ARIZONA ROOKIE LEAGUE
CHICAGO A (AZL) WHITE SOX AT KANSAS CITY (AZL) ROYALS
09/06/2108
 
ARIZONA ROOKIE LEAGUE
CHICAGO A (AZL) WHITE SOX AT KANSAS CITY (AZL) ROYALS
GAME ID: 15620 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH , 2108 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago A (AZL) White Sox 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1
Kansas City (AZL) Royals 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 X 4 10 0
Kansas City (AZL) Hands Chicago A (AZL) 4-1 Loss
The Kansas City (AZL) Royals moved to within one game of the Round 2, downing the visiting Chicago A (AZL) White Sox at Surprise Stadium by a score of 4-1. Royals right-hander Justin Kramer had a strong outing in which he threw 6.1 innings of 5-hit ball. The win gives the Royals a 2-0 advantage in the best-of-5 Round 1.

In the bottom of the third, Kansas City (AZL) designated hitter Alex Calderon had a productive at-bat. With the bases loaded and two out, Calderon stroked a 2-run double to left. It made the score 3-1, Kansas City (AZL). For the game, he was 1-3 with a double. He drove in 2 runs.

"Clutch hitting plus clutch pitching usually equals a win," said Calderon.

Game 3 is scheduled for Saturday at Camelback Ranch.
CHICAGO A (AZL) BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY (AZL) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Levesque SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 0 0
   e-J. Mote PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   f-K. Urban SS, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Moore LF, CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
S. Casarrubias 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .286 0 0
N. Ritchie DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
A. Storlie RF 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 .429 1 1
J. Roth 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   a-C. Antonio PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   c-P. Boone 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Bauer 3B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .667 0 0
   b-Z. Naylor PH, 2B, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
E. Menendez CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400 0 2
   d-R. Riojas PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 0 0
D. Rodriguez C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 1
Totals 31 1 5 1 0 10 5      
a - C. Antonio pinch hit for J. Roth in the 7th
b - Z. Naylor pinch hit for M. Bauer in the 7th
c - P. Boone substituted for C. Antonio in the 7th
d - R. Riojas pinch hit for E. Menendez in the 8th
e - J. Mote pinch hit for K. Levesque in the 8th
f - K. Urban substituted for J. Mote in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: A. Storlie (1, 2nd Inning off J. Kramer, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Casarrubias , A. Storlie 5 , M. Bauer , E. Menendez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Z. Naylor , D. Rodriguez
GIDP: N. Ritchie
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: S. Casarrubias
Double Plays: 1 (Levesque-Casarrubias)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. McCormack 2B 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
J. Gearhart SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .375 0 0
J. Garcia 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .500 0 1
J. Carrillo 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 3 .500 0 1
N. Gray DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 0 1
   a-A. Calderon DH 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 .333 0 2
J. Stevens C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
J. Vargo RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .250 1 1
   c-S. Czachowski RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Cardenas LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
   b-M. King PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-J. Solway LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Valadez CF 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .429 0 0
Totals 34 4 10 4 1 3 14      
a - A. Calderon inserted as DH in the 3rd
b - M. King pinch hit for R. Cardenas in the 8th
c - S. Czachowski substituted for J. Vargo in the 9th
d - J. Solway substituted for M. King in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Calderon (1, 3rd Inning off A. Barriento, 3 on, 2 outs) , J. Garcia (1, 5th Inning off A. Barriento, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Vargo (1, 8th Inning off J. Beckmann, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Gearhart , J. Garcia 3 , J. Carrillo 2 , A. Calderon 2 , J. Vargo 4 , R. Cardenas , T. Valadez 2
2-out RBI: J. Carrillo , A. Calderon , J. Vargo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Carrillo , A. Calderon , J. Stevens
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Cardenas (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gearhart-McCormack-Carrillo)
CHICAGO A (AZL) PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY (AZL) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Barriento L (0-1) 4.1 8 3 0 0 1 0 79 0.00   
J. Beckmann 3.2 2 1 1 1 2 1 37 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Barriento 42
Batters Faced: A. Barriento 21, J. Beckmann 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Barriento 4-7, J. Beckmann 6-3
Pitches - Strikes: A. Barriento 79-52, J. Beckmann 37-28
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Beckmann 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Kramer W (1-0) 6.1 5 1 1 0 6 1 81 1.42   
J. Mendez SV (1) 2.2 0 0 0 0 4 0 29 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Kramer 65
Batters Faced: J. Kramer 23, J. Mendez 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Kramer 6-6, J. Mendez 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Kramer 81-55, J. Mendez 29-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Mendez 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Justin Kramer
Ballpark: Surprise Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (81 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 5 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM MT
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 12006
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