Mets clinch 2nd place with game 1 victory!

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Mike Pence took the start for the Colt 45's and gave up 2 infield hits followed by a 3-run home run by Hernandez.

With the Colt 45's down 6-0, Evan Nakagawa took the mound for the first time in over a year. Nakagawa started his debut off right with a 1-2-3 inning.

The Colt 45's bats finally came alive after the 6th, scoring 6 runs over the 6th, 7th, and 8th, innings. It wasn't enough as the Mets went on to score 2 runs in the 8th and 1 in the 9th to seal the deal.

Mets:
Baldwin (2-3, Run, RBI, 5.2 IP, 3 H, 0 ER), Barnes (2-4, RBI), Feduk (1-1), Hernandez (2-3, HR, Run, 4 RBI, 2 IP, Save), Laubach (1-3), Newman (3-5, 2B, 3 Runs, SB), Whittington (2-4, 2 Runs, 2 RBI, SB).

Colt .45s:
Nakagawa (4 IP, 3 R, 1 ER, 1 K, 2-2), Phillips (2-4, 2 RBI), Soza (2-4, RBI, Run, SB), LaNasa (1-1, 3 BB, HBP), Shani (1-4, RBI, Run), Bock (1-5, Run, SB).

Pierce Precht took the mound and was perfect through the first 10 batters. Precht finished the game with 9 K's and faced only 23 batters in the complete game shut out.

Offensively the Colt 45's collected 14 hits (9 combined by PJ Phillips, Evan Nakagawa, and Nate Bock) and scored 8 runs en route to a 8-0 victory. Tim Needham hit a monster 2-run home run for his second of the season.

Colt .45s:
Precht (7 IP, CG, SHO, 0 R, 9 K, 5 H, 1 BB), Bock (4-4, 2 Runs, 3 SB), Phillips (3-4, 3 RBI), Nakagawa (2-3, RBI, SB, HBP), (Needham (1-3, HR, 2 RBI, Run), Melott (1-2, 2B), Soza (1-4, Run), Shani (1-3, Run, RBI, HBP), Konkel (1-1, RBI).

Yankees:
Eric Rynhard (W, CG, 7 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 8 K), Ryan Erickson (3-4, 2 2B, 2 Runs, 2 RBI, 2 SB), Harlan McCaskey (2-4, 2 Runs, 2 RBI, SB), Lamber Calvert (2-4, 2B, Run, 2 RBI), Dave Wark (2-2, 2B, Run), Topher Chen (1-3, 2 Runs, RBI, 3 SB), Greg Cohen (1-2, RBI), Jon Sibal (1-3, Run).

Yankees:
Ryan Erickson (W, CG, 7 IP, 2 ER, 4 H, 11 K, 0 BB, 2-2, Run, 2 SB), Roy Williams (2-3, 2B, 2 Run, 2 RBI), Topher Chen (1-2, 2B, Run, RBI), Harlan McCaskey (1-3, 3 SB), Dave Wark (1-2, 2 Run, RBI, SB).

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Braves:
Woo (2-5), A. Evert (2-3, 2B, 2 Runs), Lee (2-4, 2 RBI), Worthington (2-3, 3B, 2 RBI), Firato (RBI), Wong (2-3, 2 Runs), D. Evert (2-3, 2 2B, 2 Runs, RBI), Ramos (2-3, 3B, 3 RBI), Codiga (CG, 9 IP, 3 ER, 4 K).

Braves:
A. Evert (1-1, 2 HBP, 2 SB), Lee (RBI), D. Evert (6 IP, 3 ER).

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Jerad Berrier pitched 8 complete and gave up 2 runs while striking out 11 Astros in the Giants 7-3 win. Jared also supplied the offense going 2-3 with a 2-run homer and a double.

Mike Denevi came through with an RBI single and Chris Chambers lined a bases loaded double down the right field line to clear the bases and give the Giants a 7-2 lead in the eighth.

Giants:
J. Berrier (8 IP, 2 ER, 11 K, 2-3, HR, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 Runs), C. Chambers (1-4, 2B, 3 RBI), S. Perry (2-2, SB, Run), D. Chambers (1-2, SB, Sac, Run), M. Denevi (1-4, RBI).

Reds pitching dominate. Romero, Martinez and Moreno combine for 12 K's and the shut out.

Reds:
Romero (4-4, 2 Runs, RBI), Rodriguez (2-3, 2B, Run, RBI), Dyer( 2-4, Run, 2 RBI).

Reds:
Goldberg (2-3, 2B, HR), Romero (1-2, HR), Kelly (2-3, 2 Runs), Esparza (3-3, 2 HR, 4 RBIs).

Orioles:
Highlander (3-3, 1B, 2 2B, RBI, BB, SB), Sarratore (2-3, 2 Runs, 2 RBI, SAC, SB), M. Del Real (1-3, 2 Runs, HR, 3 RBI), Pardo (CG, 7 IP, 7 K, 2 BB, 4 ER).

Orioles:
Highlander (1-2, Run, HR, 2 RBI, HBP), M. Brouse (2-2, 3 Runs, 1B, 2B, BB), M. Del Real (2-3, 2 Runs, 2B, 3B, RBI, HPB), Sarratore (3-4, 2 Runs, 2 1B, 2B, 2 RBI), Brouse (5 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K), Rains (1 IP, 1 H, 2 K).

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