2010 REVIVING BASEBALL IN INNER CITIES WORLD SERIES PRESENTED BY KPMG BASEBALL RESULTS DAY ONE

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1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 6, REVIVING BASEBALL IN INNER CITIES WORLD SERIES PRESENTED BY KPMG BASEBALL RESULTS DAY ONE MLB Network to Air Senior Division Baseball Championship Game on Sunday, August 8 Following are results from the first day of tournament pool play at the 18 th annual Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities (RBI) World Series presented by KPMG. Teams from around the United States and the Caribbean are competing in the RBI World Series at the Roger Dean Stadium Complex in Jupiter, Florida. Both baseball championship games will be played at Roger Dean Stadium, the spring training home of the Florida Marlins and St. Louis Cardinals, on Sunday, August 8. The Senior Division championship game will air live on MLB Network at 2:00pm ET, and will also be streamed live on MLB.com, the official web site of Major League Baseball. BASEBALL STANDINGS Senior Division Boys & Girls Club of Tampa RBI: 2-0 Houston RBI: 2-0 Los Angeles RBI: 1-1 Think Detroit/Orchards Children s Services: 1-1 Union League Boys & Girls Club/Chicago Cubs RBI: 1-1 Philadelphia Phillies RBI: 1-1 Ciudad Deportiva Roberto Clemente (Puerto Rico) RBI: 0-2 Jersey City RBI: 0-2 Junior Division Washington D.C. RBI: 1-0 Chicago White Sox RBI: 1-0 Florida Marlins RBI: 1-0 Compton - Venice Boys & Girls Club/Urban Youth Academy RBI: 1-0 Cincinnati Reds RBI: 0-1 Santo Domingo RBI: 0-1 Boston Red Sox RBI: 0-1 Boys & Girls Club of Arlington RBI: 0-1

2 GAME RESULTS Thursday, August 5, :00am ET Games Union League Boys & Girls Club/Chicago Cubs RBI 15 Ciudad Deportiva Roberto Clemente (Puerto Rico) RBI R H Puerto Rico RBI Chicago RBI WP: Joba Ferrel 4 IP, CG, 0 R, 3 K, 2 H, 0 BB Jean C. Gonzalez Highlights: Winning pitcher Joba Ferrel of Chicago Cubs RBI helped his own cause going 2-3, had 1 double, had a team-leading 3 RBIs and scored 1 run. Think Detroit/Orchards Children s Services 7 Philadelphia Phillies RBI 4 Detroit RBI Philadelphia RBI WP: Gordon Hao 6.1 IP, 2 ER, 1 K, 7 H, 3 BB Vaclav Hasik Highlights: Center fielder Mark Brown of Detroit RBI scored 3 runs, walked twice and had 3 SB; shortstop Eric Oliver of Philadelphia Phillies RBI went 3-3, had 3 singles, walked once and scored 1 run. JUNIOR DIVISION Washington D.C. RBI 1 Cincinnati Reds RBI 0 Cincinnati RBI D.C. RBI WP: Karl Reid 7 IP, CG, 0 R, 6 K, 3 H, 3 BB, 1 HBP Derrick Hudson Highlights: Center fielder Matthew McPhearson of D.C. RBI went 1-2, hit 1 double and scored the game s only run. Losing pitcher Derrick Hudson Cincinnati RBI only gave up 2 hits and struck out 3 batters.

3 Chicago White Sox RBI 3 RBI Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) 2 RBI Santo Domingo Chicago White Sox RBI WP: Jalen Purchase 0.2 IP, 0 R, 1 K, 0 H Pedro Payano Highlights: Designated hitter Elbert Dunnigan of Chicago White Sox RBI went 2-3, walked once and hit the game-winning RBI; shortstop Crisford Adames of RBI Santo Domingo went 1-2, walked once and had 1 RBI. 11:50am ET Games Houston RBI 9 Los Angeles RBI R H Houston RBI Los Angeles RBI WP: Santos Salvidar 6 IP, 3 ER, 6 K, 5 H, 1 HBP Blake Burrell Highlights: Leadoff hitter and right fielder Quintin Davis of Houston RBI went 3-4, including 2 triples, scored a game-high 3 runs, walked once, had 2 RBIs and a SB; designated hitter Blake Burrell of Los Angeles RBI went 2-4, including a single and double, he had 2 RBIs and 1 SB. Boys & Girls Club of Tampa RBI 9 Jersey City RBI 7 Jersey City RBI Tampa RBI X 9 9 WP: Jay Taylor 4 IP, 5 ER, 2 K, 5 H, 2 BB, 1 HBP Stephen Hart Highlights: Leadoff hitter and second baseman Tyler Lawson of Tampa RBI went 2-4, with a single and a double, scored 2 runs, had 1 RBI and 1 SB; first baseman Angel Colon of Jersey City RBI went 1-3, including a HR, he had 1 RBI, 1 BB and scored 1 run. JUNIOR DIVISION Compton, Venice Boys & Girls Club/Urban Youth Academy RBI 7 Boys & Girls Club of Arlington RBI 3 Arlington, TX RBI Compton RBI

4 WP: Skyler Blocker 5 IP, 1 ER, 1 K, 2 H, 3 BB, 1 HBP Adrian L. Rodriguez Highlights: Right fielder Dominic Smith of Compton RBI went 2-4, with 2 doubles, had 2 RBIs, scored 2 runs and had 1 SB; third baseman Marc Vasquez of Arlington RBI went 1-3, with a triple, had 1 RBI and scored 1 run. Florida Marlins (Miami) RBI 15 Boston Red Sox RBI R H Boston RBI Miami RBI WP: Christian Reyes 2 IP, 0 R, 1 K, 2 H Christopher Delouchrey Highlights: Third baseman Franklyn Richardson of Florida Marlins RBI went 3-4, with a HR and 2 singles, he scored 2 runs, had 5 RBI and had 2 SB. 7:00pm ET Games Los Angeles RBI 6 Ciudad Deportiva Roberto Clemente (Puerto Rico) RBI 1 Los Angeles RBI Puerto Rico RBI WP: David Alvarez 7 IP, CG, 1 ER, 3 K, 6 H, 2 BB Alfredo Valentin Highlights: Shortstop Mark Silva of Los Angeles RBI went 3-4, with 2 singles and 1 double, he scored a game-high 2 runs, had 1 RBI and a SB; center fielder Yamil Santiago of Puerto Rico RBI went 1-3, with 1 double, he had 2 SBs and scored 1 run. Boys & Girls Club of Tampa RBI 6 Think Detroit/Orchards Children s Services 2 Tampa RBI Detroit RBI WP: Sean Cramer 3.1 IP, 0 ER, 7 K, 2 H, 1 BB Robert Walters Highlights: Winning pitcher Sean Cramer of Tampa RBI went 3-4, with 2 singles and 1 double, and he had game-high 2 RBIs; left fielder Al Williams of Detroit RBI went 1-3, with 1 single, he walked once and scored 1 run.

5 Philadelphia Phillies RBI 11 Jersey City RBI R H Jersey RBI Philadelphia RBI WP: Alan Logan 4.2 IP, 7 ER, 1 K, 2 H, 3 BB, 1 HBP Nelfi Marte Highlights: First baseman Bryan Clayton of Philadelphia RBI went 3-4, with 1 double and 2 singles, he had 2 RBIs and scored 1 run; leadoff hitter and center fielder Darryl Velez of Jersey City RBI was on base in all 4 plate appearances (1 double and 3 BBs), he scored 2 runs and had a game-high 3 RBIs. Houston RBI 16 Union League Boys & Girls Club/Chicago Cubs RBI R H Chicago Cubs RBI Houston RBI WP: Felix Gomez 1 IP, 0 ER, 3 K, 0 H, 1 BB Ruben Lomeli Highlights: Shortstop Adrian Lopez of Houston RBI went 3-4, with 2 singles and 1 HR, had 3 RBIs, walked once and scored 3 runs; first baseman Angelo Burrage of Chicago RBI went 1-4, with 1 HR, scored 1 run and had 3 RBIs. The RBI World Series is a national baseball and softball tournament, which is the culmination of the RBI program presented by KPMG, the Major League Baseball youth baseball and softball initiative designed to provide underserved youth with the opportunity to play baseball and softball, encourage academic success and teach the value of teamwork. RBI alumni currently playing in the big leagues include: Carl Crawford (Tampa Bay Rays), CC Sabathia (New York Yankees), Justin Upton (Arizona Diamondbacks), Coco Crisp (Oakland Athletics), Yovani Gallardo (Milwaukee Brewers), James Loney (Los Angeles Dodgers) and James McDonald (Pittsburgh Pirates). Crawford (Houston RBI 97), Loney (Houston RBI 99) Gallardo (Fort Worth, TX RBI 03), McDonald (Los Angeles RBI 02) and Crisp (Los Angeles RBI 95, 96) each played in a RBI World Series. In 2010, RBI operated more than 300 programs established in more than 200 cities worldwide, providing more than 175,000 boys and girls the opportunity to play baseball and softball. For more information, please visit: ### Contact: Matt Bourne or Steve Arocho, Major League Baseball, (212)