WORLD BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
EL PASO THUNDERBIRDS AT CHICAGO BEEFS
04/04/2151
 
WORLD BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
EL PASO THUNDERBIRDS AT CHICAGO BEEFS
GAME ID: 22 - SUNDAY, APRIL 4TH , 2151 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
El Paso Thunderbirds (1-2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 6 11 0
Chicago Beefs (2-1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0
Thunderbirds Score Late, Top Beefs, 6-1
The El Paso Thunderbirds rode a solid performance from 36-year-old starting pitcher Jin-u Kim to a win, beating the Chicago Beefs, 6-1, at Beefs Stadium. The loss drops the Beefs to 2-1.

El Paso used the timely hitting of Cheng-ho Tieh to seize the win. The right fielder stroked a 2-run single in the top of the eighth inning to put the Thunderbirds on top, 2-1. It was his only hit in 5 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.

"Jin-u has got a slow heartbeat," said El Paso manager AP MP. "He doesn't panic or anything."
EL PASO BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Alcova 2B 3 2 2 0 2 0 0 .300 0 0
C. Tieh RF 5 1 1 2 0 1 3 .333 0 2
G. Belmondo LF 4 0 2 0 1 2 1 .308 0 0
T. Trung CF 4 0 1 1 1 1 2 .077 0 1
T. Long 1B 3 1 1 0 2 1 2 .100 0 0
A. Ribadeneira 3B 5 1 1 1 0 2 4 .222 0 1
A. Lueger SS 4 0 1 2 0 2 0 .273 0 5
F. bin Jalal C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .455 0 2
J. Kim P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-Á. Fernández PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   T. Adamczak P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-T. Liao PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   Q. Jiang P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 6 11 6 6 9 13      
a - Á. Fernández pinch hit for J. Kim in the 8th
b - T. Liao pinch hit for T. Adamczak in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Long (1, 4th Inning off G. Juárez, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Alcova 2 (2, 8th Inning off L. Gutiérrez, 1 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off O. Saucedo, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Ribadeneira (1, 8th Inning off L. Gutiérrez, 2 on, 2 outs) , A. Lueger (1, 8th Inning off L. Gutiérrez, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Alcova 4 , C. Tieh , G. Belmondo 2 , T. Trung , T. Long 2 , A. Ribadeneira 2 , A. Lueger 2 , F. bin Jalal , Á. Fernández
2-out RBI: T. Trung , A. Ribadeneira , A. Lueger
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Long , A. Ribadeneira 2 , F. bin Jalal
GIDP: C. Tieh
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Lueger-Alcova-Long, Long-Lueger-Kim)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Salle SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .357 0 1
E. Eslava CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .357 0 4
R. van der Laan 1B 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .500 0 0
F. Jiménez C 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .267 1 7
O. Pilar 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .444 0 2
B. Taflambas RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .333 0 1
A. Safwan 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .143 0 0
J. Rais LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .100 0 0
T. Themba P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   G. Juárez P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   T. Shibata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-L. Howard PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 0 0
   L. Gutiérrez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   O. Saucedo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. Singleton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 1 9 1 2 7 13      
a - L. Howard pinch hit for T. Shibata in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Salle (2, 1st Inning off J. Kim, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. van der Laan (1, 3rd Inning off J. Kim, 0 on, 2 outs) , O. Pilar (1, 9th Inning off Q. Jiang, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Salle 2 , E. Eslava 2 , R. van der Laan 3 , O. Pilar 3 , B. Taflambas , J. Rais
2-out RBI: O. Pilar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Jiménez , O. Pilar , B. Taflambas , A. Safwan , L. Howard
GIDP: F. Jiménez , A. Safwan
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Rais (1)
CS: B. Salle (1) , E. Eslava (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Safwan-Salle-van der Laan)
OF assists: 1 (Eslava(bin Jalal at 2nd base))
EL PASO PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Kim W (1-0) 7.0 8 1 1 2 4 0 101 1.29   
T. Adamczak 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 0.00   
Q. Jiang 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Kim 59
Batters Faced: J. Kim 27, T. Adamczak 3, Q. Jiang 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Kim 7-6, T. Adamczak 0-1, Q. Jiang 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Kim 101-64, T. Adamczak 13-9, Q. Jiang 10-7
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Themba 2.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 26 0.00   
G. Juárez 2.1 1 0 0 2 2 0 42 0.00   
T. Shibata H (1) 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 27 0.00   
L. Gutiérrez L (1-1), BS (2) 0.2 5 5 5 1 2 0 31 27.00   
O. Saucedo 1.0 3 1 1 1 1 0 29 4.50   
B. Singleton 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Themba 52
Batters Faced: T. Themba 9, G. Juárez 10, T. Shibata 7, L. Gutiérrez 8, O. Saucedo 7, B. Singleton 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Themba 4-2, G. Juárez 1-4, T. Shibata 1-2, L. Gutiérrez 0-0, O. Saucedo 1-1, B. Singleton 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Themba 26-16, G. Juárez 42-24, T. Shibata 27-17, L. Gutiérrez 31-18, O. Saucedo 29-20, B. Singleton 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Shibata 1-0 , O. Saucedo 1-0 , B. Singleton 3-0
WP: T. Shibata
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jin-u Kim
Ballpark: Beefs Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (49 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 3:35 PM CT
Time: 3:33
Attendance: 35186
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