NALB 2017 World Championship Series - Game 5

K. Fields
2018-10-03T17:10:29-04:00
Baseball

After last night’s one-sided 8-0 defeat, the Vancouver Wild had one more game at home to turn things around. Down three games to one, The Wild needed a win to send the World Championship Series back to Brooklyn. They were up against the Knights strikeout king, Tony Tamayo (12-12, 2.94 ERA). Vancouver had their game one starter on the mound,
Ernesto Estero (10-10, 3.19 ERA). The Wild won the opener 3-1 and another pitching duel was expected for game five.

Fans hoping for great pitching were not disappointed. Both starters were outstanding. Estero lasted 6 innings and only gave up a single run. Tamayo was even better. He pitched a 3-hit gem across 8 innings, while striking out 10. A Pescador double in the second inning scored the game’s first run. The Knights added an unearned run off of closer Matt Genge in the ninth inning. That was the third error of the game for the Wild, which matched their hit total. Ken Hannah closed out the ninth to wrap up the World Championship for the Brooklyn Knights.

Final score: Brooklyn 2, Vancouver 0

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

W: T. Tamayo
L: E. Estero
S: K. Hannah