RISING STAR LEAGUE
TUCSON TOROS AT PHOENIX THUNDERBIRDS
09/10/2079
 
RISING STAR LEAGUE
TUCSON TOROS AT PHOENIX THUNDERBIRDS
GAME ID: 5860 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH , 2079 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tucson Toros (66-78) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 2
Phoenix Thunderbirds (79-65) 0 0 1 0 2 4 3 0 X 10 16 0
Liu Belts Bunch of Base Hits
All game long, Phoenix's Tan Liu was rattling the walls at Legednary Park and banging out base hits against the Tucson Toros. When the dust finally settled on the diamond, he had a 5-hit day and the Thunderbirds had a win, 10-2.

Speaking with reporters after his standout performance, the 30-year-old second baseman said, "Get 5 hits, win a ballgame, it's nice. I could get used to this."

Tan Liu singled in the 1st, hit a solo-shot off Juan Casanas in the 3rd, doubled in the 5th, hit an RBI single in the 6th and hit a two-run triple in the 7th.

So far this season, Liu has recorded a .307 batting average with 157 hits, 6 home runs, 48 RBIs, 66 runs scored and a .368 OBP.
TUCSON BATTING LINESCORE PHOENIX BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Imada LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .282 7 28
C. Winkler RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .253 11 52
M. Groetzinger DH 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .254 5 32
H. Watkins 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .295 11 32
J. Carrillo 1B 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .272 4 12
   b-V. Berg PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .207 13 37
S. Antas C 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .212 23 59
M. Cardozo CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .227 6 26
H. Fujii 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .203 9 31
   a-R. Pond 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .217 8 47
G. Morgan SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .076 0 4
Totals 31 2 6 2 2 12 14      
a - R. Pond substituted for H. Fujii in the 4th
b - V. Berg pinch hit for J. Carrillo in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Watkins (7, 2nd Inning off M. Nyholm, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Carrillo (8, 2nd Inning off M. Nyholm, 1 on, 0 outs) , S. Antas (15, 4th Inning off M. Nyholm, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Groetzinger 2 , H. Watkins 2 , J. Carrillo 2 , V. Berg , S. Antas 2
2-out RBI: S. Antas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Cardozo , H. Fujii
GIDP: H. Watkins
Hit by Pitch: M. Cardozo
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Cardozo (9)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Watkins (11) , G. Morgan (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Fujii-Morgan-Carrillo)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Pfau 1B 3 2 0 0 2 1 3 .242 20 68
T. Liu 2B 5 4 5 4 0 0 0 .307 6 48
S. Vreke RF 5 1 4 4 0 1 0 .262 8 75
B. Morf LF 5 0 2 1 0 1 4 .295 18 78
J. Yanqui DH 4 0 0 1 0 1 7 .241 15 69
M. Lee 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .265 20 59
A. Pedraja CF 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .247 13 56
J. Vientos C 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .256 9 26
V. Moroxio SS 3 1 2 0 1 1 1 .268 11 48
Totals 40 10 16 10 3 8 21      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Morf (32, 5th Inning off D. Buentello, 1 on, 0 outs) , T. Liu (21, 5th Inning off D. Buentello, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: T. Liu (4, 7th Inning off Y. Usui, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Liu (6, 3rd Inning off J. Casanas, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Liu 11 , S. Vreke 4 , B. Morf 3 , A. Pedraja , J. Vientos 2 , V. Moroxio 2
2-out RBI: T. Liu , S. Vreke
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Pfau , J. Yanqui 2 , M. Lee , A. Pedraja
GIDP: A. Pedraja
Sac Fly: J. Yanqui
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Morf (29)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Moroxio, Moroxio-Liu-Pfau)
TUCSON PITCHING LINESCORE PHOENIX PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Casanas 2.1 5 1 1 0 3 1 40 3.84   
D. Buentello L (1-5) 2.1 4 2 2 0 2 0 38 5.01   
L. Jimenez 0.1 1 3 3 2 0 0 22 4.91   
O. Che 1.1 3 2 2 0 0 0 17 5.52   
Y. Usui 1.0 3 2 2 1 2 0 30 4.05   
C. Newton 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 3.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Casanas 42
Batters Faced: J. Casanas 13, D. Buentello 11, L. Jimenez 4, O. Che 7, Y. Usui 7, C. Newton 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Casanas 3-0, D. Buentello 1-4, L. Jimenez 1-0, O. Che 2-2, Y. Usui 1-0, C. Newton 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Casanas 40-26, D. Buentello 38-27, L. Jimenez 22-10, O. Che 17-12, Y. Usui 30-19, C. Newton 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Buentello 1-0 , L. Jimenez 1-0 , O. Che 3-3 , Y. Usui 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Nyholm W (12-8) 7.0 5 2 2 1 8 0 101 4.04   
S. Saxby-Hawthornthwaite 2.0 1 0 0 1 4 0 38 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Nyholm 66
Batters Faced: M. Nyholm 26, S. Saxby-Hawthornthwaite 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Nyholm 4-7, S. Saxby-Hawthornthwaite 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Nyholm 101-62, S. Saxby-Hawthornthwaite 38-25
Hit Batsmen: M. Nyholm
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tan Liu
Ballpark: Legednary Park
Weather: Clear skies (82 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 6 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:31
Attendance: 39127
Special Notes: Hisatomo Fujii was ejected in the 4th inning for arguing a strike call.Tan Liu ties the PHX regular season game record for hits with 5.
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