RISING STAR LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS AT LOS ANGELES STARS
09/08/2080
 
RISING STAR LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS AT LOS ANGELES STARS
GAME ID: 5860 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH , 2080 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Athletics (65-79) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 1
Los Angeles Stars (74-70) 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 1 X 7 10 0
Athletics Handled by Los Angeles, 7-2
Los Angeles pitcher Mike Merdinger did his part in helping his team beat the Kansas City Athletics, 7-2. The right-hander kept opposing batters from doing too much damage. Los Angeles is now 74-70, Kansas City 65-79.

Danny Gaona chipped in a 3-run home run for Los Angeles in the bottom of the fourth. For the game, the second baseman had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 2 runs scored, and 3 runs batted in.

"No complaints from me," said Stars manager Pat Kaers. "I like what I saw out there."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Morita RF 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .281 9 54
H. Sosa LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .275 24 68
C. Horn DH 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 .311 28 78
D. Zaldivar 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .251 23 80
O. Garduno 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .257 9 46
R. Otomo 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .286 3 40
K. Sa SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .227 2 19
W. Major C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .236 11 51
A. Wetsch CF 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .221 8 37
Totals 32 2 7 1 0 10 15      
BATTING
Doubles: H. Morita 2 (39, 1st Inning off M. Merdinger, 0 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off M. Merdinger, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Wetsch (18, 8th Inning off M. Merdinger, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Morita 5 , H. Sosa , D. Zaldivar , A. Wetsch 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Zaldivar 2 , R. Otomo
GIDP: H. Morita
Sac Fly: C. Horn
Hit by Pitch: O. Garduno
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: A. Wetsch (3)
OF assists: 1 (Wetsch(Sagastisado at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Aguilar DH 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .323 8 71
O. Borrero CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .226 0 5
E. Laca C 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 .302 10 59
M. Sagastisado 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .277 15 53
C. McLaughlin LF 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .311 13 71
H. Park RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .269 6 43
A. Castiglione 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .302 1 7
D. Gaona 2B 4 2 2 3 0 1 2 .287 2 14
E. Arruebarrena SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .265 2 57
Totals 31 7 10 6 4 5 12      
BATTING
Doubles: W. Aguilar (42, 7th Inning off G. Naula, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Gaona (2, 4th Inning off M. Pardo, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: W. Aguilar 3 , E. Laca 2 , C. McLaughlin , A. Castiglione 2 , D. Gaona 5 , E. Arruebarrena
2-out RBI: C. McLaughlin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Aguilar , M. Sagastisado
Sac Fly: E. Laca
Hit by Pitch: E. Arruebarrena
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: W. Aguilar (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Arruebarrena-Gaona-Castiglione)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Pardo L (9-10) 6.0 5 3 3 3 4 1 91 3.77   
G. Naula 1.0 3 3 3 1 1 0 23 27.00   
R. Vazquez 1.0 2 1 0 0 0 0 14 5.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Pardo 51
Batters Faced: M. Pardo 25, G. Naula 7, R. Vazquez 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Pardo 7-6, G. Naula 0-1, R. Vazquez 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Pardo 91-57, G. Naula 23-14, R. Vazquez 14-8
WP: M. Pardo
Hit Batsmen: G. Naula
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Merdinger W (15-12) 7.0 6 2 2 0 9 0 96 3.48   
F. Calderon 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 21 3.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Merdinger 66
Batters Faced: M. Merdinger 27, F. Calderon 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Merdinger 3-8, F. Calderon 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Merdinger 96-64, F. Calderon 21-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Calderon 1-1
WP: F. Calderon
Hit Batsmen: M. Merdinger
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Merdinger
Ballpark: Stars Ballpark
Weather: Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 37423
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