Sunday, September 21, 2014

BoS - League Divisional Series (Games 3 - 4)

GAME 3

American League
The Fairgrove Tigers visit Boston to play the Boston Bravos, both teams split the first two games in Fairgrove, MI. 

Game 3 - Ryan Vogelsong - FAIR (19-8, 2.98 ERA) vs. R.A. Dickey - BOS (14-11, 3.08).

The Boston Bravos struck first with a RBI double by Adam LaRoche during the bottom of the 4th. Ichiro Suzuki added a solo HR to right in the bottom of the 5th, to make it 2-0.

The Fairgrove Tigers cut the lead in half, with an RBI double by Jason Heyward, driving in Michael Morse -- but R.A. Dickey was too much for the Tigers, as he goes the distance, allowing 6 hits & a run, as Fairgrove stranded 6 runners. Dickey also had 9 K's. Ryan Vogelsong was ineffective, allowing 5  hits & 4 runs in 5.1 innings, earning the loss.

Boston wins 5-1 & takes a 2-1 series lead.

National League
The Seattle Rainiers are looking for some help from their hardcore fans, to help them bounce back hopefully against the Portland Microbrewers. The Brewers stormed back, and shocked the Rainiers in Game 2. Can Seattle make this a series?

Game 3 - Cliff Lee - PORT (11-9, 3.93 ERA) vs. Wei-Yin Chen (11-8, 4.13 ERA)

Yoenis Cespedes gets things going for the Rainiers with a solo HR off of Lee to deep left center. Josh Willingham adds another solo HR in the bottom of the 4th.

Seattle would take their 2-0 lead into the top of the 7th, when Freddie Freeman gets started by hitting a solo HR off of Chen. Seattle holding onto a 2-1 lead in the 9th, calls on Jonathan Broxton to close things out, as Freeman strikes again with another solo shot, tying it up 2-2. Seattle would walk Alfonso Soriano, and would pay the price allowing another long ball, this time by veteran Eric Chavez.

Freeman: Just getting started?
With Seattle fans in shock, Glen Perkins of Portland, comes in and closes things out, as the Portland Microbrewers are advancing to the National League Championship to play the Urbana Locomotives. Austin Jackson and Mike Trout each went 2-for-4 in Game 3, as Jackson batted .545 for the series, with Trout batting .600. Trout smacked in 8 RBI the first two games of the series.

GAME 4

American League

Boston has now won two straight to take 2-1 lead, as Fairgrove will try to even the series 2-2 in Boston, and hopefully send it back to Fairgrove.

Gordon was all smiles for Boston.
Game 4 - Rick Porcello (7-5, 3.77 ERA) vs. Brandon Beachy (8-5, 3.38 ERA)

Entering the bottom of the 5th, with a 1-0 lead, Boston would score three key runs. Alex Gordon would get his 2nd ribbie of the day (RBI single in the 3rd), with a sac fly, scoring in Omar Infante, making it two outs. Adam LaRoche would come up big again, with a two-run double, giving him 6 RBI's for the series. Boston now leads 4-0.

Adam Jones gets the Fairgrove Tigers on the board with a solo HR off Beachy, in the 6th. The Bravos' Alex Gordon answered back with a RBI double in the 7th, making it 5-1. Gordon had 3 RBI for the day, 2-for-3 performance.

Boston turns to Johnny Cueto to close out the last 3 innings for the Bravos, with 3 K's.



Brandon Beachy ended the day with 9 K's, Boston wins the series on three consecutive victories, and now look forward to heading to New York to play the South Shore Fighting Imps.

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