RISING STAR LEAGUE
CHICAGO PHANTOMS AT HOUSTON AQUAS
06/24/2083
 
RISING STAR LEAGUE
CHICAGO PHANTOMS AT HOUSTON AQUAS
GAME ID: 1126 - THURSDAY, JUNE 24TH , 2083 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Phantoms (43-32) 1 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 2 10 12 0
Houston Aquas (48-27) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 5 9 0
Cortes Jacks Two Home Runs in 10-5 Chicago Win
The Chicago Phantoms knocked off the Houston Aquas by the score of 10-5. Luis Cortes provided some pop, going 2-for-3 with 2 home runs. Abdi Bitok picked up the win, lifting his record to 5-0 on the season. He struck out 5 and walked 2 in 6.2 innings, while yielding 3 runs. Simone Banatoni, who finished 5th in the WC in saves with 35 in 2076, earned the save for Chicago.

With Chicago leading 1-0 in the top of the fifth, Cortes came up to bat against Houston pitcher Armando Montoya. Cortes hit a changeup to right-center for a grand slam home run. His 25th home run of the season put the Phantoms on top, 5-0.

"I don't feel you win baseball games by working harder than the other team or 'wanting it more,'" Cortes told the Chicago Daily News. "You win just by scoring more runs."

The win puts the Phantoms at 43-32, while the Aquas drop to 48-27.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Choe RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .272 7 25
L. Valera 3B 5 2 2 0 0 1 0 .252 2 11
N. Forcelledo 2B 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 .249 6 22
T. Schwartzmiller C 3 1 1 0 0 2 2 .298 12 38
   a-J. Buezo PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .262 13 37
   b-S. Mayeux C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 0 4
L. Cortes 1B 3 3 2 6 1 1 1 .228 25 56
A. Guardiola CF 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .256 5 35
J. Hertz DH 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .247 2 25
K. Leek LF 5 0 2 2 0 2 2 .224 2 12
F. Meza SS 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .204 0 8
Totals 39 10 12 10 4 10 18      
a - J. Buezo pinch hit for T. Schwartzmiller in the 9th
b - S. Mayeux substituted for J. Buezo in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Valera (6, 1st Inning off R. Zika, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Guardiola (17, 4th Inning off R. Zika, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: N. Forcelledo (3, 1st Inning off R. Zika, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: L. Cortes 2 (25, 5th Inning off A. Montoya, 3 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off D. Mathews, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Valera 3 , N. Forcelledo 4 , T. Schwartzmiller , L. Cortes 8 , A. Guardiola 3 , J. Hertz , K. Leek 2
2-out RBI: K. Leek
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Choe , A. Guardiola
Hit by Pitch: T. Schwartzmiller , L. Cortes
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Forcelledo 2 (26)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Forcelledo-Meza-Cortes)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Manthei LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .194 0 2
D. Kuthakwakulu CF 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 .338 3 38
R. Zika P, DH 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 .224 17 51
R. Norlander 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .329 3 14
C. Lightsey SS 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .315 7 51
F. Lung 1B 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .238 21 67
S. Ausmus C 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .278 2 16
S. Strong 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 2 16
N. Arciniega RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .289 2 9
Totals 35 5 9 5 2 6 12      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Kuthakwakulu 2 (24, 6th Inning off A. Bitok, 1 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off D. Tweedy, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Lightsey (19, 8th Inning off D. Tweedy, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: F. Lung (21, 7th Inning off A. Bitok, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Manthei , D. Kuthakwakulu 5 , C. Lightsey 2 , F. Lung 5 , S. Ausmus , N. Arciniega
2-out RBI: C. Lightsey , F. Lung
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Lightsey , S. Ausmus
GIDP: S. Strong
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Kuthakwakulu (46)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Bitok W (5-0) 6.2 6 3 3 2 5 1 93 4.50   
D. Tweedy 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 0 21 6.18   
S. Banatoni SV (2) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 3.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Bitok 53
Batters Faced: A. Bitok 27, D. Tweedy 6, S. Banatoni 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Bitok 8-6, D. Tweedy 0-3, S. Banatoni 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Bitok 93-63, D. Tweedy 21-17, S. Banatoni 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Tweedy 1-0 , S. Banatoni 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Zika L (9-2) 4.0 5 1 1 1 7 0 94 2.40   
A. Montoya 0.0 2 4 4 1 0 1 14 7.39   
V. Wix 2.1 1 1 1 0 2 0 27 5.08   
H. Chun 1.2 2 2 2 1 0 0 23 4.11   
D. Mathews 0.2 2 2 2 1 1 1 19 13.50   
J. Garces 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Zika 54
Batters Faced: R. Zika 19, A. Montoya 4, V. Wix 8, H. Chun 8, D. Mathews 5, J. Garces 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Zika 4-1, A. Montoya 0-0, V. Wix 3-2, H. Chun 4-1, D. Mathews 0-1, J. Garces 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Zika 94-61, A. Montoya 14-6, V. Wix 27-20, H. Chun 23-14, D. Mathews 19-11, J. Garces 3-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Chun 1-1 , J. Garces 1-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Zika , A. Montoya
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Luis Cortes
Ballpark: Tesoro Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (84 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:36
Attendance: 37723
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