RISING STAR LEAGUE
PHOENIX THUNDERBIRDS AT KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS
06/27/2080
 
RISING STAR LEAGUE
PHOENIX THUNDERBIRDS AT KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 1215 - THURSDAY, JUNE 27TH , 2080 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Phoenix Thunderbirds (41-40) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 0
Kansas City Athletics (36-45) 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 X 4 11 0
Thunderbirds Dealt 4-1 Loss
The Phoenix Thunderbirds and Kansas City Athletics left the fans buzzing.

Kansas City Athletics starter Kane Lancaster pitched well against the Phoenix Thunderbirds at Ballpark of Missouri, leading his team to a win, 4-1. The winner was Lancaster. He threw 7.0 innings of 3-hit ball. The loser was John Hersey. Ricardo Vazquez earned his 2nd save in 2 chances.

Danno Chiba had a big 2-run double for the Athletics in the bottom of the fourth inning. With Kansas City leading 1-0 and runners on 1st and 2nd, he got a cutter from John Hersey, who finished 5th in the WC in strikeouts with 209 in 2072, and swatted a double to right-center. It was his 14th double of the season, and more importantly, it put the Athletics ahead, 3-0.

Chiba attributed the win to "everyone pulling their weight."

After today's action, Kansas City sits at 36-45, while Phoenix falls to 41-40.
PHOENIX BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Pfau 1B 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 .292 11 39
L. Pamatz RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .286 2 25
A. Pedraja CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .244 5 31
B. Morf LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .352 13 54
M. Lee 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .307 15 46
J. Yanqui DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .267 9 56
J. Gomez 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .264 6 41
B. Gasca SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .224 2 28
N. Majors C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .220 1 19
Totals 31 1 6 1 3 9 15      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Pedraja (12, 4th Inning off K. Lancaster, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Pfau (28, 8th Inning off J. Cantlon, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Pfau 2 , A. Pedraja 2 , B. Morf 2 , J. Yanqui , J. Gomez
2-out RBI: R. Pfau
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Pamatz , B. Gasca
GIDP: L. Pamatz , J. Yanqui
Hit by Pitch: R. Pfau
Team LOB: 7
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Kouri SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .208 11 34
H. Morita RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .260 6 31
H. Sosa LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .281 11 34
C. Horn 1B 4 1 2 0 0 2 2 .252 6 13
D. Zaldivar DH 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 .259 13 43
R. Otomo 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .275 2 26
D. Chiba 2B 2 0 2 3 0 0 0 .293 3 29
   a-J. Enciso PR, 2B 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .214 1 12
A. Wetsch CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .232 4 15
A. Ventura C 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .114 2 4
Totals 35 4 11 4 0 7 12      
a - J. Enciso pinch ran for D. Chiba in the 4th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Zaldivar (15, 2nd Inning off J. Hersey, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Wetsch (11, 2nd Inning off J. Hersey, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Chiba (14, 4th Inning off J. Hersey, 2 on, 1 out) , C. Horn (2, 5th Inning off J. Hersey, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Enciso (1, 8th Inning off J. Intriago, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Morita , H. Sosa , C. Horn 3 , D. Zaldivar 3 , D. Chiba 3 , J. Enciso 4 , A. Wetsch 3
2-out RBI: D. Chiba , J. Enciso
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Kouri , C. Horn , D. Zaldivar , A. Ventura
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Chiba-Kouri-Horn, Enciso-Kouri-Horn)
PHOENIX PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Hersey L (7-8) 6.0 8 3 3 0 3 0 90 5.46   
J. Intriago 2.0 3 1 1 0 4 1 30 3.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hersey 47
Batters Faced: J. Hersey 26, J. Intriago 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hersey 12-3, J. Intriago 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hersey 90-62, J. Intriago 30-21
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Lancaster W (5-5) 7.0 3 1 1 2 7 0 94 4.33   
J. Cantlon H (7) 1.1 2 0 0 0 2 0 25 4.78   
R. Vazquez SV (2) 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 14 3.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Lancaster 72
Batters Faced: K. Lancaster 25, J. Cantlon 6, R. Vazquez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Lancaster 5-7, J. Cantlon 2-0, R. Vazquez 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Lancaster 94-59, J. Cantlon 25-16, R. Vazquez 14-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Cantlon 1-1 , R. Vazquez 1-0
WP: K. Lancaster
Hit Batsmen: K. Lancaster
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kane Lancaster
Ballpark: Ballpark of Missouri
Weather: Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 19299
Special Notes: 2B Danno Chiba was injured while running the bases.
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