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Milling Series - Game 1: #3 Four Hands Typhon vs #2WC Russian River Blind Pig
In three of the 8 Milling Series matchups, the wild card team finished with a better regular season record than the higher seed. That's the case here as Russian River notched 3 more wins than Four Hands after 162 games. The opening game of their series was a roller coaster, with Russian River striking first with a run in the 2nd inning, only to see Four Hands tally 2 runs of their own in the bottom half of the frame. The Blind Pig tacked on 4 more runs in the top of the 4th to reclaim the lead 5-2. Four Hands chipped away with 2 runs in the bottom of the 6th to narrow the gap to 5-4; and then 2 more runs in the bottom of the 8th to claim a 6-5 lead with just three outs to go for an opening game win. Unfortunately for the Typhon fans, Russian River picked up two solo shots by Mathis and Fortner to reclaim the lead once again. The bullpen would make that hold up and the Blind Pig emerged with a 7-6 win.
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