WORLD BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
NAIROBI BLACK RHINOS AT BEIJING EMPERORS
08/02/2150
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WORLD BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
NAIROBI BLACK RHINOS AT BEIJING EMPERORS
GAME ID: 3700 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 2ND , 2150 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Nairobi Black Rhinos (45-57) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 7 0
Beijing Emperors (59-43) 0 2 0 1 5 1 1 1 X 11 11 0
Emperors Roll to 11-2 Win Over Black Rhinos
Beijing Emperors starter Izaac Kulovana turned in a top-notch performance against the Nairobi Black Rhinos at The Bird's Nest. The result was a win for the Emperors, 11-2. Gonzalo Valdés earned the save for Beijing, his 1st of the year. Beijing has won 3 straight, while Nairobi has lost 3 in a row.

The Emperors got a big hit from catcher Matthew Ross. Facing Nairobi pitcher Jesús Colón in the bottom of the fifth, Ross pounded a 3-run home run to left. His 5th home run of the season put the Emperors ahead, 8-0.

"Solid performance from our side," said Emperors manager Kev In.
NAIROBI BATTING LINESCORE BEIJING BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Gines CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 .286 8 42
K. Ame 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .276 17 52
M. Wambugu 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .268 5 50
D. Grillo RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .267 3 51
Z. Funga LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .293 3 31
A. Karani 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .235 10 50
A. Inelán SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281 4 16
Y. Chin C 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .247 3 35
A. Mtembei P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .157 1 5
   J. Colón P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-R. Baker PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .275 1 12
   P. Chang P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   W. Cheng P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-R. bin Jibril PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .242 4 10
Totals 34 2 7 2 3 5 12      
a - R. Baker pinch hit for J. Colón in the 7th
b - R. bin Jibril pinch hit for W. Cheng in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Chin (13, 5th Inning off I. Kulovana, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. bin Jibril (4, 9th Inning off G. Valdés, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Gines , K. Ame , D. Grillo , Z. Funga , A. Karani , Y. Chin 2 , R. bin Jibril 4
2-out RBI: Z. Funga , R. bin Jibril
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Ame , A. Karani , A. Inelán , A. Mtembei
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Ame (20) , A. Karani (20)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Sarahani CF 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 .258 7 42
G. Haar 2B 3 1 1 1 2 0 0 .284 4 26
Á. Santos 1B 3 1 0 0 2 1 2 .323 20 76
J. Bence LF 4 1 1 0 1 1 5 .301 8 61
M. Meloncelli RF 4 3 2 1 0 1 3 .296 17 48
   a-R. Leeder PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .306 3 13
B. Lund 3B 5 2 3 2 0 0 3 .233 4 16
M. Ross C 4 1 1 3 1 1 2 .221 5 21
D. Sa SS 4 0 2 2 0 1 1 .281 3 56
I. Kulovana P 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .067 0 1
   G. Valdés P 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
Totals 35 11 11 9 8 5 21      
a - R. Leeder pinch hit for M. Meloncelli in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: B. Lund (2, 2nd Inning off A. Mtembei, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Ross (5, 5th Inning off J. Colón, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Haar , J. Bence , M. Meloncelli 2 , B. Lund 5 , M. Ross 4 , D. Sa 2 , G. Valdés
2-out RBI: G. Haar , M. Meloncelli , B. Lund , M. Ross , D. Sa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Á. Santos , B. Lund , I. Kulovana 2
Team LOB: 8
NAIROBI PITCHING LINESCORE BEIJING PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Mtembei L (8-12) 4.2 6 7 7 4 0 0 95 4.53   
J. Colón 1.1 2 2 2 3 2 1 42 4.34   
P. Chang 1.1 3 2 2 1 2 0 41 6.39   
W. Cheng 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 4.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Mtembei 20
Batters Faced: A. Mtembei 24, J. Colón 9, P. Chang 8, W. Cheng 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Mtembei 4-10, J. Colón 0-2, P. Chang 1-1, W. Cheng 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Mtembei 95-54, J. Colón 42-19, P. Chang 41-26, W. Cheng 13-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Colón 2-2 , W. Cheng 1-1
WP: J. Colón
Balk: W. Cheng
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Kulovana W (13-4) 5.2 4 1 1 1 3 0 77 3.01   
G. Valdés SV (1) 3.1 3 1 1 2 2 1 47 4.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Kulovana 59
Batters Faced: I. Kulovana 22, G. Valdés 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Kulovana 7-7, G. Valdés 4-4
Pitches - Strikes: I. Kulovana 77-51, G. Valdés 47-27
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Valdés 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Izaac Kulovana
Ballpark: The Bird's Nest
Start Time: 7:05 PM
Time: 3:38
Attendance: 43646
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