RISING STAR LEAGUE
MAINE LOBSTER AT CINCINNATI TWINS
04/21/2083
 
RISING STAR LEAGUE
MAINE LOBSTER AT CINCINNATI TWINS
GAME ID: 259 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21ST , 2083 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Maine Lobster (9-8) 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 5 8 0
Cincinnati Twins (9-9) 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 X 6 13 1
Twins Sneak By Lobster, 6-5
The Cincinnati Twins overcame a good performance by Maine left fielder Xian-gan Sima to knock off Maine, 6-5, at Cincinnati Grounds. Sima went 3 for 5 with a double and 2 singles. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. Phil Cromsie got credit for the win, improving to 1-0. He allowed no runs on no hits in 3.2 innings. Maine drops to 9-8.

Had Alex Sierra not delivered a key base hit in the bottom of the eighth, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and a runner on 3rd, Sierra hit a run-scoring single. That made the score 6-5, in favor of the Twins.

Sierra told the Cincinnati Observer: "Sometimes the big stage is not big enough for me."
MAINE BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Valera 3B 5 2 1 0 0 1 1 .300 2 5
X. Sima LF 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 .361 3 13
J. Testaverde DH 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 .300 5 12
G. Lei 1B 4 0 1 1 1 2 3 .302 1 10
R. Fondin C 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 .227 7 16
J. Zehr 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .242 2 8
R. McCray RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .225 3 7
B. Mangjeol SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .122 0 3
R. Aviles CF 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 .200 0 3
Totals 35 5 8 4 4 10 15      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Lei (8, 2nd Inning off T. Hernandez, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Valera (4, 3rd Inning off T. Hernandez, 0 on, 1 out) , X. Sima (5, 4th Inning off T. Hernandez, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Aviles (1, 6th Inning off T. Hernandez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: R. Aviles (2, 4th Inning off T. Hernandez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Valera 2 , X. Sima 4 , G. Lei 2 , R. McCray , R. Aviles 5
2-out RBI: X. Sima
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Valera , G. Lei , B. Mangjeol
GIDP: J. Zehr
Hit by Pitch: R. Fondin
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Zehr-Mangjeol-Lei, Zehr-Mangjeol)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Contreras 2B 5 1 1 2 0 2 2 .154 0 3
A. Sierra LF 4 0 3 1 1 0 0 .241 4 10
W. Gravel 3B 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .212 1 6
M. Lawson DH 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .268 4 17
E. Laca C 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .246 0 6
T. Champion RF 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .328 4 10
C. Alvelo CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .388 1 4
W. Flores 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .222 3 8
M. Fujimoto SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .206 0 1
   a-L. Zatarain PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .254 1 4
Totals 35 6 13 6 4 3 19      
a - L. Zatarain pinch hit for M. Fujimoto in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Champion (6, 4th Inning off A. Zaldivar, 2 on, 0 outs)
Triples: M. Contreras (1, 8th Inning off M. Pechtel, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Contreras 3 , A. Sierra 3 , W. Gravel 2 , M. Lawson 2 , E. Laca , T. Champion 2 , C. Alvelo 2 , W. Flores
2-out RBI: M. Contreras , A. Sierra , M. Lawson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Contreras , E. Laca 2
GIDP: M. Lawson
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Gravel (2)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Fujimoto (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Fujimoto-Contreras-Flores)
MAINE PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Zaldivar 5.0 8 2 2 1 3 0 84 4.74   
C. Bender H (2) 1.1 1 1 1 2 0 0 23 3.65   
M. Nishihara H (1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 1.59   
M. Pechtel L (0-3), BS (1) 1.0 3 3 3 1 0 0 20 11.37   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Zaldivar 45
Batters Faced: A. Zaldivar 23, C. Bender 6, M. Nishihara 3, M. Pechtel 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Zaldivar 7-4, C. Bender 0-3, M. Nishihara 1-1, M. Pechtel 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Zaldivar 84-49, C. Bender 23-11, M. Nishihara 12-8, M. Pechtel 20-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Nishihara 1-1
WP: A. Zaldivar
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Hernandez 5.1 8 5 3 4 5 0 103 5.06   
P. Cromsie W (1-0) 3.2 0 0 0 0 5 0 35 1.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Hernandez 37
Batters Faced: T. Hernandez 29, P. Cromsie 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Hernandez 5-5, P. Cromsie 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: T. Hernandez 103-59, P. Cromsie 35-30
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Cromsie 1-0
Hit Batsmen: T. Hernandez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Xian-gan Sima
Ballpark: Cincinnati Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 19308
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