WORLD BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HAVANA DOLPHINS AT EL PASO THUNDERBIRDS
07/28/2154
 
WORLD BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HAVANA DOLPHINS AT EL PASO THUNDERBIRDS
GAME ID: 3631 - SUNDAY, JULY 28TH , 2154 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Havana Dolphins (56-40) 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 5 9 0
El Paso Thunderbirds (47-49) 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 X 6 8 0
Thunderbirds Rally to Nose Past Havana
El Paso beat Havana at Thunderdome, eking out a 6-5 win. The triumph was primarily due to left fielder Dennis Inarez. He went 1-2 with a double and 2 walks. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. El Paso reliever Gregor Finlater picked up the win. Enrique Cordero, who is tied for 4th in the ABL in holds with 11, took the loss for Havana. The loss makes Havana 56-40.

El Paso took a 6-5 lead on Abdul Karim Sarbans's 5th home run of the season. The 3-run home run, which Sarbans hit in the bottom of the eighth, left Havana pitcher Enrique Cordero visibly frustrated.

"We can always improve and get better, but we're feeling confident after that win," said Inarez.
HAVANA BATTING LINESCORE EL PASO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Bartoccini SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .291 8 43
A. González RF 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 .330 4 37
A. bin Idris 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .262 26 73
J. Blondel C 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .271 14 47
S. Joyo LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .204 10 51
J. Capel 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .291 8 30
M. Lam CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .322 3 27
R. Carranza 2B 4 0 1 0 0 3 3 .198 11 42
R. Buizer P 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .109 0 0
   E. Cordero P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-R. Pradhan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 2 5
Totals 34 5 9 5 3 9 15      
a - R. Pradhan pinch hit for E. Cordero in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Capel (13, 4th Inning off M. Rippon, 1 on, 1 out) , A. González (22, 5th Inning off M. Rippon, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. bin Idris (26, 7th Inning off G. Finlater, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Bartoccini , A. González 3 , A. bin Idris 4 , S. Joyo , J. Capel 2 , M. Lam , R. Carranza , R. Buizer
2-out RBI: F. Bartoccini , A. González , S. Joyo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Capel , R. Carranza
GIDP: A. bin Idris
Sac Bunt: F. Bartoccini
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Bartoccini (47) , M. Lam (11)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Salle SS 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .263 10 34
M. Price CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .294 2 31
G. Belmondo 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .313 19 61
T. Long 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .293 16 55
A. Saqr RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .288 20 60
J. Alcova 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .266 5 39
D. Inarez LF 2 1 1 2 2 1 0 .245 15 63
A. Sarbans C 4 1 1 3 0 0 3 .272 5 31
M. Rippon P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .065 0 1
   a-M. González PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .316 6 14
   M. bin Harith P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
   b-A. Ribadeneira PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .260 7 32
   X. Wu P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   G. Finlater P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-M. Nishikawa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 3
   T. Adamczak P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 6 8 6 4 4 17      
a - M. González pinch hit for M. Rippon in the 5th
b - A. Ribadeneira pinch hit for M. bin Harith in the 6th
c - M. Nishikawa pinch hit for G. Finlater in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Belmondo (23, 1st Inning off R. Buizer, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Inarez (8, 4th Inning off R. Buizer, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. González (6, 5th Inning off R. Buizer, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Sarbans (5, 8th Inning off E. Cordero, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Salle 2 , G. Belmondo 2 , T. Long , J. Alcova , D. Inarez 2 , A. Sarbans 4 , M. González 4
2-out RBI: D. Inarez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Salle , T. Long , A. Saqr , A. Sarbans
Hit by Pitch: G. Belmondo
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Rippon-Alcova-Long)
HAVANA PITCHING LINESCORE EL PASO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Buizer 7.1 7 4 4 3 4 1 117 2.49   
E. Cordero L (2-2), BS (2) 0.2 1 2 2 1 0 1 15 3.28   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Buizer 49
Batters Faced: R. Buizer 33, E. Cordero 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Buizer 6-12, E. Cordero 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Buizer 117-73, E. Cordero 15-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Cordero 1-1
WP: R. Buizer
Hit Batsmen: R. Buizer
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Rippon 5.0 7 4 4 3 5 0 93 4.97   
M. bin Harith 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 4.54   
X. Wu 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 7.36   
G. Finlater W (5-1) 1.2 1 1 1 0 3 1 24 4.19   
T. Adamczak SV (22) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 4.85   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Rippon 39
Batters Faced: M. Rippon 24, M. bin Harith 4, X. Wu 1, G. Finlater 6, T. Adamczak 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Rippon 8-1, M. bin Harith 2-0, X. Wu 0-1, G. Finlater 1-1, T. Adamczak 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Rippon 93-53, M. bin Harith 18-11, X. Wu 8-6, G. Finlater 24-20, T. Adamczak 8-5
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dennis Inarez
Ballpark: Thunderdome
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM MT
Time: 3:25
Attendance: 36864
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