WORLD BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
KARACHI FALCONS AT ROME GENERALS
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WORLD BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
KARACHI FALCONS AT ROME GENERALS
GAME ID: 3708 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 3RD , 2151 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Karachi Falcons (45-58) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 7 1
Rome Generals (51-52) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 5 X 8 10 0
Rome Wins, 8-3, Behind 2 Esparza Home Runs
The Rome Generals cut down the Karachi Falcons by the score of 8-3, with the largest share of the credit going to shortstop Ismael Esparza. Esparza went 2 for 4 with 2 home runs, while adding 5 RBI and scoring twice for the Generals. Carlos Rúbio picked up the win, improving his season record to 8-9. He struck out 9 in 8 innings. Rome is in second place in the Intercontinental Baseball League Afro-European Division with a record of 51-52.

The Falcons had been locked in a 0-0 tie with the Generals going into the bottom of the sixth inning. That changed quickly when the 2150 IBL batting champion Sami Muroki came to the plate. Muroki hit a run-scoring double on a 2-1 fastball from Karachi hurler Folco Maini. It was Muroki's 34th double of the year.

"We're in a funk and we need to shake ourselves out of it," said Karachi manager Slu Baseball.
KARACHI BATTING LINESCORE ROME BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Ehrlich CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .268 4 26
   b-A. Villalobas PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .296 0 2
A. bin Idris LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .301 14 57
K. Morrison RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .333 12 64
A. Khan 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .298 6 25
N. Yamasaki 3B 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 .272 3 23
   c-A. Dato PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .062 0 0
D. Jela SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .245 4 17
J. Rodríguez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .212 0 6
V. Kelander C 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 .222 1 1
F. Maini P 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .100 0 4
   a-J. Weatherhead PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .231 3 21
   A. Prawiranega P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   A. Eckhard P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-R. Leeder PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 0 2
Totals 33 3 7 3 3 9 14      
a - J. Weatherhead pinch hit for F. Maini in the 7th
b - A. Villalobas pinch hit for C. Ehrlich in the 7th
c - A. Dato pinch hit for N. Yamasaki in the 8th
d - R. Leeder pinch hit for A. Eckhard in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Weatherhead (6, 7th Inning off C. Rúbio, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: V. Kelander (1, 9th Inning off N. Matsunaga, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. bin Idris , K. Morrison , D. Jela 2 , V. Kelander 5 , J. Weatherhead 2
2-out RBI: V. Kelander
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Ehrlich , A. bin Idris , N. Yamasaki
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: K. Morrison (9)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Jela (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Rodríguez-Jela-Khan)
PB: V. Kelander
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Manahov LF, RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .329 9 59
J. Martinez 2B 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 .310 11 35
S. Muroki 1B 3 2 2 1 1 0 1 .333 8 50
B. Unmesh RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .308 24 65
   a-A. García LF 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .232 3 14
I. Esparza SS 4 2 2 5 0 0 1 .249 10 46
A. Sarbans C 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .244 5 19
T. Nakada 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .241 2 19
A. Mahir CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .258 0 22
C. Rúbio P 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .180 0 3
   b-A. Baroncelli PH 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .435 0 3
   N. Matsunaga P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 0 5
Totals 34 8 10 8 3 3 14      
a - A. García substituted for B. Unmesh in the 8th
b - A. Baroncelli pinch hit for C. Rúbio in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Muroki 2 (34, 6th Inning off F. Maini, 1 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off A. Prawiranega, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Mahir (15, 8th Inning off A. Eckhard, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: I. Esparza 2 (10, 6th Inning off F. Maini, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off A. Prawiranega, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Manahov , S. Muroki 4 , I. Esparza 8 , A. Sarbans 2 , T. Nakada , A. Mahir 2 , C. Rúbio
2-out RBI: I. Esparza
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Manahov
GIDP: C. Rúbio
Team LOB: 5
KARACHI PITCHING LINESCORE ROME PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Maini L (5-12) 6.0 4 3 3 2 2 1 85 4.10   
A. Prawiranega 1.1 3 3 3 1 0 1 31 4.38   
A. Eckhard 0.2 3 2 2 0 1 0 17 4.36   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Maini 52
Batters Faced: F. Maini 24, A. Prawiranega 8, A. Eckhard 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Maini 8-7, A. Prawiranega 2-2, A. Eckhard 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: F. Maini 85-51, A. Prawiranega 31-20, A. Eckhard 17-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Rúbio W (8-9) 8.0 6 2 2 3 9 0 130 3.69   
N. Matsunaga 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 6 4.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Rúbio 68
Batters Faced: C. Rúbio 32, N. Matsunaga 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Rúbio 5-9, N. Matsunaga 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Rúbio 130-83, N. Matsunaga 6-6
WP: C. Rúbio
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ismael Esparza
Ballpark: The Colosseum
Weather: Partly Cloudy (81 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CET
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 27507
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