RISING STAR LEAGUE
BUFFALO RANGERS AT MINNEAPOLIS VIKINGS
07/16/2084
 
RISING STAR LEAGUE
BUFFALO RANGERS AT MINNEAPOLIS VIKINGS
GAME ID: 1402 - SUNDAY, JULY 16TH , 2084 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Buffalo Rangers (51-43) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 6 0
Minneapolis Vikings (55-40) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 0
Buffalo Wins, 2-1
The Minneapolis Vikings were defeated, 2-1, by the Buffalo Rangers at Minneapolis Grounds, even though Frank Macias pitched well for Minneapolis. The win hiked the Buffalo record to 51-43.

Rafael Vasco, who finished 4th in the EC in batting average with .318 last year, had a direct impact on the outcome. Vasco contributed a run-scoring double in the top of the fifth inning to put Buffalo up, 1-0.

"We played a good game and came out on top," said Vasco.
BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE MINNEAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Rojas LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 .266 22 50
B. Ananas 3B, 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .262 10 48
R. Vasco DH 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 .309 8 40
C. Hickey 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .315 14 50
   b-M. Meraz C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 1 10
C. Cole RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .272 9 50
J. Puga CF 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .251 1 27
Y. Melian 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .196 5 25
T. McCarthy C 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .235 1 3
   a-D. Ivison PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .298 4 13
   c-J. Grimm 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 1 1
B. Verkaik SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .218 3 20
Totals 32 2 6 2 4 11 10      
a - D. Ivison pinch hit for T. McCarthy in the 9th
b - M. Meraz substituted for C. Hickey in the 9th
c - J. Grimm substituted for D. Ivison in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Puga (19, 2nd Inning off F. Macias, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Vasco (19, 5th Inning off F. Macias, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. McCarthy (1, 6th Inning off K. Nozawa, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Vasco 2 , C. Hickey , J. Puga 3 , T. McCarthy 4 , B. Verkaik
2-out RBI: R. Vasco , T. McCarthy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Cole 2 , Y. Melian , T. McCarthy
Hit by Pitch: R. Vasco
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Puga (13)
CS: B. Verkaik (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ananas-Melian-Hickey)
OF assists: 1 (Puga(Trinidad at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Aguinaga LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .279 4 34
S. Cone 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .261 1 39
G. Arakawa DH 4 0 1 1 0 3 0 .342 22 95
L. Tigre 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .282 17 59
J. Trinidad 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .268 12 52
C. Dorame RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .169 13 38
O. Ozoa SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .230 7 22
E. Newland C 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .275 1 9
M. Jackson CF 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 .209 2 12
Totals 31 1 7 1 2 9 13      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Trinidad (19, 4th Inning off W. Belk, 0 on, 2 outs) , L. Tigre (17, 6th Inning off N. van Santen, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: G. Arakawa (2, 8th Inning off P. Dalley, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Aguinaga , G. Arakawa 3 , L. Tigre 2 , J. Trinidad 2 , O. Ozoa , E. Newland , M. Jackson
2-out RBI: G. Arakawa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Aguinaga , S. Cone , L. Tigre , J. Trinidad
GIDP: S. Cone
Sac Bunt: M. Jackson
Team LOB: 6
BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE MINNEAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Belk 4.1 4 0 0 2 5 0 78 0.79   
N. van Santen W (4-0) 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 22 2.25   
P. Dalley H (5) 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 21 1.90   
R. Alas SV (6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 4.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Belk 58
Batters Faced: W. Belk 17, N. van Santen 6, P. Dalley 8, R. Alas 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Belk 3-3, N. van Santen 3-0, P. Dalley 2-3, R. Alas 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Belk 78-48, N. van Santen 22-14, P. Dalley 21-12, R. Alas 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. van Santen 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Macias L (8-8) 5.0 4 1 1 4 5 0 93 5.21   
K. Nozawa 1.1 1 1 1 0 2 1 18 7.30   
J. Zuniga 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 16 3.33   
Z. Kim 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 18 1.37   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Macias 56
Batters Faced: F. Macias 23, K. Nozawa 5, J. Zuniga 5, Z. Kim 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Macias 4-5, K. Nozawa 2-0, J. Zuniga 1-1, Z. Kim 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: F. Macias 93-54, K. Nozawa 18-11, J. Zuniga 16-13, Z. Kim 18-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: Z. Kim 1-0
Hit Batsmen: F. Macias
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Frank Macias
Ballpark: Minneapolis Grounds
Weather: Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 33726
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