WORLD BASEBALL FEDERATION
HONG KONG PATRIOTS AT BANGKOK ELEPHANTS
07/23/2115
 
WORLD BASEBALL FEDERATION
HONG KONG PATRIOTS AT BANGKOK ELEPHANTS
GAME ID: 1996 - TUESDAY, JULY 23RD , 2115 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hong Kong Patriots (42-57) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 10 0
Bangkok Elephants (45-54) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 X 4 11 1
Elephants Take Down Patriots, 4-3
The Hong Kong Patriots got a superb performance from pitcher Edgar Cruz, but the Bangkok Elephants still won the game, 4-3. Cruz threw 6.0 innings allowing 1 run. Mauk van de Laar picked up the save for Bangkok, his 15th of the year. Hong Kong has now lost 5 straight.

Ding-bong Ye chipped in for Bangkok, stroking a crucial 2-run double in the bottom of the eighth inning. For the game, the third baseman was 1-4 with a double, while adding 2 RBI.

In postgame comments to the Bangkok Chronicle, Ye said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."
HONG KONG BATTING LINESCORE BANGKOK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Behari SS 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 .277 10 36
K. Hanale 1B 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .287 20 44
A. Idowu 3B 5 0 3 1 0 2 2 .215 11 34
G. Handforth LF 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 .193 15 38
D. Kurtha DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .259 8 20
   a-T. Vihko DH 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 .278 5 48
X. Hsu RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .269 10 27
C. Follerup C 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 .204 0 6
J. O'Malley CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .308 0 0
K. Kim 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .241 0 6
Totals 35 3 10 3 5 8 17      
a - T. Vihko inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. O'Malley (2, 2nd Inning off I. Popalzai, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Follerup (5, 6th Inning off I. Popalzai, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Idowu (20, 7th Inning off I. Popalzai, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Hanale (23, 7th Inning off I. Popalzai, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: T. Vihko (4, 8th Inning off H. Zhang, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Behari , K. Hanale 2 , A. Idowu 4 , D. Kurtha , T. Vihko 3 , C. Follerup 3 , J. O'Malley 2
2-out RBI: E. Behari , A. Idowu
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Hanale , G. Handforth , D. Kurtha , T. Vihko , J. O'Malley
Sac Fly: C. Follerup
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Idowu (2) , J. O'Malley (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Kaseeb RF 5 0 2 0 0 0 5 .283 8 33
R. Phillips CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .194 14 39
D. Sanchez LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .324 6 70
A. Karume 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .224 0 7
B. Gonzalez DH 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .223 7 32
W. Xiong 2B 3 1 1 0 0 1 4 .256 7 40
D. Ye 3B 4 0 1 2 0 0 3 .242 0 25
H. Habib SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .231 4 32
   a-T. Chioh SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 3 14
R. Maldonado C 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .256 3 11
Totals 35 4 11 4 1 5 23      
a - T. Chioh substituted for H. Habib in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Xiong (20, 2nd Inning off E. Cruz, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Sanchez (34, 6th Inning off E. Cruz, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Gonzalez (23, 6th Inning off E. Cruz, 2 on, 1 out) , D. Ye (24, 8th Inning off R. bin Hana, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Kaseeb 2 , D. Sanchez 2 , A. Karume 2 , B. Gonzalez 2 , W. Xiong 2 , D. Ye 2 , H. Habib , R. Maldonado 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Kaseeb , R. Phillips , D. Sanchez , A. Karume , D. Ye
Sac Bunt: W. Xiong
Hit by Pitch: H. Habib
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: Y. Kaseeb (17)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Ye (7)
HONG KONG PITCHING LINESCORE BANGKOK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Cruz 6.0 6 1 1 0 4 0 85 3.14   
S. Ueno H (11) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 13 4.35   
R. bin Hana L (4-2), BS (4) 0.2 3 3 3 1 0 0 31 3.64   
W. Akil 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Cruz 60
Batters Faced: E. Cruz 25, S. Ueno 5, R. bin Hana 7, W. Akil 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Cruz 10-4, S. Ueno 2-0, R. bin Hana 3-0, W. Akil 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Cruz 85-56, S. Ueno 13-10, R. bin Hana 31-18, W. Akil 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Akil 2-0
Hit Batsmen: E. Cruz
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Popalzai 7.0 9 2 2 3 3 0 107 3.01   
H. Zhang W (6-5) 1.0 1 1 1 1 2 0 19 3.95   
M. van de Laar SV (15) 1.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 26 5.36   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Popalzai 51
Batters Faced: I. Popalzai 31, H. Zhang 5, M. van de Laar 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Popalzai 7-9, H. Zhang 0-1, M. van de Laar 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: I. Popalzai 107-65, H. Zhang 19-11, M. van de Laar 26-14
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Edgar Cruz
Ballpark: Bangkok Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (86 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 17808
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