NALB - 2023 World Championship Series Game 4
September 20, 2023 Filed in: Baseball
The game four starters were Brooklyn's Dan Courtlandt (15-5, 2.06 ERA) and Vancouver's Miguel Vela (8-8, 2.61 ERA). The Wild entered the game with a 2-1 Series lead.
It was a low-scoring well-pitched game. The Knights scored the first run on a Ramone Alconer homer in the fifth inning. The bottom of the sixth inning, however, was decisive. The Wild got a leadoff single from Codie Laton. Sardar Dzhafarov then came on in relief for Courtlandt. Brock James laid down a sacrifice bunt to advance the runner. Pedro Castro drew a walk and then stole second base. Fernando Chira delivered a clutch 2-RBI single to put the Wild ahead for good.
Final score: Vancouver 2, Brooklyn 1
Player of the game: Miguel Vela
It was a low-scoring well-pitched game. The Knights scored the first run on a Ramone Alconer homer in the fifth inning. The bottom of the sixth inning, however, was decisive. The Wild got a leadoff single from Codie Laton. Sardar Dzhafarov then came on in relief for Courtlandt. Brock James laid down a sacrifice bunt to advance the runner. Pedro Castro drew a walk and then stole second base. Fernando Chira delivered a clutch 2-RBI single to put the Wild ahead for good.
Final score: Vancouver 2, Brooklyn 1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brooklyn 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
Vancouver 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 X 2 5 0
W: M. Vela
L: S. Dzhafarov
S: J. Scharf
Player of the game: Miguel Vela