RISING STAR LEAGUE
ALASKA KODIAKS AT PORTLAND DRAGONS
06/04/2080
 
RISING STAR LEAGUE
ALASKA KODIAKS AT PORTLAND DRAGONS
GAME ID: 874 - TUESDAY, JUNE 4TH , 2080 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Alaska Kodiaks (27-33) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 9 0
Portland Dragons (31-29) 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 X 5 7 2
Fading Kodiaks Lose 6th Straight
The Portland Dragons picked up a win at Portland Park, dropping the Alaska Kodiaks, 5-3. Cursive DeMarco, who is tied for 7th in the WC in strikeouts with 70, was the difference-maker. Justin Kurth, credited with the win in relief, is now 2-3. He allowed no runs on 1 hit in 0.1 innings. The Dragons now have a record of 31-29 with the win over Alaska.

The game was at a stalemate until left fielder Evan Salimbene came to bat in the bottom of the eighth. Facing Alaska pitcher Eddie Izurieta, he hit a 1-2 fastball for a run-scoring single. It was a game-changer, putting Portland on top, 4-3.

"Cursive gets tougher when he has to, makes a big pitch when he has to," said Portland skipper Greg Carpenter.
ALASKA BATTING LINESCORE PORTLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Sanders LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .258 3 19
J. Choe RF 5 0 0 0 0 4 1 .239 6 27
B. Heath 1B 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .277 8 22
B. Lynch C 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .192 9 28
Y. Mori 3B 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .222 6 30
   a-L. Cortes PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .184 5 16
   b-D. Gill 3B, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302 1 11
E. Kelly DH 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .243 5 17
J. Lima CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .275 2 10
T. Xú 2B, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .118 1 3
B. Mangjeol SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .234 3 22
Totals 37 3 9 3 1 12 11      
a - L. Cortes pinch hit for Y. Mori in the 8th
b - D. Gill substituted for L. Cortes in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. Heath (8, 4th Inning off C. DeMarco, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Lynch (9, 6th Inning off C. DeMarco, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Heath 5 , B. Lynch 4 , L. Cortes , E. Kelly 3 , J. Lima , B. Mangjeol
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Xú 2
GIDP: B. Lynch
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Mangjeol-Xú-Heath, Mangjeol-Xú-Heath)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Shimizu 3B 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 .282 4 21
D. Kau CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .249 5 21
A. Guilzar 1B 3 1 2 2 0 1 1 .349 19 55
S. Shimamoto DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .211 14 33
E. Salimbene LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .379 3 8
W. Lee 2B 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .263 8 31
J. Lyga SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .185 1 7
A. Llano RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .171 1 1
J. Poll C 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .161 0 5
Totals 28 5 7 4 4 6 16      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Kau (12, 1st Inning off J. Goeman, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Guilzar (20, 8th Inning off E. Izurieta, 0 on, 0 outs) , W. Lee (13, 8th Inning off E. Izurieta, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Kau 2 , A. Guilzar 3 , E. Salimbene , W. Lee 3 , J. Lyga
2-out RBI: A. Guilzar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Shimamoto , E. Salimbene , A. Llano 2
GIDP: T. Shimizu , D. Kau
Sac Bunt: J. Poll
Sac Fly: A. Guilzar
Hit by Pitch: T. Shimizu
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: T. Shimizu (6) , A. Guilzar (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Lee-Lyga-Guilzar)
ALASKA PITCHING LINESCORE PORTLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Goeman 5.1 4 3 3 4 4 0 92 3.80   
R. Banda 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 2.49   
E. Izurieta L (1-2) 1.0 3 2 2 0 2 0 24 2.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Goeman 48
Batters Faced: J. Goeman 24, R. Banda 5, E. Izurieta 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Goeman 6-6, R. Banda 3-1, E. Izurieta 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Goeman 92-53, R. Banda 20-11, E. Izurieta 24-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Banda 1-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Banda
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. DeMarco 6.0 6 3 3 0 8 2 93 3.66   
B. Snelgrove 1.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 30 5.20   
J. Kurth W (2-3) 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 10 3.25   
J. Casanas SV (15) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18 1.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. DeMarco 56
Batters Faced: C. DeMarco 25, B. Snelgrove 7, J. Kurth 3, J. Casanas 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. DeMarco 3-7, B. Snelgrove 2-0, J. Kurth 1-0, J. Casanas 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. DeMarco 93-61, B. Snelgrove 30-21, J. Kurth 10-4, J. Casanas 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Kurth 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Cursive DeMarco
Ballpark: Portland Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 3:25
Attendance: 24476
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