RISING STAR LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS AT PHOENIX THUNDERBIRDS
09/17/2084
 
RISING STAR LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS AT PHOENIX THUNDERBIRDS
GAME ID: 5980 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH , 2084 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Athletics (87-64) 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 6 7 0
Phoenix Thunderbirds (59-92) 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 7 1
Sosa Pops Two Homers in 6-3 Win for Kansas City
The Kansas City Athletics handed the Phoenix Thunderbirds a 6-3 defeat at Legednary Park. Left Fielder Henry Sosa starred for Kansas City. He was 2 for 4 with 2 home runs. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice. The winning pitcher was 27-year old right-handed pitcher Gerald Tanton. He tossed 87 pitches over 6.1 innings, allowing 3 runs on 7 hits. Phoenix is still trying to get off the schneid, having lost 6 in a row.

Sosa had a game-changing home run in the top of the seventh. On a 1-2 changeup from David Klontz, he banged a 3-run home run to left, giving the Athletics a 6-3 lead. It was the 31st home run of the year for Sosa.

"We've hit a rough patch right now," said Phoenix skipper Joe Busch.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE PHOENIX BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Aniani 1B 4 1 1 0 1 2 0 .241 10 44
D. Trigg CF 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .287 9 70
E. Simon 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .294 15 96
   a-K. Sa PH, 2B 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 .292 12 83
H. Sosa LF 4 2 2 4 0 1 2 .283 31 107
H. Morita RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .269 11 82
A. Hornyak DH 3 1 1 1 1 2 3 .232 16 55
R. Clifford SS 3 0 0 1 0 2 1 .260 9 31
B. Lynch C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .200 13 34
C. Morris 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .177 0 2
Totals 35 6 7 6 3 13 16      
a - K. Sa pinch hit for E. Simon in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: A. Hornyak (16, 2nd Inning off J. Barrientos, 0 on, 1 out) , H. Sosa 2 (31, 4th Inning off J. Barrientos, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off D. Klontz, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Aniani , D. Trigg 2 , H. Sosa 8 , H. Morita , A. Hornyak 4
2-out RBI: H. Sosa , R. Clifford
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Hornyak , B. Lynch
GIDP: R. Clifford
Hit by Pitch: R. Clifford
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Lynch-Clifford, Simon-Clifford-Aniani)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Taira C 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .274 12 41
B. Morf DH 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .289 26 68
C. McLaughlin RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .284 14 61
M. Lee 3B 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .244 23 95
E. Valido 1B 4 0 0 1 0 1 3 .239 8 41
F. Otto 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .207 3 11
D. Velasquez LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .193 5 20
K. Fujii CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .208 1 4
K. Shouse SS 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .136 1 2
Totals 32 3 7 3 1 6 9      
BATTING
Home Runs: K. Shouse (1, 3rd Inning off G. Tanton, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Morf (26, 6th Inning off G. Tanton, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Morf 5 , M. Lee 3 , F. Otto , K. Shouse 4
2-out RBI: K. Shouse
GIDP: E. Valido
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Morf (36)
CS: B. Morf (18)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Shouse (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Shouse-Otto-Valido)
PB: T. Taira
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE PHOENIX PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Tanton W (13-9) 6.1 7 3 3 1 3 2 87 3.23   
E. Yates H (20) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 20 3.21   
M. Curry H (8) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.64   
C. Kessler SV (27) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 2.36   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Tanton 49
Batters Faced: G. Tanton 25, E. Yates 4, M. Curry 1, C. Kessler 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Tanton 8-6, E. Yates 0-3, M. Curry 0-1, C. Kessler 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Tanton 87-56, E. Yates 20-14, M. Curry 3-1, C. Kessler 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Yates 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Barrientos 5.2 5 3 2 1 7 2 94 3.60   
S. Kono L (2-3) 0.2 0 2 2 2 1 0 23 2.60   
D. Klontz 2.0 2 1 1 0 4 1 22 5.28   
K. Morita 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 4.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Barrientos 55
Batters Faced: J. Barrientos 24, S. Kono 5, D. Klontz 8, K. Morita 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Barrientos 4-6, S. Kono 1-0, D. Klontz 2-0, K. Morita 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Barrientos 94-60, S. Kono 23-14, D. Klontz 22-18, K. Morita 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Kono 3-1 , D. Klontz 2-2
Hit Batsmen: S. Kono
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Henry Sosa
Ballpark: Legednary Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (87 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 5 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 24627
Special Notes: RP David Klontz was injured while pitching.
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