RISING STAR LEAGUE
PHOENIX THUNDERBIRDS AT TUCSON TOROS
09/09/2083
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RISING STAR LEAGUE
PHOENIX THUNDERBIRDS AT TUCSON TOROS
GAME ID: 5819 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH , 2083 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Phoenix Thunderbirds (54-87) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 5 6 0
Tucson Toros (60-82) 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 0
Thunderbirds Score Late, Topple Toros, 5-3
Aetna Stadium was the site of a competitive game between the Tucson Toros and Phoenix Thunderbirds.

The Thunderbirds grabbed a win, 5-3, at Aetna Stadium, overcoming a fine effort from Tucson pitcher Tony Masso. Masso went 6.1 innings and allowed no runs. The Thunderbirds sit in last place in the Western Conference Mike Stump Division with a record of 54-87.

Taiji Taira went 1-4 for Phoenix. The former first round draft pick had a key at-bat in the top of the eighth. With one out and runners on 1st and 3rd, he broke a 3-3 tie with a run-scoring ground out off Santos Gomez. It was his 32nd RBI of the season.

Taira attributed the win to his team's "focus and intensity."
PHOENIX BATTING LINESCORE TUCSON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Oregon DH 5 2 2 1 0 1 3 .207 43 86
E. Lucero 2B 4 1 1 3 1 2 0 .264 4 13
C. McLaughlin LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .279 11 49
B. Morf RF 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .289 23 72
M. Lee 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .252 24 79
V. Sanchez 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .208 8 36
T. Taira C 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .265 6 32
K. Shouse SS 3 1 0 0 1 2 4 .179 1 5
J. Casanas CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .158 3 43
Totals 33 5 6 5 6 6 18      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Morf (33, 8th Inning off S. Gomez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Lucero (4, 7th Inning off M. O'Keefe, 2 on, 2 outs) , E. Oregon (43, 9th Inning off E. Castaneda, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Oregon 5 , E. Lucero 4 , B. Morf 2 , M. Lee , T. Taira
2-out RBI: E. Lucero
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Oregon , B. Morf , M. Lee , J. Casanas
GIDP: B. Morf
Hit by Pitch: C. McLaughlin
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Morf (28)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Z. Cobo RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .284 13 47
E. Obata LF, CF 3 1 1 1 1 2 0 .226 14 35
E. Linares C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .254 11 48
T. Rosenfeld 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .214 3 8
M. Gheldere 3B, SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .253 16 57
J. Pedroza DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .257 23 83
I. Butzer SS 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 .271 3 23
   a-E. Lara PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .246 0 13
   b-B. Altstadt SS, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .173 0 4
   d-M. Flores PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .202 0 8
R. Dougherty 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .242 0 19
D. McLaughlin CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 0 6
   c-M. Saldivar PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 1
Totals 32 3 5 3 1 9 8      
a - E. Lara pinch hit for I. Butzer in the 7th
b - B. Altstadt substituted for E. Lara in the 8th
c - M. Saldivar pinch hit for D. McLaughlin in the 8th
d - M. Flores pinch hit for B. Altstadt in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: I. Butzer (3, 2nd Inning off E. Hostikka, 1 on, 2 outs) , E. Obata (14, 3rd Inning off E. Hostikka, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Obata 4 , T. Rosenfeld 2 , J. Pedroza , I. Butzer 4
2-out RBI: E. Obata , I. Butzer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Rosenfeld , I. Butzer
Hit by Pitch: Z. Cobo
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Rosenfeld-Butzer-Rosenfeld)
PHOENIX PITCHING LINESCORE TUCSON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Hostikka 6.0 5 3 3 0 6 2 78 5.94   
C. Isaacks W (3-3) 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 26 7.46   
A. Miao SV (20) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 4.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Hostikka 56
Batters Faced: E. Hostikka 23, C. Isaacks 8, A. Miao 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Hostikka 6-6, C. Isaacks 0-4, A. Miao 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Hostikka 78-52, C. Isaacks 26-14, A. Miao 14-12
Hit Batsmen: C. Isaacks
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Masso 6.1 2 0 0 4 5 0 86 4.47   
M. O'Keefe BS (1) 0.1 2 3 3 1 0 1 16 6.82   
S. Gomez L (1-1) 1.1 1 1 1 1 1 0 13 2.25   
E. Castaneda 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 5 4.36   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Masso 70
Batters Faced: T. Masso 25, M. O'Keefe 4, S. Gomez 7, E. Castaneda 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Masso 5-8, M. O'Keefe 0-1, S. Gomez 3-1, E. Castaneda 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Masso 86-53, M. O'Keefe 16-9, S. Gomez 13-9, E. Castaneda 5-5
WP: S. Gomez
Hit Batsmen: T. Masso
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tony Masso
Ballpark: Aetna Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 29911
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