CHICAGO EXPLORERS
5th place | 39-54, .419 PCT | M# - | LAST 10: 5-5
R: 357 | RA: 398 | PAYROLL: $18,720,000
07/16/2026
BNN Index | CBA | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
TEAM LEADERS AVG
W. Smith .267
J. Berti .261
J. Baez .259
C. Rafaela .230
J. Sanchez .223
TEAM LEADERS HR
2 tied with 14
J. Baez 14
W. Smith 14
J. Sanchez 13
C. Cowser 11
TEAM LEADERS RBI
J. Baez 50
J. Sanchez 48
W. Smith 43
S. Perez 31
C. Rafaela 31
TEAM LEADERS W
C. Horton 8
A. Pallante 7
S. Imanaga 4
A. Abreu 3
4 more tied with 3
TEAM LEADERS ERA
A. Pallante 3.25
C. Horton 3.26
A. Civale 5.40
G. Rodriguez 5.49
S. Imanaga 6.07
TEAM LEADERS K
G. Rodriguez 102
A. Civale 85
S. Imanaga 76
A. Pallante 74
C. Horton 65
WHO'S HOT?
P Andre Pallante 0-0, 1.59 Last 2 games
WHO'S NOT?
P Aaron Civale 0-2, 12.00 Last 2 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter R Andre Pallante 19 19 7 10 0 3.25 1.09 Slightly Tired
Starter L Shota Imanaga 19 19 4 8 0 6.07 1.47 Tired
Starter R Cade Horton 19 18 8 4 0 3.26 1.28 Exhausted
Starter R Grayson Rodriguez 18 18 3 8 0 5.49 1.39 Rested
Starter R Aaron Civale 19 19 3 11 0 5.40 1.22 Rested
Long Relief L Kyle Muller 27 0 3 0 0 4.36 1.55 Rested
Middle Relief R Albert Abreu 29 0 3 1 0 4.08 1.19 Rested
Middle Relief R Shawn Armstrong 39 0 0 1 3 2.39 0.90 Rested
Middle Relief L Yuki Matsui 34 0 2 4 1 5.12 1.45 Rested
Middle Relief R Tommy Nance 7 0 0 0 0 5.68 1.11 Rested
Middle Relief L Tyler Anderson 38 0 2 2 0 2.75 1.22 Rested
Setup R Jason Adam 43 0 3 1 0 2.11 1.07 Rested
Closer R Jeremiah Estrada 33 0 0 3 21 3.90 1.23 Rested
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
29 R Salvador Perez C 62 225 51 6 31 17 6 59 .227 .259 .364 0.2
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
13 S Ildemaro Vargas SS 37 131 38 3 14 19 16 13 .290 .375 .435 0.7
60 L Jace Jung 3B 84 280 58 10 29 30 23 78 .207 .272 .364 -0.1
27 R Will D. Smith 1B 87 322 86 14 43 43 34 79 .267 .332 .472 1.4
40 R Jon Berti 2B 71 261 68 0 12 38 23 60 .261 .323 .330 1.4
59 R Javier Baez SS 83 324 84 14 50 37 9 82 .259 .285 .454 1.6
50 R Kyle Farmer 1B 54 149 41 5 15 22 5 27 .275 .312 .430 0.7
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
15 L Jesus Sanchez RF 91 328 73 13 48 37 28 102 .223 .288 .405 0.2
21 R Ceddanne Rafaela CF 78 291 67 10 31 30 12 62 .230 .268 .402 1.5
83 L Rikuu Nishida LF 25 90 23 1 5 7 7 18 .256 .323 .356 0.2
30 L Colton Cowser LF 65 226 51 11 28 26 19 88 .226 .293 .429 0.7
88 L Jung-hoo Lee RF 49 190 57 2 13 22 14 35 .300 .353 .453 1.2
2 R Esteury Ruiz CF 54 132 25 3 13 14 11 40 .189 .255 .318 0.0
LINEUP VS RHP+DH
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Rikuu Nishida LF .256 1 5 3
2 L Jung-hoo Lee CF .300 2 13 3
3 R Will D. Smith C .267 14 43 0
4 L Jesus Sanchez DH .223 13 48 7
5 R Javier Baez SS .259 14 50 7
6 L Colton Cowser RF .226 11 28 7
7 S Ildemaro Vargas 1B .290 3 14 3
8 R Ceddanne Rafaela 2B .230 10 31 13
9 L Jace Jung 3B .207 10 29 3
LINEUP VS LHP+DH
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 S Ildemaro Vargas 3B .290 3 14 3
2 R Ceddanne Rafaela CF .230 10 31 13
3 R Javier Baez SS .259 14 50 7
4 R Will D. Smith 1B .267 14 43 0
5 R Kyle Farmer DH .275 5 15 3
6 L Jesus Sanchez LF .223 13 48 7
7 R Salvador Perez C .227 6 31 0
8 R Esteury Ruiz RF .189 3 13 8
9 R Jon Berti 2B .261 0 12 17
INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
P Cody Poteet forearm tendinitis unknown On IL, eligible for return
P Aaron Civale sore elbow DtD, 3 days Not on IL
LF Colton Cowser hand contusion 4 days Not on IL
2B Liover Peguero broken bone in elbow 5 months On IL, eligible for return (60-day IL)
C Shea Langeliers broken kneecap 2 months On IL, eligible for return (60-day IL)
1B Trey Cabbage torn posterior cruciate ligament... 7 months On IL, eligible for return (60-day IL)
UPCOMING GAMES
Sun 7/19
@ NY
RHP B. Ober
5-6, 3.10
Mon 7/20
@ NY
LHP Y. Kikuchi
6-5, 3.48
Tue 7/21
@ NY
RHP W. Warren
3-2, 4.53
Wed 7/22
vs Tor
LHP F. Griffin
8-5, 3.13
Thu 7/23
vs Tor
RHP D. May
8-6, 3.40
LINKS
Roster Ratings
News Potential Ratings
Major Transactions Leaders
Transactions Batting Stats
Injuries Pitching Stats
Personnel Fielding Stats
Schedule Top Prospects
Positional Strength Minor League System
NEWS
STANDINGS
Central Division W L PCT GB
Toronto Hogs 52 41 .559 -
Minnesota Millers 49 44 .527 3.0
Cincinnati Stars 49 44 .527 3.0
Houston Titans 46 47 .495 6.0
Chicago Explorers 39 54 .419 13.0
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 39-54, .419 PCT
Position in Division 5th, 13 GB
Record at home 22-20, .524 PCT
Record on the road 17-34, .333 PCT
Record in X-inning games 2-3, .400 PCT
Record in one-run games 10-16, .385 PCT
Record versus LHP 12-16, .429 PCT
Record versus RHP 27-38, .415 PCT
Record last 10 games 5-5, .500 PCT
Record in April 14-10, .583 PCT
Record in May 8-20, .286 PCT
Record in June 11-17, .393 PCT
Record in July 6-7, .462 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .240 - 12th in UL
On-Base Percentage .294 - 14th in UL
Slugging Percentage .395 - 13th in UL
On-Base + Slugging .689 - 13th in UL
Runs Scored 357 - 14th in UL
Hits 760 - 13th in UL
Extra-Base Hits 289 - 11th in UL
Home Runs 94 - 13th in UL
Bases On Balls 220 - 14th in UL
Strikeouts 834 - 9th in UL
Stolen Bases 77 - tied for 6th in UL
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 4.12 - 8th in UL
Starters' ERA 4.67 - 12th in UL
Bullpen ERA 3.27 - 5th in UL
Runs allowed 398 - 6th in UL
Hits allowed 789 - tied for 6th in UL
Opponents AVG .248 - 7th in UL
BABIP .287 - 5th in UL
Home Runs allowed 109 - 7th in UL
Bases On Balls 234 - 2nd in UL
Strikeouts 713 - 14th in UL
MINOR LEAGUE SYSTEM
Fremont Dukes (AAA)
44-40, .524 PCT, 7 GB
Champagne Black Bears (AA)
46-38, .548 PCT, 1 GB
Gainesville Gators (A)
51-38, .573 PCT, - GB
Maryland Terrapins (A)
26-60, .302 PCT, 28 GB
Atlantic City Caesars (R)
7-15, .318 PCT, 8 GB
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