C.J. Wilson (10-4, 3.73 ERA) vs. Zack Greinke (24-5, 2.70 ERA)
While Metropolis and Sacramento squared off in one National League Divisional Series, the other NLDS pitted the upstart Parkland Green against the perennially contending Fleetwood Walkers.
Parkland's path to the playoffs wasn't easy. In the early going, Parkland sported an uninspiring 10-18 record through April and just a 23-33 record through May. But as the weather warmed up, so did the Green. The team went 17-11 in June, and drew its record to near .500 after 140 games at 69-71. Parkland then caught fire in September, winnings 16 of its final 22 games to end the season with an 85-77 record. This was enough to earn Parkland the NL East Divisional Crown.
Fleetwood had no such drama during its regular season. The Walkers kicked off the season with an impressive 19-9 record through April and a 56-28 record thru June. But Fleetwood really hit its stride in the back half of the season, winning 65 of its final 78 games. That impressive run resulted in a NL Central Divisional Crown and a final team record of 121-41, the best in BRASSball by 5 games over the defending NL champion Metropolis Avengers (116-46).
But come October, both Parkland and Fleetwood were back on even ground and ready to rumble. Taking the mound in Game 1 for Parkland was lefty C.J. Wilson. Zack Greinke toed the rubber for Fleetwood.
Despite Fleetwood's gaudy regular season record, it is fair to say that Parkland was not intimidated. Before many hometown Fleetwood fans could even reach their seats, the Green had quickly plated 3 runs in the top of the 1st inning. Greinke was uncharacteristically wild in that opening frame, walking leadoff hitter Lorenzo Cain and later forcing in a run with a bases-loaded walk to Khris Davis.
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| Kiermaier RBI single in 6th |
Parkland immediately responded in the 7th inning, retaking the lead on an RBI single by Cain. The Green would hold that lead into the bottom of the 9th inning. In that frame, Fleetwood second baseman Ian Kinsler collected a one-out hit against Parkland reliever Greg Holland. The Green quickly turned to Jonathan Papelbon, only to see Mike Trout and Tommy Pham greet Papelbon with consecutive singles to load the bases. Miguel Cabrera followed with a deep fly ball, but one that was ultimately caught at the warning track. One run scored to tie the game, but Papelbon wiggled out of more trouble by retiring Mookie Betts for the third out to end the frame.
The game headed to extra innings.
Neither team managed a single baserunner in the 10th or 11th innings, but Fleetwood mounted a rally in the 12th off Parkland reliever Jeremy Jeffress. Pham led off the inning with a walk, and advanced to third on a single by Miguel Cabrera. With Cabrera having taken second base on the throw to third, Parkland walked Betts intentionally to load the bases with nobody out. Fleetwood fans were on their feet.
With Parkland's infield and outfield pulled in out of desperation, Fleetwood's Marwin Gonzalez hit a ground ball that forced out Pham at the plate. After a Curt Casali strikeout, Parkland brought in Brandon Finnegan who quickly retired Justin Turner on a fly out. With this third out, the Green had somehow wiggled free.
The 13th inning quickly proved unlucky for Mookie Betts, as he dropped a Joey Votto fly ball. This error put a runner on second base with no outs, but Fleetwood's Shawn Kelley pitched around it by striking out Joey Bautista and Khris Davis. He then retired Ben Zobrist on a fly out to end the threat.
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| Pham walk-off home run in 13th |
Final Score: Fleetwood 7, Parkland 4 (13 innings).
W: Shawn Kelley (1-0)
L: Brandon Finnegan (0-1)
SV: None
HR: David Wright (1), Tommy Pham (1).
Fleetwood leads series 1-0.
BOXSCORE: 2016 Parkland Green At 2016 Fleetwood Walkers 10/8/2016
Green AB R H RBI AVG Walkers AB R H RBI AVG
L.Cain CF 6 1 2 1 .333 I.Kinsler 2B 7 2 2 0 .286
M.Cabrera LF 7 1 2 1 .286 M.Trout RF 6 1 2 0 .333
J.Votto 1B 7 1 3 0 .429 D.Wright DH 3 1 1 1 .333
J.Bautista RF 4 0 1 0 .250 F-T.Pham PH,DH 3 1 2 3 .667
K.Davis DH 5 0 0 1 .000 M.Cabrera 1B 4 0 1 1 .250
B.Zobrist 2B 5 1 2 1 .400 M.Betts LF 5 0 0 0 .000
L.Valbuena 3B 4 0 0 0 .000 M.Gonzalez 3B,SS 5 2 2 0 .400
F.Lindor SS 6 0 0 0 .000 C.Correa SS 1 0 1 01.000
Y.Grandal C 3 0 1 0 .333 A-C.Coghlan PH 1 0 1 01.000
D-D.Murphy PH 1 0 0 0 .000 C-C.Casali C 3 0 0 0 .000
E-M.Zunino C 2 0 0 0 .000 F.Cervelli C 2 0 1 0 .500
B-J.Turner PH,3B 4 0 0 0 .000
K.Kiermaier CF 4 0 1 2 .250
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Totals 50 4 11 4 Totals 48 7 14 7
A-Pinch Hit For Correa In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Cervelli In 6th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Coghlan In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Grandal In 7th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Murphy In 7th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Wright In 7th Inning
Green........... 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 11 0
Walkers......... 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 - 7 14 2
Green (0-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
C.Wilson 5 1/3 5 3 3 3 5 1 5.06 A1 C6
J.Fernandez BS(1st) 2 1/3 3 0 0 0 4 0 0.00 C7 D7
G.Holland HOLD(1st) 0 2/3 1 1 1 0 1 0 13.50 D8 E1
J.Papelbon 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 ---- E2 E3
P.Strop BS(1st) 2 2/3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.00 E4 F2
J.Jeffress 0 2/3 1 0 0 2 1 0 0.00 F3 F7
B.Finnegan LOSS(0-1) 0 2/3 2 3 3 1 0 1 40.50 F8
Totals 12 1/3 14 7 7 6 14 2
Walkers (1-0) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
Z.Greinke 5 2/3 7 3 3 5 6 0 4.76 A1 D3
A.Bastardo 0 1/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 D4 D5
E.Goeddel 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 9.00 D6 E2
C.Capps 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0.00 E3 E7
C.Smith 3 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.00 E8 F7
S.Kelley WIN(1-0) 2 1 0 0 0 4 0 0.00 F8
Totals 13 11 4 4 8 18 0
ATTENDANCE- 47,756 DATE- Saturday, October 8th 2016 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
T- 5:16
LEFT ON BASE- Green:17 Walkers:13
DOUBLE PLAYS- Green: 1 Walkers: 0
ERRORS- M.Betts, Z.Greinke
DOUBLES- J.Votto(1st), I.Kinsler(1st), M.Gonzalez(1st)
HOME RUNS- D.Wright(1st), T.Pham(1st)
RBIs- L.Cain(1st), M.Cabrera(1st), K.Davis(1st), B.Zobrist(1st), D.Wright(1st),
T.Pham-3(3rd), M.Cabrera(1st), K.Kiermaier-2(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- L.Cain(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- B.Zobrist
SACRIFICE FLIES- B.Zobrist, M.Cabrera, K.Kiermaier
WALKS- L.Cain, J.Bautista-3, K.Davis-2, L.Valbuena-2, M.Trout, T.Pham,
M.Cabrera, M.Betts, M.Gonzalez, C.Correa
HIT BY PITCH- K.Kiermaier
STRIKE OUTS- L.Cain-2, M.Cabrera-3, J.Votto-2, J.Bautista-2, K.Davis-2,
B.Zobrist-2, L.Valbuena, F.Lindor-2, M.Zunino-2, I.Kinsler,
M.Trout-3, D.Wright, M.Cabrera-2, M.Betts, C.Casali-2, F.Cervelli,
J.Turner-2, K.Kiermaier
GIDP- M.Betts
WILD PITCHES- G.Holland
2-out RBI- K.Kiermaier, L.Cain
RLISP 2-out- F.Lindor-3, J.Bautista, I.Kinsler-3, Y.Grandal, K.Davis-2,
M.Cabrera, L.Valbuena, J.Turner-3, M.Betts, B.Zobrist
TEAM RISP- Green: 3 for 21 Walkers: 5 for 14
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