. Chisholm PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .201 32 80
   b-Y. Rodriguez 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
M. Stefanic 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .195 1 8
M. Muncy DH 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .213 16 51
K. Parada C 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .225 4 21
Totals 34 2 6 2 2 15 12      
a - J. Chisholm pinch hit for J. Soler in the 8th
b - Y. Rodriguez substituted for J. Chisholm in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Parada (10, 3rd Inning off S. Imanaga, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Muncy 2 (19, 3rd Inning off S. Imanaga, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off S. Imanaga, 0 on, 1 out) , O. Cruz (14, 7th Inning off K. Muller, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: O. Cruz 2 , S. Ohtani , J. Soler , M. Muncy 4 , K. Parada 2
2-out RBI: J. Soler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Cruz , S. Ohtani 2 , M. Stefanic
Hit by Pitch: K. Schwarber
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Ramirez (44)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Lee CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .279 4 29
R. Nishida 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .229 1 12
I. Vargas 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .285 6 38
J. Sanchez DH 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 .248 23 79
J. Baez SS 4 0 2 2 0 1 2 .249 24 85
C. Cowser LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .237 19 57
J. Jung 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .236 15 54
B. Rortvedt C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .216 1 10
J. Berti RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .273 3 20
Totals 31 3 7 3 2 4 14      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Lee (34, 1st Inning off T. Houck, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Baez (29, 1st Inning off T. Houck, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Berti (22, 2nd Inning off T. Houck, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Sanchez (23, 8th Inning off C. Hernandez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Lee 2 , I. Vargas , J. Sanchez 5 , J. Baez 3 , J. Berti 2
2-out RBI: J. Sanchez , J. Baez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Lee , C. Cowser 2
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: J. Baez (10)
SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
T. Houck 6.0 5 2 2 2 2 0 25 102 4.33   
C. Hernandez L (5-4) 1.2 2 1 1 0 1 1 7 24 2.67   
S. Okert 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 4.37   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Houck 54
Batters Faced: T. Houck 25, C. Hernandez 7, S. Okert 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Houck 3-13, C. Hernandez 1-3, S. Okert 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Houck 102-65, C. Hernandez 24-20, S. Okert 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Hernandez 1-0 , S. Okert 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
S. Imanaga 5.2 4 2 1 0 9 0 22 98 5.51   
Y. Matsui BS (5) 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 12 5.06   
K. Muller 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 19 4.80   
J. Adam W (5-3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 16 2.62   
J. Estrada SV (36) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 20 3.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Imanaga 64
Batters Faced: S. Imanaga 22, Y. Matsui 3, K. Muller 5, J. Adam 3, J. Estrada 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Imanaga 1-7, Y. Matsui 0-0, K. Muller 1-1, J. Adam 0-1, J. Estrada 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Imanaga 98-67, Y. Matsui 12-7, K. Muller 19-11, J. Adam 16-9, J. Estrada 20-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Matsui 1-1
Hit Batsmen: Y. Matsui
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Shota Imanaga
Ballpark: Baron's Ballyard
Weather: Partly Cloudy (54 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM CT
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 17460
Tuesday, September 29th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.4 Build 76