RISING STAR LEAGUE
PHOENIX THUNDERBIRDS AT PORTLAND DRAGONS
07/21/2079
 
RISING STAR LEAGUE
PHOENIX THUNDERBIRDS AT PORTLAND DRAGONS
GAME ID: 1484 - FRIDAY, JULY 21ST , 2079 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Phoenix Thunderbirds (58-40) 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 1 1 9 11 0
Portland Dragons (48-51) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 8 3
Thunderbirds Victorious at Portland, 9-2
Phoenix Thunderbirds starter Matt Nyholm found his groove in his team's 9-2 win over the Portland Dragons. Nyholm, now 7-6, was the winner. In 7.2 innings, he gave up 7 hits, while striking out 5, walking 1, and allowing 2 runs. Phoenix is 58-40 and Portland, with the loss, 48-51.

Right Fielder Sem Vreke made an impact for Phoenix, when he swatted a run-scoring double off Jonas Juarbe in the top of the fourth. For the contest, Vreke was 1 for 5 with a double. He scored 2 times.

"I loved our energy," said Phoenix manager Joe Busch. "I loved the way we played."
PHOENIX BATTING LINESCORE PORTLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Pfau 1B 4 1 1 1 1 2 3 .233 13 50
T. Liu 2B 5 2 3 1 0 1 3 .303 4 35
A. Pedraja CF 4 2 1 3 1 0 5 .248 9 37
S. Vreke RF 5 2 1 1 0 0 0 .296 4 49
M. Lee 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .247 10 33
M. Machacek DH 3 0 0 1 1 1 2 .153 2 8
D. Vickars LF 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 .327 0 16
J. Vientos C 3 1 1 0 2 2 2 .263 4 14
B. Gasca SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .223 0 12
Totals 38 9 11 9 5 7 23      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Vientos (7, 3rd Inning off J. Juarbe, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Vreke (36, 4th Inning off J. Juarbe, 2 on, 0 outs) , R. Pfau (23, 5th Inning off J. Juarbe, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Vickars 2 (8, 6th Inning off J. Rodriguez, 1 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off J. Makowka, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Pedraja (9, 5th Inning off J. Juarbe, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Pfau 2 , T. Liu 3 , A. Pedraja 4 , S. Vreke 2 , D. Vickars 5 , J. Vientos 2 , B. Gasca
2-out RBI: T. Liu , D. Vickars 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Pfau , A. Pedraja 2 , J. Vientos
GIDP: M. Lee
Sac Fly: M. Machacek
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Lee-Liu-Pfau, Gasca-Liu-Pfau)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Dickerson 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .237 12 39
G. Muranaka SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .287 16 46
A. Guilzar 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .265 29 73
H. Yamanaka RF 4 2 2 2 0 1 0 .287 13 42
T. Shimizu LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .300 9 37
   a-S. Shimamoto PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .196 20 47
W. Lee 3B 2 0 1 0 2 1 1 .258 2 7
M. Pitts DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .166 6 19
J. Poll C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .223 3 10
   b-I. Sleegers PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .212 4 17
E. Salimbene CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .206 14 47
Totals 33 2 8 2 2 7 11      
a - S. Shimamoto pinch hit for T. Shimizu in the 9th
b - I. Sleegers pinch hit for J. Poll in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: H. Yamanaka 2 (13, 2nd Inning off M. Nyholm, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off M. Nyholm, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Dickerson , G. Muranaka 2 , H. Yamanaka 8 , T. Shimizu , S. Shimamoto , W. Lee
2-out RBI: H. Yamanaka
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Guilzar , I. Sleegers
GIDP: M. Pitts 2
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: G. Muranaka (5) , T. Shimizu (14) , W. Lee (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Dickerson-Muranaka-Guilzar)
PHOENIX PITCHING LINESCORE PORTLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Nyholm W (7-6) 7.2 7 2 2 1 5 2 94 3.96   
J. Reilly 0.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 19 4.08   
M. Soto 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 3.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Nyholm 61
Batters Faced: M. Nyholm 29, J. Reilly 4, M. Soto 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Nyholm 11-5, J. Reilly 0-0, M. Soto 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Nyholm 94-64, J. Reilly 19-11, M. Soto 11-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Reilly 1-0 , M. Soto 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Juarbe L (4-11) 4.1 7 6 6 1 2 1 59 5.36   
J. Rodriguez 0.2 1 1 1 2 0 0 26 4.32   
S. Morishita 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 15 3.12   
E. Scherer 1.2 1 1 0 1 2 0 22 4.17   
J. Makowka 1.1 2 1 0 0 2 0 28 6.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Juarbe 26
Batters Faced: J. Juarbe 21, J. Rodriguez 5, S. Morishita 5, E. Scherer 6, J. Makowka 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Juarbe 3-8, J. Rodriguez 1-1, S. Morishita 2-0, E. Scherer 1-1, J. Makowka 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Juarbe 59-35, J. Rodriguez 26-13, S. Morishita 15-7, E. Scherer 22-13, J. Makowka 28-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Morishita 3-1 , E. Scherer 1-0 , J. Makowka 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Nyholm
Ballpark: Portland Park
Weather: Clear skies (81 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 24647
Special Notes: SP Eric Scherer was injured while pitching.
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