DIVISION SERIES GAME 5's
FRONTIER LEAGUE
Chicago Iron Pigs (Stan Hall 1-0 1.13)
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Arizona Rattlers (Paul Green 0-1 27.01)
Paul Green managed to make every one of his 137 pitches matter by going 9-9-2-2-4-9 in a must win. Stan Hall was in and out of trouble every inning early on, going 6-8-4-4-5-7 and Matt Tucker let the Rattlers break it open with 2 in the 7th. Tim Davis was 3-5 2 RBI's and Gabriel Flores went 2-3 3B HR and an RBI (2)
Arizona 6 Chicago 2
W-Green (1-1) L-Hall (1-1)
HR AZ-Flores (2)
Chicago leads the series 3-2
West Michigan White Caps (Edgard Domingo 0-1 6.35)
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Buffalo Bisons (Bryan Rogers 1-0 2.25)
A nearly 2 hour rain delay forced both SP's out of the game in/after the 5th, and Bill Hammonds 2 out 2R HR in the 6th inning turned the Bisons 2-1 deficit into a 3-2 win as 7 Bison relievers shut out the White Caps over the final 4 innings.
Buffalo 3 West Michigan 2
W-Barry (1-0) L-Vargas (1-1) S-Kelly (2)
HR WMI-J.Lopez (1) BUF-Hammond (2)
Buffalo leads the series 3-2
COASTAL LEAGUE
Corpus Christi Hooks (Jesus Colon 3-2 3.81)
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Fresno Grizzlies (Ling-lai Lou 0-1 3.00)
Eric Price's 1st inning 2R HR and Ed Phillips 4th inning 3R shot provided Ling-lai Lou all the offense he would need as he went 7-6-2-2-2-3 and Fresno knocked off the defending world champions and heavy favorite, Corpus Christi. Phillips was 3-4 2B (1) HR (1) and 3 RBI's.
Fresno 6 Corpus Christi 2
W-Lou (1-1) L-Colon (0-1) S-Cruz (1)
HR FRE-Price (2) Phillips (1)
Fresno wins the series 4-1
SERIES MVP-Jose Rivera (FRE) 9-20 2 runs SB
San Antonio Silver Stars (Millard Brown 1-0 1.23)
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Boston Bombers (Colin Durham 0-1 4.50)
Colin Durham went 7.2-6-1-1-2-6 and Jake Ellison worked around 2 hits in the 9th to give the Bombers a 3-2 series lead over San Antonio. The teams combined for 13 total hits, 10 singles.
Boston 3 San Antonio 1
W-Durham (1-1) L-Brown (1-1) S-Ellison (3)
HR BOS-J.Lewis (1)
Boston leads the series 3-2