RISING STAR LEAGUE
MINNEAPOLIS VIKINGS AT HOUSTON AQUAS
08/08/2083
 
RISING STAR LEAGUE
MINNEAPOLIS VIKINGS AT HOUSTON AQUAS
GAME ID: 5402 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 8TH , 2083 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minneapolis Vikings (70-44) 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 1 8 12 1
Houston Aquas (69-45) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 6 2
Vikings Hand Aquas 8-3 Loss
The Minneapolis Vikings picked up a win at Tesoro Stadium, knocking off the Houston Aquas, 8-3. On the mound for Minneapolis was left-hander Joseph Stark. He played a key role in the triumph. Stark got the win, improving to 7-4. He gave up 4 hits and walked 2 over 6 innings. He allowed 2 runs. Minneapolis is now 70-44, Houston 69-45.

Minneapolis used a well-timed hit by Bobby Aguinaga to capture the win. The left fielder socked a bases-clearing double in the top of the fourth inning to put the Vikings ahead, 3-1. Though it was his only hit in 4 at-bats, it was important.

In postgame comments to the Minneapolis Citizen, Aguinaga said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."
MINNEAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Aguinaga LF 4 1 1 3 1 2 2 .337 14 63
C. Dorame 1B 5 0 3 1 0 2 1 .294 20 69
G. Arakawa DH 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .299 19 86
M. Ramirez 2B 5 2 2 0 0 1 4 .269 13 41
I. Ramirez RF 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .276 7 18
O. Ozoa SS 5 2 2 1 0 2 2 .252 16 60
E. Newland C 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .305 2 20
M. Jackson 3B 4 2 1 1 1 1 2 .212 5 26
B. Mahoney CF 4 0 2 2 0 1 3 .298 2 26
Totals 41 8 12 8 3 11 24      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Aguinaga (39, 4th Inning off A. Equihua, 3 on, 2 outs) , M. Jackson (12, 5th Inning off A. Equihua, 2 on, 2 outs) , M. Ramirez (8, 9th Inning off Y. Katayama, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Aguinaga 2 , C. Dorame 3 , M. Ramirez 3 , O. Ozoa 2 , E. Newland , M. Jackson 2 , B. Mahoney 2
2-out RBI: B. Aguinaga , C. Dorame , M. Jackson , B. Mahoney
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Aguinaga , M. Ramirez , O. Ozoa
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: M. Jackson (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Ramirez-Ozoa)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Anzaldua 2B 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 .303 14 51
D. Kuthakwakulu CF 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .317 3 48
R. Zika DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .232 23 72
B. Badeaux LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .322 14 76
C. Lightsey SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .317 10 82
R. Norlander RF 3 0 0 1 0 1 4 .316 4 20
F. Lung 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .215 26 87
W. Penaloza C 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .136 2 7
S. Strong 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .272 4 27
Totals 32 3 6 3 3 7 20      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Anzaldua 2 (23, 1st Inning off J. Stark, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off J. Stark, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Badeaux (30, 6th Inning off J. Stark, 2 on, 1 out) , D. Kuthakwakulu (33, 8th Inning off K. Nozawa, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Anzaldua 4 , D. Kuthakwakulu 3 , R. Zika , B. Badeaux 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Norlander , W. Penaloza
Sac Fly: R. Norlander
Hit by Pitch: R. Zika , C. Lightsey , F. Lung
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: C. Lightsey (15) , S. Strong (8)
MINNEAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Stark W (7-4) 6.0 4 2 2 2 4 0 100 4.62   
K. Nozawa 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 15 4.88   
A. Zelada 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 4.30   
L. Deakin H (10) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 21 5.19   
Z. Kim 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Stark 58
Batters Faced: J. Stark 26, K. Nozawa 4, A. Zelada 4, L. Deakin 4, Z. Kim 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Stark 7-7, K. Nozawa 0-1, A. Zelada 0-2, L. Deakin 0-1, Z. Kim 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Stark 100-57, K. Nozawa 15-8, A. Zelada 16-10, L. Deakin 21-12, Z. Kim 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Nozawa 2-0 , A. Zelada 2-1 , L. Deakin 3-0 , Z. Kim 1-0
WP: J. Stark
Hit Batsmen: J. Stark , A. Zelada 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Equihua L (9-5) 4.2 8 7 3 2 6 0 80 3.80   
V. Wix 1.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 29 5.61   
Y. Katayama 2.0 1 1 1 0 2 0 25 4.38   
D. Mathews 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 9 7.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Equihua 32
Batters Faced: A. Equihua 26, V. Wix 8, Y. Katayama 7, D. Mathews 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Equihua 1-7, V. Wix 1-3, Y. Katayama 3-1, D. Mathews 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Equihua 80-50, V. Wix 29-16, Y. Katayama 25-17, D. Mathews 9-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Wix 2-2 , D. Mathews 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joseph Stark
Ballpark: Tesoro Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (85 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:42
Attendance: 36937
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