ARIZONA ROOKIE LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY (AZL) ROYALS AT CHICAGO N (AZL) CUBS
08/21/2114
 
ARIZONA ROOKIE LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY (AZL) ROYALS AT CHICAGO N (AZL) CUBS
GAME ID: 12638 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 21ST , 2114 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City (AZL) Royals (36-12) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 2
Chicago N (AZL) Cubs (25-23) 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 X 5 11 0
Royals Lose to Chicago N (AZL), 5-1
Chicago N (AZL) Cubs starter Robbie Vasquez pitched his team past the Kansas City (AZL) Royals, 5-1. Chicago N (AZL) reliever Robbie Vasquez got the win, raising his record to 3-3. Thomas Weirich was tagged with the loss. The third-place Cubs go to 25-23.

Chicago N (AZL) catcher Ricky Cuenca contributed a timely at-bat in the bottom of the first. With two down, he hit a slider to center field for a run-scoring single. It was his 48th hit of the season and put the Cubs ahead, 1-0.

"You want to go out there and put up zeroes, that's the main thing," said Vasquez. "You don't want to get caught in one of those back-and-forth, run-for-run games."
KANSAS CITY (AZL) BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO N (AZL) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Kalnas 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .319 5 28
J. Nelson CF 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 .337 4 35
D. Levy 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 .335 4 36
J. Bari LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .313 3 19
C. Ronk 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .279 2 12
S. Fields C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .265 1 5
E. Despard RF 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 .307 2 16
B. Ewert SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .306 5 16
   a-J. Pifer PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
   b-R. Castillo SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 4 11
   c-S. Savastano PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
   d-S. Gainer SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 0 0
R. Spanski DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .390 1 9
Totals 33 1 9 1 2 6 18      
a - J. Pifer pinch hit for B. Ewert in the 5th
b - R. Castillo substituted for J. Pifer in the 5th
c - S. Savastano pinch hit for R. Castillo in the 6th
d - S. Gainer substituted for S. Savastano in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Nelson (11, 5th Inning off R. Vasquez, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: P. Kalnas 2 , J. Nelson 3 , C. Ronk , S. Fields , E. Despard , J. Pifer , R. Spanski
2-out RBI: J. Nelson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Levy 2 , J. Bari , B. Ewert , S. Savastano
GIDP: D. Levy 2
Sac Bunt: E. Despard
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: J. Bari (3) , C. Ronk (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Ronk-Levy-Kalnas)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Seiden 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 .248 1 7
D. Lewis 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .354 2 20
J. Pasay LF 4 3 2 1 1 0 0 .261 8 28
S. Ridler 2B 3 0 1 0 1 2 3 .241 6 15
T. Murphy DH 4 0 3 0 0 0 3 .250 2 10
R. Cuenca C 4 0 3 3 0 0 1 .304 3 24
M. Lieb RF 4 0 1 1 0 2 5 .262 0 5
M. Martin CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .091 0 2
R. Arnold SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .200 2 13
Totals 35 5 11 5 3 8 19      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Murphy (5, 5th Inning off J. Ramirez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Lewis , J. Pasay 2 , S. Ridler , T. Murphy 4 , R. Cuenca 3 , M. Lieb
2-out RBI: J. Pasay , R. Cuenca 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Ridler , M. Lieb 2 , R. Arnold
GIDP: R. Cuenca
Hit by Pitch: D. Lewis
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Ridler-Arnold-Seiden, Seiden-Arnold-Vasquez)
KANSAS CITY (AZL) PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO N (AZL) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Weirich L (1-2) 4.2 7 3 2 1 7 0 76 4.45   
J. Ramirez 2.1 4 2 2 2 1 0 37 5.06   
J. Holding 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Weirich 46
Batters Faced: T. Weirich 22, J. Ramirez 14, J. Holding 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Weirich 3-3, J. Ramirez 2-4, J. Holding 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Weirich 76-56, J. Ramirez 37-21, J. Holding 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Ramirez 1-1
Hit Batsmen: J. Ramirez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Acosta 2.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 30 0.00   
R. Vasquez W (3-3) 7.0 7 1 1 1 4 0 70 2.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Acosta 49
Batters Faced: D. Acosta 8, R. Vasquez 28
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Acosta 3-0, R. Vasquez 8-8
Pitches - Strikes: D. Acosta 30-16, R. Vasquez 70-51
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Robbie Vasquez
Ballpark: Sloan Park
Weather: Clear skies (90 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 5807
Special Notes: RP Johnny Ramirez was injured while pitching. Eric Despard was ejected in the 9th inning for arguing a strike call.
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