CHICAGO EXPLORERS
4th place | 18-15, .545 PCT | M# - | LAST 10: 4-6
R: 130 | RA: 126 | PAYROLL: $18,720,000
05/10/2026
TEAM LEADERS AVG
W. Smith .298
J. Baez .273
J. Berti .261
C. Rafaela .254
J. Jung .248
TEAM LEADERS HR
J. Jung 7
J. Baez 6
W. Smith 5
C. Cowser 4
J. Sanchez 4
TEAM LEADERS RBI
2 tied with 21
J. Baez 21
J. Sanchez 21
W. Smith 20
J. Jung 15
TEAM LEADERS W
C. Horton 4
S. Imanaga 3
A. Pallante 3
T. Anderson 2
G. Rodriguez 2
TEAM LEADERS ERA
C. Horton 1.66
T. Anderson 1.71
A. Pallante 3.79
A. Civale 5.29
S. Imanaga 5.89
TEAM LEADERS K
2 tied with 31
A. Civale 31
G. Rodriguez 31
S. Imanaga 29
C. Horton 24
WHO'S HOT?
WHO'S NOT?
P Aaron Civale 0-2, 15.00 Last 2 games
RF Zac Veen .108, 0 HR Last 11 games
1B Kyle Farmer .100, 0 HR Last 6 games
P Grayson Rodriguez 1-1, 9.69 Last 3 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter R Andre Pallante 7 7 3 4 0 3.79 1.16 Tired
Starter L Shota Imanaga 7 7 3 2 0 5.89 1.55 Exhausted
Starter R Cade Horton 7 6 4 1 0 1.66 0.95 Exhausted
Starter R Grayson Rodriguez 6 6 2 2 0 6.16 1.34 Rested
Starter R Aaron Civale 7 7 1 3 0 5.29 1.33 Slightly Tired
Long Relief L Kyle Muller 10 0 1 0 0 1.15 1.09 Rested
Middle Relief R Albert Abreu 10 0 1 1 0 3.21 0.79 Rested
Middle Relief R Shawn Armstrong 13 0 0 0 3 1.38 0.85 Rested
Middle Relief L Yuki Matsui 11 0 0 1 1 4.22 1.03 Slightly Tired
Middle Relief R Cody Poteet 11 0 0 0 0 1.50 0.89 Rested
Middle Relief L Tyler Anderson 12 0 2 0 0 1.71 0.76 Rested
Setup R Jason Adam 14 0 1 0 0 0.00 0.71 Slightly Tired
Closer R Jeremiah Estrada 13 0 0 1 9 4.09 1.36 Slightly Tired
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
29 R Salvador Perez C 24 89 19 3 10 5 1 23 .213 .234 .326 -0.1
14 L Ben Rortvedt C 7 20 3 0 1 0 0 9 .150 .143 .150 -0.3
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
60 L Jace Jung 3B 32 105 26 7 15 14 10 34 .248 .316 .476 0.8
27 R Will D. Smith 1B 33 121 36 5 20 15 14 31 .298 .362 .521 0.8
40 R Jon Berti 2B 29 115 30 0 4 17 13 28 .261 .336 .365 0.9
59 R Javier Baez SS 31 121 33 6 21 14 2 26 .273 .290 .463 0.7
50 R Kyle Farmer 1B 15 48 13 0 3 5 0 7 .271 .271 .333 0.1
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
15 L Jesus Sanchez RF 32 116 28 4 21 14 12 38 .241 .310 .414 0.2
21 R Ceddanne Rafaela CF 30 118 30 2 7 14 2 28 .254 .267 .373 0.5
10 S Michael Toglia LF 11 38 7 1 5 2 3 14 .184 .238 .289 -0.2
30 L Colton Cowser LF 18 58 15 4 7 7 6 23 .259 .348 .517 0.5
23 L Zac Veen RF 14 47 6 0 1 5 4 16 .128 .196 .170 -0.3
2 R Esteury Ruiz CF 18 57 9 2 6 7 3 19 .158 .197 .316 -0.1
LINEUP VS RHP+DH
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Jon Berti 2B .261 0 4 6
2 L Zac Veen DH .128 0 1 1
3 R Will D. Smith 1B .298 5 20 0
4 L Jesus Sanchez RF .241 4 21 5
5 R Salvador Perez C .213 3 10 0
6 L Jace Jung 3B .248 7 15 2
7 R Javier Baez SS .273 6 21 1
8 L Colton Cowser LF .259 4 7 2
9 R Ceddanne Rafaela CF .254 2 7 8
LINEUP VS LHP+DH
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Jon Berti 2B .261 0 4 6
2 R Ceddanne Rafaela CF .254 2 7 8
3 R Javier Baez SS .273 6 21 1
4 R Will D. Smith 1B .298 5 20 0
5 R Salvador Perez C .213 3 10 0
6 S Michael Toglia LF .184 1 5 0
7 L Jesus Sanchez DH .241 4 21 5
8 R Esteury Ruiz RF .158 2 6 3
9 L Jace Jung 3B .248 7 15 2
INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
SS Ildemaro Vargas strained hamstring DtD, 1-2 weeks On IL, eligible for return
P Eli Morgan herniated disc (back) 3-4 weeks 3 day(s) left (60-day IL)
2B Liover Peguero broken bone in elbow 7-8 months 56 day(s) left (60-day IL)
RF Jung-hoo Lee strained groin 1-2 weeks On IL, eligible for return
C Shea Langeliers broken kneecap 4-5 months 17 day(s) left (60-day IL)
1B Trey Cabbage torn posterior cruciate ligament... 9 months 41 day(s) left (60-day IL)
UPCOMING GAMES
Mon 5/11
@ LA
LHP F. Valdez
0-4, 5.62
Tue 5/12
@ LA
RHP Z. Gallen
3-2, 3.38
Wed 5/13
@ LA
LHP D. Fulton
0-2, 4.97
Thu 5/14
@ Tor
RHP L. Giolito
1-1, 5.58
Fri 5/15
@ Tor
LHP F. Griffin
4-1, 3.46
LINKS
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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 23 10 .697 -
Cincinnati Stars 21 12 .636 2.0
Houston Titans 19 14 .576 4.0
Chicago Explorers 18 15 .545 5.0
Minnesota Millers 16 17 .485 7.0
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 18-15, .545 PCT
Position in Division 4th, 5 GB
Record at home 7-5, .583 PCT
Record on the road 11-10, .524 PCT
Record in X-inning games 1-0, 1.000 PCT
Record in one-run games 6-2, .750 PCT
Record versus LHP 8-3, .727 PCT
Record versus RHP 10-12, .455 PCT
Record last 10 games 4-6, .400 PCT
Record in April 14-10, .583 PCT
Record in May 4-5, .444 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .250 - 8th in UL
On-Base Percentage .298 - 13th in UL
Slugging Percentage .403 - 10th in UL
On-Base + Slugging .701 - 12th in UL
Runs Scored 130 - tied for 10th in UL
Hits 284 - tied for 8th in UL
Extra-Base Hits 101 - 8th in UL
Home Runs 35 - tied for 10th in UL
Bases On Balls 76 - 13th in UL
Strikeouts 323 - 14th in UL
Stolen Bases 30 - 5th in UL
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 3.49 - 3rd in UL
Starters' ERA 4.53 - 10th in UL
Bullpen ERA 1.97 - 1st in UL
Runs allowed 126 - 6th in UL
Hits allowed 255 - 3rd in UL
Opponents AVG .228 - 4th in UL
BABIP .257 - 2nd in UL
Home Runs allowed 38 - tied for 6th in UL
Bases On Balls 72 - 1st in UL
Strikeouts 243 - 14th in UL
MINOR LEAGUE SYSTEM
Fremont Dukes (AAA)
14-10, .583 PCT, - GB
Champagne Black Bears (AA)
17-8, .680 PCT, - GB
Gainesville Gators (A)
16-13, .552 PCT, - GB
Maryland Terrapins (A)
5-20, .200 PCT, 15 GB
Atlantic City Caesars (R)
31-37, .456 PCT, 18 GB
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