RISING STAR LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS AT MINNEAPOLIS VIKINGS
09/18/2079
 
RISING STAR LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS AT MINNEAPOLIS VIKINGS
GAME ID: 5988 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH , 2079 - GAME LOG
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Kansas City Athletics (64-88) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 6 10 14 0
Minneapolis Vikings (61-91) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 4 8 0
Athletics Earn 10-4 Win Against Vikings
The Kansas City Athletics defeated the Minneapolis Vikings, 10-4, in 10 innings. Hisatoshi Morita, who is tied for 10th in the WC in triples with 6, played a big role. Morita was 3 for 5 with a home run and a double, while scoring 2 times and driving in 4 for the Athletics in the win. The 4th-place Athletics now have a win-loss record of 64-88.

Duviel Zaldivar drew 1 walk in 5 trips to the plate for Kansas City. The 11-time All-Star had a key at-bat in the top of the tenth. With one out and the bases loaded, he broke a 4-4 tie with a run-scoring walk off Phil Payne. It was his 69th walk of the season.

In postgame remarks, Zaldivar said: "To all who've been doubting my effort -- I hope they saw this game."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE MINNEAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Morales LF 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .250 9 38
H. Morita CF 5 2 3 4 0 2 0 .272 6 57
D. Zaldivar DH 4 1 0 1 1 0 1 .241 22 70
D. Yerges RF 5 1 2 4 0 0 0 .229 23 65
O. Garduno 2B 5 1 2 1 0 2 1 .262 7 48
R. Otomo 3B 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .302 1 17
K. Jensen 1B 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .232 15 59
J. Flores C 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .247 5 41
   a-A. Wetsch PR 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 .239 8 51
   b-T. Daoust C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .171 1 8
J. Doctor SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .235 4 17
Totals 41 10 14 10 2 9 14      
a - A. Wetsch pinch ran for J. Flores in the 10th
b - T. Daoust substituted for A. Wetsch in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Jensen 2 (24, 3rd Inning off R. Samayoa, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off J. Miera, 0 on, 0 outs) , H. Morita (41, 8th Inning off S. Maekawa, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: H. Morita (6, 6th Inning off R. Samayoa, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Yerges (23, 10th Inning off H. Mesinas, 3 on, 1 out) , O. Garduno (7, 10th Inning off H. Mesinas, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Morales , H. Morita 7 , D. Yerges 5 , O. Garduno 5 , R. Otomo 2 , K. Jensen 4 , J. Flores 2
2-out RBI: , H. Morita 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Morales , D. Zaldivar
GIDP: R. Otomo , K. Jensen
Hit by Pitch: R. Morales
Team LOB: 4
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Bush CF 5 0 0 1 0 2 0 .252 25 72
J. Rouse SS 5 1 4 1 0 0 0 .233 5 40
T. Asano DH 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 .269 25 88
M. Morikawa 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .282 8 66
D. Zayas 1B 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .220 8 30
M. Machacek C 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 .000 0 0
A. Sanchez RF, LF 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 .261 9 35
S. Aguilera LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .212 1 16
   a-J. Peterson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 0 5
   b-K. Odachowski LF, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 2
C. Goudie 3B 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .280 4 32
Totals 38 4 8 4 4 11 14      
a - J. Peterson pinch hit for S. Aguilera in the 9th
b - K. Odachowski substituted for J. Peterson in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Rouse (21, 3rd Inning off P. Urquiola, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: C. Goudie (2, 8th Inning off C. Whiffen, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Rouse (5, 8th Inning off J. Cantlon, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Sanchez (9, 9th Inning off J. Cantlon, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Rouse 8 , D. Zayas 2 , A. Sanchez 4 , C. Goudie 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Morikawa , M. Machacek , S. Aguilera
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Zayas (32)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Morikawa-Rouse-Zayas, Rouse-Morikawa-Zayas)
OF assists: 1 (Sanchez(Morales at 2nd base))
PB: M. Machacek
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE MINNEAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Urquiola 6.0 3 0 0 2 6 0 77 4.33   
C. Whiffen H (8) 1.1 1 1 1 0 2 0 19 3.54   
J. Cantlon BS (8) 0.2 2 3 3 2 0 2 18 4.96   
A. Cuevas W (2-1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 1.11   
J. Katz 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 13 3.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Urquiola 70
Batters Faced: P. Urquiola 23, C. Whiffen 5, J. Cantlon 6, A. Cuevas 4, J. Katz 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Urquiola 5-7, C. Whiffen 2-0, J. Cantlon 1-1, A. Cuevas 1-1, J. Katz 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Urquiola 77-53, C. Whiffen 19-14, J. Cantlon 18-8, A. Cuevas 15-9, J. Katz 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Whiffen 1-0 , J. Katz 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Samayoa 6.1 5 2 2 0 5 1 84 4.53   
J. Miera 1.1 1 1 1 0 2 0 22 4.62   
S. Maekawa 1.1 3 1 1 1 0 0 21 4.73   
P. Payne L (3-4) 0.1 2 4 4 1 0 0 23 4.10   
H. Mesinas 0.2 3 2 2 0 2 2 19 7.83   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Samayoa 60
Batters Faced: R. Samayoa 22, J. Miera 5, S. Maekawa 7, P. Payne 5, H. Mesinas 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Samayoa 6-6, J. Miera 0-2, S. Maekawa 3-0, P. Payne 0-1, H. Mesinas 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Samayoa 84-57, J. Miera 22-14, S. Maekawa 21-11, P. Payne 23-11, H. Mesinas 19-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Maekawa 1-1 , H. Mesinas 3-3
Hit Batsmen: P. Payne
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hisatoshi Morita
Ballpark: Minneapolis Grounds
Weather: Roof closed, 56 degrees
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:52
Attendance: 24052
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