NALB - 2024 World Championship Series Game 2

K. Fields
2024-09-26T15:14:42-04:00
Baseball

Sosuke Nakamura (1-4, 2.91 ERA) was on the mound for the Maples in game two of the World Championship Series. Nakamura suffered from shoulder inflammation and only pitched in nine games during the regular season. The 35 year old was now healthy and ready to go. Dan Courtlandt (16-6, 3.63 ERA) formerly pitched for Stade but was traded to Brooklyn in 2021. He strove to give the Knights a 2-0 series lead and was excited to face his old team.

The Maples scored the first run of the game in the third inning, The fifth inning was decisive, however. The Maples got a walk and four hits, including a bases clearing double by Kurt Johnson. That gave Stade a 5-0 lead. The Knights began chipping away in the sixth inning and put a lot of pressure on the Maples. They missed too many opportunities, however, and left nine men on the bases on the way to a 6-4 loss. The series is now tied at one game apiece. Making an impact was Maples' shortstop Lerrin Ruíz, who went 3 for 3 with 3 singles, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once.

Final score: Stade 6, Brooklyn 4

             1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9   R  H  E
Stade        0 0 1 0 4 0 0 1 0   6 12  0
Brooklyn     0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1   4 11  0

W: S. Nakamura
L: D. Courtlandt

Player of the game: Lerrin Ruíz