CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
OAKLAND ROSES AT LOS ANGELES SPIRIT
05/15/2026
 
CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
OAKLAND ROSES AT LOS ANGELES SPIRIT
GAME ID: 856 - FRIDAY, MAY 15TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Roses (28-10) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 9 0
Los Angeles Spirit (20-18) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Roses Win, 3-0, at Los Angeles
Starting pitcher Steve Matz gave the Oakland Roses a rock-solid performance, helping his team defeat the Los Angeles Spirit, 3-0, at Nike Field. Matz picked up the win for Oakland, going 6 innings. He gave up no runs on 3 hits. He now sports a record of 5-1. Earning his 14th save of the year was Raisel Iglesias.

Oakland used the hitting of Edmundo Sosa to pick up the win. The third baseman clubbed a solo home run in the top of the sixth inning to put the Roses on top, 2-0. For the game, Sosa had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

In postgame comments to the Oakland Today, Sosa said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."

The Roses have an impressive 28-10 record.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Langford CF 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .318 13 36
   a-T. Taylor CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
T. Story 2B 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .271 3 19
K. Tucker RF 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .324 9 25
N. Kurtz 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .255 9 28
T. Hernandez DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .187 2 13
E. Sosa 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .316 4 13
D. Baldwin C 3 1 2 0 1 1 1 .280 5 14
J. Duran LF 4 0 0 0 0 4 4 .186 1 13
M. Rojas SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .208 3 13
Totals 36 3 9 2 3 15 17      
a - T. Taylor substituted for W. Langford in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Baldwin (5, 5th Inning off G. Crochet, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Sosa (4, 6th Inning off J. Ritchie, 0 on, 2 outs) , W. Langford (13, 9th Inning off S. Drohan, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: W. Langford 5 , T. Story , K. Tucker , E. Sosa 5 , D. Baldwin 3 , M. Rojas
2-out RBI: E. Sosa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Tucker , N. Kurtz , T. Hernandez
Team LOB: 9
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Holliday 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .301 5 17
K. Hayes 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .254 1 6
A. Chaparro 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .269 7 30
E. Leonard RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .186 2 10
H. Hernandez LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .256 6 18
D. Fletcher CF 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 .200 6 15
L. Campusano C 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .293 1 9
C. Cauley SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .234 3 12
   a-H. Kim PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .183 1 3
L. Acuna DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .208 0 3
Totals 32 0 7 0 1 11 14      
a - H. Kim pinch hit for C. Cauley in the 7th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Holliday , E. Leonard , H. Hernandez , D. Fletcher 3 , L. Acuna
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Chaparro , C. Cauley , H. Kim
Sac Bunt: D. Fletcher
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Acuna (3)
CS: D. Fletcher (1)

FIELDING
PB: L. Campusano
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
S. Matz W (5-1) 6.0 3 0 0 1 7 0 21 95 3.09   
F. Cruz H (14) 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 5 22 0.49   
J. Foley H (7) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 17 0.50   
R. Iglesias SV (14) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 9 2.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Matz 72
Batters Faced: S. Matz 21, F. Cruz 5, J. Foley 4, R. Iglesias 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Matz 5-5, F. Cruz 0-1, J. Foley 0-2, R. Iglesias 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Matz 95-55, F. Cruz 22-13, J. Foley 17-11, R. Iglesias 9-7
WP: S. Matz
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
G. Crochet L (3-2) 5.0 5 1 0 1 10 0 21 105 1.61   
P. Sandoval 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 10 2.08   
J. Ritchie 1.0 3 1 1 1 1 1 7 30 1.61   
D. Coulombe 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1.32   
C. Mize 1.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 4 20 3.86   
S. Drohan 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 4 13 2.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Crochet 64
Batters Faced: G. Crochet 21, P. Sandoval 2, J. Ritchie 7, D. Coulombe 1, C. Mize 4, S. Drohan 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Crochet 0-5, P. Sandoval 0-1, J. Ritchie 1-1, D. Coulombe 0-1, C. Mize 0-0, S. Drohan 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Crochet 105-64, P. Sandoval 10-8, J. Ritchie 30-20, D. Coulombe 5-3, C. Mize 20-12, S. Drohan 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Coulombe 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Matz
Ballpark: Nike Field
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM PT
Time: 3:34
Attendance: 39736
Special Notes: SP Patrick Sandoval was injured while pitching.
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