RISING STAR LEAGUE
MINNEAPOLIS VIKINGS AT PHOENIX THUNDERBIRDS
06/04/2076
 
RISING STAR LEAGUE
MINNEAPOLIS VIKINGS AT PHOENIX THUNDERBIRDS
GAME ID: 807 - THURSDAY, JUNE 4TH , 2076 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minneapolis Vikings (27-27) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 10 0
Phoenix Thunderbirds (26-27) 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 X 6 7 2
Thunderbirds Best Vikings, 6-4
The Phoenix Thunderbirds topped the Minneapolis Vikings, 6-4, with catcher Tony Tovar playing a big role. Tovar went 2 for 4 with a home run and a double. He drove in 5 runs and scored once for the Thunderbirds in the win. Picking up the win was Bobby Sanchez. He went 6.1 innings, allowing 2 runs on 5 hits. The left--hander struck out 3 and walked 2. The save went to Zach Baiza, number 17 for him.

Phoenix took the lead on Tovar's 5th home run of the season. The grand slam home run, which came against Slider Brooks in the bottom of the sixth, made the score 6-2, Phoenix.

"Winning the game is always the first objective," Tovar said.

The 4th-place Thunderbirds lifted their record to 26-27.
MINNEAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE PHOENIX BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Lilly 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .227 4 21
I. Sabre 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .243 4 22
D. Espaillat CF 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .287 14 34
K. Sykes DH 4 2 2 1 0 1 2 .200 12 33
T. Klamert RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .281 5 24
V. Santana LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .228 2 19
M. Kawamoto C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .231 2 18
L. Meza 2B 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .284 0 8
M. Zepeda SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .185 2 10
Totals 37 4 10 4 2 5 15      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Lilly (15, 7th Inning off J. Reilly, 0 on, 2 outs) , V. Santana (15, 8th Inning off J. Reilly, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Klamert (11, 8th Inning off J. Reilly, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Sykes (12, 3rd Inning off B. Sanchez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Lilly 2 , D. Espaillat , K. Sykes 5 , T. Klamert 3 , V. Santana 2 , M. Kawamoto , L. Meza , M. Zepeda
2-out RBI: K. Sykes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Lilly , I. Sabre , D. Espaillat , K. Sykes , L. Meza
GIDP: I. Sabre
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Espaillat (31) , V. Santana (5) , M. Zepeda (14)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lilly-Meza-Sabre)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Sexton 3B 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 .294 0 2
G. Wozniak SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .295 1 18
J. Oliver 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .267 0 23
E. Hsiao DH 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 .266 8 37
T. Tovar C 4 1 2 5 0 0 0 .257 5 20
J. Merino LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .290 4 23
   a-A. Ponce LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301 2 14
J. Lima RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .271 2 20
H. Ferran 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .271 1 16
V. Soliz CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .140 0 7
Totals 30 6 7 6 3 8 10      
a - A. Ponce substituted for J. Merino in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Tovar (4, 1st Inning off S. Brooks, 1 on, 2 outs) , E. Hsiao (14, 1st Inning off S. Brooks, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Oliver (12, 6th Inning off S. Brooks, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Tovar (5, 6th Inning off S. Brooks, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Wozniak 2 , J. Oliver 2 , E. Hsiao 2 , T. Tovar 6 , H. Ferran
2-out RBI: E. Hsiao , T. Tovar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Merino , V. Soliz
GIDP: H. Ferran
Hit by Pitch: K. Sexton
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: K. Sexton (1) , T. Tovar (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Wozniak-Ferran-Oliver)
MINNEAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE PHOENIX PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Brooks L (4-4) 5.0 6 6 6 1 5 1 62 3.31   
A. Downey 1.1 1 0 0 2 1 0 22 1.62   
P. Rook 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 20 1.27   
J. Wickwire 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 2.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Brooks 35
Batters Faced: S. Brooks 23, A. Downey 6, P. Rook 4, J. Wickwire 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Brooks 6-4, A. Downey 2-0, P. Rook 0-3, J. Wickwire 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Brooks 62-42, A. Downey 22-9, P. Rook 20-15, J. Wickwire 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Rook 1-0
Hit Batsmen: S. Brooks
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Sanchez W (6-3) 6.1 5 2 2 2 3 1 98 2.54   
J. Reilly 1.2 4 2 2 0 1 0 32 3.19   
Z. Baiza SV (17) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 24 0.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Sanchez 56
Batters Faced: B. Sanchez 26, J. Reilly 9, Z. Baiza 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Sanchez 8-7, J. Reilly 3-1, Z. Baiza 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Sanchez 98-57, J. Reilly 32-18, Z. Baiza 24-17
WP: J. Reilly
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tony Tovar
Ballpark: Legednary Park
Weather: Roof closed, 86 degrees
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 26963
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