NORTHWEST LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY (SS-A) ROYALS AT HILLSBORO HOPS
09/08/2107
 
NORTHWEST LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY (SS-A) ROYALS AT HILLSBORO HOPS
GAME ID: 13813 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH , 2107 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City (SS-A) Royals (36-34) 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 0
Hillsboro Hops (19-49) 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 X 6 8 0
Royals Handed 6-4 Loss by Hillsboro
The Hillsboro Hops polished off the Kansas City (SS-A) Royals by the score of 6-4. The largest share of the credit belonged to first baseman Josh Rosenthal. Rosenthal went 2-3 with a double and a walk for the Hops. The winner was Mike Newman, who threw 85 pitches over 5 innings. The right-hander was charged with 4 runs on 7 hits. Jason Jones recorded his 2nd save for Hillsboro.

In the bottom of the fifth, Tony Nunez delivered a clutch hit. With two gone and runners on 2nd and 3rd, the Hillsboro designated hitter hit a 2-run single, putting the Hops in front, 6-4.

"I liked the focus, I liked the effort," said Hops manager Tom Sleeper.

The win gives the Hops a record of 19-49.
KANSAS CITY (SS-A) BATTING LINESCORE HILLSBORO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Ventura 2B 4 1 2 2 1 2 1 .500 0 2
R. Avila CF 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 .000 0 1
M. Pereira 3B 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 .000 0 0
F. Allday SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .221 4 36
   a-D. Loera PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 2 9
Z. Kennard RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .251 3 17
J. Shifflett LF 3 0 1 0 2 1 2 .333 0 0
A. Saud DH 4 1 0 0 0 1 7 .000 0 0
D. Esquivel 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 4 .229 2 11
L. Aguilar C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .225 6 25
Totals 34 4 7 4 6 8 24      
a - D. Loera pinch hit for F. Allday in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Ventura (1, 4th Inning off M. Newman, 3 on, 2 outs)
Triples: A. Ventura (1, 3rd Inning off M. Newman, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Ventura 5 , Z. Kennard , J. Shifflett , D. Esquivel 2 , L. Aguilar
2-out RBI: A. Ventura , D. Esquivel
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Pereira , F. Allday , A. Saud , D. Esquivel 2
Hit by Pitch: R. Avila , Z. Kennard
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Ventura (1) , Z. Kennard 2 (12) , J. Shifflett (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Allday-Ventura-Esquivel, Allday-Ventura-Esquivel)
PB: L. Aguilar
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Mendoza LF 3 2 0 0 2 1 2 .077 0 0
J. Rosenthal 1B 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .228 5 19
   a-J. Adams 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .193 2 12
A. Fowler C 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 .168 0 3
J. Cantu CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 7 .148 1 4
R. Conrad 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .111 3 5
T. Nunez DH 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .188 1 6
C. de los Rios 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .200 1 4
B. Buckles RF 2 0 1 1 1 0 2 .247 0 3
M. Brantley SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .219 5 15
Totals 29 6 8 5 6 7 18      
a - J. Adams substituted for J. Rosenthal in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Rosenthal (8, 1st Inning off A. Jernigan, 1 on, 0 outs) , C. de los Rios (1, 4th Inning off A. Jernigan, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Rosenthal 3 , T. Nunez 2 , C. de los Rios 3 , B. Buckles , M. Brantley
2-out RBI: T. Nunez , M. Brantley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Mendoza , J. Cantu , R. Conrad , C. de los Rios
GIDP: B. Buckles , M. Brantley
Sac Fly: B. Buckles
Hit by Pitch: A. Fowler
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Mendoza 2 (9)
KANSAS CITY (SS-A) PITCHING LINESCORE HILLSBORO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Jernigan L (0-1) 4.2 7 6 6 4 5 0 83 11.57   
B. Cleckley 3.1 1 0 0 2 2 0 47 2.49   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Jernigan 27
Batters Faced: A. Jernigan 24, B. Cleckley 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Jernigan 4-4, B. Cleckley 4-3
Pitches - Strikes: A. Jernigan 83-45, B. Cleckley 47-27
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Cleckley 1-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Cleckley
Balk: A. Jernigan
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Newman W (2-8) 5.0 7 4 4 3 4 0 85 7.33   
J. Ramos H (2) 1.2 0 0 0 3 1 0 30 4.95   
A. Hallett H (4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6.75   
J. Jones SV (2) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 22 1.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Newman 38
Batters Faced: M. Newman 26, J. Ramos 8, A. Hallett 1, J. Jones 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Newman 4-7, J. Ramos 1-3, A. Hallett 0-1, J. Jones 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Newman 85-48, J. Ramos 30-12, A. Hallett 2-1, J. Jones 22-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Ramos 1-0 , A. Hallett 3-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Newman , J. Jones
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh Rosenthal
Ballpark: Ron Tonklin Field
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM PT
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 1371
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