A.L. DIVISION SERIES #1
Yonge Street Stalkers @ Detroit Crime |
---|
SERIES PREVIEW – One heavily favorited team for the remainder of the American League Playoffs & one not so much. |
GAME #1 – Gerrit Cole (6-6 3.12) vs. Chris Bassitt (5-4 2.86)
Cole was stellar pitching 8 only giving up 3 hit with 9Ks as YSS takes game 1 4-2; a 2 run dbl from Nola led the way. Yonge Street 4 – Detroit 2 |
GAME #2 – Taijuan Walker (5-3 3.50) vs. Kyle Cody (2-0 2.25)
Another good pitching performance from YSS as Walker Martin and Kelly hold DET to 4 hits and take game 2 in a score of 4-2. Perderson with a 2 run 3b; YSS takes a 2 game -0 lead in the series taking two road wins. Yonge Street 4 – Detroit 2 |
GAME #3 – Carlos Carrasco (7-3 3.56) vs. Brady Singer (5-3 4.38)
This was all about the road team again as Detrpot bats came calling scoring 10 runs and winning 10-3, Lastella with a big grand slam in the 4th blew it open. Detroit 10 – Yonge Street 3 |
GAME #4 – Aaron Nola (7-2 3.07) vs. Michael Pineda (2-1 3.74)
A tight game until the with Yonge Street winning 2-0 going to the 9th when Detroit loaded the bases with 2 out and Harper up at the plate and Bang he took a 2-1 slider out over the right field wall and gave Detroit a 4-2 lead, Zimmer closed out the game and Det tied the series in dramatic fashion. Detroit 4 – Yonge Street 2 |
GAME #5 -Chris Bassitt (5-4 2.86) vs. Gerrit Cole (6-6 3.12)
In a matchup of Game #1 Starting Pitchers Bassitt vs Cole it turned into be another well pitched game with Bassitt going 9 with 7Ks 1 ER as Detroit wins 4-1 taking a 3-2 game lead in the series; Heyward had 3 hits for Yonge Street and Machado & Scharber each had HRs, this marks 5 road team wins in the series. Detroit 4 – Yonge Street 1 |
GAME #6 – Taijuan Walker (5-3 3.50) vs. Kyle Cody (2-0 2.25)
Was another crazy battle as Detroit took a 5-1 lead to the 9th, Loup came in and gave up 2 quick hits then Zimmer came in and had E1, walk, HR and just like that Detroit was down 6-5; But the Crime still had there final At-Bats and with Bedrosian pitching & 2 outs Machado singled and brought in the tying and winning runs as Detroit walks off the win & the series 4-2. Very well played games by both managers. Detroit 7 – Yonge Street 6 |
SERIES SUMMARY – The Detroit Crime takes a crazy series 4 games to 2 over the Stalkers of Yonge Street. |