RISING STAR LEAGUE
TUCSON TOROS AT MINNEAPOLIS VIKINGS
09/24/2084
 
RISING STAR LEAGUE
TUCSON TOROS AT MINNEAPOLIS VIKINGS
GAME ID: 7523 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH , 2084 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tucson Toros (82-75) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 6 0
Minneapolis Vikings (84-73) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 12 0
Minneapolis Dispatched, 3-2, by Tucson
Vismay Falcon pitched well enough to win, but it was not to be. The Minneapolis Vikings, despite Falcon's fine outing, dropped a 3-2 decision to the Tucson Toros at Minneapolis Grounds. Taxi Sabala picked up the win, improving his season record to 10-15. He struck out 2 in 7.1 innings. Cody Sosnowski got credit for the save for Tucson. It was his 36th of the year.

Tucson used a clutch at-bat from Martyn Gheldere to capture the win. The third baseman hammered a 2-run home run in the top of the sixth inning to put the Toros ahead, 2-1. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

"If you ever get this game figured out," said Minneapolis manager Ace Cooan, "let me know."

Tucson is 4th in the Western Conference Duviel Zaldivar Division with a record of 82-75.
TUCSON BATTING LINESCORE MINNEAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Gheldere 3B 4 1 1 2 0 2 1 .258 18 71
J. Pedroza DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .253 29 86
E. Obata LF, CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .244 41 91
I. Butzer 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .273 12 67
K. Nagai 1B 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .296 5 49
   e-F. Valiente 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .178 1 7
E. Linares C 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .258 7 42
C. Neri RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .263 3 29
J. Doctor SS 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .221 7 44
   c-E. Lara PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   d-F. Vialpando SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 0 5
R. Aviles CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209 2 10
   a-M. Flores PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .233 17 62
   b-M. Saldivar CF, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
Totals 32 3 6 3 1 15 9      
a - M. Flores pinch hit for R. Aviles in the 6th
b - M. Saldivar substituted for M. Flores in the 6th
c - E. Lara pinch hit for J. Doctor in the 8th
d - F. Vialpando substituted for E. Lara in the 8th
e - F. Valiente substituted for K. Nagai in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Nagai (18, 2nd Inning off V. Falcon, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Gheldere (18, 6th Inning off V. Falcon, 1 on, 1 out) , E. Linares (7, 7th Inning off K. Nozawa, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Gheldere 4 , J. Pedroza , K. Nagai 2 , E. Linares 4 , J. Doctor , E. Lara
2-out RBI: E. Linares
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Neri
GIDP: I. Butzer
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Butzer, Butzer-Doctor-Nagai)
OF assists: 1 (Aviles(Tigre at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Aguinaga LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .285 14 71
S. Cone 3B 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .267 1 68
G. Arakawa DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .315 34 149
L. Tigre 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .273 31 107
C. Dorame RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .213 26 75
M. Ramirez 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .229 9 47
E. Newland C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .286 1 17
M. Jackson CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .225 6 40
R. Cunningham SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .261 6 28
Totals 35 2 12 2 1 3 15      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Dorame (8, 1st Inning off T. Sabala, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Aguinaga 2 , G. Arakawa , L. Tigre 2 , C. Dorame 3 , M. Ramirez 2 , M. Jackson 2 , R. Cunningham
2-out RBI: C. Dorame
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , G. Arakawa 2 , E. Newland
GIDP: C. Dorame
Sac Bunt: R. Cunningham
Hit by Pitch: B. Aguinaga
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Aguinaga (75) , C. Dorame (44) , R. Cunningham (10)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Cunningham-Ramirez-Tigre)
TUCSON PITCHING LINESCORE MINNEAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Sabala W (10-15) 7.1 10 2 2 1 2 0 91 4.43   
K. Bozek H (16) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 2.20   
C. Sosnowski SV (36) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 1.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Sabala 51
Batters Faced: T. Sabala 31, K. Bozek 3, C. Sosnowski 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Sabala 9-8, K. Bozek 1-0, C. Sosnowski 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Sabala 91-60, K. Bozek 19-12, C. Sosnowski 12-8
Hit Batsmen: T. Sabala
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
V. Falcon L (10-10) 6.1 4 2 2 0 10 1 91 3.66   
K. Nozawa 0.2 2 1 1 0 2 1 19 7.01   
L. Deakin 1.2 0 0 0 1 3 0 28 2.93   
A. Zelada 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 7.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. Falcon 67
Batters Faced: V. Falcon 22, K. Nozawa 4, L. Deakin 6, A. Zelada 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. Falcon 8-0, K. Nozawa 0-0, L. Deakin 2-0, A. Zelada 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: V. Falcon 91-62, K. Nozawa 19-11, L. Deakin 28-20, A. Zelada 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Deakin 1-0 , A. Zelada 1-0
Balk: V. Falcon
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Vismay Falcon
Ballpark: Minneapolis Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 32963
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