ARIZONA ROOKIE LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY (AZL) ROYALS AT CHICAGO A (AZL) WHITE SOX
09/08/2108
 
ARIZONA ROOKIE LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY (AZL) ROYALS AT CHICAGO A (AZL) WHITE SOX
GAME ID: 15621 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH , 2108 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Kansas City (AZL) Royals 0 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 18 0
Chicago A (AZL) White Sox 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 3 0 1 9 13 0
Chicago A (AZL) Breaks Through for First Win in Round 1; Now Trails 2-1
Already down in the Round 1, the Chicago A (AZL) White Sox put on their best show, beating the Kansas City (AZL) Royals by a final score of 9-8. Josh Gearhart was special. He went 5-6 with 2 doubles and 3 singles. He scored 2 times and drove in 2. Chicago A (AZL) now trails Kansas City (AZL) 2-1 in the best-of-5 affair.

The Camelback Ranch crowd went wild in the bottom of the eighth when Nick Ritchie won the game for Chicago A (AZL) with a run-scoring single. Ritchie went 3 for 4 with 3 singles and a walk, while adding 2 RBI in the contest.

"It was a test of wills," said Noel Clodfelter, the Chicago A (AZL) skipper. "I'm glad we came out of it with a win."

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Sunday, September 9th , 2108.
KANSAS CITY (AZL) BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO A (AZL) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. McCormack 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .111 0 0
   f-E. Guerrero PH, C 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 .500 0 0
J. Gearhart SS 6 2 5 2 0 1 0 .571 0 2
J. Garcia 3B 4 1 3 2 1 0 0 .583 0 3
   g-C. Perry PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
J. Carrillo 1B 5 0 2 1 1 0 6 .444 0 2
N. Gray DH 3 0 2 2 2 0 1 .444 0 3
   h-A. Calderon DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 2
J. Stevens C 5 0 1 0 0 0 7 .111 0 0
   i-J. Vargo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 1 1
   j-T. McCullough 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Shields RF 4 1 2 0 0 2 2 .500 0 0
   a-M. King PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   c-S. Czachowski RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   k-T. Combs PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   m-P. Harnett LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Cardenas LF 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 .222 0 1
   b-F. Chacon PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   d-J. Solway LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   l-B. Nizza PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   n-B. Friedman RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Valadez CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 5 .300 0 0
   e-V. Reyes PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 46 8 18 8 8 8 34      
a - M. King pinch hit for J. Shields in the 8th
b - F. Chacon pinch hit for R. Cardenas in the 8th
c - S. Czachowski substituted for M. King in the 8th
d - J. Solway substituted for F. Chacon in the 8th
e - V. Reyes pinch hit for T. Valadez in the 9th
f - E. Guerrero pinch hit for C. McCormack in the 9th
g - C. Perry pinch hit for J. Garcia in the 9th
h - A. Calderon inserted as DH in the 9th
i - J. Vargo pinch hit for J. Stevens in the 9th
j - T. McCullough substituted for J. Vargo in the 9th
k - T. Combs pinch hit for S. Czachowski in the 10th
l - B. Nizza pinch hit for J. Solway in the 10th
m - P. Harnett substituted for T. Combs in the 10th
n - B. Friedman substituted for B. Nizza in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Gearhart 2 (2, 1st Inning off C. Dollar, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off O. Rocha, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Cardenas (1, 2nd Inning off C. Dollar, 1 on, 0 outs) , C. McCormack (1, 3rd Inning off R. Bridges, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Shields (1, 6th Inning off D. Williams, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Carrillo (1, 7th Inning off O. Rocha, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Shields (1, 2nd Inning off C. Dollar, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Garcia (1, 2nd Inning off C. Dollar, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. McCormack 2 , E. Guerrero , J. Gearhart 7 , J. Garcia 5 , J. Carrillo 3 , N. Gray 2 , J. Stevens , J. Shields 5 , R. Cardenas 2
2-out RBI: , J. Gearhart 2 , J. Garcia 2 , J. Carrillo , N. Gray 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. McCormack , E. Guerrero , J. Carrillo , N. Gray , J. Stevens 3 , J. Vargo , T. Valadez
GIDP: B. Nizza , T. Valadez
Hit by Pitch: N. Gray
Team LOB: 17
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Levesque SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
   a-C. Antonio PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-K. Urban SS 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .500 0 0
   c-P. Boone PH, SS, 2B, 3B 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 .667 0 2
J. Moore LF, CF 3 1 2 0 2 1 1 .200 0 0
S. Casarrubias 1B 5 1 1 3 0 1 6 .250 1 3
N. Ritchie DH 4 0 3 2 1 1 2 .273 0 2
A. Storlie RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 8 .250 1 1
J. Roth 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   d-Z. Naylor PH, SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
M. Bauer 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .500 0 0
   i-E. Acosta PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   k-D. Hudson CF, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
E. Menendez CF 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .286 0 2
   e-R. Riojas PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .667 0 1
   g-Z. Taylor CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   j-C. Saviano PH, 2B 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Rodriguez C 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .125 0 1
   f-J. Mote PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   h-R. Reyna C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   l-D. Zuniga PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
Totals 39 9 13 8 6 9 21      
a - C. Antonio pinch hit for K. Levesque in the 1st
b - K. Urban substituted for C. Antonio in the 2nd
c - P. Boone pinch hit for K. Urban in the 6th
d - Z. Naylor pinch hit for J. Roth in the 7th
e - R. Riojas pinch hit for E. Menendez in the 8th
f - J. Mote pinch hit for D. Rodriguez in the 8th
g - Z. Taylor substituted for R. Riojas in the 9th
h - R. Reyna substituted for J. Mote in the 9th
i - E. Acosta pinch hit for M. Bauer in the 9th
j - C. Saviano pinch hit for Z. Taylor in the 9th
k - D. Hudson substituted for E. Acosta in the 10th
l - D. Zuniga pinch hit for R. Reyna in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Bauer (2, 8th Inning off J. Mendez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: R. Riojas (1, 8th Inning off J. Mendez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Casarrubias (1, 5th Inning off J. Esparza, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Urban , P. Boone 2 , J. Moore 2 , S. Casarrubias 4 , N. Ritchie 3 , M. Bauer 2 , R. Riojas 3 , D. Rodriguez , D. Zuniga
2-out RBI: P. Boone , N. Ritchie 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Storlie 3
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Menendez (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Casarrubias-Urban-Williams, Boone-Saviano-Casarrubias)
KANSAS CITY (AZL) PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO A (AZL) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Mason 4.1 4 3 3 3 4 0 79 6.23   
J. Esparza 2.0 4 2 2 2 2 1 43 9.00   
J. Mendez BS (1) 1.1 4 3 3 1 3 0 30 6.75   
A. Campos 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00   
J. Horton L (0-1) 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 11 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Mason 44
Batters Faced: J. Mason 20, J. Esparza 11, J. Mendez 9, A. Campos 1, J. Horton 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Mason 5-4, J. Esparza 1-2, J. Mendez 1-0, A. Campos 0-1, J. Horton 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Mason 79-45, J. Esparza 43-25, J. Mendez 30-19, A. Campos 2-1, J. Horton 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Esparza 2-2 , J. Mendez 1-0 , A. Campos 2-0
WP: J. Horton
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Dollar 1.2 6 4 4 2 1 0 51 21.60   
R. Bridges 1.1 4 2 2 2 2 0 37 3.60   
D. Williams 3.0 5 1 1 1 2 0 37 3.00   
O. Rocha W (1-0) 4.0 3 1 1 3 3 0 43 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Dollar 20
Batters Faced: C. Dollar 13, R. Bridges 10, D. Williams 14, O. Rocha 18
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Dollar 2-2, R. Bridges 2-0, D. Williams 3-3, O. Rocha 2-6
Pitches - Strikes: C. Dollar 51-29, R. Bridges 37-25, D. Williams 37-29, O. Rocha 43-31
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Bridges 1-0 , D. Williams 1-0
Hit Batsmen: O. Rocha
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh Gearhart
Ballpark: Camelback Ranch
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 6 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 4:18
Attendance: 13013
Special Notes: Josh Gearhart ties the AZL playoff game record for hits with 5. 1B Nick Gray was injured being hit by a pitch.
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