Marcelo's Three-Run Home Run Boosts Arabia Wolves to its First Win of the Season

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Noah Marcelo went 2-for-5 with two runs scored and four RBIs, including a three-run home run in the eighth inning, and Taylor Darden went 2-for-4 with two home runs, two runs scored, and four RBIs, to give Arabia Wolves its first win, 9-6 over Mumbai Cobras.

The Wolves had two effective Fire Balls: in the second inning, Angelo Cabral struck out Victor Vahlberg with two on base, while Reese Miller, with one out, ended the eighth inning by the same route, and in the same critical situation. It was Cabral’s second successful Fire Ball of the season.

Miller earned the victory after 1.2 innings and two strikeouts (one of them via the Fire Ball, which results in three strikeouts). Angelo Cabral (2.1 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 2 SO-1 FBK, 1HR), Akeem Bostick (2.0 IP, 0 ER, 1 SO), Quinn Waterhouse (1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 2 SO) and Kristian Scott (2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 SO) completed the pitching line for Arabia.

With this victory, Arabia Wolves broke Mumbai’s four-game winning streak and also improved their record to 1-1 in the standings.

Other highlights:

Raul Shah went 1-for-4 with a home run, one run scored, and three RBIs, and Brantley Bell went 2-for-3 with three runs scored and one RBI, to Mumbai’s offensive highlights.
The loss went to Akeel Morris in relief, after 0.2 IP, in which he allowed 3 unearned runs due to Marcelo’s HR
With this defeat, Mumbai fell to 4-2, but remained in second place in Baseball United’s Season 1.