NALB 2016 World Championship Series - Game 2

Former Knights pitcher Ronaldo Mijangos (14-5, 3.18 ERA) was on the mound for the Corals. Mijangos had quite a successful streak going, as he hadn’t lost a game since June 21. That streak ended today, however. The Brooklyn Knights knotted up the World Championship Series at home, thanks in large part to starter Tony Tamayo (17-6, 3.57 ERA). Tamayo quieted the Key West Corals, enabling Brooklyn to grab the 7-0 win and move into a 1-1 tie in the best-of-7 series. Tamayo was in the zone all game. He frustrated Key West hitters while giving the Knights 7 innings of quality work. Tamayo threw 97 pitches, allowing 2 hits and getting 9 punchouts.

Four singles gave the Knights an early 1-0 lead in the first inning. In was in the fifth inning, however, when most of the damage was done. A pair of intentional walks were accompanied by doubles from Hsiao-lou Yeh and Ángel Santago. A bases clearing triple followed from Roberto Hernández. Finally, it was Brooklyn third baseman Alberto Pescador delivering an inside the park home run to complete a six-run inning for the Knights.

Almost everything went the Knights’ way in Game 2 with one notable exception. In the bottom of the second, Mijangos hit Brooklyn’s second baseman, Flavio Marquez, with a pitch. Marquez had to leave the game with what was later diagnosed as a fractured foot. He will be unable to play the remainder of the 2016 NALB WCS.

Final score: Brooklyn 7, Key West 0

             1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9   R  H  E
Key West     0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   0  3  0
Brooklyn     1 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0   7 13  0

W: T. Tamayo
L: R. Mijangos