ADULT BASEBALL LEAGUE
BUFFALO BISON AT KANSAS CITY TORNADOES
08/02/2062
 
ADULT BASEBALL LEAGUE
BUFFALO BISON AT KANSAS CITY TORNADOES
GAME ID: 1503 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2ND , 2062 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Buffalo Bison (54-54) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 9 0
Kansas City Tornadoes (55-53) 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 X 4 9 0
Bison Fall Short, 4-3, at Kansas City
The Kansas City Tornadoes picked up a win at Debris Field, taking down the Buffalo Bison, 4-3. Starting pitcher Mario Villegas was a big reason why. Buffalo is still trying to get off the schneid, having lost 6 in a row.

Chris Juarez had a big solo home run for the Tornadoes in the bottom of the fifth inning. With Kansas City leading 3-2 and the bases empty, he sized up a changeup from 30-year old right-handed pitcher Ben Molter and punished it. The result was his 4th home run of the season, which put the Tornadoes on top, 4-2.

"I thought we competed really well," said Tornadoes manager Todd Belcher. "I thought the energy was really good."
BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Kota SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .324 3 34
J. Espinoza DH 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .310 29 77
J. Bye 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .341 30 104
J. Schimmel RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .322 12 55
D. Staples LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .258 1 7
D. Pellot CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .271 10 52
O. Guerini 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .284 24 76
J. Locey 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .255 1 8
C. Berry C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .304 3 13
   a-J. Thompson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .243 3 13
Totals 35 3 9 3 1 3 15      
a - J. Thompson pinch hit for C. Berry in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Kota (30, 1st Inning off M. Villegas, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Espinoza (29, 1st Inning off M. Villegas, 1 on, 0 outs) , O. Guerini (24, 6th Inning off M. Villegas, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Kota 3 , J. Espinoza 5 , J. Bye , J. Schimmel , O. Guerini 5 , J. Locey
2-out RBI: O. Guerini
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Schimmel , O. Guerini , C. Berry
GIDP: C. Berry
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Goodwin 2B 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .296 8 46
M. Hernandez DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .274 11 41
E. Escobar CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .330 12 42
R. Tapia RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .280 20 73
E. Ferrario 1B 3 0 1 1 0 2 2 .305 14 53
P. Nicolas SS 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .268 8 34
E. Cuevas 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .251 7 40
J. Dickey LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 5 26
C. Juarez C 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .184 4 12
Totals 32 4 9 4 0 8 10      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Escobar (16, 1st Inning off B. Molter, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Tapia (23, 6th Inning off B. Molter, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: P. Nicolas (8, 4th Inning off B. Molter, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Juarez (4, 5th Inning off B. Molter, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Goodwin 3 , E. Escobar 2 , R. Tapia 3 , E. Ferrario , P. Nicolas 4 , C. Juarez 4
2-out RBI: P. Nicolas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Escobar , P. Nicolas , E. Cuevas
Sac Fly: E. Ferrario
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Goodwin (6) , R. Tapia (25)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Goodwin-Nicolas-Ferrario)
PB: C. Juarez
BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Molter L (3-2) 5.2 7 4 4 0 5 2 86 4.02   
D. Handrahan 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 31 5.05   
G. Halliwell 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 3.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Molter 44
Batters Faced: B. Molter 24, D. Handrahan 5, G. Halliwell 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Molter 6-6, D. Handrahan 0-2, G. Halliwell 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Molter 86-54, D. Handrahan 31-20, G. Halliwell 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Handrahan 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Villegas W (10-5) 7.0 8 3 3 1 1 2 97 3.34   
F. Poole H (6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 3.74   
T. Miguel SV (16) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 6.28   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Villegas 49
Batters Faced: M. Villegas 29, F. Poole 3, T. Miguel 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Villegas 11-8, F. Poole 1-1, T. Miguel 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Villegas 97-58, F. Poole 14-8, T. Miguel 11-9
WP: M. Villegas
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mario Villegas
Ballpark: Debris Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (84 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM CT
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 28530
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