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Old 05-01-2013, 07:44 PM   #1510
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2023 LCS GAME 4's

FRONTIER LEAGUE

Chicago (Roberto Martinez 12-7 5.17)
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West Michigan (Carlos Vargas 13-8 4.29)

Word came down late last night that SP Artie Johnson is out for the remainder of the post season after tearing his triceps in game 1. He's gone at least 3 months, which means RHP Carlos Vargas is taking the ball for game 4.
Cruz singles, Hudson reaches on an error by Vargas and Luis Chavez launches a titanic blast. 3-0 before an out is recorded and a fans sat down.
Shane Jackson would single home Steve Rush in the 2nd to make it 4-0.
Martinez ran into a bump after back to back singles in the bottom half, John Lewis scoring on a passed ball with 2 outs, to make it 4-1, where it would stay into the 5th, Martinez pitching well.
With 2 outs Leao Corunha slammed a 3-1 pitch 407ft to straight away left to make it 4-2.
It felt like we were passing up opportunities to ice this game until Hugh Collins took Vargas yard with 1 out in the 6th for a 2 run shot, and 6-2 lead.
I wanted, at all costs, to avoid a 1 run game into the 9th, no idea why, just didn't feel good about arms and availability.
Which, with the way Martinez was throwing, felt like we were goo.
In the bottom of 7 after 2 quick outs Corunha and Joe Harris hit back to back singles, on 4 pitches, and then Chester Walters took a 2-2 pitch down the lined in left for a 3 run homer, and a 6-5 game heading into the 8th.
Orlando Perez would get the innings final out.
Perez got Montoya starting the bottom half, and Carlson got Hernandez and Hunter to end it.
We got nothing in the 9th and Cruz came on for the save.
With 1 out John Lewis walked, but Cruz got Corunha looking for the 2nd out.
Then, on a 1-1 pitch, Joe Harris drilled a double to deep center, Lewis was off on contact and in a bang bang play at home was ruled safe, tie game.
I freaking knew it......
Chester Walters would reach on catchers interference, and with runners on 1st and 2nd Cruz would get Scott swinging to end the 9th all tied up.
All seemed ok though, as Chavez singled and Shaw doubled to open the 10th, Castro was walked to load the bases with 0 outs when Dennis Ash hit a 1 hopper to 3rd, starting a 5-2-3 double play. Steve Rush would end the inning with a pop up.
Nothing about this felt right.
Cruz would work around a Hernandez single in the 10th.
With 1 out Blakeway singled vs Shimei Ikarashi, bringing up Roberto Cruz.
He would then deposit Ikarashi's 2nd pitch 453 feet from home plate and a mammoth 2 run tie breaking blast.
Chavez would follow a Hudon ground out with a double, and on Pedro Salinas' single he would be called out on a bang-bang play at home. 8-6 heading to the bottom of 11.
Cruz would remain in the game, Vela at C, Hamlyn at 3B, moving Rush to 1B, Salinas out of the game.
John Lewis would single to open the 11th, and Corunha worked the count to 2-1 when he laced a ball back up the box...
Cruz would stab it, turning a HUGE 1-4-3 double play.
Joe Harris would hit a harmless pop to 2nd to end it.


COASTAL LEAGUE

Philadelphia (Joe Hester 12-12 4.62)
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San Antonio (Jorge Ortiz 13-9 4.49)

In what may go down as one of the better post season series ever, answer this question.
How does a game tied 3-3 after 7, end 14-10 after 9?
Down 3-2 in the 7th Philly would use George Quinn's RBI single to plate Jesus Castro and tie the game 3-3.
Reliever Sherman Marr would open the 8th and it would go Sandoval single, Zimmerman reaches on an error by 3B Michael Moran and Dave Nicholson would hit the 1st pitch he saw to deep center for a 3 run homer and a 6-3 lead.
Roy Matthews would come on and after 2 punch outs Castro would drill a 1-0 pitch to left center for another HR, and a 7-3 Philly lead after their half of the 8th.
Hester would walk Villanueva, Machado singled and Michael Moran drilled an RBI double, Hester stayed on for a Vic Cahill RBI ground out, and Bernardo Escalante would relieve.
He would get Fernandez on a ground out, Mark Allen would come on to get Clint Levin, and walk him.
David Pall would get the call for Jorge Rios and he'd answer the bell, getting Rios to end the inning, 7-5 heading to the 9th.
That's when all hell broke loose. Here's the Patriot 9th...
Solo HR, 1B, 1B, RBI 1B, pitching change, K, RBI 1B, E7 run, 3U, 2R 2B, 1B, RBI 1B, HBP, FP..... Wow, 14-5 after the top half.
San Antonio's bottom half...
K, K, HR, 1B, 1B, RBI 1B, 3R HR, pitching change, F7.

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