RISING STAR LEAGUE
MINNEAPOLIS VIKINGS AT ST. LOUIS GAEDELS
08/17/2079
 
RISING STAR LEAGUE
MINNEAPOLIS VIKINGS AT ST. LOUIS GAEDELS
GAME ID: 5544 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 17TH , 2079 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minneapolis Vikings (46-77) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
St. Louis Gaedels (62-62) 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 X 3 6 0
Gaedels Pull Back to .500 With Win Over Vikings
St. Louis beat Minneapolis in a rain-soaked ballgame.

St. Louis Gaedels starter Aaron Kopta turned in a top-notch performance against the Minneapolis Vikings at Veeck Park. The result was a win for the Gaedels, 3-2. J.P. DeVore closed the door for St. Louis, picking up his 7th save of the year.

Keith Sexton had a big 2-run home run for the Gaedels in the bottom of the fifth inning. With St. Louis trailing 2-1 and a runner on 2nd, he got a fastball from 30-year old right-handed pitcher Bertrand Ivory and swatted a home run to left-center. It was his 4th home run of the season, and more importantly, it put the Gaedels ahead, 3-2.

"Let's just say I'm happy we won," said Kopta. "There are a lot of people in the clubhouse who like to whine too much when we lose."

The second-place Gaedels now sit at 62-62.
MINNEAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Bush CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .251 23 62
J. Rouse SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .232 3 28
T. Asano DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .267 22 73
M. Morikawa 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .272 7 50
T. Pineda RF 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .263 15 54
J. Peterson 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .238 0 4
   c-D. Zayas PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .226 5 20
A. Sanchez LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .232 6 24
D. Elizalde C 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 .239 11 35
C. Goudie 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .264 3 25
   a-M. Kawamoto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 4 20
   b-K. Odachowski 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
Totals 32 2 5 2 2 8 10      
a - M. Kawamoto pinch hit for C. Goudie in the 8th
b - K. Odachowski substituted for M. Kawamoto in the 8th
c - D. Zayas pinch hit for J. Peterson in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: T. Asano , M. Morikawa , J. Peterson , A. Sanchez , D. Elizalde
2-out RBI: D. Elizalde
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Sanchez
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Morikawa-Rouse-Peterson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Aoyama 2B 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .289 7 45
J. Beane RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .225 3 15
E. Valido 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .267 11 60
J. Fraio CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .236 14 57
E. Vinent 3B 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 .247 7 54
R. Rawnsley DH 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 .222 5 28
A. Artiaga C 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .234 7 17
A. Linares LF 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .225 6 38
K. Sexton SS 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 .222 4 16
Totals 27 3 6 3 6 7 10      
BATTING
Home Runs: K. Sexton (4, 5th Inning off B. Ivory, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Artiaga (7, 5th Inning off B. Ivory, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Beane , R. Rawnsley , A. Artiaga 4 , A. Linares 2 , K. Sexton 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Valido , R. Rawnsley
GIDP: E. Valido
Sac Bunt: K. Sexton
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Linares (3)
CS: A. Aoyama (2)
MINNEAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Ivory L (1-3) 4.1 4 3 3 4 4 2 97 7.45   
A. Rooksberry 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 20 5.11   
J. Miera 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 19 4.50   
O. Erie 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 3.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Ivory 43
Batters Faced: B. Ivory 20, A. Rooksberry 6, J. Miera 4, O. Erie 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Ivory 3-5, A. Rooksberry 3-0, J. Miera 2-0, O. Erie 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Ivory 97-58, A. Rooksberry 20-12, J. Miera 19-11, O. Erie 9-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Rooksberry 1-0 , J. Miera 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Kopta W (9-8) 7.0 3 2 2 2 5 0 99 5.30   
J. DeVore SV (7) 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 32 4.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Kopta 66
Batters Faced: A. Kopta 26, J. DeVore 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Kopta 9-7, J. DeVore 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Kopta 99-65, J. DeVore 32-19
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Aaron Kopta
Ballpark: Veeck Park
Weather: Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 11105
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