RISING STAR LEAGUE
SAN DIEGO DESTROYERS AT KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS
08/10/2084
 
RISING STAR LEAGUE
SAN DIEGO DESTROYERS AT KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 5447 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 10TH , 2084 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Diego Destroyers (43-74) 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 4 9 0
Kansas City Athletics (63-55) 0 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 X 7 10 2
Morita Leads Athletics to 7-4 Win Over Destroyers
The bat of Hisatoshi Morita helped the Kansas City Athletics top the San Diego Destroyers, 7-4. Morita went 4 for 5 with a home run and 2 triples, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 4 for Kansas City. Roberto Rueda picked up the win with 5 innings of work. He allowed 3 runs on 5 hits, while walking 3 and striking out 7. On the season, he is now 10-5. Chase Kessler nailed down his 20th save.

With Kansas City leading 1-0 in the bottom of the second, Morita hit a slider from Juzo Matsumoto for a 2-run triple. It was his 5th triple of the season and put the Athletics ahead, 3-0.

"It was a solid, all-around game for us," said Kansas City manager Joe Monagle.

The third-place Athletics improved to 63-55.
SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Pedraja CF 3 0 1 0 2 0 2 .264 6 29
E. Black LF 4 1 1 0 1 2 4 .298 11 59
A. Lindberg RF, 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .232 2 18
L. Brocklebank SS 3 0 1 1 0 2 2 .175 1 3
   b-J. Zermeno PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .189 1 8
J. Sitterley DH 4 0 1 0 1 1 4 .228 7 37
J. Cheon 1B, 3B 4 0 2 2 1 1 2 .200 6 26
C. Tenorio C 3 0 0 0 2 1 5 .228 20 60
M. Sanders 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .225 2 12
O. Jamaica 3B 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .206 6 28
   a-H. Schmidt PH, RF 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .244 6 32
Totals 35 4 9 4 7 8 30      
a - H. Schmidt pinch hit for O. Jamaica in the 6th
b - J. Zermeno pinch hit for L. Brocklebank in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Lindberg (8, 5th Inning off R. Rueda, 1 on, 0 outs) , H. Schmidt (16, 8th Inning off E. Leon, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Pedraja , E. Black , A. Lindberg 2 , L. Brocklebank , J. Sitterley , J. Cheon 2 , H. Schmidt 3
2-out RBI: L. Brocklebank , J. Cheon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Pedraja , J. Zermeno , J. Sitterley , C. Tenorio , M. Sanders 2
GIDP: E. Black , C. Tenorio
Sac Fly: A. Lindberg
Hit by Pitch: L. Brocklebank
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Sanders-Brocklebank-Cheon)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Morita RF 5 2 4 4 0 0 0 .277 10 67
E. Simon 2B 5 1 1 2 0 3 2 .303 13 73
K. Sa SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .284 8 63
H. Sosa LF 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .275 17 72
D. Trigg CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 5 .277 8 61
A. Diaz DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .268 3 21
K. Aniani 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .246 6 28
J. Gomez 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .256 4 42
B. Lynch C 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .196 11 30
Totals 33 7 10 7 5 7 18      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Trigg (27, 3rd Inning off J. Matsumoto, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: H. Morita 2 (5, 2nd Inning off J. Matsumoto, 2 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off J. Matsumoto, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Simon (13, 4th Inning off J. Matsumoto, 1 on, 0 outs) , H. Morita (10, 6th Inning off M. Kloser, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Morita 11 , E. Simon 4 , D. Trigg 2 , A. Diaz , K. Aniani , B. Lynch 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Sa , D. Trigg , J. Gomez
GIDP: A. Diaz
Hit by Pitch: K. Sa , H. Sosa
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Sa (23)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Trigg (3) , J. Gomez (10)
Double Plays: 2 (Gomez-Simon-Aniani, Gomez-Simon-Aniani)
SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Matsumoto L (0-6) 3.0 8 6 6 3 3 1 80 5.79   
J. Gutierrez 2.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 26 5.94   
M. Kloser 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 19 4.56   
S. Nakayama 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 21 7.53   
J. Oliva 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 4.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Matsumoto 17
Batters Faced: J. Matsumoto 20, J. Gutierrez 7, M. Kloser 5, S. Nakayama 4, J. Oliva 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Matsumoto 4-2, J. Gutierrez 1-3, M. Kloser 1-1, S. Nakayama 0-2, J. Oliva 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Matsumoto 80-52, J. Gutierrez 26-13, M. Kloser 19-11, S. Nakayama 21-13, J. Oliva 12-8
Hit Batsmen: M. Kloser , J. Oliva
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Rueda W (10-5) 5.0 5 3 2 3 7 0 92 3.92   
R. Patino H (1) 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 22 4.14   
E. Leon 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 20 4.46   
E. Yates 0.1 0 0 0 2 0 0 18 3.69   
B. Mitchell H (12) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.45   
C. Kessler SV (20) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 2.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Rueda 51
Batters Faced: R. Rueda 25, R. Patino 6, E. Leon 5, E. Yates 3, B. Mitchell 1, C. Kessler 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Rueda 3-5, R. Patino 2-1, E. Leon 1-1, E. Yates 0-1, B. Mitchell 0-1, C. Kessler 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Rueda 92-59, R. Patino 22-12, E. Leon 20-10, E. Yates 18-10, B. Mitchell 6-4, C. Kessler 7-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Leon 1-0 , E. Yates 1-1 , B. Mitchell 2-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Patino
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hisatoshi Morita
Ballpark: Ballpark of Missouri
Weather: Partly Cloudy (87 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:42
Attendance: 23758
Special Notes: Hisatoshi Morita ties the KC regular season game record for triples with 2.
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