WORLD BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
EL PASO THUNDERBIRDS AT CHICAGO BEEFS
06/01/2154
 
WORLD BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
EL PASO THUNDERBIRDS AT CHICAGO BEEFS
GAME ID: 493 - SATURDAY, JUNE 1ST , 2154 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
El Paso Thunderbirds (23-27) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 3
Chicago Beefs (28-22) 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 X 5 8 0
Beefs Get Better of Thunderbirds, 5-2
Chicago turned a good performance from starting pitcher Yoshitoshi Murata into a 5-2 triumph over the El Paso Thunderbirds at Beefs Stadium. Tiljad Mbizi notched his 14th save of the season. The Beefs saw their win-loss record go to 28-22. At the same time, the Thunderbirds fell to 23-27.

Chicago left fielder Montae Ricco helped the Beefs go up, 3-2, in the bottom of the seventh inning. With the game tied, Ricco hit a run-scoring single off El Paso pitcher Husien Karamera.

"I thought we played a nice game," Ricco told the Chicago Bulletin. "Good pitching, timely hitting, it was all there."
EL PASO BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Salle SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .289 6 18
M. Price CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .288 2 15
G. Belmondo 3B 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 .335 9 34
T. Long 1B 4 0 1 1 0 3 0 .261 8 24
A. Saqr RF, LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .306 12 31
D. Inarez LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 9 31
   a-A. bin Jabir PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .233 2 4
A. Ribadeneira 2B 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 .241 4 18
   b-M. González PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .306 4 10
   c-T. Schoeeser 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .159 2 8
A. Sarbans C 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .256 1 12
H. Karamera P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .062 0 0
   d-M. Nishikawa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 0 2
   B. Terry P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 2 4 2 3 9 7      
a - A. bin Jabir pinch hit for D. Inarez in the 7th
b - M. González pinch hit for A. Ribadeneira in the 7th
c - T. Schoeeser substituted for M. González in the 7th
d - M. Nishikawa pinch hit for H. Karamera in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Long (7, 1st Inning off Y. Murata, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Ribadeneira (4, 5th Inning off Y. Murata, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Long 2 , A. Saqr , A. Ribadeneira 4 , A. Sarbans
2-out RBI: T. Long
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Saqr
GIDP: M. Price , D. Inarez
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: T. Long (2) , A. Ribadeneira (4) , A. Sarbans (4)
OF assists: 1 (bin Jabir(Imbert at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Siqueira 2B 4 1 1 0 1 0 4 .331 7 20
A. Alfaro 1B 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .350 10 21
G. Batrawi 3B 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .254 3 21
G. Imbert RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .312 5 16
B. Gines CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .214 1 14
J. Ewart SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .256 4 23
   S. Merritt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-A. Palmeira PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 2 16
   T. Mbizi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Champion C 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .298 1 21
   b-G. Korner C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .172 3 8
Y. Murata P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 1
   a-J. Etheridge SS 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .268 2 17
M. Ricco LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .243 2 14
Totals 32 5 8 5 1 5 16      
a - J. Etheridge substituted for Y. Murata in the 7th
b - G. Korner substituted for A. Champion in the 8th
c - A. Palmeira pinch hit for S. Merritt in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Siqueira (11, 3rd Inning off H. Karamera, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Alfaro (10, 3rd Inning off H. Karamera, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Siqueira 2 , A. Alfaro 4 , G. Batrawi , G. Imbert , B. Gines , A. Champion , J. Etheridge , M. Ricco
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Siqueira , A. Alfaro , G. Batrawi , B. Gines
Sac Bunt: J. Etheridge
Hit by Pitch: G. Batrawi , A. Palmeira , G. Korner
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Alfaro (20) , M. Ricco (12)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Siqueira-Ewart-Alfaro, Siqueira-Ewart-Alfaro)
EL PASO PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Karamera L (1-5) 7.0 5 3 3 1 4 1 107 4.08   
B. Terry 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 0 29 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Karamera 58
Batters Faced: H. Karamera 29, B. Terry 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Karamera 8-9, B. Terry 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Karamera 107-67, B. Terry 29-18
Hit Batsmen: B. Terry 3
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Murata 6.0 4 2 2 3 6 1 83 3.49   
S. Merritt W (1-2) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 28 3.89   
T. Mbizi SV (14) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 0.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Murata 59
Batters Faced: Y. Murata 23, S. Merritt 6, T. Mbizi 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Murata 3-7, S. Merritt 2-3, T. Mbizi 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Murata 83-47, S. Merritt 28-19, T. Mbizi 16-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Merritt 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yoshitoshi Murata
Ballpark: Beefs Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM CT
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 38314
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