RISING STAR LEAGUE
HOUSTON AQUAS AT KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS
08/25/2084
 
RISING STAR LEAGUE
HOUSTON AQUAS AT KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 5647 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 25TH , 2084 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Aquas (74-57) 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 7 0
Kansas City Athletics (73-58) 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 2
Aquas Bounce Athletics, 4-3
The Houston Aquas defeated the Kansas City Athletics, 4-3, in Western Conference action at Ballpark of Missouri. Houston pitcher Yasuhiro Katayama had a standout performance. Katayama yielded 3 runs over 6.2 innings to notch the win. He scattered 6 hits, walked 4, and struck out 5. His record improves to 10-4. After today's action, Houston sits at 74-57; Kansas City slips to 73-58.

Craig Lightsey, who is tied for 7th in the WC in doubles with 37, had a direct impact on the outcome. Lightsey contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the sixth inning to put Houston up, 4-3.

Houston manager Brandon Coroian was pleased with the team's effort. "Our guys played hard," he said.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Anzaldua 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .286 10 52
S. Ausmus C 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .281 8 63
R. Zika DH 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 .265 19 61
B. Badeaux LF 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .277 7 64
F. West RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .327 1 20
C. Lightsey 3B 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .297 16 77
R. Samaniego CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .265 5 33
F. Lung 1B 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 .220 20 74
T. Tamba SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .167 1 14
Totals 36 4 7 4 1 6 13      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Badeaux (28, 6th Inning off G. Tanton, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Anzaldua (36, 9th Inning off E. Yates, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Anzaldua 2 , S. Ausmus , B. Badeaux 3 , C. Lightsey 2 , F. Lung
2-out RBI: C. Lightsey , F. Lung
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Anzaldua , S. Ausmus , T. Tamba
Hit by Pitch: F. Lung
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Badeaux 2 (60) , C. Lightsey 2 (22)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Tamba-Anzaldua-Lung)
OF assists: 2 (West(Morita at 2nd base), Samaniego(Waterhouse at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Morita RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .278 11 75
E. Simon 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .297 13 77
K. Sa SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .292 9 72
H. Sosa LF 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .276 21 86
K. Aniani 1B 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 .244 7 36
A. Hornyak DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .246 11 36
R. Clifford CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 7 26
   a-C. Morris CF 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .200 0 2
   b-T. Augustine PH, CF 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 .167 0 0
S. Waterhouse C 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .226 4 27
J. Gomez 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .256 4 50
Totals 31 3 7 3 5 6 16      
a - C. Morris substituted for R. Clifford in the 2nd
b - T. Augustine pinch hit for C. Morris in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Sa (44, 4th Inning off Y. Katayama, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Aniani (11, 4th Inning off Y. Katayama, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Morita 2 , K. Sa 2 , H. Sosa , K. Aniani 2 , C. Morris , J. Gomez
2-out RBI: H. Sosa , C. Morris
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Morita , K. Sa , S. Waterhouse
GIDP: K. Aniani
Hit by Pitch: H. Sosa
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: K. Sa (8) , J. Gomez (11)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Katayama W (10-4) 6.2 6 3 3 4 5 0 102 3.66   
H. Chun H (21) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 2.75   
D. Mathews H (11) 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 14 4.26   
R. Gelsomino SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Katayama 51
Batters Faced: Y. Katayama 29, H. Chun 4, D. Mathews 3, R. Gelsomino 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Katayama 5-9, H. Chun 2-0, D. Mathews 1-0, R. Gelsomino 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Katayama 102-63, H. Chun 16-10, D. Mathews 14-7, R. Gelsomino 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Chun 1-0 , R. Gelsomino 1-0
Hit Batsmen: H. Chun
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Tanton L (11-8) 5.2 4 4 2 0 4 0 89 3.25   
A. Saldivar 0.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 19 4.04   
E. Yates 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 27 3.26   
B. Mitchell 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Tanton 53
Batters Faced: G. Tanton 23, A. Saldivar 6, E. Yates 8, B. Mitchell 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Tanton 4-9, A. Saldivar 1-1, E. Yates 3-2, B. Mitchell 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Tanton 89-57, A. Saldivar 19-10, E. Yates 27-18, B. Mitchell 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Saldivar 1-1 , E. Yates 1-0 , B. Mitchell 1-0
Hit Batsmen: G. Tanton
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yasuhiro Katayama
Ballpark: Ballpark of Missouri
Weather: Partly Cloudy (88 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 4:05 PM ET
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 33890
Special Notes: SS Ryan Clifford was injured while throwing the ball.
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