RISING STAR LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS GAEDELS AT KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS
08/24/2080
 
RISING STAR LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS GAEDELS AT KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 5660 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 24TH , 2080 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Gaedels (58-73) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 2
Kansas City Athletics (59-72) 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 1 X 7 14 0
Horn Hits 2 home runs in Athletics Win
The Kansas City Athletics knocked off the St. Louis Gaedels, 7-1, at Ballpark of Missouri. Chris Horn was a big reason Kansas City won. The designated hitter went 4-5 with 2 home runs and 2 singles, while adding 4 RBI and scoring twice. Gerald Tanton, who is tied for 10th in the WC in strikeouts with 153, was the winner. He's now 7-9. The loser was Aaron Kopta. Kansas City is last in the Western Conference Brian Boots Division with a record of 59-72.

Hisatoshi Morita hit a 2-run double off Aaron Kopta in the bottom of the second, which put the Athletics in front, 2-1. In addition to the double, Morita had 1 single and 1 walk, while going 2 for 4.

"It was our day today," Morita told the Kansas City Daily. "But we've got to keep our nose to the grindstone."
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Culhane LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .263 1 24
A. Zazueta C 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 .278 15 54
J. McNearney 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .263 11 63
O. Mantivar RF 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .265 11 48
   a-C. Zha PR, RF 3 0 1 0 0 2 4 .214 5 19
I. Ortiz DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .297 2 24
E. Vinent 3B 3 0 0 0 1 3 2 .289 6 49
A. Linares CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .244 10 50
L. Brocklebank 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .239 32 83
V. Santana SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .194 0 9
Totals 32 1 7 1 5 12 16      
a - C. Zha pinch ran for O. Mantivar in the 1st

BATTING
Triples: O. Mantivar (3, 1st Inning off G. Tanton, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Culhane 2 , O. Mantivar 3 , C. Zha , I. Ortiz , L. Brocklebank , V. Santana
2-out RBI: O. Mantivar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Zazueta , C. Zha 2 , E. Vinent , A. Linares
GIDP: S. Culhane , J. McNearney
Hit by Pitch: J. McNearney
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Culhane 2 (47)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Vinent (10) , L. Brocklebank (10)
Double Plays: 1 (McNearney-Santana-Brocklebank)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Morita LF 4 1 2 2 1 0 1 .275 9 51
A. Wetsch CF 4 1 0 0 1 2 4 .230 8 34
C. Horn DH 5 2 4 4 0 0 2 .314 26 70
D. Zaldivar 1B 4 1 3 1 1 0 2 .253 21 71
R. Otomo 3B 5 0 1 0 0 3 5 .288 3 39
D. Chiba 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .265 3 36
K. Sa SS 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 .261 2 17
W. Major C 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .240 9 46
F. Kobayashi RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .196 0 1
Totals 38 7 14 7 4 11 24      
BATTING
Doubles: H. Morita (32, 2nd Inning off A. Kopta, 2 on, 2 outs) , D. Zaldivar (21, 5th Inning off A. Kopta, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Horn 2 (26, 3rd Inning off A. Kopta, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off M. Medina, 2 on, 1 out) , D. Zaldivar (21, 8th Inning off A. van Dongen, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Morita 3 , C. Horn 10 , D. Zaldivar 7 , R. Otomo , D. Chiba , K. Sa , W. Major , F. Kobayashi
2-out RBI: H. Morita , D. Zaldivar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Wetsch , R. Otomo , W. Major 2
GIDP: C. Horn
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Horn (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Sa-Chiba-Zaldivar, Chiba-Sa-Zaldivar)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Kopta L (9-12) 5.1 10 3 1 0 9 1 96 4.30   
M. Medina 0.0 1 3 3 2 0 1 14 5.40   
K. Lindner 1.1 0 0 0 2 2 0 26 6.10   
A. van Dongen 1.1 3 1 1 0 0 1 27 4.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Kopta 49
Batters Faced: A. Kopta 27, M. Medina 3, K. Lindner 6, A. van Dongen 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Kopta 4-2, M. Medina 0-0, K. Lindner 0-2, A. van Dongen 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Kopta 96-67, M. Medina 14-5, K. Lindner 26-12, A. van Dongen 27-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. van Dongen 1-0
Balk: M. Medina
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Tanton W (7-9) 5.2 4 1 1 3 8 0 102 4.31   
J. Cantlon H (9) 1.0 2 0 0 2 1 0 28 3.75   
R. Samayoa H (3) 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 28 7.89   
K. Yoshimoto 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 5.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Tanton 62
Batters Faced: G. Tanton 22, J. Cantlon 8, R. Samayoa 6, K. Yoshimoto 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Tanton 6-1, J. Cantlon 1-1, R. Samayoa 2-1, K. Yoshimoto 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Tanton 102-62, J. Cantlon 28-11, R. Samayoa 28-19, K. Yoshimoto 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Cantlon 1-0 , R. Samayoa 3-0 , K. Yoshimoto 1-0
WP: G. Tanton
Hit Batsmen: J. Cantlon
Balk: R. Samayoa
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Horn
Ballpark: Ballpark of Missouri
Weather: Clear skies (88 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:50
Attendance: 16324
Special Notes: RF Oscar Mantivar was injured while running the bases.
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