WORLD BASEBALL FEDERATION
DUBAI TOWERS AT MELBOURNE KANGAROOS
05/31/2113
 
WORLD BASEBALL FEDERATION
DUBAI TOWERS AT MELBOURNE KANGAROOS
GAME ID: 1071 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 31ST , 2113 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Dubai Towers (26-29) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 9 0
Melbourne Kangaroos (31-22) 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 X 5 9 0
Kangaroos Beat Towers, 5-4
Fans watched the Melbourne Kangaroos and the Dubai Towers fight to the finish.

The Melbourne Kangaroos scored a tight, 5-4 win versus the Dubai Towers at Beresford Park. Melbourne pitcher Edwin Saldivar held his own in the contest. The Kangaroos, at 31-22, lead by one game in their division.

Devanaman Suksma, who is the top prospect in the Kangaroos organization, came through for Melbourne with a solo home run in the bottom of the eighth. The first baseman went 2 for 3 for the game, including 1 home run and 1 double. He scored 3 runs and collected 1 RBI.

"If you want to be considered a good team, these are the kind of games you have to win," said Melbourne manager Louis Bains.
DUBAI BATTING LINESCORE MELBOURNE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Mtoro 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .234 2 12
   a-A. Visvanathan PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .250 1 8
   b-K. Loloupe 2B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 1 11
A. Süsskind SS, 2B 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .260 3 14
Y. Huynh 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .260 7 25
H. Peraza DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .215 7 28
T. Veen RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .269 5 22
B. bin Nuri 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .305 5 27
S. Baek LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .306 0 7
I. Ena CF 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .343 4 24
F. Martinez C 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 .245 0 8
Totals 33 4 9 4 2 9 13      
a - A. Visvanathan pinch hit for M. Mtoro in the 8th
b - K. Loloupe substituted for A. Visvanathan in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Süsskind (12, 1st Inning off E. Saldivar, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Visvanathan (3, 8th Inning off A. Jukhnev, 3 on, 0 outs) , I. Ena (11, 9th Inning off S. Basil, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Visvanathan 2 , A. Süsskind 3 , Y. Huynh , H. Peraza , T. Veen , S. Baek , I. Ena 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Süsskind , H. Peraza , T. Veen , F. Martinez
GIDP: H. Peraza , B. bin Nuri , S. Baek
Sac Bunt: F. Martinez
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Süsskind-Mtoro-Huynh)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Castellon CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .229 3 13
J. Tyrer RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .360 9 38
A. Sanghi 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .322 2 35
D. Suksma 1B 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 .312 3 23
   b-D. Patrianakos 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309 3 15
S. Davila 2B 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .385 0 6
   a-T. Chioh 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 2 13
U. Mhina SS 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 .270 2 23
V. Aleshker LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .256 5 21
S. Kajombo DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .231 1 6
J. Baca C 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 .252 2 16
Totals 31 5 9 5 1 3 11      
a - T. Chioh substituted for S. Davila in the 7th
b - D. Patrianakos substituted for D. Suksma in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Suksma (13, 2nd Inning off S. Mellouk, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Suksma (3, 8th Inning off A. Corado, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Sanghi , D. Suksma 6 , S. Davila , U. Mhina , V. Aleshker 2 , J. Baca 2
2-out RBI: A. Sanghi , U. Mhina , V. Aleshker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Aleshker , S. Kajombo
GIDP: J. Baca
Sac Bunt: J. Castellon
Hit by Pitch: D. Suksma
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Davila-Mhina-Suksma, Mhina-Chioh-Suksma, Mhina-Chioh-Suksma)
DUBAI PITCHING LINESCORE MELBOURNE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Mellouk 7.0 8 4 4 1 3 0 91 4.64   
A. Corado L (4-6) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 15 3.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Mellouk 47
Batters Faced: S. Mellouk 30, A. Corado 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Mellouk 8-9, A. Corado 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Mellouk 91-63, A. Corado 15-8
Hit Batsmen: S. Mellouk
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Saldivar 7.0 5 3 3 2 7 0 97 3.00   
A. Jukhnev W (3-3), BS (2) 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 13 3.74   
S. Basil SV (8) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 12 3.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Saldivar 60
Batters Faced: E. Saldivar 27, A. Jukhnev 5, S. Basil 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Saldivar 9-4, A. Jukhnev 1-1, S. Basil 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Saldivar 97-62, A. Jukhnev 13-9, S. Basil 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Jukhnev 3-3
WP: E. Saldivar 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Edwin Saldivar
Ballpark: Beresford Park
Weather: Cloudy (55 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM
Time: 2:44
Attendance: 51553
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