Guac Boys celebrate at the plate after one of Alec’s three homers
Alec went deep three times, Jude homered twice, and Brum’s two-run bomb in the top of the sixth put the Guac Boys ahead for good in their 9-7 victory over Cheap Goats. The two teams have been battling it out for second and third place in the EWL standings all season, and this win could prove crucial to the tiebreaker that determines playoff seeding as both teams chase Shady Characters.
Dinger started on the mound for Cheap Goats, and the first batter he faced, Alec, went deep, and the leadoff homer gave the Guac Boys a 1-0 lead immediately. Two batters later, Jude hit a one-out double, but Dinger stranded him, retiring Jan to end the inning.
Jan took the mound for Guac Boys, and he allowed a leadoff double to Joey. The next batter, Miller, hit a two-run homer, putting Cheap Goats ahead 2-1. Jan retired Christian and Dinger to end the inning, and Cheap Goats led by a run.
The Guac Boys reclaimed the lead in the top of the second. Tone led off with a single, and Alec followed with his second homer of the game, a two-run shot that made the score 3-2. Two batters later, with one out, Jude hit a solo homer, and the Guac Boys led 4-2. Dinger retired Jan to end the inning, and Cheap Goats trailed by two runs.
Joey led off the bottom of the second with a solo homer, cutting the deficit to 4-3. Jan then retired Miller and Christian to end the inning.
Joey went 3-for-6 with a double, two homers, three runs scored, and four RBI in the Cheap Goats loss.
Dinger retired Tone to start the top of the third, but Alec followed with his third homer in as many at-bats, and the solo shot put the Guac Boys in front 5-3. Dinger then retired Brum to end the inning.
Dinger doubled to start the bottom of the third, and he scored from second when Joey grounded out for the first out of the inning. Jan retired Miller to end the inning, and the score was 5-4.
Cheap Goats turned to their bullpen in the top of the fourth, bringing Christian to the mound. The first batter he faced, Jude, hit a solo homer, extending the Guac Boys lead to 6-4. Jan followed with a double, but Christian stranded him, retiring Tone and Alec to end the inning.
Jude went 4-for-5 with a single, a double, two home runs, two runs scored, and two RBI, leading the Guac Boys to victory
Cheap Goats pulled even in the bottom of the fourth. Christian and Dinger each singled to start the inning, putting runners on first and second with no outs. Jan got Joey to ground out for the first out of the inning, but Christian scored on the play, cutting the score to 6-5. Miller then singled, scoring Dinger, and the game was tied at 6-6. Jan then retired Christian for the second out of the inning, stranding the runner at first.
Guac Boys once again pulled ahead in the top of the fifth. Jude singled with one out, and Jan drove him in with an RBI double that put Guac Boys ahead 7-6. Christian then retired Tone to strand Jan at second, ending the inning.
Dinger delivers a pitch to Jan, who had two doubles and pitched the complete game win for Guac Boys.
Jan retired Dinger to start the bottom of the fifth, but Cheap Goats once again tied the game when Joey followed with a one-out solo homer. Jan retired Miller to end the inning, and the game was tied at 7-7.
Guac Boys took yet another lead in the top of the sixth. Alec led off with a single, and Brum followed with a two-run homer that made the score 9-7. Christian retired the next two batters, Jude and Jan, to end the inning, and Cheap Goats trailed by two runs heading into their final at-bat.
Jan remained on the mound to close things out in the bottom of the sixth. He retired the first batter, Christian, before allowing a one-out single to Dinger. Cheap Goats had the tying run at the plate, but Jan got Joey to ground out to center, stranding the runner, ending the inning, and giving the Guac Boys a 9-7 victory.
The win moved the Guac Boys to .500 at 8-8 on the season, and the loss dropped Cheap Goats to 7-9.
W: Jan (1-1)
L: Christian (3-5)
Game Notes:
– Jan pitched the complete game win for the Guac Boys, allowing seven runs on nine hits.
– Christian took the loss for Cheap Goats, giving up four runs on six hits in three innings.
– Dinger earned a no-decision for Cheap Goats, pitching the first three innings while allowing five runs on six hits.
– Alec and Jude led the Guac Boys at the plate, each going 4-for-5. Alec had a single, three home runs, four runs scored, and four RBI. Jude had a single, a double, two homers, two runs scored, and two RBI.
– Joey led Cheap Goats in the loss, going 3-for-6 with a double, two home runs, three runs scored, and four RBI.
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