RISING STAR LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS AT BALTIMORE KINGS
08/18/2079
 
RISING STAR LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS AT BALTIMORE KINGS
GAME ID: 5550 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 18TH , 2079 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Kansas City Athletics (51-73) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 9 0
Baltimore Kings (56-67) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 0
Athletics Get Clutch Win, 3-2
The Baltimore Kings could not turn a fine performance from pitcher Adam Simms into a win. Instead, the Kansas City Athletics prevailed, 3-2. Simms threw 7.0 innings of 5-hit ball. The winner in relief was John Cantlon. The right-hander allowed 1 run on 2 hits in 2 innings. He now owns a record of 6-5. Alex Aguilar closed the door for Kansas City, picking up his 1st save of the year.

Kansas City needed the clutch hitting of Hisatoshi Morita to seal the deal. The right fielder swatted a solo home run in the top of the tenth inning to put the Athletics on top, 3-2. For the game, Morita had 1 home run and 2 singles in 5 at-bats.

In postgame comments, Morita said he was glad to contribute to an exciting win.

With the victory, the Athletics record stands at 51-73.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Kouri SS 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .239 8 19
H. Morita RF 5 1 3 2 0 1 1 .270 5 44
D. Yerges DH 5 1 1 0 0 3 1 .237 11 30
O. Garduno 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .279 4 39
R. Otomo 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .316 1 14
R. Morales LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .257 7 28
K. Jensen 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .223 13 50
A. Wetsch CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .248 7 46
J. Flores C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .250 3 32
Totals 37 3 9 3 2 10 12      
BATTING
Doubles: O. Garduno (15, 4th Inning off A. Simms, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: C. Kouri (1, 8th Inning off A. Mejia, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: H. Morita (5, 10th Inning off E. Harrison, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Kouri 4 , H. Morita 6 , D. Yerges , O. Garduno 2 , A. Wetsch , J. Flores
2-out RBI: H. Morita
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Jensen
GIDP: C. Kouri
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: H. Morita (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Kouri-Garduno-Jensen, Kouri-Garduno-Jensen)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Z. Skouzas LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .283 8 36
M. Galarraga CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .252 18 41
J. Ojeda DH 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .211 18 54
K. Kuroda 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .281 32 83
R. Martinez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .206 20 45
C. Kill RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .243 3 11
J. Church C 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .237 7 38
L. Yslas 2B 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .203 3 25
   a-D. Noda PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 6 38
   b-K. Tabata 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273 16 48
U. Talone SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .215 3 21
Totals 32 2 4 1 3 11 10      
a - D. Noda pinch hit for L. Yslas in the 8th
b - K. Tabata substituted for D. Noda in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: U. Talone (3, 8th Inning off J. Cantlon, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Galarraga , K. Kuroda , K. Tabata , U. Talone 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Martinez , J. Church
GIDP: K. Kuroda , U. Talone
Hit by Pitch: J. Ojeda
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Ojeda (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Talone-Tabata-Kuroda)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Caro 5.0 1 1 1 3 5 0 77 6.52   
N. Capristo 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 25 3.28   
J. Cantlon W (6-5), BS (6) 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 1 28 4.62   
A. Aguilar SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 3.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Caro 63
Batters Faced: J. Caro 19, N. Capristo 6, J. Cantlon 8, A. Aguilar 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Caro 6-3, N. Capristo 2-1, J. Cantlon 2-2, A. Aguilar 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Caro 77-45, N. Capristo 25-16, J. Cantlon 28-19, A. Aguilar 10-7
Hit Batsmen: J. Caro
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Simms 7.0 5 1 1 2 7 0 89 5.06   
A. Mejia 1.2 2 1 1 0 2 0 28 3.92   
O. Mendoza 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.42   
E. Harrison L (2-5) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 12 3.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Simms 68
Batters Faced: A. Simms 27, A. Mejia 7, O. Mendoza 1, E. Harrison 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Simms 4-9, A. Mejia 2-1, O. Mendoza 1-0, E. Harrison 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Simms 89-56, A. Mejia 28-19, O. Mendoza 2-1, E. Harrison 12-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Adam Simms
Ballpark: AT&T Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 19405
Special Notes: RP Ocean Mendoza was injured while pitching.
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