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Game 3 - Norfolk Cavaliers @ Annapolis Admirals

We head into Annapolis for Game 3 and on the hill will be rookie Arturo Ramirez. Artur put togther an incredible rookie season going 21-3 2.41, and while facing Annapolis he was 2-1 3.60. Ramirez isn't the most fit pitcher and we expect him to go at least 6 innings, he averaged 95 pitches a game this season, so expect the bullpen to get some work. He will be going up against Javier Uberuraga. Javier posted a 11-8 4.06 record in 20 starts, he missed some time with injury, and facing the Cav's he was 0-2 with a 7.11 ERA. The Cav's just have their ex-players numbers. Javier was on our 2016 Championship club.

Byung-hyun Chong will replace Mike Ford in the line-up and bat 6th, giving us 3 lefties in a row. Expect some substitutions later in the game for defense at least.

Inning 1:
Top: Javier Janchez grounds out 3-1. Jeff Lewis grounds out to short. Roberto Perez grounds out to second.
Bottom: Kiyonobu Matsuuri flies out to left. Sahno Busones strikes out. Glenn Jenkins pops out to second.
Norfolk 0, Annapolis 0

Inning 2:
Top: Derek Campbell grounds out to third. King Brock flies out to center. Byung-hyun Chong reaches on an fielding error by 1B Jenkins. Chong steals second. Ed Duke singles to left-center, Chong scores. Jesus Rivera grounds out to short.
Bottom: Steve Williams get plunked by a 99 MPH 2-2 pitch. Jorge Guiterrez grounds into a 1-6-3 DP. Jose Colon grounds out to short.
Norfolk 1, Annapolis 0

Inning 3:
Top: Augusto Rodriquez walks to start off the 3rd. Javier Janchez grounds into a 3-6 FC. Janchez gets gunned out trying to steal 2nd. Jeff Lewis grounds out to third.
Bottom: Roberto Chavez walks. Chavez steals second. Bill Giles strikes out. Chavez steals third. William Sloan flies out to deep center, Chavez trots home. Matsuura grounds out to second.
Norfolk 1, Annapolis 1

Inning 4:
Top: Roberto Perez triples to deep left-field. Derek Campbell doubles down the right-field line, Perez scores. King Brock grounds out to second, Campbell heads over to third. Byung-hyun Chong strikes out. Ed Duke strikes out.
Bottom: Busones grounds out to short. Jenkins walks. Williams walks, Jenkins to second. Jorge Gutierrez walks, bases loaded. Jose Colon singles to right, Jenkins and Williams score, Gutierrez to second. Chavez strikes out. Giles grounds out 3-1, diving play by Lewis saves another run.
Norfolk 2, Annapolis 3

This was an awful inning, watching Ramirez walk 3 hitters. You just can't do that in this situation. Frustrating...

Bullpen: Ron Harris starts to throw in the pen. Ramirez is at 86 pitches and with 3 walks last inning, the chain is short.

Inning 5:
Top: Jesus Rivera lines out to third. Augusto Rodriquez singles into left. Javier Janchez flies out to deep right. Jeff Lewis pops out to first.
Bottom: Sloan strikes out. Matsuura strikes out. Busones singles to left. Busones is gunned down trying to steal.
Norfolk 2, Annapolis 3

Bullpen: Harris sits down for now, Luis Gonzalez (L) and Jamie King (R) get up. Gonzalez will be the new pitcher in the 6th with 2 lefties up.

Inning 6:
Top: Roberto Perez walks. Derek Campbell goes down swinging. Perez steals second. King Brock grounds out to the pitcher. Perez heads to third. Byung-hyun Chong grounds out to second.
Bottom: New Pitcher: Luis Gonzalez comes into the game... Jenkins strikes out. Williams flies out to left. Gutierrez grounds out to short.
Norfolk 2, Annapolis 3

Inning 7:
Top: Ed Duke walks... Pinch Runner: John Phillips comes in to run for Duke... Jesus Rivera hits into the 6-4-3 DP. Augusto Rodriquez grounds out to third.
Bottom: Defense: Phillips stays in the game to catch... Jose Colon doubles to center. Roberto Chavez singles to center, Colon scores. Chavez is gunned down stealing second. Bill Giles singles to right. Sloan flies out to left... New Pitcher: Jamie King enters the game... Matsuura goes down looking.
Norfolk 2, Annapolis 4

Bullpen: Elmer Hawkins starts to throw, as does Ron Harris. Hawkins will be facing the lefties next inning.

Inning 8:
Top: Javier Janchez grounds out to first. Jeff Lewis bounces one off the right-field wall for a double. Roberto Perez lines out to left. Derek Campbell grounds out to short.
Bottom: Busones flies out to right... New Pitcher: Elmer Hawkins, he is tired even after two days off, but here is hoping 77% is good enough... Jenkins grounds out to second. Williams flies out to left.
Norfolk 2, Annapolis 4

Inning 9:
Top: New Pitcher: Closer Wilson Acosta comes in the game for the Admirals... King Brock get plunked... Pinch Runner: Cody Johnson comes in to run for Brock... Byung-hyun Chong flies out to left... Pinch Hitter: Mike Ford comes in to hit for John Phillips... Mike Ford grounds into a 5-4-3 game ending DP...
Norfolk 2, Annapolis 4
Annapolis leads the series 2-1

W: Javier Uberuaga (1-0)
L: Arturo Ramirez (0-1)
S: Wilson Acosta (2)

POG: Javier Uberuaga > 8 IP, 5 Hits, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 K's
Attendance: 52,343

Javier handcuffed us as we couldn't get anything going. After scoring in the second inning I thought it was a good sign. But we just went flat... Five different players had hits, but we just couldn't put anything together. We only left 5 men on, grounding into 2 double plays... What killed us was walks. You can't expect to win when you walk the bases loaded. Ramirez only gave up 2 hits, but he did walk 4 batters. Now I have to figure out what to do with Game 4, Miguel on short rest, or Griffith... This was a very disappointing lost, the offense has gone quiet, we need that game 1 team back. The Annapolis pitchers aren't that good.

Game 4: Vaughan Griffith (0-0) or Miguel Contreras (1-0) vs Carlos Delgado (0-0)

Delaware Conference:
Dover 8, New Castle 6 (Dover leads series 3-0)
Dover looks to be heading back to the Championships with a 3-game lead. They jumped out early score 4x in the first thanks to 2 walks and 3 singles. Then Andres Salinas went deep in the second, giving them a 6-run lead. The Colonials tried to battle back, but a 7th inning Vaughan Lee HR, gave the game to Dover. Jack Clow threw the 9th for the save. Matt Hollis (21-10 2.53 in the regular season) didn't make it out of the second giving up 6 runs on 6 hits and 2 walks. New Castle will try to keep from being swept...

Game 4: Jose Velasquez (1-0) vs Andy Nelson (0-0)