GREAT NORTHERN LEAGUE
EDMONTON MALL RATZ AT KUMAMOTO MOTHRA
06/04/2039
 
GREAT NORTHERN LEAGUE
EDMONTON MALL RATZ AT KUMAMOTO MOTHRA
GAME ID: 7968 - SATURDAY, JUNE 4TH , 2039 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Edmonton Mall Ratz (34-24) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 10 1
Kumamoto Mothra (22-36) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 X 3 9 0
Mothra Sting Mall Ratz, 3-2
Behind an impressive start by Eduardo Mendoza, Kumamoto beat Edmonton, 3-2. Kumamoto is 4th in the Pacific Alliance Cherry Blossom with a record of 22-36.

Had António Amabor not delivered a key base hit in the bottom of the eighth, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and a runner on 2nd, Amabor hit a run-scoring single. That made the score 3-2, in favor of the Mothra.

In comments to the Kumamoto Bulletin, Mendoza admitted he's been told to improve his work habits. "But," he said, "I know when to take it to another gear."
EDMONTON BATTING LINESCORE KUMAMOTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Yang CF 4 1 2 0 1 1 2 .285 5 26
D. Hickey DH 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .280 1 15
F. Días LF 4 0 0 1 0 0 4 .223 10 31
S. Fujita 1B 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .242 7 18
J. Itara 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .235 2 6
R. Gutiérrez SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .323 1 27
M. López RF 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .188 0 6
R. Burgos 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .234 5 21
   a-T. Ohayashi PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .300 2 3
J. González C 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .357 0 7
   b-J. Buchanan PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292 1 8
Totals 35 2 10 2 1 8 15      
a - T. Ohayashi pinch hit for R. Burgos in the 9th
b - J. Buchanan pinch hit for J. González in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Itara (4, 2nd Inning off E. Mendoza, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. González (2, 5th Inning off E. Mendoza, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Fujita (7, 8th Inning off K. Benjamin, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Yang 2 , D. Hickey , S. Fujita 4 , J. Itara 2 , R. Gutiérrez , M. López 2 , J. González 2 , J. Buchanan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Días , S. Fujita , R. Burgos , J. González
GIDP: F. Días
Hit by Pitch: D. Hickey
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Yang (22)
CS: L. Yang (5)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Mora (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Gutiérrez-Burgos-Fujita)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Amabor 1B 4 0 2 1 1 0 0 .253 3 14
E. Cruz 2B 4 0 1 1 1 1 3 .236 0 16
M. Kirk DH 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .387 0 3
J. Barrón 3B, SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .222 2 12
M. Díaz RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .222 3 10
J. Burton C 3 1 0 0 1 2 4 .254 2 9
N. Wamelink LF 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .292 5 31
M. Sánchez CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .245 4 22
T. Randall SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .234 2 16
   a-M. Ishikawa PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196 1 5
   b-J. Sheehan SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 1 1
   c-J. Álvarez PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .271 3 23
   d-H. Smith SS, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 3 16
Totals 33 3 9 3 4 9 19      
a - M. Ishikawa pinch ran for T. Randall in the 6th
b - J. Sheehan substituted for M. Ishikawa in the 7th
c - J. Álvarez pinch hit for J. Sheehan in the 8th
d - H. Smith substituted for J. Álvarez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Randall (4, 6th Inning off S. Suzuki, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Amabor 2 , E. Cruz , M. Kirk , N. Wamelink 3 , M. Sánchez , T. Randall 2
2-out RBI: A. Amabor , E. Cruz , M. Sánchez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Cruz 2 , M. Kirk , J. Burton , T. Randall
GIDP: M. Sánchez
Hit by Pitch: M. Kirk
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Barrón-Cruz-Amabor)
EDMONTON PITCHING LINESCORE KUMAMOTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Suzuki 6.1 7 2 2 4 9 0 106 1.65   
J. Mora L (0-2) 1.2 2 1 0 0 0 0 29 4.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Suzuki 56
Batters Faced: S. Suzuki 31, J. Mora 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Suzuki 7-3, J. Mora 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Suzuki 106-61, J. Mora 29-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Mora 1-0
Hit Batsmen: S. Suzuki
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Mendoza 6.0 7 1 1 1 3 0 112 1.42   
K. Benjamin W (1-2), BS (2) 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 1 32 6.46   
Á. Lodeiro SV (13) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 14 1.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Mendoza 56
Batters Faced: E. Mendoza 26, K. Benjamin 7, Á. Lodeiro 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Mendoza 8-6, K. Benjamin 0-3, Á. Lodeiro 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Mendoza 112-73, K. Benjamin 32-24, Á. Lodeiro 14-10
Hit Batsmen: E. Mendoza
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eduardo Mendoza
Ballpark: Ibaraki Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM JST
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 15234
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