BIG SKY BASEBALL
MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS AT KANSAS CITY JACKS
08/25/2015
 
BIG SKY BASEBALL
MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS AT KANSAS CITY JACKS
GAME ID: 5816 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 25TH , 2015 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minneapolis Millers (57-69) 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 1 6 9 0
Kansas City Jacks (72-54) 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 7 12 0
Jacks Take Down Millers, 7-6
Kansas City right fielder Mike Ruíz picked up 4 ribbies while helping his team beat back the Minneapolis Millers, 7-6. Kansas City reliever Mario Encarnación picked up the win, upping his record to 6-5. Darwin Madden absorbed the loss. Kansas City now has a record of 72-54 with the win.

In the bottom of the ninth, with two out and the game tied, 6-6, 24-year old right-handed pitcher Xu-gang Lau won it for Kansas City. With runners on 1st and 2nd, Lau hit a 2-1 fastball from Darwin Madden for a run-scoring single, giving his team the 7-6 win.

"Every time you put a 'W' on the board is always good," said Ruíz.
MINNEAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Graves 3B, LF 5 1 2 3 0 1 2 .243 4 18
J. Vásquez RF 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 .285 16 75
C. Valadez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .307 12 66
   e-C. Ruhl SS, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 3 44
K. Lawrence LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .315 3 29
   a-B. O'Fayhey 3B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 5 49
B. Holland 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .231 1 5
F. Aplin CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .221 10 45
D. Tobías C 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .240 11 41
   b-J. Castro PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 6 18
   f-J. Acevedo C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203 2 9
J. Santana SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .234 0 15
   c-J. Bruno PH, 3B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .262 7 46
D. Veeck P 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .148 0 0
   D. Stephens P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-C. Broomhead PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .295 17 47
   D. Madden P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 0 0
Totals 36 6 9 5 2 4 13      
a - B. O'Fayhey substituted for K. Lawrence in the 8th
b - J. Castro pinch hit for D. Tobías in the 9th
c - J. Bruno pinch hit for J. Santana in the 9th
d - C. Broomhead pinch hit for D. Stephens in the 9th
e - C. Ruhl substituted for C. Valadez in the 9th
f - J. Acevedo substituted for J. Castro in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Graves (7, 5th Inning off D. Rocha, 3 on, 1 out) , J. Castro (5, 9th Inning off M. Encarnación, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Graves 3 , J. Vásquez , K. Lawrence 2 , F. Aplin , J. Castro 2 , J. Santana , C. Broomhead
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Vásquez , B. Holland
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Valadez-Santana-Holland)
OF assists: 1 (Vásquez(Hapgood at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Ruíz LF 4 0 2 0 1 1 1 .331 25 61
N. Brown CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .249 4 40
P. Castro 3B 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 .270 28 86
   c-X. Lau PH, 1B 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .292 5 17
M. Ruíz RF 4 2 2 4 0 0 2 .309 30 69
D. Mitchell 1B, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .259 23 64
B. Hapgood 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .240 12 31
S. Heard SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .274 8 46
N. Armstrong C 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .213 4 31
   d-G. Phillips PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .219 3 7
D. Rocha P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .085 1 4
   a-V. García PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .327 3 17
   D. Follett P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-S. Carter PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .242 6 21
   D. Salazar P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   M. Encarnación P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   e-D. Armstrong PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .276 0 4
Totals 36 7 12 7 3 11 13      
a - V. García pinch hit for D. Rocha in the 5th
b - S. Carter pinch hit for D. Follett in the 7th
c - X. Lau pinch hit for P. Castro in the 8th
d - G. Phillips pinch hit for N. Armstrong in the 9th
e - D. Armstrong pinch hit for M. Encarnación in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Hapgood (13, 2nd Inning off D. Veeck, 0 on, 0 outs) , X. Lau (8, 8th Inning off D. Stephens, 0 on, 1 out) , G. Phillips (2, 9th Inning off D. Madden, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Armstrong (3, 9th Inning off D. Madden, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Ruíz 2 (30, 1st Inning off D. Veeck, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off D. Stephens, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Ruíz 2 , P. Castro , X. Lau 3 , M. Ruíz 8 , D. Mitchell , B. Hapgood 3 , G. Phillips 2 , D. Armstrong 2
2-out RBI: X. Lau , M. Ruíz , B. Hapgood
GIDP: B. Hapgood
Team LOB: 6
MINNEAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Veeck 6.2 7 3 3 2 8 1 102 3.95   
D. Stephens BS (1) 1.1 2 2 2 0 2 1 17 4.50   
D. Madden L (3-6), BS (3) 0.2 3 2 2 1 1 0 19 2.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Veeck 54
Batters Faced: D. Veeck 27, D. Stephens 6, D. Madden 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Veeck 9-1, D. Stephens 2-0, D. Madden 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Veeck 102-65, D. Stephens 17-12, D. Madden 19-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Stephens 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Rocha 5.0 6 5 5 1 2 0 59 3.86   
D. Follett 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 3.62   
D. Salazar 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3.81   
M. Encarnación W (6-5) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 26 2.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Rocha 36
Batters Faced: D. Rocha 22, D. Follett 6, D. Salazar 4, M. Encarnación 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Rocha 7-6, D. Follett 2-2, D. Salazar 0-3, M. Encarnación 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Rocha 59-39, D. Follett 16-12, D. Salazar 10-7, M. Encarnación 26-18
WP: D. Rocha
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Ruíz
Ballpark: Arthur Bryant Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 16 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 43571
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