WORLD BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
KARACHI FALCONS AT MELBOURNE METEORS
08/24/2154
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WORLD BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
KARACHI FALCONS AT MELBOURNE METEORS
GAME ID: 3869 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 24TH , 2154 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Karachi Falcons (55-64) 0 2 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 8 16 0
Melbourne Meteors (61-58) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 10 3
Melbourne Upended by Karachi, 8-2
Getting offensive support from Naveed Yousafzai, the Karachi Falcons topped the Melbourne Meteors, 8-2. Yousafzai went 3 for 5 with 3 singles and a walk. He drove in 2 runs and scored once for the Falcons. Karachi goes to 55-64, Melbourne to 61-58.

With Karachi leading 2-1 in the top of the fourth, Kaleab Bourrouag hit a run-scoring single off Melbourne pitcher Gerardo Mendoza. It put the Falcons ahead 3-1.

"Feels good to get the job done," Yousafzai said after the game.
KARACHI BATTING LINESCORE MELBOURNE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Grillo RF 5 1 1 1 0 2 5 .240 4 30
N. Yousafzai CF 5 1 3 2 1 1 3 .304 2 44
G. Bonito 1B 4 0 0 0 2 2 3 .303 1 3
J. Rodríguez 2B 4 0 3 1 1 0 0 .295 9 51
I. Arfan LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 4 .299 4 45
H. Kwon SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .241 7 30
   S. Watanabe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-Á. Castillo PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 3
   C. Ming P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
K. Jaja 3B 4 2 0 0 1 1 3 .227 1 2
D. Park C 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 .243 2 22
K. Bourrouag P 3 0 1 1 0 1 3 .333 0 2
   a-H. Firdausi SS 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .296 2 15
Totals 40 8 16 7 5 10 26      
a - H. Firdausi substituted for K. Bourrouag in the 6th
b - Á. Castillo pinch hit for S. Watanabe in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Grillo (9, 6th Inning off B. Williams, 1 on, 1 out) , I. Arfan (28, 8th Inning off H. Sahnine, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Grillo 2 , N. Yousafzai 3 , J. Rodríguez 3 , I. Arfan 3 , H. Kwon , Á. Castillo , D. Park 3 , K. Bourrouag , H. Firdausi
2-out RBI: N. Yousafzai
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , N. Yousafzai 2 , G. Bonito , I. Arfan , H. Kwon , K. Jaja , D. Park
Sac Fly: D. Grillo , I. Arfan
Hit by Pitch: D. Park
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Yousafzai (49)
CS: N. Yousafzai (19)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Kwon-Rodríguez-Bonito, Rodríguez-Kwon-Bonito)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Rodríguez CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .273 19 63
B. Wheeler 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .259 17 57
S. Lovre 1B 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .287 24 81
I. Abbasi RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .255 23 66
M. Rodríguez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .288 17 72
J. Bence LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .292 15 82
M. Obadele SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .265 3 20
A. Gundersson C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .338 0 17
G. Mendoza P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .138 0 2
   a-A. Riley PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .241 9 40
   B. Williams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   A. bin Wazir P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
   b-B. Schima PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .230 1 8
   H. Sahnine P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
Totals 35 2 10 2 0 4 10      
a - A. Riley pinch hit for G. Mendoza in the 5th
b - B. Schima pinch hit for A. bin Wazir in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Wheeler (30, 8th Inning off C. Ming, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: S. Lovre (6, 1st Inning off K. Bourrouag, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Lovre (24, 6th Inning off K. Bourrouag, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Rodríguez , B. Wheeler 2 , S. Lovre 7 , I. Abbasi , M. Rodríguez , J. Bence 2 , A. Gundersson , A. Riley
2-out RBI: I. Abbasi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Rodríguez , I. Abbasi , A. Gundersson
GIDP: B. Wheeler , M. Obadele
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: D. Rodríguez (6) , B. Wheeler (13) , A. Gundersson (1)
OF assists: 1 (Abbasi(Rodríguez at home))
KARACHI PITCHING LINESCORE MELBOURNE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Bourrouag W (3-4) 5.2 8 2 2 0 1 1 73 3.61   
S. Watanabe 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 17 6.75   
C. Ming 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 27 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Bourrouag 46
Batters Faced: K. Bourrouag 23, S. Watanabe 4, C. Ming 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Bourrouag 8-6, S. Watanabe 0-2, C. Ming 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Bourrouag 73-48, S. Watanabe 17-11, C. Ming 27-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Watanabe 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Mendoza L (5-4) 5.0 7 3 1 3 8 0 96 3.57   
B. Williams 0.2 2 3 3 2 0 0 26 3.57   
A. bin Wazir 1.1 3 1 1 0 1 0 27 3.70   
H. Sahnine 2.0 4 1 1 0 1 0 27 5.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Mendoza 50
Batters Faced: G. Mendoza 25, B. Williams 7, A. bin Wazir 7, H. Sahnine 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Mendoza 1-5, B. Williams 0-2, A. bin Wazir 2-1, H. Sahnine 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: G. Mendoza 96-58, B. Williams 26-12, A. bin Wazir 27-18, H. Sahnine 27-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. bin Wazir 2-0
WP: H. Sahnine
Hit Batsmen: B. Williams
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Naveed Yousafzai
Ballpark: Meteor Crater
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM
Time: 3:29
Attendance: 39006
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