RISING STAR LEAGUE
PHOENIX THUNDERBIRDS AT TUCSON TOROS
09/19/2080
 
RISING STAR LEAGUE
PHOENIX THUNDERBIRDS AT TUCSON TOROS
GAME ID: 7480 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH , 2080 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Phoenix Thunderbirds (77-77) 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 3
Tucson Toros (90-64) 1 4 0 3 2 0 0 1 X 11 16 0
Imada Powers Toros Offense
The Tucson Toros defeated the Phoenix Thunderbirds, 11-4. Left Fielder Nagateru Imada deserved a large share of the credit. Imada was 3 for 5 with a home run and a double. He scored 2 times and drove in 4 for the Toros. Tucson starter Felix Talamantez was credited with the win after throwing 79 pitches over 5 innings. His record now stands at 8-10. Tucson improves to 90-64 with the win. They lead their division by 9 games.

With Tucson leading 5-4 in the bottom of the fourth, Imada hit a curveball from Julio Carpinteyro for a 3-run home run. It was his 24th home run of the season and put the Toros ahead, 8-4.

"Every manager loves to see an offensive outburst from his team," said Tucson skipper Rick Barnes.
PHOENIX BATTING LINESCORE TUCSON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Pfau 1B 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .254 19 63
L. Pamatz RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .289 5 44
J. Yanqui DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .256 21 105
B. Morf LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .358 25 107
M. Lee 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .278 28 87
A. Pedraja CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .246 11 57
J. Rivera 2B 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 .217 1 9
N. Majors C 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .244 2 38
Y. Goto SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .237 1 3
Totals 32 4 6 4 3 9 11      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Rivera (1, 4th Inning off F. Talamantez, 2 on, 2 outs) , R. Pfau (42, 8th Inning off D. Young, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Pfau (19, 3rd Inning off F. Talamantez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Pfau 6 , B. Morf 2 , A. Pedraja , J. Rivera 2
2-out RBI: R. Pfau , J. Rivera
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Majors
GIDP: B. Morf
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Morf (48)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Pfau (6) , L. Pamatz (6) , Y. Goto (5)
OF assists: 1 (Morf(Linares at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Rengifo RF 4 2 3 2 1 0 0 .259 22 72
A. Pike 1B 4 1 1 2 1 2 3 .280 33 79
N. Imada LF 5 2 3 4 0 1 3 .270 24 63
H. Watkins 3B 5 0 1 1 0 0 5 .256 26 83
V. Berg DH 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .210 25 79
E. Linares C 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .253 7 36
J. Carrillo 2B 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .207 4 18
Z. Geng CF 5 2 3 1 0 0 3 .239 1 4
A. Capelo SS 4 3 3 1 0 1 2 .200 1 26
   a-K. Steak PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 0 1
Totals 41 11 16 11 4 7 23      
a - K. Steak pinch hit for A. Capelo in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Imada (32, 1st Inning off J. Carpinteyro, 0 on, 2 outs) , Z. Geng (5, 2nd Inning off J. Carpinteyro, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Pike (34, 2nd Inning off J. Carpinteyro, 2 on, 2 outs) , V. Berg (22, 3rd Inning off J. Carpinteyro, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Linares (20, 6th Inning off S. Kono, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: N. Imada (24, 4th Inning off J. Carpinteyro, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Rengifo 3 , A. Pike 2 , N. Imada 7 , H. Watkins , V. Berg 2 , E. Linares 2 , Z. Geng 4 , A. Capelo 3
2-out RBI: G. Rengifo , A. Pike , N. Imada , H. Watkins , Z. Geng , A. Capelo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Imada , H. Watkins , V. Berg , Z. Geng , A. Capelo
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Capelo-Carrillo-Pike)
PHOENIX PITCHING LINESCORE TUCSON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Carpinteyro L (12-8) 3.1 10 8 3 1 3 1 77 3.20   
A. Aviles 2.0 3 2 2 1 1 0 34 9.00   
S. Kono 0.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 28 4.82   
F. Kopecky 1.1 0 1 1 1 2 0 23 4.97   
K. Lazell 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 6.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Carpinteyro 18
Batters Faced: J. Carpinteyro 21, A. Aviles 11, S. Kono 5, F. Kopecky 5, K. Lazell 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Carpinteyro 3-3, A. Aviles 0-5, S. Kono 0-1, F. Kopecky 2-0, K. Lazell 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Carpinteyro 77-45, A. Aviles 34-19, S. Kono 28-18, F. Kopecky 23-10, K. Lazell 7-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Kopecky 1-0 , K. Lazell 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Talamantez W (8-10) 5.0 3 4 4 2 6 1 79 4.52   
D. Young 2.1 2 0 0 1 2 0 36 4.24   
I. Noriega 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 23 2.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Talamantez 49
Batters Faced: F. Talamantez 20, D. Young 10, I. Noriega 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Talamantez 4-5, D. Young 2-3, I. Noriega 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: F. Talamantez 79-49, D. Young 36-23, I. Noriega 23-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: I. Noriega 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nagateru Imada
Ballpark: Aetna Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:34
Attendance: 34577
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