WORLD BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
MEXICO CITY AZTECS AT EL PASO THUNDERBIRDS
08/25/2151
 
WORLD BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
MEXICO CITY AZTECS AT EL PASO THUNDERBIRDS
GAME ID: 3893 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25TH , 2151 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Mexico City Aztecs (74-48) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 5 11 0
El Paso Thunderbirds (68-54) 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 X 6 10 0
Thunderbirds Handle Aztecs, Nab 6-5 Win
The El Paso Thunderbirds defeated the Mexico City Aztecs, 6-5, at Thunderdome. El Paso was led by three-time All-Star Cheng-ho Tieh, who was 2-3 with a home run and 2 walks. Dae-il Kim got the win, improving to 12-8. He worked 8 innings, giving up 4 runs on 9 hits, while striking out 4 and walking 1. El Paso is now 68-54, Mexico City 74-48.

Tieh had a game-changing home run in the bottom of the eighth. On a first pitch fastball from Karl-Anthony Carpio, he banged a solo home run to right, giving the Thunderbirds a 5-4 lead. It was the 27th home run of the year for Tieh.

"Even warm beer tastes good after a win," said Tieh.
MEXICO CITY BATTING LINESCORE EL PASO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Khuc CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .312 25 85
Z. Zheng 3B 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .311 9 53
Á. Santos RF 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .281 27 90
H. Martínez LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .260 25 82
A. Alfaro 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .267 25 82
L. Guao 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .282 5 21
C. Abrams C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .247 6 22
M. Dueñas SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 8 53
   c-U. Cheromei PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .322 11 51
J. Flores P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .096 0 2
   a-J. Song PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 0 4
   K. Kulhberg P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-G. Robinson PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .345 8 37
   B. Middleton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   K. Carpio P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   d-P. Westmann PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .294 3 20
Totals 36 5 11 5 1 5 10      
a - J. Song pinch hit for J. Flores in the 6th
b - G. Robinson pinch hit for K. Kulhberg in the 7th
c - U. Cheromei pinch hit for M. Dueñas in the 9th
d - P. Westmann pinch hit for K. Carpio in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Z. Zheng 2 (42, 1st Inning off D. Kim, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off D. Kim, 0 on, 2 outs) , Á. Santos (30, 1st Inning off D. Kim, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Abrams (5, 7th Inning off D. Kim, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Guao (7, 9th Inning off T. Adamczak, 0 on, 0 outs) , P. Westmann (7, 9th Inning off T. Adamczak, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: H. Martínez (25, 8th Inning off D. Kim, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: Z. Zheng 4 , Á. Santos 3 , H. Martínez 5 , A. Alfaro , L. Guao 2 , C. Abrams 2 , J. Flores , P. Westmann 2
2-out RBI: Á. Santos , H. Martínez , A. Alfaro , P. Westmann
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Khuc , A. Alfaro , L. Guao
GIDP: Z. Zheng
Team LOB: 5
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Alcova 2B 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 .251 9 56
C. Tieh RF 3 1 2 1 2 0 0 .263 27 61
G. Belmondo LF 5 1 1 1 0 1 5 .318 38 89
T. Trung CF 4 0 0 0 1 2 5 .297 25 82
T. Long 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .271 26 87
   a-T. Liao 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 14 35
A. Ribadeneira 3B 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .269 9 49
   b-Y. Choi 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 5 11
A. Lueger SS 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 .233 10 42
F. bin Jalal C 4 1 2 2 0 0 3 .258 9 52
D. Kim P 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .051 0 0
   T. Adamczak P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 6 10 6 5 6 20      
a - T. Liao substituted for T. Long in the 9th
b - Y. Choi substituted for A. Ribadeneira in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Lueger (16, 2nd Inning off J. Flores, 2 on, 0 outs) , J. Alcova (29, 2nd Inning off J. Flores, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Tieh (27, 8th Inning off K. Carpio, 0 on, 2 outs) , G. Belmondo (38, 8th Inning off K. Carpio, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Alcova 3 , C. Tieh 5 , G. Belmondo 4 , T. Long , A. Ribadeneira , A. Lueger 2 , F. bin Jalal 2
2-out RBI: C. Tieh , G. Belmondo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Trung 2 , F. bin Jalal , D. Kim
Hit by Pitch: A. Ribadeneira
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Kim-Lueger-Long)
OF assists: 1 (Trung(Abrams at 3rd base))
MEXICO CITY PITCHING LINESCORE EL PASO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Flores 5.0 8 4 4 3 3 0 92 4.26   
K. Kulhberg 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 2.72   
B. Middleton 1.2 0 0 0 2 1 0 29 3.99   
K. Carpio L (4-1) 0.1 2 2 2 0 1 2 8 4.37   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Flores 35
Batters Faced: J. Flores 27, K. Kulhberg 3, B. Middleton 7, K. Carpio 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Flores 5-7, K. Kulhberg 1-1, B. Middleton 2-2, K. Carpio 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Flores 92-54, K. Kulhberg 6-6, B. Middleton 29-16, K. Carpio 8-6
Hit Batsmen: J. Flores
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Kim W (12-8) 8.0 9 4 4 1 4 1 107 3.95   
T. Adamczak SV (12) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 13 1.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Kim 51
Batters Faced: D. Kim 32, T. Adamczak 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Kim 11-7, T. Adamczak 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Kim 107-72, T. Adamczak 13-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Cheng-ho Tieh
Ballpark: Thunderdome
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM MT
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 38177
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