NALB 2019 World Championship Series - Game 2

K. Fields
2020-09-15T16:54:44-04:00
Baseball

After winning the opener, the Phoenix Rattlers faced another road game in Brooklyn. Saul Ramírez (15-9, 3.78 ERA) was on the mound for Phoenix, their second left-handed starter in as many games. The Knights starter for game two was staff ace Tony Tamayo (18-5, 2.87 ERA).

The game was a pitching duel for the first four innings. The Rattlers' bats came alive in the fifth inning, however. After Charles Difranco smashed a solo home run, the hits continued to pile up. Phoenix built a 5-0 lead and Tamayo was pulled from the game. Brooklyn responded in the bottom half of the inning with a leadoff triple by Maurílio Godim, who later scored. The Knights got a solo homer from designated hitter Joe Barnstaple in the seventh but that was all they could muster in another losing effort.

Six strong innings pitched by Saul Ramírez made him the player of the game.

Final score: Phoenix 5, Brooklyn 2

             1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9   R  H  E
Phoenix      0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0   5  8  0
Brooklyn     0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0   2 10  0

W: S. Ramírez
L: T. Tamayo