RISING STAR LEAGUE
TUCSON TOROS AT KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS
04/28/2084
 
RISING STAR LEAGUE
TUCSON TOROS AT KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 373 - FRIDAY, APRIL 28TH , 2084 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tucson Toros (11-14) 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 5 11 1
Kansas City Athletics (13-13) 3 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 X 8 11 1
8-5 Athletics Win over Toros Evens Season Record
The Kansas City Athletics downed the Tucson Toros, 8-5, the largest share of the credit belonging to second baseman Eddie Simon. On the day, Simon went 2 for 3 with a double and a walk, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2 for the Athletics. The winner was Gerald Tanton, who threw 89 pitches over 6 innings. The right-hander was charged with 5 runs on 10 hits. The win puts Kansas City at 13-13.

Alex Diaz contributed to the Kansas City win with a 2-run home run in the bottom of the third. For the game, the designated hitter had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 3 runs batted in.

"We'll put this win in our pocket and go after the next one," said Simon.
TUCSON BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Pedroza DH 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 .273 6 14
Z. Cobo RF 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 .272 2 14
E. Obata CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .213 6 16
M. Gheldere 3B 4 0 3 3 0 1 1 .283 5 16
C. Neri LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .178 1 5
E. Linares C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .183 0 6
I. Butzer 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .247 3 10
L. Garza 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .157 3 3
J. Doctor SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .176 3 4
Totals 37 5 11 5 0 8 13      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Obata (4, 3rd Inning off G. Tanton, 1 on, 2 outs) , Z. Cobo (6, 5th Inning off G. Tanton, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Doctor (3, 7th Inning off G. Tanton, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: Z. Cobo 4 , E. Obata 2 , M. Gheldere 3 , E. Linares , I. Butzer 2 , J. Doctor 4
2-out RBI: E. Obata , M. Gheldere 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Neri , I. Butzer
GIDP: I. Butzer , L. Garza
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: T. Masso (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Doctor-Butzer-Garza)
OF assists: 1 (Cobo(Waterhouse at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Sa SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .316 2 15
C. Horn 1B 4 2 1 1 0 0 1 .216 0 10
E. Simon 2B 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 .295 1 14
H. Sosa LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .359 5 19
D. Trigg CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .281 2 14
A. Diaz DH 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .260 3 12
H. Morita RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .310 3 17
J. Gomez 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .310 0 9
S. Waterhouse C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .210 1 4
Totals 33 8 11 7 3 3 12      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Simon (6, 1st Inning off T. Masso, 1 on, 1 out) , K. Sa (10, 2nd Inning off T. Masso, 0 on, 2 outs) , H. Morita (5, 8th Inning off K. Bozek, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Diaz (3, 3rd Inning off T. Masso, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Sa 2 , C. Horn , E. Simon 3 , H. Sosa , D. Trigg , A. Diaz 5 , H. Morita 2 , J. Gomez , S. Waterhouse
2-out RBI: , A. Diaz 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Horn , S. Waterhouse
GIDP: S. Waterhouse
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Sosa (2)
CS: H. Sosa (4)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Simon (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Gomez-Simon-Horn, Sa-Simon-Horn)
TUCSON PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Masso L (0-2) 3.0 8 6 4 1 2 1 58 7.06   
K. Newton 1.0 2 2 2 1 0 0 18 3.86   
E. Castaneda 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 29 4.38   
K. Bozek 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 22 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Masso 22
Batters Faced: T. Masso 18, K. Newton 5, E. Castaneda 7, K. Bozek 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Masso 3-3, K. Newton 2-0, E. Castaneda 2-4, K. Bozek 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Masso 58-39, K. Newton 18-8, E. Castaneda 29-15, K. Bozek 22-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Newton 2-1 , E. Castaneda 1-0 , K. Bozek 1-0
WP: K. Newton
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Tanton W (3-3) 6.0 10 5 3 0 5 1 89 4.17   
E. Yates H (4) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 23 2.30   
C. Kessler SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 3.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Tanton 41
Batters Faced: G. Tanton 27, E. Yates 7, C. Kessler 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Tanton 6-5, E. Yates 3-2, C. Kessler 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Tanton 89-61, E. Yates 23-14, C. Kessler 10-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eddie Simon
Ballpark: Ballpark of Missouri
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 26621
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