RISING STAR LEAGUE
CINCINNATI TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS
08/21/2086
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RISING STAR LEAGUE
CINCINNATI TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 5622 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21ST , 2086 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Twins (53-76) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 6 0
Kansas City Athletics (38-90) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 X 7 9 0
Russell Helps Athletics Defeat Twins, 7-3
The Kansas City Athletics bested the Cincinnati Twins by a score of 7-3, with second baseman Brandon Russell getting the main credit. On the day, Russell was 3-5 with a home run and 2 doubles. He scored 2 times and drove in 5 for the Athletics. Reliever Alex Esquibel picked up the win. His record improves to 2-7. Francis Ortega took the loss. Kelvin Alvarado collected save number 1.

Russell had a game-changing home run in the bottom of the eighth. On a 2-0 knuckle curve from Francis Ortega, he banged a grand slam home run to left-center, giving the Athletics a 7-3 lead. It was the 12th home run of the year for Russell.

"What we get, we earn," Russell told the Kansas City Today.

The Athletics move to 38-90 with the win, while the Twins drop to 53-76.
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Gravel 1B 5 1 1 0 0 0 5 .273 11 54
B. Tapia 3B 4 0 1 1 1 1 0 .293 6 35
S. Capucho DH 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .267 23 75
B. Carrillo LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .172 2 4
R. Donelli RF 3 0 0 0 2 2 2 .234 22 67
C. Cano CF 4 1 1 1 1 1 4 .193 2 24
J. Garcia C 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .269 5 32
C. Seguito SS 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .216 0 5
I. Frost 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 4 .230 6 16
Totals 32 3 6 3 8 8 20      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Tapia (15, 1st Inning off A. Saldivar, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Garcia (17, 6th Inning off B. Rodriguez, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Cano (12, 6th Inning off B. Rodriguez, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: W. Gravel , B. Tapia 2 , C. Cano 2 , J. Garcia 3 , I. Frost
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , W. Gravel 2 , C. Cano 2 , I. Frost
Sac Bunt: J. Garcia
Hit by Pitch: B. Carrillo
Team LOB: 12
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Russell 2B 5 2 3 5 0 1 1 .271 12 58
T. Augustine LF 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 .232 2 35
J. Buezo 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .252 13 64
C. Marko DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .232 4 50
H. Pond RF 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .232 8 49
N. Rivera 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .248 8 39
   a-D. Tello PH, 3B 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .277 0 6
M. Sardinas SS 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .268 5 46
A. Guardiola CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .265 0 9
J. Nieves C 3 1 1 0 1 2 1 .223 3 22
Totals 33 7 9 7 5 9 13      
a - D. Tello pinch hit for N. Rivera in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Russell 2 (32, 3rd Inning off D. Prentice, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off E. van Dijk, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Buezo (31, 6th Inning off D. Prentice, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Guardiola (10, 7th Inning off E. van Dijk, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Russell (12, 8th Inning off F. Ortega, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Russell 8 , T. Augustine , J. Buezo 2 , H. Pond , M. Sardinas , A. Guardiola 2 , J. Nieves
2-out RBI: , B. Russell 2 , T. Augustine
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Buezo , N. Rivera , A. Guardiola
Team LOB: 7
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Prentice 5.1 4 0 0 1 5 0 21 108 4.86   
E. van Dijk H (1) 2.0 3 3 3 2 3 0 11 41 6.75   
F. Ortega L (0-4), BS (2) 0.1 2 4 4 2 0 1 5 23 3.89   
E. Vazquez 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 5.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Prentice 64
Batters Faced: D. Prentice 21, E. van Dijk 11, F. Ortega 5, E. Vazquez 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Prentice 6-5, E. van Dijk 2-1, F. Ortega 0-1, E. Vazquez 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Prentice 108-66, E. van Dijk 41-23, F. Ortega 23-9, E. Vazquez 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. van Dijk 1-0 , F. Ortega 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
A. Saldivar 5.0 2 2 2 5 5 0 22 100 4.29   
B. Rodriguez 1.2 2 1 1 1 1 0 9 33 3.70   
K. Okamoto 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 5 13 6.67   
A. Esquibel W (2-7) 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 18 5.59   
K. Alvarado SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 6.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Saldivar 55
Batters Faced: A. Saldivar 22, B. Rodriguez 9, K. Okamoto 5, A. Esquibel 5, K. Alvarado 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Saldivar 7-3, B. Rodriguez 2-2, K. Okamoto 1-0, A. Esquibel 1-2, K. Alvarado 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Saldivar 100-56, B. Rodriguez 33-18, K. Okamoto 13-10, A. Esquibel 18-9, K. Alvarado 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Rodriguez 1-1 , K. Okamoto 1-0 , A. Esquibel 2-0 , K. Alvarado 2-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Rodriguez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Brandon Russell
Ballpark: Ballpark of Missouri
Weather: Clear skies (84 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:54
Attendance: 10033
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