Cupertino National Cardinals (away) vs Cupertino American A's (home)

7Jun2008

Starting pitchers:

Cards: Ryan
A's: Evan

1st inning
Cards

  • Sam strikes out
  • Nick grounds to the pitcher and is thrown out at 1st
  • Jack strikes out

A's

  • Kevin T. is hit by a pitch and is awarded 1st base
  • With Daniel batting, Kevin T. steals 2nd base
  • Daniel hits a single on a line drive to right field
    Kevin T. to 3rd
  • With Kevin D. batting, Daniel goes to 2nd (defensive indifference)
  • Kevin D. hits a single up the middle
    Kevin T. scores, Daniel to 3rd on the hit
    Kevin D. to 2nd on the throw home
  • Michael pops up to the 1st baseman, who drops the ball
    Michael safe at 1st on the error
  • Evan walks
    Daniel scores, Kevin D. to 3rd, Michael to 2nd
  • With Andrew batting, the pitcher balks
    Kevin D. scores, Michael to 3rd, Evan to 2nd
  • With Andrew batting, the pitcher balks
    Michael scores, Evan to 3rd
  • Andrew hits a double on a line drive to left field
    Evan scores
  • Matt is hit by a pitch and is awarded 1st base
  • With Max batting, a passed ball
    Andrew to 3rd, Matt to 2nd
  • With Max batting, a wild pitch
    Andrew scores
  • Max walks

New Cards pitcher: Aaron

  • Casey hits a single on a ground ball up the 3rd base line
    Matt to 3rd, Max to 2nd
  • Kevin T. is hit by a pitch and is awarded 1st base
    Matt scores, Max to 3rd, Casey to 2nd
  • Daniel hits into a double play: ground ball to the 3rd baseman who throws
    home for one; the catcher then throws to 1st for two.
    Casey to 3rd, Kevin T. to 2nd on the fielder's choice
    Casey tries for home on the throw to 1st
    Casey tagged out at home for a triple play

2nd inning
Cards

  • Joey hits a double to left-center field
  • With Austin batting, a passed ball
    Joey to 3rd
  • Austin walks
  • Aaron flies out to left field
    Joey tags up and scores on the sacrifice fly
  • Ryan strikes out
  • Jack hits a single on a fly to shallow left field
    Austin to 2nd
  • Edmund strikes out

A's
Cards substitution: Jake for Ryan

  • Kevin D. flies out to the 2nd baseman on a pop-up
  • Michael walks
  • Evan hits a single up the middle
    Michael to 2nd
  • Andrew strikes out
  • Matt legs out a single on a weirdly hit spinning ball that was fielded
    halfway between 3rd and home after rolling oddly
    Michael to 3rd, Evan to 2nd
  • Max grounds to the 3rd baseman and is thrown out at 1st

3rd inning
Cards
Cards subtitution: Max for Joey, Shuhei for Edmund
New A's pitcher: Aaron

  • Sam grounds to the pitcher and is thrown out at 1st
  • Nick hits a single on a line drive over the pitcher's head
  • Arthur flies out to left field
  • With Max batting, a passed ball
    Nick to 2nd
  • Max grounds to the shortstop and is thrown out at 1st

A's
New Cards pitcher: Jack

  • Casey grounds to the pitcher and is thrown out at 1st
  • Kevin T. grounds to the 2nd baseman and is thrown out at 1st
    The 2nd baseman bobbles the ball, but recovers in time to get the out
    on a close play at 1st
  • Daniel walks
  • Kevin D. grounds to the shortstop who tags 2nd base unassisted
    Daniel out at 2nd on the fielder's choice

4th inning
Cards
New A's pitcher: Kevin D.
A's substitutions: Mike for Kevin T., Vishal for Daniel, Marcus for Michael,

Alex for Andrew, Patrick for Matt
  • Austin strikes out on a 3rd strike passed ball
    the catcher throws to 1st for the out
  • Aaron walks
  • With Jake batting Aaron steals 2nd base
  • Jake walks
  • Jack flies out to the shortstop (infield fly rule)
  • Shuhei hits a ground ball to the 3rd baseman, who makes an error
    trying to field the ball, and then throws over the 1st baseman's head.
    Aaron to 3rd, Jake to 2nd on the hit
    Aaron scores, Jake scores, Shuhei safe at 1st on the error
    Shuhei goes to 2nd on the throw home
  • Sam strikes out

A's

  • Marcus grounds to the 3rd baseman and is thrown out at 1st
    The throw is too high, but the 1st baseman makes a good play
    to catch the ball and get the out
  • Evan walks
  • Alex hits a single on a ground ball to right field
    Evan to 3rd on the hit
    Alex to 2nd on the throw to 3rd
  • With Patrick batting, a wild pitch
    Evan scores, Alex to 3rd
  • Patrick grounds to the 1st baseman, who steps on the bag unassisted
  • Max walks
  • With Chris batting, Max steals 2nd base
    The throw to 2nd is short in the dirt and then takes a bad hop
    over the shortstop
    Alex scores on the error
  • Chris grounds to the shortstop and is thrown out at 1st on a close play

5th inning
Cards
Cards substitutions: Joey for Jack, Ryan for Shuhei

  • Nick strikes out
  • Arthur walks
  • Max grounds to the shortstop, who throws to 2nd
    Arthur out at 2nd, Max safe at 1st on the fielder's choice
  • With Austin batting, a bad pickoff throw to 1st
    Max to 2nd
  • Austin hits a single on a line drive to left field
    Max scores
  • Aaron grounds to the 3rd baseman and is thrown out at 1st

A's
New Cards pitcher: Austin

  • Mike strikes out
  • Vishal strikes out
  • Kevin D. walks
  • With Marcus batting, Kevin D. attempts to steal 2nd
    The throw goes into center field; Kevin D. safe at 2nd on the error
  • With Marcus batting, a passed ball
    Kevin D. to 3rd
  • Marcus strikes out

6th inning
Cards
A's substitutions: Michael for Vishal, Kevin T. for Alex

  • Zack walks
  • Joey hits a single to shallow center field
    Zack to 2nd
  • Ryan flies out to the 3rd baseman on a line drive
  • Nick hits a slow roller to the 2nd baseman and beats the throw to 1st
    Zack to 3rd
  • Arthur flies out to the pitcher

A's

  • Evan hits a single to shallow right field
  • Kevin T. hits a ball that bounces up in front of home plate.
    Pretty much everyone believed it to be a foul ball (including
    the batter and the base runner) and just stood around waiting,
    but the umpire ruled it a fair ball.
    The catcher fields the ball and tags the batter out unassisted.
  • Patrick flies out to left field
  • Max grounds to the shortstop and is thrown out at 1st
    The ball was throw slightly short, but the 1st baseman made a
    good stretch to field the throw on the hop and get the out

7th inning
Cards
New A's pitcher: Kevin T.
A's substitution: Andrew for Marcus

  • Max grounds to the pitcher and is thrown out at 1st
  • Austin flies out to left field
    The left fielder makes a nice running catch for the out
  • Aaron flies out to the 3rd baseman
    The 3rd baseman made a great diving catch in foul territory to get the out

Final score: Cards 4, A's 9

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