CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CHICAGO EXPLORERS AT TAMPA BAY BANDITS
06/11/2026
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CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CHICAGO EXPLORERS AT TAMPA BAY BANDITS
GAME ID: 1208 - THURSDAY, JUNE 11TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Explorers (24-38) 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 8 9 0
Tampa Bay Bandits (38-24) 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 6 9 1
Sanchez Slugs Explorers to 8-6 Win
Chicago and Tampa Bay duked it out and the Explorers came out victorious.

The Chicago Explorers defeated the Tampa Bay Bandits, 8-6, in part because of designated hitter Jesus Sanchez. Sanchez hit 3 home runs. He drove in 5 runs and scored three times for the Explorers. Shota Imanaga got the win, improving to 4-6. He pitched 5.1 innings, giving up 6 hits and 4 runs, while striking out 2 and walking 2.

Early in the game, Sanchez had a 3-run home run for Chicago. It was his 9th home run of the season and put the Explorers on top, 3-0.

"I just tried to make good contact," said Sanchez.

Chicago is 24-38 and Tampa Bay, with the loss, 38-24.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Nishida LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .200 0 0
J. Lee RF 4 2 1 0 1 2 0 .284 0 4
W. Smith C 4 1 2 2 0 1 2 .271 10 29
J. Sanchez DH 4 3 3 5 0 0 1 .230 9 38
J. Baez SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .249 7 28
J. Jung 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .215 8 18
I. Vargas 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .424 2 3
C. Rafaela CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .235 5 15
J. Berti 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .249 0 7
Totals 35 8 9 8 2 11 9      
BATTING
Doubles: W. Smith (14, 7th Inning off H. Harvey, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Jung (1, 4th Inning off J. Degrom, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Sanchez 3 (9, 1st Inning off J. Degrom, 2 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off J. Degrom, 0 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off J. Springs, 0 on, 2 outs) , W. Smith (10, 5th Inning off J. Degrom, 0 on, 2 outs) , I. Vargas (2, 8th Inning off H. Harvey, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Nishida , J. Lee , W. Smith 6 , J. Sanchez 12 , J. Jung 3 , I. Vargas 4
2-out RBI: , W. Smith 2 , J. Sanchez 2 , I. Vargas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Sanchez , J. Berti
Hit by Pitch: C. Rafaela
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Baez (2) , C. Rafaela (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Marsee CF 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 .202 5 14
B. Donovan 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .302 2 18
A. Judge RF 3 1 0 0 2 2 1 .291 21 55
Y. Alvarez DH 5 2 2 2 0 1 2 .273 15 55
A. Riley 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .262 13 38
A. Rutschman C 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .276 6 24
L. Nootbaar 1B 4 2 2 2 0 0 2 .216 5 14
W. Perez LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .233 2 6
M. Winn SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .238 5 25
Totals 36 6 9 6 4 7 10      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Riley 2 (13, 1st Inning off S. Imanaga, 0 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off S. Imanaga, 1 on, 2 outs) , L. Nootbaar (8, 6th Inning off C. Poteet, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: Y. Alvarez (15, 1st Inning off S. Imanaga, 1 on, 2 outs) , L. Nootbaar (5, 8th Inning off J. Adam, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Marsee , Y. Alvarez 5 , A. Riley 4 , A. Rutschman , L. Nootbaar 6 , M. Winn
2-out RBI: Y. Alvarez , A. Riley , M. Winn
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Donovan , Y. Alvarez , A. Rutschman , L. Nootbaar
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: J. Springs (1)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
S. Imanaga W (4-6) 5.1 6 4 4 2 2 1 24 101 6.31   
C. Poteet H (4) 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 5 21 1.64   
S. Armstrong H (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 13 2.42   
J. Adam H (9) 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 4 21 2.74   
J. Estrada SV (11) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 23 4.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Imanaga 40
Batters Faced: S. Imanaga 24, C. Poteet 5, S. Armstrong 3, J. Adam 4, J. Estrada 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Imanaga 4-10, C. Poteet 0-2, S. Armstrong 0-2, J. Adam 0-1, J. Estrada 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Imanaga 101-61, C. Poteet 21-11, S. Armstrong 13-9, J. Adam 21-13, J. Estrada 23-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Poteet 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Degrom L (5-4) 4.2 6 5 5 0 7 3 21 75 4.35   
J. Springs 2.0 1 2 2 1 1 1 8 37 4.02   
H. Harvey 1.1 2 1 1 1 1 1 6 20 3.38   
M. Strahm 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 13 2.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Degrom 39
Batters Faced: J. Degrom 21, J. Springs 8, H. Harvey 6, M. Strahm 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Degrom 3-4, J. Springs 2-2, H. Harvey 1-1, M. Strahm 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Degrom 75-54, J. Springs 37-23, H. Harvey 20-12, M. Strahm 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Harvey 1-1
Hit Batsmen: J. Degrom
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jesus Sanchez
Ballpark: Tony Gwynn Memorial Field
Weather: Clear skies (83 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM ET
Time: 3:50
Attendance: 36889
Special Notes: Jesus Sanchez ties the UL regular season game record for home runs with 3.
Thursday, June 11th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.2 Build 59