WORLD BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
MELBOURNE METEORS AT KARACHI FALCONS
08/13/2154
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MELBOURNE METEORS AT KARACHI FALCONS
GAME ID: 3769 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 13TH , 2154 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Melbourne Meteors (55-54) 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 7 11 14 2
Karachi Falcons (52-57) 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 6 8 0
Meteors Deal Falcons 11-6 Setback
Melbourne right-hander Gerardo Mendoza pitched his team to victory over the Karachi Falcons at Muhammad Ali Jinnah Stadium. The final score was 11-6. Melbourne has a record of 55-54, placing them third in the Intercontinental Baseball League Asian Division.

Melbourne relied on the bat of Bobby Wheeler to get the win. The third baseman ripped a run-scoring double in the top of the seventh inning to put the Meteors ahead, 4-3. For the game, Wheeler had 1 double and 1 triple in 5 at-bats.

"We played hard and won," said Mendoza. "Sometimes, baseball really is that easy.'
MELBOURNE BATTING LINESCORE KARACHI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Riley SS 5 2 2 0 1 0 1 .240 9 37
B. Wheeler 3B 5 1 2 2 0 1 2 .247 15 51
S. Lovre 1B 3 1 0 0 2 1 2 .287 23 77
I. Abbasi RF, LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 4 .256 23 60
M. Rodríguez 2B 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .284 15 62
   a-R. Peña PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .257 1 6
   c-B. Schima CF 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .246 1 8
J. Bence LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .289 14 78
   B. Williams P 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   P. Carrillo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Rodríguez CF, RF 5 1 1 3 0 0 2 .283 18 59
S. Sanghi C 4 2 2 1 1 1 2 .233 7 23
G. Mendoza P 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .154 0 2
   b-M. Obadele 2B 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .267 3 18
Totals 40 11 14 11 5 6 15      
a - R. Peña pinch hit for M. Rodríguez in the 8th
b - M. Obadele substituted for G. Mendoza in the 8th
c - B. Schima substituted for R. Peña in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Wheeler (24, 7th Inning off S. Watanabe, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Rodríguez (27, 9th Inning off C. Iquina, 3 on, 2 outs) , M. Obadele (11, 9th Inning off C. Iquina, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: B. Wheeler (3, 9th Inning off P. Wolfensberger, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Rodríguez (15, 2nd Inning off Y. Matsushita, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Sanghi (7, 7th Inning off S. Watanabe, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Riley 2 , B. Wheeler 5 , I. Abbasi 2 , M. Rodríguez 4 , B. Schima , J. Bence 2 , D. Rodríguez 2 , S. Sanghi 5 , M. Obadele 2
2-out RBI: B. Wheeler , B. Schima , D. Rodríguez , M. Obadele
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Riley , S. Lovre , I. Abbasi , S. Sanghi 2
Sac Bunt: M. Rodríguez
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: B. Wheeler 2 (10)
Double Plays: 2 (Riley-Rodríguez-Lovre, Sanghi-Rodríguez)
OF assists: 1 (Rodríguez(Matsushita at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Grillo RF 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .273 4 29
   e-D. Park PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .221 2 20
N. Yousafzai CF 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 .299 2 39
G. Bonito 1B 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .333 0 0
   c-A. Imarika PH, 1B 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .278 8 40
J. Rodríguez 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .288 9 48
   a-H. Firdausi 2B 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .307 2 15
I. Arfan LF 3 0 1 1 2 0 1 .306 4 42
J. Álvarez C 4 0 0 1 0 1 8 .314 9 51
H. Kwon SS 5 1 1 1 0 2 7 .233 5 26
K. Jaja 3B 4 2 2 1 0 2 2 .500 1 1
Y. Matsushita P 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .224 2 10
   S. Watanabe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   C. Ocaya P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-Á. Castillo PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   P. Wolfensberger P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 4
   C. Iquina P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   C. Ming P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-B. Komrskov PH 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .254 4 33
Totals 33 6 8 6 8 8 26      
a - H. Firdausi substituted for J. Rodríguez in the 7th
b - Á. Castillo pinch hit for C. Ocaya in the 7th
c - A. Imarika pinch hit for G. Bonito in the 8th
d - B. Komrskov pinch hit for C. Ming in the 9th
e - D. Park pinch ran for D. Grillo in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Grillo (6, 9th Inning off B. Williams, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: H. Kwon (5, 3rd Inning off G. Mendoza, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Jaja (1, 5th Inning off G. Mendoza, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Grillo 2 , N. Yousafzai 2 , G. Bonito , I. Arfan , H. Kwon 4 , K. Jaja 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Álvarez , H. Kwon 2 , K. Jaja
GIDP: G. Bonito
Sac Fly: J. Álvarez
Hit by Pitch: B. Komrskov
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: Á. Castillo (1)
MELBOURNE PITCHING LINESCORE KARACHI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Mendoza W (5-3) 7.0 5 3 3 4 8 2 111 4.01   
B. Williams H (9) 1.1 2 3 3 4 0 0 39 3.44   
P. Carrillo 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Mendoza 59
Batters Faced: G. Mendoza 29, B. Williams 11, P. Carrillo 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Mendoza 5-5, B. Williams 3-1, P. Carrillo 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Mendoza 111-70, B. Williams 39-15, P. Carrillo 6-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Carrillo 3-1
WP: G. Mendoza
Hit Batsmen: B. Williams
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Matsushita 5.0 5 2 2 0 4 1 65 3.56   
S. Watanabe L (0-1) 1.2 3 2 2 2 0 1 38 10.80   
C. Ocaya 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.57   
P. Wolfensberger 1.2 3 3 3 1 2 0 26 3.76   
C. Iquina 0.0 3 4 4 2 0 0 17 4.09   
C. Ming 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Matsushita 53
Batters Faced: Y. Matsushita 20, S. Watanabe 10, C. Ocaya 1, P. Wolfensberger 9, C. Iquina 5, C. Ming 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Matsushita 6-5, S. Watanabe 5-0, C. Ocaya 1-0, P. Wolfensberger 1-2, C. Iquina 0-0, C. Ming 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Matsushita 65-42, S. Watanabe 38-23, C. Ocaya 3-3, P. Wolfensberger 26-19, C. Iquina 17-7, C. Ming 3-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Ocaya 2-0 , C. Iquina 2-2 , C. Ming 1-0
WP: C. Ming
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gerardo Mendoza
Ballpark: Muhammad Ali Jinnah Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM
Time: 3:46
Attendance: 19616
Special Notes: SP Yoshinori Matsushita was injured while running the bases. RF David Grillo was injured while running the bases.
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