RISING STAR LEAGUE
SAN DIEGO DESTROYERS AT LOS ANGELES STARS
07/25/2080
 
RISING STAR LEAGUE
SAN DIEGO DESTROYERS AT LOS ANGELES STARS
GAME ID: 1570 - THURSDAY, JULY 25TH , 2080 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Diego Destroyers (58-47) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 5 14 1
Los Angeles Stars (49-55) 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 X 6 9 0
Slide Continues for Destroyers
Despite a great performance by San Diego shortstop Vance Kitchen, the Los Angeles Stars defeated the Destroyers by the score of 6-5 at Stars Ballpark. Kitchen was 4 for 5 with a triple, a double, and 2 singles. He drove in 2 runs. Adam Mimnaugh recorded the save for Los Angeles, his 16th of the season. The slumping Destroyers have dropped 6 in a row.

Eloy Laca, who finished 2nd in the WC in on-base percentage with .404 last year, aided the Los Angeles cause with a run-scoring single in the bottom of the third. For the game, the catcher was 1 for 4 with a walk.

"We ground out the win," said Laca. "That's all that matters."
SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Zufelt LF 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .331 10 49
J. Pedroza DH 4 2 2 0 1 1 2 .317 27 75
J. Gonzales RF 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .341 15 65
T. Sarmiento C 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .308 20 65
T. Shimada 1B 5 1 1 1 0 1 4 .274 13 26
P. Heisey 3B 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .205 15 41
V. Kitchen SS 5 0 4 2 0 0 0 .253 5 43
A. Botello CF 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .216 4 22
   a-C. Reta PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .346 2 6
M. Medina 2B 5 0 0 0 0 2 7 .259 2 12
Totals 40 5 14 4 4 9 24      
a - C. Reta pinch hit for A. Botello in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Pedroza 2 (34, 1st Inning off M. Merdinger, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off S. Maekawa, 0 on, 2 outs) , V. Kitchen (30, 8th Inning off R. Alcaraz, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Shimada (11, 9th Inning off C. Sleight, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: V. Kitchen (6, 2nd Inning off M. Merdinger, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Zufelt 2 , J. Pedroza 4 , J. Gonzales , T. Sarmiento , T. Shimada 2 , P. Heisey , V. Kitchen 7 , A. Botello , C. Reta
2-out RBI: V. Kitchen , C. Reta
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Zufelt , T. Sarmiento , T. Shimada 2 , M. Medina 3
GIDP: T. Sarmiento
Hit by Pitch: T. Sarmiento
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
Errors: J. Gonzales (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Marko CF 3 3 1 0 2 0 2 .307 7 39
C. Brankin RF 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 .312 16 66
E. Laca C 4 0 1 1 1 0 5 .284 8 41
D. Davila 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .322 13 52
C. McLaughlin LF 4 0 1 2 0 2 0 .295 8 38
R. Holguin 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .283 3 26
H. Park DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .294 3 36
E. Arruebarrena SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .261 1 37
J. Flannery 2B 3 1 1 1 1 2 0 .279 1 6
Totals 33 6 9 6 6 9 16      
BATTING
Doubles: C. McLaughlin (9, 5th Inning off H. Ruspoli, 2 on, 1 out) , C. Brankin (41, 6th Inning off J. Regalado, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Flannery (1, 5th Inning off J. Antonio, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Marko , C. Brankin 3 , E. Laca , D. Davila , C. McLaughlin 2 , R. Holguin , H. Park , J. Flannery 4
2-out RBI: C. Brankin , E. Laca
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Laca 2 , D. Davila , H. Park
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Arruebarrena-Flannery-Holguin)
SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Mendenhall 4.0 3 1 1 2 7 0 75 1.45   
J. Antonio L (2-1) 0.1 2 4 4 2 0 1 19 7.47   
H. Ruspoli 1.1 2 1 1 0 2 0 17 4.75   
J. Regalado 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 0.00   
J. Drum 0.1 1 0 0 2 0 0 19 2.00   
S. Gomez 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 3.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Mendenhall 57
Batters Faced: R. Mendenhall 17, J. Antonio 5, H. Ruspoli 6, J. Regalado 4, J. Drum 4, S. Gomez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Mendenhall 2-3, J. Antonio 0-1, H. Ruspoli 0-2, J. Regalado 2-1, J. Drum 1-0, S. Gomez 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Mendenhall 75-45, J. Antonio 19-9, H. Ruspoli 17-13, J. Regalado 17-10, J. Drum 19-8, S. Gomez 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Ruspoli 2-2 , J. Regalado 1-1 , S. Gomez 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Merdinger W (8-11) 5.0 7 1 1 2 5 0 95 3.98   
S. Maekawa 1.2 1 1 1 0 1 0 18 5.40   
R. Alcaraz 1.1 3 1 1 1 1 0 25 6.75   
C. Sleight 0.1 1 2 2 1 0 0 12 4.82   
A. Mimnaugh SV (16) 0.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 15 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Merdinger 52
Batters Faced: M. Merdinger 23, S. Maekawa 6, R. Alcaraz 9, C. Sleight 3, A. Mimnaugh 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Merdinger 6-3, S. Maekawa 3-1, R. Alcaraz 3-0, C. Sleight 0-1, A. Mimnaugh 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Merdinger 95-56, S. Maekawa 18-13, R. Alcaraz 25-12, C. Sleight 12-5, A. Mimnaugh 15-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Alcaraz 1-1 , C. Sleight 1-1 , A. Mimnaugh 2-2
WP: M. Merdinger , R. Alcaraz
Hit Batsmen: R. Alcaraz
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Vance Kitchen
Ballpark: Stars Ballpark
Weather: Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:52
Attendance: 27896
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