RISING STAR LEAGUE
CHICAGO PHANTOMS AT HOUSTON AQUAS
04/17/2085
 
RISING STAR LEAGUE
CHICAGO PHANTOMS AT HOUSTON AQUAS
GAME ID: 251 - TUESDAY, APRIL 17TH , 2085 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Phantoms (5-11) 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 10 0
Houston Aquas (8-9) 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 11 0
Aquas Lose, 5-3
Chicago starter Craig Kruppenbacher pitched well against the Houston Aquas at Tesoro Stadium. The right-hander led his team to a win, 5-3. The winner was Kruppenbacher. He threw 5.0 innings allowing 3 runs. The loser was Slider Brooks. Cruz Ponce earned the save for Chicago, his 1st.

The Phantoms got a big at-bat from designated hitter Jose Buezo. For the game, Buezo went 1 for 4 with a home run and a walk. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. In the top of the first, with a runner on 2nd, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 4th home run of the season gave Chicago a 2-0 lead.

"I can't say enough about Craig," said Chicago manager Sam J. "He stepped up when we needed him."

The Phantoms have stumbled out of the gate, getting only their 5th win in 16 games.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Forcelledo 2B 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .350 2 6
L. Qiu 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .235 2 7
J. Buezo DH 4 1 1 2 1 2 1 .224 4 13
H. Morita RF 5 1 2 1 0 2 1 .266 3 7
T. Schwartzmiller C 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .170 2 4
D. Munro 3B 4 1 3 0 0 1 1 .276 0 5
A. Guardiola CF 3 0 1 2 1 0 2 .135 1 8
A. Trevino SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .208 0 5
M. Shervill LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .172 0 4
Totals 37 5 10 5 4 13 16      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Guardiola (2, 5th Inning off S. Brooks, 2 on, 2 outs) , D. Munro (4, 7th Inning off R. Gelsomino, 0 on, 2 outs) , H. Morita (5, 9th Inning off J. LeCheminant, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: H. Morita (3, 1st Inning off S. Brooks, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Buezo (4, 1st Inning off S. Brooks, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Forcelledo , L. Qiu , J. Buezo 4 , H. Morita 6 , D. Munro 4 , A. Guardiola 2 , A. Trevino
2-out RBI: A. Guardiola
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Qiu , T. Schwartzmiller , A. Guardiola , A. Trevino
Team LOB: 9
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Feron LF 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 .417 1 11
A. Anzaldua 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .280 0 7
C. Lightsey 3B, SS 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .277 2 7
R. Samaniego CF 5 0 2 2 0 1 3 .262 2 10
F. West RF 4 0 0 1 0 1 4 .282 1 4
L. Cortes DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .150 1 3
I. Alfaro 1B 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .292 0 2
   a-M. Venzor PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .318 0 0
Q. Kong C 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .277 0 2
T. Tamba SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .220 0 3
   b-R. Norlander PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .213 0 10
Totals 37 3 11 3 3 6 22      
a - M. Venzor pinch hit for I. Alfaro in the 8th
b - R. Norlander pinch hit for T. Tamba in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Samaniego (2, 2nd Inning off C. Kruppenbacher, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Feron (6, 3rd Inning off C. Kruppenbacher, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Feron 4 , A. Anzaldua 2 , R. Samaniego 3 , I. Alfaro , Q. Kong 2 , T. Tamba
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Anzaldua , R. Samaniego , F. West , L. Cortes , T. Tamba
Sac Fly: F. West
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Feron (3) , A. Anzaldua (6)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Kruppenbacher W (1-1) 5.0 6 3 3 3 2 0 93 5.91   
J. Breaux H (1) 1.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 26 7.00   
M. Diamond H (2) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 0.00   
C. Ponce SV (1) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 13 5.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Kruppenbacher 42
Batters Faced: C. Kruppenbacher 24, J. Breaux 7, M. Diamond 5, C. Ponce 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Kruppenbacher 6-7, J. Breaux 1-2, M. Diamond 2-1, C. Ponce 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Kruppenbacher 93-58, J. Breaux 26-16, M. Diamond 20-15, C. Ponce 13-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Brooks L (2-2) 5.0 7 5 5 4 9 2 99 6.00   
A. Montoya 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 15 3.38   
R. Gelsomino 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 0.61   
Y. Jimbo 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1.00   
J. LeCheminant 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 12.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Brooks 38
Batters Faced: S. Brooks 26, A. Montoya 5, R. Gelsomino 5, Y. Jimbo 1, J. LeCheminant 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Brooks 5-1, A. Montoya 1-1, R. Gelsomino 1-2, Y. Jimbo 0-0, J. LeCheminant 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Brooks 99-62, A. Montoya 15-13, R. Gelsomino 16-11, Y. Jimbo 5-4, J. LeCheminant 9-6
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Craig Kruppenbacher
Ballpark: Tesoro Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 23760
Special Notes: SP Yukichi Jimbo was injured while pitching.
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