WORLD BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
MELBOURNE METEORS AT NAIROBI BLACK RHINOS
07/08/2147
 
WORLD BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
MELBOURNE METEORS AT NAIROBI BLACK RHINOS
GAME ID: 3478 - SATURDAY, JULY 8TH , 2147 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Melbourne Meteors (37-43) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 8 0
Nairobi Black Rhinos (41-39) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 0
Meteors Deal Black Rhinos 5-1 Defeat
Melbourne used a superb performance from starting pitcher Heherson Bongolan to down the Nairobi Black Rhinos, 5-1. The 4th-place Meteors have won 4 consecutive games.

Gualter Bonito didn't waste any time giving his team the lead. His first time up in the top of the first, he cranked a 2-run single to put Melbourne on top, 2-0.

"I just tried to attack the bottom of the zone," Bongolan said.
MELBOURNE BATTING LINESCORE NAIROBI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Safwan SS 5 1 1 0 0 2 0 .308 1 22
J. Jackson 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 .228 2 14
G. Bonito RF 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .351 16 61
P. Liao 1B 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .280 14 47
R. Hammer 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .331 20 70
P. Jiménez CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .265 10 36
K. Hamzah LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .255 1 22
A. Tallara C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .273 2 13
H. Bongolan P 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .121 0 1
   M. Bassano P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
   a-W. Robinson PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .254 4 11
   M. Rippon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 0 0
Totals 34 5 8 5 4 7 8      
a - W. Robinson pinch hit for M. Bassano in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Jackson (15, 1st Inning off P. Henry, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: P. Liao (14, 8th Inning off S. Matsuda, 1 on, 1 out) , W. Robinson (4, 9th Inning off R. Idris, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Safwan , J. Jackson 2 , G. Bonito 2 , P. Liao 4 , R. Hammer , A. Tallara , W. Robinson 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Tallara
GIDP: P. Liao
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Tallara-Safwan, Jackson-Tallara-Liao, Safwan-Jackson-Liao)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Watanabe 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .252 14 36
J. Villa CF 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .295 17 50
T. Karim 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .271 8 32
T. Ramírez LF 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .258 15 58
C. Tieh RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .298 11 36
H. Sulaiman 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .284 11 52
   b-M. Hasni PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .259 3 12
   c-K. Schubert 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .212 1 3
J. Cermaka SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .299 9 39
B. Álvarez C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .177 3 9
P. Henry P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .172 0 0
   a-É. Durant PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 1 3
   S. Matsuda P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
   d-G. Breivik PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .221 4 16
   R. Idris P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 1 6 1 4 7 16      
a - É. Durant pinch hit for P. Henry in the 6th
b - M. Hasni pinch hit for H. Sulaiman in the 7th
c - K. Schubert substituted for M. Hasni in the 8th
d - G. Breivik pinch hit for S. Matsuda in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Ramírez (15, 7th Inning off H. Bongolan, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Karim , T. Ramírez 3 , C. Tieh , J. Cermaka , G. Breivik
2-out RBI: J. Cermaka
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Tieh , J. Cermaka , B. Álvarez
GIDP: K. Watanabe , M. Hasni
Hit by Pitch: T. Ramírez
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Villa (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Watanabe-Cermaka-Karim)
MELBOURNE PITCHING LINESCORE NAIROBI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Bongolan W (7-5) 7.1 4 0 0 3 7 0 119 3.28   
M. Bassano 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4.72   
M. Rippon 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 24 6.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Bongolan 74
Batters Faced: H. Bongolan 27, M. Bassano 1, M. Rippon 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Bongolan 5-8, M. Bassano 1-0, M. Rippon 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: H. Bongolan 119-76, M. Bassano 7-4, M. Rippon 24-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Bassano 1-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Rippon
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Henry L (1-6) 6.0 6 2 2 2 3 0 96 3.86   
S. Matsuda 2.0 1 2 2 2 4 1 38 5.87   
R. Idris 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 12 5.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Henry 53
Batters Faced: P. Henry 25, S. Matsuda 9, R. Idris 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Henry 5-9, S. Matsuda 1-1, R. Idris 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: P. Henry 96-59, S. Matsuda 38-23, R. Idris 12-7
WP: P. Henry
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Heherson Bongolan
Ballpark: Rhinos Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 4:05 PM
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 36646
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