RISING STAR LEAGUE
MINNEAPOLIS VIKINGS AT HOUSTON AQUAS
08/18/2084
 
RISING STAR LEAGUE
MINNEAPOLIS VIKINGS AT HOUSTON AQUAS
GAME ID: 5548 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 18TH , 2084 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minneapolis Vikings (70-55) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
Houston Aquas (71-54) 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 X 3 8 1
Aquas Subdue Minneapolis, 3-1
The Houston Aquas and Minneapolis Vikings played a tight game with the hosts claiming a hard-fought win.

Pitching was the name of the game in a tight contest between the Houston Aquas and the Minneapolis Vikings. Houston won it, 3-1. Houston starter Yasuhiro Katayama was in command. The winner was Katayama. He threw 6.2 innings of 4-hit ball. The loser was Kwang-sik Nho. Danny Mathews earned the save, his 26th, for the Aquas.

Raul Samaniego, who is the top prospect in the Aquas organization, came through for Houston with a solo home run in the bottom of the sixth. The center fielder went 2 for 4 for the game, including 1 home run and 1 double. He scored 1 run and collected 1 run batted in.

In postgame remarks, Katayama hailed his team's "single-minded focus."

Houston, at 71-54, sits in second place in the Western Conference Michael Fridy Division.
MINNEAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Aguinaga LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .276 6 50
S. Cone 2B 4 1 1 0 0 3 2 .265 1 53
G. Arakawa DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .318 27 114
L. Tigre 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .283 26 87
J. Trinidad 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .277 19 75
C. Dorame RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .206 21 55
D. Cuadra C 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .256 14 50
O. Ozoa SS 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .245 8 42
M. Jackson CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .201 4 24
Totals 29 1 4 1 4 8 13      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Cone (33, 4th Inning off Y. Katayama, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Cone 2 , G. Arakawa , L. Tigre , J. Trinidad
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Cone , C. Dorame
GIDP: L. Tigre
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Aguinaga (12)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Anzaldua 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .294 10 52
S. Ausmus C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .290 8 63
C. Lightsey 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .301 15 73
B. Badeaux DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .270 7 62
E. Albuja RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .274 8 31
M. Feron LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .308 2 9
R. Samaniego CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .267 5 31
F. Lung 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 19 71
T. Tamba SS 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 .173 1 14
Totals 31 3 8 3 0 3 14      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Ausmus (23, 1st Inning off K. Nho, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Samaniego (10, 2nd Inning off K. Nho, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Samaniego (5, 6th Inning off K. Nho, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Anzaldua , S. Ausmus 2 , C. Lightsey , E. Albuja 2 , M. Feron , R. Samaniego 6
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Ausmus 2 , E. Albuja , M. Feron
Sac Fly: T. Tamba
Hit by Pitch: B. Badeaux , F. Lung
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Anzaldua (17) , C. Lightsey (19) , E. Albuja 2 (26)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Albuja (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Tamba-Anzaldua-Lung)
MINNEAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Nho L (7-11) 7.0 8 3 3 0 2 1 99 5.18   
A. Zelada 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 2.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Nho 51
Batters Faced: K. Nho 31, A. Zelada 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Nho 10-9, A. Zelada 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Nho 99-70, A. Zelada 10-8
Hit Batsmen: K. Nho 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Katayama W (9-4) 6.2 4 1 1 4 5 0 102 3.64   
H. Chun H (18) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 17 2.98   
D. Mathews SV (26) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 4.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Katayama 63
Batters Faced: Y. Katayama 26, H. Chun 4, D. Mathews 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Katayama 7-6, H. Chun 0-2, D. Mathews 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Katayama 102-59, H. Chun 17-11, D. Mathews 10-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Chun 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yasuhiro Katayama
Ballpark: Tesoro Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (89 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 26299
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