CHICAGO EXPLORERS
5th place | 56-78, .418 PCT | M# - | LAST 10: 6-4
R: 530 | RA: 610 | PAYROLL: $19,440,000
09/02/2026
BNN Index | CBA | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
TEAM LEADERS AVG
J. Baez .256
W. Smith .255
J. Sanchez .240
C. Rafaela .236
J. Jung .223
TEAM LEADERS HR
2 tied with 21
J. Baez 21
W. Smith 21
J. Sanchez 19
C. Cowser 15
TEAM LEADERS RBI
J. Baez 72
J. Sanchez 68
W. Smith 59
J. Jung 47
C. Cowser 46
TEAM LEADERS W
C. Horton 10
A. Civale 8
A. Pallante 7
S. Imanaga 6
3 tied with 4
TEAM LEADERS ERA
T. Anderson 3.10
C. Horton 3.78
A. Pallante 4.16
G. Rodriguez 5.08
A. Civale 5.17
TEAM LEADERS K
G. Rodriguez 162
A. Civale 125
S. Imanaga 116
C. Horton 112
A. Pallante 94
WHO'S HOT?
WHO'S NOT?
P Andre Pallante 0-1, 10.91 Last 4 games
P Kyle Muller 0-1, 9.77 Last 10 games
P Yuki Matsui 3-3, 8.53 Last 20 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter R Aaron Civale 27 27 8 12 0 5.17 1.28 Slightly Tired
Starter R Andre Pallante 25 25 7 13 0 4.16 1.23 Rested
Starter R Cade Horton 27 26 10 9 0 3.78 1.28 Tired
Starter R Grayson Rodriguez 27 27 4 11 0 5.08 1.38 Exhausted
Starter L Shota Imanaga 27 27 6 12 0 5.95 1.43 Rested
Long Relief L Kyle Muller 41 0 3 1 0 5.68 1.62 Slightly Tired
Middle Relief R Albert Abreu 42 0 3 1 0 4.59 1.47 Rested
Middle Relief R Shawn Armstrong 56 0 0 1 3 3.19 1.12 Slightly Tired
Middle Relief L Yuki Matsui 49 0 4 5 1 5.40 1.39 Rested
Middle Relief R Cody Poteet 44 0 3 1 0 2.14 1.12 Slightly Tired
Middle Relief L Tyler Anderson 55 2 3 4 1 3.10 1.29 Exhausted
Setup R Jason Adam 60 0 4 3 0 2.33 1.02 Rested
Closer R Jeremiah Estrada 48 0 1 5 29 2.89 1.09 Rested
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
29 R Salvador Perez C 93 336 86 11 45 32 9 84 .256 .287 .405 1.0
14 L Ben Rortvedt C 22 67 12 0 7 2 5 20 .179 .233 .209 -0.5
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
27 R Will D. Smith 1B 119 451 115 21 59 60 43 113 .255 .317 .455 1.7
13 S Ildemaro Vargas SS 75 285 83 4 28 40 24 34 .291 .352 .411 0.9
60 L Jace Jung 3B 120 390 87 13 47 44 33 107 .223 .285 .374 0.2
40 R Jon Berti 2B 89 321 87 1 15 48 28 71 .271 .333 .349 2.2
59 R Javier Baez SS 120 472 121 21 72 55 13 117 .256 .280 .456 2.1
50 R Kyle Farmer 1B 80 225 52 8 22 34 12 45 .231 .277 .373 -0.1
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
15 L Jesus Sanchez RF 130 458 110 19 68 57 40 143 .240 .304 .426 1.1
21 R Ceddanne Rafaela CF 113 416 98 14 44 40 17 92 .236 .276 .397 2.3
30 L Colton Cowser LF 104 358 84 15 46 40 32 128 .235 .301 .416 1.1
88 L Jung-hoo Lee RF 84 325 87 3 25 32 20 55 .268 .315 .400 0.9
83 L Rikuu Nishida LF 35 122 29 1 7 7 8 23 .238 .306 .320 -0.0
2 R Esteury Ruiz CF 81 179 35 3 17 25 14 56 .196 .258 .296 0.0
LINEUP VS RHP+DH
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Jung-hoo Lee RF .268 3 25 7
2 S Ildemaro Vargas 2B .291 4 28 8
3 R Will D. Smith 1B .255 21 59 0
4 L Jesus Sanchez DH .240 19 68 12
5 R Javier Baez SS .256 21 72 8
6 L Colton Cowser LF .235 15 46 8
7 R Salvador Perez C .256 11 45 0
8 L Jace Jung 3B .223 13 47 5
9 R Ceddanne Rafaela CF .236 14 44 20
LINEUP VS LHP+DH
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 S Ildemaro Vargas 3B .291 4 28 8
2 R Ceddanne Rafaela CF .236 14 44 20
3 R Javier Baez SS .256 21 72 8
4 R Will D. Smith 1B .255 21 59 0
5 R Kyle Farmer 2B .231 8 22 3
6 R Salvador Perez C .256 11 45 0
7 R Esteury Ruiz DH .196 3 17 17
8 R Jon Berti LF .271 1 15 20
9 L Colton Cowser RF .235 15 46 8
INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
P Andre Pallante strained back DtD, unknown Not on IL
C Shea Langeliers broken kneecap 3 weeks On IL, eligible for return (60-day IL)
1B Trey Cabbage torn posterior cruciate ligament... 5 months On IL, eligible for return (60-day IL)
UPCOMING GAMES
Wed 9/2
@ Hou
RHP G. Graceffo
0-0, 0.00
Fri 9/4
@ Ana
RHP T. Mahle
11-7, 4.20
Sat 9/5
@ Ana
LHP C. Ragans
12-6, 2.42
Sun 9/6
@ Ana
RHP T. Glasnow
8-6, 3.74
Mon 9/7
vs Phx
LHP R. Detmers
6-10, 5.10
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
Cincinnati Stars 77 57 .575 -
Toronto Hogs 72 62 .537 5.0
Minnesota Millers 69 65 .515 8.0
Houston Titans 59 75 .440 18.0
Chicago Explorers 56 78 .418 21.0
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 56-78, .418 PCT
Position in Division 5th, 21 GB
Record at home 32-34, .485 PCT
Record on the road 24-44, .353 PCT
Record in X-inning games 6-5, .545 PCT
Record in one-run games 15-25, .375 PCT
Record versus LHP 18-21, .462 PCT
Record versus RHP 38-57, .400 PCT
Record last 10 games 6-4, .600 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 13-12, .520 PCT
Record in August 10-18, .357 PCT
Record in September 0-1, .000 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .244 - 12th in UL
On-Base Percentage .296 - 14th in UL
Slugging Percentage .394 - 13th in UL
On-Base + Slugging .690 - 13th in UL
Runs Scored 530 - 13th in UL
Hits 1118 - 12th in UL
Extra-Base Hits 397 - 12th in UL
Home Runs 136 - 13th in UL
Bases On Balls 308 - 14th in UL
Strikeouts 1166 - 7th in UL
Stolen Bases 114 - 6th in UL
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 4.35 - 11th in UL
Starters' ERA 4.83 - 13th in UL
Bullpen ERA 3.61 - 8th in UL
Runs allowed 610 - 11th in UL
Hits allowed 1161 - 8th in UL
Opponents AVG .252 - 10th in UL
BABIP .295 - 6th in UL
Home Runs allowed 160 - 9th in UL
Bases On Balls 374 - 8th in UL
Strikeouts 1093 - 14th in UL
MINOR LEAGUE SYSTEM
Fremont Dukes (AAA)
64-64, .500 PCT, 14 GB
Champagne Black Bears (AA)
64-64, .500 PCT, 9 GB
Gainesville Gators (A)
77-57, .575 PCT, - GB
Maryland Terrapins (A)
45-86, .344 PCT, 34 GB
Atlantic City Caesars (R)
21-43, .328 PCT, 22 GB
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