RISING STAR LEAGUE
PHOENIX THUNDERBIRDS AT KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS
09/05/2080
 
RISING STAR LEAGUE
PHOENIX THUNDERBIRDS AT KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 5820 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH , 2080 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Phoenix Thunderbirds (70-71) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0
Kansas City Athletics (64-77) 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 X 3 7 1
Thunderbirds Nipped by Athletics, 3-2
The Kansas City Athletics, despite a fine performance by Phoenix pitcher Yeniet Miranda, grabbed a 3-2 win at Ballpark of Missouri. Miranda allowed 3 runs over 6.2 innings. Gavin Jorjadze picked up the win in relief. His record improves to 3-4. Yeniet Miranda suffered the loss. The Athletics, now 64-77, have won 4 in a row.

Had Riichi Otomo not delivered a key base hit in the bottom of the seventh, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and a runner on 2nd, Otomo hit a run-scoring single. That made the score 3-2, in favor of the Athletics.

"It was just a matter of executing," said Kansas City manager Joe Monagle.
PHOENIX BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Pfau 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .253 17 58
L. Pamatz RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .298 5 42
J. Yanqui DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .262 20 97
B. Morf LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .355 23 98
M. Lee 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .277 25 79
A. Pedraja CF 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 .254 11 54
J. Rivera 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .143 0 0
N. Majors C 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .242 2 36
Y. Goto SS 3 0 1 1 0 2 1 .167 1 2
Totals 34 2 7 1 1 10 9      
BATTING
Doubles: Y. Goto (1, 2nd Inning off G. Tanton, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Yanqui (36, 8th Inning off G. Jorjadze, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: A. Pedraja (2, 6th Inning off A. van Oostende, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Yanqui 2 , B. Morf , A. Pedraja 4 , N. Majors 2 , Y. Goto 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Pamatz , M. Lee 2 , J. Rivera
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Goto-Pfau, Rivera-Goto-Pfau)
OF assists: 1 (Morf(Morita at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Morita RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .280 9 54
H. Sosa LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273 24 65
C. Horn DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .308 27 74
D. Zaldivar 1B 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .250 23 79
O. Garduno 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .258 9 46
   a-J. Enciso 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204 3 26
R. Otomo 3B 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .291 3 40
K. Sa SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .248 2 19
W. Major C 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .238 11 51
A. Wetsch CF 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .219 8 37
Totals 28 3 7 3 0 4 5      
a - J. Enciso substituted for O. Garduno in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Morita (36, 3rd Inning off Y. Miranda, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: W. Major (11, 6th Inning off Y. Miranda, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Morita 3 , C. Horn , D. Zaldivar , R. Otomo , K. Sa , W. Major 4
2-out RBI: R. Otomo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Sa
GIDP: H. Sosa , D. Zaldivar
Team LOB: 1

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Sa 2 (4)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Morita (6)
PHOENIX PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Miranda L (10-13) 6.2 7 3 3 0 3 1 82 4.72   
K. Laing 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 5.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Miranda 51
Batters Faced: Y. Miranda 24, K. Laing 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Miranda 11-3, K. Laing 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Miranda 82-58, K. Laing 13-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Laing 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Tanton 3.1 4 2 2 1 4 0 59 4.21   
G. Roof 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 27 4.29   
A. van Oostende 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 25 3.84   
G. Jorjadze W (3-4) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 20 4.82   
Y. Ramirez SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Tanton 45
Batters Faced: G. Tanton 15, G. Roof 6, A. van Oostende 6, G. Jorjadze 5, Y. Ramirez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Tanton 4-2, G. Roof 0-3, A. van Oostende 2-2, G. Jorjadze 1-1, Y. Ramirez 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Tanton 59-37, G. Roof 27-19, A. van Oostende 25-12, G. Jorjadze 20-13, Y. Ramirez 12-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yeniet Miranda
Ballpark: Ballpark of Missouri
Weather: Roof closed, 86 degrees
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:51
Attendance: 15808
Special Notes: SP Gerald Tanton was injured while pitching.
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