PROFAR’S TWO-RUN DOUBLE AND MILBURN’S MASTERFUL RELIEF LEADS
KARACHI TO ITS SECOND WIN
Juremi Profar hit a two-run double to lead a three-run attack in the fourth inning, and Isaac
Milburn had a perfect three-inning relief appearance with three strikeouts (one of them via
successful Fire Ball, for a total of five strikeouts), to keep Karachi’s playoffs hopes alive after 5-3
win over Mid East.
Profar finished the game batting 1-for-4 with three RBIs. Jake Pérez (2-for-4), Isaac Núñez
(1-for-3, 1 R, 1 RBI) and Max Jung-Goldberg (1-for-2, 1 RBI), highlighted Karachi’s offense.
Isaac Milburn earned the victory after 3.0 perfect innings pitched, including his second effective
Fire Ball of the season. He retired all seven batters he faced with just 37 pitches (22 strikes).
Kolby Kiser (4.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 SO), Alex Dubrod (1.0, 0 ER), and Enrique Burgos (1.0 IP, 2
H, 1 SO) completed the pitching line for Karachi.
With the win, Karachi (2-4) broke a streak of four consecutive losses and still maintains
mathematical hopes of reaching the United Series .
Other highlights:
● Shuhei Fukuda shone again on offense for Mid East, after hitting a solo inside-the-park
home run in the second inning to tie the game. Fukuda went 2-for-3 with two runs scored
and one RBI.
● Shotaro Nakata, one of the TBS “Plan D” winner, took the loss (0.1 IP, 3 ER); Shuto
Sakurai (4.0 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 SO), Shotaro Kasahara (1.2 IP), Shingo Hirata (1.0, 2
SO) and Severino González (2.0 IP, 2 SO), completed the pitching line for the Falcons.
● This was the first Mid East Falcons defeat in Baseball United Season 1.
