RISING STAR LEAGUE
LOS ANGELES STARS AT BUFFALO RANGERS
09/12/2084
 
RISING STAR LEAGUE
LOS ANGELES STARS AT BUFFALO RANGERS
GAME ID: 5890 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH , 2084 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Stars (77-69) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Buffalo Rangers (79-66) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 6 0
Los Angeles Sunk by Buffalo, 3-1
Buffalo Rangers starter Wade Belk pitched his team past the Los Angeles Stars, 3-1. Belk, now 3-2, was the winner. In 7 innings, he gave up 4 hits, while striking out 7, walking 0, and allowing 1 run. The Rangers, at 79-66, lead by one game in their division.

Merlin Garbie aided the Buffalo cause with a run-scoring single in the bottom of the first. For the game, the catcher was 2 for 4 with 2 singles.

"Every time I step on the mound, I want to go out there and compete and bring my best game," said Belk.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Bizarro CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .286 14 57
C. Brankin RF 4 0 0 1 0 3 1 .248 10 34
J. Gonzales LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .312 23 109
R. Vasco 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .242 4 9
B. Moser 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .284 7 70
N. Cook DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .298 11 39
H. Choi 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .278 8 36
W. Lund C 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .211 13 47
K. Sturdivant SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .294 0 2
   a-J. Boots PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 4 11
   b-M. Ortega SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 4 24
Totals 32 1 5 1 0 10 9      
a - J. Boots pinch hit for K. Sturdivant in the 8th
b - M. Ortega substituted for J. Boots in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Choi (19, 5th Inning off W. Belk, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Bizarro 2 , R. Vasco , B. Moser , H. Choi 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Bizarro , W. Lund
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Bizarro 2 (48)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Ivison DH 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 .258 5 21
B. Ananas 3B, 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .283 12 63
C. Hickey 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .311 22 79
   a-J. Grimm 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156 1 4
M. Garbie C 4 0 2 1 0 2 0 .293 24 81
C. Cole RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .254 11 66
R. Rangel 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .325 1 10
J. Puga LF 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .236 5 47
B. Verkaik SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .212 4 32
A. Laffita CF 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 .183 1 4
Totals 29 3 6 3 3 11 14      
a - J. Grimm substituted for C. Hickey in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: D. Ivison , B. Ananas 2 , M. Garbie 2 , J. Puga
2-out RBI: D. Ivison , B. Ananas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Ananas , R. Rangel
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Puga 2 (18)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Merdinger 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 20 2.64   
D. Serrano L (7-9) 2.0 3 2 2 1 4 0 54 3.71   
J. Bustamante 2.1 0 0 0 1 3 0 38 5.55   
T. Kubo 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 18 2.04   
C. Goings 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 4.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Merdinger 38
Batters Faced: M. Merdinger 6, D. Serrano 10, J. Bustamante 8, T. Kubo 5, C. Goings 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Merdinger 2-1, D. Serrano 1-1, J. Bustamante 2-2, T. Kubo 1-1, C. Goings 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Merdinger 20-12, D. Serrano 54-37, J. Bustamante 38-21, T. Kubo 18-13, C. Goings 19-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Bustamante 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Belk W (3-2) 7.0 4 1 1 0 7 0 82 3.06   
I. Rivas H (7) 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 24 3.88   
N. van Santen SV (5) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Belk 72
Batters Faced: W. Belk 25, I. Rivas 6, N. van Santen 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Belk 6-8, I. Rivas 1-1, N. van Santen 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: W. Belk 82-54, I. Rivas 24-17, N. van Santen 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Wade Belk
Ballpark: Bison Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 31899
Special Notes: SP Mike Merdinger was injured while pitching.
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