RISING STAR LEAGUE
TUCSON TOROS AT KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS
06/28/2084
 
RISING STAR LEAGUE
TUCSON TOROS AT KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 1193 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28TH , 2084 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tucson Toros (40-40) 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 7 8 0
Kansas City Athletics (43-38) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 7 0
Obata Goes Deep Twice, Helps Toros Top Athletics, 7-3
Tucson center fielder Etsuji Obata had a 4-RBI performance, which helped his team down the Kansas City Athletics, 7-3. Tony Masso, the winner, is now 5-6. He struck out 4 and walked 5 over 6.2 innings, while allowing no runs on 2 hits. The 4th-place Toros improved to 40-40.

With Tucson leading 1-0 in the top of the second, Obata hit a slider from Alex Laso for a 3-run home run. It was his 20th home run of the season and put the Toros ahead, 4-0.

"I think it speaks for itself, I think we came out and we played our kind of baseball," said Obata.
TUCSON BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Obata CF 3 2 2 4 1 1 0 .241 20 44
   a-J. Masaki PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 0 1
Z. Cobo LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .330 4 22
J. Pedroza DH 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 .272 15 47
M. Gheldere 3B 3 2 1 1 2 1 4 .262 9 37
I. Butzer 2B 4 1 1 0 1 0 4 .245 7 30
J. Doctor SS 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 .210 5 25
C. Neri RF 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 .231 1 22
K. Nagai 1B 4 0 0 1 0 2 5 .301 2 16
J. Munoz C 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .281 1 17
Totals 34 7 8 7 9 9 23      
a - J. Masaki pinch hit for E. Obata in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Neri (15, 7th Inning off A. Saldivar, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Obata 2 (20, 1st Inning off A. Laso, 0 on, 0 outs; 2nd Inning off A. Laso, 2 on, 1 out) , M. Gheldere (9, 5th Inning off E. Leon, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Obata 8 , Z. Cobo , M. Gheldere 4 , I. Butzer , C. Neri 3 , J. Munoz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Masaki , M. Gheldere , J. Doctor , J. Munoz
Sac Fly: K. Nagai
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gheldere-Butzer-Nagai)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Sa SS 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .265 6 48
K. Aniani DH 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 .219 5 10
H. Sosa LF 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .292 12 51
E. Simon 2B 3 1 2 1 2 0 1 .297 7 45
H. Morita CF 5 0 1 2 0 1 7 .281 4 39
C. Horn 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .236 5 35
J. Gomez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .264 3 31
B. Lynch C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .231 5 16
C. Morris RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .133 0 0
   a-A. Hornyak PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .207 4 11
Totals 33 3 7 3 7 7 17      
a - A. Hornyak pinch hit for C. Morris in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Horn (13, 7th Inning off T. Masso, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Simon (23, 8th Inning off E. Castaneda, 1 on, 1 out) , H. Morita (25, 8th Inning off E. Castaneda, 2 on, 1 out) , A. Hornyak (7, 9th Inning off J. Liberty, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Sa , E. Simon 3 , H. Morita 2 , C. Horn 2 , C. Morris , A. Hornyak 2
2-out RBI: E. Simon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Sa , H. Morita 2
GIDP: J. Gomez
Hit by Pitch: H. Sosa
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Aniani (3)
TUCSON PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Masso W (5-6) 6.2 2 0 0 5 4 0 90 4.83   
E. Castaneda 0.2 2 2 2 2 1 0 29 5.17   
J. Liberty 1.1 3 1 1 0 2 0 28 5.18   
C. Sosnowski SV (17) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Masso 69
Batters Faced: T. Masso 27, E. Castaneda 6, J. Liberty 7, C. Sosnowski 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Masso 8-8, E. Castaneda 0-1, J. Liberty 1-0, C. Sosnowski 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Masso 90-52, E. Castaneda 29-15, J. Liberty 28-17, C. Sosnowski 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Castaneda 2-0 , J. Liberty 2-0 , C. Sosnowski 3-0
WP: E. Castaneda
Hit Batsmen: J. Liberty
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Laso L (4-4) 4.0 5 5 5 4 3 2 72 4.89   
E. Leon 1.1 1 1 1 2 2 1 27 4.28   
K. Okamoto 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 19 9.00   
A. Saldivar 1.1 1 0 0 2 2 0 30 3.94   
M. Curry 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 3.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Laso 31
Batters Faced: A. Laso 21, E. Leon 7, K. Okamoto 5, A. Saldivar 7, M. Curry 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Laso 2-7, E. Leon 1-1, K. Okamoto 1-1, A. Saldivar 1-1, M. Curry 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Laso 72-43, E. Leon 27-14, K. Okamoto 19-11, A. Saldivar 30-16, M. Curry 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Okamoto 1-0 , A. Saldivar 1-1 , M. Curry 1-0
WP: A. Laso
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Etsuji Obata
Ballpark: Ballpark of Missouri
Weather: Clear skies (79 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:48
Attendance: 25172
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