NALB 2019 World Championship Series - Game 3

K. Fields
2020-09-16T13:38:17-04:00
Baseball

The World Championship Series shifted to Phoenix for game three. With a League 2 team as host, there were no designated hitters. The Rattlers hoped to use home field advantage to add to its 2-0 series lead. The starting pitching matchup was Phoenix's Markus Wright (13-9, 3.68 ERA) vs. Brooklyn's Marcos Delgadillo (17-10, 2.92 ERA).

The Knights gave up an unearned run in the first inning after a throwing error by shortstop Estevan Portillo gave the Rattlers their first base runner. Brooklyn kept its poise, however and racked up five runs in a second inning highlighted by a home run by Maurílio Godim. The Rattlers and Knights each added a run in the second and fourth innings, respectively. Down 6-2, Phoenix started its comeback in the bottom of the fifth. Arturo Guerrero hit a two-run homer and the Rattlers scored three runs overall to cut the deficit to one. With Julio Gullén on in relief in the eighth inning, Alvino Flores tied the game with a single to center field. The game was still up for grabs in the bottom of the ninth. With one out, Guerrero hit a fastball from Armando Alfaro for a solo home run. The Rattlers, in dramatic fashion, had a walk-off win.

As he had done in game one of the WCS, Arturo Guerrero homered twice and was once again named the player of the game. The Phoenix Rattlers are now one game away from a sweep of the Brooklyn Knights.

Final score: Phoenix 7, Brooklyn 6

             1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9   R  H  E
Brooklyn     0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0   6 13  1
Phoenix      1 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 1   7 14  0

W: S. Konig
L: A. Alfaro