RISING STAR LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS GAEDELS AT CINCINNATI TWINS
08/30/2080
 
RISING STAR LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS GAEDELS AT CINCINNATI TWINS
GAME ID: 5745 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 30TH , 2080 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Gaedels (63-74) 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 0
Cincinnati Twins (62-74) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 11 0
Twins Bedevil Gaedels, 4-3
Marco Escutia knocked in 3 runs to help Cincinnati beat St. Louis, 4-3. Escutia produced 2 singles and 1 home run. Cincinnati reliever Manchu Gao was the winner. His record is now 3-2. Tso-i Mak took the loss. The Twins now own a record of 62-74.

The game was still up for grabs in the bottom of the ninth. With two out, Escutia hit a knuckle curve from Tso-i Mak for a run-scoring single. The Twins, in dramatic fashion, had a walk-off win.

"This game had its share of tense moments," Escutia said, postgame.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Linares CF 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .243 10 50
A. Zazueta C 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .284 16 60
J. McNearney 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .263 11 66
I. Ortiz DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .297 2 25
M. Matson 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .273 1 8
E. Vinent 3B 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .303 6 50
Y. Ikeda RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .134 3 10
C. Zha LF 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .224 6 24
V. Santana SS 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .199 0 11
Totals 34 3 9 3 2 9 17      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Vinent (22, 6th Inning off C. Kruppenbacher, 0 on, 1 out) , V. Santana (7, 7th Inning off C. Kruppenbacher, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: E. Vinent (3, 8th Inning off D. Bickel, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Zha (6, 4th Inning off C. Kruppenbacher, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Zazueta , M. Matson , E. Vinent 6 , Y. Ikeda , C. Zha 5 , V. Santana 2
2-out RBI: C. Zha
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Zazueta , J. McNearney , I. Ortiz , Y. Ikeda , C. Zha
GIDP: I. Ortiz
Sac Fly: V. Santana
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Vinent-McNearney-Matson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Escutia 2B 5 1 3 3 0 0 1 .243 3 29
L. Zatarain SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .217 11 55
B. Ferris DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .277 31 90
M. Lawson LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .332 14 42
W. Flores RF 4 1 3 0 0 0 2 .255 4 33
J. Keesee 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .236 4 29
   b-R. Cooke PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .225 20 57
F. Xia 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .278 8 40
H. Cosar CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .173 2 7
   a-J. Gilmore PH, CF 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .271 5 12
S. Miller C 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .225 0 7
   c-K. Daul PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .269 7 41
Totals 36 4 11 4 1 4 19      
a - J. Gilmore pinch hit for H. Cosar in the 4th
b - R. Cooke pinch hit for J. Keesee in the 9th
c - K. Daul pinch hit for S. Miller in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Flores 2 (18, 2nd Inning off K. Lindner, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off T. Mak, 0 on, 0 outs) , F. Xia (15, 9th Inning off T. Mak, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Escutia (3, 3rd Inning off D. Coupel, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Escutia 6 , L. Zatarain , B. Ferris , W. Flores 5 , F. Xia 2 , J. Gilmore , S. Miller
2-out RBI: M. Escutia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Keesee , H. Cosar
GIDP: M. Escutia
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Zatarain-Escutia-Xia)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Lindner 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 24 6.11   
D. Coupel 0.2 4 2 2 0 0 1 27 2.94   
A. van Dongen 3.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 28 3.76   
A. Villalobos H (3) 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 25 5.23   
T. Mak L (6-3), BS (6) 1.1 3 2 2 1 0 0 16 3.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Lindner 46
Batters Faced: K. Lindner 7, D. Coupel 6, A. van Dongen 11, A. Villalobos 5, T. Mak 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Lindner 1-3, D. Coupel 0-2, A. van Dongen 5-4, A. Villalobos 1-1, T. Mak 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Lindner 24-17, D. Coupel 27-17, A. van Dongen 28-20, A. Villalobos 25-16, T. Mak 16-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Coupel 1-0 , A. van Dongen 2-0 , A. Villalobos 1-0
Balk: D. Coupel 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Kruppenbacher 6.1 8 3 3 2 7 1 95 3.82   
D. Bickel 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 21 2.97   
M. Gao W (3-2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 4.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Kruppenbacher 50
Batters Faced: C. Kruppenbacher 28, D. Bickel 7, M. Gao 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Kruppenbacher 5-6, D. Bickel 1-4, M. Gao 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Kruppenbacher 95-59, D. Bickel 21-17, M. Gao 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Bickel 1-0
WP: C. Kruppenbacher
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Marco Escutia
Ballpark: Cincinnati Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 18957
Thursday, May 15th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 25.9 Build 90