RISING STAR LEAGUE
PORTLAND DRAGONS AT KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS
07/26/2079
 
RISING STAR LEAGUE
PORTLAND DRAGONS AT KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 1549 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 26TH , 2079 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Portland Dragons (50-54) 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 8 0
Kansas City Athletics (43-61) 0 1 1 2 2 6 0 0 X 12 14 1
Athletics Topple Dragons, 12-3, as Otomo Shines
The Kansas City Athletics cruised to a win over the Portland Dragons, 12-3, at Ballpark of Missouri. Riichi Otomo led the way, going 3-for-4 for Kansas City. The winning pitcher was Jose Caro. He tossed 81 pitches over 5.1 innings, allowing 3 runs on 6 hits. The win puts the Athletics at 43-61, while the Dragons drop to 50-54.

The Athletics got a big hit from left fielder Ricky Morales. Facing Portland pitcher Eric Scherer in the bottom of the sixth, Morales pounded a bases-clearing double to right-center. His 6th double of the season put the Athletics ahead, 12-3.

Portland manager Greg Carpenter said: "We'll rinse this one off and get ready for the next game."
PORTLAND BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Muranaka SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .280 16 46
S. Shimamoto DH 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 .193 21 49
A. Guilzar 1B 4 1 1 0 1 1 4 .267 29 75
H. Yamanaka RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .287 14 47
W. Lee 2B 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .267 2 8
T. Shimizu 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .293 9 38
E. Salimbene LF 4 1 2 1 0 2 1 .202 15 48
I. Sleegers C 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .209 4 18
D. Kau CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .232 4 24
Totals 34 3 8 3 5 7 14      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Guilzar (17, 6th Inning off J. Caro, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: H. Yamanaka (1, 6th Inning off J. Caro, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Salimbene (15, 5th Inning off J. Caro, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Muranaka , A. Guilzar 2 , H. Yamanaka 3 , W. Lee , T. Shimizu , E. Salimbene 5 , I. Sleegers
2-out RBI: T. Shimizu
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Guilzar , T. Shimizu , E. Salimbene
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: W. Lee (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Kouri SS 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 .240 5 11
H. Morita RF 4 2 2 0 1 0 1 .273 4 33
D. Zaldivar DH 5 2 2 1 0 1 3 .243 15 43
O. Garduno 2B 5 2 2 2 0 0 1 .270 3 31
R. Otomo 3B 4 3 3 2 1 0 0 .315 1 6
K. Jensen 1B 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .224 13 42
R. Morales LF 3 0 1 4 0 1 3 .245 5 19
J. Flores C 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .258 3 31
A. Wetsch CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .244 6 40
Totals 36 12 14 12 4 5 14      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Otomo (6, 2nd Inning off J. Juarbe, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Flores (22, 4th Inning off J. Juarbe, 1 on, 2 outs) , H. Morita (26, 5th Inning off J. Juarbe, 0 on, 0 outs) , O. Garduno (13, 5th Inning off J. Juarbe, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Morales (6, 6th Inning off E. Scherer, 3 on, 2 outs)
Triples: A. Wetsch (3, 6th Inning off J. Rodriguez, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Zaldivar (15, 3rd Inning off J. Juarbe, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Morita 3 , D. Zaldivar 5 , O. Garduno 3 , R. Otomo 4 , K. Jensen , R. Morales 2 , J. Flores 2 , A. Wetsch 4
2-out RBI: D. Zaldivar , O. Garduno , R. Otomo , R. Morales , J. Flores , A. Wetsch
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Morales , J. Flores
Sac Fly: C. Kouri , R. Morales
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: A. Wetsch (4)
PORTLAND PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Juarbe L (4-12) 4.1 7 6 6 2 4 1 90 5.66   
J. Rodriguez 1.1 6 5 5 0 0 0 30 6.27   
E. Scherer 0.2 1 1 1 2 0 0 19 4.24   
J. Czaplicki 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 5.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Juarbe 27
Batters Faced: J. Juarbe 22, J. Rodriguez 10, E. Scherer 5, J. Czaplicki 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Juarbe 5-4, J. Rodriguez 1-3, E. Scherer 0-2, J. Czaplicki 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Juarbe 90-52, J. Rodriguez 30-22, E. Scherer 19-8, J. Czaplicki 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Rodriguez 1-1 , E. Scherer 2-2 , J. Czaplicki 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Caro W (3-11) 5.1 6 3 3 1 4 1 81 6.20   
K. Yoshimoto 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 22 2.20   
A. Hernandez 1.1 0 0 0 2 0 0 23 3.38   
R. Kamp 1.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 27 4.13   
A. Aguilar 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Caro 47
Batters Faced: J. Caro 22, K. Yoshimoto 4, A. Hernandez 6, R. Kamp 6, A. Aguilar 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Caro 6-5, K. Yoshimoto 1-0, A. Hernandez 3-1, R. Kamp 1-1, A. Aguilar 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Caro 81-52, K. Yoshimoto 22-14, A. Hernandez 23-9, R. Kamp 27-13, A. Aguilar 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Yoshimoto 1-1 , R. Kamp 2-0 , A. Aguilar 3-0
WP: K. Yoshimoto
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Riichi Otomo
Ballpark: Ballpark of Missouri
Weather: Roof closed, 92 degrees
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:46
Attendance: 8226
Special Notes: SP Eric Scherer was injured while pitching.
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