ARIZONA ROOKIE LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY (AZL) ROYALS AT LOS ANGELES N (AZL) DODGERS
07/02/2110
 
ARIZONA ROOKIE LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY (AZL) ROYALS AT LOS ANGELES N (AZL) DODGERS
GAME ID: 12314 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 2ND , 2110 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City (AZL) Royals (6-4) 0 0 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 8 9 1
Los Angeles N (AZL) Dodgers (9-1) 1 5 0 0 5 1 0 0 X 12 18 1
Dodgers Beat Royals, 12-8
Los Angeles N (AZL) second baseman Alex Esparza made his presence felt in the 12-8 Dodgers triumph over the Kansas City (AZL) Royals. Esparza went 4-4 with 4 singles and 2 walks. Donald Edwards collected his 1st save. Kansas City (AZL) now is 6-4.

Making an impact for the home team was Kevin Toole. In the bottom of the fifth, the 21-year old right fielder had a run-scoring walk. That made the score 10-8, Dodgers.

"It was our day today," Toole told the Los Angeles N (AZL) Times. "But we've got to keep our nose to the grindstone."
KANSAS CITY (AZL) BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES N (AZL) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Cardenas LF 4 2 1 4 1 1 1 .209 1 6
P. Grant 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .190 0 1
J. Gilbert DH 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .316 0 7
J. Shields RF 5 0 1 0 0 4 2 .545 0 2
C. Dimmer C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .333 0 2
M. Tiley CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .333 0 6
D. Viveros 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .435 1 5
T. McFall SS 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 .381 1 3
   a-J. Vargo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 1 4
   b-K. Gandy SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
N. Juarez 3B 2 2 1 2 2 0 0 .556 1 5
Totals 36 8 9 7 4 9 11      
a - J. Vargo pinch hit for T. McFall in the 8th
b - K. Gandy substituted for J. Vargo in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Viveros (1, 4th Inning off U. Orlandi, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: N. Juarez (1, 3rd Inning off U. Orlandi, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Cardenas (1, 4th Inning off U. Orlandi, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Cardenas 4 , J. Gilbert 2 , J. Shields , C. Dimmer , D. Viveros 3 , T. McFall , N. Juarez 4
2-out RBI: R. Cardenas , D. Viveros
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Gilbert , J. Shields , M. Tiley , T. McFall
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Cardenas (3) , J. Gilbert (1) , T. McFall (1)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Dimmer (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Viveros-McFall-Viveros, Grant-Gandy-Viveros)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Niemeyer CF 6 2 2 3 0 0 1 .391 0 11
J. Ritzler SS 5 2 2 0 1 2 3 .297 0 3
J. Collins 3B 4 2 2 1 2 0 3 .361 0 4
A. Esparza 2B 4 1 4 1 2 0 0 .520 0 6
N. Hawkins C 5 0 2 3 1 1 6 .310 0 4
D. LaBore 1B 4 0 1 1 1 1 6 .371 0 8
K. Toole RF 4 1 1 1 1 0 7 .343 0 3
J. Gomez LF 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 .500 0 7
A. Bedwell DH 5 2 3 1 0 2 3 .417 0 4
Totals 40 12 18 12 9 7 29      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Niemeyer (5, 2nd Inning off J. Horton, 3 on, 0 outs) , N. Hawkins (5, 2nd Inning off J. Horton, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Ritzler (5, 3rd Inning off R. Rathke, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: A. Bedwell (2, 5th Inning off R. Rathke, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Niemeyer 3 , J. Ritzler 3 , J. Collins 2 , A. Esparza 4 , N. Hawkins 3 , D. LaBore , K. Toole , J. Gomez , A. Bedwell 5
2-out RBI: N. Hawkins , D. LaBore , K. Toole , J. Gomez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Collins , D. LaBore , K. Toole 2 , A. Bedwell
GIDP: N. Hawkins , K. Toole
Team LOB: 14

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Niemeyer (9) , A. Esparza (3)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Ritzler (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Ritzler-LaBore)
KANSAS CITY (AZL) PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES N (AZL) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Horton 1.1 8 6 6 1 1 0 39 19.80   
R. Rathke L (0-1) 3.1 6 5 5 5 2 0 66 6.75   
J. Dyer 1.0 3 1 1 2 2 0 38 1.59   
M. Nolting 2.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 28 10.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Horton 8
Batters Faced: J. Horton 14, R. Rathke 20, J. Dyer 8, M. Nolting 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Horton 1-2, R. Rathke 3-4, J. Dyer 0-1, M. Nolting 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Horton 39-26, R. Rathke 66-35, J. Dyer 38-25, M. Nolting 28-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Rathke 2-0 , J. Dyer 3-1 , M. Nolting 3-0
WP: J. Horton
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Doyle 2.1 1 1 1 0 3 0 27 9.00   
U. Orlandi 1.1 3 6 5 3 1 2 44 7.94   
R. Pulido W (1-0) 2.1 4 1 1 0 1 0 44 3.86   
D. Edwards SV (1) 3.0 1 0 0 1 4 0 47 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Doyle 50
Batters Faced: M. Doyle 8, U. Orlandi 11, R. Pulido 10, D. Edwards 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Doyle 3-1, U. Orlandi 2-1, R. Pulido 1-4, D. Edwards 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Doyle 27-18, U. Orlandi 44-23, R. Pulido 44-27, D. Edwards 47-29
Inherited Runners - Scored: U. Orlandi 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alex Esparza
Ballpark: Holman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (79 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:49
Attendance: 5657
Special Notes: SP Michael Doyle was injured while pitching. RP Jared Dyer was injured while pitching.
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