BASEBALL STARS ASSOCIATION
MINNESOTA NORTH STARS AT KANSAS CITY KINGS
04/16/2055
 
BASEBALL STARS ASSOCIATION
MINNESOTA NORTH STARS AT KANSAS CITY KINGS
GAME ID: 145 - FRIDAY, APRIL 16TH , 2055 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Minnesota North Stars (2-9) 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 0
Kansas City Kings (9-2) 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 5 8 0
Kings Beat Minnesota, 5-4
The Kansas City Kings did just enough to nip the Minnesota North Stars, 5-4, in 11 innings. Kansas City pitcher Desmond Lyons, in particular, had a standout performance. Jaime Cortéz, now 1-1, was credited with the win in 3 innings of relief. He allowed no runs on 1 hit, while striking out 4 and walking 1. The Kings, now 9-2, have stormed out of the gates.

The decisive blow was delivered by Estanislau Gandarei in the bottom of the 11th when he hit a run-scoring double off 22-year old left-handed pitcher Steven Sanford to win the game for Kansas City. The home crowd went nuts.

"I like the groove we're in," said Lyons.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. MacGruder CF 3 1 0 0 2 3 0 .191 1 3
S. Alexander 3B 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 .300 0 2
J. Ramos DH 5 0 1 0 0 3 1 .239 3 4
B. Jones SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .167 0 3
J. Austin RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .400 0 2
   a-L. Curtis PH, LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .130 1 2
C. Díaz 1B 5 0 2 0 0 1 3 .205 1 3
J. Acosta LF, RF 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 .333 0 0
G. Jaramillo 2B 5 1 2 3 0 1 3 .231 1 6
J. Thompson C 5 0 0 0 0 3 1 .111 0 0
Totals 40 4 7 4 5 15 13      
a - L. Curtis pinch hit for J. Austin in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Jones (4, 2nd Inning off D. Lyons, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Alexander (1, 5th Inning off D. Lyons, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: G. Jaramillo (1, 7th Inning off W. Tupper, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. Jaramillo (1, 2nd Inning off D. Lyons, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Alexander 2 , J. Ramos , B. Jones 2 , C. Díaz 2 , G. Jaramillo 7
2-out RBI: S. Alexander , G. Jaramillo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Alexander , J. Ramos , G. Jaramillo
GIDP: C. Díaz
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Ramos (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Bradley CF 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 .405 2 7
R. Mason LF 5 2 2 1 0 2 3 .271 2 8
T. Williams DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .283 2 5
J. Bowman 1B 5 1 2 2 0 1 0 .295 1 4
E. Gandarei C 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 .243 2 8
A. Clark 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .302 0 2
J. García 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .286 2 8
P. Berry SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .325 2 6
D. Engleman RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .275 0 3
Totals 38 5 8 5 2 9 10      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Mason (3, 6th Inning off B. Cummings, 1 on, 1 out) , E. Gandarei (2, 11th Inning off S. Sanford, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. García (1, 7th Inning off J. James, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Mason (2, 1st Inning off B. Cummings, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Bradley , R. Mason 6 , J. Bowman 2 , E. Gandarei 2 , J. García 3 , P. Berry
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Williams , A. Clark
Hit by Pitch: T. Williams
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Berry-García-Bowman)
PB: E. Gandarei
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Cummings 5.1 4 3 3 1 1 1 92 5.06   
J. James BS (1) 1.2 2 1 1 1 2 0 27 2.35   
C. Jones 2.0 0 0 0 0 4 0 26 2.08   
S. Sanford L (0-3) 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 16 6.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Cummings 48
Batters Faced: B. Cummings 22, J. James 8, C. Jones 6, S. Sanford 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Cummings 8-7, J. James 1-2, C. Jones 1-1, S. Sanford 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Cummings 92-54, J. James 27-17, C. Jones 26-18, S. Sanford 16-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. James 2-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Cummings
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Lyons 6.1 4 4 4 2 7 1 94 3.86   
W. Tupper 1.1 1 0 0 1 3 0 31 1.50   
F. Picun 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 9 3.86   
J. Cortéz W (1-1) 3.0 1 0 0 1 4 0 26 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Lyons 54
Batters Faced: D. Lyons 25, W. Tupper 7, F. Picun 3, J. Cortéz 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Lyons 4-8, W. Tupper 1-1, F. Picun 0-0, J. Cortéz 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Lyons 94-64, W. Tupper 31-18, F. Picun 9-5, J. Cortéz 26-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Picun 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Desmond Lyons
Ballpark: Kings Ball Park
Start Time: 7:00 PM ET
Time: 3:46
Attendance: 45812
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