RISING STAR LEAGUE
PHOENIX THUNDERBIRDS AT TUCSON TOROS
09/13/2084
 
RISING STAR LEAGUE
PHOENIX THUNDERBIRDS AT TUCSON TOROS
GAME ID: 5903 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH , 2084 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Phoenix Thunderbirds (59-88) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 6 2
Tucson Toros (76-71) 1 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 X 7 13 0
Toros Pocket 7-2 Win Against Phoenix
Tucson turned a good effort from starter Taxi Sabala into a win over the Phoenix Thunderbirds at Aetna Stadium. The Toros won the game, 7-2. Tucson, at 76-71, occupies 4th place in the Western Conference Duviel Zaldivar Division.

The two teams provided some entertaining baseball for the Aetna Stadium crowd. Regardless of the outcome, a good time was had by all.

"Taxi pitched like a son-of-a-gun," said Tucson manager Rick Barnes.
PHOENIX BATTING LINESCORE TUCSON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Taira C 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .280 12 41
B. Morf LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .287 24 65
C. McLaughlin RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .281 14 58
M. Lee 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .245 22 94
E. Valido 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .249 8 40
F. Otto 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .208 3 11
D. Velasquez DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .196 5 20
K. Fujii CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .217 1 4
   a-N. Tawfiq CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .199 0 15
K. Shouse SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 0 1
Totals 32 2 6 2 1 7 9      
a - N. Tawfiq substituted for K. Fujii in the 3rd

BATTING
Doubles: M. Lee (20, 9th Inning off E. Castaneda, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Taira (12, 9th Inning off E. Castaneda, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Taira 4 , B. Morf , C. McLaughlin , M. Lee 2 , E. Valido , F. Otto
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Velasquez 2
Hit by Pitch: F. Otto
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: C. Torres (3) , B. Morf (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Valido-Shouse-Valido)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Z. Cobo RF 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .330 16 60
   a-M. Flores RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .235 17 60
J. Pedroza DH 5 1 1 1 0 2 2 .259 28 84
E. Obata LF 3 2 2 2 1 0 2 .245 36 81
M. Gheldere 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .259 15 63
I. Butzer 2B 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .280 12 63
J. Munoz 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .286 5 33
E. Linares C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .259 5 39
F. Vialpando SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .148 0 5
R. Aviles CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .219 2 8
Totals 37 7 13 5 1 4 18      
a - M. Flores substituted for Z. Cobo in the 4th

BATTING
Doubles: I. Butzer (35, 2nd Inning off C. Torres, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Gheldere (31, 7th Inning off A. Bitok, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Obata (36, 1st Inning off C. Torres, 0 on, 2 outs) , I. Butzer (12, 7th Inning off A. Bitok, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: Z. Cobo , J. Pedroza , E. Obata 5 , M. Gheldere 3 , I. Butzer 6 , J. Munoz 2 , F. Vialpando 2 , R. Aviles
2-out RBI: E. Obata
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Obata , E. Linares , R. Aviles 2
GIDP: E. Linares
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: Z. Cobo (27)
CS: M. Gheldere (6)
PHOENIX PITCHING LINESCORE TUCSON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Torres L (12-10) 4.1 9 5 3 1 2 1 61 3.56   
F. Kopecky 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 21 2.87   
A. Bitok 2.1 2 2 2 0 1 1 30 4.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Torres 30
Batters Faced: C. Torres 24, F. Kopecky 5, A. Bitok 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Torres 2-8, F. Kopecky 1-1, A. Bitok 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: C. Torres 61-40, F. Kopecky 21-16, A. Bitok 30-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Kopecky 1-0 , A. Bitok 2-0
WP: F. Kopecky
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Sabala W (9-15) 6.2 4 1 1 0 6 0 95 4.65   
E. Castaneda 1.2 2 1 1 1 0 1 32 4.07   
A. Mayorga 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 4.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Sabala 68
Batters Faced: T. Sabala 23, E. Castaneda 8, A. Mayorga 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Sabala 7-6, E. Castaneda 4-1, A. Mayorga 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Sabala 95-59, E. Castaneda 32-15, A. Mayorga 7-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Castaneda 1-0 , A. Mayorga 2-0
Hit Batsmen: A. Mayorga
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Taxi Sabala
Ballpark: Aetna Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 30571
Special Notes: RF Zahi Cobo was injured while running the bases. CF Kazuyoshi Fujii was injured while throwing the ball.
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