Brew City returned home to try and recapture its Wild Card and Division Series magic, as they were in a 2-0 series hole against Metropolis. Anibal Sanchez took the ball for the Warriors, matched by Metropolis's trade-deadline acquisition Justin Masterson.
The Avengers didn't give Sanchez any room to get comfortable. Robinson Cano doubled on the third pitch of the game and scored on Jayson Werth's two-out single to start the scoring. Werth stole second base to move into scoring position, but Bryce Harper flew out to end the inning.
Brew City tried to get the run right back, as Starling Marte singled and stole second to lead off the bottom of the first. Brett Gardner hit a rocket line drive, but Cano somehow snared the ball and quickly fired to Jose Reyes to double up Marte. With the bases empty, Paul Goldschmidt reached on an error and Carlos Beltran then singled. Masterson, perhaps a bit rattled, bounced a change up for a wild pitch before retiring Stephen Drew for the third out. Cano's play was huge, as it allowed Metropolis to keep their 1-0 lead despite two hits, an error and a wild pitch in the inning.
The score remained 1-0 into the fourth, as each starter settled into a groove. The Warriors' MVP candidate, Goldschmidt, led off the fourth and crushed a homer deep into the bleachers, tying the game 1-1. Masterson shook it off and set down Beltran, Drew and Juan Uribe to end the inning and keep the game tied.
Unfortunately for the hometown fans, Sanchez ran into trouble in the top of the fifth. Reyes walked and stole second to start the inning. He moved to third on a Cano single and Andrew McCutchen walked to load the bases with no outs.
That's when it got really wild. Sanchez threw back-to-back wild pitches to send home two runners. He finally got an out on a Werth ground ball, but youngster Bryce Harper then slugged a two-run homer. Those four runs weren't all, as Sanchez gave up two more baserunners and reliever Yoervis Medina threw a wild pitch of his own and gave up RBI hits to Carlos Quentin and Reyes. Andy Pettitte finally got the third out, but Metropolis had turned a 1-1 game into an 8-1 blowout.
Masterson ran into some trouble in the seventh inning, but Aroldis Chapman bailed him out by retiring Brett Gardner with the bases loaded. Chapman stayed in to close out the game, despite giving up a two-run homer to Brandon Phillips in the ninth inning. By that point, the game was well out of reach and Metropolis took the game 11-3 and a commanding 3-0 lead in the ALCS.
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| Robinson Cano scored in the first. |
Brew City tried to get the run right back, as Starling Marte singled and stole second to lead off the bottom of the first. Brett Gardner hit a rocket line drive, but Cano somehow snared the ball and quickly fired to Jose Reyes to double up Marte. With the bases empty, Paul Goldschmidt reached on an error and Carlos Beltran then singled. Masterson, perhaps a bit rattled, bounced a change up for a wild pitch before retiring Stephen Drew for the third out. Cano's play was huge, as it allowed Metropolis to keep their 1-0 lead despite two hits, an error and a wild pitch in the inning.
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| Paul Goldschmidt crushed a homer to tie the game. |
The score remained 1-0 into the fourth, as each starter settled into a groove. The Warriors' MVP candidate, Goldschmidt, led off the fourth and crushed a homer deep into the bleachers, tying the game 1-1. Masterson shook it off and set down Beltran, Drew and Juan Uribe to end the inning and keep the game tied.
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| Bryce Harper homered in a wild fifth inning. |
That's when it got really wild. Sanchez threw back-to-back wild pitches to send home two runners. He finally got an out on a Werth ground ball, but youngster Bryce Harper then slugged a two-run homer. Those four runs weren't all, as Sanchez gave up two more baserunners and reliever Yoervis Medina threw a wild pitch of his own and gave up RBI hits to Carlos Quentin and Reyes. Andy Pettitte finally got the third out, but Metropolis had turned a 1-1 game into an 8-1 blowout.
Masterson ran into some trouble in the seventh inning, but Aroldis Chapman bailed him out by retiring Brett Gardner with the bases loaded. Chapman stayed in to close out the game, despite giving up a two-run homer to Brandon Phillips in the ninth inning. By that point, the game was well out of reach and Metropolis took the game 11-3 and a commanding 3-0 lead in the ALCS.
Avengers AB
R H RBI AVG Warriors AB
R H RBI AVG
R.Cano 2B 5
2 2 0 .270
S.Marte LF 4 0
1 0 .217
A.McCutchen CF 3
1 1 0 .306
B.Gardner CF 3 0
0 0 .383
C.Davis 1B 5
0 1 0 .227
P.Goldschmidt 1B 3 1
1 1 .116
J.Werth RF 4
2 2 2 .207
C.Beltran DH 4 0
1 0 .231
B.Harper LF 5
1 1 3 .176
S.Drew SS 3 0 0 0 .162
J.Bautista 3B 5
1 1 0 .129
A-C.Heisey PH 1 0
0 0 .000
J.Saltalamacchia C 3
2 1 1 .231
B-R.Tejada SS 0 0
0 0 .333
C.Quentin DH 5
1 1 2 .294
J.Uribe 3B 4
1 1 0 .289
J.Reyes SS 3
1 2 1 .276
W.Castillo C 3 0
0 0 .098
A.Rios RF 4 0
1 0 .385
B.Phillips 2B 3 1
1 2 .308
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Totals 38 11 12
9 Totals 32
3 6 3
A-Pinch Hit For
Drew In 8th Inning
B-Subbed
Defensively (SS) For Heisey In 9th Inning
Avengers........
1 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 2
- 11 12 1
Warriors........
0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
- 3 6 0
Avengers
(7-2) IP H
R ER BB
SO HR ERA
SCORESHEET
J.Masterson
WIN(2-0) 6 2/3 4
1 1 4
4 1 4.05
A1 D1
A.Chapman 2 1/3 2
2 2 0
1 1 6.23
D2
Totals 9 6
3 3 4
5 2
Warriors
(8-3) IP H
R ER BB
SO HR ERA
SCORESHEET
A.Sanchez
LOSS(1-1) 4 2/3 7
7 7 5
3 1 6.23
A1 C7
Y.Medina 0 2
1 1 0
0 0 2.25
C8 C9
A.Pettitte 1 1/3 1
1 1 1
2 0 1.80
D1 D6
J.Gomez 2 0
0 0 0
0 0 8.31
D7 E3
R.Belisario 1 2
2 2 0
1 2 18.00
E4
Totals 9 12
11 11 6
6 3
ATTENDANCE-
49,083 DATE- Thursday, October 23rd 2014 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Bruce
Dreckman, Sam Holbrook, Gerry Davis, Brian Gorman
T- 3:06
LEFT ON BASE-
Avengers: 6 Warriors: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS-
Avengers: 2 Warriors: 1
ERRORS- J.Reyes
DOUBLES-
R.Cano(3rd), A.McCutchen(3rd), C.Davis(1st), C.Quentin(4th),
A.Rios(4th)
HOME RUNS-
J.Werth(2nd), B.Harper(2nd), J.Saltalamacchia(1st),
P.Goldschmidt(2nd), B.Phillips(1st)
RBIs-
J.Werth-2(7th), B.Harper-3(4th), J.Saltalamacchia(1st), C.Quentin-2(9th),
J.Reyes(2nd), P.Goldschmidt(6th),
B.Phillips-2(5th)
STOLEN BASES-
J.Werth(1st), J.Bautista(1st), J.Reyes(1st), S.Marte(4th)
WALKS-
A.McCutchen-2, J.Werth, J.Saltalamacchia-2, J.Reyes, B.Gardner,
P.Goldschmidt, W.Castillo, B.Phillips
HIT BY PITCH-
S.Marte
STRIKE OUTS-
C.Davis-2, J.Werth, J.Bautista-3, S.Marte, P.Goldschmidt,
J.Uribe-2, B.Phillips
GIDP- R.Cano,
A.Rios
WILD PITCHES-
J.Masterson-2, A.Sanchez-2, Y.Medina
2-out RBI-
J.Werth, B.Harper-2, C.Quentin-2, J.Reyes, J.Saltalamacchia,
B.Phillips-2
RLISP 2-out-
B.Harper, S.Drew-3, C.Davis, C.Quentin, R.Cano, J.Bautista,
B.Gardner-2
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