Chicago Iron Pigs (Andy Morgan 1-1 7.47)
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San Antonio Silver Stars (Chris Robison 1-0 3.91)
Cruz leads off the game working a full count walk.
Machado nails him stealing on the 1st pitch to Jeff Hudson, a move that would hurt when 2 pitches later Jeff drilled a solo shot to right.
Luis Chavez would go to a 2-1 count and follow Huddy's homer with one of his own, this one 455 feet.
Earl Shaw would then double on a 2-0 pitch.
Ramon Castro would pop a 2-2 pitch to no mans land in right center and Shaw, reading the ball, would score from second.
Hugh Collins would be HBP before Rush and Jackson would pop out to end the 1st.
After a Rios F9 Cahill would draw a walk, Edwards singled and Villanueva worked a 7 pitch walk to lead the bases.
Morgan fell behind Machado 2-1 but made a great pitch and Machado laced a 1-hopper to 1st to start a 3-6-1 inning ending DP, 3-0 end of 1.
Robison would start the 2nd by walking Blakeway.
Cruz would go F7 and then Hudson and Chavez hit back to back singles to load the bases.
Earl Shaw worked to a 3-1 count before drawing a bases loaded walk.
Robison, clearly shaken, would hit Ramon Castro with the 1st pitch to make it 5-0.
The game unraveled 6 pitches later when Hugh Collins would hit Robison's 2-2 pitch 445 feet to dead center for a Grand Slam and a 9-0 lead. Robison's nightmare would end with a 1.1-7-9-9-3-0 line and his team down 9-0 after 2 innings.
Shaw would add a solo shot in the 4th, and they'd get another run to ice it.
Andy Morgan carried the shut out into the 6th before the Silver Stars worked for 2 runs, but htat would be it. Jorge Moreno would come on in the 7th (Morgan's line 6-8-2-2-4-3 103 pitches) and go 3-2-0-0-0-2 for the rare 3 inning save.