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Colorado Springs 1, Memphis 4
- Magneuris Sierra - 0-3, BB, K
- Tyler O’Neill - 1-4, R, HR, RBI
- Aledmys Diaz - 2-4, 2 R, 2 HR, 3 RBI, K
- Jose Adolis Garcia - 1-2, 2B
- Dakota Hudson - (W) 6.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 5 K
- Mike Mayers - 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
Great moment before the game as Daniel Poncedeleon threw out the first pitch. Great to see him back and healthy!
Amazing moment before the game, as @_ponce14 rejoins his teammates after being struck in the head by a line drive May 9 at Iowa! pic.twitter.com/vqCgPF4XX9
— Memphis Redbirds (@memphisredbirds) September 7, 2017
Memphis wins the first game of the PCL semi-finals.
Magneuris Sierra has played at 4 levels of professional baseball this year. Palm Beach (A+), St. Louis (MLB), Springfield (AA), and finally Memphis (AAA).
Tyler O’Neill continues to flex his massive power. 6 HR’s in his last 8 games.
Aledmys Diaz started at second base and pumped two home runs, which tied a Memphis playoff record.
Dakota Hudson drew the start and pitched very effectively for his first playoff win. Hudson kept the ball on the ground with 8 groundouts to 1 flyouts.
Ft. Myers 2, Palm Beach 3
- Jose Martinez - 2-4, 2B, RBI, BB
- Thomas Spitz - 1-4, RBI
- Casey Grayson - 1-4, 2B, K
- Chris Chinea - 2-4
- Edmundo Sosa - 0-4
- Jose Godoy - 1-4, R
- Leobaldo Pina - 1-3, K
- Connor Jones - 6.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
Palm Beach wins the abbreviated Florida State League Championship, along with Dunedin, due to Hurricane Irma.
Connor Jones stepped up in a big way, tossing six solid frames of ball only for the bullpen to relinquish the lead the very next inning.
Thomas Spitz was hit by a pitch in the bottom of the 9th to win the Championship. Talk about taking one for the team!
Quad Cities 3, Peoria 4
- Kramer Robertson - 0-3, BB
- Evan Mendoza - 3-4, 2 R, 2B, RBI
- Juan Yepez - 1-3, RBI, BB
- Dylan Carlson - 1-3, BB, K
- JR Davis - 0-4
- Ian Oxnevad - 6.0 IP, 3 R, 2 R, 3 BB, K
Peoria wins the first game of their Midwest Division Series match-up against Quad Cities.
Evan Mendoza won the game on a bases-loaded single through the defender at second base and into the outfield. Video of the play is below:
Well that was fun! @e_mendoza18's #Walkoff winner for your Chiefs in game ☝️ pic.twitter.com/LESx146Zpo
— Peoria Chiefs (@peoriachiefs) September 7, 2017
Williamsport 5, State College 2
- Scott Hurst - 0-5, 4 K
- Yariel Gonzalez - 3-4, 2B, R
- Joshua Lopez - 0-4, K
- Zach Kirtley - 1-2, 2 BB
- Bryce Denton - 1-4, R, RBI, 2 K
- Ricardo Bautista - 1-4, 2 K
- Jonathon Mulford - 5.2 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
- Alex Fagalde - (L) 0.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, ER, 0 BB, K
Ricardo Bautista had 2 assists -- one at home and one at second base.
Alex Fagalde unraveled in the 7th inning. The inning started tied 2-2, but two quick singles, and then a throwing error by the pitcher, brought home 2 unearned runs.
Thursday’s Probables:
Memphis: Herget
Peoria: Warner
State College: Balestrieri