RISING STAR LEAGUE
CHICAGO PHANTOMS AT LAS VEGAS ACES
09/26/2079
 
RISING STAR LEAGUE
CHICAGO PHANTOMS AT LAS VEGAS ACES
GAME ID: 7555 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH , 2079 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Chicago Phantoms (95-64) 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 6 11 0
Las Vegas Aces (90-69) 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 12 0
In 10, Chicago Sinks Las Vegas, 6-4
The Chicago Phantoms picked up a win at Western Coliseum, taking down the Las Vegas Aces, 6-4, in 10 innings. On the mound for Chicago was right-hander Rafael Escobar. He played a central role in the triumph. By defeating Las Vegas, the first-place Phantoms improved to 95-64.

Chicago needed the clutch hitting of Walter Gravel to seal the deal. The third baseman swatted a 2-run home run in the top of the tenth inning to put the Phantoms on top, 6-4. For the game, Gravel had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

In postgame comments, Gravel said he was glad to contribute to an exciting win.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE LAS VEGAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Kuthakwakulu CF 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 .272 0 12
S. Culhane DH 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 .234 1 26
J. Pantoja RF 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .270 20 49
W. Gravel 3B 5 2 2 2 0 3 3 .304 25 89
K. Nishimoto C 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .251 10 65
M. Ervilhosa 1B 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .264 2 10
H. Abarca SS 4 1 1 2 0 2 1 .276 7 30
R. Bizarro LF 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .277 18 58
M. Smookler 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .245 8 42
   a-A. Romo 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .137 2 11
Totals 39 6 11 6 3 14 13      
a - A. Romo substituted for M. Smookler in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Ervilhosa (5, 7th Inning off J. Latimer, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Nishimoto (28, 10th Inning off J. Castillo, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: H. Abarca (7, 2nd Inning off J. Latimer, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Bizarro (18, 7th Inning off J. Latimer, 1 on, 2 outs) , W. Gravel (25, 10th Inning off J. Castillo, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Kuthakwakulu 2 , J. Pantoja 2 , W. Gravel 5 , K. Nishimoto 2 , M. Ervilhosa 2 , H. Abarca 4 , R. Bizarro 5
2-out RBI: W. Gravel , H. Abarca , R. Bizarro
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Gravel , K. Nishimoto , M. Ervilhosa
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Kuthakwakulu (9) , J. Pantoja (16)
CS: D. Kuthakwakulu (1) , S. Culhane (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Almazan LF 3 1 1 1 2 1 0 .227 5 34
B. Zeeff SS 5 1 1 1 0 2 4 .279 10 62
J. Testaverde DH 5 0 1 0 0 3 2 .269 30 95
A. Jaurequi RF 5 0 0 0 0 3 1 .265 31 81
B. Brito CF 5 1 1 0 0 2 0 .222 21 84
S. Flynn 1B 5 1 3 1 0 2 0 .270 21 62
W. Straws 2B 5 0 3 0 0 0 1 .379 4 24
N. Borcherding C 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .220 4 13
T. Guerra 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .264 9 28
   a-I. Paszek PH, 3B 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 .324 33 115
Totals 41 4 12 4 2 16 15      
a - I. Paszek pinch hit for T. Guerra in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Straws 2 (13, 2nd Inning off R. Escobar, 0 on, 2 outs; 10th Inning off J. Colon, 1 on, 2 outs) , S. Flynn (26, 8th Inning off T. Yap, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Brito (21, 8th Inning off T. Yap, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: L. Almazan (5, 3rd Inning off R. Escobar, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Zeeff (10, 6th Inning off R. Escobar, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Almazan 4 , B. Zeeff 4 , J. Testaverde , B. Brito 2 , S. Flynn 4 , W. Straws 5 , N. Borcherding , I. Paszek
2-out RBI: S. Flynn
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Zeeff , J. Testaverde , W. Straws , N. Borcherding , T. Guerra
Sac Fly: I. Paszek
Team LOB: 10
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE LAS VEGAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Escobar 7.0 7 3 3 1 9 2 90 2.74   
T. Yap BS (12) 1.1 3 1 1 0 2 0 22 3.87   
R. Minjarez W (6-1) 1.1 1 0 0 1 4 0 30 2.42   
J. Colon SV (15) 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 3.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Escobar 59
Batters Faced: R. Escobar 29, T. Yap 7, R. Minjarez 6, J. Colon 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Escobar 5-7, T. Yap 0-2, R. Minjarez 0-0, J. Colon 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Escobar 90-59, T. Yap 22-15, R. Minjarez 30-18, J. Colon 9-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Minjarez 1-0 , J. Colon 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Latimer 6.2 6 4 4 1 11 2 101 4.81   
S. An 2.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 26 4.71   
J. Castillo L (5-7) 1.1 2 2 2 2 2 1 27 3.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Latimer 56
Batters Faced: J. Latimer 27, S. An 8, J. Castillo 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Latimer 5-4, S. An 0-4, J. Castillo 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Latimer 101-67, S. An 26-18, J. Castillo 27-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. An 1-0 , J. Castillo 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rafael Escobar
Ballpark: Western Coliseum
Weather: Partly Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:47
Attendance: 33530
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