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SIOUX CITY KNIGHTS AT KANSAS CITY BLUE SPADERS
07/04/2028
 
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SIOUX CITY KNIGHTS AT KANSAS CITY BLUE SPADERS
GAME ID: 6408 - TUESDAY, JULY 4TH, 2028 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Sioux City Knights (41-43) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 3 7 11 0
Kansas City Blue Spaders (23-60) 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 8 2
Knights Score Late, Stun Blue Spaders, 7-3
Despite a fine performance by left fielder Josh Dronfield, the Kansas City Blue Spaders suffered a 7-3 loss to the Sioux City Knights. Dronfield went 3-4 with a home run and a triple, while scoring 3 times. The winner was Sioux City reliever Maziba Chiba, now 2-4. The loser was Bill Neville. Yohachi Adachi got the save, the 1st for him this season.

With a runner on 3rd and two out in the top of the sixth inning, left fielder Yachi Ichihara delivered big for the Knights. Sioux City was trailing 3-1 when he belted a 2-run home run.

In postgame remarks, Ichihara said: "To all who've been doubting my effort -- I hope they saw this game."

With the win, the Knights improved to 41-43.
SIOUX CITY BATTING LINESCORES KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Z. Mogeni CF 5 2 3 2 0 0 1 .333 0 2
T. Nishikawa 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .310 1 13
   c-R. Matthews PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .400 0 3
   d-T. Yi PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 0 5
   e-J. Si 2B, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .245 0 14
Y. Ichihara LF 4 1 2 2 0 2 0 .292 2 6
   f-A. Umrani LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
K. Sakei C 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .281 2 6
S. Jiao RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .272 4 23
O. Morales DH 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .254 1 15
B. Mayer 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 0 3
   a-K. Miura PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 5 22
   b-F. Tseng 3B, 1B 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .180 1 5
S. Rodríguez SS, 2B 4 1 0 0 0 2 3 .208 0 3
B. Gibson 1B 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 .000 0 0
   g-K. Aoki PH, SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .320 2 16
Totals 37 7 11 6 2 11 16      
a - K. Miura pinch hit for B. Mayer in the 7th
b - F. Tseng substituted for K. Miura in the 7th
c - R. Matthews pinch hit for T. Nishikawa in the 8th
d - T. Yi pinch ran for R. Matthews in the 8th
e - J. Si substituted for T. Yi in the 8th
f - A. Umrani substituted for Y. Ichihara in the 8th
g - K. Aoki pinch hit for B. Gibson in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: Z. Mogeni (1, 8th Inning off B. Neville, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Ichihara (2, 6th Inning off W. Smith, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: Z. Mogeni 5 , Y. Ichihara 5 , S. Jiao 2 , T. Nishikawa , R. Matthews , A. Umrani , K. Aoki
2-out RBI: Y. Ichihara
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Sakei , B. Gibson
GIDP: K. Sakei
Sac Fly: F. Tseng
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: Z. Mogeni (2) , S. Jiao (15)
CS: T. Yi (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Valenzuela CF 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 .239 0 3
J. Dronfield LF 4 3 3 1 0 0 0 .186 1 3
J. Trujillo 3B, SS 3 0 3 2 1 0 0 .750 0 2
R. Baird 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .267 1 7
J. Hernández C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .191 2 7
R. Carvalho 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .187 1 6
   b-S. Blanchard PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .179 0 5
   c-H. Chang 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 2 13
E. Nunez DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
C. Beccatini SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 2 9
   a-G. Pavani PH, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 4 25
F. Sánchez RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .209 6 23
Totals 34 3 8 3 3 8 8      
a - G. Pavani pinch hit for C. Beccatini in the 7th
b - S. Blanchard pinch hit for R. Carvalho in the 8th
c - H. Chang substituted for S. Blanchard in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: J. Dronfield (1, 1st Inning off T. Nájera, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Dronfield (1, 5th Inning off T. Nájera, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Baird , J. Dronfield 8 , J. Trujillo 3 , J. Hernández
2-out RBI: J. Dronfield , J. Trujillo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Nunez , J. Hernández
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Dronfield (3)
CS: J. Trujillo (1)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Valenzuela (1) , G. Pavani (15)
Double Plays: 1 (Carvalho-Beccatini-Baird)
PB: J. Hernández
SIOUX CITY PITCHING LINESCORES KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
T. Nájera 6.0 7 3 3 1 5 1 89 60 6.82
M. Chiba W (2-4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 9 2.78
Y. Adachi SV (1) 2.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 30 15 3.00
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Nájera 50
Batters Faced: T. Nájera 25, M. Chiba 3, Y. Adachi 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Nájera 4-8, M. Chiba 0-1, Y. Adachi 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: T. Nájera 89-60, M. Chiba 13-9, Y. Adachi 30-15
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
W. Smith 6.0 4 3 3 0 7 1 83 58 8.68
B. Neville L (1-4) 1.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 26 15 7.15
E. Ivory 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 1.04
L. Kuang 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 5 2.67
J. Vasquez 0.1 3 3 2 1 0 0 28 15 54.00
J. Smith 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 8 2.40
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Smith 59
Batters Faced: W. Smith 22, B. Neville 6, E. Ivory 1, L. Kuang 2, J. Vasquez 6, J. Smith 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Smith 6-5, B. Neville 1-0, E. Ivory 0-0, L. Kuang 1-0, J. Vasquez 0-1, J. Smith 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Smith 83-58, B. Neville 26-15, E. Ivory 4-2, L. Kuang 8-5, J. Vasquez 28-15, J. Smith 9-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Ivory 1-1 , L. Kuang 1-0 , J. Smith 2-0
WP: J. Vasquez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh Dronfield
Ballpark: The Whig Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 15 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm EST
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 7450
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