WORLD BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
TOKYO FITZIES AT NAIROBI BLACK RHINOS
07/30/2150
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WORLD BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
TOKYO FITZIES AT NAIROBI BLACK RHINOS
GAME ID: 3668 - THURSDAY, JULY 30TH , 2150 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tokyo Fitzies (35-64) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0
Nairobi Black Rhinos (45-54) 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 X 5 9 0
Fitzies Suffer 5-2 Road Loss
The Nairobi Black Rhinos converted a terrific effort from starter Branko Kuchek into a win over the Tokyo Fitzies at Rhinos Ballpark. The Black Rhinos won the game by a final score of 5-2. Picking up the save was Gerardo Mendoza, his 14th. The third-place Black Rhinos bumped their record to 45-54.

With the game tied, 2-2, in the bottom of the seventh, Kuchek had a key at-bat for Nairobi. With runners on 2nd and 3rd, Kuchek hit a 2-run single off Johan Combes, making the score 4-2, Black Rhinos.

"Really good pitchers have that ability to raise their game when they need to," said Nairobi manager J Stell.
TOKYO BATTING LINESCORE NAIROBI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Jaeger CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .220 6 22
A. Cardenas 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .295 1 14
A. Virinchi RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .255 18 59
P. Loewe LF 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .307 17 64
C. Reynolds 1B 3 1 1 2 1 0 2 .231 8 23
R. Bell 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .227 4 33
M. Abdul-Muta'al C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .241 7 47
   a-G. Parent PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .351 1 11
Y. Basatin SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .231 2 17
A. Martínez P 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .220 0 3
   J. Combes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-E. Andersen PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .340 12 56
Totals 31 2 7 2 5 4 9      
a - G. Parent pinch hit for M. Abdul-Muta'al in the 9th
b - E. Andersen pinch hit for J. Combes in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: C. Reynolds (8, 2nd Inning off B. Kuchek, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Cardenas , A. Virinchi 2 , P. Loewe 2 , C. Reynolds 4 , A. Martínez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Bell , M. Abdul-Muta'al , E. Andersen
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Jaeger (22) , R. Bell (30)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Cardenas-Bell-Reynolds)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Gines CF 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 .284 8 40
K. Ame SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .275 15 49
M. Wambugu 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .272 5 50
D. Grillo RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .263 3 51
Z. Funga LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .299 3 30
   G. Mendoza P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067 0 1
A. Karani 2B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .240 10 50
A. Inelán 3B 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .266 4 14
G. Breivik C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 2 7
B. Kuchek P 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .200 0 3
   a-R. Baker LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 1 11
Totals 32 5 9 5 1 6 10      
a - R. Baker substituted for B. Kuchek in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Gines (16, 1st Inning off A. Martínez, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Inelán (4, 7th Inning off A. Martínez, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: B. Gines (10, 7th Inning off J. Combes, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Gines 7 , K. Ame , Z. Funga 2 , A. Inelán 2 , B. Kuchek
2-out RBI: B. Gines , B. Kuchek
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Ame , M. Wambugu , Z. Funga
GIDP: K. Ame
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Gines (24) , K. Ame (18) , Z. Funga (9)

FIELDING
OF assists: 3 (Gines(Jaeger at home), Gines(Cardenas at home), Grillo(Loewe at 2nd base))
TOKYO PITCHING LINESCORE NAIROBI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Martínez L (5-11) 6.1 6 4 4 1 5 0 106 6.12   
J. Combes 1.2 3 1 1 0 1 0 30 7.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Martínez 49
Batters Faced: A. Martínez 25, J. Combes 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Martínez 7-6, J. Combes 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Martínez 106-65, J. Combes 30-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Combes 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Kuchek W (8-10) 8.0 6 2 2 3 4 1 106 3.71   
G. Mendoza SV (14) 1.0 1 0 0 2 0 0 28 6.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Kuchek 63
Batters Faced: B. Kuchek 30, G. Mendoza 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Kuchek 12-5, G. Mendoza 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Kuchek 106-63, G. Mendoza 28-14
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Branko Kuchek
Ballpark: Rhinos Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 21446
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