GLOBAL BASEBALL BROTHERHOOD
AKRON AMBERS AT LEEDS LOCOMOTIVES
06/18/2042
 
GLOBAL BASEBALL BROTHERHOOD
AKRON AMBERS AT LEEDS LOCOMOTIVES
GAME ID: 2623 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18TH , 2042 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Akron Ambers (41-31) 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 4 0 9 14 0
Leeds Locomotives (35-37) 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 7 9 0
Ambers Use Late Rally to Win
Leeds shortstop Karol de Roode had a terrific game, but it still wasn't enough to get his team a win. de Roode was 2-3 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 2 times, even as Akron beat the Locomotives, 9-7. Akron reliever Il-sang O picked up the win to move to 2-1. Tomás Soto suffered the loss. With the win, Akron has a record of 41-31. Leeds falls to 35-37.

Yoshida Chikafuji hit a 2-run triple off Tomás Soto in the top of the eighth, which put the Ambers in front, 8-7. Chikafuji had 2 singles, in addition to the triple. For the game, he went 3 for 5.

"We'll just keep our nose to the grindstone," Chikafuji told the Akron Today.
AKRON BATTING LINESCORE LEEDS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Aoki 2B 3 2 1 0 2 0 1 .279 5 25
Y. Chikafuji LF 5 1 3 2 0 1 2 .276 1 10
H. Okamoto CF 5 1 3 2 0 0 1 .341 3 19
A. Jouda 1B, 3B 5 1 1 3 0 3 3 .280 9 27
L. Moreno DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .191 2 7
   c-S. Blanco DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 5 19
W. Norman RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .288 1 11
R. Gutiérrez SS 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .319 0 1
N. Ortíz 3B 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .243 6 25
   a-K. Yi PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .282 0 3
   b-R. Hesketh 3B, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 2 12
K. Ch'oe C 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .364 0 1
Totals 40 9 14 9 2 8 11      
a - K. Yi pinch hit for N. Ortíz in the 8th
b - R. Hesketh substituted for K. Yi in the 8th
c - S. Blanco inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Moreno (2, 5th Inning off C. Herrera, 0 on, 2 outs) , K. Ch'oe (2, 6th Inning off C. Herrera, 0 on, 2 outs) , H. Okamoto (11, 7th Inning off C. Herrera, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Yi (2, 8th Inning off T. Soto, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: Y. Chikafuji (2, 8th Inning off T. Soto, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: N. Ortíz (6, 5th Inning off N. Suzuki, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Jouda (9, 5th Inning off N. Suzuki, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: I. Aoki , Y. Chikafuji 5 , H. Okamoto 4 , A. Jouda 4 , L. Moreno 3 , N. Ortíz 4 , K. Yi 2 , K. Ch'oe 3
2-out RBI: Y. Chikafuji , H. Okamoto 2 , A. Jouda
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Aoki , L. Moreno , W. Norman
Hit by Pitch: R. Gutiérrez
Team LOB: 7
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Hackman 1B, RF 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 .244 7 27
S. Lapthorne LF, RF, LF 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .291 1 12
J. López C 4 2 2 0 1 1 1 .348 8 34
E. Nakashima DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .204 8 22
   c-D. Pérez DH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .277 7 28
A. Powell RF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .270 3 20
   a-C. Peña PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .171 1 4
   b-J. Sandoval RF, LF 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .288 6 31
   d-C. Hopkins 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .382 2 8
S. Potter 2B 4 0 1 3 0 0 1 .250 1 6
P. Steur CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .250 1 20
K. de Roode SS 3 2 2 1 1 1 0 .172 2 18
S. Ohayashi 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .134 0 3
Totals 34 7 9 6 3 11 12      
a - C. Peña pinch ran for A. Powell in the 3rd
b - J. Sandoval substituted for C. Peña in the 4th
c - D. Pérez inserted as DH in the 7th
d - C. Hopkins substituted for J. Sandoval in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Potter (2, 1st Inning off B. Purkis, 3 on, 2 outs) , A. Powell (20, 3rd Inning off B. Purkis, 0 on, 1 out) , J. López 2 (20, 5th Inning off B. Purkis, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off I. O, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: S. Lapthorne (4, 2nd Inning off B. Purkis, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. de Roode (2, 6th Inning off E. Gilbert, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Hackman , S. Lapthorne 3 , J. López 4 , D. Pérez , A. Powell 2 , S. Potter 2 , K. de Roode 5
2-out RBI: S. Lapthorne , S. Potter , K. de Roode
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. López , J. Sandoval , P. Steur 2
Sac Bunt: S. Ohayashi
Hit by Pitch: A. Powell
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Hackman (17)
CS: D. Pérez (8)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Steur(Chikafuji at 2nd base))
AKRON PITCHING LINESCORE LEEDS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Purkis 4.2 6 4 4 1 5 0 78 4.11   
E. Gilbert 1.1 1 2 2 1 2 1 23 4.34   
I. O W (2-1) 1.2 2 1 1 1 2 0 27 3.20   
J. Wheelock H (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2.25   
F. Romo SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 1.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Purkis 40
Batters Faced: B. Purkis 22, E. Gilbert 6, I. O 7, J. Wheelock 1, F. Romo 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Purkis 6-3, E. Gilbert 1-1, I. O 0-2, J. Wheelock 1-0, F. Romo 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Purkis 78-54, E. Gilbert 23-14, I. O 27-17, J. Wheelock 6-3, F. Romo 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Gilbert 1-0 , I. O 1-1 , J. Wheelock 1-0
WP: I. O
Hit Batsmen: B. Purkis
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Suzuki 4.2 8 5 5 1 5 2 85 2.25   
C. Herrera 2.1 3 0 0 0 2 0 39 3.79   
T. Soto L (1-4), BS (3) 0.2 3 4 4 1 0 0 18 4.02   
J. Romero 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 18 3.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Suzuki 32
Batters Faced: N. Suzuki 22, C. Herrera 10, T. Soto 7, J. Romero 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Suzuki 3-5, C. Herrera 3-2, T. Soto 2-0, J. Romero 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: N. Suzuki 85-54, C. Herrera 39-28, T. Soto 18-10, J. Romero 18-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Romero 1-0
Hit Batsmen: T. Soto
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Karol de Roode
Ballpark: Rhino Park
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM GMT
Time: 3:47
Attendance: 7875
Special Notes: RF Alastair Powell was injured while running the bases.
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