RISING STAR LEAGUE
PHOENIX THUNDERBIRDS AT TUCSON TOROS
09/11/2083
 
RISING STAR LEAGUE
PHOENIX THUNDERBIRDS AT TUCSON TOROS
GAME ID: 5853 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH , 2083 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Phoenix Thunderbirds (55-88) 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 8 0
Tucson Toros (61-83) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 6 0
Toros Pull Out Late-Game Win, 4-3
Martyn Gheldere was a vital contributor to the 4-3 Tucson victory over Phoenix. The Toros third baseman was 3 for 4 with a home run and a double, while scoring 3 runs. Edwin Castaneda, who is tied for 7th in the WC in saves with 14, picked up the win in relief. Nick Crook took the loss for Phoenix. The 4th-place Toros hiked their record to 61-83.

The clutch at-bat came in the bottom of the ninth inning, when Tucson left fielder Etsuji Obata, facing Nick Crook, had a run-scoring sacrifice fly. It gave the Toros the 4-3 win.

"I just try to be a dog, have good swings, good at-bats," said Gheldere.
PHOENIX BATTING LINESCORE TUCSON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Oregon DH 4 1 1 1 1 2 2 .207 44 88
E. Lucero 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .259 5 14
C. McLaughlin LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .280 11 49
B. Morf RF 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .292 23 73
M. Lee 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .248 24 79
V. Sanchez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .206 8 36
N. Majors C 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .240 0 11
K. Shouse SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .168 1 5
J. Casanas CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .158 3 45
Totals 35 3 8 3 3 8 11      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Majors (6, 4th Inning off C. Sosnowski, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Oregon (44, 3rd Inning off C. Sosnowski, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Oregon 4 , E. Lucero , C. McLaughlin , B. Morf 3 , N. Majors 3
2-out RBI: B. Morf , N. Majors
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Oregon , M. Lee 2 , K. Shouse
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Morf (29)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Pedroza DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .255 24 84
Z. Cobo RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .280 13 47
   a-E. Lara RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 13
I. Butzer SS 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .271 3 23
E. Linares C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .249 11 48
M. Gheldere 3B 4 3 3 1 0 1 1 .257 17 59
R. Dougherty 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241 0 19
   b-M. Flores PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .198 0 8
   c-M. Saldivar 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400 1 1
E. Obata LF 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 .224 14 36
T. Rosenfeld 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .203 3 8
R. Aviles CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 0 13
   d-B. Altstadt PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .170 0 4
   e-D. McLaughlin CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 0 6
Totals 30 4 6 3 2 4 8      
a - E. Lara substituted for Z. Cobo in the 7th
b - M. Flores pinch hit for R. Dougherty in the 7th
c - M. Saldivar substituted for M. Flores in the 8th
d - B. Altstadt pinch hit for R. Aviles in the 8th
e - D. McLaughlin substituted for B. Altstadt in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Gheldere (28, 7th Inning off E. Alvarez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Gheldere (17, 2nd Inning off E. Alvarez, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Pedroza (24, 8th Inning off N. Crook, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Pedroza 4 , I. Butzer , M. Gheldere 7 , M. Saldivar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Dougherty
Sac Fly: E. Obata
Hit by Pitch: E. Obata
Team LOB: 5
PHOENIX PITCHING LINESCORE TUCSON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Alvarez 7.1 2 2 2 2 4 1 82 5.64   
N. Crook L (5-2), BS (3) 1.0 4 2 2 0 0 1 22 4.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Alvarez 68
Batters Faced: E. Alvarez 27, N. Crook 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Alvarez 5-13, N. Crook 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. Alvarez 82-54, N. Crook 22-15
WP: E. Alvarez
Hit Batsmen: E. Alvarez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Sosnowski 4.2 6 3 3 1 4 1 74 4.45   
J. Allen 2.1 2 0 0 1 2 0 34 6.14   
G. Mishima 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 5.33   
E. Castaneda W (5-3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 18 4.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Sosnowski 43
Batters Faced: C. Sosnowski 21, J. Allen 10, G. Mishima 3, E. Castaneda 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Sosnowski 7-3, J. Allen 4-1, G. Mishima 0-2, E. Castaneda 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Sosnowski 74-46, J. Allen 34-22, G. Mishima 12-10, E. Castaneda 18-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Allen 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Martyn Gheldere
Ballpark: Aetna Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (55 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 31181
Special Notes: Zahi Cobo was ejected in the 6th inning for arguing a strike call.
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