WORLD BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
MELBOURNE METEORS AT NAIROBI BLACK RHINOS
09/02/2150
 
WORLD BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
MELBOURNE METEORS AT NAIROBI BLACK RHINOS
GAME ID: 3956 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND , 2150 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Melbourne Meteors (59-69) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 0
Nairobi Black Rhinos (59-69) 3 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 X 7 12 0
Wambugu 3-for-4 to Ignite Black Rhinos Offense
The 3-hit performance of Mishago Wambugu helped the Nairobi Black Rhinos beat the Melbourne Meteors, 7-1. Amrus Mtembei picked up the win, lifting his record to 10-14 on the season. He struck out 0 and walked 2 in 8 innings, while yielding 1 run. The third-place Black Rhinos lifted their record to 59-69.

Though it wasn't a flawless game -- few are -- the fans who filled the stands at Rhinos Ballpark seemed to enjoy watching the Intercontinental Baseball League action.

"As well as we've been playing, I think we can play even better," said Nairobi manager J Stell.
MELBOURNE BATTING LINESCORE NAIROBI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Martin RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .272 3 11
W. Mwenda 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266 12 55
P. Elovsky 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .346 4 39
E. Román LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .366 25 88
A. Khan 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .303 10 53
H. bin Salah al Din SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .287 4 38
Y. Schneider CF 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 .274 6 56
   c-S. Jones PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .400 0 1
S. Mir C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .224 6 46
B. Jevakhov P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .138 2 6
   L. Canlas P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
   a-I. Jivotenko PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319 5 25
   A. Osequedo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 1
   b-J. Weatherhead PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 6 19
   A. Bacon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 1
Totals 31 1 6 1 2 0 12      
a - I. Jivotenko pinch hit for L. Canlas in the 6th
b - J. Weatherhead pinch hit for A. Osequedo in the 8th
c - S. Jones pinch hit for Y. Schneider in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Martin (6, 6th Inning off A. Mtembei, 0 on, 1 out) , H. bin Salah al Din (17, 7th Inning off A. Mtembei, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Martin 2 , P. Elovsky , A. Khan 2 , H. bin Salah al Din 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Elovsky , S. Jones , S. Mir
GIDP: S. Mir
Sac Fly: Y. Schneider
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
PB: S. Mir
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Gines CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .274 9 50
Z. Funga 2B 4 1 3 0 0 1 0 .312 4 48
D. Grillo RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .253 5 60
K. Ame SS 4 1 0 0 0 1 4 .272 19 63
A. Karani 3B 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 .257 10 63
M. Wambugu 1B 4 2 3 3 0 1 1 .273 7 56
R. Baker LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .244 1 15
Y. Chin C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .260 4 46
A. Mtembei P 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .172 1 6
   a-A. Inelán PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .269 4 26
   J. Colón P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 7 12 6 0 8 15      
a - A. Inelán pinch hit for A. Mtembei in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: Z. Funga (18, 7th Inning off A. Osequedo, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Wambugu (7, 4th Inning off B. Jevakhov, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Gines , Z. Funga 4 , D. Grillo , A. Karani 3 , M. Wambugu 6 , A. Mtembei
2-out RBI: A. Mtembei
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Ame , A. Karani , R. Baker , A. Inelán
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: Z. Funga (13) , A. Karani 2 (30)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ame-Funga-Wambugu)
MELBOURNE PITCHING LINESCORE NAIROBI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Jevakhov L (5-5) 3.0 6 5 5 0 2 1 58 4.89   
L. Canlas 2.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 26 4.56   
A. Osequedo 2.0 4 2 2 0 1 0 30 4.97   
A. Bacon 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 22 3.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Jevakhov 27
Batters Faced: B. Jevakhov 15, L. Canlas 7, A. Osequedo 10, A. Bacon 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Jevakhov 3-4, L. Canlas 1-1, A. Osequedo 1-4, A. Bacon 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Jevakhov 58-36, L. Canlas 26-19, A. Osequedo 30-21, A. Bacon 22-13
WP: B. Jevakhov
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Mtembei W (10-14) 8.0 4 1 1 2 0 0 112 4.32   
J. Colón 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 25 4.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Mtembei 68
Batters Faced: A. Mtembei 29, J. Colón 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Mtembei 8-15, J. Colón 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Mtembei 112-70, J. Colón 25-18
WP: J. Colón
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mishago Wambugu
Ballpark: Rhinos Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 22710
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