RISING STAR LEAGUE
HOUSTON AQUAS AT TORONTO JUGGERNAUTS
07/25/2083
 
RISING STAR LEAGUE
HOUSTON AQUAS AT TORONTO JUGGERNAUTS
GAME ID: 1514 - SUNDAY, JULY 25TH , 2083 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Aquas (61-40) 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 7 11 0
Toronto Juggernauts (42-58) 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 X 8 7 0
7 Straight Wins for Juggernauts
The Toronto Juggernauts weathered an outstanding game by Houston center fielder David Kuthakwakulu to topple the Aquas, 8-7. Kuthakwakulu was 3 for 4 with 2 doubles. He scored 2 times and drove in 3. Picking up the save was Ignacio Noriega. He's now 12 for 14 in save chances. The Juggernauts have now reeled off 7 straight wins.

Toronto took the lead, 8-4, on Matt Salmon's 27th home run of the season. The grand slam home run came off Houston pitcher Ron Gelsomino in the bottom of the seventh.

"We found a way to get it done," Salmon said.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Paszek 2B 2 1 0 0 3 0 1 .235 0 3
D. Kuthakwakulu CF 4 2 3 3 0 1 1 .319 3 43
R. Zika DH 5 0 2 2 0 0 3 .231 22 67
N. Arciniega LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .182 2 11
C. Lightsey SS 5 0 2 0 0 2 1 .315 9 69
R. Norlander RF 3 1 0 0 2 2 2 .344 3 15
F. Lung 1B 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .212 22 76
S. Ausmus C 4 1 2 2 0 2 2 .285 5 28
T. Tamba 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .215 1 4
Totals 37 7 11 7 5 11 22      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Tamba (2, 3rd Inning off L. Basurto, 0 on, 1 out) , F. Lung (12, 6th Inning off J. Soto, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Kuthakwakulu 2 (28, 7th Inning off J. Soto, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off J. Carbajal, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Kuthakwakulu 5 , R. Zika 2 , C. Lightsey 2 , F. Lung 2 , S. Ausmus 2 , T. Tamba 2
2-out RBI: D. Kuthakwakulu , R. Zika
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Paszek , N. Arciniega 2 , R. Norlander , T. Tamba
Sac Bunt: D. Kuthakwakulu
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Kuthakwakulu (57) , R. Zika (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ausmus-Paszek)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Schoepp RF 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 .277 6 29
H. Konda 2B 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .294 10 45
M. Salmon LF 4 1 1 4 0 1 2 .275 27 71
J. Wedel DH 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 .200 2 5
C. Graham 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .263 9 30
D. Hall Jr. SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .256 5 26
J. You C 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 .207 0 8
S. Dunn 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .276 3 11
L. Bracero CF 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 .165 3 18
Totals 29 8 7 8 4 6 10      
BATTING
Home Runs: C. Graham (9, 5th Inning off Y. Saez, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Salmon (27, 7th Inning off R. Gelsomino, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Konda , M. Salmon 4 , C. Graham 5 , D. Hall Jr. , J. You , S. Dunn
2-out RBI: C. Schoepp , H. Konda , M. Salmon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Salmon
Sac Bunt: L. Bracero
Hit by Pitch: C. Schoepp
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Hall Jr. (3)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Saez L (12-3) 6.2 6 7 7 3 6 1 101 3.16   
R. Gelsomino 1.1 1 1 1 1 0 1 20 4.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Saez 37
Batters Faced: Y. Saez 29, R. Gelsomino 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Saez 8-5, R. Gelsomino 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Saez 101-61, R. Gelsomino 20-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Gelsomino 3-3
Hit Batsmen: Y. Saez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Basurto 4.0 4 1 1 3 5 0 95 4.04   
D. May 1.1 0 1 1 1 1 0 24 6.75   
J. Soto 0.2 4 2 2 0 1 0 14 4.72   
J. Carbajal W (4-5) 1.2 2 3 3 1 3 0 23 3.76   
F. Estrada H (4) 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 2.75   
I. Noriega SV (12) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 2.39   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Basurto 52
Batters Faced: L. Basurto 19, D. May 5, J. Soto 6, J. Carbajal 8, F. Estrada 2, I. Noriega 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Basurto 5-2, D. May 2-1, J. Soto 0-1, J. Carbajal 0-2, F. Estrada 0-0, I. Noriega 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Basurto 95-56, D. May 24-14, J. Soto 14-11, J. Carbajal 23-18, F. Estrada 6-5, I. Noriega 14-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. May 1-0 , J. Soto 1-1 , J. Carbajal 1-0 , F. Estrada 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: David Kuthakwakulu
Ballpark: Molson Park
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 17 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:36
Attendance: 25485
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