RISING STAR LEAGUE
PORTLAND DRAGONS AT BUFFALO RANGERS
07/06/2085
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RISING STAR LEAGUE
PORTLAND DRAGONS AT BUFFALO RANGERS
GAME ID: 1312 - FRIDAY, JULY 6TH , 2085 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Portland Dragons (47-41) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 8 0
Buffalo Rangers (52-36) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
Dragons Scratch Out 2-1 Win
The Portland Dragons managed to get by the Buffalo Rangers, 2-1, at Bison Stadium. Portland pitcher Oscar Mercado set himself apart with his performance. Mercado picked up the win for Portland, going 5.2 innings. He gave up 1 run on 4 hits. He now sports a record of 9-3. With the win over Buffalo, the Dragons improved to 47-41.

With scoring opportunities rare, the Dragons had to cash in when they had the chance. One such opportunity presented itself in the top of the fifth, when left fielder Yahya Kanoro hit a run-scoring single. The single came off Craig Kruppenbacher and made the score 2-0, Dragons. Kanoro went 2-4 with 2 singles.

"Oscar can pitch. He moves the ball around," said Portland manager Greg Carpenter.
PORTLAND BATTING LINESCORE BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Flores 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .315 6 34
Y. Kanoro LF 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .300 16 55
   a-D. Straub LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301 5 16
V. Mirxayan C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .315 12 39
H. Yamanaka RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .279 13 52
J. Cedillo DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .261 17 47
E. Duarte 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .226 9 33
C. Pritchard SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .277 6 26
F. Sanchez CF 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .192 3 27
T. Guerra 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .168 3 10
Totals 32 2 8 2 3 9 17      
a - D. Straub substituted for Y. Kanoro in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Sanchez 3 (20, 2nd Inning off C. Kruppenbacher, 0 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off C. Kruppenbacher, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off C. Kruppenbacher, 0 on, 0 outs) , H. Yamanaka (26, 6th Inning off C. Kruppenbacher, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Pritchard (6, 2nd Inning off C. Kruppenbacher, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Flores , Y. Kanoro 2 , H. Yamanaka 2 , C. Pritchard 4 , F. Sanchez 6
2-out RBI: Y. Kanoro
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Kanoro , J. Cedillo , C. Pritchard
GIDP: J. Flores , E. Duarte
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Flores (2)
CS: F. Sanchez (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Flores-Pritchard-Flores)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Hrinko DH 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .215 5 23
B. Ananas 3B 5 0 2 1 0 1 0 .318 17 56
C. Hickey 1B 4 0 1 0 1 2 3 .308 21 59
B. Rojas LF 4 0 0 0 1 3 4 .249 14 30
C. Cole RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .320 10 47
J. Puga CF 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 .293 11 53
Y. Melian 2B 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 .246 6 35
T. McCarthy C 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .177 7 20
B. Mangjeol SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .165 0 22
   a-J. Sitterley PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .274 4 32
Totals 33 1 7 1 6 14 20      
a - J. Sitterley pinch hit for B. Mangjeol in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Hrinko (17, 5th Inning off O. Mercado, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Ananas 2 (27, 5th Inning off O. Mercado, 1 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off C. Petipas, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Cole (12, 8th Inning off R. Mena, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Hrinko 2 , B. Ananas 4 , C. Hickey , C. Cole 2 , Y. Melian 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Hrinko , B. Rojas , C. Cole , B. Mangjeol
GIDP: T. McCarthy
Hit by Pitch: Y. Melian
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Puga (25)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Mangjeol-Melian-Hickey, Ananas-Melian-Hickey)
PORTLAND PITCHING LINESCORE BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Mercado W (9-3) 5.2 4 1 1 5 9 0 97 3.28   
K. Okabe H (6) 1.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 23 5.48   
R. Mena H (10) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 3.86   
C. Petipas SV (10) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 21 4.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Mercado 61
Batters Faced: O. Mercado 26, K. Okabe 5, R. Mena 4, C. Petipas 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Mercado 5-3, K. Okabe 1-0, R. Mena 1-0, C. Petipas 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: O. Mercado 97-53, K. Okabe 23-14, R. Mena 14-9, C. Petipas 21-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Okabe 1-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Mena
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Kruppenbacher L (1-4) 6.1 8 2 2 3 6 1 99 5.15   
R. Sakai 2.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 24 3.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Kruppenbacher 52
Batters Faced: C. Kruppenbacher 27, R. Sakai 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Kruppenbacher 5-5, R. Sakai 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Kruppenbacher 99-63, R. Sakai 24-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Sakai 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Oscar Mercado
Ballpark: Bison Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 31116
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