CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
WASHINGTON HITMEN AT PHOENIX FIREBIRDS
05/18/2026
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CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
WASHINGTON HITMEN AT PHOENIX FIREBIRDS
GAME ID: 898 - MONDAY, MAY 18TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Hitmen (19-22) 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 6 13 0
Phoenix Firebirds (19-22) 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 5 1
Torkelson Powers Hitmen to 6-4 Win
The Washington Hitmen dealt the Phoenix Firebirds a 6-4 loss at Chase Field. Spencer Torkelson was the star on offense. He was 4-5 with a home run, a double, and 2 singles, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 3. After today's action, Washington sits at 19-22; Phoenix slips to 19-22.

Torkelson had a game-changing home run in the top of the seventh. On a 2-1 slider from Mason Barnett, he banged a 3-run home run to left, giving the Hitmen a 6-3 lead. It was the 8th home run of the year for Torkelson.

"We were able to get some things going offensively," said Torkelson.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE PHOENIX BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Yoshida DH 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .305 6 22
B. Bichette 3B 5 0 3 0 0 1 1 .262 3 16
W. Contreras C 5 1 0 0 0 3 4 .186 2 9
S. Torkelson 1B 5 3 4 3 0 1 1 .245 8 19
T. O'Neill RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .248 9 23
R. Thomas LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .429 1 4
G. Perdomo SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .218 2 13
B. Turang 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .268 2 11
J. Meyers CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .266 1 7
Totals 40 6 13 5 1 8 18      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Torkelson (10, 2nd Inning off R. Pepiot, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: R. Thomas (1, 4th Inning off R. Pepiot, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Torkelson (8, 7th Inning off M. Barnett, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Yoshida 2 , B. Bichette 3 , S. Torkelson 8 , R. Thomas 4 , G. Perdomo , B. Turang
2-out RBI: G. Perdomo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. O'Neill , B. Turang , J. Meyers 3
GIDP: B. Bichette
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Perdomo (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Freeman 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .220 6 27
F. Tatis Jr. RF 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 .256 10 15
J. Pederson DH 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 .248 2 9
S. Murphy C 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 .224 8 20
T. Grisham CF 3 0 1 2 1 0 1 .236 3 15
G. Pauley 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .265 3 6
   a-R. Refsnyder PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .236 3 12
Z. Gelof 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .278 4 18
D. Schneemann LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .213 2 12
   b-A. Ramirez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295 1 7
J. Tena SS 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .268 0 6
Totals 30 4 5 4 1 12 11      
a - R. Refsnyder pinch hit for G. Pauley in the 9th
b - A. Ramirez pinch hit for D. Schneemann in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: T. Grisham (2, 3rd Inning off P. Skenes, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: F. Tatis Jr. (10, 8th Inning off E. Orze, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. Tatis Jr. 5 , T. Grisham 3 , J. Tena 2
2-out RBI: T. Grisham
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Pauley
Sac Fly: J. Pederson
Hit by Pitch: J. Pederson , S. Murphy 2
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Tena (1)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Pauley (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Gelof-Tena-Freeman)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE PHOENIX PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
P. Skenes 5.0 3 3 3 1 8 0 21 98 3.04   
R. Suarez W (5-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 22 3.86   
D. Ross H (6) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 14 3.55   
E. Orze H (3) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 4 15 8.59   
A. Morejon SV (10) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 8 4.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Skenes 56
Batters Faced: P. Skenes 21, R. Suarez 4, D. Ross 3, E. Orze 4, A. Morejon 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Skenes 2-5, R. Suarez 0-2, D. Ross 1-0, E. Orze 0-2, A. Morejon 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Skenes 98-62, R. Suarez 22-12, D. Ross 14-9, E. Orze 15-9, A. Morejon 8-8
Hit Batsmen: P. Skenes 2 , R. Suarez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
R. Pepiot 5.0 6 3 2 1 6 0 22 90 3.77   
D. Enns BS (2) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 15 3.81   
M. Barnett L (1-3) 0.1 3 3 3 0 0 1 4 12 3.86   
R. Bergert 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 21 3.96   
D. Palencia 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 5 22 3.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Pepiot 50
Batters Faced: R. Pepiot 22, D. Enns 5, M. Barnett 4, R. Bergert 5, D. Palencia 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Pepiot 4-4, D. Enns 3-0, M. Barnett 1-0, R. Bergert 2-3, D. Palencia 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Pepiot 90-58, D. Enns 15-10, M. Barnett 12-8, R. Bergert 21-15, D. Palencia 22-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Enns 1-1
WP: D. Palencia
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Spencer Torkelson
Ballpark: Chase Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 5 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM MT
Time: 3:41
Attendance: 23271
Monday, May 18th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.2 Build 59