RISING STAR LEAGUE
PORTLAND (E) LOBSTER AT CHICAGO PHANTOMS
09/29/2079
 
RISING STAR LEAGUE
PORTLAND (E) LOBSTER AT CHICAGO PHANTOMS
GAME ID: 7593 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH , 2079 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Portland (E) Lobster (60-101) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
Chicago Phantoms (97-64) 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 X 5 8 0
Liberty Propels Chicago to 5-0 Win
The Chicago Phantoms knocked off the Portland (E) Lobster, 5-0, in Western Conference action at Foster Field. Chicago pitcher and Hancock, Michigan, native John Liberty had an outstanding performance. Chicago now sits at 97-64, while Portland (E) falls to 60-101.

Liberty, who leaned on his fastball, allowed no runs on just 2 hits over 6 innings for the Phantoms. For the most part, Portland (E) hitters were simply overmatched.

"John had good stuff. When he did get into a compromising count, he made the most of it," said Chicago manager Sam J.
PORTLAND (E) BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Newlin 2B 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .207 8 30
J. Steadman DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .232 3 9
K. Schilling CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .246 11 43
L. Cortes 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .232 13 31
A. Mejia LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .183 4 13
T. Lee RF 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 .188 1 8
K. Wakabayashi 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .272 1 14
J. Paradis C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .231 1 16
S. Yamashita SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .211 2 15
Totals 32 0 5 0 3 12 13      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Paradis (17, 5th Inning off J. Liberty, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Newlin , K. Schilling , K. Wakabayashi 2 , J. Paradis 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Mejia , J. Paradis 2 , S. Yamashita
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: J. Paradis (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Bizarro LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .276 18 58
S. Culhane DH 4 0 3 2 0 0 0 .242 1 31
W. Gravel 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .302 25 89
J. Pantoja RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .268 20 50
D. Kuthakwakulu CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .284 0 12
M. Ervilhosa 1B 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .250 2 10
M. Smookler 2B 3 1 1 3 1 1 0 .250 9 45
K. Nishimoto C 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .249 10 66
H. Abarca SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .265 7 30
Totals 30 5 8 5 4 4 9      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Bizarro (37, 3rd Inning off M. Buenrostro, 1 on, 2 outs) , S. Culhane (16, 5th Inning off M. Buenrostro, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Pantoja (17, 6th Inning off M. Buenrostro, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Smookler (9, 6th Inning off M. Buenrostro, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Bizarro 2 , S. Culhane 4 , J. Pantoja 2 , D. Kuthakwakulu , M. Smookler 4 , K. Nishimoto
2-out RBI: S. Culhane
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , W. Gravel 2 , J. Pantoja , K. Nishimoto
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Culhane (35)
CS: J. Pantoja (5) , D. Kuthakwakulu (2)
PORTLAND (E) PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Buenrostro L (10-7) 5.1 6 5 5 4 2 1 88 4.39   
A. Melgar 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 21 4.01   
J. Samsel 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 5.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Buenrostro 34
Batters Faced: M. Buenrostro 25, A. Melgar 7, J. Samsel 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Buenrostro 9-4, A. Melgar 1-3, J. Samsel 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Buenrostro 88-49, A. Melgar 21-15, J. Samsel 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Samsel 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Liberty W (12-4) 6.0 2 0 0 2 9 0 84 2.80   
O. Romero 2.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 32 1.76   
A. Paredes 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 12 5.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Liberty 75
Batters Faced: J. Liberty 22, O. Romero 10, A. Paredes 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Liberty 4-5, O. Romero 2-4, A. Paredes 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Liberty 84-49, O. Romero 32-22, A. Paredes 12-7
WP: O. Romero
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Liberty
Ballpark: Foster Field
Weather: Roof closed, 53 degrees
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 38990
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