2031 Wild Card Game 7's
I'll once again sim the date and follow along, giving scoring updates from around the league for the Wild Card Game 7s.
Baltimore at Boston and New York at Columbus kick it off, Pittsburgh at Fresno is the late game.
New York jumps on Columbus, Mauro Ibarbia with a 2 run double and Mike King with his own double, scoring Ibarbia, 3-0 after 2 in Columbus.
0-0 into the 4th in Boston.
The Bombers Jeff Maggs hits a solo HR in the 4th to make it 1-0 Boston.
George Tanner (COL) hits a 2 run homer, and Stephen Lewis follows with a solo shot to tie it 3-3 in Columbus.
Manny Rodriguez hits a 2 run shot for the Knights in the 5th, 5-3 New York after 5.
Manny Cruz doubles, putting Boston up 3-0 after 5.
A wild pitch makes it 5-4 New York, and 3 hitters later Nacho Valencia doubles in 3, giving Columbus a 7-5 lead.
A Walt Peeler single brings the Knights within 1, they trail 7-6 after 7.
Nick Grant singles in a run to give Boston a 4-0 lead. Jesse Sanders (BOS) has gone 7.2 IP 9 H 9 K 0 ER and closer Dave McIntyre retires the final out, and Boston shuts out Baltimore to move on.
Orlando Perez gets the final 3 outs in Columbus, and the Clippers eliminate the Knights 7-6.
Pittsburgh's Dale Harrison homers to lead off the game, 1-0 after 1 in Fresno, Bulldogs lead.
In the 2nd a Grizzly error makes it 2-0, and 2 hitters later a 2 run single from Bob Whitley makes it 4-0 after 2, Pittsburgh.
T.J. Miller has gone 5 IP 5 H 0 ER in Fresno, 4-0 Pittsburgh after 5.
The Bulldogs Ernesto Martinez hits a 2 out 2 run homer in the 7th, 6-0 Bulldogs.
A passed ball in the 7th finally gets the Grizzlies on the board, 6-1 after 7.
Lorenzo Bermudez slams a 2 run homer in the 8th, making it 6-3 Pittsburgh. Heading to the 9th.
Michael Wheeler comes in to retire Andre Blakeway for the game, and series, final out. Pittsburgh wins 6-3.
SERIES MVP'S
Green Bay (2) Staten Island (4) - 1B Pedro Lima .370-2-9
Chicago (4) New Hampshire (2) - Jon Numbers .429-2-6
Columbus (4) New York (3) - Jeffrey Graves 2-0 1.59 17 IP 13 H 18 K 0 BB
New Orleans (2) Houston (4) - Alfonso Soriano .450-4-7
Pittsburgh (4) Fresno (3) - Ernesto Martinez .444-1-7
Baltimore (3) Boston (4) - Jesse Sanders 2-0 0.00 16.2 IP 12 H 16 K 4 BB