The pitchers finally showed up in the 2004 playoffs, with one unfortunate exception for the Brooklyn Bombers. As a result, the Pittsburgh Pisces have claimed a 3-0 lead over the Seattle Ministry and the New York Knights have claimed a 2-1 lead in their series.
In the first game, the Pittsburgh Pisces rode good pitching and long balls to a 3-1 victory. First baseman Gary Croce hit his fourth home run of the series, a solo shot, in the second inning to start the scoring. After two more runs in the third, Pittsburgh had a 3-0 lead that would not be overcome. Seattle's only run came on a solo shot by Carlos Araoz in the fourth inning. Otherwise, Tim Hornyak and three relievers shut down the vaunted Ministry offense. Closer Ariel Santos ended the game by striking out the side in the ninth. Now, the Ministry has to pull off a miracle to advance back to the championship round. Hornyak took home Player of the Game honors.
In the second game, the New York Knights scored when pitcher Chad Gomez hit a two-out RBI single in the fourth inning. The game remained 1-0 into the eighth inning. In the top of the frame, Brooklyn tied the game with a pinch-hit RBI double by William Marone. Unfortunately, the Brooklyn bullpen faltered again as Michael Hollier promptly gave up three runs. Salomon Tavarez led off the eighth inning with a solo home run to retake the lead for New York. A pinch-hit two-run double by Jack Sandoval ended the scoring. Javier Corchade then closed out the 4-1 victory. New York now has a 2-1 lead in the series.
League file has been uploaded. Web pages en route. Nate will sim Game 4, hopefully without incident, on Monday night.
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Hopefully, yes.
Don't you ever get tired of disappointing Seattle, Mack?
Hey, I lost to Seattle in the playoffs in both 2001 and 2002. What more do you want from me?
Time to rebuild!
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