RISING STAR LEAGUE
PHOENIX THUNDERBIRDS AT MINNEAPOLIS VIKINGS
08/31/2084
 
RISING STAR LEAGUE
PHOENIX THUNDERBIRDS AT MINNEAPOLIS VIKINGS
GAME ID: 5723 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 31ST , 2084 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Phoenix Thunderbirds (53-83) 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 7 11 1
Minneapolis Vikings (77-59) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 9 1
Thunderbirds Victorious at Minneapolis, 7-3
The Phoenix Thunderbirds topped the Minneapolis Vikings, 7-3, at Minneapolis Grounds. Phoenix left fielder Billy Morf was a spark plug for the offense. He was 2-4 with a triple and a walk, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. Phoenix reliever Forbes Kopecky was the winner. His record is now 3-5. Joseph Stark took the loss. Phoenix has 3 straight wins, Minneapolis 3 straight losses.

Morf had a game-changing triple in the top of the seventh. On a 1-1 curveball from Katsuo Nozawa, he banged a bases-clearing triple to right-center, giving the Thunderbirds a 5-2 lead. It was the 6th triple of the year for Morf.

"I thought we competed really well," said Thunderbirds manager Joe Busch. "I thought the energy was really good."
PHOENIX BATTING LINESCORE MINNEAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Taira C 3 2 1 2 1 0 1 .289 10 38
B. Morf LF 4 1 2 3 1 0 2 .281 21 58
C. McLaughlin RF 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .277 13 52
M. Lee 3B 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .241 19 84
V. Sanchez DH 5 0 1 1 0 2 3 .224 17 67
E. Valido 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .239 7 28
E. Lucero 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .199 7 34
K. Fujii CF 4 2 2 0 0 1 2 .222 1 4
A. Rivero SS 4 1 1 0 0 3 4 .157 2 21
Totals 36 7 11 7 4 9 20      
BATTING
Triples: B. Morf (6, 7th Inning off K. Nozawa, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Taira , B. Morf 4 , M. Lee 2 , V. Sanchez , E. Valido , E. Lucero , K. Fujii 2 , A. Rivero
2-out RBI: T. Taira
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Sanchez
GIDP: C. McLaughlin , E. Valido
Hit by Pitch: T. Taira
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Morf (15)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Lee (8)
PB: T. Taira
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Aguinaga LF 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 .281 10 58
S. Cone 2B 5 1 2 2 0 1 2 .271 1 63
G. Arakawa DH 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .328 32 134
L. Tigre 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .287 28 94
J. Trinidad 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .271 19 79
C. Dorame RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .209 24 61
D. Cuadra C 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .248 14 50
O. Ozoa SS 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 .244 9 48
M. Jackson CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .212 4 32
Totals 36 3 9 3 2 7 14      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Arakawa (46, 3rd Inning off J. Barrientos, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Aguinaga 3 , S. Cone 2 , G. Arakawa 3 , L. Tigre , J. Trinidad
2-out RBI: , S. Cone 2 , G. Arakawa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Cone , G. Arakawa , L. Tigre , M. Jackson
Hit by Pitch: O. Ozoa
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Aguinaga 2 (65)
CS: S. Cone (13)

FIELDING
Errors: O. Ozoa (13)
Double Plays: 2 (Cone-Ozoa-Tigre, Ozoa-Cone-Tigre)
PHOENIX PITCHING LINESCORE MINNEAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Barrientos 5.1 6 2 2 2 5 0 94 3.68   
F. Kopecky W (3-5) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 22 3.15   
D. Klontz H (6) 2.0 1 1 0 0 1 0 28 4.28   
E. Diaz 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Barrientos 51
Batters Faced: J. Barrientos 23, F. Kopecky 5, D. Klontz 8, E. Diaz 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Barrientos 6-4, F. Kopecky 3-0, D. Klontz 3-2, E. Diaz 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Barrientos 94-57, F. Kopecky 22-12, D. Klontz 28-17, E. Diaz 13-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Klontz 1-0 , E. Diaz 1-1
Hit Batsmen: D. Klontz
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Stark L (8-8) 6.1 6 3 2 2 4 0 101 5.06   
K. Nozawa 0.1 2 2 2 2 1 0 16 6.78   
Z. Kim 1.0 3 2 2 0 3 0 24 1.74   
A. Zelada 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 3.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Stark 53
Batters Faced: J. Stark 26, K. Nozawa 5, Z. Kim 6, A. Zelada 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Stark 8-4, K. Nozawa 0-0, Z. Kim 0-0, A. Zelada 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Stark 101-57, K. Nozawa 16-7, Z. Kim 24-15, A. Zelada 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Nozawa 1-1 , Z. Kim 2-0 , A. Zelada 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Stark
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Billy Morf
Ballpark: Minneapolis Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:54
Attendance: 33969
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