Christian homered to start and end the Cheap Goats’ rally in the bottom of the sixth, leading off the inning with a solo homer before later ending the game with an incredible walk-off two-run blast
Just a week after coming from behind in the bottom of the sixth to beat Shady Characters in dramatic fashion, Cheap Goats doubled down, doing it once again in even more outrageous fashion in week 3. Down 9-7 in the bottom of the sixth, Christian and Dinger each homered to tie the game, and after Shady Characters intentionally walked Miller, Christian homered again, this time for a walk-off win. The two-run shot gave Cheap Goats an improbable 11-9 victory, their second consecutive walk-off victory against defending champs Shady Characters.
Christian took the mound for Cheap Goats, and he got behind early. Nate led off with a double, and two batters later, Tom hit a two-run homer to center, making the score 2-0. Christian then retired Jason to end the inning.
Tom and Mike celebrate as Tom rounds third after one of his two two-run homers for Shady Characters
Tom started for Shady Characters, and the first batter he faced, Joey, led off the bottom of the first with a solo homer, his seventh career leadoff home run. Tom retired the next two batters to end the inning, and Shady Characters led 2-1 through the first.
Joey connects on one of his two home runs in the Cheap Goats win
Shady Characters opened up a bigger lead in the top of the second. Lucas led off with a double, and two batters later, Mike hit an RBI double to score him, extending the lead to 3-1. Tom followed with his second two-run homer in as many at-bats, and Shady Characters led 5-1. Jason followed with a solo homer, and the back-to-back jacks gave Shady Characters a 6-1 lead. Lucas doubled, but Christian escaped the inning by striking out Nate for the second out.
Tom rolled through the bottom of the second, retiring Dinger and Joey in order.
Mike led off the top of the third with a solo shot, putting Shady Characters ahead 7-1. Christian then retired Tom and Jason to end the inning, and Cheap Goats trailed by six runs.
Mike went 3for-5 with a double, two home runs, three runs scored, and four RBI in the Shady Characters loss
Cheap Goats cut into the lead in the bottom of the third. Tom had reached his innings limit for the week, and Shady Characters brought Lucas to the mound. He allowed a double to Miller before striking out Christian for the first out of the inning. Dinger hit a one-out triple to score Miller, cutting the Shady Characters lead to 7-2. Joey then hit a two-run homer, and Cheap Goats trailed 7-4. Miller followed with a homer, and the Cheap Goats back-to-back homers narrowed the deficit to 7-5. Lucas retired Christian to end the inning, and the Shady Characters lead had been trimmed to two runs.
Lucas started the top of the fourth with a double, and he moved to third when Nate followed with a single. Mike grounded out to right for the first out of the inning, but Lucas scored on the play. Christian retired Tom for the second out of the inning, and Shady Characters led 8-5.
Lucas cruised through the bottom of the fourth, retiring Dinger and Joey in order, and the score remained 8-5.
Jason led off the top of the fifth with a double, but Shady Characters couldn’t plate him. Christian retired Lucas and Nate to strand the runner at second, and Shady Characters continued to lead by three runs.
Miller led off the bottom of the fifth with a solo homer, his second of the game, and the score was 8-6. Christian singled and moved from first to third when Dinger followed with a double. Joey hit a fly ball to deep left center, allowing Christian to tag and score, cutting the deficit to 8-7. Lucas then retired Miller to strand a runner, ending the inning.
Dinger went 3-for-5 with a double, a triple, a home run, two runs scored, and two RBI in Cheap Goats win over Shady Characters
Shady Characters added an insurance run when Mike led off the top of the sixth with a solo homer, making the score 9-7. Christian then retired Tom and Jason in order to end the inning, and Cheap Goats trailed by two heading into their final at-bat.
Lucas remained on the mound to close things out, and he got into trouble quickly. Christian led off the inning with a solo homer, narrowing the score to 9-8. Dinger followed with a solo shot, tying the game at 9-9. Joey had a chance to make back-to-back-to-back homers and walk off with a win, but Lucas got him to ground out to left for the first out of the inning. With one out and no one on base, Shady Characters intentionally walked Miller to face Christian. Christian had homered in his last at-bat, and he busted out his power bat once again. He crushed a two-run bomb to right field, ending the game and giving Cheap Goats an incredible 11-9 comeback win over Shady Characters.
The win moved Cheap Goats to 3-3 on the season, and the loss dropped Shady Characters to 4-2.
W: Christian (2-0)
L: Lucas (1-2)
Game Notes:
– Christian pitched the complete game win for Cheap Goats, allowing nine runs on twelve hits and striking out one in six innings.
– Lucas took the loss in relief for Shady Characters, giving up ten runs on ten hits and striking out one in 3.5 innings.
– Tom started the game and earned a no-decision, allowing one run on one hit in two innings.
– Christian’s walk-off homer in the bottom of the sixth was one of two he hit in the sixth inning and game, going 3-for-6 with a single, two homers, three runs scored, and three RBI. The walkoff was the second of his EWL career, with the first coming in 2018.
– Miller also had a big game on offense for Cheap Goats, going 3-for-5 with a double, two homers, an intentional walk, four runs scored, and two RBI.
– Mike and Lucas each had three hits for Shady Characters in the loss. Mike went 3-for-5 with a double, two homers, three runs scored, and four RBI. Lucas went 3-for-5 with a double, a triple, a homer, two runs scored, and two RBI.
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