RISING STAR LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS AT PHOENIX THUNDERBIRDS
09/17/2083
 
RISING STAR LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS AT PHOENIX THUNDERBIRDS
GAME ID: 5926 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH , 2083 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Athletics (88-61) 0 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 0 8 14 1
Phoenix Thunderbirds (60-89) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 0
Athletics Win, 8-2, Versus Thunderbirds
A nice crowd turned out for a clash between the Kansas City Athletics and Phoenix Thunderbirds.

Starting pitcher Gerald Tanton had a solid game. He was a big reason the Kansas City Athletics throttled the Phoenix Thunderbirds, 8-2. With the win, Kansas City raised its record to 88-61.

Kansas City used the hitting of Henry Sosa to pick up the win. The left fielder clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the third inning to put the Athletics on top, 3-0. For the game, Sosa had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"I think it just wasn't our night," said Phoenix skipper Joe Busch.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE PHOENIX BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Sa SS 5 2 2 3 0 3 2 .297 22 81
H. Morita RF 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 .310 13 60
H. Sosa LF 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 .264 35 114
E. Simon 2B 5 0 3 1 0 0 1 .308 13 50
A. Diaz DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .299 13 82
R. Clifford CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .273 8 47
J. Gomez 1B 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .239 7 49
N. Borcherding C 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .167 1 3
C. Goudie 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .224 0 18
Totals 38 8 14 8 2 5 17      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Sa (50, 3rd Inning off J. Madueno, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: N. Borcherding (1, 3rd Inning off J. Madueno, 0 on, 0 outs) , H. Sosa (35, 3rd Inning off J. Madueno, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Sa (22, 4th Inning off J. Madueno, 2 on, 2 outs) , A. Diaz (13, 5th Inning off C. Lobatos, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Sa 6 , H. Morita 3 , H. Sosa 5 , E. Simon 3 , A. Diaz 4 , R. Clifford , N. Borcherding 4 , C. Goudie
2-out RBI: K. Sa , H. Sosa , A. Diaz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Sa , A. Diaz
GIDP: E. Simon , A. Diaz
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Simon (2)
CS: H. Sosa (6)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Yates (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Gomez-Sa-Gomez, Borcherding-Sa-Gomez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Oregon DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .213 47 96
E. Lucero 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .254 5 15
C. McLaughlin LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .284 12 55
B. Morf RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .288 23 76
M. Lee 3B 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .253 27 87
V. Sanchez 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .201 8 38
N. Majors C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .237 0 11
G. Morgan SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 1 23
J. Casanas CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .161 3 49
Totals 29 2 3 2 4 9 9      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Lucero (6, 1st Inning off G. Tanton, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Morf (35, 9th Inning off J. Cucci, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Lee (27, 9th Inning off J. Cucci, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Lucero 2 , B. Morf 2 , M. Lee 4
2-out RBI: M. Lee
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Oregon , B. Morf , M. Lee
GIDP: B. Morf , N. Majors
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Lucero-Morgan-Sanchez, Lucero-Morgan-Sanchez)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE PHOENIX PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Tanton W (16-6) 6.0 1 0 0 4 6 0 94 2.92   
E. Yates 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 29 4.26   
J. Cucci 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 1 22 5.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Tanton 72
Batters Faced: G. Tanton 21, E. Yates 7, J. Cucci 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Tanton 9-1, E. Yates 4-0, J. Cucci 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Tanton 94-54, E. Yates 29-19, J. Cucci 22-15
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Madueno L (7-12) 3.2 8 6 6 1 2 3 66 4.80   
C. Lobatos 2.2 2 2 2 0 1 1 28 4.52   
N. Crook 1.0 3 0 0 1 1 0 26 4.34   
H. Ortiz 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 24 6.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Madueno 20
Batters Faced: J. Madueno 19, C. Lobatos 10, N. Crook 6, H. Ortiz 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Madueno 3-5, C. Lobatos 2-5, N. Crook 1-0, H. Ortiz 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Madueno 66-41, C. Lobatos 28-22, N. Crook 26-16, H. Ortiz 24-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Crook 1-1 , H. Ortiz 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gerald Tanton
Ballpark: Legednary Park
Weather: Roof closed, 94 degrees
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 31293
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