RISING STAR LEAGUE
HOUSTON AQUAS AT MINNEAPOLIS VIKINGS
10/10/2083
 
RISING STAR LEAGUE
HOUSTON AQUAS AT MINNEAPOLIS VIKINGS
GAME ID: 8356 - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10TH , 2083 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Houston Aquas 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 6 10 0
Minneapolis Vikings 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 13 0
Vikings Clip Aquas, 7-6, in DS Contest
The Minneapolis Vikings got a strong game from starter Jose Ortiz, but it was some clutch hitting that ultimately delivered the win.

The Vikings took the 7-6 win over the Houston Aquas in Game 4 of the Divisional Series in a 12th inning walk-off. The win capped off a fine outing for the left-handed Ortiz. Ortiz threw 7.0 innings of 4-hit ball in the win, which brought the Vikings into a 2-2 tie in the best-of-7 series.

In the bottom of the 12th, Dante Cuadra knew he could end it with one good swing of the bat. And he did, hitting a run-scoring single off Houston pitcher Danny Mathews.

"We're one game closer to our goal," Minneapolis manager Ace Cooan said later. "It isn't any more complicated than that."

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Tesoro Stadium in Houston.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE MINNEAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Venzor 3B 5 0 2 1 1 2 3 .375 0 3
D. Kuthakwakulu CF 4 2 1 0 0 2 3 .133 0 0
   c-R. Norlander PR, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
R. Zika DH 4 1 1 3 1 0 5 .312 3 7
B. Badeaux LF 5 0 1 1 1 0 2 .312 1 2
E. Albuja RF 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .294 2 4
C. Lightsey 2B 4 1 2 0 2 0 1 .250 0 2
F. Lung 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .583 2 5
   b-F. West PR, CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 0 0
S. Ausmus C 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .333 1 5
   a-I. Paszek PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-W. Penaloza C 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 .000 0 0
T. Tamba SS 6 1 1 0 0 1 7 .133 0 1
Totals 42 6 10 6 9 9 33      
a - I. Paszek pinch hit for S. Ausmus in the 9th
b - F. West pinch ran for F. Lung in the 9th
c - R. Norlander pinch ran for D. Kuthakwakulu in the 9th
d - W. Penaloza substituted for I. Paszek in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Kuthakwakulu (1, 1st Inning off J. Ortiz, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Lightsey (1, 5th Inning off J. Ortiz, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Zika (1, 8th Inning off Z. Kim, 2 on, 1 out) , F. Lung (2, 9th Inning off Z. Kim, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Badeaux (1, 10th Inning off J. Stark, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: C. Lightsey (1, 9th Inning off Z. Kim, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Venzor 2 , D. Kuthakwakulu 2 , R. Zika 2 , B. Badeaux 2 , C. Lightsey 5 , F. Lung 2 , S. Ausmus , T. Tamba
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Zika , E. Albuja , F. Lung , T. Tamba 2
GIDP: M. Venzor , F. West
Sac Fly: R. Zika
Hit by Pitch: D. Kuthakwakulu , E. Albuja
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Kuthakwakulu (1) , B. Badeaux 2 (3) , E. Albuja 2 (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lightsey-Tamba-Lung)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Aguinaga LF 5 1 1 0 1 0 3 .353 0 0
J. Trinidad 3B 6 0 0 0 0 3 5 .235 0 0
G. Arakawa DH 6 2 2 1 0 2 0 .267 0 1
L. Tigre RF 4 2 3 1 2 0 0 .333 1 6
M. Ramirez 2B 5 1 2 3 0 0 2 .235 2 4
C. Dorame 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .250 1 1
   a-B. Mahoney 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
D. Cuadra C 6 1 4 2 0 2 3 .438 1 3
O. Ozoa SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .067 0 1
   b-I. Ramirez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   c-S. Cone SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Jackson CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .143 0 0
Totals 46 7 13 7 5 12 23      
a - B. Mahoney substituted for C. Dorame in the 9th
b - I. Ramirez pinch hit for O. Ozoa in the 10th
c - S. Cone substituted for I. Ramirez in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Arakawa (1, 1st Inning off A. Mendiola, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Cuadra (2, 4th Inning off H. Chun, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Tigre 2 (3, 5th Inning off Y. Katayama, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off V. Wix, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Aguinaga (2, 6th Inning off R. Gelsomino, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Ramirez (2, 1st Inning off A. Mendiola, 2 on, 2 outs) , D. Cuadra (1, 2nd Inning off A. Mendiola, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Aguinaga 2 , G. Arakawa 3 , L. Tigre 5 , M. Ramirez 5 , D. Cuadra 8 , M. Jackson
2-out RBI: G. Arakawa , L. Tigre , M. Ramirez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Trinidad 2 , M. Ramirez , O. Ozoa
GIDP: J. Trinidad
Hit by Pitch: M. Ramirez
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Aguinaga (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Ozoa-Ramirez-Dorame, Ramirez, Cone-Ramirez-Mahoney)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE MINNEAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Mendiola 3.0 4 4 4 2 2 2 63 12.00   
H. Chun 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 16 2.70   
Y. Katayama 0.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 21 0.00   
R. Gelsomino 1.1 1 1 1 0 3 0 21 3.86   
V. Wix 1.1 2 1 1 0 2 0 19 3.00   
J. Garces 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0.00   
J. LeCheminant 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 23 0.00   
D. Mathews L (0-1) 1.1 2 1 1 1 1 0 23 10.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Mendiola 33
Batters Faced: A. Mendiola 15, H. Chun 4, Y. Katayama 5, R. Gelsomino 5, V. Wix 6, J. Garces 3, J. LeCheminant 7, D. Mathews 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Mendiola 3-4, H. Chun 1-1, Y. Katayama 0-0, R. Gelsomino 0-1, V. Wix 0-2, J. Garces 1-1, J. LeCheminant 2-2, D. Mathews 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Mendiola 63-41, H. Chun 16-8, Y. Katayama 21-10, R. Gelsomino 21-15, V. Wix 19-12, J. Garces 8-5, J. LeCheminant 23-15, D. Mathews 23-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Katayama 2-0 , R. Gelsomino 3-0 , V. Wix 1-1
Hit Batsmen: Y. Katayama
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Ortiz 7.0 4 1 1 2 5 0 86 1.29   
J. Hawes 0.1 2 3 3 1 0 0 18 54.00   
Z. Kim BS (1) 1.1 3 2 2 1 2 0 31 6.75   
J. Stark 0.2 1 0 0 2 1 0 17 27.00   
M. Morales 2.1 0 0 0 3 0 0 30 0.00   
T. Bakker W (1-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 18.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Ortiz 68
Batters Faced: J. Ortiz 25, J. Hawes 4, Z. Kim 8, J. Stark 6, M. Morales 10, T. Bakker 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Ortiz 4-10, J. Hawes 1-0, Z. Kim 1-1, J. Stark 1-0, M. Morales 4-2, T. Bakker 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Ortiz 86-52, J. Hawes 18-10, Z. Kim 31-20, J. Stark 17-10, M. Morales 30-19, T. Bakker 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: Z. Kim 2-2 , J. Stark 2-0 , M. Morales 3-0 , T. Bakker 2-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Stark , M. Morales
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jose Ortiz
Ballpark: Minneapolis Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (53 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 17 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 4:59
Attendance: 37763
Special Notes: CF David Kuthakwakulu was injured being hit by a pitch.
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