RISING STAR LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS AT MINNEAPOLIS VIKINGS
08/26/2086
 
RISING STAR LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS AT MINNEAPOLIS VIKINGS
GAME ID: 5698 - MONDAY, AUGUST 26TH , 2086 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Athletics (40-93) 0 2 1 1 1 3 0 1 0 9 18 1
Minneapolis Vikings (64-69) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 5 1
Athletics Bank 9-2 Win
The Kansas City Athletics and starting pitcher Alex Saldivar stifled the Minneapolis offense en route to a comfortable 9-2 win at Minneapolis Grounds. The last-place Athletics own a record of 40-93.

Early in the game, catcher Phil Owens had a run-scoring double for Kansas City. It was his 18th double of the season and put the Athletics on top, 1-0.

"The effort wasn't good enough," said losing manager Ace Cooan.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE MINNEAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Russell 2B 5 1 1 0 1 2 1 .271 13 59
M. Sardinas SS 3 2 2 1 3 0 1 .271 5 48
T. Augustine LF 6 1 2 1 0 1 4 .237 2 38
J. Buezo 1B 5 2 2 2 1 1 2 .255 17 73
D. Tello DH 5 1 4 0 1 0 0 .297 0 8
C. Marko RF 6 1 2 1 0 0 7 .229 4 51
A. Guardiola CF 4 1 3 1 1 0 2 .276 0 10
P. Owens C 5 0 2 2 0 0 4 .259 0 28
N. Rivera 3B 5 0 0 1 0 0 5 .241 8 42
Totals 44 9 18 9 7 4 26      
BATTING
Doubles: P. Owens (18, 2nd Inning off J. Pinon, 2 on, 1 out) , D. Tello (7, 3rd Inning off J. Pinon, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Sardinas 2 (32, 4th Inning off J. Pinon, 1 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off F. Macias, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Augustine (23, 6th Inning off F. Macias, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Buezo (17, 6th Inning off F. Macias, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Russell , M. Sardinas 4 , T. Augustine 3 , J. Buezo 5 , D. Tello 5 , C. Marko 2 , A. Guardiola 3 , P. Owens 3
2-out RBI: M. Sardinas , C. Marko , P. Owens
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Russell , T. Augustine , C. Marko , A. Guardiola , P. Owens , N. Rivera 2
Team LOB: 15

FIELDING
Errors: N. Rivera (17)
Double Plays: 2 (Buezo-Sardinas-Saldivar, Sardinas-Buezo)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Trinidad 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .250 23 75
M. Jackson CF 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .221 6 48
G. Arakawa DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .268 17 86
C. Dorame 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .206 18 66
O. Ozoa SS 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .253 7 44
   a-L. Ruiz PH, SS 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .250 0 6
D. Campos RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .235 9 31
L. Chicas 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .286 0 12
E. Newland C 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 .292 4 29
J. Bird LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .221 2 28
Totals 28 2 5 2 4 3 12      
a - L. Ruiz pinch hit for O. Ozoa in the 7th

BATTING
Triples: L. Chicas (3, 7th Inning off A. Saldivar, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Trinidad , C. Dorame , D. Campos , L. Chicas 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Jackson , C. Dorame
GIDP: D. Campos , L. Chicas
Sac Bunt: M. Jackson
Sac Fly: E. Newland
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Trinidad (10)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Bird (2)
OF assists: 1 (Jackson(Sardinas at 3rd base))
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE MINNEAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
A. Saldivar W (5-5) 8.0 3 2 2 4 3 0 30 99 4.15   
K. Okamoto 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 18 6.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Saldivar 67
Batters Faced: A. Saldivar 30, K. Okamoto 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Saldivar 9-10, K. Okamoto 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Saldivar 99-59, K. Okamoto 18-12
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Pinon L (12-7) 4.1 9 5 5 3 2 0 25 89 4.28   
F. Macias 1.0 4 3 3 0 0 1 7 28 3.84   
J. Zuniga 1.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 7 30 3.53   
A. Zelada 0.2 2 1 0 1 1 0 5 19 5.28   
K. Nozawa 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 25 2.93   
J. Stark 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 5.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Pinon 24
Batters Faced: J. Pinon 25, F. Macias 7, J. Zuniga 7, A. Zelada 5, K. Nozawa 5, J. Stark 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Pinon 6-5, F. Macias 1-2, J. Zuniga 2-1, A. Zelada 0-1, K. Nozawa 1-2, J. Stark 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Pinon 89-62, F. Macias 28-15, J. Zuniga 30-19, A. Zelada 19-14, K. Nozawa 25-14, J. Stark 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Macias 2-0 , J. Zuniga 1-0 , K. Nozawa 2-0 , J. Stark 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alex Saldivar
Ballpark: Minneapolis Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:42
Attendance: 30351
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