NALB 2012 World Championship Series - Game 2

K. Fields
2013-09-15T16:00:59-04:00
Baseball

For game two, the Slam had one of their 19 game winners on the mound, Katamor Eizan (19-2, 3.95 ERA). Starting for the Knights was the youngest pitcher on their staff, 22 year old Tony Tamayo (16-10, 4.19 ERA).

The Knights received some bad news the day of the game. Star first baseman Hsiao-lou Yeh was suffering from asthma attacks and had to be scratched from the lineup. Brooklyn’s adjusted lineup featured Alexis Schmidt at first base, Martin Swader at shortstop, Lariel Gómez at third base, and Hooks Goetz as the designated hitter. Richmond got on the board with a run in the first and then Lariel Gómez tied the game with a leadoff home run. A pair of doubles in the third inning by Flores and Gómez put the Knights up 2-1. In the top of the fourth, Héctor De Echevarría hit a solo home run and Angel Santago hit a solo homer of his own in the bottom half of the inning. In the fifth inning, Pyeong-kyu Pae hit a solo home run for the Slam. In the bottom of the inning, the Knights scored when Gómez crossed the plate thanks to a Flavio Marquez double. With Brooklyn ahead 4-3 in the sixth inning, the Knights blew the game open. Carl Gwinn led off the inning with a triple and later scored. Walt O’connell came in to pitch in relief of Eizan. The Knights quickly loaded the bases with Detherage, Gómez, and Goetz. Alexis Schmidt made the most of the opportunity with a grand slam to left-center field. Just in case there was any doubt to the outcome of the game, the Knights added another run in the seventh when Flores hit a home run.

Final score: Brooklyn 10, Richmond 3

             1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9   R  H  E
Richmond     1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0   3  9  0
Brooklyn     1 0 1 1 1 5 1 0 X  10 11  0

W: T. Tamayo
L: K. Eizan