CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CAROLINA RIPTIDES AT HOUSTON TITANS
05/07/2025
 
CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CAROLINA RIPTIDES AT HOUSTON TITANS
GAME ID: 756 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 7TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Carolina Riptides (19-12) 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 4 7 2
Houston Titans (22-9) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 5 12 0
Titans Win 5-4 Walk-Off
The Carolina Riptides could not turn a fine performance from pitcher Tarik Skubal into a win. Instead, the Houston Titans prevailed, 5-4. Skubal threw 6.0 innings of 3-hit ball. The Titans raised their record to 22-9.

Ha-Seong Kim was the walk-off hero for Houston. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Titans second baseman hit a dramatic run-scoring single to send the teams home.

"The crowd was raucous," said Kim.
CAROLINA BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Blanco CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .261 4 14
B. Bichette SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .259 3 11
J. Soto RF 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 .386 11 27
   a-A. Barger RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 1 7
L. O'Hoppe DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .327 8 21
W. Abreu LF 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 .380 1 5
D. De Los Santos 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .205 3 9
R. McMahon 3B, 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .297 11 31
A. Kirk C 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .282 0 1
L. Urias 2B 3 1 1 3 0 1 1 .239 4 17
   b-B. Baty PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .265 1 5
Totals 32 4 7 4 4 10 8      
a - A. Barger substituted for J. Soto in the 7th
b - B. Baty pinch hit for L. Urias in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Soto (11, 4th Inning off B. Basso, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Urias (4, 5th Inning off B. Basso, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Blanco , J. Soto 4 , W. Abreu , R. McMahon , A. Kirk 2 , L. Urias 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Kirk
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: W. Abreu (1)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Kirk (1) , L. Urias (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Kim 2B 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 .297 1 13
J. Ortiz SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 1 11
   b-J. Young PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .238 2 10
   c-T. Walls SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 1 1
T. Murphy C 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .255 1 9
J. Westburg 3B 4 2 3 0 0 0 1 .258 6 21
D. Hill CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .275 6 22
T. France 1B 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .345 1 5
E. Jimenez DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .248 6 16
B. De La Cruz RF 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 .421 2 8
W. Wilson LF 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .211 2 3
   a-B. Nimmo PH, LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .328 4 18
Totals 35 5 12 5 1 6 10      
a - B. Nimmo pinch hit for W. Wilson in the 7th
b - J. Young pinch hit for J. Ortiz in the 8th
c - T. Walls substituted for J. Young in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Westburg (7, 8th Inning off J. Romano, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. De La Cruz (2, 5th Inning off T. Skubal, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Murphy (1, 8th Inning off J. Romano, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Kim , T. Murphy 4 , J. Westburg 4 , D. Hill , T. France , E. Jimenez , B. De La Cruz 6 , B. Nimmo
2-out RBI: T. Murphy , D. Hill , E. Jimenez , B. De La Cruz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Westburg , B. Nimmo
Hit by Pitch: T. France
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Westburg (2) , D. Hill (3) , T. France (1)
CAROLINA PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Skubal 6.0 3 2 2 1 4 1 93 2.86   
D. Nunez H (7) 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 9 1.56   
G. Speier H (6) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.87   
J. Romano BS (2) 0.2 3 2 2 0 1 1 24 9.26   
N. Sandlin L (0-1) 0.2 4 1 1 0 0 0 14 13.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Skubal 61
Batters Faced: T. Skubal 22, D. Nunez 4, G. Speier 1, J. Romano 5, N. Sandlin 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Skubal 5-7, D. Nunez 1-0, G. Speier 1-0, J. Romano 0-1, N. Sandlin 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Skubal 93-56, D. Nunez 9-6, G. Speier 5-4, J. Romano 24-16, N. Sandlin 14-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Nunez 1-1 , G. Speier 2-0 , N. Sandlin 1-0
Hit Batsmen: T. Skubal
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Basso 5.1 6 4 4 3 6 2 93 5.73   
J. Sborz 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 0.59   
A. Lange 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2.70   
D. Floro 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 14 5.54   
O. Kerkering W (4-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18 0.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Basso 43
Batters Faced: B. Basso 23, J. Sborz 3, A. Lange 3, D. Floro 4, O. Kerkering 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Basso 5-3, J. Sborz 0-1, A. Lange 1-2, D. Floro 2-0, O. Kerkering 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Basso 93-56, J. Sborz 10-7, A. Lange 7-5, D. Floro 14-7, O. Kerkering 18-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Sborz 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tarik Skubal
Ballpark: New League Park
Weather: Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM CT
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 29161
Special Notes: RF Juan Soto was injured while throwing the ball.
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