RISING STAR LEAGUE
MINNEAPOLIS VIKINGS AT PHOENIX THUNDERBIRDS
06/05/2086
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RISING STAR LEAGUE
MINNEAPOLIS VIKINGS AT PHOENIX THUNDERBIRDS
GAME ID: 891 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5TH , 2086 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minneapolis Vikings (31-29) 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 11 0
Phoenix Thunderbirds (34-26) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 10 1
Arakawa hits 2 home runs, Leads Vikings to Win
The Minneapolis Vikings and Phoenix Thunderbirds played an entertaining game for Legednary Park patrons.

Behind a fine performance from Gentaro Arakawa, the Minneapolis Vikings knocked off the Phoenix Thunderbirds, 5-4. Arakawa went 3-5 with 2 home runs. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice for the Vikings. Minneapolis now sits at 31-29, while Phoenix falls to 34-26.

With Minneapolis leading 2-0 in the top of the third, Arakawa came up to bat against Phoenix pitcher Jay Barrientos. Arakawa hit a changeup to right for a 2-run home run. His 5th home run of the season put the Vikings on top, 4-0.

"I'll probably toss and turn tonight," Phoenix manager Joe Busch said, following the tough loss.
MINNEAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE PHOENIX BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Trinidad 2B 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 .206 9 29
S. Cone SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .235 0 17
B. Aguinaga RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .293 2 29
   a-G. Cerda PR, 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .314 1 22
G. Arakawa DH 5 2 3 3 0 0 0 .257 5 34
C. Dorame 1B, RF 4 0 1 0 1 2 2 .195 7 25
O. Ozoa 3B 4 1 1 0 1 2 1 .231 3 13
E. Newland C 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .207 1 4
M. Jackson CF 3 0 2 1 1 1 1 .226 5 30
J. Bird LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .222 0 4
Totals 39 5 11 5 4 11 22      
a - G. Cerda pinch ran for B. Aguinaga in the 1st

BATTING
Doubles: M. Jackson 2 (12, 2nd Inning off J. Barrientos, 1 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off H. Escobedo, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Cone (10, 3rd Inning off J. Barrientos, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Arakawa 2 (5, 3rd Inning off J. Barrientos, 1 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off J. Barrientos, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Cone 2 , B. Aguinaga , G. Cerda , G. Arakawa 9 , C. Dorame , O. Ozoa , E. Newland , M. Jackson 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Trinidad , S. Cone , G. Cerda 2 , C. Dorame , E. Newland 2
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Trinidad (19) , C. Dorame 2 (14)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Newland-Cone)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Pfau 1B 4 1 1 0 1 1 4 .241 5 28
B. Morf LF 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .345 13 47
J. Montes RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .300 4 7
A. Guilzar DH 3 1 1 0 1 2 2 .258 12 46
M. Ramirez SS 3 1 2 0 0 1 2 .289 8 31
M. Crowley C 4 1 1 2 0 1 4 .286 1 18
O. Roozeboom 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .234 2 20
E. Lucero 3B 3 0 0 1 1 2 0 .170 1 3
K. Fujii CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .223 1 15
Totals 34 4 10 4 3 12 16      
BATTING
Triples: R. Pfau (5, 3rd Inning off B. Jones, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Crowley (1, 8th Inning off K. Nozawa, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Pfau 3 , B. Morf 2 , J. Montes , A. Guilzar , M. Ramirez 2 , M. Crowley 4 , O. Roozeboom , K. Fujii
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Pfau , M. Ramirez , M. Crowley
Sac Fly: B. Morf
Hit by Pitch: M. Ramirez
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Pfau (3) , B. Morf (3)

FIELDING
Errors: O. Roozeboom (3)
MINNEAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE PHOENIX PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
B. Jones W (4-6) 5.2 9 2 2 3 7 0 27 106 5.60   
L. Deakin H (5) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 16 3.86   
K. Nozawa H (13) 1.0 1 2 2 0 2 1 5 20 3.32   
Z. Kim SV (14) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 12 2.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Jones 47
Batters Faced: B. Jones 27, L. Deakin 4, K. Nozawa 5, Z. Kim 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Jones 3-5, L. Deakin 1-1, K. Nozawa 0-1, Z. Kim 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Jones 106-61, L. Deakin 16-10, K. Nozawa 20-13, Z. Kim 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Deakin 1-0
Hit Batsmen: K. Nozawa
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Barrientos L (5-3) 4.0 8 5 5 2 5 2 22 79 4.58   
H. Escobedo 2.2 1 0 0 1 4 0 10 39 4.18   
K. Morita 1.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 9 33 3.13   
D. Reyes 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 9 5.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Barrientos 29
Batters Faced: J. Barrientos 22, H. Escobedo 10, K. Morita 9, D. Reyes 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Barrientos 4-3, H. Escobedo 1-3, K. Morita 3-1, D. Reyes 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Barrientos 79-49, H. Escobedo 39-26, K. Morita 33-21, D. Reyes 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Morita 1-0 , D. Reyes 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gentaro Arakawa
Ballpark: Legednary Park
Weather: Clear skies (80 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 5 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:44
Attendance: 30853
Special Notes: RF Bobby Aguinaga was injured while running the bases.
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