RISING STAR LEAGUE
LOS ANGELES STARS AT KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS
04/05/2079
 
RISING STAR LEAGUE
LOS ANGELES STARS AT KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 63 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5TH , 2079 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Stars (1-3) 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 11 0
Kansas City Athletics (3-2) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 X 5 8 0
Athletics Get Clutch Win Versus Los Angeles
The Los Angeles Stars could not turn a fine performance from pitcher Rin Sakai into a win. Instead, the Kansas City Athletics prevailed, 5-4. Sakai threw 6.2 innings of 4-hit ball. John Cantlon came out of the bullpen to earn the win. The right-hander allowed no runs on 1 hit in 1.1 innings. His record now stands at 1-0. The win has Kansas City at 3-2.

Had Oliverios Garduno not delivered a key base hit in the bottom of the eighth, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and a runner on 3rd, Garduno hit a run-scoring single. That made the score 5-4, in favor of the Athletics.

"We had the game right there for the taking," said Los Angeles manager Pat Kaers. "But we decided not to take it."
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Marko CF 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 .188 0 0
B. Badeaux LF 4 1 1 2 0 1 3 .062 1 3
E. Laca C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .353 1 1
R. Perez DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .214 0 0
M. Sagastisado 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .154 1 1
L. Lance 1B 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .286 0 1
W. Aguilar 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
C. Brankin RF 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 .273 1 4
C. Kouri SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .385 0 1
Totals 37 4 11 4 0 4 15      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Marko 2 (2, 1st Inning off E. Palomino, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off E. Palomino, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Lance 2 (3, 2nd Inning off E. Palomino, 0 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off E. Palomino, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Brankin (1, 4th Inning off E. Palomino, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Badeaux (1, 5th Inning off E. Palomino, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Marko 5 , B. Badeaux 4 , E. Laca , L. Lance 4 , C. Brankin 3 , C. Kouri 2
2-out RBI: , C. Brankin 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Laca , R. Perez , C. Kouri
GIDP: R. Perez
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Kouri (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Sagastisado-Aguilar-Lance)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Morita RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .176 0 3
A. Wetsch CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .267 1 4
   a-S. Muto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .235 0 0
   b-H. Peralta CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1 1
K. Wakabayashi 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .222 0 5
D. Zaldivar DH 4 2 2 2 0 1 0 .350 2 4
O. Garduno 2B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .200 0 1
K. Jensen 1B 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .412 1 5
R. Morales LF 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .250 0 1
T. Daoust C 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
J. Doctor SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .235 0 0
Totals 31 5 8 5 2 8 9      
a - S. Muto pinch hit for A. Wetsch in the 8th
b - H. Peralta substituted for S. Muto in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Garduno (1, 5th Inning off R. Sakai, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Wakabayashi (3, 8th Inning off P. Vickerson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: D. Zaldivar (1, 8th Inning off B. Portillo, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Zaldivar (2, 5th Inning off R. Sakai, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Wakabayashi 2 , D. Zaldivar 7 , O. Garduno 3 , K. Jensen , R. Morales , J. Doctor
2-out RBI: K. Wakabayashi , D. Zaldivar , O. Garduno
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Daoust
GIDP: K. Wakabayashi
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Garduno-Doctor-Jensen)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Sakai 6.2 4 2 2 2 6 1 91 2.70   
P. Vickerson H (2) 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 0 12 16.20   
B. Portillo L (0-1), BS (1) 0.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 13 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Sakai 62
Batters Faced: R. Sakai 25, P. Vickerson 5, B. Portillo 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Sakai 7-6, P. Vickerson 0-2, B. Portillo 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Sakai 91-57, P. Vickerson 12-8, B. Portillo 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Vickerson 2-0 , B. Portillo 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Palomino 5.0 9 4 4 0 2 1 77 7.20   
C. Whiffen 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 5.40   
R. Kamp 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 5.40   
J. Cantlon W (1-0) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 22 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Palomino 35
Batters Faced: E. Palomino 23, C. Whiffen 5, R. Kamp 4, J. Cantlon 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Palomino 5-7, C. Whiffen 0-4, R. Kamp 2-1, J. Cantlon 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Palomino 77-51, C. Whiffen 17-9, R. Kamp 17-13, J. Cantlon 22-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Kamp 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rin Sakai
Ballpark: Ballpark of Missouri
Weather: Clear skies (56 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 20289
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