5-Inning Game 1 was a hard fought victory that almost flew out of the park on the wings of a one-out Grand Slam in the bottom of the last inning. But two fly balls later and victory was in hand as OBI held on 16-15.
OBI scored every inning with the final margin coming on the strength of Back-to-Back Big Flys by Tom and JR. The three runs on these two HRs did not seem as big as they would turn out to be in Primos last ups… But it has been the second half of the order that has provided the biggest sparks in Season 2 including scoring 10 of the 16 runs this game and 9 of the 17 in Game 2.
Game 1 Highlights:
— Both OBI and Primos scored every inning with each scoring 3, 6, and 1 in the 1st, 2nd, and 4th innings.
— Matt went deuces wild with 2 hits, 2 run, 2 RBIs and 2 doubles in the game.
— Jayse and Juan each had a Sac Fly and 2 RBIs.
— Mando hustled like he was Pete Rose, scoring from second base on a Fly Ball that just would not stop being thrown wildly around the infield.
— Nuta was back to hitting looping liners and scored three runs in the game.
— John played well at 3B after getting warmed up and had a Walk and a Sac Fly, going 0-1 total for the game.
— A 4th Sac Fly was hit by Spillane who also went 2-2.
OBI remained in the field to start Game 2 after the exciting 16-15 Game 1 final. After getting 2 quick outs, Primos scored 3 and left 2 on base. In same-same fashion, OBI scored 3 to tie in the bottom of the inning as Juan hit a HR that set off warnings at Deer Valley Airport some 3-4 miles away.
Defensively, Larry was able to better control the Primos bats including 2 strikeouts of the same player in the 2nd and 4th innings. Promos scored only 1 run over the final three innings. OBI batted 5 innings in Game 2 and by scoring in each inning, scored in all 10 innings batted during the evening.
Game 2 Highlights:
— In the bottom of the 2nd inning, John became the 4th OBI player to homer on the evening. The 3-run shot was his second HR of the season.
— Spillane hit a HR for out #3 of the same inning as no HRs were left to give. Also, Michael hit a HR that stayed foul and then popped up to left field following. (Launching Pad to the rescue!!!)
— Paul hit a Sac Fly (imagine that, another OBI SF) and went 2-2 scoring 2 runs.
— Mando, Nuta, Juan, and John all were 3-3 with Juan (6) and John (4) driving in 10 of the games 17 runs.
— Matt hit a walk-off Triple to the left field corner as John scored the run-rule run from first base in the bottom of the fifth.
The final two regular season weeks are 8:15/9:15 games. This week on field 5 vs. Mamma’s Boys and next week on field 6 vs. We Ain’t Dead Yet… C’Ya this Thursday, as we battle the forces of D2 evil,,, or in other words, take the field to try and win a game or two.
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