CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HOUSTON TITANS AT CINCINNATI STARS
05/21/2026
 
CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HOUSTON TITANS AT CINCINNATI STARS
GAME ID: 932 - THURSDAY, MAY 21ST , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Houston Titans (26-18) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 9 0
Cincinnati Stars (26-18) 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 11 1
Titans Win Nail-Biter
The Houston Titans overcame a pretty good performance by Cincinnati center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong, beating the Stars, 5-4, at Great American Ball Park. Crow-Armstrong went 3 for 4 with 3 singles and 2 walks. He scored 2 times. The victory gives the Titans a record of 26-18.

Houston used the timely hitting of Grant McCray to seize the win. The center fielder stroked a 2-run single in the top of the 11th inning to put the Titans on top, 5-3. It was his only hit in 2 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.

"That was your kind of game, if you like high drama," said Titans manager Stephen Strzepek.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Westburg 2B 5 0 1 0 1 1 1 .251 11 28
J. Young 1B 4 2 1 1 2 1 1 .234 6 16
J. Merrill CF 3 1 2 1 0 1 2 .320 4 5
   a-O. Miller PH, LF 2 2 1 0 1 0 3 .269 4 22
M. Ozuna DH 5 0 0 0 1 3 7 .247 11 19
N. Lukes LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .295 3 19
   b-L. Porter PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .309 0 6
   c-G. McCray CF 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .262 1 11
B. Fulford C 5 0 0 0 1 2 4 .261 1 3
S. Stewart 3B 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .318 9 26
B. De La Cruz RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .227 4 12
H. Kim SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .295 2 9
Totals 42 5 9 5 7 13 25      
a - O. Miller pinch hit for J. Merrill in the 8th
b - L. Porter pinch hit for N. Lukes in the 8th
c - G. McCray substituted for L. Porter in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Miller (13, 8th Inning off A. Ashby, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: H. Kim (1, 11th Inning off J. Butto, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Young (6, 1st Inning off T. Megill, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Merrill (4, 4th Inning off T. Megill, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Westburg , J. Young 4 , J. Merrill 5 , O. Miller 2 , L. Porter , G. McCray , S. Stewart , H. Kim 3
2-out RBI: G. McCray
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Ozuna 2 , N. Lukes , B. Fulford , B. De La Cruz 2
Hit by Pitch: N. Lukes
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Westburg (4) , J. Young (2) , J. Merrill (1) , N. Lukes (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Crow-Armstrong CF 4 2 3 0 2 0 0 .291 13 30
X. Edwards 3B 5 0 2 0 1 0 2 .282 2 19
M. Vientos 1B 4 0 2 3 2 1 2 .286 11 37
H. Ramos LF 4 0 0 0 2 1 7 .353 6 30
J. Burger DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .244 6 17
   b-L. Hicks DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 .234 1 2
B. Stott 2B 6 0 0 0 0 1 5 .190 4 14
M. Margot RF 5 0 2 0 0 2 0 .339 0 5
L. Guillorme SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .192 0 1
   a-M. Betts PH, SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .260 2 18
T. D'Arnaud C 5 1 1 1 0 2 2 .346 2 6
Totals 44 4 11 4 7 10 29      
a - M. Betts pinch hit for L. Guillorme in the 8th
b - L. Hicks inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Vientos (12, 5th Inning off L. Allen, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Margot (6, 6th Inning off L. Allen, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. D'Arnaud (2, 11th Inning off E. Roberts, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Crow-Armstrong 3 , X. Edwards 2 , M. Vientos 3 , M. Margot 3 , L. Guillorme , T. D'Arnaud 4
2-out RBI: , M. Vientos 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Ramos , J. Burger , L. Hicks , B. Stott 2 , L. Guillorme , T. D'Arnaud
Team LOB: 14

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Crow-Armstrong (7) , M. Margot (3)

FIELDING
Errors: T. D'Arnaud (2)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
L. Allen 5.2 6 2 2 3 4 0 26 97 3.80   
D. Floro 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 6 21 0.87   
C. Thielbar 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 2.38   
J. Wicks 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 13 4.44   
S. Dominguez 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 23 1.98   
E. Roberts W (1-0) 1.1 3 1 1 1 3 1 8 30 3.55   
G. Jax SV (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Allen 50
Batters Faced: L. Allen 26, D. Floro 6, C. Thielbar 1, J. Wicks 3, S. Dominguez 5, E. Roberts 8, G. Jax 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Allen 6-7, D. Floro 1-1, C. Thielbar 0-1, J. Wicks 0-1, S. Dominguez 2-1, E. Roberts 1-0, G. Jax 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. Allen 97-60, D. Floro 21-15, C. Thielbar 5-2, J. Wicks 13-9, S. Dominguez 23-11, E. Roberts 30-17, G. Jax 5-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Floro 1-0 , C. Thielbar 2-0 , G. Jax 3-0
WP: E. Roberts
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
T. Megill 5.1 5 2 2 2 6 2 24 97 3.25   
T. Beck 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 22 2.14   
A. Ashby 1.1 2 1 1 0 2 0 6 23 2.82   
T. Ferguson 0.1 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 25 1.89   
J. Jimenez 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 19 1.12   
J. Butto L (2-1) 0.2 2 2 2 2 0 0 6 22 3.68   
R. Stanek 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Megill 54
Batters Faced: T. Megill 24, T. Beck 4, A. Ashby 6, T. Ferguson 4, J. Jimenez 6, J. Butto 6, R. Stanek 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Megill 4-6, T. Beck 0-1, A. Ashby 0-2, T. Ferguson 0-0, J. Jimenez 4-0, J. Butto 1-1, R. Stanek 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Megill 97-58, T. Beck 22-12, A. Ashby 23-14, T. Ferguson 25-12, J. Jimenez 19-12, J. Butto 22-11, R. Stanek 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Beck 1-0 , J. Jimenez 3-0 , R. Stanek 2-0
WP: A. Ashby
Hit Batsmen: T. Megill
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Pete Crow-Armstrong
Ballpark: Great American Ball Park
Weather: Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM ET
Time: 4:39
Attendance: 31070
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