CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
ANAHEIM DIAMONDS AT HOUSTON TITANS
05/17/2025
 
CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
ANAHEIM DIAMONDS AT HOUSTON TITANS
GAME ID: 893 - SATURDAY, MAY 17TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Anaheim Diamonds (15-25) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 5 0
Houston Titans (26-14) 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 X 7 10 0
Titans Deal Anaheim 7-4 Defeat
The Houston Titans defeated the Anaheim Diamonds, 7-4, in part because of left fielder Brandon Nimmo. Nimmo was 3-4 with a triple and 2 singles. He drove in 3 runs and scored once for the Titans. Dane Dunning picked up the win with 5 innings of work. He allowed 2 runs on 3 hits, while walking 4 and striking out 5. On the season, he is now 4-1. Earning his 7th save of the year was Orion Kerkering.

There was more than one reason the Titans beat the Diamonds, but Nimmo's big at-bat in the bottom of the third was an important factor. He staked his team to a 3-2 lead when he hit a run-scoring single.

"We'll relax tonight and get back after it tomorrow," Nimmo said after the game.

Houston is now 26-14, Anaheim 15-25.
ANAHEIM BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Mangum CF 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .286 0 8
C. Taylor 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .174 1 6
B. Lowe 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .250 11 25
G. Springer DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .240 8 24
T. Sweeney SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 5 16
   a-A. Williams PR, SS 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 .080 0 0
D. Carlson LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .268 4 20
M. Thaiss C 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .226 4 18
A. Toro 3B 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 .194 2 9
B. Dunn RF 4 0 2 2 0 1 2 .223 5 15
Totals 29 4 5 3 7 8 19      
a - A. Williams pinch ran for T. Sweeney in the 2nd

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Mangum , G. Springer , M. Thaiss , B. Dunn 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Mangum , C. Taylor , G. Springer , M. Thaiss
Hit by Pitch: T. Sweeney
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Mangum (16) , G. Springer (10) , M. Thaiss (9)
CS: J. Mangum (8) , B. Lowe (3) , B. Dunn (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Toro-Taylor-Lowe)
OF assists: 1 (Mangum(Ortiz at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Kim 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .270 1 13
J. Ortiz SS 2 2 2 1 2 0 0 .275 1 13
B. Nimmo LF 4 1 3 3 0 1 3 .329 4 26
J. Westburg 3B 3 0 0 1 0 2 2 .237 7 24
T. Murphy C 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .244 2 11
J. Young 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .250 4 13
E. Jimenez DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .228 8 21
D. Hill CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 6 24
   a-T. Walls CF, RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .176 1 1
D. Waters RF, CF 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .182 0 6
Totals 30 7 10 7 4 8 11      
a - T. Walls substituted for D. Hill in the 2nd

BATTING
Doubles: J. Young (7, 6th Inning off J. Koenig, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: B. Nimmo (2, 1st Inning off T. Walker, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Jimenez (8, 4th Inning off T. Walker, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Ortiz 2 , B. Nimmo 5 , T. Murphy , J. Young 3 , E. Jimenez 4 , D. Waters
2-out RBI: J. Ortiz , B. Nimmo , E. Jimenez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Nimmo , J. Westburg
GIDP: E. Jimenez
Sac Bunt: H. Kim
Sac Fly: J. Westburg
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Ortiz 2 (7) , B. Nimmo (9)

FIELDING
PB: T. Murphy
ANAHEIM PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Walker L (3-5) 4.2 7 5 5 2 1 1 82 8.36   
J. Koenig 1.0 3 2 2 2 3 0 31 5.68   
M. Leiter Jr. 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 24 4.61   
R. Yarbrough 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 5.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Walker 29
Batters Faced: T. Walker 21, J. Koenig 8, M. Leiter Jr. 4, R. Yarbrough 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Walker 7-4, J. Koenig 0-0, M. Leiter Jr. 1-0, R. Yarbrough 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Walker 82-48, J. Koenig 31-15, M. Leiter Jr. 24-15, R. Yarbrough 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Koenig 1-0 , M. Leiter Jr. 3-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Dunning W (4-1) 5.0 3 2 2 4 5 0 89 4.30   
A. Lange H (4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 22 3.78   
T. McKenzie 2.0 1 2 2 3 2 0 38 3.97   
O. Kerkering SV (7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Dunning 54
Batters Faced: D. Dunning 21, A. Lange 4, T. McKenzie 9, O. Kerkering 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Dunning 4-4, A. Lange 0-2, T. McKenzie 2-1, O. Kerkering 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Dunning 89-50, A. Lange 22-12, T. McKenzie 38-18, O. Kerkering 11-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: O. Kerkering 3-2
Hit Batsmen: D. Dunning
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Brandon Nimmo
Ballpark: New League Park
Weather: Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 7 mph
Start Time: 4:35 PM CT
Time: 3:30
Attendance: 39346
Special Notes: SS Trey Sweeney was injured being hit by a pitch. CF Derek Hill was injured while throwing the ball.
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