WORLD BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
BEIJING EMPERORS AT NAIROBI BLACK RHINOS
09/17/2150
 
WORLD BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
BEIJING EMPERORS AT NAIROBI BLACK RHINOS
GAME ID: 4087 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH , 2150 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Beijing Emperors (78-63) 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 2
Nairobi Black Rhinos (67-74) 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 6 0
Emperors Losers, 5-3, Versus Nairobi
The Nairobi Black Rhinos locked up a win at Rhinos Ballpark, knocking off the Beijing Emperors, 5-3. On the mound for Nairobi was left-hander Noah Tustain. He played a major role in the triumph. Gerardo Mendoza nailed down his 24th save. Nairobi is now 67-74, Beijing 78-63.

David Grillo had a big 2-run triple for the Black Rhinos in the bottom of the second inning. With Nairobi leading 2-1 and runners on 2nd and 3rd, he got a fastball from Izaac Kulovana, who finished 3rd in the ABL in wins with 17 in 2144, and swatted a triple to left-center. It was his 8th triple of the season, and more importantly, it put the Black Rhinos ahead, 4-1.

"We did a lot of really good things and it was a good win," said Black Rhinos manager J Stell.
BEIJING BATTING LINESCORE NAIROBI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Sarahani CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268 12 56
B. Surupa RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .300 1 3
J. Bence LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .305 10 81
   c-M. Meloncelli PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .284 23 64
Á. Santos 1B 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .306 25 99
B. Lund 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .276 12 47
   d-D. Thomas PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .275 2 8
R. Siqueira 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .217 4 15
Z. Meghwar C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .179 0 5
J. Dooks SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .107 0 1
I. Kulovana P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .115 0 3
   a-J. Leyva PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 0 18
   A. Prado P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-R. Pradhan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 3 12
   J. Torres P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 0 3
Totals 32 3 5 3 0 4 5      
a - J. Leyva pinch hit for I. Kulovana in the 5th
b - R. Pradhan pinch hit for A. Prado in the 8th
c - M. Meloncelli pinch hit for J. Bence in the 9th
d - D. Thomas pinch hit for B. Lund in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Meloncelli (9, 9th Inning off G. Mendoza, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Surupa (1, 1st Inning off N. Tustain, 0 on, 1 out) , Á. Santos (25, 4th Inning off N. Tustain, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Surupa 4 , J. Bence , M. Meloncelli 2 , Á. Santos 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Thomas
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Errors: B. Lund 2 (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Gines CF 3 2 0 0 1 0 2 .271 10 54
Z. Funga 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .307 6 54
D. Grillo RF 4 1 1 2 0 1 3 .260 6 68
K. Ame SS 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .283 22 78
A. Karani 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .262 12 68
M. Wambugu 1B 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .268 7 59
   a-A. Inelán 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 4 26
R. Baker LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .267 2 23
Y. Chin C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .246 4 47
N. Tustain P 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 .268 0 6
   b-R. bin Jibril PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 5 14
   G. Mendoza P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067 0 1
Totals 31 5 6 4 5 3 19      
a - A. Inelán substituted for M. Wambugu in the 8th
b - R. bin Jibril pinch hit for N. Tustain in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: D. Grillo (8, 2nd Inning off I. Kulovana, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: Z. Funga 2 , D. Grillo 3 , K. Ame 2 , Y. Chin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Gines , R. Baker , Y. Chin
Sac Bunt: B. Gines
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Ame (28)
BEIJING PITCHING LINESCORE NAIROBI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Kulovana L (15-10) 4.0 4 5 3 4 1 0 75 3.48   
A. Prado 3.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 45 4.26   
J. Torres 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 3.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Kulovana 35
Batters Faced: I. Kulovana 22, A. Prado 12, J. Torres 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Kulovana 8-4, A. Prado 5-2, J. Torres 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: I. Kulovana 75-41, A. Prado 45-23, J. Torres 18-12
WP: I. Kulovana
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Tustain W (10-6) 8.0 4 3 3 0 4 2 103 3.02   
G. Mendoza SV (24) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 5.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Tustain 66
Batters Faced: N. Tustain 28, G. Mendoza 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Tustain 7-13, G. Mendoza 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: N. Tustain 103-67, G. Mendoza 14-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Noah Tustain
Ballpark: Rhinos Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 24212
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