WORLD BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
MELBOURNE METEORS AT TOKYO FITZIES
07/16/2151
 
WORLD BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
MELBOURNE METEORS AT TOKYO FITZIES
GAME ID: 3560 - FRIDAY, JULY 16TH , 2151 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Melbourne Meteors (47-41) 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 7 2
Tokyo Fitzies (37-51) 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 X 4 9 1
Fitzies Nip Meteors, 4-3
Tokyo Fitzies starter Mayne Rippon pitched a strong game against the Melbourne Meteors at Fitzies Stadium, leading the Fitzies to victory, 4-3. The third-place Meteors dropped to 47-41.

With the game tied, 3-3, in the bottom of the fifth, Rippon had a key at-bat for Tokyo. With the bases loaded, Rippon hit a run-scoring single off Akihisa Nakamura, making the score 4-3, Fitzies.

"Mayne made some big pitches when he needed to," said Fitzies manager .
MELBOURNE BATTING LINESCORE TOKYO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Robinson 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .337 1 18
W. Mwenda SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .296 11 47
M. Rodríguez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .361 5 35
E. Román LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .253 15 49
L. Schneider C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .311 3 23
   A. Layar P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
P. Elovsky 3B 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .303 2 16
   c-R. Aguilar PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 2 19
B. Schima CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .276 3 23
S. Jones RF 4 1 1 3 0 0 0 .281 1 5
E. Sverdrup P 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .259 0 2
   A. Nakamura P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Hernández PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   M. Schmalzl P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Escobedo C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 5 23
Totals 34 3 7 3 0 4 9      
a - J. Hernández pinch hit for A. Nakamura in the 7th
b - J. Escobedo substituted for M. Schmalzl in the 8th
c - R. Aguilar pinch hit for P. Elovsky in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Román (21, 2nd Inning off M. Rippon, 0 on, 0 outs) , W. Robinson (10, 7th Inning off V. Simonovic, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Jones (1, 5th Inning off M. Rippon, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: W. Robinson 2 , M. Rodríguez , E. Román 2 , P. Elovsky , B. Schima , S. Jones 4 , E. Sverdrup
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Mwenda , M. Rodríguez , B. Schima
Sac Bunt: W. Robinson
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: M. Rodríguez (6) , E. Román (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Komorowski 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 5 .267 17 47
J. Cermaka 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .268 17 48
G. Bonito 1B 4 2 2 0 1 1 1 .239 8 33
   A. Bacon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Virinchi LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .266 19 62
J. Villa RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 6 .259 22 46
M. Abdul-Muta'al C 2 0 1 1 3 1 2 .256 8 36
W. Jaeger CF 1 0 0 1 2 1 3 .218 4 18
Y. Basatin SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 7 .208 0 10
M. Rippon P 3 0 1 1 0 1 3 .071 0 1
   V. Simonovic P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   Y. Matsumoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-A. Cardenas PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .323 1 21
   K. Pak P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .062 0 1
   b-F. Cru 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 11
Totals 33 4 9 4 7 9 33      
a - A. Cardenas pinch hit for Y. Matsumoto in the 7th
b - F. Cru substituted for K. Pak in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Bonito (14, 1st Inning off E. Sverdrup, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Komorowski 2 , G. Bonito 3 , A. Virinchi , J. Villa , M. Abdul-Muta'al , M. Rippon , A. Cardenas
2-out RBI: W. Jaeger
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Komorowski , J. Cermaka , M. Abdul-Muta'al , Y. Basatin , M. Rippon
Sac Bunt: W. Jaeger
Hit by Pitch: A. Virinchi
Team LOB: 14

FIELDING
Errors: G. Bonito (5)
MELBOURNE PITCHING LINESCORE TOKYO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Sverdrup L (5-5) 4.0 7 4 2 4 3 0 78 4.04   
A. Nakamura 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 21 4.38   
M. Schmalzl 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 19 3.58   
A. Layar 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 22 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Sverdrup 35
Batters Faced: E. Sverdrup 24, A. Nakamura 8, M. Schmalzl 5, A. Layar 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Sverdrup 3-6, A. Nakamura 2-2, M. Schmalzl 0-1, A. Layar 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Sverdrup 78-44, A. Nakamura 21-15, M. Schmalzl 19-13, A. Layar 22-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Nakamura 2-1
WP: E. Sverdrup
Hit Batsmen: A. Layar
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Rippon W (8-11) 6.2 6 3 3 0 3 1 86 4.96   
V. Simonovic 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 12.27   
Y. Matsumoto H (7) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.24   
K. Pak H (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 4.64   
A. Bacon SV (20) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 3.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Rippon 53
Batters Faced: M. Rippon 27, V. Simonovic 1, Y. Matsumoto 1, K. Pak 3, A. Bacon 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Rippon 9-8, V. Simonovic 0-0, Y. Matsumoto 1-0, K. Pak 1-1, A. Bacon 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Rippon 86-59, V. Simonovic 4-2, Y. Matsumoto 4-2, K. Pak 8-7, A. Bacon 15-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Matsumoto 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mayne Rippon
Ballpark: Fitzies Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), no wind
Start Time: 2:05 PM JST
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 24127
Special Notes: SP Mayne Rippon was injured while pitching.
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