2016 AMERICAN LEAGUE WILD CARD
Chicago Mobsters hosts Motor City Muscle in the best of 3 American League Wild Card Round.
Game #1: Felix Hernandez (25-4 1.94) vs. Jacob deGrom (19-8 2.52)
Salvador Perez is 3 for 5. Carl Crawford chips in with 2 hits. Mike Trout Homers & has 2 RBI’s for the Muscle.  Jacob deGrom goes the distance allowing only 3 Runs (All earned), while striking out 11 Mobsters along the way. Dexter Fowler & Buster Posey both Homer for Chicago. Justin Turner has 2 Doubles & a Run Scored, but it’s not enough for the Mobsters.
Final Score:Â Motor City 5 – Chicago 3
Game #2: Carlos Martinez (19-4 2.40) vs. Justin Verlander (13-6 2.92)
With no Score & bases loaded in the bottom of the 6th Justin Turner facing Justin Verlander & the Muscle playing for the double play – Motor City gets the ground ball they wanted, but Eric Aybar juggles the ball and only gets Turner at first base. Buster Posey scores to give the Mobsters a 1-0 lead, which they hold until the top of the 9th.
With Mike Trout leading the 9th off for the Muscle, Chicago sticks with right handed reliever Wade Davis who came on in the 8th. Trout singles off Davis for a leadoff single. Brandon Moss then steps up & Chicago (Who usually would hand the ball of to Aroldis Chapman at the point) Manager Stray Corrado decides to stick with Davis.  Brandon Moss gives the Motor City Muscle Manager Jim Craddock his most memorable moment in Mid-West Baseball League history as Moss deposits the ball over the left field fence, 2 rows deep for a lead changing Home Run as the Muscle take the lead now 3-2. Continue reading