NALB 2014 World Championship Series - Game 5

K. Fields
2015-10-18T17:16:08-04:00
Baseball

With the World Championship Series tied 2-2, game five was pivotal. As the last game in Richmond, the Slam desperately wanted the win before traveling to Brooklyn. They felt confident with Hap Bedford (12-10, 3.49 ERA) getting the start again against Porfírio Portio (8-6, 4.27 ERA). In game one, the Slam rode Bedford for seven innings on way to a 4-2 win.

The action picked up in the second inning. Hsiao-lou Yeh led off with a homer for the Knights. The Knights gave up the lead in the bottom half of the inning with poor defense. An error by Blas Ramos in left and a throwing error by shortstop Lariel Gómez help set up three runs by the Slam. With four hits in the third, the Slam added two more runs. Portio was pulled for a pinch hitter in the fifth but Bedford continued to cruise. Bedford left after six innings with the 5-1 lead intact. Richmond reliever Luís Baboun kicked off the eighth inning with an error and the Knights began a rally. A double by Ramos and a single by Yeh drove in two runs and narrowed the score to 5-3. With closer Benny Alazardo pitching in the ninth, the Knights made one final attempt to draw even. After Alvino Flores doubled, the tying run came to the plate. Alexis Schmidt and Alberto Pescador were both retired on infield ground balls. The Slam are now one game away from the championship. They take a 3-2 Series lead back to Brooklyn.

Final score: Richmond 5, Brooklyn 3

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

W: H. Bedford
L: P. Portio
S: B. Alazardo