 | TRIPLE A CAIRO SPHINX AT BIRMINGHAM BEARS 06/19/2038 |  |  |
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 | | TRIPLE A | | CAIRO SPHINX AT BIRMINGHAM BEARS | | GAME ID: 2728 - SATURDAY, JUNE 19TH, 2038 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Cairo Sphinx (34-34) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | | Birmingham Bears (31-34) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | 7 | 0 |
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| Sphinx Lose, 3-2, at Edgbaston | Jun Nakayama pitched well, but his team, the Cairo Sphinx, still dropped a 3-2 decision to the Birmingham Bears at Edgbaston. Birmingham reliever Francisco Palazuelos picked up the win to move to 8-4. Jun Nakayama suffered the loss. Jim Clemons was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 7 of 7 save opportunities.
The Bears got a big at-bat from right fielder Albert Rivas. For the game, Rivas was 1-3 with a home run. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. In the bottom of the sixth, with a runner on 1st, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 10th home run of the season gave Birmingham a 3-1 lead.
"We faced good pitching and still got it done," said Rivas.
Birmingham is now 31-34, while Cairo is 34-34.
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| CAIRO BATTING LINESCORE | | BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE |
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a - N. Foucher pinch hit for J. Villanueva in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: S. Kichida (4, 2nd Inning off E. Cisneros, 0 on, 2 outs) Home Runs: J. Johnson (11, 8th Inning off N. Newton, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: E. Burr 2 , J. Johnson 4 , H. Morris , S. Kichida 4 , H. Cabrera , G. Guinn , N. Foucher 2-out RBI: H. Cabrera Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Villanueva , H. Cabrera , O. Talamantez GIDP: O. Talamantez 2 Team LOB: 11
BASERUNNING SB: H. Morris (5) |
| | a - C. Bernard substituted for A. Rivas in the 8th
BATTING Home Runs: A. Rivas (10, 6th Inning off J. Nakayama, 1 on, 1 out) J. Watt (20, 6th Inning off J. Nakayama, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: A. Stenger , J. Gravel , S. Jackson , A. Rivas 4 , H. Sanderson , J. Watt 5 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Gravel , J. Watt Team LOB: 3
BASERUNNING SB: H. Sanderson (12)
FIELDING Double Plays: 2 (Jackson-Farthing-Manzo, Sanderson-Farthing-Manzo) |
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| CAIRO PITCHING LINESCORE | | BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE |
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| | | PITCHING Game Score: E. Cisneros 50 Batters Faced: E. Cisneros 19, F. Palazuelos 10, N. Newton 7, J. Clemons 4 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Cisneros 7-3, F. Palazuelos 3-0, N. Newton 1-2, J. Clemons 1-0 Pitches - Strikes: E. Cisneros 72-41, F. Palazuelos 41-23, N. Newton 25-15, J. Clemons 19-12 Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Palazuelos 1-0 , N. Newton 1-0 |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Jun Nakayama Ballpark: Edgbaston Weather: Roof closed, 67 degrees Start Time: 1:05 PM EST Time: 3:19 Attendance: 11977 |
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