CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HOUSTON TITANS AT CHICAGO EXPLORERS
05/24/2026
 
CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HOUSTON TITANS AT CHICAGO EXPLORERS
GAME ID: 967 - SUNDAY, MAY 24TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Titans (27-19) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 5 0
Chicago Explorers (20-26) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 10 0
Titans Win, 3-1, Versus Chicago
Andre Pallante pitched well, but the Chicago Explorers still fell short, losing, 3-1, to the Houston Titans at Baron's Ballyard. Houston reliever Caleb Thielbar was the winner. His record is now 1-2. Andre Pallante took the loss. Orion Kerkering was credited with the save for Houston, his 10th of the season.

Bryan De La Cruz helped out the Houston cause in the top of the eighth inning with a run-scoring single. For the game, the right fielder was 1-3.

"Nice win for us," said De La Cruz. "Now we'll go after the next one."

Today's win puts Houston at 27-19, while Chicago falls to 20-26.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Miller 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .280 4 23
J. Young 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .233 6 16
J. Merrill CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .301 5 6
G. McCray DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .250 1 11
   a-M. Ozuna DH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .241 11 19
N. Lukes LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .287 4 20
L. Porter C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .349 0 7
S. Stewart 3B 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .319 9 26
B. De La Cruz RF 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .232 5 14
H. Kim SS 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 .295 3 11
Totals 30 3 5 3 2 11 5      
a - M. Ozuna inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Stewart (6, 8th Inning off A. Pallante, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: H. Kim (3, 8th Inning off J. Adam, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: O. Miller , J. Young , S. Stewart 2 , B. De La Cruz , H. Kim 4
2-out RBI: B. De La Cruz , H. Kim
GIDP: N. Lukes , L. Porter
Team LOB: 2
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Cowser LF 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 .209 5 8
J. Lee RF 4 0 2 0 1 1 0 .290 0 1
W. Smith 1B 3 0 1 1 1 0 3 .291 8 25
J. Sanchez DH 5 0 1 0 0 2 6 .227 5 28
J. Baez SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 5 .274 6 24
   a-M. Toglia PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .145 1 7
J. Jung 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .224 7 16
S. Perez C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .208 3 12
C. Rafaela CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .255 3 10
J. Berti 2B 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .239 0 4
Totals 36 1 10 1 3 9 29      
a - M. Toglia pinch hit for J. Baez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Berti (13, 7th Inning off S. Dominguez, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Lee (3, 9th Inning off O. Kerkering, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Lee 3 , W. Smith , J. Sanchez , J. Baez , J. Jung , S. Perez , J. Berti 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Cowser 2 , J. Baez 2 , M. Toglia , C. Rafaela
Sac Fly: W. Smith
Hit by Pitch: C. Rafaela
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Cowser (4) , J. Baez (2) , J. Berti (9)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Berti-Baez-Smith, Berti-Baez-Smith)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
A. Nola 5.1 6 0 0 1 4 0 24 97 3.16   
D. Floro 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 9 0.82   
S. Dominguez 0.1 1 1 1 2 0 0 4 13 2.35   
C. Thielbar W (1-2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 2.25   
J. Wicks H (7) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 22 4.28   
O. Kerkering SV (10) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 14 4.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Nola 59
Batters Faced: A. Nola 24, D. Floro 2, S. Dominguez 4, C. Thielbar 2, J. Wicks 5, O. Kerkering 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Nola 3-9, D. Floro 0-1, S. Dominguez 0-1, C. Thielbar 1-0, J. Wicks 0-2, O. Kerkering 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Nola 97-59, D. Floro 9-4, S. Dominguez 13-6, C. Thielbar 6-5, J. Wicks 22-15, O. Kerkering 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Floro 2-0 , C. Thielbar 2-0
WP: A. Nola
Hit Batsmen: A. Nola
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
A. Pallante L (3-7) 7.2 3 2 2 1 10 0 26 96 3.90   
J. Adam 0.1 2 1 1 0 1 1 3 11 1.72   
Y. Matsui 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 17 3.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Pallante 74
Batters Faced: A. Pallante 26, J. Adam 3, Y. Matsui 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Pallante 9-3, J. Adam 0-0, Y. Matsui 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Pallante 96-65, J. Adam 11-7, Y. Matsui 17-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Adam 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Andre Pallante
Ballpark: Baron's Ballyard
Weather: Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 22332
Sunday, May 24th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.2 Build 59