RISING STAR LEAGUE
SAN DIEGO DESTROYERS AT LOS ANGELES STARS
07/17/2083
 
RISING STAR LEAGUE
SAN DIEGO DESTROYERS AT LOS ANGELES STARS
GAME ID: 1387 - SATURDAY, JULY 17TH , 2083 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Diego Destroyers (45-49) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
Los Angeles Stars (47-46) 0 0 2 1 1 0 3 0 X 7 13 0
Destroyers Beaten By Stars, 7-0
Mike Merdinger pitched a gem to lead Los Angeles to victory over the San Diego Destroyers, 7-0. The winning pitcher was Merdinger, now 4-2. He tossed 5.2 innings of 5-hit ball, while walking 1 and fanning 9. The win gives Los Angeles a season record of 47-46.

The Stars got a big at-bat from right fielder Mitsumasa Inouye. For the game, Inouye was 2-3 with 2 doubles and a walk. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. In the bottom of the third, with runners on 1st and 3rd, he stroked a 2-run double. His 27th double of the season gave Los Angeles a 2-0 lead.

"It doesn't matter if you're 10 games over .500 or 10 games under, it feels good to win," Inouye told the Los Angeles Gazette.
SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Bizarro CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .374 8 30
P. Castleman 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .229 1 14
T. Sarmiento C 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .240 7 36
A. Hornyak DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .223 20 59
O. Garduno 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .281 3 22
   a-A. Bachman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
A. Castiglione SS 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .273 1 5
E. Salimbene LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .188 3 11
R. Otomo 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .224 1 23
N. Gonzalez RF 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .226 5 23
Totals 32 0 6 0 2 11 10      
a - A. Bachman pinch hit for O. Garduno in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Garduno (11, 6th Inning off M. Merdinger, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Bizarro , O. Garduno 2 , A. Castiglione 2 , R. Otomo , N. Gonzalez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Sarmiento
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: A. Castiglione (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Aniani 1B 4 0 1 1 1 1 3 .287 12 50
E. Kelly 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .342 8 44
   a-F. Valiente PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .222 3 12
M. Avalos 3B, 2B 5 0 1 0 0 2 5 .270 10 49
W. Lund C 5 2 2 1 0 1 1 .343 8 27
M. Inouye RF 3 1 2 2 1 1 0 .316 7 34
   b-M. Bishop PH, RF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .302 3 14
H. Schmidt LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .261 5 28
D. Serrano DH 5 2 2 1 0 0 3 .255 7 43
L. Arboleda CF 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .223 2 22
J. Flannery SS 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .170 0 12
Totals 37 7 13 7 6 6 20      
a - F. Valiente pinch hit for E. Kelly in the 7th
b - M. Bishop pinch hit for M. Inouye in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Inouye 2 (27, 3rd Inning off Y. Yada, 2 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off J. Fierro, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: W. Lund (8, 5th Inning off Y. Yada, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Aniani , E. Kelly 2 , M. Avalos , W. Lund 5 , M. Inouye 4 , D. Serrano 2 , L. Arboleda 2 , J. Flannery
2-out RBI: K. Aniani , M. Inouye , D. Serrano , J. Flannery
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Valiente , M. Avalos 2 , H. Schmidt , D. Serrano , J. Flannery
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Inouye (4)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Inouye(Garduno at home))
SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Kim 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 26 5.73   
Y. Yada L (3-4) 5.0 8 4 4 3 4 1 104 3.33   
J. Fierro 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 0 17 16.20   
J. Eto 0.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 19 10.12   
J. Ferneyhough 0.2 0 0 0 2 1 0 19 0.00   
C. Whiffen 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Kim 47
Batters Faced: G. Kim 5, Y. Yada 26, J. Fierro 3, J. Eto 4, J. Ferneyhough 4, C. Whiffen 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Kim 1-2, Y. Yada 8-2, J. Fierro 1-0, J. Eto 1-0, J. Ferneyhough 1-0, C. Whiffen 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Kim 26-17, Y. Yada 104-62, J. Fierro 17-10, J. Eto 19-10, J. Ferneyhough 19-9, C. Whiffen 2-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Eto 1-1 , C. Whiffen 2-0
WP: C. Whiffen
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Merdinger W (4-2) 5.2 5 0 0 1 9 0 98 2.43   
M. Brambila 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 16 4.05   
C. Bender 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 20 6.75   
L. Jimenez 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 6.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Merdinger 67
Batters Faced: M. Merdinger 23, M. Brambila 4, C. Bender 5, L. Jimenez 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Merdinger 5-3, M. Brambila 0-2, C. Bender 4-0, L. Jimenez 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Merdinger 98-69, M. Brambila 16-9, C. Bender 20-14, L. Jimenez 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Brambila 1-0 , C. Bender 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Merdinger
Ballpark: Stars Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 3:54
Attendance: 38335
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