RISING STAR LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS AT BALTIMORE KINGS
08/17/2079
 
RISING STAR LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS AT BALTIMORE KINGS
GAME ID: 5543 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 17TH , 2079 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Athletics (50-73) 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 9 2
Baltimore Kings (56-66) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 1
Athletics Beat Kings, 5-3
The Kansas City Athletics picked up a win at AT&T Park, knocking off the Baltimore Kings, 5-3. Starting pitcher Gerald Tanton was a big reason why. The winner was Tanton. He threw 6.0 innings of 5-hit ball. The loser was Dong-u Jee. This win makes it 5 in a row for Kansas City.

Kansas City used a clutch at-bat from Chris Kouri to capture the win. The shortstop hammered a 3-run home run in the top of the third inning to put the Athletics ahead, 3-0. It was his lone hit in 5 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

Kansas City manager Joe Monagle commended his team for exhibiting "no shortage of effort."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Kouri SS 5 1 1 3 0 2 1 .234 8 19
H. Morita RF 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 .266 4 42
D. Yerges DH 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 .239 11 30
O. Garduno 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .279 4 38
R. Morales LF 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .263 7 28
R. Otomo 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .322 1 14
K. Jensen 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .225 13 50
A. Wetsch CF 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 .247 7 46
T. Daoust C 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .171 0 4
Totals 34 5 9 5 4 6 11      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Yerges (9, 1st Inning off D. Jee, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Wetsch 2 (15, 3rd Inning off D. Jee, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off D. Jee, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Kouri (8, 3rd Inning off D. Jee, 2 on, 0 outs) , R. Morales (7, 4th Inning off D. Jee, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Kouri 4 , D. Yerges 3 , R. Morales 4 , R. Otomo , K. Jensen , A. Wetsch 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Kouri , O. Garduno 2 , T. Daoust
GIDP: K. Jensen
Hit by Pitch: R. Otomo
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Jensen (2)
CS: D. Yerges (3) , R. Morales (1)

FIELDING
Errors: O. Garduno 2 (7)
OF assists: 1 (Wetsch(Vital at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Z. Skouzas LF 4 0 1 2 1 1 0 .285 8 36
M. Galarraga CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .252 18 41
J. Ojeda DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .212 18 54
K. Kuroda 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .282 32 83
R. Martinez 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .209 20 45
C. Kill RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .247 3 11
K. Tabata 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .271 16 48
L. Yslas SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .204 3 25
A. Vital C 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .179 1 8
Totals 34 3 6 3 1 8 14      
BATTING
Total Bases: Z. Skouzas , R. Martinez 2 , C. Kill 2 , L. Yslas
2-out RBI: Z. Skouzas , L. Yslas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Ojeda , A. Vital 2
Hit by Pitch: K. Tabata , A. Vital
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: R. Martinez (12)
Double Plays: 1 (Yslas-Tabata-Kuroda)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Tanton W (6-4) 6.0 5 3 1 1 6 0 106 3.45   
R. Gaxiola H (6) 2.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 25 1.34   
J. Cantlon SV (10) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Tanton 59
Batters Faced: G. Tanton 27, R. Gaxiola 9, J. Cantlon 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Tanton 5-6, R. Gaxiola 4-2, J. Cantlon 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Tanton 106-64, R. Gaxiola 25-16, J. Cantlon 5-2
Hit Batsmen: G. Tanton 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Jee L (7-14) 3.1 6 5 5 2 2 2 60 5.37   
M. Sanderson 3.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 39 5.23   
N. Vetter 1.0 1 0 0 2 2 0 30 3.54   
B. South 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 4.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Jee 26
Batters Faced: D. Jee 17, M. Sanderson 11, N. Vetter 6, B. South 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Jee 5-1, M. Sanderson 6-1, N. Vetter 1-0, B. South 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Jee 60-37, M. Sanderson 39-27, N. Vetter 30-16, B. South 16-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Sanderson 1-0 , B. South 1-0
WP: D. Jee
Hit Batsmen: M. Sanderson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gerald Tanton
Ballpark: AT&T Park
Weather: Clear skies (63 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 18814
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