Chicago Iron Pigs-Stan Hall (1-0 1.50)
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New York Knights-Tim Hudson (17-8 2.95)
It was bound to happen. With 2 outs in the bottom of the 10th, PR Rusty Davey scored on a Alberto Rivera error to give New York a 4-3 walk off win. Paul Riggs was 3-3 and we hit 7 doubles, left 7 men on. Tim Hudson went 9-10-3-2-2-3 in getting a ND. Julio Gonzalez was the winner in relief. Stan Hall went 7.1-9-3-3-0-6.
New York 4 Chicago 3
W-Gonzales (1-0) L-Pennington (0-1)
HR None
Chicago leads the series 2-1
New York
El Paso Diablos-Ray Anderson (10-13 4.82)
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Columbus Clippers-Barney Watt (14-11 5.09)
El Paso managed to grab 5 runs in the 5th to turn a 3-0 lead into a rout, winning 10-1. Raul Miranda was 3-4 scoring 3 times, Caden Haynes was 3-5 with 4 RBI's and Bill Hill hit a 3 run homer. Ray Anderson tossed 7 scoreless.
El Paso 10 Columbus 1
W-Anderson (1-0) L-Watt (0-1)
HR EP-Hill (1) Shaw (1)
El Paso leads the series 2-1
Sacramento River Cats-Mike Davis (16-9 4.89)
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Philadelphia Patriots-Bob Park (5-3 3.78)
It took 5 hours and 46 minutes, 130 official AB's, 30 K's 14 walks 28 hits and 18 innings before Felix Torres hit a 2 out solo HR to break a 6-6 tie and give Sacramento the win. Torres was 5-9 with 2 2B's and a HR and 2 RBI's. The Patriot pen went 13.2-7-1-1-5-17 despite taking the loss.
Sacramento 7 Philadelphia 6 (18)
W-Espinoza (1-0) L-Hurt (0-1)
HR SAC-Torres (1) PHI-Carr (1)
Sacramento leads the series 2-1
New Hampshire Fisher Cats-Ralph White (1-0 2.00)
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Tulsa Drillers-Bryant Thomas (0-1 12.27)
Tulsa's Jamie Vance drilled a 2 out 2 strike 3 run HR in the bottom of the 9th to tie the game at 9 all. Tulsa scored 7 runs from the 7th to the 9th. The Fisher Cats showed their resiliency once again though as Kent Larson drilled a sac fly to score Fernando Barrera and Bobby Whitten got Vance, Chris Gray and Gary Scheid after walking the first 2 hitters in the bottom of the 11th. Jorge Ortiz went 2-2 scoring 3 times, hitting 2 homers and driving in 3 runs with 4 walks as well.
New Hampshire 10 Tulsa 9 (11)
W-Whitten (1-0) L-Navarro (0-1)
HR NH-Vargas (1) Larson (1) TUL-Vance (1) Ortiz 2 (3)
New Hampshire leads the series 2-1