RISING STAR LEAGUE
MINNEAPOLIS VIKINGS AT PHOENIX THUNDERBIRDS
08/31/2083
 
RISING STAR LEAGUE
MINNEAPOLIS VIKINGS AT PHOENIX THUNDERBIRDS
GAME ID: 5709 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 31ST , 2083 - GAME LOG
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Minneapolis Vikings (82-52) 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 2 1 8 13 0
Phoenix Thunderbirds (50-83) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 10 1
Fading Thunderbirds Lose 9th Straight
The Minneapolis Vikings beat the Phoenix Thunderbirds, 8-5, at Legednary Park. Minneapolis third baseman Omar Ozoa banged out 1 single and 2 doubles, while driving in 2 runs. Zee-loo Kim converted his 30th save in 35 tries. Phoenix is in the throes of a losing streak which has reached 9 games.

In the top of the eighth, the Vikings grabbed the lead when Ozoa hit his 17th double of the season. The run-scoring double off Alberto Aviles made it 6-5, Minneapolis.

"We're in a funk and we need to shake ourselves out of it," said Phoenix manager Joe Busch.
MINNEAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE PHOENIX BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Ramirez LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .240 8 31
S. Cone 2B 5 2 2 1 0 0 2 .271 2 29
C. Dorame 1B 4 1 1 1 1 2 2 .287 23 79
G. Arakawa DH 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 .302 21 97
M. Ramirez SS 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 .270 16 56
D. Cuadra C 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 .215 11 45
G. Dugue RF 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 .091 1 2
O. Ozoa 3B 4 1 3 2 0 1 0 .246 17 66
M. Jackson CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .213 5 30
Totals 41 8 13 8 2 7 18      
BATTING
Doubles: O. Ozoa 2 (17, 5th Inning off E. Alvarez, 1 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off A. Aviles, 1 on, 2 outs) , G. Arakawa (42, 5th Inning off E. Alvarez, 1 on, 2 outs) , I. Ramirez (6, 7th Inning off A. Cosme, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Ramirez (16, 4th Inning off E. Alvarez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: I. Ramirez 2 , S. Cone 2 , C. Dorame , G. Arakawa 3 , M. Ramirez 4 , D. Cuadra 2 , O. Ozoa 5 , M. Jackson
2-out RBI: S. Cone , C. Dorame , G. Arakawa , M. Ramirez , D. Cuadra , O. Ozoa , M. Jackson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Ramirez , G. Arakawa 2 , M. Ramirez , G. Dugue
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: I. Ramirez (2) , S. Cone 2 (32)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Cone-Ramirez-Dorame, Cone-Ramirez-Dorame)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Oregon DH 3 2 2 0 2 0 0 .207 41 82
B. Buelna 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .256 12 48
C. McLaughlin LF 5 1 1 0 0 3 5 .277 11 49
B. Morf RF 5 1 3 3 0 1 2 .290 21 68
M. Lee 3B 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .246 21 72
V. Sanchez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .213 8 35
T. Taira C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .261 5 29
K. Shouse SS 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 .195 1 4
J. Casanas CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .163 3 41
Totals 35 5 10 4 4 10 16      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Morf 2 (32, 1st Inning off H. Cooper, 3 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off J. Luther, 2 on, 2 outs) , T. Taira (17, 6th Inning off H. Cooper, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Oregon 2 , B. Buelna , C. McLaughlin , B. Morf 5 , M. Lee 2 , T. Taira 2
2-out RBI: B. Morf
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Lee , V. Sanchez , K. Shouse
GIDP: C. McLaughlin , V. Sanchez
Hit by Pitch: B. Buelna
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: M. Lee (18)
MINNEAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE PHOENIX PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Cooper 6.0 8 4 4 2 8 0 97 4.20   
J. Luther W (1-4), BS (2) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 23 5.87   
K. Nozawa H (4) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 4.39   
Z. Kim SV (30) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 16 3.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Cooper 46
Batters Faced: H. Cooper 26, J. Luther 6, K. Nozawa 4, Z. Kim 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Cooper 5-3, J. Luther 1-1, K. Nozawa 3-0, Z. Kim 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: H. Cooper 97-58, J. Luther 23-15, K. Nozawa 14-7, Z. Kim 16-8
WP: H. Cooper
Hit Batsmen: J. Luther
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Alvarez 4.2 7 5 5 1 4 1 91 5.85   
A. Cosme 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 26 5.82   
A. Aviles L (2-4) 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 0 20 3.92   
N. Crook 0.2 1 1 0 0 1 0 18 4.35   
C. Isaacks 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 7.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Alvarez 33
Batters Faced: E. Alvarez 22, A. Cosme 8, A. Aviles 6, N. Crook 4, C. Isaacks 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Alvarez 6-4, A. Cosme 5-0, A. Aviles 1-1, N. Crook 1-0, C. Isaacks 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Alvarez 91-56, A. Cosme 26-16, A. Aviles 20-16, N. Crook 18-11, C. Isaacks 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Cosme 1-0 , A. Aviles 2-0 , N. Crook 1-0 , C. Isaacks 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Omar Ozoa
Ballpark: Legednary Park
Weather: Roof closed, 95 degrees
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:44
Attendance: 14345
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