RISING STAR LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS AT LOS ANGELES STARS
06/01/2080
 
RISING STAR LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS AT LOS ANGELES STARS
GAME ID: 829 - SATURDAY, JUNE 1ST , 2080 - GAME LOG
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Kansas City Athletics (23-33) 2 5 0 0 0 3 4 2 1 17 15 1
Los Angeles Stars (27-28) 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 3 1 10 14 1
Morita Helps Kansas City Outscore Los Angeles
The Kansas City Athletics outscored the Los Angeles Stars, 17-10. Hisatoshi Morita led the way, going 3-for-5 for Kansas City. Kansas City pitcher Frank Hubert got the win, upping his record to 3-6. Mike Merdinger got the loss. Kansas City is last in the Western Conference Brian Boots Division with a record of 23-33.

With Kansas City leading 7-5 in the top of the sixth, Morita hit a curveball from Frank Calderon for a 3-run home run. It was his 5th home run of the season and put the Athletics ahead, 10-5.

"What we get, we earn," Morita told the Kansas City Daily.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Kouri SS 6 2 2 4 0 3 3 .205 7 27
H. Morita RF 5 2 3 4 1 1 2 .271 5 27
H. Sosa LF 5 2 2 2 1 1 2 .294 8 23
D. Zaldivar DH 3 2 2 3 2 0 1 .249 9 33
D. Chiba 2B 4 1 1 3 0 0 2 .323 3 20
O. Garduno 1B 4 1 1 0 1 2 1 .273 3 18
R. Otomo 3B 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .254 2 18
W. Major C 3 3 1 0 2 1 1 .239 6 26
A. Wetsch CF 4 3 2 1 1 2 2 .221 3 11
Totals 39 17 15 17 8 11 16      
BATTING
Doubles: W. Major (9, 6th Inning off M. Brambila, 0 on, 1 out) , H. Morita (17, 9th Inning off C. Sleight, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Zaldivar (9, 2nd Inning off M. Merdinger, 2 on, 2 outs) , H. Morita (5, 6th Inning off F. Calderon, 2 on, 2 outs) , C. Kouri (7, 7th Inning off B. Nehr, 2 on, 2 outs) , D. Chiba (3, 8th Inning off T. Kubo, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Kouri 5 , H. Morita 7 , H. Sosa 2 , D. Zaldivar 5 , D. Chiba 4 , O. Garduno , R. Otomo , W. Major 2 , A. Wetsch 2
2-out RBI: C. Kouri , H. Morita , H. Sosa , D. Zaldivar , A. Wetsch
GIDP: W. Major
Sac Fly: D. Chiba
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Morita (2)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Morita (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Kouri-Chiba-Garduno, Kouri-Chiba-Garduno)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Marko CF 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .293 5 21
M. Sagastisado 3B 3 2 1 0 2 0 1 .278 9 28
C. Brankin RF 5 1 2 3 0 1 3 .338 11 43
A. Burquez DH 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .252 9 34
E. Laca C 4 2 2 2 1 0 1 .290 5 28
W. Aguilar 1B 4 1 1 1 1 1 0 .316 5 32
D. Davila 2B 5 3 4 2 0 0 3 .317 8 28
H. Park LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .295 1 12
E. Arruebarrena SS 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 .272 1 21
Totals 38 10 14 9 6 6 15      
BATTING
Triples: D. Davila (1, 2nd Inning off F. Hubert, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Laca 2 (5, 2nd Inning off F. Hubert, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off F. Hubert, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Davila 2 (8, 4th Inning off F. Hubert, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off M. Jurado, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Brankin (11, 8th Inning off G. Roof, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Marko 2 , M. Sagastisado , C. Brankin 5 , E. Laca 8 , W. Aguilar , D. Davila 12 , H. Park , E. Arruebarrena
2-out RBI: W. Aguilar , E. Arruebarrena
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Brankin , A. Burquez , D. Davila , H. Park
GIDP: E. Laca , E. Arruebarrena
Hit by Pitch: H. Park
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: H. Park (2)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Arruebarrena (8)
Double Plays: 2 (Davila-Arruebarrena-Aguilar, Arruebarrena-Aguilar)
OF assists: 1 (Marko(Morita at 3rd base))
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Hubert W (3-6) 5.2 9 5 5 3 4 3 95 4.41   
J. Cantlon 1.0 1 1 0 2 0 0 18 4.62   
G. Roof 0.2 3 3 3 1 1 1 21 3.79   
M. Jurado 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 20 5.01   
K. Yoshimoto 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 5.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Hubert 32
Batters Faced: F. Hubert 28, J. Cantlon 5, G. Roof 6, M. Jurado 5, K. Yoshimoto 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Hubert 8-4, J. Cantlon 2-0, G. Roof 1-0, M. Jurado 2-0, K. Yoshimoto 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: F. Hubert 95-60, J. Cantlon 18-8, G. Roof 21-14, M. Jurado 20-11, K. Yoshimoto 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Cantlon 1-0 , G. Roof 1-1 , K. Yoshimoto 1-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Jurado
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Merdinger L (3-8) 3.2 8 7 7 1 7 1 66 4.50   
M. Brambila 1.2 1 1 1 1 0 0 20 1.29   
F. Calderon 1.0 1 3 3 3 0 1 33 2.89   
B. Nehr 0.2 2 4 4 3 0 1 31 9.37   
T. Kubo 1.0 2 2 2 0 2 1 16 1.86   
C. Sleight 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 12 3.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Merdinger 21
Batters Faced: M. Merdinger 20, M. Brambila 6, F. Calderon 7, B. Nehr 7, T. Kubo 5, C. Sleight 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Merdinger 1-2, M. Brambila 3-1, F. Calderon 0-3, B. Nehr 1-1, T. Kubo 1-0, C. Sleight 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Merdinger 66-46, M. Brambila 20-12, F. Calderon 33-18, B. Nehr 31-13, T. Kubo 16-12, C. Sleight 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Brambila 1-0 , F. Calderon 1-1 , B. Nehr 1-1 , T. Kubo 1-1 , C. Sleight 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hisatoshi Morita
Ballpark: Stars Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 7 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 4:11
Attendance: 35891
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