ARIZONA ROOKIE LEAGUE
CHICAGO N (AZL) CUBS AT TEXAS (AZL) RANGERS
08/13/2025
 
ARIZONA ROOKIE LEAGUE
CHICAGO N (AZL) CUBS AT TEXAS (AZL) RANGERS
GAME ID: 12512 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Chicago N (AZL) Cubs (14-27) 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 15 0
Texas (AZL) Rangers (16-25) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 4 13 0
Rangers Top Cubs, 4-3
Texas (AZL) right fielder Fahd Kardal made his presence felt in the 4-3 Rangers triumph over the Chicago N (AZL) Cubs. Kardal was 3-4 with 2 doubles and was hit by a pitch. He drove in 3 runs. The winner was Jim Unknown in relief. His record improves to 1-0. Sean Pace took the loss. The losing streak for Chicago N (AZL) has now reached 9 games.

The game was still up for grabs in the bottom of the tenth. With one out, Kardal hit a slider from Sean Pace for a run-scoring single. The Rangers, in dramatic fashion, had a walk-off win.

Kardal offered a curt "no comment" when asked to discuss the win after the game.
CHICAGO N (AZL) BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS (AZL) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Wells LF 5 0 1 0 0 3 4 .282 1 14
J. Atkins DH 5 2 2 0 0 1 3 .346 0 21
N. Armitage SS 5 0 2 1 0 1 0 .279 6 27
H. Olivo 1B 5 1 3 1 0 2 3 .306 8 26
D. Hill C 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .331 5 20
J. Rodríguez RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .314 4 25
W. O'Connelan 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .291 3 20
J. Davis CF 4 0 1 0 1 2 3 .342 5 18
P. Quintero 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 4 .309 8 24
Totals 40 3 15 3 2 12 25      
BATTING
Doubles: W. O'Connelan (8, 2nd Inning off R. Galindo, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: N. Armitage (2, 1st Inning off R. Galindo, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: H. Olivo (8, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: W. Wells , J. Atkins 2 , N. Armitage 4 , H. Olivo 6 , D. Hill , J. Rodríguez 2 , W. O'Connelan 2 , J. Davis , P. Quintero 2
2-out RBI: H. Olivo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , W. Wells 2 , J. Atkins , D. Hill , W. O'Connelan
GIDP: D. Hill , P. Quintero
Sac Bunt: W. O'Connelan
Sac Fly: J. Rodríguez
Hit by Pitch: P. Quintero
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
CS: P. Quintero (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Olivo-Armitage, Quintero-Armitage-Olivo)
OF assists: 1 (Rodríguez(Hubbard at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Randall LF 5 1 2 0 0 2 0 .290 0 13
P. Arroyo 2B 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 .432 7 24
N. Herman CF 5 1 2 0 0 2 3 .314 7 25
F. Kardal RF 4 0 3 3 0 0 0 .318 4 27
E. Williams SS 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 .256 3 9
J. Warren DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .333 0 3
L. Marie 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .227 2 8
   a-J. Unknown PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   b-J. Unknown 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Hubbard 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .261 1 4
J. Unknown C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
Totals 36 4 13 4 0 7 13      
a - J. Unknown pinch hit for L. Marie in the 9th
b - J. Unknown substituted for J. Unknown in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Kardal 2 (16, 6th Inning off E. Méndez, 2 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off D. Garza, 1 on, 2 outs) , P. Arroyo (16, 8th Inning off D. Garza, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: N. Herman (3, 4th Inning off E. Méndez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Randall 2 , P. Arroyo 4 , N. Herman 4 , F. Kardal 5 , J. Warren , J. Unknown , C. Hubbard
2-out RBI: F. Kardal
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Williams , J. Warren , J. Unknown
GIDP: J. Unknown 2
Sac Fly: E. Williams
Hit by Pitch: F. Kardal , C. Hubbard 2
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Marie-Williams-Marie, Hubbard-Arroyo-Unknown)
CHICAGO N (AZL) PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS (AZL) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Méndez 6.1 6 2 2 0 3 0 81 4.50   
D. Garza BS (1) 1.2 2 1 1 0 2 0 23 9.00   
S. Pace L (1-6) 1.1 5 1 1 0 2 0 29 5.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Méndez 56
Batters Faced: E. Méndez 25, D. Garza 7, S. Pace 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Méndez 8-6, D. Garza 1-1, S. Pace 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Méndez 81-54, D. Garza 23-15, S. Pace 29-23
Hit Batsmen: E. Méndez 2 , D. Garza
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Galindo 4.0 7 2 2 0 5 0 78 6.68   
J. Unknown 3.0 4 1 1 0 3 1 59 3.00   
J. Unknown W (1-0) 3.0 4 0 0 2 4 0 55 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Galindo 45
Batters Faced: R. Galindo 19, J. Unknown 13, J. Unknown 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Galindo 4-2, J. Unknown 1-5, J. Unknown 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Galindo 78-47, J. Unknown 59-38, J. Unknown 55-30
Hit Batsmen: R. Galindo
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Fahd Kardal
Ballpark: Surprise Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (85 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:46
Attendance: 3017
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