NORTHWEST LEAGUE
TRI-CITY DUST DEVILS AT KANSAS CITY (SS-A) ROYALS
09/10/2110
 
NORTHWEST LEAGUE
TRI-CITY DUST DEVILS AT KANSAS CITY (SS-A) ROYALS
GAME ID: 13850 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH , 2110 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tri-City Dust Devils (2-74) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
Kansas City (SS-A) Royals (36-40) 0 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 X 7 9 2
Slumping Dust Devils Lose Again
Kansas City (SS-A) right-hander Joel Horton pitched his team to victory over the Tri-City Dust Devils at Melaleuca Field. The final score was 7-2. Kansas City (SS-A) reliever Joel Horton got the win, raising his record to 1-0. Jim Unknown was tagged with the loss. The last-place Royals are 36-40.

An inflection point occurred with one out in the bottom of the third. That's when Royals shortstop T.J. McCullough hit a splitter from Jim Unknown for a 2-run single. Just like that, Kansas City (SS-A) was up, 3-2.

"We're not winning games right now," said Tri-City manager Justin Rand. "But I'm not going to denigrate the effort by the guys."
TRI-CITY BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY (SS-A) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Unknown 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .000 0 0
R. Cavazos 1B 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .257 3 5
J. Unknown C 4 1 1 2 0 2 3 .250 1 2
J. Unknown RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-D. Munoz PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .249 4 19
   d-J. Unknown RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Unknown 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-D. Chaves PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255 4 20
   b-J. Unknown 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
J. Unknown CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 0
J. Unknown SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
J. Unknown DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
J. Unknown LF 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .333 0 0
Totals 33 2 5 2 0 12 14      
a - D. Chaves pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 4th
b - J. Unknown substituted for D. Chaves in the 4th
c - D. Munoz pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 8th
d - J. Unknown substituted for D. Munoz in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Unknown (1, 1st Inning off O. Sanchez, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Cavazos 2 , J. Unknown 4 , J. Unknown , J. Unknown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Unknown , J. Unknown , J. Unknown
Hit by Pitch: R. Cavazos , J. Unknown
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Unknown (1) , R. Cavazos (1) , J. Unknown (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Cavazos-Unknown-Cavazos)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Utting CF 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 .294 1 2
J. Vargo RF 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 .364 3 8
N. Gray 1B 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 .255 10 41
C. Molina DH 1 2 0 0 4 1 0 .385 3 7
T. McCullough SS 5 0 2 2 0 1 4 .256 6 32
F. Ramirez 3B 4 1 1 2 1 0 5 .111 1 3
E. Mendez C 3 1 2 2 2 0 3 .322 7 18
J. Bucio 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 6 .212 0 4
M. Moreta LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .207 5 17
Totals 32 7 9 7 11 7 30      
BATTING
Doubles: T. McCullough (15, 2nd Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Mendez (7, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , N. Gray (10, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , F. Ramirez (1, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Gray 5 , T. McCullough 3 , F. Ramirez 4 , E. Mendez 5 , J. Bucio 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Utting , N. Gray , E. Mendez , J. Bucio
GIDP: M. Moreta
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Vargo (2)

FIELDING
Errors: F. Ramirez (2) , E. Mendez (1)
TRI-CITY PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY (SS-A) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 5.0 5 4 4 6 5 1 99 7.20   
J. Unknown 1.1 3 3 3 2 1 2 30 20.25   
J. Unknown 1.2 1 0 0 3 1 0 48 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 40
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 25, J. Unknown 9, J. Unknown 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 5-4, J. Unknown 1-2, J. Unknown 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 99-53, J. Unknown 30-20, J. Unknown 48-27
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Sanchez 1.0 1 2 2 0 1 1 17 18.00   
J. Horton W (1-0) 6.0 4 0 0 0 8 0 84 1.50   
J. Cantu 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 21 2.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Sanchez 38
Batters Faced: O. Sanchez 5, J. Horton 24, J. Cantu 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Sanchez 2-0, J. Horton 5-5, J. Cantu 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: O. Sanchez 17-11, J. Horton 84-58, J. Cantu 21-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Cantu 1-0
WP: J. Horton
Hit Batsmen: O. Sanchez , J. Horton
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joel Horton
Ballpark: Melaleuca Field
Weather: Clear skies (57 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM MT
Time: 3:49
Attendance: 3353
Special Notes: Carlos Molina ties the SKC regular season game record for bases on balls with 4.
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