RISING STAR LEAGUE
CHICAGO PHANTOMS AT LOS ANGELES STARS
05/05/2079
 
RISING STAR LEAGUE
CHICAGO PHANTOMS AT LOS ANGELES STARS
GAME ID: 459 - FRIDAY, MAY 5TH , 2079 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Phantoms (21-10) 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 5 9 3
Los Angeles Stars (15-16) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 6 0
Visiting Phantoms Beat Stars, 5-4
The Chicago Phantoms picked up a win at Stars Ballpark, downing the Los Angeles Stars, 5-4. On the mound for Chicago was right-hander Rafael Escobar, who played a pivotal role in the win. Chicago goes to 21-10 with the win.

Chicago used the hitting of Omar Santana to pick up the win. The right fielder clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the fourth inning to put the Phantoms on top, 3-1. For the game, Santana had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"We can always improve and get better, but we're feeling confident after that win," said Santana.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Gravel 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .290 4 14
R. Bizarro CF 4 2 2 1 1 1 0 .271 0 7
H. Watkins 3B 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .216 5 22
J. Pantoja LF 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .202 7 18
J. Carrillo DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .266 7 14
K. Nishimoto C 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .333 6 17
M. Smookler 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .261 2 10
   a-A. Romo 2B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 0 1
J. Enciso SS, 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .312 1 9
O. Santana RF 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .220 2 8
Totals 35 5 9 5 2 7 16      
a - A. Romo substituted for M. Smookler in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Bizarro 2 (10, 3rd Inning off M. Merdinger, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off M. Merdinger, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Nishimoto (7, 8th Inning off J. Alamillo, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: O. Santana (2, 4th Inning off M. Merdinger, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: W. Gravel , R. Bizarro 4 , H. Watkins , J. Pantoja , K. Nishimoto 2 , J. Enciso , O. Santana 5
2-out RBI: R. Bizarro , H. Watkins , O. Santana
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Gravel , J. Carrillo 2 , O. Santana
Sac Fly: J. Pantoja
Hit by Pitch: W. Gravel
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Gravel (11) , R. Bizarro (10)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Escobar (1) , M. Smookler (2) , J. Enciso (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Marko CF 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .298 3 10
B. Badeaux LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .226 5 18
E. Laca C 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .340 5 22
L. Lance 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .257 4 17
C. Brankin RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .327 8 20
R. Perez DH 3 1 1 0 0 1 3 .212 5 18
W. Aguilar 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .239 4 15
M. Sagastisado 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .212 3 12
C. Kouri SS 4 0 1 0 0 3 3 .265 6 16
Totals 34 4 6 3 2 12 20      
BATTING
Home Runs: C. Marko (3, 8th Inning off R. Escobar, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Laca (5, 8th Inning off T. Yap, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Marko 4 , E. Laca 4 , L. Lance , C. Brankin , R. Perez , C. Kouri
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Badeaux , L. Lance , M. Sagastisado 2 , C. Kouri 2
Sac Fly: C. Marko
Hit by Pitch: R. Perez
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Laca (1) , C. Brankin (1)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Escobar W (6-1) 7.0 4 2 1 2 12 1 93 2.08   
T. Yap SV (7) 2.0 2 2 1 0 0 1 24 3.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Escobar 73
Batters Faced: R. Escobar 28, T. Yap 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Escobar 6-3, T. Yap 0-6
Pitches - Strikes: R. Escobar 93-62, T. Yap 24-17
Hit Batsmen: T. Yap
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Merdinger L (1-2) 6.2 8 5 5 2 6 1 103 4.53   
J. Alamillo 2.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 27 3.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Merdinger 42
Batters Faced: M. Merdinger 31, J. Alamillo 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Merdinger 9-5, J. Alamillo 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: M. Merdinger 103-71, J. Alamillo 27-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Alamillo 2-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Merdinger
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rafael Escobar
Ballpark: Stars Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 33849
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