CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CHICAGO EXPLORERS AT TAMPA BAY BANDITS
06/12/2026
 
CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CHICAGO EXPLORERS AT TAMPA BAY BANDITS
GAME ID: 1222 - FRIDAY, JUNE 12TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Explorers (24-39) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 1
Tampa Bay Bandits (39-24) 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 4 10 0
Bandits Hurler Reaches Milestone
Bandits ace Justin Verlander reeled in his 200th career victory by beating the Chicago Explorers 4-2 at Tony Gwynn Memorial Field. In his historic win, he notched 9 strikeouts in 6.1 innings, yielded 2 runs and 3 hits, while surrendering 3 walks.

"I tried to focus on each batter," said Verlander after the game, "but as the game goes by, I couldn't help but think about the possibility. 200 is a big number. It's an exclusive club and I'm honored to be a member."

His career totals show Verlander has a 200-117 won-lost record with a 3.62 ERA.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Cowser CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .225 7 17
J. Lee RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .282 0 4
W. Smith C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .267 10 29
J. Sanchez LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .232 9 38
J. Baez DH 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .253 8 30
J. Jung 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .212 8 18
I. Vargas 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .378 2 3
C. Rafaela 2B 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .232 5 15
K. Farmer SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .295 2 12
Totals 31 2 5 2 3 12 13      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Sanchez (14, 4th Inning off J. Verlander, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Baez (11, 9th Inning off R. Helsley, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Baez (8, 4th Inning off J. Verlander, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Lee , J. Sanchez 2 , J. Baez 6 , K. Farmer
2-out RBI: J. Baez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Sanchez , I. Vargas
GIDP: W. Smith
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: C. Rafaela (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Rafaela-Farmer-Vargas)
OF assists: 1 (Lee(Perez at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Marsee CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .203 6 15
B. Donovan 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .306 2 18
   a-J. Triolo 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 0 5
A. Judge RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .286 21 55
Y. Alvarez DH 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .273 15 55
A. Riley 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .261 13 38
   b-M. Dubon 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .105 0 4
A. Rutschman C 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .275 6 24
L. Nootbaar 1B 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .226 5 14
W. Perez LF 3 0 0 2 0 1 4 .225 2 8
M. Winn SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .239 5 26
Totals 33 4 10 4 1 6 16      
a - J. Triolo substituted for B. Donovan in the 9th
b - M. Dubon substituted for A. Riley in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Rutschman (12, 4th Inning off C. Horton, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Marsee (6, 7th Inning off A. Abreu, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Marsee 4 , B. Donovan 2 , Y. Alvarez , A. Riley , A. Rutschman 2 , L. Nootbaar 3 , M. Winn
2-out RBI: M. Winn
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Alvarez , A. Riley , M. Winn
GIDP: Y. Alvarez
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Marsee (11)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Nootbaar-Winn-Verlander)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
C. Horton L (5-3) 5.1 8 3 3 1 5 0 25 95 2.86   
A. Abreu 1.2 2 1 1 0 1 1 6 18 4.62   
J. Adam 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 11 2.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Horton 44
Batters Faced: C. Horton 25, A. Abreu 6, J. Adam 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Horton 5-5, A. Abreu 2-1, J. Adam 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: C. Horton 95-65, A. Abreu 18-14, J. Adam 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Abreu 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Verlander W (3-4) 6.1 3 2 2 3 9 1 24 93 5.67   
H. Harvey H (9) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 13 3.30   
M. Strahm H (8) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 17 2.56   
R. Helsley SV (13) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 10 0.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Verlander 65
Batters Faced: J. Verlander 24, H. Harvey 2, M. Strahm 4, R. Helsley 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Verlander 3-6, H. Harvey 0-0, M. Strahm 0-3, R. Helsley 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Verlander 93-53, H. Harvey 13-8, M. Strahm 17-11, R. Helsley 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Harvey 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Justin Verlander
Ballpark: Tony Gwynn Memorial Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM ET
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 36796
Friday, June 12th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.2 Build 59