NORTHWEST LEAGUE
CHICAGO A (SS-A) WHITE SOX AT KANSAS CITY (SS-A) ROYALS
09/12/2113
 
NORTHWEST LEAGUE
CHICAGO A (SS-A) WHITE SOX AT KANSAS CITY (SS-A) ROYALS
GAME ID: 13841 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH , 2113 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago A (SS-A) White Sox (41-34) 1 8 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 13 17 1
Kansas City (SS-A) Royals (42-32) 0 1 0 0 3 2 3 2 0 11 15 1
Thornton Hits 2 Roundtrippers, White Sox Win, 13-11
The Chicago A (SS-A) White Sox beat the Kansas City (SS-A) Royals in a game in which both teams scored early and often. The final score was 13-11, White Sox. One of the hitting stars was designated hitter Chris Thornton. Thornton belted 2 home runs, while adding 5 RBI and scoring twice. The second-place White Sox improved to 41-34.

With Chicago A (SS-A) leading 5-0 in the top of the second, Thornton batted against Kansas City (SS-A) pitcher Daniel Camargo. Thornton hit a slider to right for a grand slam home run. His 6th home run of the season put the White Sox on top, 9-0.

Kansas City (SS-A) manager Matt Sorenson said he was disappointed with the loss. "Whenever you score that many runs, you expect to win the game."
CHICAGO A (SS-A) BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY (SS-A) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Hill RF, CF 5 1 0 0 1 2 5 .267 5 14
C. Knowles CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .241 0 5
   a-L. Justiniano PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .219 2 4
   c-D. Cates PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .211 2 12
   e-J. Nieves 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203 2 8
E. Batres LF 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 .244 3 27
   b-F. Theuns PH, LF 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .095 0 1
J. Young SS 5 2 4 1 1 0 3 .242 4 6
M. Durden 2B, 3B 6 1 3 1 0 2 4 .299 3 24
K. Norris 1B 6 2 3 2 0 0 4 .263 1 7
C. Thornton DH 5 2 3 5 0 0 1 .429 6 17
R. Noguera 3B 2 1 2 2 3 0 0 .231 0 4
   d-J. Reyna CF, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 1 5
E. Mejia C 4 1 0 0 1 2 5 .125 0 1
Totals 44 13 17 13 6 11 23      
a - L. Justiniano pinch hit for C. Knowles in the 7th
b - F. Theuns pinch hit for E. Batres in the 7th
c - D. Cates pinch hit for L. Justiniano in the 9th
d - J. Reyna substituted for R. Noguera in the 9th
e - J. Nieves substituted for D. Cates in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Durden (8, 1st Inning off D. Camargo, 2 on, 2 outs) , E. Batres (12, 1st Inning off D. Camargo, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Thornton 2 (6, 2nd Inning off D. Camargo, 0 on, 0 outs; 2nd Inning off D. Camargo, 3 on, 2 outs) , J. Young (4, 4th Inning off P. Carrion, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Knowles , E. Batres 2 , J. Young 7 , M. Durden 4 , K. Norris 3 , C. Thornton 9 , R. Noguera 2
2-out RBI: M. Durden , K. Norris , C. Thornton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Hill 2 , K. Norris 2
GIDP: C. Thornton
Hit by Pitch: E. Batres
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: R. Noguera (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Norris-Young-Norris)
PB: E. Mejia
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Jimoh CF 4 1 3 2 1 0 2 .151 0 8
M. Tiley RF 6 1 1 0 0 2 8 .244 2 14
M. Rucker DH 5 1 1 0 1 2 4 .288 1 7
V. Escobar 3B 4 3 2 4 2 0 1 .264 7 24
W. Mendez 1B 6 2 2 3 0 0 4 .266 4 18
J. Ellison LF 3 1 1 0 2 1 1 .268 0 9
J. Stoddard C 4 1 2 1 1 1 3 .159 1 10
C. Blanco 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .312 2 7
J. Colon SS 5 0 2 1 0 2 2 .173 2 6
Totals 42 11 15 11 7 9 29      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Colon (7, 2nd Inning off S. Romero, 2 on, 1 out) , M. Rucker (4, 5th Inning off G. Mendez, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Jimoh 2 (10, 7th Inning off W. Arias, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off A. Negrete, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: W. Mendez (3, 5th Inning off G. Mendez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: W. Mendez (4, 6th Inning off W. Arias, 1 on, 1 out) , V. Escobar (7, 7th Inning off W. Arias, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Jimoh 5 , M. Tiley , M. Rucker 2 , V. Escobar 5 , W. Mendez 7 , J. Ellison , J. Stoddard 2 , C. Blanco , J. Colon 3
2-out RBI: C. Jimoh , V. Escobar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Tiley 4 , J. Stoddard , C. Blanco
GIDP: W. Mendez
Hit by Pitch: C. Jimoh
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Jimoh (3) , J. Ellison (4)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Colon (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Mendez-Colon-Mendez)
CHICAGO A (SS-A) PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY (SS-A) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Romero 4.0 3 1 1 6 5 0 86 4.64   
G. Mendez 0.1 4 3 3 0 0 0 14 5.09   
W. Arias W (3-1) 2.1 5 5 2 1 2 2 50 6.56   
A. Negrete 1.1 3 2 2 0 2 0 29 2.55   
B. Trask SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Romero 51
Batters Faced: S. Romero 20, G. Mendez 5, W. Arias 15, A. Negrete 7, B. Trask 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Romero 2-4, G. Mendez 1-0, W. Arias 1-4, A. Negrete 2-0, B. Trask 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Romero 86-44, G. Mendez 14-10, W. Arias 50-28, A. Negrete 29-20, B. Trask 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Arias 1-0
WP: S. Romero , A. Negrete
Hit Batsmen: W. Arias
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Camargo L (1-2) 1.2 7 9 9 3 2 2 62 8.53   
P. Carrion 3.2 2 1 1 2 4 1 61 1.74   
R. de la Cruz 1.2 5 3 3 1 3 0 41 5.03   
J. Dyer 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 4.91   
J. Kramer 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 20 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Camargo -2
Batters Faced: D. Camargo 16, P. Carrion 14, R. de la Cruz 11, J. Dyer 5, J. Kramer 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Camargo 1-2, P. Carrion 4-2, R. de la Cruz 1-1, J. Dyer 2-1, J. Kramer 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Camargo 62-32, P. Carrion 61-36, R. de la Cruz 41-26, J. Dyer 13-10, J. Kramer 20-15
Hit Batsmen: D. Camargo
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Thornton
Ballpark: Melaleuca Field
Weather: Clear skies (62 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM MT
Time: 4:18
Attendance: 3341
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