M3L SINGLE A
IDAHO FALLS CHUKARS AT COLUMBIA RIVER RATS
09/08/2062
 
M3L SINGLE A
IDAHO FALLS CHUKARS AT COLUMBIA RIVER RATS
GAME ID: 9264 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH , 2062 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Idaho Falls Chukars 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 4 0
Columbia River Rats 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Road Win Lifts Idaho Falls to 1-0 Lead in R1
One game in and the 3L A Championship is already looking exhausting.

The Idaho Falls Chukars and the Columbia River Rats needed 10 innings to settle Game 1, with the Chukars finally taking the 5-1 victory at Columbia Stadium. Excelling in the win was Idaho Falls pitcher Fernando Rodríguez, who threw 7.0 innings of 5-hit ball. The Chukars and River Rats are playing a best-of-3 series.

Idaho Falls used the timely hitting of Dani Soto to capture the win. The first baseman stroked a run-scoring double in the top of the tenth inning to put the Chukars on top, 2-1. It was his only hit in 4 at-bats, but he made it count.

"Exciting game to play in," said Soto. "Getting the win makes it even better."

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Columbia Stadium in Columbia.
IDAHO FALLS BATTING LINESCORE COLUMBIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Woods, Jr. SS 4 2 1 1 1 0 1 .250 1 1
A. Medina 2B 4 1 0 0 1 2 1 .000 0 0
D. Soto 1B 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .250 0 1
C. Maldonado DH 4 1 1 3 1 0 1 .250 1 3
R. Kuhn 3B 5 0 1 0 0 3 2 .200 0 0
Y. Kichida RF 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Harjula LF 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 .000 0 0
T. Aragón CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 7 .000 0 0
G. Alonso C 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .000 0 0
Totals 32 5 4 5 10 11 15      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Kuhn (1, 6th Inning off M. Riggle, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Soto (1, 10th Inning off G. Sutton, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Woods, Jr. (1, 1st Inning off M. Riggle, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Maldonado (1, 10th Inning off G. Sutton, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Woods, Jr. 4 , D. Soto 2 , C. Maldonado 4 , R. Kuhn 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Aragón 2 , G. Alonso
Sac Bunt: J. Harjula 2
Team LOB: 10
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Jacques-Jean C 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .000 0 0
J. MacFadden LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .000 0 0
C. Ríos DH 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .000 0 0
T. King RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 0 0
   a-C. Strickland PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   b-R. Martínez RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
K. Peterson 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .333 0 0
C. Salazar SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .250 0 0
B. Pugh 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Rush 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .250 0 0
C. Kleijwegt CF 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .250 0 1
Totals 34 1 5 1 4 9 14      
a - C. Strickland pinch hit for T. King in the 8th
b - R. Martínez substituted for C. Strickland in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Peterson (1, 6th Inning off F. Rodríguez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. King , K. Peterson 2 , C. Salazar , R. Rush , C. Kleijwegt
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. MacFadden , C. Ríos , C. Salazar 2
Sac Bunt: B. Pugh
Team LOB: 9
IDAHO FALLS PITCHING LINESCORE COLUMBIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Rodríguez 7.0 5 1 1 2 4 0 83 1.29   
T. Navarro 1.0 0 0 0 2 3 0 26 0.00   
R. López W (1-0) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Rodríguez 65
Batters Faced: F. Rodríguez 28, T. Navarro 5, R. López 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Rodríguez 9-8, T. Navarro 0-0, R. López 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Rodríguez 83-53, T. Navarro 26-13, R. López 17-13
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Riggle 5.2 2 1 1 5 4 1 98 1.59   
R. Acosta 1.1 0 0 0 2 2 0 21 0.00   
D. Wilson 1.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 32 0.00   
G. Sutton L (0-1) 0.1 2 4 3 1 0 1 5 81.00   
R. Harris 1.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 17 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Riggle 60
Batters Faced: M. Riggle 24, R. Acosta 6, D. Wilson 6, G. Sutton 4, R. Harris 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Riggle 5-8, R. Acosta 2-0, D. Wilson 2-1, G. Sutton 1-0, R. Harris 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Riggle 98-59, R. Acosta 21-12, D. Wilson 32-18, G. Sutton 5-4, R. Harris 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Acosta 2-0 , G. Sutton 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Fernando Rodríguez
Ballpark: Columbia Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (55 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM CT
Time: 3:47
Attendance: 26122
Special Notes: CL Tomás Navarro was injured while pitching. Yoshino Kichida ties the 3A playoff extra-inning game record for bases on balls with 4.
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