Savannah and Brooklyn survive for do or die games (again) today. Meanwhile, St. Lucie stubs their collective toe in the opener of the Florida State League championship series. Let’s take a closer look, shall we?
Daytona 3, St. Lucie 1 (Daytona leads series 1-0)
Another day, another lengthy rain delay in Florida. This time it was a 2:21 minute delay in the fourth inning that knocked Armando Rodriguez out of the game ahead 1-0. John Church coughed up the lead and then Eric Niesen gave up two runs in the eighth inning which proved to be the dagger. Wilmer Flores went 2 for 4 and drove in the lone St. Lucie run. This is a best of five series, so the Lucie’s backs’ are not against the wall….yet.
Savannah 3, Augusta 2 (Series tied 1-1)
Note – when your team is facing elimination, do try to send out a two-time Cy Young award winner to save your season. The Sand Gnats sent Johan Santana to the hill on a rehab start, and while he didn’t dominate, he did keep the team in the game (3IP, 1R, 0ER, 2H, 1BB, 1K) while on a 45 pitch count (he only threw 39). The game was tied at two in the eighth when Blake Forsythe delivered a pinch hit RBI double. Hamilton Bennett took it from there to earn the save. Darrell Ceciliani went 4 for 4 with a run. Decisive Game Three tonight in Savannah.
Brooklyn 12, Staten Island 5 (Series tied 1-1)
The Cyclones shook of the barnacles that had accumulated on their water-logged bats and proceeded to score in every inning but the first and ninth. Charlie Thurber went 3 for 6 with a two run homer, Richard Lucas went 2 for 4 with a two run shot of his own, and Brian Harrison went 4 for 5 with three RBI. Jeffrey Walters struggled, giving up five runs (four earned) in 4.1 innings. Rafael Montero, Tyler Pill and Jeremy Gould combined for 4.2 innings of shutout relief, setting the stage for a do or die Game Three tonight on Staten Island.
4 comments
Bryan
9/10/2011-3:37pm at 3:37 pm (UTC -4)
The Brooklyn game was crazy, a lot of errors, and almost all of them due to the sun. I guess they’re not use to daytime baseball on staten island. Hopefully their bats can get back to what they were doing the last week of the season.
Real tough loss for St. Lucie, losing Armando Rodriguez after the rain delay really hurt them, not just in that game but for the rest of the series, as John Church has thrown a lot of innings the past few days. They also had 2 on with no one out in the 9th and couldn’t do anything with it. It was almost a must win for them as now Scott Moviel is pitching tonight, which doesn’t really bode well for them. But even if they do go down 2-0 they will have Gorski, Wheeler, and Peavey for the final 3 games.
MetsFan4Decades
9/10/2011-6:20pm at 6:20 pm (UTC -4)
I didn’t realize that St. Lucie series was the best of 5.
Still have a good shot.
MetsFan4Decades
9/10/2011-8:30pm at 8:30 pm (UTC -4)
Game today:
Our defense was non existent to start with.
Someone please explain to me why:
- Igarashi was first out of the BP
- Why you leave Igarashi out there after giving up a double ’cause everyone who was watching knew he was gonna give up that run.
- Why you’re pitching to Ramirez there in the 9th.
- When, if ever, Parnell is gonna step up to the plate.
This game was winnable. We just handed it to them.
Anonymous
9/10/2011-9:29pm at 9:29 pm (UTC -4)
Ya now I had the same thought about pitching to Ramirez as I’m walking around the house cursing before but I figured what was more valuable at this stage: Finding out what Parnell would do against a legit hitter in a game now as opposed to next year or walking him and getting the next guy. I would have walked him but I could see the merit in trying to further verify what they should already know about Bobby.