October 25, 2006: NLCS Game 5

Roger Clemens whitewashed Fleetwood as the Metropolis Avengers defeated the Fleetwood Walkers by the score of 8 to 0 at Hall of Justice. With the win, Metropolis cut Fleetwood's series lead to 3 games to 2.

Clemens (4-0) was virtually untouchable. He didn't give up much, just 4 hits and 3 walks in 9 innings seeing his ERA drop from 2.05 to 1.59. The Metropolis offense was great, scoring in 7 of the 9 innings.

Esteban Loaiza (0-3) absorbed the loss. He struggled with his control issuing 7 walks in 3 and 1/3 innings.

Both teams will now travel to Fleetwood for Game 6. The pitching matchup will be a rematch of Game 3 in which Fleetwood's Mark Buehrle outdueled Metropolis' Andy Pettitte for the win.

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BOXSCORE: 2006 Fleetwood Walkers At 2006 Metropolis Avengers       10/25/2006
 
  Walkers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Avengers           AB  R  H RBI AVG
  M.Giles 2B          3  0  1  0 .300     B.Roberts 2B        4  2  2  2 .391  
  B.Bonds DH          4  0  0  0 .000     R.Furcal SS         4  2  1  0 .191  
  D.Lee 1B            4  0  0  0 .256     V.Guerrero RF       5  0  1  0 .185  
  M.Cabrera LF        3  0  0  0 .341     B.Abreu LF          4  0  2  3 .292  
  D.Wright 3B         4  0  0  0 .222     R.Sexson 1B         2  1  0  0 .182  
  J.Valentin C        4  0  0  0 .267     E.Chavez 3B         4  1  2  1 .304  
  J.Edmonds CF        2  0  1  0 .200     M.Mora DH           2  1  0  0 .355  
  J.Guillen RF        3  0  1  0 .231     J.Posada C          2  0  0  1 .171  
  B.Crosby SS         2  0  1  0 .121     V.Wells CF          4  1  1  1 .238  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      29  0  4  0                 Totals      31  8  9  8
 
 
Walkers......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  4  0
Avengers........ 2 1 1  1 1 0  1 1    -  8  9  1
 
Walkers (7-4)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
E.Loaiza LOSS(0-3)        3 1/3   5   5   5   7   2   0   5.85  A1 C3
S.Downs                   2 1/3   2   1   1   1   2   1   1.93  C4 D4
K.Escobar                 1 1/3   1   1   1   0   0   1   3.37  D5 D9
A.Rhodes                  1       1   1   1   0   3   1   4.05  E1
Totals                    8       9   8   8   8   7   3
 
Avengers (6-6)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
R.Clemens WIN(4-0)        9       4   0   0   3   9   0   1.59  A1
Totals                    9       4   0   0   3   9   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 38,740 DATE- Wednesday, October 25th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
T- 2:41
LEFT ON BASE- Walkers: 6  Avengers: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Walkers: 2  Avengers: 2
ERRORS- J.Posada
DOUBLES- J.Edmonds(6th), V.Guerrero(3rd), B.Abreu(2nd)
HOME RUNS- B.Roberts(3rd), E.Chavez(1st), V.Wells(1st)
STOLEN BASES- B.Roberts(5th)
WALKS- M.Cabrera, J.Edmonds, B.Crosby, B.Roberts, R.Furcal, B.Abreu, R.Sexson-2,
       M.Mora, J.Posada-2
HIT BY PITCH- M.Giles, M.Mora
STRIKE OUTS- M.Giles, B.Bonds-2, D.Lee, M.Cabrera-2, D.Wright, J.Valentin,
             J.Guillen, R.Furcal, V.Guerrero-3, B.Abreu-2, E.Chavez
GIDP- D.Lee, B.Crosby, E.Chavez, V.Wells
WILD PITCHES- R.Clemens