RISING STAR LEAGUE
CHICAGO PHANTOMS AT LOS ANGELES STARS
05/04/2080
 
RISING STAR LEAGUE
CHICAGO PHANTOMS AT LOS ANGELES STARS
GAME ID: 468 - SATURDAY, MAY 4TH , 2080 - GAME LOG
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Chicago Phantoms (26-7) 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 5 9 0
Los Angeles Stars (13-18) 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 X 7 10 0
Phantoms Handed 7-5 Loss by Los Angeles
The Los Angeles Stars defeated the Chicago Phantoms, 7-5, in part because of right fielder Chris Brankin. Brankin went 2 for 3 with a home run and a double. He drove in 3 runs and scored once for the Stars. Mike Merdinger went 6.1 innings, allowing 3 runs on 7 hits. The right-hander, who is tied for 5th in the WC in strikeouts with 46, struck out 8 and walked 1. With the win, he's now 2-4 this season. Adam Mimnaugh recorded his 6th save for Los Angeles.

Rich Bice hit a run-scoring triple off Dylan Cisar in the bottom of the third, which put the Stars in front, 1-0. Bice had 2 singles, in addition to the triple. For the game, he went 3 for 4.

"It doesn't matter if you're 10 games over .500 or 10 games under, it feels good to win," Bice told the Los Angeles Times.

With the win, Los Angeles improves its record to 13-18.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Forcelledo 2B 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .354 4 18
L. Nungaray LF 5 1 1 2 0 1 2 .333 4 23
W. Gravel 1B 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .323 5 25
R. Bizarro CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .292 0 15
J. Pantoja RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .174 8 18
D. Munro 3B 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .278 10 23
R. Tapia DH 4 1 3 2 0 0 1 .471 5 13
H. Abarca SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .218 0 9
T. Ou-yang C 4 0 0 0 0 4 2 .242 2 10
Totals 35 5 9 5 3 10 12      
BATTING
Home Runs: R. Tapia (5, 5th Inning off M. Merdinger, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Nungaray (4, 9th Inning off J. Wickwire, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Forcelledo 2 , L. Nungaray 4 , W. Gravel 2 , R. Bizarro , R. Tapia 6
2-out RBI: L. Nungaray , R. Tapia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Nungaray , T. Ou-yang
Sac Fly: D. Munro
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Forcelledo (27) , R. Tapia (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Munro-Forcelledo-Gravel, Forcelledo-Abarca-Gravel)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Marko CF 4 1 0 1 1 0 1 .289 3 14
W. Aguilar DH 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .304 4 14
M. Sagastisado 3B 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .252 5 15
C. Brankin RF 3 1 2 3 0 0 3 .330 5 24
E. Laca C 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .264 1 11
H. Park LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .294 1 9
D. Davila 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .243 1 10
E. Arruebarrena SS 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .262 1 12
R. Bice 1B 4 2 3 1 0 1 0 .244 0 5
Totals 31 7 10 7 4 1 13      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Brankin (11, 3rd Inning off D. Cisar, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: R. Bice (1, 3rd Inning off D. Cisar, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: W. Aguilar (4, 7th Inning off A. Reddick, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Brankin (5, 7th Inning off A. Reddick, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: W. Aguilar 5 , M. Sagastisado , C. Brankin 6 , H. Park 2 , R. Bice 5
2-out RBI: , C. Brankin 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Laca , H. Park , D. Davila
GIDP: C. Marko , D. Davila
Sac Fly: C. Brankin
Hit by Pitch: E. Arruebarrena
Team LOB: 6
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Cisar L (2-2) 4.1 6 5 5 3 0 0 77 5.91   
A. Reddick 2.1 2 2 2 1 1 2 37 3.45   
O. Romero 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 0.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Cisar 28
Batters Faced: D. Cisar 22, A. Reddick 10, O. Romero 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Cisar 7-5, A. Reddick 3-3, O. Romero 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Cisar 77-44, A. Reddick 37-24, O. Romero 14-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Reddick 2-0 , O. Romero 1-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Cisar
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Merdinger W (2-4) 6.1 7 3 3 1 8 1 102 4.14   
C. Sleight H (2) 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 20 4.26   
J. Wickwire 1.1 2 2 2 0 2 1 17 3.38   
A. Mimnaugh SV (6) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Merdinger 54
Batters Faced: M. Merdinger 27, C. Sleight 5, J. Wickwire 6, A. Mimnaugh 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Merdinger 5-6, C. Sleight 2-1, J. Wickwire 2-0, A. Mimnaugh 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Merdinger 102-64, C. Sleight 20-10, J. Wickwire 17-11, A. Mimnaugh 2-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Wickwire 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Brankin
Ballpark: Stars Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 3:25
Attendance: 28080
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