(Best of 9)Game 1
The Detroit Giants started the Legacy Cup in style today, downing the visiting Brooklyn Whales at The Old Grounds by a score of 5-2 to stake an early 1-0 lead in the best-of-9 series. Giants right-hander
Gregory Guerico threw 9 innings of 7-hit ball.
Jared Eisch, the Detroit right fielder, contributed a 2-run double in the bottom of the fifth inning to make the score 4-2, Giants. For the game, Eisch went 1 for 4 with a double. He drove in 2 runs and scored once.
"We're happy," Eisch told reporters after the win. "When you're in the playoffs, you've got to treat every game like it could be your last."
Riding the 4-hit performance of left fielder
Billy Coats, the Detroit Giants stopped the visiting Brooklyn Whales, 8-5, in Game 2 of the Legacy Cup today. Coats was 4 for 5 with a triple, a double, and 2 singles, while scoring 2 times for the Giants, who now lead the best-of-9 series, 2 games to 0.
In the bottom of the fifth, Detroit right fielder
Jared Eisch had a productive at-bat. With a runner on 3rd and two out, Eisch stroked a run-scoring triple to center. It made the score 7-5, Detroit. For the game, he was 1 for 4 with a triple and was hit by a pitch, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once.
"Things broke our way today and that's great," Giants manager James Victors said. "It's important, though, to stay focused and not pat yourself on the back too much. We aren't done yet."
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Game 3
The Brooklyn Whales have closed some of the gap between themselves and the series-leading Detroit Giants, winning 10-7 at The Old Grounds today. Whales catcher
Artemis Wool went 2 for 5 with a home run, while scoring 2 times and driving in 3. The win cuts the deficit facing the Whales to 2-1 in the best-of-9 Legacy Cup.
In the top of the second of a scoreless game, Wool hit a 3-run home run to put his team ahead.
"We lost," Detroit manager James Victors said later. "We'll deal with it. The series isn't over."
With starter
Gregory Guercio leading the charge, the Detroit Giants crushed the Brooklyn Whales, 10-3, in Game 4 of the Legacy Cup today. Guercio threw 9 innings of 5-hit ball at Field of the Whales as Detroit breezed to a 3-1 lead in the best-of-9 series.
With two out in the top of the fourth,
George Lurie barreled up a fastball from
Rod Braden. The result was a grand slam home run, putting the Giants in front, 8-0.
"We lost," Brooklyn manager Henry Sluggs said later. "We'll deal with it. The series isn't over."
The Detroit Giants moved to within one game of the Legacy Cup today, downing the Brooklyn Whales on the road at Field of the Whales by a score of 11-1. Giants left-hander
Mike Griffith had a strong outing. He threw 9 innings of 4-hit ball. The win gives the Giants a 4-1 advantage in the best-of-9 Legacy Cup.
Griffith pitched a complete game for Detroit. The 35-year-old left-hander was charged with 1 run on 4 hits. He struck out 4 during his 132-pitch performance.
"Mike is tough when he's hitting his spots," said Detroit manager James Victors.
Already down in the Legacy Cup, the Brooklyn Whales put on their best show, beating the Detroit Giants by a final score of 5-4 today. Brooklyn left-hander
Erik Richardson threw 9 innings allowing 4 runs. Brooklyn now trails Detroit 4-2 in their marathon, best-of-9 affair.
The most significant at-bat for Brooklyn came with a runner on 2nd in the bottom of the ninth. Whales shortstop
Anderson Bosshart hit a run-scoring double to win the game.
"If you want to be considered a good team, these are the kind of games you have to win," said Brooklyn manager Henry Sluggs.
The Brooklyn Whales have closed some of the gap between themselves and the series-leading Detroit Giants, winning 10-4 at The Old Grounds today. Whales second baseman
Merrill Robinson went 3 for 4 with a double and 2 singles. He scored 2 runs. The win cuts the deficit facing the Whales to 4-3 in the best-of-9 Legacy Cup.
Luther Bradley hit a 2-run triple off
Gregory Guerico in the top of the eighth, which put the Whales in front, 5-4. Bradley had 1 single, in addition to the triple. For the game, he went 2 for 5.
"It feels good to get this one," Robinson told the Brooklyn Daily News.
It was all about winning for the Detroit Giants -- and win they did.
There was nothing fancy in how they went about it, players said, they just prepared mentally and physically and then went out and played baseball.
"We did the little things right and we did the big things right," said left fielder
Billy Coats, who was named series MVP. "Now we're the league champions."
Detroit defeated the Brooklyn Whales by a score of 7-1 at The Old Grounds to take the series 5-3.
"Sometimes you get lucky and sometimes you make your own luck," said Detroit manager James Victors. "We got lucky a few times, but mostly we did the right things by being prepared for each game and playing the game the way it's meant to be played."