RISING STAR LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS AT CINCINNATI TWINS
06/03/2080
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RISING STAR LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS AT CINCINNATI TWINS
GAME ID: 866 - MONDAY, JUNE 3RD , 2080 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Athletics (23-35) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 1
Cincinnati Twins (25-32) 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 4 X 11 12 0
Cincinnati Coasts to 11-2 Win
The Cincinnati Twins handed the Kansas City Athletics a sound defeat, 11-2, at Cincinnati Grounds. Luis Zuniga was a main contributor to the win. He was 2 for 5 with a home run, while scoring 2 times and driving in 4 for Cincinnati. Craig Kruppenbacher was the winner. Over 6 innings, he yielded 2 runs on 6 hits, with 1 walk and 4 strikeouts. The Twins now own a record of 25-32.

Joey Keesee drew 1 walk for Cincinnati. The 28-year old second baseman had a key at-bat in the bottom of the sixth. With two out and the bases loaded, he broke a 2-2 tie with a run-scoring walk off Ricardo Vazquez. It was his 15th walk of the season.

"The Twins definitely had our number," said Kansas City manager Joe Monagle.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Morita RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .267 5 27
   a-A. Wetsch PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .227 4 12
A. Ulloa CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .143 1 1
H. Sosa LF 4 0 1 1 1 1 1 .290 8 24
D. Zaldivar DH 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .239 9 33
D. Chiba 2B 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .345 3 22
O. Garduno 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .274 3 19
R. Otomo 3B 4 0 2 1 0 1 3 .259 2 19
J. Enciso SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 5 .200 0 5
A. Ventura C 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .106 1 2
Totals 37 2 10 2 3 9 24      
a - A. Wetsch pinch hit for H. Morita in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Sosa (8, 3rd Inning off C. Kruppenbacher, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Otomo (18, 4th Inning off C. Kruppenbacher, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Chiba (13, 6th Inning off C. Kruppenbacher, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: R. Otomo (2, 2nd Inning off C. Kruppenbacher, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Wetsch , A. Ulloa , H. Sosa 2 , D. Chiba 4 , O. Garduno , R. Otomo 5 , J. Enciso
2-out RBI: H. Sosa , R. Otomo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Zaldivar 2 , R. Otomo , J. Enciso , A. Ventura 2
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Ulloa (1)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Otomo (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Enciso-Chiba-Garduno)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Escutia 2B 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .238 1 14
L. Zatarain SS 5 2 1 0 0 2 2 .214 4 14
B. Ferris DH 3 2 0 0 2 1 2 .215 11 30
J. Tineo RF 1 3 0 0 4 0 1 .273 3 14
L. Zuniga LF 5 2 2 4 0 1 5 .254 12 34
R. Cooke 3B 4 1 1 3 1 0 2 .240 7 24
W. Flores CF 5 0 4 2 0 1 0 .714 0 3
K. Daul C 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .258 3 10
F. Xia 1B 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 .324 1 4
   a-J. Keesee PH, 1B 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 .276 1 9
Totals 36 11 12 11 8 8 20      
a - J. Keesee pinch hit for F. Xia in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Zatarain (9, 7th Inning off R. Vazquez, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Cooke (10, 8th Inning off C. Whiffen, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: F. Xia (1, 3rd Inning off G. Tanton, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Zuniga (12, 7th Inning off R. Vazquez, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Escutia 2 , L. Zatarain 2 , L. Zuniga 5 , R. Cooke 2 , W. Flores 4 , K. Daul , F. Xia 4
2-out RBI: R. Cooke , W. Flores 2 , J. Keesee
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Escutia , L. Zuniga
GIDP: K. Daul
Team LOB: 9
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Tanton L (2-4) 5.2 5 3 3 3 5 1 96 4.96   
R. Vazquez 0.1 3 4 4 3 0 1 19 18.00   
N. Crook 1.1 2 2 2 1 2 0 32 7.71   
C. Whiffen 0.1 2 2 2 1 1 0 19 9.33   
J. Cantlon 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Tanton 49
Batters Faced: G. Tanton 25, R. Vazquez 7, N. Crook 7, C. Whiffen 4, J. Cantlon 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Tanton 4-7, R. Vazquez 0-1, N. Crook 2-0, C. Whiffen 0-0, J. Cantlon 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Tanton 96-54, R. Vazquez 19-9, N. Crook 32-18, C. Whiffen 19-10, J. Cantlon 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Vazquez 2-1 , C. Whiffen 2-2 , J. Cantlon 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Kruppenbacher W (4-3) 6.0 6 2 2 1 4 0 91 4.30   
D. Bickel H (9) 0.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 18 3.12   
A. Ramires H (4) 1.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 21 2.67   
B. Jenkins 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 4.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Kruppenbacher 55
Batters Faced: C. Kruppenbacher 25, D. Bickel 4, A. Ramires 6, B. Jenkins 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Kruppenbacher 6-8, D. Bickel 0-0, A. Ramires 1-0, B. Jenkins 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: C. Kruppenbacher 91-61, D. Bickel 18-11, A. Ramires 21-12, B. Jenkins 20-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Ramires 2-0 , B. Jenkins 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Luis Zuniga
Ballpark: Cincinnati Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:43
Attendance: 20175
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