2014 NLCS Game Four - Metropolis vs. Brew City

Stephen Drew's homer put Brew City up 3-0.

Down 3-0 in the NLCS, the Brew City Warriors had their #4 starter on the mound, but everyone available in the bullpen to try and extend their season for one more day. That starter, Doug Fister, pitched for Metropolis in the last two World Series and hoped to keep his former teammates from popping champagne tonight.

Fister allowed two baserunners in the first inning, but struck out Jayson Werth and Bryce Harper to end the inning. With two outs and no one on in the bottom of the first, Fister's teammates went to work. First baseman Paul Goldschmidt took a Kyle Lohse slider out for a solo homer to start the scoring. Carlos Beltran followed with a walk and Stephen Drew slugged a two-run homer to put the Warriors up 3-0.

Danny Salazar escaped a big jam.

That was all Fister needed, as he kept Metropolis in check, striking out ten guys and not giving the Avengers any room to rally for the first six innings. Brew City called on lefty Andy Pettitte with two on and no one out in the seventh. Pettitte got an out when Goldschmidt caught a Jose Reyes line drive, but then hurt himself by failing to handle a Robinson Cano dribbler. His throwing error allowed Metropolis to score its first run and Brew City brought in Danny Salazar with the tying runs on base. Salazar faced MVP candidate Andrew McCutchen and not only won the battle, but got the pitcher's best friend, as McCutchen grounded weakly into an inning-ending double play.

Doug Fister K'd 10 Avengers.

That was the last rally in the game as both bullpens locked down the bats for the rest of the game. Kenley Jansen and Caleb Thielbar did the trick for Metropolis while Salazar gave the ball to closer Jesse Crain for the ninth inning. Crain dominated Jose Bautista and Jarrod Saltalamacchia before striking out Carlos Quentin to end the game and give Brew City its first NLCS win.

The Warriors stayed alive for another game and have to feel good about sending Matt Harvey to the mound in Game Five. They still have a long way to go, but winning Game Four was their first step.

BOXSCORE: 2014 Metropolis Avengers At 2014 Brew City Warriors      10/24/2014

  Avengers           AB  R  H RBI AVG     Warriors           AB  R  H RBI AVG

  R.Cano 2B           4  0  1  0 .268     S.Marte LF          4  0  0  0 .200 

  A.McCutchen CF      4  0  1  0 .300     B.Gardner CF        4  0  1  0 .373 

  C.Davis 1B          3  0  0  0 .200     P.Goldschmidt 1B    4  1  1  1 .128 

  J.Werth RF          4  0  1  0 .212     C.Beltran DH        2  1  0  0 .220 

  B.Harper LF         4  0  1  0 .190     S.Drew SS           3  1  1  2 .175 

  J.Bautista 3B       4  0  1  0 .143     J.Uribe 3B          3  0  0  0 .271 

  J.Saltalamacchia C  4  1  1  0 .235     W.Castillo C        3  0  1  0 .114 

  C.Quentin DH        4  0  1  0 .289     A.Rios RF           3  0  0  0 .357 

  J.Reyes SS          3  0  0  0 .250     B.Phillips 2B       3  0  2  0 .333 

                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---     

         Totals      34  1  7  0                 Totals      29  3  6  3

Avengers........ 0 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 0  -  1  7  0

Warriors........ 3 0 0  0 0 0  0 0    -  3  6  1

Avengers (7-3)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET

K.Lohse LOSS(0-1)         5       5   3   3   1   0   2   5.40  A1 C2

K.Jansen                  2 1/3   1   0   0   0   1   0   0.00  C3 D1

C.Thielbar                0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   1.08  D2

Totals                    8       6   3   3   1   1   2

Warriors (9-3)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET

D.Fister WIN(2-0)         6       7   1   0   1  10   0   1.37  A1 C8

A.Pettitte HOLD(2nd)      0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   1.69  C9 D1

D.Salazar HOLD(2nd)       1 2/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   3.86  D2 D5

J.Crain SAVE(5th)         1       0   0   0   0   1   0   0.00  D6

Totals                    9       7   1   0   1  12   0

ATTENDANCE- 48,902 DATE- Friday, October 24th 2014 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average

UMPIRES- Tim Timmons, Gary Cederstrom, Fieldin Culbreth, Jim Reynolds

T- 2:43

LEFT ON BASE- Avengers: 7  Warriors: 3

DOUBLE PLAYS- Avengers: 1  Warriors: 1

ERRORS- A.Pettitte

DOUBLES- R.Cano(4th), J.Saltalamacchia(1st)

TRIPLES- B.Phillips(2nd)

HOME RUNS- P.Goldschmidt(3rd), S.Drew(3rd)

RBIs- P.Goldschmidt(7th), S.Drew-2(10th)

STOLEN BASES- B.Gardner(3rd)

WALKS- C.Davis, C.Beltran

STRIKE OUTS- A.McCutchen, C.Davis-2, J.Werth-2, B.Harper, J.Bautista,

             J.Saltalamacchia-2, C.Quentin-2, J.Reyes, J.Uribe

GIDP- A.McCutchen, A.Rios

2-out RBI- P.Goldschmidt, S.Drew-2

RLISP 2-out- B.Harper, C.Beltran, J.Bautista, P.Goldschmidt