WORLD BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
NAIROBI BLACK RHINOS AT TOKYO FITZIES
09/11/2150
 
WORLD BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
NAIROBI BLACK RHINOS AT TOKYO FITZIES
GAME ID: 4039 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH , 2150 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Nairobi Black Rhinos (64-72) 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 1
Tokyo Fitzies (48-88) 0 0 1 0 4 2 1 0 X 8 9 0
Virinchi Drills 2 Homers in 8-3 Tokyo Win
At Gitche Gumee Stadium, the Nairobi Black Rhinos and Tokyo Fitzies were greeted by an enthusiastic crowd.

The Tokyo Fitzies beat the Nairobi Black Rhinos, 8-3, at Gitche Gumee Stadium. Arun Virinchi went 3 for 4 with 2 home runs, while adding 5 RBI and scoring twice. The 24-year old right fielder was a menace to Nairobi all day. The Fitzies sport a record of 48-88.

Virinchi contributed a big hit, a 3-run home run, for Tokyo in the bottom of the fifth. With his team trailing 3-2, Virinchi took a fastball from Branko Kuchek and stroked the home run to right-center. His 29th home run of the season allowed the Fitzies to leap in front, 5-3.

"We did more than enough to get the win," said Virinchi.
NAIROBI BATTING LINESCORE TOKYO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Gines CF 2 1 0 0 3 1 1 .274 10 54
Z. Funga 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .300 5 52
D. Grillo RF 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 .263 6 65
K. Ame SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .282 22 73
A. Karani 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .257 11 66
M. Wambugu 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .271 7 58
R. Baker LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .253 1 18
Y. Chin C 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .250 4 46
B. Kuchek P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .172 0 3
   J. Colón P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-A. Inelán PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271 4 26
   P. Henry P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-R. bin Jibril PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .260 5 14
Totals 33 3 7 3 3 7 10      
a - A. Inelán pinch hit for J. Colón in the 7th
b - R. bin Jibril pinch hit for P. Henry in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Ame (12, 1st Inning off A. Martínez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: D. Grillo (7, 1st Inning off A. Martínez, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. bin Jibril (2, 9th Inning off O. Wasechko, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Grillo 3 , K. Ame 2 , A. Karani 2 , M. Wambugu , A. Inelán , R. bin Jibril 3
2-out RBI: K. Ame , A. Karani
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Gines , D. Grillo , M. Wambugu , R. Baker
Sac Fly: D. Grillo
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Gines (34)

FIELDING
Errors: Z. Funga (6)
OF assists: 1 (Grillo(Virinchi at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Jaeger CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .223 10 31
A. Cardenas 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .271 8 31
A. Virinchi RF 4 2 3 5 0 0 1 .247 29 86
P. Loewe LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .292 22 83
C. Reynolds 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .258 8 27
R. Bell 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .218 4 37
M. Abdul-Muta'al C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .232 9 58
Y. Basatin SS 4 2 2 2 0 1 0 .221 5 24
A. Martínez P 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .192 0 3
   S. Chander P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .040 0 0
   a-Y. Sekine PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 2 13
   O. Wasechko P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 8 9 8 3 4 7      
a - Y. Sekine pinch hit for S. Chander in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: R. Bell (4, 4th Inning off B. Kuchek, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Virinchi 2 (29, 5th Inning off B. Kuchek, 2 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off P. Henry, 0 on, 1 out) , Y. Basatin (5, 6th Inning off J. Colón, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: W. Jaeger , A. Cardenas , A. Virinchi 9 , R. Bell 3 , Y. Basatin 5 , A. Martínez
2-out RBI: A. Virinchi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Abdul-Muta'al
Team LOB: 4
NAIROBI PITCHING LINESCORE TOKYO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Kuchek L (13-12) 4.1 7 5 5 2 4 1 86 3.61   
J. Colón 1.2 1 2 2 1 0 1 21 4.53   
P. Henry 2.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 17 5.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Kuchek 31
Batters Faced: B. Kuchek 21, J. Colón 7, P. Henry 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Kuchek 4-4, J. Colón 3-2, P. Henry 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Kuchek 86-53, J. Colón 21-9, P. Henry 17-13
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Martínez W (6-17) 7.1 6 3 3 3 6 0 103 6.71   
S. Chander 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6.18   
O. Wasechko 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 3.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Martínez 57
Batters Faced: A. Martínez 31, S. Chander 2, O. Wasechko 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Martínez 8-8, S. Chander 2-0, O. Wasechko 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Martínez 103-62, S. Chander 4-3, O. Wasechko 13-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Arun Virinchi
Ballpark: Gitche Gumee Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), no wind
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 16902
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