2014 NLDS Game Four - Metropolis vs. Glen Allen

JA Happ came up big when the Mets needed him.

Having won Game Three, Metropolis hoped to take Game Four and a commanding 3-1 series lead. They sent Alexi Ogando to the mound and the Glen Allen Mets countered with JA Happ.

The Mets got on the board early, when outfielder Hunter Pence tripled home Adrian Gonzalez in the bottom of the first. With his one-run lead, Happ went to work. He did walk two Avengers in the second inning, but retired Carlos Quention to end the threat. He induced an inning-ending double play from Josh Satin to end the third and keep the score 1-0.

Glen Allen loaded the bases in the bottom of the third, but was unable to get a clutch hit and left three runners on base. Pablo Sandoval did get a big hit in the bottom of the fourth, as he singled home the game's second run. He was later thrown out trying to score on an Ian Kinsler double, but the Mets were up 2-0 and Happ looked like he was in control.

Benoit reacts after retiring Chris Davis.

Happ pitched into the sixth without much trouble, but then allowed a Jayson Werth single and a Yoenis Cespedes walk. That was all Glen Allen needed to see, as they called on Joaquin Benoit to get out of the inning. Metropolis countered with pinch hitter Chris Davis, who slugged 51 homers and drove in 124 runs during the regular season. Benoit won the battle, retiring Davis on a fly ball and ending the threat.

Hunter Pence celebrated his solo homer.

The hometown fans went crazy in the seventh when Pence turned on a 102 MPH fastball from Aroldis Chapman for a solo home run and a 3-0 lead. Given the Avengers cold bats, that was more than enough. Glen Allen relievers Glen Perkins and Koji Uehara were perfect in the eighth and ninth innings to close out the game 3-0.

With the series knotted at two, both teams turn back to their aces for Game Five - Clay Buchholz for Metropolis and Jon Lester for Glen Allen. Whoever wins will have a much easier flight back to Metropolis for Game Six in what is now a best-of-three series.

BOXSCORE: 2014 Metropolis Avengers At 2014 Glen Allen Mets         10/12/2014

  Avengers           AB  R  H RBI AVG     Mets               AB  R  H RBI AVG

  R.Cano 2B           3  0  0  0 .133     C.Crisp CF          4  0  0  0 .154 

  A.McCutchen CF      4  0  1  0 .353     A.Ramirez SS        4  0  0  0 .294 

  J.Satin 1B          3  0  0  0 .143     A.Gonzalez 1B       4  1  2  0 .375 

D-J.Saltalamacchia C  1  0  0  0 .000     H.Pence RF          3  1  3  2 .286 

  J.Werth RF          4  0  1  0 .182     J.Castro C          4  0  1  0 .385 

  Y.Cespedes LF       3  0  0  0 .250     A.Craig DH          4  1  2  0 .313 

  J.Bautista 3B       3  0  1  0 .154     A.Ethier LF         2  0  0  0 .214 

  M.Wieters C         1  0  0  0 .571   A-N.Freiman PH        1  0  0  0 .000 

C-C.Davis PH,1B       2  0  0  0 .143   B-C.Gentry LF         1  0  0  0 .000 

  C.Quentin DH        4  0  0  0 .267     P.Sandoval 3B       4  0  1  1 .143 

  J.Reyes SS          3  0  2  0 .250     I.Kinsler 2B        2  0  1  0 .231 

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

         Totals      31  0  5  0                 Totals      33  3 10  3

A-Pinch Hit For Ethier In 5th Inning

B-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Freiman In 6th Inning

C-Pinch Hit For Wieters In 6th Inning

D-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Satin In 6th Inning

Avengers........ 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  5  0

Mets............ 1 0 0  1 0 0  1 0    -  3 10  0

Avengers (2-2)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET

A.Ogando LOSS(0-1)        4 2/3   8   2   2   2   3   0   3.86  A1 C5

C.Thielbar                1 1/3   1   0   0   0   1   0   0.00  C6 D1

A.Chapman                 1       1   1   1   0   2   1   6.75  D2 D5

N.Vincent                 1       0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00  D6

Totals                    8      10   3   3   2   6   1

Mets (2-2)               IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET

J.Happ WIN(1-0)           5 2/3   4   0   0   4   2   0   0.00  A1 C6

J.Benoit HOLD(1st)        1 1/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   3.00  C7 D2

G.Perkins HOLD(2nd)       1       0   0   0   0   1   0   0.00  D3 D5

K.Uehara SAVE(1st)        1       0   0   0   0   1   0   0.00  D6

Totals                    9       5   0   0   4   4   0

ATTENDANCE- 48,280 DATE- Sunday, October 12th 2014 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average

UMPIRES- Paul Emmel, Gary Darling, Jerry Meals, Bill Miller

T- 3:09

LEFT ON BASE- Avengers: 8  Mets: 8

DOUBLE PLAYS- Avengers: 0  Mets: 1

DOUBLES- J.Bautista(1st), A.Craig(3rd), I.Kinsler(1st)

TRIPLES- H.Pence(1st)

HOME RUNS- H.Pence(2nd)

RBIs- H.Pence-2(3rd), P.Sandoval(1st)

WALKS- R.Cano, Y.Cespedes, J.Bautista, M.Wieters, H.Pence, I.Kinsler

STRIKE OUTS- R.Cano, J.Satin, J.Saltalamacchia, C.Davis, A.Ramirez, A.Gonzalez,

             J.Castro-2, A.Craig, P.Sandoval

GIDP- J.Satin

WILD PITCHES- J.Benoit

2-out RBI- H.Pence-2

RLISP 2-out- J.Castro-3, C.Quentin, M.Wieters, C.Crisp, N.Freiman-2, C.Davis,

             A.McCutchen