RISING STAR LEAGUE
HOUSTON AQUAS AT MAINE LOBSTER
09/21/2083
 
RISING STAR LEAGUE
HOUSTON AQUAS AT MAINE LOBSTER
GAME ID: 7464 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST , 2083 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Aquas (94-59) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 4 6 1
Maine Lobster (73-80) 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 X 5 4 0
Aquas Suffer 5-4 Road Loss
Maine beat Houston at Ballpark of Portland, eking out a 5-4 win. The triumph was primarily due to catcher Roberto Fondin. He went 2-4 with a home run, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. John Liberty, the winning pitcher, improved to 11-10. He pitched 5 innings, giving up 4 hits and 2 runs, while striking out 2 and walking 2. Masato Nishihara, summoned from the bullpen, notched his 41st save.

James Gilmore, the Maine left fielder, contributed a 2-run single in the bottom of the fifth inning to make the score 4-2, Lobster. For the game, Gilmore was 1 for 4. He drove in 2 runs and scored once.

"We're stringing together some nice wins," said Maine manager Matthew McExpos.

The current losing streak for Houston has reached 4 games.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE MAINE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Yamanaka CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .160 2 7
M. Venzor 3B 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 .381 0 3
R. Zika DH 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .230 33 108
B. Badeaux LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .322 16 83
C. Lightsey 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .305 13 102
R. Norlander 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304 5 26
I. Alfaro RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .284 1 12
   a-D. Kuthakwakulu PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .333 4 64
S. Ausmus C 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .267 7 43
B. Diaz SS 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .429 0 1
Totals 31 4 6 4 4 3 11      
a - D. Kuthakwakulu pinch hit for I. Alfaro in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Diaz (2, 5th Inning off J. Liberty, 1 on, 0 outs) , S. Ausmus (17, 5th Inning off J. Liberty, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Kuthakwakulu (4, 9th Inning off M. Nishihara, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Yamanaka , C. Lightsey , D. Kuthakwakulu 4 , S. Ausmus 3 , B. Diaz 2
2-out RBI: D. Kuthakwakulu
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Zika , B. Badeaux
GIDP: R. Zika , B. Diaz
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: M. Venzor (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Zehr 1B 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 .221 7 28
   a-J. Rivera 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 3 14
J. Fish RF 3 0 0 0 1 3 2 .252 7 27
J. Testaverde DH 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .305 26 80
J. Gilmore LF 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .239 4 22
   b-D. Grandgeorge LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 0 2
R. Fondin C 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .224 27 73
J. Diaz CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .220 5 20
B. Kearney 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .202 8 25
B. Wang 3B, 1B 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .229 1 8
A. Romo SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .203 3 13
Totals 29 5 4 5 5 10 13      
a - J. Rivera substituted for J. Zehr in the 9th
b - D. Grandgeorge substituted for J. Gilmore in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Fondin (27, 2nd Inning off A. Mendiola, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Testaverde , J. Gilmore , R. Fondin 5
2-out RBI: J. Gilmore , R. Fondin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Diaz
Hit by Pitch: J. Zehr
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Kearney-Romo-Zehr, Romo-Kearney-Zehr)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE MAINE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Mendiola 2.2 1 2 1 2 6 1 47 3.93   
V. Wix L (6-6) 1.2 0 1 1 1 1 0 22 5.15   
D. Jee 0.1 3 2 2 0 1 0 23 5.93   
Y. Katayama 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 28 3.25   
J. Garces 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 2.71   
J. Scott 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Mendiola 50
Batters Faced: A. Mendiola 12, V. Wix 6, D. Jee 5, Y. Katayama 5, J. Garces 5, J. Scott 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Mendiola 1-1, V. Wix 2-2, D. Jee 0-0, Y. Katayama 1-2, J. Garces 2-2, J. Scott 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Mendiola 47-29, V. Wix 22-12, D. Jee 23-14, Y. Katayama 28-20, J. Garces 18-10, J. Scott 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Wix 1-0 , D. Jee 1-1 , Y. Katayama 2-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Jee
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Liberty W (11-10) 5.0 4 2 2 2 2 0 75 5.48   
P. Cochran H (6) 2.1 0 0 0 2 1 0 33 2.22   
M. Pechtel H (19) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.25   
M. Nishihara SV (41) 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 1 16 3.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Liberty 51
Batters Faced: J. Liberty 21, P. Cochran 8, M. Pechtel 1, M. Nishihara 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Liberty 7-6, P. Cochran 3-2, M. Pechtel 1-0, M. Nishihara 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Liberty 75-48, P. Cochran 33-21, M. Pechtel 4-3, M. Nishihara 16-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Pechtel 1-0
WP: J. Liberty
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Roberto Fondin
Ballpark: Ballpark of Portland
Weather: Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 20030
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