RISING STAR LEAGUE
PHOENIX THUNDERBIRDS AT KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS
09/06/2086
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RISING STAR LEAGUE
PHOENIX THUNDERBIRDS AT KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 5839 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH , 2086 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Phoenix Thunderbirds (79-63) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
Kansas City Athletics (45-97) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 X 4 5 1
Athletics Cancel Thunderbirds, 4-1
Matt McMillan brought his A-game to help Kansas City defeat the Phoenix Thunderbirds, 4-1. Kansas City reliever Joey Gigstead picked up the win, upping his record to 2-6. Ko Morita absorbed the loss. Bobby Rodriguez nailed down his 4th save.

The Athletics got a big hit from pinch hitter David Tello. In the bottom of the sixth, Tello smacked a 2-run home run off Phoenix pitcher Ko Morita. It was his 4th home run of the season. Suddenly, the Athletics were ahead, 2-1.

"Winning is hard sometimes," said Athletics manager Joe Monagle. "This one was nice to get."

Kansas City, with the win, is 45-97.
PHOENIX BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Morf LF 4 0 2 1 1 1 3 .311 28 86
K. Cooper 1B 4 0 0 0 1 1 7 .305 9 42
J. Montes RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .255 13 45
A. Guilzar DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 29 96
R. Stevens 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .229 27 80
M. Ramirez SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .256 15 51
D. Kau CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .239 2 23
J. Olmos C 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .258 7 28
C. Lafourcade 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 5 .263 2 20
Totals 33 1 6 1 5 9 20      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Morf (37, 3rd Inning off M. McMillan, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Lafourcade (20, 3rd Inning off M. McMillan, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Olmos (5, 7th Inning off J. Florentino, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Morf 3 , M. Ramirez , J. Olmos 3 , C. Lafourcade 2
2-out RBI: B. Morf
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Cooper 2 , J. Montes
GIDP: K. Cooper
Team LOB: 10
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Russell 2B 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .272 13 60
M. Sardinas SS 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .264 5 51
T. Augustine LF 4 0 0 0 1 4 2 .236 2 39
J. Buezo 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .246 18 75
   b-J. Jalomo PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .203 3 23
   c-J. Nieves 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 4 25
H. Pond RF 2 0 1 0 2 1 1 .235 9 54
C. Marko DH 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 .224 4 52
A. Guardiola CF 3 1 2 2 1 1 2 .275 0 12
P. Owens C 3 0 0 0 1 2 5 .251 0 28
N. Rivera 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 6 .242 9 46
   a-D. Tello PH, 3B 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 .295 4 17
Totals 29 4 5 4 10 14 24      
a - D. Tello pinch hit for N. Rivera in the 6th
b - J. Jalomo pinch ran for J. Buezo in the 7th
c - J. Nieves substituted for J. Jalomo in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Pond (25, 4th Inning off J. Lawrence, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Buezo (32, 7th Inning off K. Morita, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Guardiola (12, 7th Inning off A. Montoya, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Tello (4, 6th Inning off K. Morita, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Buezo 2 , H. Pond 2 , A. Guardiola 3 , D. Tello 4
2-out RBI: A. Guardiola
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Russell , J. Buezo , C. Marko , P. Owens , N. Rivera
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Guardiola (6)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Rivera (18)
Double Plays: 1 (Russell-Sardinas-Buezo)
PHOENIX PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Lawrence 4.0 2 0 0 5 7 0 19 98 4.16   
F. Gonzales 1.0 0 1 1 3 2 0 6 28 3.99   
K. Morita L (5-4), BS (4) 1.1 2 2 2 0 2 1 6 25 3.28   
A. Montoya 1.1 1 1 1 2 2 0 7 26 0.78   
J. Intriago 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 4.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Lawrence 60
Batters Faced: J. Lawrence 19, F. Gonzales 6, K. Morita 6, A. Montoya 7, J. Intriago 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Lawrence 4-1, F. Gonzales 0-1, K. Morita 1-1, A. Montoya 1-1, J. Intriago 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Lawrence 98-51, F. Gonzales 28-11, K. Morita 25-18, A. Montoya 26-15, J. Intriago 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Morita 1-1 , A. Montoya 1-1 , J. Intriago 1-0
WP: J. Lawrence 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
M. McMillan 5.0 3 1 1 2 5 0 20 91 5.30   
J. Gigstead W (2-6) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 17 4.21   
J. Florentino H (1) 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 15 6.35   
A. Esquibel H (4) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 19 5.61   
K. Alvarado H (6) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 24 5.97   
B. Rodriguez SV (4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 3.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. McMillan 60
Batters Faced: M. McMillan 20, J. Gigstead 4, J. Florentino 4, A. Esquibel 4, K. Alvarado 5, B. Rodriguez 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. McMillan 2-7, J. Gigstead 1-1, J. Florentino 0-1, A. Esquibel 1-1, K. Alvarado 0-2, B. Rodriguez 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. McMillan 91-57, J. Gigstead 17-13, J. Florentino 15-11, A. Esquibel 19-11, K. Alvarado 24-13, B. Rodriguez 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Florentino 1-0 , A. Esquibel 3-0 , K. Alvarado 1-0 , B. Rodriguez 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt McMillan
Ballpark: Ballpark of Missouri
Weather: Roof closed, 76 degrees
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:55
Attendance: 14455
Special Notes: SP Joey Gigstead was injured while pitching.
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