3 India-born pitchers power Mumbai to series victory over Karachi

The Mumbai Cobras beat Karachi Monarchs 9-2 to secure the first regular season series in Baseball United’s history.

Akshay More, first-ever professional Indian starting pitcher, got a dream debut, pitching three solid innings and allowing only one hit. He also struck out three batters. 

Saurabh Gaikwad, who relieved his countryman on the mound, worked for 0.2 innings, with both outs as strikeouts. Tushar Lalwani, born in Mumbai, worked the last two innings of the game flawlessly, allowing only one hit and striking out one.
 
“Birthday boy” Brantley Bell went 2-for-4 with a double, a triple, two runs scored and two RBIs, while Caleb McNeely (2-for-3, 1 RBI, 2 R) hit a solo home run to right field, to lead an early attack.  
 
Miguel Ojeda had a second consecutive explosive night, after coming in as a pinch hitter to hit a three-run home run against Alex DuBord's pitches, to close the 7th inning with a killer 5-run attack.
 

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