I made some changes to this lineup, yet again. I am going to go with Alexander, Gallegos and Stewart and depending on how the game goes everyone will see some playing time. I want a win. I am going to break out the best strategy to get runs across the plate. Vincent Parker shut us out 4 days ago on 107 pitches and he has the ball again. Time to show him what Cavaliers basesball is all about!!!!
We got 4 hits off of Parker in Game 1, I am sure we can get more this game. I have a feeling...
Highlights:
Top 1:
Parker continues where he left off... 1-2-3.
Bottom 1:
Iemochi matches Parker with a 1-2-3 inning of his own.
Cavaliers 0, Barons 0
Top 2:
Cav's go down 1-2-3. Seems like a common theme for this series.
Bottom 2:
A one out single by Martinez, was the first hit of the game. After a stolen base and a ground out. Martinez was on 3B. Collins walked, putting runners on the corners.
Jones singles to left scoring Martinez. Before Iemochi could get out of it.
Cavaliers 0, Barons 1
Top 3:
Guess what?? Yep 1-2-3.
Bottom 3:
A one-out single by Hall go the inning rolling. But Iemochi said nope. And struck out the next two hitters.
Cavaliers 0, Barons 1
Top 4:
Parker is perfect through 4, another 1-2-3
Bottom 4:
A walk to Martinez was erased by a double play. But Collins walked with 2 outs. Jones singles him to thrid. Gallegos diving stops, keeps the game at 1-0.
Cavaliers 0, Barons 1
Top 5:
With one-out Galvez gets plunked for the 2nd time in the series. But the Cav's remained hitless.
Bottom 5:
Davis starts the inning with a walk. Durango walks with one out putting runnres on 1st and 2nd... Dan Nelson enters the game...
Taylor singles to left, scoring Davis. Martinez hits into a 4-6-3 inning ender.
Cavaliers 0, Barons 2
Top 6:
1-2-3 yet again.
Bottom 6:
Collins singles to right with one out. 6-4 FC, puts Jones on first. That was all the Barons could get.
Cavaliers 0, Barons 2
Top 7:
Brock finally gets the Cav's on the board with a lead-off 354ft shot down the RF line. Candelaria follows with a double. Gallegos moves Candy up with a ground-out. Galvez bloops a single to left, Candy scores. Anderson is out on a weak grounder, Galvez to second... Eugene Carpenter in to pitch, Janchez into hit... Janchez sinlges up the middle, Galvez to third... ex-Baron, Denny Dooley comes in to PH...
Dooley reaches on an IF single, Galvez scores. Rodriguez grounds out ending the inning.
Bottom 7:
Hall singles with one-out... Gabriel Santos will come into pitch...
Durango greets Santos with a 354 blast over the left-field wall, scoring 2. Taylor singles... Santos is done, Rodriguez comes into pitch... After retiring the first batter he faced. Rodriguez walks King and Collins... In comes Derek Carter... Sozen Kawamura will PH...
Kawamura walks, plating Taylor. The damge is done, the inning is over.
Cavaliers 3, Barons 5
Top 8:
Lewis walks to get the inning started... Will Wilson comes into to pitch for the Barons... Brock singles up the middle, Lewis to second... Joseph Mueller enters the game... Ramon Granados PH's for Candy... Granados lays down the perfect sac, moving the runnres up to 2nd and 3rd. Gallegos weakly grounds out... Maximino Jardin comes into the face Galvez... Galvez flies out to left ending the threat.
Bottom 8:
Will Rose comes into to face Davis... Rose gives up a 3B to Davis, and leaves the game, his last game in a Cavaliers uniform... Dalton Whitaker is on the bump...
Durango singles with one out scoring Davis. Whitaker strikes out Taylor, O'Donegan guns down Durango stealing.
Cavaliers 3, Barons 6
Top 9:
Closer John Heath enters the game for the Barons... Anderson K's... Joe Chambers came into play D last inning, was the last player on the Cavaliers bench gets his AB... Chambers K's... O'Donegan pops out to first. Game. Set. Match.
Cavaliers 3, Barons 6
The Barons win the Series 4 games to ZERO.
Player of the Game goes to Francisco Durango.
Durango hit the game winning HR, and finished the day 2-4, with a run and 3 RBI's.
Series MVP: Francisco Durango: .533-2-8
Game Notes:
The Cavaliers had 6 hits, 2 by King Brock who finally broke out of his series long slump.
The Cavaliers used 7 different pitchers.
All of the Cavaliers position players got at least one plate appearance.
The Barons had 4 players with 2 hits.
Vince Parker took the no decision going 6.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, striking out 2.
GM Notes:
We showed some heart this game, we fought back and we looked good. However we just didn't have enough. My guys made me proud, but as you can see we still have some weak spots.
Getting swept hurts our ego and we will look at our team this off-season and make a plan for 2022. Right now I am just going sit back and enjoy the rest of the season before I decide my plans for next season.
I am not ready to comment any changes that will be made at this point, but know this, the Cavaliers will be geared and ready to take home the Championship next season... and I hope that owner Bill Parker decides to keep me around. We can win this thing...
The last two years have been very frustrating and I was ready to walk away from the Cavaliers at the end of the season, but I really don't feel like i can, after this...
Delaware Conference - Game 4
The Clippers bounced back from the game 3 loss and pounded out 16 hits to take game 4 and the series lead. Chad Campbell had the game of the playoffs going 4-6 with 4 RBI's and 2 runs, with a double. Colin Thompson and Felix Jimeniz each had 3 hits, with Colin socring 3 times and Felix scoring 2 times and driving in 2. The Clippers are now one step closer to their first Championship Series.
Clippers lead the Series 3-1