RISING STAR LEAGUE
CINCINNATI TWINS AT ST. LOUIS GAEDELS
09/05/2080
 
RISING STAR LEAGUE
CINCINNATI TWINS AT ST. LOUIS GAEDELS
GAME ID: 5825 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH , 2080 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Twins (64-77) 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 12 0
St. Louis Gaedels (66-76) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 7 1
Lawson Hits 2 home runs in Twins Win
Thanks in large part to left fielder Matt Lawson, the Cincinnati Twins beat the St. Louis Gaedels, 6-2. Lawson slugged 2 home runs, while scoring 3 and driving in 3. Craig Kruppenbacher got the win, improving to 12-5. He held the Gaedels to no runs on 3 hits over 5.1 innings, while striking out 5 and walking 4. Cincinnati is now 64-77, St. Louis 66-76.

Early in the game, Lawson had a 2-run home run for Cincinnati. It was his 17th home run of the season and put the Twins on top, 2-0.

"I think we did a good job of looking for pitches we wanted to hit and put good swings on them," said Cincinnati skipper Ryan Stoops.
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Escutia 2B 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .242 3 29
J. Keesee SS 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .237 4 29
B. Ferris DH 5 1 2 0 0 1 4 .278 31 90
M. Lawson LF 4 3 2 3 0 0 3 .340 17 48
L. Zuniga RF 5 0 2 1 0 2 1 .271 25 71
R. Cooke 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .220 20 57
J. Gilmore CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .271 6 13
F. Xia 1B 4 1 1 2 0 2 2 .275 10 43
K. Daul C 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .274 8 43
Totals 39 6 12 6 1 9 19      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Zuniga 2 (28, 1st Inning off A. Kopta, 0 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off A. Kopta, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Keesee (30, 2nd Inning off A. Kopta, 0 on, 2 outs) , K. Daul (24, 4th Inning off A. Kopta, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Lawson 2 (17, 1st Inning off A. Kopta, 1 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off M. Medina, 0 on, 2 outs) , F. Xia (10, 2nd Inning off A. Kopta, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Keesee 3 , B. Ferris 2 , M. Lawson 8 , L. Zuniga 4 , J. Gilmore , F. Xia 4 , K. Daul 3
2-out RBI: , M. Lawson 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Ferris , M. Lawson , R. Cooke 2 , F. Xia
GIDP: B. Ferris
Hit by Pitch: M. Lawson
Team LOB: 8
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Culhane LF 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 .266 1 24
A. Zazueta C 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .281 16 62
J. McNearney 2B 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .267 13 70
O. Mantivar RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 4 .267 11 50
E. Vinent 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .298 6 54
Z. Kamuzu DH 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .227 30 87
L. Brocklebank 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .241 34 89
A. Linares CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .243 10 52
R. Gonzalez SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .102 1 4
Totals 33 2 7 2 4 9 19      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Culhane (32, 1st Inning off C. Kruppenbacher, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Zazueta (25, 8th Inning off N. Hodges, 0 on, 0 outs) , Z. Kamuzu (23, 8th Inning off J. Caro, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Culhane 2 , A. Zazueta 2 , J. McNearney , O. Mantivar , E. Vinent , Z. Kamuzu 2 , A. Linares
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Mantivar , E. Vinent , L. Brocklebank , A. Linares , R. Gonzalez
Hit by Pitch: J. McNearney
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Zazueta (1)
CS: S. Culhane (7)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Gonzalez (1)
Double Plays: 1 (McNearney-Gonzalez-Brocklebank)
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Kruppenbacher W (12-5) 5.1 3 0 0 4 5 0 92 3.70   
N. Hodges 2.0 3 2 2 0 1 0 31 9.27   
J. Caro SV (7) 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 19 3.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Kruppenbacher 63
Batters Faced: C. Kruppenbacher 23, N. Hodges 9, J. Caro 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Kruppenbacher 5-5, N. Hodges 4-1, J. Caro 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Kruppenbacher 92-53, N. Hodges 31-21, J. Caro 19-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Hodges 1-0 , J. Caro 2-1
Hit Batsmen: C. Kruppenbacher
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Kopta L (10-13) 3.0 8 5 5 0 2 2 62 4.51   
K. Lindner 3.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 41 5.92   
D. Coupel 1.2 1 0 0 0 4 0 25 2.80   
M. Medina 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 1 17 5.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Kopta 23
Batters Faced: A. Kopta 18, K. Lindner 12, D. Coupel 6, M. Medina 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Kopta 5-2, K. Lindner 0-7, D. Coupel 1-0, M. Medina 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Kopta 62-43, K. Lindner 41-25, D. Coupel 25-15, M. Medina 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Lindner 1-0 , D. Coupel 1-0 , M. Medina 1-0
Hit Batsmen: A. Kopta
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Lawson
Ballpark: Veeck Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:29
Attendance: 16394
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