ARIZONA ROOKIE LEAGUE
LOS ANGELES A (AZL) ANGELS AT SAN FRANCISCO (AZL) GIANTS
08/16/2025
 
ARIZONA ROOKIE LEAGUE
LOS ANGELES A (AZL) ANGELS AT SAN FRANCISCO (AZL) GIANTS
GAME ID: 12528 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 16TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles A (AZL) Angels (21-23) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 6 12 1
San Francisco (AZL) Giants (18-25) 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 9 0
Angels Raise Rally Flag, Beat San Francisco (AZL), 6-3
With Jim Unknown leading the charge, the Los Angeles A (AZL) Angels defeated the San Francisco (AZL) Giants, 6-3. Unknown went 1 for 1 with a home run, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once for the Angels. Reliever Luis Valdés picked up the win. His record improves to 1-0. Jesús Rodríguez took the loss. After today's action, Los Angeles A (AZL) sits at 21-23; San Francisco (AZL) slips to 18-25.

Unknown had a game-changing home run in the top of the eighth. On a first pitch fastball from Jesús Rodríguez, he banged a 3-run home run to left, giving the Angels a 6-3 lead. It was the 1st home run of the year for Unknown.

"I don't feel you win baseball games by working harder than the other team or 'wanting it more,'" Unknown told the Los Angeles A (AZL) Daily News. "You win just by scoring more runs."
LOS ANGELES A (AZL) BATTING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO (AZL) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Gibbs 2B 5 1 1 1 0 3 2 .238 2 7
D. Burnett RF 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .409 3 28
J. Ruíz SS 5 0 3 1 0 0 1 .337 9 26
C. Preston C 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .375 1 6
B. Flores 3B 5 1 1 0 0 4 6 .235 4 10
V. Duffin LF 4 1 2 1 1 1 3 .188 3 16
M. Patterson 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 5 .200 0 0
R. Ortíz CF 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .258 2 8
   a-J. Unknown PH 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 1 3
   c-J. Unknown CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Quintero P, DH 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 .000 0 0
   b-E. Mitchell DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 0 1
Totals 37 6 12 6 4 14 20      
a - J. Unknown pinch hit for R. Ortíz in the 8th
b - E. Mitchell inserted as DH in the 8th
c - J. Unknown substituted for J. Unknown in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Ruíz 2 (13, 1st Inning off K. Holden, 0 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off K. Holden, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: D. Burnett (3, 5th Inning off M. Esparza, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Flores (1, 8th Inning off J. Rodríguez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Gibbs (2, 1st Inning off K. Holden, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Unknown (1, 8th Inning off J. Rodríguez, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Gibbs 4 , D. Burnett 4 , J. Ruíz 5 , C. Preston , B. Flores 3 , V. Duffin 2 , M. Patterson , J. Unknown 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Burnett , V. Duffin , M. Patterson
GIDP: J. Ruíz , M. Patterson
Hit by Pitch: C. Preston
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: B. Flores (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Ruíz-Gibbs-Patterson, Patterson-Ruíz-Patterson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Erwin 3B 2 1 1 2 3 0 1 .347 3 9
K. Lewis CF 5 1 3 0 0 2 2 .329 2 7
J. Durango SS 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 .249 3 16
J. Correa RF 4 0 1 0 1 1 4 .365 14 29
E. Miller 2B 3 0 0 0 2 1 4 .305 3 17
D. Escalonia LF 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .331 1 20
J. Rodríguez DH 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .189 4 12
   a-J. Ramírez DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .262 2 9
M. Leal 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 6 .304 3 10
   b-J. López 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 1 8
   c-J. Unknown PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-J. Unknown 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Unknown C 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .500 0 0
Totals 34 3 9 3 7 10 30      
a - J. Ramírez inserted as DH in the 5th
b - J. López substituted for M. Leal in the 7th
c - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. López in the 8th
d - J. Unknown substituted for J. Unknown in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: H. Erwin (3, 5th Inning off W. Gregory, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Erwin 4 , K. Lewis 3 , J. Correa , D. Escalonia , M. Leal , J. Unknown 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Miller 2 , M. Leal
GIDP: H. Erwin , M. Leal
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
CS: H. Erwin (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Leal-Unknown-Leal, Durango-Miller-López)
LOS ANGELES A (AZL) PITCHING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO (AZL) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Quintero 3.1 2 0 0 5 6 0 73 4.50   
W. Gregory 1.2 4 3 2 1 1 1 47 8.20   
L. Valdés W (1-0) 3.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 44 0.00   
D. Turner SV (9) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 16 6.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Quintero 55
Batters Faced: J. Quintero 16, W. Gregory 10, L. Valdés 10, D. Turner 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Quintero 2-1, W. Gregory 2-1, L. Valdés 5-1, D. Turner 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Quintero 73-34, W. Gregory 47-28, L. Valdés 44-25, D. Turner 16-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Gregory 3-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Holden 4.0 4 1 1 3 7 1 78 3.98   
M. Esparza 2.0 4 1 1 1 3 0 40 5.13   
J. Rodríguez L (1-4), BS (4) 1.0 4 4 4 0 1 1 19 9.16   
J. Unknown 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 26 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Holden 54
Batters Faced: K. Holden 19, M. Esparza 10, J. Rodríguez 6, J. Unknown 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Holden 4-1, M. Esparza 2-0, J. Rodríguez 1-0, J. Unknown 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: K. Holden 78-42, M. Esparza 40-23, J. Rodríguez 19-14, J. Unknown 26-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Rodríguez 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Unknown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Unknown
Ballpark: Scottsdale Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (93 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 6 mph
Start Time: 12:00 PM ET
Time: 3:50
Attendance: 7393
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