RISING STAR LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS AT CINCINNATI TWINS
05/21/2079
 
RISING STAR LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS AT CINCINNATI TWINS
GAME ID: 664 - SUNDAY, MAY 21ST , 2079 - GAME LOG
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Kansas City Athletics (18-27) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 3 11 8 0
Cincinnati Twins (30-16) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 3
Cincinnati Bats Quiet in 11-1 Loss
The Kansas City Athletics pinned a convincing loss on the Cincinnati Twins, 11-1, at Cincinnati Grounds. Oliverios Garduno was a main factor in the win. He went 1-2 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 2 times and driving in 3 for Kansas City. Kansas City reliever Nelson Capristo picked up the win, upping his record to 2-1. Josh Adamczyk absorbed the loss. The win makes Kansas City 18-27.

Kansas City used the timely hitting of Hisatoshi Morita to seize the win. The right fielder stroked a 2-run single in the top of the seventh inning to put the Athletics on top, 4-1. It was his only hit in 5 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.

"Not much to say," Cincinnati manager Ryan Stoops said, when asked afterward about the defeat.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Morita RF 5 0 1 2 0 1 2 .281 1 20
W. Vazquez LF 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 .234 0 2
K. Wakabayashi 3B 3 2 0 0 1 1 1 .148 1 9
D. Zaldivar DH 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .234 9 23
K. Jensen 1B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .272 6 19
   a-O. Garduno PH, 1B 2 2 1 3 1 1 2 .255 2 15
D. Chiba 2B 4 2 1 2 1 0 3 .273 2 6
J. Flores C 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .226 1 11
   b-T. Daoust PH, C 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 0 1
A. Wetsch CF 4 1 0 0 0 1 7 .209 2 17
J. Doctor SS 3 0 0 2 1 0 1 .237 2 10
Totals 36 11 8 11 5 5 19      
a - O. Garduno pinch hit for K. Jensen in the 7th
b - T. Daoust pinch hit for J. Flores in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Zaldivar (12, 8th Inning off W. Flores, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Chiba (3, 8th Inning off K. Kinoshita, 3 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: O. Garduno (2, 9th Inning off J. Zuniga, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Morita , D. Zaldivar 3 , K. Jensen , O. Garduno 4 , D. Chiba 2 , J. Flores 2
2-out RBI: H. Morita , J. Doctor
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Vazquez , A. Wetsch
GIDP: H. Morita , T. Daoust
Hit by Pitch: K. Wakabayashi , D. Zaldivar
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Wakabayashi-Chiba-Garduno)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Escutia 2B 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .314 1 16
T. Minty 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .299 1 14
T. Champion CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .432 2 20
B. Ferris DH 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 .275 7 24
R. Cooke 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .234 2 7
B. Winterfeld RF 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 .310 7 19
L. Zuniga LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .255 4 19
L. Zatarain SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .253 4 18
K. Daul C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .228 2 10
Totals 31 1 6 1 4 6 15      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Winterfeld (8, 2nd Inning off J. Caro, 0 on, 2 outs) , L. Zatarain (18, 5th Inning off J. Caro, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Champion (9, 6th Inning off N. Capristo, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Escutia , T. Champion 2 , B. Winterfeld 4 , L. Zatarain 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Escutia , L. Zuniga 3
GIDP: K. Daul
Sac Fly: B. Ferris
Hit by Pitch: L. Zatarain
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: M. Escutia (4) , L. Zatarain 2 (4)
Double Plays: 2 (Zatarain-Escutia-Minty, Zatarain-Escutia-Minty)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Caro 5.0 4 1 1 1 5 0 78 6.36   
N. Capristo W (2-1) 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 24 3.14   
J. Samsel H (4) 1.1 0 0 0 2 1 0 28 3.79   
R. Kamp 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Caro 59
Batters Faced: J. Caro 20, N. Capristo 6, J. Samsel 6, R. Kamp 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Caro 5-5, N. Capristo 1-3, J. Samsel 2-1, R. Kamp 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Caro 78-49, N. Capristo 24-15, J. Samsel 28-16, R. Kamp 16-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Capristo 1-1 , R. Kamp 1-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Kamp
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Adamczyk L (4-2) 6.2 4 4 0 2 3 0 93 4.36   
W. Flores 0.1 1 3 3 2 0 0 24 4.76   
K. Kinoshita 1.1 2 3 1 0 2 0 29 2.89   
J. Zuniga 0.2 1 1 1 1 0 1 14 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Adamczyk 59
Batters Faced: J. Adamczyk 28, W. Flores 4, K. Kinoshita 8, J. Zuniga 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Adamczyk 7-10, W. Flores 0-1, K. Kinoshita 1-0, J. Zuniga 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Adamczyk 93-58, W. Flores 24-12, K. Kinoshita 29-20, J. Zuniga 14-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Flores 2-0 , K. Kinoshita 3-3 , J. Zuniga 2-2
Hit Batsmen: J. Adamczyk , K. Kinoshita
Balk: K. Kinoshita
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Oliverios Garduno
Ballpark: Cincinnati Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:36
Attendance: 28893
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