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| Avenger ace R.A. Dickey hoped to stake Metropolis to a series lead. |
The Walkers sent designated hitter Nick Markakis to the plate to lead off the NLCS and Dickey retired him quickly on a ground ball. After Walker center fielder Mike Trout struck out, Matt Joyce walked to become the game's first baserunner. The inning ended when Miguel Cabrera popped a knuckleball to third baseman David Freese.
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| Chase Utley's homer tied the game 1-1. |
The 1-0 lead didn't last long, as Chase Utley hit a one-out homer to tie the game in the top of the second. Utley came to Fleetwood in an off-season trade with Tinley with hopes that he would pay dividends in the postseason. That's exactly what he did in his first NLCS at bat, tying the game 1-1.
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| Mike Trout' also homered to tie the game. |
Just like a champion boxer, Fleetwood took that punch and came back swinging, this time with another solo home run. This one was by Trout, who forced Dickey to throw a 3-0 fastball which wasn't quite fast enough. Dickey had allowed just two hits through three innings, but both were homers and the game was knotted at two.
The top of the fourth was no different. Cabrera led off the inning with a hit - yet another solo homer. This one finally put Fleetwood in the lead 3-2. When he wasn’t surrendering solo homers, Dickey was crisp. After the Cabrera solo shot, he struck out David Wright, got a weak grounder from Utley and then K’d Torii Hunter to end the inning.
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| Rookie Bryce Harper's homer drove Zack Greinke to the showers. |
Dickey protected the lead
in the top of the sixth and the top of the Avenger lineup was due up in the
bottom of the frame. Fleetwood sent Greinke back to
the mound, despite a high pitch count thanks to the eight Avenger hits, four walks and
five strikeouts through five innings.
Ruiz took advantage of an off-speed pitch Greinke left over the plate,
driving it just over the wall in left-center.
That shot extended the Metropolis lead to 5-3 and sent Fleetwood to
their bullpen. Steve Johnson came in and
gave up a double to Cano, but then struck out McCutchen, Gordon and Freese in order to
end the inning.
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| Harper's blast in the eighth put the game out of reach. |
Fleetwood scored a run in
the top of the seventh off reliever Huston Street. Carlos Quentin pinch hit with two runners on
and hit a sacrifice fly to knock in Utley.
The Walkers took their one run to make the game 5-4, but were looking
for more, as they knew the Metropolis was not only strong and deep, but also well-rested after a short NLDS.
Harper led off the bottom
of the seventh and Johnson appeared committed to challenging the kid with his fastball. Harper was up to the challenge and squared up a 97-mph heater, launching it deep into
the right field stands for his second round tripper of the game. The nineteen year old has obvious power, but hit just nine homers during the regular season. After turning on the Johnson fastball, Harper had two in his first four NLCS at bats.
Harper's homer gave Metropolis a two-run lead and their bullpen wasn't about to let it slip away. Raul Valdes and Craig Kimbrel each gave up a single baserunner, but they
did their jobs and closed out Game One by a 6-4 score. That gave Metropolis a 1-0 series lead and put the pressure on Fleetwood to win Game Two to avoid going home in a 2-0 hole.
Coming Up – Game two pairs veteran James Shields and youngster Kris Medlen Shields was a solid #2 behind Greinke (17-6, 3.54 ERA). Medlen was brilliant after donning an Avenger hat in a midseason trade from Springfield. He went a perfect 8-0 with a 2.06 ERA and allowed just 46 hits in 70 innings.
Coming Up – Game two pairs veteran James Shields and youngster Kris Medlen Shields was a solid #2 behind Greinke (17-6, 3.54 ERA). Medlen was brilliant after donning an Avenger hat in a midseason trade from Springfield. He went a perfect 8-0 with a 2.06 ERA and allowed just 46 hits in 70 innings.
BOXSCORE: 2013
Fleetwood Walkers At 2013 Metropolis Avengers 10/21/2013
Walkers AB
R H RBI AVG Avengers AB
R H RBI AVG
N.Markakis DH 4
0 0 0 .263
C.Ruiz C 5 2
3 1 .292
M.Trout CF 4
1 1 1 .345
R.Cano 2B 5 0
3 1 .318
M.Joyce RF 2
0 1 0 .450
A.McCutchen CF 4 0
0 0 .450
C-T.Snider
PH,LF 1 0
1 0 .250 A.Gordon LF 4
0 2 1 .308
M.Cabrera 1B 4
1 1 1 .370
D.Freese 3B 4 1
1 0 .333
D.Wright 3B 4
0 0 0 .333
B.Harper RF 4 2
2 3 .250
C.Utley 2B 2
2 1 1 .238
J.Bautista 1B 3 0
0 0 .077
T.Hunter LF,RF 4
0 1 0 .185
A.Dirks DH 4 1
1 0 .500
A.Avila C 2
0 1 0 .455
J.Reyes SS 4 0
1 0 .211
A-C.Quentin
PH 0 0
0 1 .385
B-C.Iannetta
C 1 0
0 0 .273
A.Cabrera SS 3
0 0 0 .091
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 31
4 7 4
Totals 37 6
13 6
A-Pinch Hit For
Avila In 7th Inning
B-Subbed
Defensively (C ) For Quentin In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For
Joyce In 8th Inning
Walkers.........
0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
- 4 7 0
Avengers........
1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0
- 6 13 0
Walkers
(4-3) IP H
R ER BB
SO HR ERA
SCORESHEET
Z.Greinke
LOSS(1-2) 5 9
5 5 4
5 2 8.10
A1 D1
S.Johnson 1 2/3 3
1 1 0
4 1 14.54
D2 D9
D.Oliver 0 2/3 0
0 0 0
0 0 9.00
E1 E2
T.Wilhelmsen 0 2/3 1
0 0 0
2 0 0.00
E3
Totals 8 13
6 6 4
11 3
Avengers
(5-0) IP H
R ER BB
SO HR ERA
SCORESHEET
R.Dickey WIN(3-0)
6 5
3 3 1
6 3 4.58
A1 C5
H.Street
HOLD(1st) 1 1
1 1 1
1 0 4.50
C6 D1
R.Valdes
HOLD(3rd) 1 1
0 0 0
1 0 0.00
D2 D5
C.Kimbrel
SAVE(1st) 1 0
0 0 1
0 0 0.00
D6
Totals 9 7
4 4 3
8 3
ATTENDANCE-
49,714 DATE- Monday, October 21st 2013 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Gary
Cederstrom, Fieldin Culbreth, Jim Reynolds, Tim Timmons
T- 3:02
LEFT ON BASE-
Walkers: 4 Avengers:11
DOUBLE PLAYS-
Walkers: 0 Avengers: 2
DOUBLES-
C.Ruiz(1st), R.Cano(1st), A.Gordon(2nd)
HOME RUNS-
M.Trout(2nd), M.Cabrera(4th), C.Utley(2nd), C.Ruiz(3rd),
B.Harper-2(2nd)
STOLEN BASES-
J.Reyes(1st)
SACRIFICE FLIES-
C.Quentin
WALKS- M.Joyce,
C.Utley-2, A.McCutchen, A.Gordon, D.Freese, J.Bautista
STRIKE OUTS-
N.Markakis, M.Trout-2, M.Cabrera-2, D.Wright, T.Hunter, A.Avila,
A.McCutchen-2, A.Gordon,
D.Freese-3, B.Harper, J.Bautista,
A.Dirks-2, J.Reyes
GIDP- D.Wright,
T.Hunter
WILD PITCHES-
Z.Greinke
2-out RBI-
R.Cano, M.Trout
RLISP 2-out-
B.Harper, A.McCutchen, J.Reyes-2, A.Gordon, D.Freese-2, C.Ruiz
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