NALB 2014 World Championship Series - Game 3

K. Fields
2015-10-16T19:36:59-04:00
Baseball

The World Championship Series moved to Richmond for game three. That meant League 2 rules—pitchers were in the lineup and no designated hitters. Tony Tamayo (16-4, 2.69 ERA) got the start for the Knights while Gutierre Jiménez (15-8, 3.13 ERA) started for the Slam.

Chick Veras doubled in the bottom of the first to get things started for the Slam. He later scored on a Carlos Tejera single. The home crowd had much to cheer about as the Slam’s offense was clicking and Jiménez was looked very sharp on the mound. The Slam scored a run in the fourth. They added another in the fifth off of a Shimon Rhodes solo home run. Down 3-0, Tamayo was pulled in the top of the sixth for a pinch hitter. The Knights could get nothing going again Jiménez. With Xerxes Scaife on in relief for Tamayo, the Slam struck for two more runs in the bottom half of the sixth. Brooklyn’s relievers could do little to slow down Richmond’s attack. In the eighth inning, Isaías Aleman and Bernard Gastelu couldn’t find the strike zone. They walked five Slam batters and gave up another two runs. Walter Sheehan came on in the ninth to finish the game with a comfortable 7-0 lead. That’s when the Knights finally made their move. Brooklyn’s bats came alive and the inning was highlighted by catcher Alvino Flores’ three run homer. However, it was too little, too late. With a Knights baserunner on second, Slam closer Benny Alazardo came on to save the win.

Final score: Richmond 7, Brooklyn 5

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

W: G. Jiménez
L: T. Tamayo
S: B. Alazardo