INTERCONTINENTAL BASEBALL COALITION
MELBOURNE BITTERS AT TAURANGA TANIWHA
07/03/2042
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INTERCONTINENTAL BASEBALL COALITION
MELBOURNE BITTERS AT TAURANGA TANIWHA
GAME ID: 14945 - THURSDAY, JULY 3RD , 2042 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Melbourne Bitters (6-11) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 8 0
Tauranga Taniwha (9-8) 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 X 4 7 0
Tauranga Claims 4-2 Victory
Baseball fans saw a good contest between the Tauranga Taniwha and Melbourne Bitters.

Tauranga Taniwha starter Young-kwang Yang pitched his team past the Melbourne Bitters, 4-2. Yang yielded 1 run over 8 innings to notch the win. He scattered 6 hits, walked 1, and struck out 7. His record improves to 3-1.

Chut-sai Chew helped out the Tauranga cause in the bottom of the second inning with a run-scoring walk. For the game, the designated hitter drew 1 walk in 4 plate appearances.

Tauranga manager Christian Butler was pleased with the team's effort. "Our guys played hard," he said.

The setback makes the Bitters 6-11.
MELBOURNE BATTING LINESCORE TAURANGA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Hatfield 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .211 1 1
W. Wu SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .184 3 6
   a-S. Suzuki PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .273 0 1
C. Wakeham CF 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .300 3 8
D. Helton DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .158 1 5
   b-R. Corbishley DH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .119 0 1
J. Laverty 2B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .184 2 6
   c-S. van Oord PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 1 2
C. Valdéz LF 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .114 0 2
   d-M. Dinning PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
A. López 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .130 2 4
H. Limón RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 0 1
D. Morales C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .071 1 1
Totals 33 2 8 2 2 7 12      
a - S. Suzuki pinch hit for W. Wu in the 9th
b - R. Corbishley inserted as DH in the 9th
c - S. van Oord pinch hit for J. Laverty in the 9th
d - M. Dinning pinch hit for C. Valdéz in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Laverty (2, 7th Inning off Y. Yang, 0 on, 1 out) , A. López (1, 9th Inning off L. Cantú, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Laverty (1, 2nd Inning off Y. Yang, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Wakeham (3, 9th Inning off R. Villanueva, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Hatfield , S. Suzuki , C. Wakeham 4 , J. Laverty 5 , C. Valdéz 2 , A. López 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. López 2 , H. Limón
GIDP: C. Wakeham
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Pijlswaard C 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .273 1 1
E. Saito 1B 5 2 2 3 0 2 5 .203 6 9
N. Kurihara SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .234 4 6
J. Eaton LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 4 8
   a-J. Hernández 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 3 6
H. Lombard 3B 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .059 0 0
   b-H. Taguchi LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 2 2
L. Gómez CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .180 1 3
N. Niiya RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .250 0 0
F. Zapata 2B 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 .205 2 4
C. Chew DH 2 0 0 1 1 1 3 .044 0 1
Totals 30 4 7 4 7 5 23      
a - J. Hernández substituted for J. Eaton in the 9th
b - H. Taguchi substituted for H. Lombard in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Pijlswaard (3, 6th Inning off C. Domínguez, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Saito 2 (6, 1st Inning off E. Kehler, 0 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off E. Kehler, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Pijlswaard 2 , E. Saito 8 , L. Gómez , N. Niiya 2 , F. Zapata
2-out RBI: E. Saito
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Saito , N. Kurihara , N. Niiya , F. Zapata
Sac Bunt: C. Chew
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Kurihara-Zapata-Saito)
MELBOURNE PITCHING LINESCORE TAURANGA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Kehler L (1-2) 4.1 5 4 4 5 2 2 77 3.60   
C. Domínguez 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 25 0.00   
N. Suzuki 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 26 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Kehler 34
Batters Faced: E. Kehler 23, C. Domínguez 8, N. Suzuki 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Kehler 6-5, C. Domínguez 3-2, N. Suzuki 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. Kehler 77-40, C. Domínguez 25-14, N. Suzuki 26-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Domínguez 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Yang W (3-1) 8.0 6 1 1 1 7 0 108 1.33   
R. Villanueva 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 2.84   
L. Cantú SV (6) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 13 1.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Yang 72
Batters Faced: Y. Yang 29, R. Villanueva 1, L. Cantú 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Yang 5-10, R. Villanueva 0-0, L. Cantú 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Yang 108-69, R. Villanueva 2-1, L. Cantú 13-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Villanueva 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Young-kwang Yang
Ballpark: Baypark at the Mount
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 13 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 4980
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