RISING STAR LEAGUE
PHOENIX THUNDERBIRDS AT TUCSON TOROS
09/21/2086
 
RISING STAR LEAGUE
PHOENIX THUNDERBIRDS AT TUCSON TOROS
GAME ID: 7509 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST , 2086 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Phoenix Thunderbirds (89-67) 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 7 9 0
Tucson Toros (80-76) 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 8 0
Thunderbirds Win, 7-4, Versus Toros
The Phoenix Thunderbirds downed the Tucson Toros, 7-4. The hitting star was left fielder Billy Morf. Morf was 2-5 with a home run. He scored 2 times and drove in 4 for the Thunderbirds. Earl Starr earned the win. Edwin Castaneda took the loss for Tucson. Phoenix is now 89-67, Tucson 80-76.

Morf had a game-changing home run in the top of the seventh. On a full count slider from Raul Alcaraz, he banged a grand slam home run to right, giving the Thunderbirds a 7-3 lead. It was the 31st home run of the year for Morf.

"I'm trying to see the ball big, see the ball up in the zone and put the barrel on it," Morf told the Phoenix Chronicle.
PHOENIX BATTING LINESCORE TUCSON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Morf LF 5 2 2 4 0 2 1 .307 31 97
A. Guilzar DH 4 1 1 2 0 2 0 .264 32 104
R. Stevens 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .228 31 88
M. Crowley C 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .227 5 40
F. Otto 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .217 1 17
C. Lafourcade 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .276 2 27
   a-K. Fujii CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202 2 26
J. Montes RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .259 15 52
D. Kau CF 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .243 3 26
   b-A. Rivero SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
E. Lucero SS, 2B 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .219 5 24
Totals 36 7 9 7 1 11 6      
a - K. Fujii substituted for C. Lafourcade in the 9th
b - A. Rivero substituted for D. Kau in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Kau (18, 5th Inning off R. Gillespie, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Guilzar (32, 1st Inning off F. Shuai, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Morf (31, 7th Inning off R. Alcaraz, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Morf 5 , A. Guilzar 4 , C. Lafourcade , J. Montes , D. Kau 4 , E. Lucero
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Morf
Team LOB: 3
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Moser 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .286 1 24
M. McKasson LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .263 23 79
J. Pedroza DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .269 19 72
R. Samaniego CF 2 1 0 1 1 0 3 .280 7 25
J. Villa RF 4 1 1 1 0 2 4 .260 4 36
B. Zeeff SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .266 9 77
M. Speed 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .247 20 60
K. Sturdivant 3B 4 0 1 2 0 1 0 .259 17 79
L. Garza C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .220 8 31
Totals 34 4 8 4 2 8 14      
BATTING
Doubles: M. McKasson (37, 1st Inning off E. Starr, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Moser (25, 5th Inning off E. Starr, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Villa (4, 8th Inning off J. Intriago, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Moser 3 , M. McKasson 3 , J. Villa 4 , B. Zeeff , K. Sturdivant , L. Garza
2-out RBI: J. Villa , K. Sturdivant
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Moser , J. Villa 2 , L. Garza
Sac Fly: R. Samaniego
Team LOB: 6
PHOENIX PITCHING LINESCORE TUCSON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
E. Starr W (14-3) 6.0 6 3 3 2 6 0 26 89 2.97   
J. Intriago 2.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 7 24 4.50   
Z. Law H (19) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 12 0.82   
R. Helton SV (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Starr 52
Batters Faced: E. Starr 26, J. Intriago 7, Z. Law 3, R. Helton 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Starr 5-7, J. Intriago 3-2, Z. Law 0-1, R. Helton 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Starr 89-57, J. Intriago 24-17, Z. Law 12-7, R. Helton 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Helton 1-0
WP: R. Helton
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
F. Shuai 3.1 3 2 2 0 3 1 13 45 3.84   
R. Gillespie 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 6 29 4.46   
E. Castaneda L (3-3), BS (2) 1.1 4 4 4 0 1 0 8 20 4.01   
R. Alcaraz 0.2 1 1 1 1 2 1 4 26 2.96   
J. Linebaugh 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 31 1.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Shuai 47
Batters Faced: F. Shuai 13, R. Gillespie 6, E. Castaneda 8, R. Alcaraz 4, J. Linebaugh 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Shuai 2-5, R. Gillespie 2-0, E. Castaneda 0-3, R. Alcaraz 0-0, J. Linebaugh 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: F. Shuai 45-31, R. Gillespie 29-17, E. Castaneda 20-14, R. Alcaraz 26-14, J. Linebaugh 31-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Alcaraz 3-3 , J. Linebaugh 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Billy Morf
Ballpark: Aetna Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 13 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 35374
Special Notes: SP Feng Shuai was injured while pitching.
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