CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CAROLINA RIPTIDES AT HOUSTON TITANS
05/09/2025
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CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CAROLINA RIPTIDES AT HOUSTON TITANS
GAME ID: 785 - FRIDAY, MAY 9TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Carolina Riptides (20-13) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
Houston Titans (23-10) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 5 0
Titans Get Clutch Win, 3-2
The Houston Titans picked up a win at New League Park, knocking off the Carolina Riptides, 3-2. On the mound for Houston was right-hander Tomoyuki Sugano. He played a key role in the triumph. The Titans have an impressive 23-10 record.

Houston got a clutch hit from Jordan Westburg. The second baseman launched a solo home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to win the game. It was his only hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a kill shot.

"What an exhilarating win!" said Westburg.
CAROLINA BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Lopez 2B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .304 1 8
B. Bichette SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .258 3 11
W. Abreu RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .375 1 5
   a-D. Blanco PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .261 4 14
L. O'Hoppe C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .321 8 22
R. McMahon 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .297 11 31
K. Clemens LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .296 7 20
B. Baty DH 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .275 2 7
D. De Los Santos 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .186 3 9
S. Berroa CF, RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2 1 9 8      
a - D. Blanco pinch hit for W. Abreu in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Abreu (3, 6th Inning off T. Sugano, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: O. Lopez (1, 3rd Inning off T. Sugano, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: O. Lopez 5 , B. Bichette , W. Abreu 2 , R. McMahon , B. Baty
2-out RBI: B. Baty
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. O'Hoppe
GIDP: B. Bichette
Team LOB: 4
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Hill CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .263 6 22
J. Ortiz SS 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .242 1 11
B. Nimmo LF 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 .320 4 18
J. Westburg 3B, 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .250 7 22
C. Wong C 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .208 2 5
T. France 1B 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 .344 1 5
E. Jimenez DH 3 1 1 2 0 1 1 .244 7 18
B. De La Cruz RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .390 2 8
W. Wilson 2B 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .190 2 3
   a-J. Young PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .247 3 11
Totals 28 3 5 3 3 13 8      
a - J. Young pinch hit for W. Wilson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. France (2, 5th Inning off C. Kershaw, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Jimenez (7, 5th Inning off C. Kershaw, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Westburg (7, 9th Inning off N. Sandlin, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Nimmo , J. Westburg 4 , C. Wong , T. France 2 , E. Jimenez 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Wong , E. Jimenez
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Ortiz 2 (4)
CS: D. Hill (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Wilson-Ortiz-France)
CAROLINA PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Kershaw 6.2 4 2 2 1 10 1 94 5.40   
P. Bickford 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0.00   
H. Brazoban 0.2 0 0 0 2 1 0 19 0.00   
G. Speier 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0.84   
N. Sandlin L (0-2) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 27.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Kershaw 67
Batters Faced: C. Kershaw 25, P. Bickford 1, H. Brazoban 3, G. Speier 1, N. Sandlin 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Kershaw 7-3, P. Bickford 0-0, H. Brazoban 0-0, G. Speier 0-0, N. Sandlin 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Kershaw 94-59, P. Bickford 6-4, H. Brazoban 19-8, G. Speier 3-3, N. Sandlin 2-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Speier 1-0
WP: C. Kershaw
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Sugano 7.2 5 2 2 1 6 1 105 5.46   
C. Thielbar 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 1.20   
O. Kerkering W (5-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 0.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Sugano 66
Batters Faced: T. Sugano 28, C. Thielbar 2, O. Kerkering 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Sugano 7-9, C. Thielbar 0-0, O. Kerkering 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Sugano 105-67, C. Thielbar 7-6, O. Kerkering 16-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tomoyuki Sugano
Ballpark: New League Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM CT
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 38144
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