WORLD BASEBALL FEDERATION
ISTANBUL SCIMITARS AT SOUTH AFRICA BLACK SOX
06/27/2114
 
WORLD BASEBALL FEDERATION
ISTANBUL SCIMITARS AT SOUTH AFRICA BLACK SOX
GAME ID: 1557 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27TH , 2114 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Istanbul Scimitars (54-24) 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 4 10 12 0
South Africa Black Sox (44-34) 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 0
On Road, Istanbul Drops South Africa, 10-5
Good production from center fielder Rashad bin Lutfi helped the Istanbul Scimitars topple the South Africa Black Sox, 10-5. bin Lutfi was 2 for 3 with 2 home runs, while adding 3 RBI and scoring twice for the Scimitars. Gigi Salam finished to wrap up his 2nd save. The Eastern League Middle East-leading Scimitars are 54-24.

bin Lutfi had an important at-bat with a runner on 1st in the top of the seventh, when he hit a 2-run home run. The Scimitars went on to win.

"The name of the game is scoring runs," bin Lutfi said. "We did a good job of that today."
ISTANBUL BATTING LINESCORE SOUTH AFRICA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Rousset 2B, 3B 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .318 4 33
Z. Nathari RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .230 13 34
N. Choudhary 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .300 14 50
   a-M. Majid PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 5 27
   b-A. Juma 3B, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .202 2 9
R. Balgera SS 3 2 2 2 2 0 0 .281 17 62
H. Phong DH 5 1 1 3 0 1 4 .286 6 42
L. Purbacaraka LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .290 5 43
I. bin Husain C 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 .260 12 41
L. Ashotian 1B 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 .290 13 51
R. bin Lutfi CF 3 2 2 3 0 1 0 .237 3 15
Totals 37 10 12 10 5 5 12      
a - M. Majid pinch ran for N. Choudhary in the 7th
b - A. Juma substituted for M. Majid in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Choudhary (14, 6th Inning off A. Gray, 0 on, 0 outs) , Z. Nathari (5, 9th Inning off S. Gonzalez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. bin Lutfi 2 (3, 3rd Inning off A. Gray, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off A. Gray, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Balgera (17, 6th Inning off A. Gray, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Rousset (4, 7th Inning off T. Shehata, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Purbacaraka (5, 9th Inning off S. Gonzalez, 0 on, 1 out) , H. Phong (6, 9th Inning off S. Gonzalez, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Rousset 4 , Z. Nathari 2 , N. Choudhary 3 , R. Balgera 5 , H. Phong 4 , L. Purbacaraka 5 , I. bin Husain , R. bin Lutfi 8
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Rousset , H. Phong , L. Purbacaraka , L. Ashotian
Sac Bunt: Z. Nathari , R. bin Lutfi
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Balgera-Rousset-Ashotian)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Krohn SS 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .279 3 29
S. Alisjahbana 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .326 14 45
R. Saucedo LF 3 2 1 2 1 1 0 .298 18 57
S. Kipkoech DH 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 .244 25 70
   b-B. Rakin DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .169 2 3
L. Antosiewicz RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .281 11 39
   a-E. Zuber PR, RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .180 1 5
T. Cuellar C 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .219 12 28
R. Sebesta CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .274 2 26
O. Davila 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .219 6 33
A. Forteza 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 2
Totals 32 5 7 5 2 8 6      
a - E. Zuber pinch ran for L. Antosiewicz in the 3rd
b - B. Rakin inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Saucedo (18, 1st Inning off N. Humud, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Cuellar (12, 2nd Inning off N. Humud, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Kipkoech (25, 3rd Inning off N. Humud, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Krohn 2 , S. Alisjahbana , R. Saucedo 4 , S. Kipkoech 4 , T. Cuellar 4 , R. Sebesta
2-out RBI: S. Kipkoech
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Cuellar
GIDP: S. Alisjahbana
Hit by Pitch: L. Antosiewicz
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Zuber (2)
CS: R. Sebesta (7)
ISTANBUL PITCHING LINESCORE SOUTH AFRICA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Humud 2.2 5 5 5 1 3 3 49 3.27   
T. Chipende W (2-0) 3.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 40 3.91   
G. Constantinescu H (10) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 19 3.03   
G. Salam SV (2) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20 1.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Humud 26
Batters Faced: N. Humud 14, T. Chipende 11, G. Constantinescu 4, G. Salam 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Humud 2-2, T. Chipende 4-3, G. Constantinescu 1-0, G. Salam 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: N. Humud 49-34, T. Chipende 40-26, G. Constantinescu 19-13, G. Salam 20-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Chipende 1-0
Hit Batsmen: N. Humud
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Gray 6.0 5 5 5 4 3 3 104 3.59   
T. Shehata L (4-6) 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 1 26 3.92   
I. Danjuma 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 2.62   
S. Gonzalez 0.1 3 4 4 1 0 2 11 4.55   
B. Puja 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Gray 41
Batters Faced: A. Gray 27, T. Shehata 6, I. Danjuma 4, S. Gonzalez 5, B. Puja 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Gray 7-8, T. Shehata 2-0, I. Danjuma 1-1, S. Gonzalez 0-1, B. Puja 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Gray 104-60, T. Shehata 26-16, I. Danjuma 12-9, S. Gonzalez 11-8, B. Puja 4-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rashad bin Lutfi
Ballpark: South African Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EET
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 33514
Special Notes: Lazarz Antosiewicz and Nadif Humud were ejected in the 3rd inning for igniting a bench-clearing brawl.
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