RISING STAR LEAGUE
PHOENIX THUNDERBIRDS AT KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS
04/05/2077
 
RISING STAR LEAGUE
PHOENIX THUNDERBIRDS AT KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 27 - MONDAY, APRIL 5TH , 2077 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Phoenix Thunderbirds (2-1) 1 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 2 9 15 0
Kansas City Athletics (1-2) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 10 1
Ponce goes 4-for-5, Thunderbirds Move to 2-1
Behind the hitting of Alex Ponce, the Phoenix Thunderbirds stopped the Kansas City Athletics, 9-3. Ponce went 4 for 5 with a home run, a double, and 2 singles, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 3 for the Thunderbirds. Phoenix starter Matt Nyholm was credited with the win after throwing 102 pitches over 6.2 innings. His record now stands at 1-0. The win puts Phoenix at 2-1.

An impactful at-bat came in the top of the third inning. With the bases loaded, the batter, Bruce Gasca, reached on an error by the center fielder, driving in 2 run3. It made the score 4-2, Phoenix, and helped them go on to win.

"I just tried to make good contact," said Gasca.
PHOENIX BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Lacher 3B 3 2 2 0 3 1 2 .167 0 0
J. Lima CF 4 1 2 0 1 1 2 .273 0 0
T. Tinoco 1B 6 0 0 0 0 2 9 .308 0 0
E. Hsiao DH 3 2 1 2 3 0 2 .182 0 2
J. Merino LF 6 1 2 1 0 1 3 .357 0 1
J. Oliver 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .417 0 1
A. Ponce RF 5 2 4 3 0 0 3 .538 1 5
A. Garcia C 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .231 0 2
B. Gasca SS 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .231 0 1
Totals 42 9 15 7 7 9 28      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Ponce (2, 6th Inning off A. Herr, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Ponce (1, 5th Inning off J. Schmitz, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Lacher 2 , J. Lima 2 , E. Hsiao , J. Merino 2 , J. Oliver 2 , A. Ponce 8 , A. Garcia 2
2-out RBI: E. Hsiao , J. Merino , A. Garcia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Lacher , T. Tinoco , A. Ponce , B. Gasca 2
GIDP: T. Tinoco
Hit by Pitch: J. Lima
Team LOB: 14

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Gasca-Oliver-Tinoco, Oliver-Gasca-Tinoco, Oliver-Gasca-Tinoco)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Rojas RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .231 0 0
S. Rice 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .200 0 0
D. Zaldivar 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .364 0 0
P. Branom 3B 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .273 0 1
T. Kemp LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .091 1 2
Y. Antunez DH 3 1 2 2 1 0 2 .300 2 4
A. Wetsch CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .167 0 0
L. Lockhart C 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .333 0 2
F. Salazar SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .222 0 0
Totals 34 3 10 3 4 4 21      
BATTING
Doubles: Y. Antunez (1, 1st Inning off M. Nyholm, 2 on, 2 outs) , F. Salazar (1, 2nd Inning off M. Nyholm, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: Y. Antunez (2, 6th Inning off M. Nyholm, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Rojas , S. Rice , D. Zaldivar 2 , P. Branom 2 , Y. Antunez 6 , A. Wetsch , F. Salazar 2
2-out RBI: , Y. Antunez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Rice 2 , D. Zaldivar , A. Wetsch
GIDP: Y. Antunez , A. Wetsch , L. Lockhart
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: A. Wetsch (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Salazar-Rice-Zaldivar)
PB: L. Lockhart
PHOENIX PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Nyholm W (1-0) 6.2 9 3 3 1 4 1 102 4.05   
P. Mumcu 1.1 1 0 0 3 0 0 28 0.00   
M. Borunda 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Nyholm 47
Batters Faced: M. Nyholm 28, P. Mumcu 7, M. Borunda 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Nyholm 8-6, P. Mumcu 3-0, M. Borunda 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Nyholm 102-62, P. Mumcu 28-11, M. Borunda 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Mumcu 1-0 , M. Borunda 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Fukuyama L (0-1) 3.1 7 4 2 4 4 0 74 5.40   
J. Schmitz 1.2 2 2 2 3 3 1 39 10.80   
A. Herr 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 20 9.00   
N. Maeda 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 21 0.00   
G. Jorjadze 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 0 16 18.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Fukuyama 32
Batters Faced: T. Fukuyama 21, J. Schmitz 10, A. Herr 6, N. Maeda 7, G. Jorjadze 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Fukuyama 3-2, J. Schmitz 0-2, A. Herr 1-2, N. Maeda 3-2, G. Jorjadze 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Fukuyama 74-44, J. Schmitz 39-25, A. Herr 20-15, N. Maeda 21-13, G. Jorjadze 16-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Schmitz 1-0 , A. Herr 1-1 , N. Maeda 1-0
Hit Batsmen: G. Jorjadze
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alex Ponce
Ballpark: Ballpark of Missouri
Weather: Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:45
Attendance: 21346
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