WORLD BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
KARACHI FALCONS AT MELBOURNE METEORS
07/13/2147
 
WORLD BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
KARACHI FALCONS AT MELBOURNE METEORS
GAME ID: 3520 - THURSDAY, JULY 13TH , 2147 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Karachi Falcons (45-39) 3 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 9 14 1
Melbourne Meteors (40-44) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 10 1
Falcons Upend Meteors, 9-4
The Karachi Falcons powered past the Melbourne Meteors, 9-4, at Meteor Crater. Gerald Holmes went 2 for 4 with a double and was hit by a pitch. He scored 3 runs and drove in 2, to lead the charge. Enreecko Vergara picked up the win, improving his season record to 7-2. He struck out 1 in 7.2 innings. With the win, the Falcons sit at 45-39.

Karachi used the bat of Rick Hodgson to capture the win. The catcher jacked a 3-run home run in the top of the first inning to put the Falcons ahead, 3-0. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a dandy.

"If we play like this, we can win a lot of games," Hodgson told the Karachi Daily.
KARACHI BATTING LINESCORE MELBOURNE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. León CF 4 2 1 1 0 1 1 .264 5 25
G. Holmes RF 4 3 2 2 0 0 1 .303 7 46
F. Bon LF 5 1 4 1 0 1 1 .265 3 30
A. Khan 1B 5 0 1 1 0 2 5 .270 14 36
R. Hodgson C 4 1 1 3 1 1 2 .216 9 37
H. Chapman 3B 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .309 0 33
A. Dato 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .249 0 13
R. Loheit SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .208 0 21
E. Vergara P 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .219 0 1
   H. Karamera P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .080 0 1
   a-A. Asad PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .274 3 12
   U. Fittipaldi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 40 9 14 9 2 9 22      
a - A. Asad pinch hit for H. Karamera in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Holmes (17, 2nd Inning off M. Mughal, 2 on, 2 outs) , F. Bon 2 (17, 6th Inning off J. Bogdanovic, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off J. Bogdanovic, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Dato (8, 7th Inning off J. Bogdanovic, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Hodgson (9, 1st Inning off M. Mughal, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. León (5, 5th Inning off M. Rippon, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. León 4 , G. Holmes 3 , F. Bon 6 , A. Khan , R. Hodgson 4 , H. Chapman , A. Dato 2 , R. Loheit , E. Vergara 2
2-out RBI: J. León , G. Holmes , F. Bon , A. Khan , R. Hodgson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Holmes , A. Khan , H. Chapman 2 , A. Dato , E. Vergara
GIDP: E. Vergara
Hit by Pitch: J. León , G. Holmes , R. Loheit
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Holmes (35) , F. Bon (24)
CS: R. Loheit (9)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Holmes (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Dato-Loheit-Khan)
OF assists: 1 (León(Jiménez at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Safwan SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 .312 1 23
J. Jackson 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .229 2 15
G. Bonito RF 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .354 17 63
P. Liao 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .282 14 49
R. Hammer 3B 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .327 23 75
P. Jiménez LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .259 10 37
J. Leyva CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .400 1 4
A. Tallara C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .259 2 15
   a-W. Robinson PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300 4 15
M. Mughal P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 0 1
   M. Rippon P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231 0 0
   J. Bogdanovic P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   A. Dean P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 1 4
   b-R. Bernard PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .247 8 33
Totals 35 4 10 4 2 1 11      
a - W. Robinson pinch hit for A. Tallara in the 9th
b - R. Bernard pinch hit for A. Dean in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Hammer (23, 2nd Inning off E. Vergara, 1 on, 0 outs) , G. Bonito (17, 8th Inning off E. Vergara, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Jackson , G. Bonito 6 , P. Liao , R. Hammer 4 , P. Jiménez , J. Leyva , A. Tallara , W. Robinson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Safwan , P. Liao
GIDP: A. Tallara
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: A. Safwan (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Jackson-Safwan-Liao)
KARACHI PITCHING LINESCORE MELBOURNE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Vergara W (7-2) 7.2 9 4 4 2 1 2 110 3.64   
H. Karamera 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.41   
U. Fittipaldi 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 2.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Vergara 44
Batters Faced: E. Vergara 32, H. Karamera 1, U. Fittipaldi 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Vergara 11-9, H. Karamera 1-0, U. Fittipaldi 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Vergara 110-69, H. Karamera 1-1, U. Fittipaldi 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Karamera 1-0
WP: E. Vergara
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Mughal L (5-4) 1.2 5 6 6 0 0 1 48 5.26   
M. Rippon 3.1 4 2 2 2 4 1 67 6.20   
J. Bogdanovic 3.1 5 1 1 0 4 0 50 2.70   
A. Dean 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 2.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Mughal 15
Batters Faced: M. Mughal 12, M. Rippon 17, J. Bogdanovic 15, A. Dean 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Mughal 3-2, M. Rippon 4-1, J. Bogdanovic 0-6, A. Dean 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Mughal 48-29, M. Rippon 67-39, J. Bogdanovic 50-35, A. Dean 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Rippon 1-0 , A. Dean 1-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Mughal 2 , M. Rippon
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gerald Holmes
Ballpark: Meteor Crater
Weather: Partly Cloudy (55 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 31180
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