Having won games two and three, the Metropolis Avengers were looking to win game four and take a commanding in their NLDS series with the Sacramento Senators. They sent Collin McHugh to the mound. Sacramento trusted Matt Shoemaker to get them back in the series.
The Avengers didn't waste any time, as Andrew McCutchen laced a double on the third pitch of the game. He advanced to third on a Bryce Harper grounder and scored the games first run on a Giancarlo Stanton single. Two batters later Danny Valencia hit his second homer of the series and the visitors had a 3-0 lead.
McHugh was a bit wild to start the game and walked the first two Senator hitters, Jason Kipnis and Alex Gordon. He got out of trouble and used a double play grounder from Prince Fielder to escape any damage in the inning.
Metropolis added to their lead the next inning. Robinson Cano signled with one out and McCutchen came up one batter later with two outs. He fouled off five consecutive pitches and then caught up to a Schoemaker fastball for a line-drive home run to give Metropolis a 5-0 lead.
Sacramento tried to get the momentum back in the bottom of the third. Kevin Pillar doubled and Jason Kipnis drove him home with a single to put the Senators on the board. However, McHugh retired Gordon and Nelson Cruz and kept the score 5-1 heading into the middle innings.
The pitchers dominated those middle innings, as neither team collected a hit in the fourth, fifth, or sixth innings. Metropolis drew two walks in the fifth, but Valencia hit a fly ball to strand Harper and Chris Davis after their free passes.
The Avengers added an insurance run on two hits in the eighth. David Ortiz collected the RBI with a seeing-eye single off reliever Travis Wood. The run gave Metropolis a 6-1 lead and the Senators were running out of time to make up the deficit.
Unlike the first three games of the series, Metropolis stuck with its starter deep into the game. McHugh pitched 7 2/3 innings before giving the ball to his bullpen. Zach Britton took the ball from McHugh and looked to protect the five-run lead he was given.
Cano made Britton's job easier when he started the top of the ninth with a solo homer. To be honest, Britton never looked like he needed the added runs, as kept the Senators off balance and didn't allow anyone to even reach base. He retired the side in order in the bottom of the ninth and closed out the third Metropolis win in a row.
While Sacramento started the series with a win, they are now just one game away from elimination. They have their ace scheduled for Game Five, but so do the Avengers. It will be a rematch of Game One, when Senator Carlos Martinez outpitched Corey Kluber. He'll need to do so again if the series is to go back to Metropolis for Game Six.
The Avengers didn't waste any time, as Andrew McCutchen laced a double on the third pitch of the game. He advanced to third on a Bryce Harper grounder and scored the games first run on a Giancarlo Stanton single. Two batters later Danny Valencia hit his second homer of the series and the visitors had a 3-0 lead.
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| Collin McHugh tossed 7 2/3 innings for Metropolis. |
Metropolis added to their lead the next inning. Robinson Cano signled with one out and McCutchen came up one batter later with two outs. He fouled off five consecutive pitches and then caught up to a Schoemaker fastball for a line-drive home run to give Metropolis a 5-0 lead.
Sacramento tried to get the momentum back in the bottom of the third. Kevin Pillar doubled and Jason Kipnis drove him home with a single to put the Senators on the board. However, McHugh retired Gordon and Nelson Cruz and kept the score 5-1 heading into the middle innings.
The pitchers dominated those middle innings, as neither team collected a hit in the fourth, fifth, or sixth innings. Metropolis drew two walks in the fifth, but Valencia hit a fly ball to strand Harper and Chris Davis after their free passes.
The Avengers added an insurance run on two hits in the eighth. David Ortiz collected the RBI with a seeing-eye single off reliever Travis Wood. The run gave Metropolis a 6-1 lead and the Senators were running out of time to make up the deficit.
Unlike the first three games of the series, Metropolis stuck with its starter deep into the game. McHugh pitched 7 2/3 innings before giving the ball to his bullpen. Zach Britton took the ball from McHugh and looked to protect the five-run lead he was given.
Cano made Britton's job easier when he started the top of the ninth with a solo homer. To be honest, Britton never looked like he needed the added runs, as kept the Senators off balance and didn't allow anyone to even reach base. He retired the side in order in the bottom of the ninth and closed out the third Metropolis win in a row.
While Sacramento started the series with a win, they are now just one game away from elimination. They have their ace scheduled for Game Five, but so do the Avengers. It will be a rematch of Game One, when Senator Carlos Martinez outpitched Corey Kluber. He'll need to do so again if the series is to go back to Metropolis for Game Six.
Avengers AB R H RBI AVG Senators AB R H RBI AVG
A.McCutchen CF 5 2 2 2 .438 J.Kipnis 2B 2 0 1 1 .306
B.Harper RF 4 0 0 0 .125 A.Gordon LF 3 0 0 0 .156
G.Stanton LF 4 1 1 1 .133 N.Cruz RF 4 0 0 0 .176
C.Davis 1B 3 1 1 0 .286 P.Fielder DH 4 0 1 0 .273
D.Valencia 3B 4 1 2 2 .286 L.Morrison 1B 3 0 0 0 .111
D.Ortiz DH 4 0 1 1 .333 Y.Escobar 3B 3 0 0 0 .179
J.Iglesias SS 4 0 0 0 .133 Y.Gomes C 2 0 0 0 .133
R.Cano 2B 4 2 2 1 .231 A-C.Carter PH 1 0 0 0 .167
N.Hundley C 3 0 0 0 .375 B-M.Montero C 0 0 0 0 ----
C-D.Navarro PH,C 1 0 0 0 .000 F.Galvis SS 3 0 0 0 .214
K.Pillar CF 3 1 1 0 .310
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Totals 36 7 9 7 Totals 28 1 3 1
A-Pinch Hit For Gomes In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Carter In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Hundley In 9th Inning
Avengers........ 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 7 9 0
Senators........ 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 3 0
Avengers (3-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
C.McHugh WIN(1-0) 7 2/3 3 1 1 3 6 0 1.17 A1 C9
Z.Britton 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 D1
Totals 9 3 1 1 3 7 0
Senators (5-4) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
M.Shoemaker LOSS(0-2) 6 1/3 6 5 5 2 6 2 8.76 A1 C9
R.Madson 1 1/3 1 1 1 0 1 0 6.00 D1 D5
T.Wood 0 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.59 D6 D7
Y.Flande 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 ---- D8 D8
M.Lowe 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 D9
Totals 9 9 7 7 2 8 3
ATTENDANCE- 48,400 DATE- Thursday, October 13th 2016 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:46
LEFT ON BASE- Avengers: 4 Senators: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Avengers: 2 Senators: 0
DOUBLES- A.McCutchen(1st), C.Davis(1st), K.Pillar(3rd)
HOME RUNS- A.McCutchen(1st), D.Valencia(2nd), R.Cano(1st)
RBIs- A.McCutchen-2(4th), G.Stanton(3rd), D.Valencia-2(5th), D.Ortiz(1st),
R.Cano(3rd), J.Kipnis(1st)
WALKS- B.Harper, C.Davis, J.Kipnis-2, A.Gordon
STRIKE OUTS- B.Harper, G.Stanton-2, C.Davis-2, D.Ortiz, J.Iglesias, N.Hundley,
J.Kipnis, A.Gordon, L.Morrison, Y.Escobar, Y.Gomes, C.Carter,
F.Galvis
GIDP- N.Cruz, P.Fielder
2-out RBI- D.Valencia-2, A.McCutchen-2, D.Ortiz
RLISP 2-out- D.Valencia
TEAM RISP- Avengers: 2 for 5 Senators: 1 for 3
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