RISING STAR LEAGUE
LOS ANGELES STARS AT KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS
09/02/2083
 
RISING STAR LEAGUE
LOS ANGELES STARS AT KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 5728 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND , 2083 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Stars (61-74) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 1
Kansas City Athletics (78-57) 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 X 8 12 0
Athletics Roll to 8-1 Win Over Stars
Los Angeles had no answer for former first round draft pick Keaton Bozek. The Kansas City Athletics starter stymied Stars hitters, helping the Athletics cruise to victory, 8-1. Bozek, now 13-4, was the winner. In 6 innings, he gave up 4 hits, while striking out 6, walking 0, and allowing 1 run. The victory gives Kansas City a record of 78-57.

Henry Sosa, who is on pace for 128 RBI this season, chipped in a solo home run for Kansas City in the bottom of the sixth. For the game, the left fielder had 2 hits in 5 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 1 run batted in.

"We'll need a much better effort, the next time out," said losing manager Pat Kaers.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Aniani 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .273 18 74
M. Inouye CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .278 8 48
W. Lund C 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .301 14 42
M. Bishop RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .265 6 30
D. Serrano DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .261 10 50
F. Valiente 3B 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .247 5 23
A. Ochoa 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .243 0 6
H. Choi SS 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .228 4 25
J. Woods LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 2 2
   a-N. Cook PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1 1 10 9      
a - N. Cook pinch hit for J. Woods in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Serrano (12, 5th Inning off K. Bozek, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: W. Lund (14, 7th Inning off K. Bozek, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Aniani , W. Lund 4 , D. Serrano 2 , A. Ochoa , H. Choi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Inouye 2 , A. Ochoa
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: W. Lund (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Sa SS 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 .295 19 70
D. Trigg CF 3 1 1 0 2 1 2 .301 8 40
H. Sosa LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 6 .263 32 107
C. Horn 1B 4 1 1 1 1 0 5 .270 23 88
E. Simon 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 5 .291 10 35
H. Morita RF 3 1 0 1 2 1 2 .303 12 54
A. Diaz DH 3 1 2 1 1 0 3 .297 12 71
J. Gomez 3B 4 1 1 2 0 3 2 .236 6 44
B. Lynch C 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .211 12 29
Totals 35 8 12 8 7 6 25      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Gomez (39, 6th Inning off L. Jimenez, 3 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: H. Sosa (32, 6th Inning off M. Merdinger, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Sa 3 , D. Trigg , H. Sosa 5 , C. Horn , E. Simon , A. Diaz 2 , J. Gomez 2 , B. Lynch
2-out RBI: H. Morita
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Horn , H. Morita , A. Diaz
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Morita(Woods at 3rd base))
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Merdinger L (4-8) 5.0 5 1 1 2 4 1 91 3.98   
D. Kerley 0.0 1 4 4 3 0 0 16 5.24   
L. Jimenez 0.0 3 3 3 1 0 0 18 5.28   
C. Wood 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 26 0.00   
A. bin Sajid 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 13 6.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Merdinger 55
Batters Faced: M. Merdinger 21, D. Kerley 4, L. Jimenez 4, C. Wood 8, A. bin Sajid 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Merdinger 7-3, D. Kerley 0-0, L. Jimenez 0-0, C. Wood 3-2, A. bin Sajid 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Merdinger 91-52, D. Kerley 16-7, L. Jimenez 18-11, C. Wood 26-17, A. bin Sajid 13-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Jimenez 3-3 , C. Wood 3-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Bozek W (13-4) 6.0 4 1 1 0 6 1 84 3.12   
J. Cucci 1.1 1 0 0 1 3 0 21 5.06   
M. Curry 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 3.28   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Bozek 66
Batters Faced: K. Bozek 21, J. Cucci 6, M. Curry 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Bozek 4-7, J. Cucci 0-1, M. Curry 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: K. Bozek 84-56, J. Cucci 21-14, M. Curry 17-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Curry 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Keaton Bozek
Ballpark: Ballpark of Missouri
Weather: Partly Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 15 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 28226
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