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October 4th Mobile vs Alexandria 7:05pm
Erik Bedard(16-9) vs Jimmy Key(14-10)
How cool is this. Bedard(25) and Key(24) are front runners for Rookie of the Year.
The battle of the rookies goes to Alexandria's Jimmy Key. Mobile got to Key first in the top of the second, Lou Gehrig singled, Frankie Hayes singled, Key then whiffed both Doug Mientkiewicz and Josh Willingham, but Russell Branyon hit a soft liner to center, scoring Gehrig. Charlie English flew out to center to let Key off the hook only down 1-0.
Erik Bedard cruised through the first 3, but the 4th did him in. Bedard had 2 strikes on Jim Presley before he hit a grounder toward SS Charlie English. The ball bounced off Charlie's glove allowing Presley to reach first base. Up next, Joe DiMaggio. With a 1-2 count, Joe smashed one over 3B and down into the corner. Presley was able to score all the way from 1st and the game is tied. Buddy Blair is next up. He flies out to shallow left. Tyler Moore steps to the plate and with the count 2-1 pushes one to 2B on the ground. He's out, but DiMaggio moves up to 3B. Bedard then walks Duke Kenworthy on 4 straight pitches. 1st and 3rd, and up steps the man replacing the Injured Hank Aaron in the lineup, Curtis Pride. Pride has been a member of the Southern League for 8 years now. 319 games, 960 at bats, a wonderful .198 batting average. Dude has a 0.5 WAR. So, what do you think happens..........well I bet you guessed home run.....nope, Pride triples on a 2-2 count to RF. Up steps Marty Marion, single. Alexandria 4-1 at the end of 4.
Bedard would go 6.2 innings, allowing 4 runs, all unearned, allowing 8 hits. Erik whiffed 7 and walked 1.
Jimmy Key would settle in allowing only 1 more run a solo Charlie English home run. Key 7 innings, 8 hits, 2 runs, 6 k's and 2 walks.
Jesse Crain came in to pitch the last 2 innings, doing so in scoreless fashion for the save.
Alexandria now leads series 2-1
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