WORLD BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CAIRO PHARAOHS AT BLACK FOREST FOXES
08/26/2151
 
WORLD BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CAIRO PHARAOHS AT BLACK FOREST FOXES
GAME ID: 3908 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 26TH , 2151 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cairo Pharaohs (53-70) 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 6 8 0
Black Forest Foxes (46-77) 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 5 1
Late Rally Earns Cairo 6-4 Win
The Cairo Pharaohs beat the Black Forest Foxes, 6-4, at The Den. Rickey Baker, in particular, was impressive. He went 2 for 3 with 2 singles and 2 walks. He scored 2 times. The winner was Norbert Armelini, who threw 82 pitches over 7 innings. The right-hander was charged with 4 runs on 5 hits. Pang Chang finished the game for Cairo and earned his 8th save.

Cairo used the timely hitting of Abdul-Tawwab Talib to seize the win. The second baseman stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the eighth inning to put the Pharaohs on top, 5-4. It was his only hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.

Said losing manager DP Woodford: "'I liked the effort, just not the results."

Cairo sits in 4th place in the Intercontinental Baseball League Afro-European Division at 53-70.
CAIRO BATTING LINESCORE BLACK FOREST BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Gines CF 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 .267 9 52
Z. Funga 3B, RF 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .299 8 64
M. Wambugu 1B 4 2 1 1 0 0 2 .255 13 52
R. Baker LF 3 2 2 1 2 0 0 .300 10 56
D. Grillo RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .308 13 73
   a-R. bin Jibril PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .256 4 26
   H. Sahnine P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-V. Saswata PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 0 1
   P. Chang P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
K. Ame SS 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 .233 16 62
Y. Chin C 2 0 0 2 1 2 2 .238 6 47
A. Talib 2B 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .270 8 33
N. Armelini P 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .083 0 0
   b-N. Sukarno PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .224 0 4
   c-M. Ladia RF, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 0 4
Totals 33 6 8 6 6 8 14      
a - R. bin Jibril pinch hit for D. Grillo in the 8th
b - N. Sukarno pinch hit for N. Armelini in the 8th
c - M. Ladia substituted for N. Sukarno in the 8th
d - V. Saswata pinch hit for H. Sahnine in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Ame (21, 8th Inning off S. Merritt, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Wambugu (13, 3rd Inning off S. Merritt, 0 on, 0 outs) , Z. Funga (8, 9th Inning off J. Henderson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: Z. Funga 4 , M. Wambugu 4 , R. Baker 2 , D. Grillo , K. Ame 2 , A. Talib , N. Armelini
2-out RBI: R. Baker , Y. Chin , A. Talib
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Wambugu , Y. Chin , A. Talib
GIDP: K. Ame
Sac Fly: Y. Chin
Hit by Pitch: M. Wambugu
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Ame (20)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. bin Khoury RF 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 .299 11 37
J. Shih 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .284 8 32
D. Ibada 1B 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .305 22 78
A. Durrani LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 17 66
B. Henderson C 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .255 9 51
   b-F. Hewitt PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 3
P. Bernard CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .262 3 47
H. Keolakupaianaha 3B 3 1 1 2 0 1 1 .226 12 47
J. Brenner SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .258 4 37
A. Phadkar P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .121 0 1
   S. Merritt P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .071 0 0
   H. Chin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-E. Gorlenko PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 12 31
   J. Henderson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
Totals 31 4 5 4 2 6 6      
a - E. Gorlenko pinch hit for H. Chin in the 8th
b - F. Hewitt pinch hit for B. Henderson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Henderson (24, 7th Inning off N. Armelini, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Ibada (22, 1st Inning off N. Armelini, 1 on, 1 out) , H. Keolakupaianaha (12, 7th Inning off N. Armelini, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. bin Khoury 2 , D. Ibada 4 , B. Henderson 2 , H. Keolakupaianaha 4
2-out RBI: H. Keolakupaianaha
Hit by Pitch: H. Keolakupaianaha
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: S. bin Khoury (16)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Phadkar (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Brenner-Shih-Ibada)
CAIRO PITCHING LINESCORE BLACK FOREST PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Armelini W (4-5) 7.0 5 4 4 0 5 2 82 4.93   
H. Sahnine H (8) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 11 3.40   
P. Chang SV (8) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 5.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Armelini 56
Batters Faced: N. Armelini 26, H. Sahnine 4, P. Chang 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Armelini 5-10, H. Sahnine 1-1, P. Chang 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: N. Armelini 82-53, H. Sahnine 11-5, P. Chang 14-9
Hit Batsmen: N. Armelini
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Phadkar 0.2 2 2 2 1 1 0 16 6.49   
S. Merritt L (7-11) 6.2 3 3 3 5 7 1 107 4.76   
H. Chin BS (1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 5.00   
J. Henderson 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 15 4.34   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Phadkar 32
Batters Faced: A. Phadkar 6, S. Merritt 27, H. Chin 3, J. Henderson 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Phadkar 1-0, S. Merritt 8-4, H. Chin 0-2, J. Henderson 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Phadkar 16-10, S. Merritt 107-52, H. Chin 11-7, J. Henderson 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Merritt 3-1 , H. Chin 2-2
WP: S. Merritt
Hit Batsmen: A. Phadkar
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rickey Baker
Ballpark: The Den
Weather: Partly Cloudy (82 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CET
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 21085
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