RISING STAR LEAGUE
MINNEAPOLIS VIKINGS AT TUCSON TOROS
04/05/2084
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RISING STAR LEAGUE
MINNEAPOLIS VIKINGS AT TUCSON TOROS
GAME ID: 56 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5TH , 2084 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minneapolis Vikings (2-3) 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 3 9 12 0
Tucson Toros (4-1) 0 2 1 0 1 3 0 5 X 12 19 0
Great Effort by Vikings DH Arakawa Not Enough in 12-9 Loss
Gentaro Arakawa did all he could to help his team win. In the end, though, it wasn't enough to keep the Minneapolis Vikings from being beaten, 12-9, to the Tucson Toros at Aetna Stadium. Arakawa went 4 for 4 with 2 home runs, a double, and a walk, while scoring 4 times and driving in 4. Tucson reliever John Liberty picked up the win to move to 1-0. Katsuo Nozawa suffered the loss. Tucson has a mark of 4-1 after the win.

The Vikings had been locked in a 5-5 tie with the Toros going into the bottom of the sixth inning. That changed quickly when the 25-year old right fielder Zahi Cobo came to the plate. Cobo hit a 2-run double on a 0-2 fastball from Minneapolis hurler Katsuo Nozawa. It was Cobo's 2nd double of the year.

Cobo said, "Whether you hit the ball hard, you walk, you have a long at-bat, 10 or 12 pitches, or you hit a homer, you're just trying to do anything you can do to help the team win."
MINNEAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE TUCSON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Aguinaga LF 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .133 0 1
S. Cone 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .300 0 0
G. Arakawa DH 4 4 4 4 1 0 0 .533 2 5
L. Tigre 1B 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .211 0 3
J. Trinidad 3B 5 0 1 1 0 1 5 .158 0 4
C. Dorame RF 5 1 1 3 0 1 1 .211 1 6
O. Ozoa SS 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .250 0 0
E. Newland C 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .250 0 1
M. Jackson CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
Totals 37 9 12 9 5 5 16      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Tigre (2, 1st Inning off T. Masso, 0 on, 2 outs) , O. Ozoa 2 (2, 2nd Inning off T. Masso, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off J. Liberty, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Cone (2, 3rd Inning off T. Masso, 0 on, 1 out) , G. Arakawa (1, 7th Inning off J. Liberty, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Arakawa 2 (2, 1st Inning off T. Masso, 0 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off T. Masso, 2 on, 0 outs) , C. Dorame (1, 9th Inning off E. Castaneda, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Cone 3 , G. Arakawa 11 , L. Tigre 2 , J. Trinidad , C. Dorame 4 , O. Ozoa 4 , E. Newland
2-out RBI: G. Arakawa , C. Dorame
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Trinidad 2 , M. Jackson
GIDP: S. Cone
Hit by Pitch: B. Aguinaga
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Aguinaga (2)
CS: B. Aguinaga (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ozoa-Cone-Tigre)
OF assists: 1 (Aguinaga(Pedroza at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Neri LF 4 3 3 0 0 1 0 .400 0 0
   a-R. Aviles CF 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 .167 0 0
Z. Cobo RF 5 1 3 4 0 2 1 .222 0 4
M. Gheldere 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .300 0 2
E. Obata CF, LF 4 1 1 0 1 3 6 .353 3 6
E. Linares C 4 2 1 1 1 2 4 .333 0 3
J. Pedroza DH 5 1 4 2 0 0 2 .375 1 3
I. Butzer 2B 4 0 2 2 1 1 0 .125 0 2
K. Nagai 1B 5 1 2 2 0 0 4 .125 0 2
J. Doctor SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 5 .133 1 1
Totals 42 12 19 12 3 10 26      
a - R. Aviles substituted for C. Neri in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Linares (1, 2nd Inning off J. Stark, 1 on, 0 outs) , C. Neri 2 (2, 3rd Inning off J. Stark, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off J. Stark, 0 on, 0 outs) , Z. Cobo 2 (2, 3rd Inning off J. Stark, 1 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off K. Nozawa, 2 on, 2 outs) , K. Nagai (1, 6th Inning off K. Nozawa, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Doctor (1, 8th Inning off L. Deakin, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Neri 5 , R. Aviles , Z. Cobo 5 , M. Gheldere , E. Obata , E. Linares 2 , J. Pedroza 4 , I. Butzer 2 , K. Nagai 3 , J. Doctor 2
2-out RBI: Z. Cobo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Aviles , M. Gheldere , J. Pedroza , K. Nagai , J. Doctor
GIDP: K. Nagai
Hit by Pitch: M. Gheldere
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Doctor-Butzer-Nagai)
MINNEAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE TUCSON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Stark 5.0 9 5 5 0 7 0 97 9.00   
K. Nozawa L (0-1), BS (1) 0.2 3 2 2 0 1 0 15 15.00   
J. Zuniga 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 18 2.45   
L. Deakin 0.1 2 2 2 1 0 0 19 9.00   
Z. Kim 0.1 3 3 3 1 1 0 21 9.00   
M. Morales 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 2.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Stark 36
Batters Faced: J. Stark 24, K. Nozawa 5, J. Zuniga 4, L. Deakin 4, Z. Kim 6, M. Morales 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Stark 6-2, K. Nozawa 0-1, J. Zuniga 1-0, L. Deakin 1-0, Z. Kim 0-0, M. Morales 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Stark 97-66, K. Nozawa 15-12, J. Zuniga 18-10, L. Deakin 19-10, Z. Kim 21-12, M. Morales 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Nozawa 1-1 , J. Zuniga 1-0 , L. Deakin 1-0 , Z. Kim 2-2 , M. Morales 3-1
WP: J. Stark
Hit Batsmen: Z. Kim
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Masso 4.1 6 4 4 2 3 2 76 8.31   
J. Liberty W (1-0) 2.0 4 2 2 1 0 0 23 9.00   
E. Castaneda H (1) 2.1 2 3 3 2 1 1 37 11.57   
K. Newton 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Masso 36
Batters Faced: T. Masso 22, J. Liberty 10, E. Castaneda 10, K. Newton 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Masso 2-8, J. Liberty 3-2, E. Castaneda 2-3, K. Newton 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Masso 76-45, J. Liberty 23-19, E. Castaneda 37-20, K. Newton 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Castaneda 1-0
Hit Batsmen: T. Masso
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gentaro Arakawa
Ballpark: Aetna Stadium
Weather: Roof closed, 50 degrees
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 4:03
Attendance: 30097
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