RISING STAR LEAGUE
LOS ANGELES STARS AT KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS
09/19/2080
 
RISING STAR LEAGUE
LOS ANGELES STARS AT KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 7482 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH , 2080 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Stars (81-73) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 9 1
Kansas City Athletics (68-86) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 4 0
Los Angeles Wins, 3-2, Over Athletics
Los Angeles starter Mike Merdinger pitched well against the Kansas City Athletics at Ballpark of Missouri. The right-hander led his team to a win, 3-2. Melvin Suarez earned his 2nd save in 2 tries. The Stars improved to 81-73.

Los Angeles needed the clutch hitting of Manny Sagastisado to seal the deal. The third baseman swatted a 2-run home run in the top of the eighth inning to put the Stars on top, 3-2. For the game, Sagastisado had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"Mike had good arm action, good stuff," said Los Angeles manager Pat Kaers.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Aguilar 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .316 9 74
C. Brankin DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .311 24 88
M. Sagastisado 3B 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .280 17 60
C. McLaughlin RF 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 .324 14 80
H. Park LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .277 6 51
O. Borrero CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .246 0 8
D. Gaona 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .265 4 25
E. Arruebarrena SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .267 2 62
R. Larosa C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .197 0 5
Totals 32 3 9 3 1 4 14      
BATTING
Doubles: H. Park (26, 2nd Inning off A. van Oostende, 1 on, 0 outs) , W. Aguilar (43, 8th Inning off G. Jorjadze, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: C. McLaughlin (2, 4th Inning off A. van Oostende, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Sagastisado (17, 8th Inning off Y. Ramirez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: W. Aguilar 3 , C. Brankin , M. Sagastisado 5 , C. McLaughlin 4 , H. Park 2 , D. Gaona
2-out RBI: M. Sagastisado
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Aguilar , O. Borrero
GIDP: C. Brankin , H. Park , E. Arruebarrena
Sac Fly: C. McLaughlin
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Gaona (4)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Sagastisado (15)
Double Plays: 1 (Larosa-Arruebarrena)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Morita RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .282 10 57
C. Kouri SS 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .230 15 47
H. Sosa LF 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .279 27 75
C. Horn 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .312 32 87
O. Garduno DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .256 10 49
R. Otomo 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .280 3 42
W. Major C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .235 11 51
K. Sa 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .211 2 22
A. Wetsch CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209 8 39
Totals 31 2 4 2 2 11 10      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Horn (16, 1st Inning off M. Merdinger, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Kouri (15, 1st Inning off M. Merdinger, 0 on, 1 out) , H. Sosa (27, 6th Inning off M. Merdinger, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Kouri 5 , H. Sosa 4 , C. Horn 2
2-out RBI: H. Sosa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Otomo , W. Major
Hit by Pitch: H. Morita
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Kouri (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Kouri-Sa-Horn, van Oostende-Kouri-Horn, Kouri-Sa-Horn)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Merdinger 6.0 4 2 2 1 6 2 98 3.47   
R. Alcaraz W (1-1) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 29 5.56   
F. Calderon H (5) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 3.54   
C. Sleight H (10) 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 13 4.30   
M. Suarez SV (2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 5.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Merdinger 61
Batters Faced: M. Merdinger 22, R. Alcaraz 6, F. Calderon 1, C. Sleight 3, M. Suarez 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Merdinger 5-6, R. Alcaraz 2-1, F. Calderon 0-0, C. Sleight 0-0, M. Suarez 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Merdinger 98-59, R. Alcaraz 29-19, F. Calderon 4-3, C. Sleight 13-7, M. Suarez 6-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Calderon 1-0 , M. Suarez 2-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Alcaraz
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. van Oostende 4.0 5 0 0 1 2 0 65 3.90   
R. Samayoa 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 25 7.34   
G. Jorjadze H (12) 1.1 1 1 1 0 1 0 19 4.73   
Y. Ramirez L (1-4), BS (3) 1.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 18 6.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. van Oostende 53
Batters Faced: A. van Oostende 16, R. Samayoa 7, G. Jorjadze 5, Y. Ramirez 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. van Oostende 6-2, R. Samayoa 1-3, G. Jorjadze 1-2, Y. Ramirez 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: A. van Oostende 65-41, R. Samayoa 25-18, G. Jorjadze 19-14, Y. Ramirez 18-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Samayoa 1-0 , Y. Ramirez 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Merdinger
Ballpark: Ballpark of Missouri
Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 12850
Special Notes: SP Addy van Oostende was injured while pitching.
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