WORLD BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
EL PASO THUNDERBIRDS AT PUERTO RICO COQUI
07/29/2150
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WORLD BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
EL PASO THUNDERBIRDS AT PUERTO RICO COQUI
GAME ID: 3655 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 29TH , 2150 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
El Paso Thunderbirds (62-36) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 9 1
Puerto Rico Coqui (37-61) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 6 2
9 Straight Wins for Thunderbirds
The El Paso Thunderbirds locked up a win at Ballpark of San Juan, knocking off the Puerto Rico Coqui, 5-3. On the mound for El Paso was right-hander Tien Dung Long. He played a major role in the triumph. Long got the win, improving to 13-6. He gave up 6 hits and walked 5 over 8 innings. He allowed 3 runs. Picking up the save was Ben Middleton. He's now 2 for 3 in save chances.

The Thunderbirds got a big at-bat from left fielder Gianpaolo Belmondo. For the game, Belmondo was 1 for 5 with a home run, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. In the top of the first, with a runner on 3rd, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 24th home run of the season gave El Paso a 2-0 lead.

Long attributed the win to his team's "concerted effort."

El Paso has run its win streak to 9 straight.
EL PASO BATTING LINESCORE PUERTO RICO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Alcova 2B 4 1 2 0 1 0 3 .274 7 38
C. Tieh RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 .325 20 68
G. Belmondo LF 5 1 1 2 0 0 3 .316 24 82
T. Trung CF 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 .256 21 66
A. Ribadeneira 3B 5 1 1 0 0 1 6 .324 13 59
   a-Y. Choi 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .178 5 17
F. bin Jalal C 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .272 8 32
F. Hewitt 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .244 6 19
A. Lueger SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .248 7 35
T. Long P 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .334 22 73
   B. Middleton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 5 9 5 6 1 24      
a - Y. Choi substituted for A. Ribadeneira in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: J. Alcova (7, 9th Inning off O. Grassi, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Belmondo (24, 1st Inning off R. Sotelo, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Alcova 4 , C. Tieh , G. Belmondo 4 , A. Ribadeneira , F. bin Jalal , A. Lueger 2 , T. Long
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Tieh , A. Ribadeneira , F. bin Jalal
GIDP: C. Tieh , A. Ribadeneira , T. Long
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: F. Hewitt (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Hakem CF 4 1 2 0 1 0 3 .253 13 30
A. Robbins 2B 3 0 1 2 0 0 2 .250 1 6
C. Díaz LF 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .275 6 34
D. Samelo 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .290 8 45
A. Ramírez RF 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .235 3 14
B. Boston 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .259 8 42
S. Jibril C 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .191 3 19
V. Rapava SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .215 4 32
R. Sotelo P 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .286 0 0
   I. Ivanenkov P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   a-G. Mantalara PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 5 22
   O. Grassi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   C. Kyung P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-H. Tsuji PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .268 9 26
Totals 32 3 6 3 5 3 23      
a - G. Mantalara pinch hit for I. Ivanenkov in the 6th
b - H. Tsuji pinch hit for C. Kyung in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Hakem (4, 1st Inning off T. Long, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Díaz (13, 5th Inning off T. Long, 1 on, 1 out) , H. Tsuji (12, 9th Inning off T. Long, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Ramírez (3, 8th Inning off T. Long, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Hakem 3 , A. Robbins , C. Díaz 2 , A. Ramírez 4 , H. Tsuji 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Hakem , D. Samelo , B. Boston
Sac Fly: A. Robbins 2
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Hakem 2 (24)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Samelo (5) , R. Sotelo (1)
Double Plays: 3 (Boston-Robbins-Samelo, Robbins-Rapava-Samelo, Robbins-Rapava-Samelo)
EL PASO PITCHING LINESCORE PUERTO RICO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Long W (13-6) 8.0 6 3 3 5 3 1 132 4.12   
B. Middleton SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 4.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Long 56
Batters Faced: T. Long 36, B. Middleton 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Long 10-11, B. Middleton 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Long 132-81, B. Middleton 11-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Middleton 1-1
WP: T. Long
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Sotelo L (0-2) 3.0 5 5 4 4 0 1 55 6.41   
I. Ivanenkov 3.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 32 3.54   
O. Grassi 2.1 3 0 0 1 0 0 46 5.02   
C. Kyung 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Sotelo 25
Batters Faced: R. Sotelo 19, I. Ivanenkov 8, O. Grassi 11, C. Kyung 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Sotelo 4-4, I. Ivanenkov 4-2, O. Grassi 4-3, C. Kyung 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Sotelo 55-29, I. Ivanenkov 32-22, O. Grassi 46-27, C. Kyung 12-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: I. Ivanenkov 1-0 , C. Kyung 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tien Dung Long
Ballpark: Ballpark of San Juan
Weather: Clear skies (82 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 4:05 PM
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 14828
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