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Game 2 of the DelMarVa League Championships!!

Todays pitching match-up had Dovers Tony Garcia going up against Jose Matos of the Norfolk Cavaliers. Garcia was 15-13 with 4.20 ERA in 34 starts this season. He is left-handed and will be making his 6th post season start in his career. Jose Matos was 23-5 with a 2.75 ERA in 32 starts this season. And will be making his 6th career post season start as well.

Lineup: Due to the lefty we will make a couple of adjustments. Julio Romero will get the call behind the plate. I will keep my eye on him though, Dover has a lot of speed, so if he is getting abused a change will have to be made. After looking over everything, King Brock a lefty, will get the start at DH.

Inning 1 (NFK: Probability to win 51.71%):
Top: Pedro Galvan grounds out 2-3. Joe Benson doubles down the RF line. Andy Kohl singles down the LF line. Benson moves to third. Andres Salinas strikes out. Jesus Serna strikes out looking.
Bottom: Kent Davis grounds out to second. Roberto Perez pops out to the catcher. Mauro Candelaria grounds out to second.
Dover 0, Norfolk 0

Inning 2:
Top: Claude Bond singles to right. Chris Thomas CRUSHES the 2-2 pitch 440 feet to right center. Jon Fiske strikes out. Jose Chavez flies out to right. Pedro Galvan flies out to right.
Bottom: Derek Campbell strikes out. Pablo Freitas walks. King Brock grounds into the 4-6 FC. Julio Romero grounds out to third.
Dover 2, Norfolk 0

Inning 3:
Top: Joe Benson singles to right. Andy Kohl hits into the 4-6-3 DP. Andres Salins singles to right. Julio Romero guns him out trying to steal second.
Bottom: Jesus Rivera strikes out. Augusto Rodriquez flies out to left. Kent Davis flies out to right.
Dover 2, Norfolk 0

Inning 4:
Top: Jesus Serna walks. Claude Bond strikes out. Chris Thomas hits into the 4-6 FC. Thomas steals second. Jon Fiske strikes out.
Bottom: Roberto Perez grounds out to third. Mauro Candelaria lines out to short. Derek Campbell grounds out to the catcher.
Dover 2, Norfolk 0

Inning 5:
Top: Jose Chavez pops out to first. Pedro Galvan strikes out. Joe Benson flies out to left.
Bottom: Pablo Freitas strikes out. King Brock flies out to right. Julio Romero hits a liner off the pitcher, but is retired 1-3.
Dover 2, Norfolk 0

** for those of you who are keeping track, yes its true Norfolk has 0 hits through 5 **

Inning 6:
Top: Andy Kohl singles to right. Andres Salinas strikes out. Jesus Serna lines out to second. Claude Bond singles up the middle, moving Kohl to second. Wild pitch moves the runners up. Chris Thomas will be intentionally walked to load the bases. Jon Fiske strikes out.
Bottom: Jesus Rivera grounds out to second. Augusto Rodriquez flies out to left. Kent Davis strikes out.
Dover 2, Norfolk 0

Inning 7:
Top: Jamie King comes in to replace Jose Matos... Jose Chavez flies out to right. Pedro Galvan walks. Galvan steals second, and third. Joe Benson grounds out to third with the corners drawn in, Galvan holds. Andy Kohl strikes out swinging.
Bottom: Roberto Perez strikes out. Mauro Candelaria singles up the middle, breaking up the no-no. Derek Campbell strikes out. Pablo Freitas strikes out.
Dover 2, Norfolk 0

Inning 8:
Top: Andres Salins singles up the middle. Jesus Serna flies out to deep center. Claude Bond pops out to first... Will Rose enters the game... Chris Thomas grounds into the 6-4 FC.
Bottom: King Brock reaches on an IF single. Julio Romero singles to right. Brock moves to second. Jesus Rivera singles to right. Brock to third. Romero to second... LHP Woody Bauer comes in the game to repalce Tony Garcia... Augusto Rodriquez strikes out. Kent Davis strikes out. Roberto Perez flies out to right.

Inning 9:
Top: Jon Fiske grounds out to third. Jose Chavez strikes out. Pedro Galvan singles up the middle. Steals second. Marcos Gomez strikes out.
Bottom: Dover closer Jack Clow comes in to pitch, in 24 post season games Clow has a 1.44 ERA, 0.92 WHIP... Mauro Candelaria singles to right. Derek Campbell lines out to short. Pablo Freitas strikes out. King Brock walks... Jose Rodriquez will PH for Julio Romero, Gilberto Ramos will PR for King Brock... Jose Rodriquez grounds out to second to end the game.
Dover 2, Norfolk 0
The Series is tied 1-1

W: Tony Garcia (1-0)
L: Jose Matos (0-1)
S: Jack Clow (1)
HR: Chris Thomas (1)

POG: Tony Garcia, 7 IP, 4 H, 1 BB, 7 K's
Attendance: 43,474

Notes: The Generals had 10 hits, with Joe Benson, Andy Kohl, Andres Salinas and Claude Bond each getting 2... Chris Thomas now has 3 HR's this post season, but none were bigger than this one... The Cavs had 5 hits, all after the 6th and all singles. Mauro Candelaria had 2 to lead the way... Pablo Freitas struck out 3 times for the Cav's and Joe Fishe went down 3 times for the Generals... Tony Garcia went 7 innings, throwing 109 pitches. He struck out 7... Jose Matos had a decent game, but he did give up 8 hits and 2 walks in 6 innings. He added 8 K's... The next 3 games will be played without a DH.

Key Moment: In the 8th the Cavaliers loaded the bases as it looked like Tony Garcia was tiring. With 9-1-2 coming up, the Generals went to Woody Bauer, who took the loss in last nights game. What did Bauer do? Strike out the next to hitters, then get the Cav's best hitter to fly out. Bases loaded 0 outs, and the Cav's can't get anyone across.

Thoughts: The team can't do much if we don't hit. Anytime a pitcher gives up 2 runs, they should be able to pull off the win... The next 2 games should be interesting as we are going to see their #3 and #4, as they will ours. More runs? Who knows. But they will decide this series... I need to figure out what to do with this lineup going into a DH'less series. I will mix it up some, I think I have to... Hitting has always been my biggest worry with this team, and when your team leader in average and lead-off man is 0-8 its going to be hard to score runs... Here is to better success in Dover.