RISING STAR LEAGUE
PORTLAND DRAGONS AT KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS
09/07/2083
 
RISING STAR LEAGUE
PORTLAND DRAGONS AT KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 5802 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH , 2083 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Portland Dragons (74-67) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 0
Kansas City Athletics (81-59) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 1
Dragons Get Hard-Earned Win, Stop Athletics, 2-1
The Portland Dragons had to overcome a fine effort from Kansas City pitcher Keaton Bozek to win, 2-1, at Ballpark of Missouri. Bozek went 6 innings and allowed 1 run. Ryan Mena, 2-1, earned the win in relief. He allowed no runs on 2 hits in 1.1 innings. The win boosted Portland to 74-67.

Portland needed the clutch hitting of Hideji Yamanaka to seal the deal. The designated hitter swatted a solo home run in the top of the ninth inning to put the Dragons on top, 2-1. For the game, Yamanaka had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"Scoring was at a premium tonight," Yamanaka said.
PORTLAND BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Lee SS, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .256 15 73
J. Cedillo 1B, LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .314 30 101
H. Yamanaka DH 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .302 26 84
X. Esperana RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .236 21 61
G. Critch 2B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .263 3 17
   a-D. Kau 2B, CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .255 8 58
M. Craddock 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .257 0 0
E. Duarte CF, SS, 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .128 3 6
M. Ann C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .230 5 20
C. Pritchard LF, SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .214 1 18
Totals 31 2 7 2 2 4 12      
a - D. Kau substituted for G. Critch in the 1st

BATTING
Doubles: G. Critch (20, 1st Inning off K. Bozek, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: H. Yamanaka (26, 9th Inning off C. Kessler, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Cedillo , H. Yamanaka 5 , G. Critch 2 , M. Craddock 2 , C. Pritchard
2-out RBI: G. Critch
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Lee , E. Duarte
GIDP: X. Esperana
Sac Bunt: E. Duarte
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Craddock (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 4 (Lee-Pritchard-Duarte, Craddock-Lee-Duarte, Pritchard-Lee-Duarte, Duarte-Pritchard-Pontius)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Sa SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .294 20 74
E. Simon 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .298 10 39
C. Horn 1B 4 0 3 0 0 1 1 .269 23 90
H. Sosa LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .265 32 107
A. Diaz RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .302 12 77
R. Clifford CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .276 7 42
J. Gomez 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .241 6 45
B. Lynch DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .217 13 31
N. Borcherding C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .118 0 1
Totals 34 1 12 1 1 6 13      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Diaz (32, 2nd Inning off M. Pontius, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Horn (42, 6th Inning off M. Pontius, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Gomez (40, 9th Inning off R. Mena, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Sa , E. Simon , C. Horn 4 , H. Sosa , A. Diaz 3 , R. Clifford , J. Gomez 3 , B. Lynch
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Sosa , B. Lynch
GIDP: E. Simon , A. Diaz , R. Clifford , J. Gomez
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: H. Sosa (4)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Simon (9)
Double Plays: 2 (Simon-Sa-Horn, Simon-Horn)
OF assists: 1 (Sosa(Esperana at home))
PORTLAND PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Pontius 6.0 9 1 1 1 3 0 82 4.63   
O. Mercado 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 21 3.95   
R. Mena W (2-1) 1.1 2 0 0 0 2 0 18 2.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Pontius 52
Batters Faced: M. Pontius 23, O. Mercado 6, R. Mena 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Pontius 7-3, O. Mercado 4-0, R. Mena 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Pontius 82-53, O. Mercado 21-13, R. Mena 18-10
WP: M. Pontius
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Bozek 6.0 5 1 1 2 2 0 76 3.06   
M. Curry 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19 3.16   
C. Kessler L (1-1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 14 1.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Bozek 58
Batters Faced: K. Bozek 23, M. Curry 6, C. Kessler 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Bozek 7-6, M. Curry 2-2, C. Kessler 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Bozek 76-45, M. Curry 19-12, C. Kessler 14-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Keaton Bozek
Ballpark: Ballpark of Missouri
Weather: Partly Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:52
Attendance: 26551
Special Notes: 2B Gary Critch was injured while running the bases.
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