CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CHICAGO EXPLORERS AT PHOENIX FIREBIRDS
06/01/2026
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CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CHICAGO EXPLORERS AT PHOENIX FIREBIRDS
GAME ID: 1067 - MONDAY, JUNE 1ST , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Explorers (22-31) 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 12 1
Phoenix Firebirds (26-27) 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 X 5 9 1
Firebirds Handle Chicago, Snag 5-4 Win
The Phoenix Firebirds knocked off the Chicago Explorers, 5-4, in Federal League action at Chase Field. Phoenix pitcher and Venezuela, native Ranger Suarez had an outstanding performance. By defeating Chicago, the 4th-place Firebirds improved to 26-27.

Phoenix took a 5-4 lead on Zack Gelof's 8th double of the season. The run-scoring double, which Gelof hit in the bottom of the seventh, left Chicago pitcher Tyler Anderson visibly frustrated.

"This was a good win," said Gelof.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE PHOENIX BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Berti 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .249 0 6
   b-J. Lee PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .316 0 3
C. Rafaela CF, 2B 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .261 5 15
J. Baez SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .262 7 25
   c-Z. Veen PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .130 0 2
W. Smith 1B 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .278 8 26
S. Perez C 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .208 4 14
M. Toglia LF 4 1 1 3 0 2 1 .149 2 10
J. Sanchez DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .242 5 31
E. Ruiz RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .174 3 10
   a-C. Cowser PH, RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .221 5 12
J. Jung 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .231 8 18
Totals 40 4 12 3 1 8 15      
a - C. Cowser pinch hit for E. Ruiz in the 8th
b - J. Lee pinch hit for J. Berti in the 8th
c - Z. Veen pinch hit for J. Baez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Jung (5, 3rd Inning off R. Suarez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Toglia (2, 6th Inning off D. Enns, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Rafaela , J. Baez , W. Smith 2 , S. Perez 2 , M. Toglia 4 , J. Sanchez 2 , C. Cowser , J. Jung 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Lee , W. Smith , S. Perez , E. Ruiz
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: J. Jung (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Freeman 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .224 7 29
F. Tatis Jr. RF 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .264 11 18
J. Pederson DH 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .243 5 15
S. Murphy C 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .222 12 33
T. Grisham CF 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 .207 3 18
   b-R. Refsnyder PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .245 3 16
   c-J. Tena 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 0 12
Z. Gelof 2B 3 0 1 1 1 1 4 .248 4 19
M. Wallner LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .000 0 0
M. McLain SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .228 6 13
G. Pauley 3B 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .273 4 13
   a-D. Clarke PH, CF 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .230 1 7
Totals 34 5 9 5 3 8 19      
a - D. Clarke pinch hit for G. Pauley in the 7th
b - R. Refsnyder pinch hit for T. Grisham in the 7th
c - J. Tena substituted for R. Refsnyder in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. McLain (10, 3rd Inning off C. Horton, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Grisham (7, 6th Inning off C. Horton, 0 on, 0 outs) , Z. Gelof (8, 7th Inning off T. Anderson, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Freeman , F. Tatis Jr. , J. Pederson , S. Murphy , T. Grisham 2 , R. Refsnyder , Z. Gelof 2 , M. McLain 2 , G. Pauley
2-out RBI: S. Murphy , T. Grisham , R. Refsnyder , Z. Gelof
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Murphy , Z. Gelof , M. Wallner , M. McLain
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Freeman (4)

FIELDING
Errors: F. Freeman (4)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE PHOENIX PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
C. Horton 5.1 5 2 2 3 5 0 24 92 2.79   
S. Armstrong H (3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 8 2.14   
T. Anderson L (2-2), BS (2) 1.0 4 3 0 0 2 0 8 33 2.45   
J. Adam 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 2.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Horton 52
Batters Faced: C. Horton 24, S. Armstrong 2, T. Anderson 8, J. Adam 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Horton 6-5, S. Armstrong 0-1, T. Anderson 1-0, J. Adam 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Horton 92-60, S. Armstrong 8-5, T. Anderson 33-21, J. Adam 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Armstrong 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
R. Suarez 5.0 7 2 2 0 4 0 22 86 2.49   
D. Enns BS (3) 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 1 5 23 5.17   
R. Bergert W (3-2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 21 3.62   
D. Palencia H (8) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 19 2.74   
E. Diaz SV (14) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 16 2.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Suarez 49
Batters Faced: R. Suarez 22, D. Enns 5, R. Bergert 5, D. Palencia 5, E. Diaz 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Suarez 3-8, D. Enns 0-2, R. Bergert 2-1, D. Palencia 1-1, E. Diaz 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Suarez 86-59, D. Enns 23-15, R. Bergert 21-15, D. Palencia 19-13, E. Diaz 16-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Enns 1-1
WP: R. Suarez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ranger Suarez
Ballpark: Chase Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 5 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM MT
Time: 3:29
Attendance: 19135
Tuesday, June 2nd , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.2 Build 59