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2006 Continental Baseball Association World Series
Washington Admirals (92-70) vs. Louisville Colonels (104-58)
GAME 5 @ Washington: Ray Alexander vs. Alfredo Acosta
The Colonels jumped on Acosta for two in the first as Morgan doubled and Dominguez followed with a home run. Terrence Banks (there he is again) upped the ante with a three-run blast in the bottom of the inning. Singles by Alexander and Hartman in the third inning led to a run for Louisville and the game was tied at three after three.
Corey Klingensmith gave Washington a 5-3 lead with a home run in the fourth. Pedro Dominguez was not to be denied, and his second two-run homer of the game knotted the score at five. Continuing the fifth-inning rally, consecutive singles by Bland, Brown, and John made it a 6-5 game. Rodriguez walked to load the bases and Byrne sent Lucio Martinez up to pinch-hit for Alexander against left-handed reliever Rodrigo Melendez. Martinez slammed the ball to the warning track in center but it was caught to end the Louisville half of the fifth with the score now 6-5 in favor of the Colonels.
Rob Warren put Washington back in front in the sixth with a three-run homer off David O’Daniel. Washington tacked on an insurance run in the eighth and then you-know-who came out of the bullpen. Sanders retired the side in order and the series returned to Louisville for game six.
FINAL: Washington 8, Louisville 6
Louisville leads the series 3-2.
Lexington SP Mike Yates (16-5, 4.08) won the AAA Outstanding Pitcher Award. The 28-year-old right-hander struck out 199 batters in 194 innings, while walking only 47.
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