New York kept their hopes of winning the Cecil Cup alive today with a 7-3 win over Seattle. Seattle jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the fifth with a solo home run by Alberto Granado. The Gothams answered right back in the bottom of the fifth with an RBI single to right-center by Herman Gossard.
If New York goes on to win the series, many fans will wonder if Seattle's removal of Hester for a pinch hitter (who hit a pop fly) in the sixth was justified. This is because with Hester gone, New York started in on the Seattle bullpen. First baseman Brian Palazzo hit an RBI single off of Monarch reliever Joseph Macaluco in the bottom of the sixth to give the Gothams a 2-1 lead.
The Monarchs pulled ahead in the top of the seventh on Dong Lutz's RBI double and Carmelo DeLeons line drive RBI single. But the Seattle bullpen just couldn't hold on to the lead.
With Malacuso on the mound, Marcos Alcazar hit a one-out single to center, followed by a two run Herman Gossard dinger to left. That knocked Malacuso out of the game and brought in Robert Gibson, who didn't fare much better against the New York bats. Mohammed Stelly came up and hit a long double to center. The next batter, Richard Bilbrey hit a line drive single to center to score Stelly. Bilbery later came home on bases loaded walk to Brian Bingham, to give the Gothams a 6-3 lead. New York added another run in the eighth when they strung together three singles off of Gibson.
The series continues tomorrow night with Game 5, where the expected matchup is Jimmy Matthias throwing for Seattle and Isaac Diehl pitching for the hometown New York Gothams.
Zev
Yes! Zotti League represent! Seattle won't sweep!
ReplyDeleteGo, Paul, Go!
ReplyDeleteMy manager's had a quick trigger on yanking my starters all postseason. Have to tweak that before the next game.
ReplyDeleteWell at least I won't be swept...
ReplyDeleteMaybe the second time around in the rotation my big three starters will fare better.
Yeah, right.