WORLD BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
MELBOURNE METEORS AT NAIROBI BLACK RHINOS
09/01/2150
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WORLD BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
MELBOURNE METEORS AT NAIROBI BLACK RHINOS
GAME ID: 3946 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST , 2150 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Melbourne Meteors (59-68) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 4 1
Nairobi Black Rhinos (58-69) 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 X 4 8 0
Black Rhinos Make It 4 Straight with 4-2 Win
The Nairobi Black Rhinos earned a win at Rhinos Ballpark, knocking off the Melbourne Meteors, 4-2. On the bump for Nairobi was right-hander Branko Kuchek. He had a starring role in the triumph. Gerardo Mendoza, who is tied for 6th in the IBL in saves with 18, nailed down the save. The 4th-place Meteors dropped to 59-68.

The Black Rhinos picked up the win with a combination of good hitting and good pitching.

"I thought we competed really well," said Black Rhinos manager J Stell. "I thought the energy was really good."
MELBOURNE BATTING LINESCORE NAIROBI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Martin RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .273 3 11
W. Mwenda 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .268 12 55
P. Elovsky 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .347 4 39
E. Román LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .369 25 88
A. Khan 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .301 10 53
H. bin Salah al Din SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .285 4 38
Y. Schneider CF 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 .275 6 55
S. Mir C 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .226 6 46
K. Miller P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   a-J. Weatherhead PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 6 19
   M. Schmalzl P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 1
Totals 30 2 4 2 3 3 8      
a - J. Weatherhead pinch hit for K. Miller in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Martin (5, 4th Inning off B. Kuchek, 0 on, 0 outs) , W. Mwenda (34, 9th Inning off G. Mendoza, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Martin 2 , W. Mwenda 2 , E. Román , S. Mir
2-out RBI: S. Mir
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Román , Y. Schneider
GIDP: A. Khan
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: H. bin Salah al Din (22) , Y. Schneider (16)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Martin (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Gines CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .274 9 50
Z. Funga 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .307 4 48
D. Grillo RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .253 5 59
K. Ame SS 3 1 1 2 0 2 2 .274 19 63
A. Karani 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .253 10 62
M. Wambugu 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .268 6 53
   G. Mendoza P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067 0 1
R. Baker LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .252 1 15
G. Breivik C 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 .245 3 10
B. Kuchek P 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .183 0 3
   a-A. Inelán 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 4 26
Totals 31 4 8 4 1 7 9      
a - A. Inelán substituted for B. Kuchek in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Karani (21, 4th Inning off K. Miller, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: K. Ame (6, 1st Inning off K. Miller, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Gines , Z. Funga 2 , D. Grillo , K. Ame 3 , A. Karani 3 , R. Baker
2-out RBI: K. Ame , A. Karani , R. Baker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Karani
Sac Fly: K. Ame
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ame-Funga-Wambugu)
MELBOURNE PITCHING LINESCORE NAIROBI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Miller L (2-6) 7.0 8 4 4 1 5 0 97 5.93   
M. Schmalzl 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 4.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Miller 49
Batters Faced: K. Miller 30, M. Schmalzl 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Miller 7-9, M. Schmalzl 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Miller 97-68, M. Schmalzl 10-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Kuchek W (12-11) 8.0 3 1 1 2 3 0 97 3.55   
G. Mendoza SV (18) 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 19 6.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Kuchek 73
Batters Faced: B. Kuchek 28, G. Mendoza 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Kuchek 10-10, G. Mendoza 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Kuchek 97-60, G. Mendoza 19-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Branko Kuchek
Ballpark: Rhinos Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM
Time: 2:36
Attendance: 21416
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