October 21, 2006: NLCS Game 2

Roger Clemens turned in a dominant post-season performance for Metropolis, and the Avengers defeated the Fleetwood Walkers by a score of 5 to 1 at John Locke Field.

Fleetwood fell behind quickly as the Metropolis offense came through with 3 runs on 3 hits in the first inning. That early run support was more than enough for Roger Clemens (3-0), as he held Fleetwood to zero earned runs in 8 and 2/3 innings while striking out 9. Metropolis rapped out 7 hits for the afternoon versus 5 hits for Fleetwood.

Esteban Loaiza (0-2) took the loss for Fleetwood. He surrendered 5 hits and 2 walks in 6 and 2/3 innings.

Both teams will travel to Metropolis for Game 3. Mark Buehrle will pitch for Fleetwood, while Andy Pettitte will take the mound for Metropolis.

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BOXSCORE: 2006 Metropolis Avengers At 2006 Fleetwood Walkers       10/21/2006
 
  Avengers           AB  R  H RBI AVG     Walkers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Roberts 2B        2  1  0  0 .471     M.Giles 2B          3  0  1  0 .276  
  R.Furcal SS         4  0  1  0 .206     D.Wright DH         4  0  0  0 .226  
  V.Guerrero RF       5  2  1  0 .175     D.Lee 1B            3  0  1  0 .250  
  B.Abreu LF          4  1  1  1 .314     M.Cabrera 3B        3  1  1  0 .387  
  R.Sexson 1B         3  1  1  1 .235     J.Valentin C        4  0  2  0 .333  
  E.Chavez 3B         4  0  2  2 .294     J.Edmonds CF        4  0  0  0 .192  
  M.Mora DH           4  0  0  0 .333     J.Guillen RF        3  0  0  1 .211  
  J.Posada C          3  0  1  0 .192     B.Crosby SS         3  0  0  0 .111  
A-J.Michaels PH       1  0  0  0 .182   C-B.Bonds PH          0  0  0  0 .000  
B-T.Pratt C           0  0  0  0 .286   D-R.Castro PH         1  0  0  0 .200  
  V.Wells CF          4  0  0  0 .226     D.Dejesus LF        1  0  0  0 .357  
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         Totals      34  5  7  4                 Totals      29  1  5  1
 
A-Pinch Hit For Posada In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Michaels In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Crosby In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Bonds In 9th Inning
 
Avengers........ 3 0 1  0 0 0  0 1 0  -  5  7  0
Walkers......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 1  -  1  5  0
 
Avengers (5-4)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
R.Clemens WIN(3-0)        8 2/3   5   1   0   3   9   0   2.05  A1 D7
C.Hammond                 0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00  D8
Totals                    9       5   1   0   3   9   0
 
Walkers (5-3)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
E.Loaiza LOSS(0-2)        6 2/3   5   4   4   2   6   1   4.32  A1 C9
F.Cabrera                 1       2   1   1   2   0   0   5.40  D1 D7
A.Rhodes                  1       0   0   0   0   0   0   3.86  D8 E1
C.Eldred                  0       0   0   0   1   0   0   ----  E2 E2
K.Escobar                 0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   2.25  E3
Totals                    9       7   5   5   5   6   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 39,098 DATE- Saturday, October 21st 2006 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 2:58
LEFT ON BASE- Avengers: 7  Walkers: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Avengers: 2  Walkers: 0
DOUBLES- B.Abreu(1st), E.Chavez-2(5th), J.Posada(1st)
HOME RUNS- R.Sexson(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- B.Roberts(3rd)
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Guillen
WALKS- B.Roberts-3, R.Furcal, R.Sexson, D.Lee, M.Cabrera, D.Dejesus
HIT BY PITCH- M.Giles, D.Dejesus
STRIKE OUTS- B.Abreu-2, R.Sexson, M.Mora, V.Wells-2, M.Giles, D.Wright, D.Lee-2,
             M.Cabrera, J.Valentin, J.Edmonds-2, B.Crosby
GIDP- D.Wright, J.Valentin
BALKS- F.Cabrera
WILD PITCHES- F.Cabrera-2
PASSED BALLS- T.Pratt