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reds1 · 07-14-2016, 09:55 PM

Brunswick Legends (101-53) vs. Embro Suns (88-66)
Season Matchup: 9-6 in favour of Brunswick

Brunswick: Runs scored – 679 (2nd in EL); runs allowed – 529 (1st in EL)
Embro: Runs scored – 711 (1st in EL); runs allowed – 668 (5th in EL)

For the fourth time, the Brunswick Legends and Embro Suns will meet to battle for the Eastern League Pennant. With the exception of their first meeting, the matchup has been decidedly one-sided. In 1938-39, the Suns and Legends battled a full seven games, going back and forth, with scores like 17-4 (Game 2 win for Embro) and 10-2 (Game 7 win for Brunswick). Both teams tallied 41 runs apiece in that epic.
But since then it has been all Brunswick. In 1941-42 and 1942-43, the Legends swept the Suns each time, outscoring them 27-5 in the combined eight games.

What is different this time around is that the Legends finished the season in first place – something that has never happened before. In their previous four playoff appearances, Brunswick made it as the wild card team. But it has never put them at a disadvantage – indeed, the Legends have yet to lose a Pennant Series.

So if the Embro Suns are finally going to prevail, they will have to do it against the best team in the United Leagues. The Suns boasted the best offense in the East , but their pitching was merely average. Meanwhile, the Legends are a supremely balanced team.

But Brunswick will be without the services of the No. 1 pitcher in the ULB: 28-year old LHP Anastasio Rodríguez (13-5, 2.80 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 2.56 FIP, 128 ERA+), who suffered a dislocated finger in a game back on January 21. However, their other three starters, namely Matthew Monroe (No. 3), Hun Park (No. 8) and Hirotada Fukushima (No. 11), are all Top 20 pitchers themselves, and are coming off excellent seasons. For Embro's part, they have two Top 20 pitchers: Oscar Burress (No. 7) and Myung-gu Son (No. 9).

Embro is also affected by injuries heading into the series: 23-year old 2B José Sánchez (.281/.353/.383, 1 HR, 37 RBI, 40 R, 34 BB, 14 SB, 2.5 WAR) tore a back muscle while running the bases in a game back on February 4. 27-year old Britt Wing (.313/.393/.422, 4 HR, 37 RBI, 40 R, 35 BB, 0.9 WAR) will take his place in the lineup.

The series opened at Brunswick’s Babe Ruth Park, which has been no stranger to playoff action. 30,612 fans attended Game 1 under gorgeous, clear skies with just a light breeze blowing out to right. Enough preamble – it time to play ball!

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Game 1

RHP Hun Park (16-12, 3.38 ERA, 1.29 WHIP) took the hill for Brunswick.
RHP Oscar Burress (15-13, 3.41 ERA, 1.29 WHIP) started for Embro.

Top of the 1st:
Yoshino Ito leads off with a walk. But when Gary Watkinson singles with one out, Ito is thrown out trying to reach 3B. Watkinson moves up to 2B on the same play and then reaches 3B on an error (E4) during Terence Durney's at-bat. Britt Wing follows with a single to score Watkinson for the game's first run.
Embro 1 – Brunswick 0

Bottom of the 2nd:
Mark Elston leads off with a full-count double. After reaching 3B on a Matthew Shelley ground-out, Elston comes in to score on Vinnie Edwards' first-pitch single.
Embro 1 – Brunswick 1

Bottom of the 4th:
Mark Elston leads off with a walk, but is promptly thrown out by Oscar Burress when he tries to steal 2B during Matthew Shelley's at-bat. With two out, Vinnie Edwards singles, then takes 2B on a wild pitch. Derek Sakurai follows with a double, scoring Edwards to give the Legends the lead.
Embro 1 – Brunswick 2

Bottom of the 5th:
Harry Chatwin leads off and takes Burress yard on a first-pitch solo home run.
Embro 1 – Brunswick 3

Top of the 6th:
Not to be outdone, Elliot Tugby leads off and takes Hun Park yard on a first-pitch solo home run.
Embro 2 – Brunswick 3

Top of the 7th:
With one out, Dylan Watkins doubles and reaches 3B on an Oscar Burress ground-out. Yoshino Ito then hits a line drive single, scoring Watkins and tying up the game.
Embro 3 – Brunswick 3

Bottom of the 7th:
Hun Park leads off with a first-pitch single. With one out, Terry Aspden and Stuart Bentham follow with back-to-back singles to load the bases.
A sac fly by Mark Elston and back-to-back singles by Matthew Shelley and Vinnie Edwards score four runs. That ends Burress' day, but the damage has been done.

Embro goes down in order in the top of the 9th as Brunswick draws first blood.
FINAL: Embro 3 – Brunswick 7

Player of the Game: C Vinnie Edwards went 3-4, with 3 RBI, 1 R.

Hun Park went 9.0 IP, 11 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, 1HR (1-0, 2.00 ERA)

For Embro:

Oscar Burress took the loss, going 6.2 IP, 12 H, 7 ER, 5 BB, 2 K, 1 HR (0-1, 9.45 ERA).

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Game 2

The sky was clear once again and even warmer (72 F), as 30,438 attended Game 2. A light breeze was blowing out to right, just as in Game 1.
Starting for Brunswick was LHP Matthew Monroe (22-6, 2.51 ERA, 1.19 WHIP).
RHP Myung-gu Son (19-8, 3.06 ERA, 1.25 WHIP) pitched for Embro.

Bottom of the 1st:
Harry Chatwin leads off with a triple and scores on Terry Aspden's sac fly to centerfield.
Embro 0 – Brunswick 1

Bottom of the 6th:
Things fall apart for Myung-gu Son in the 6th. With one out, Vinnie Edwards, Derek Sakurai and Vince Bailey hit back-to-back-to-back singles, scoring a run.
With two out, Harry Chatwin singles to score Sakurai and Bailey.
After Terry Aspden singles, Stuart Bentham reaches base safely on an error (E8), allowing Chatwin to score. Mark Elston then follows with another single, driving in two more, ending Myung-gu Son's day.
Embro 0 – Brunswick 7

Top of the 7th:
Embro gets on the board in the 7th. Gary Watkinson leads off with a single, followed by Britt Wing, who draws a walk.
With one out, Terence Durney singles, scoring Watkinson. Dennis Ducay then follows with a single to score Wing.
With two out, RP Edward Hill scores Durney on a single. But Ducay is then thrown out at home to end the inning.
Embro 3 – Brunswick 7

Bottom of the 8th:
Terry Aspden leads of with a single. But then Stuart Bentham, Mark Elston and Matthew Shelley all draw back-to-back-to-back walks, scoring Aspden.
Vinnie Edwards hits a sac fly to right-centerfield to score Bentham.

In the bottom of the 9th, Elliot Tugby singles with two out. Morgan Tice then relieves Matthew Monroe and gets PH Lyndon Duggleby to hit into a 5-4 fielder's choice to end the game.
FINAL: Embro 3 – Brunswick 9

Player of the Game: CF Harry Chatwin went 3-5, 1-3B, 2 RBI, 2 R.

Matthew Monroe pitched 8.2 innings, with 7 H, 3 ER, 4 BB, 3 K (1-0, 3.12 ERA).

Terry Aspden went 3-4, 4 RBI, 2 R.

For Embro:

Myung-gu Son took the loss, going 5.2 IP, 12 H, 7 ER, 2 BB, 3 K (0-1, 11.12 ERA).

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Game 3

Embro's Speaker Stadium took center stage in the Eastern League Pennant, with 26,679 in attendance to see if the Suns could stem the tide. The weather was pleasant (65 F) with a gentle breeze blowing from right to left.

LHP Hirotada Fukushima (20-9, 2.57 ERA, 1.17 WHIP) took the hill for Brunswick.
RHP Pete Allison (6-5, 4.10 ERA, 1.36 WHIP) started for Embro.

Bottom of the 1st:
Yoshino Ito leads off with a double. A sac fly by Dylan Watkins and a 3-1 ground-out by Gary Watkinson scores Ito and the Suns are on the board.
Brunswick 0 – Embro 1

Top of the 3rd:
Harry Chatwin hits a one-out solo home run to right-centerfield, tying the game up.
Brunswick 1 – Embro 1

Top of the 4th:
After Maurice Evans reaches safely on an error (E4) with two out, Derek Sakurai follows with run-scoring triple.
Brunswick 2 – Embro 1

Bottom of the 5th:
Dennis Ducay leads off with a single and Elliot Tugby follows him with a walk. After a sac bunt by Pete Allison advances the runners, Ducay comes in to score on a Yoshino Ito 4-3 ground out, tying up the game.
Brunswick 2 – Embro 2

Top of the 7th:
With two on and two out, Matthew Shelley singles in Terry Aspden from second, as Brunswick retakes the lead.

In the bottom of the 9th, Britt Wing leads off with a single. But back-to-back fielder's choices at 2B and a 1-3 ground-out end the game, giving the Legends a commanding 3-0 games lead.
FINAL: Brunswick 3 – Embro 2

Player of the Game: Hirotada Fukushima pitched 9.0 innings, with 4 H with 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K (1-0, 2.00 ERA).

For Embro:

Pete Allison put up a game fight, going 9.0 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 9 BB, 3 K, 1 HR (0-1, 2.00 ERA).

Noteworthy: Allison's 9 BB tied an Eastern League playoff game record.

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Game 4

26,611 were in attendance to witness the rematch between the Game 1 pitchers: Brunswick’s RHP Hun Park and Embro’s RHP Oscar Burruss.
The weather continued to cooperate with a pleasant 71 F and partly cloudy skies. The wind picked up just a little from the day before, again blowing in from right from left.

Bottom of the 3rd:
Dylan Watkins leads off with a first-pitch single.
After Oscar Burress moves him over to 2B on a sac bunt, Elliot Tugby doubles with two out to bring in Watkins.
Brunswick 0 – Embro 1

Top of the 4th:
Mark Elston doubles with out. Matthew Shelley immediately follows with a single, scoring Elston and tying the game up.
Brunswick 1 – Embro 1

Bottom of the 6th:
Back-to-back singles by Elliot Tugby and Gary Watkinson to lead off the inning put runners on the corners. But Brunswick's RF Mark Elston injures himself on the throw to 3B. He is immediately replaced by Daniel Martin in the field.
With one out and 1B open, Britt Wing is given an intentional walk to load the bases. With two out, Charles Usherwood doubles, scoring all three base runners.

In the top of the 9th, Matthew Shelley doubles with one out and reaches 3B on a ground-out. But Derek Sakurai also grounds out (5-3) to end the threat and the game.
In the process, Embro snaps a 12-game losing streak in the playoffs, and keeps their playoff hopes alive for at least one more game.
FINAL: Brunswick 1 – Embro 4

Player of the Game: Oscar Burress went 9.0 IP with 6 H with 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K (1-1, 4.60 ERA).

Charles Usherwood went 2-3, with 1-2B, 3 RBI.

For Brunswick:

Hun Park took the loss , going 7.0 IP, 11 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 1 K (1-1, 3.38 ERA).

Injury update: Mark Elston threw out his back out while making a throw to 3B. He is out for at least 2 weeks and will not be available for the duration of the playoffs.

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Game 5

With renewed hope, 26,796 thronged Speaker Stadium to see if their Suns could build on their Game 4 win. The weather wouldn't be a factor, as partly cloudy skies and a soft breeze blowing in from right to left blessed the proceedings.
The starters for Game 2 faced each other again: for Embro, RHP Myung-gu Son took the mound, while Brunswick's LHP Matthew Monroe took the ball.

Bottom of the 1st:
With two out, Gary Watkinson and Britt Wing hit back-to-back singles. Charles Usherwood then follows with a double to score both runs.
Brunswick 0 – Embro 2

Top of the 2nd:
With one out, Harry Chatwin draws a walk. Derek Sakurai follows him with a first-pitch home run to rightfield, tying the game up.
Vince Bailey immediately follows with a first-pitch single and reaches 2B on a sac bunt by Matthew Monroe. Woody Eaton then comes through with a single of his own, scoring Bailey and Brunswick takes the lead.
Brunswick 3 – Embro 2

Top of the 3rd:
Brunswick loads the bases on a walk and back-to-back singles with nobody out. A 6-4 fielder's choice by Harry Chatwin scores Stuart Bentham.
After Derek Sakurai walks to reload the bases, Vince Bailey comes through with a single, scoring Matthew Shelley and Chatwin.
Brunswick 6 – Embro 2

Top of the 7th:
Maurice Evans reaches 1B on an error (E4) to lead off the inning. Harry Chatwin follows him with an RBI triple.
Derek Sakurai then scores Chatwin on a single.
Brunswick 8 – Embro 2

Top of the 8th:
Stuart Bentham leads off with a single, reaches 2B on a Matthew Shelley ground-out and comes in to score on a Maurice Evans double.
After Harry Chatwin singles to put runners on the corners, Evans scores on a Derek Sakurai ground-out.
Brunswick 10 – Embro 2

Bottom of the 9th:
Dylan Watkins leads off with a 4-pitch walk and reaches 3B on a Gary Watkinson double.
Britt Wing then comes through with a double to score both Watkins and Watkinson.
After Wing reaches 3B on a Charles Usherwood ground-out, Brunswick's Matthew Monroe is replaced by RP Rob Fields.
Terence Durney then flies out to rightfield. Wing tags up, but is thrown out at home to end the game and the series.
FINAL: Brunswick 10 – Embro 4

Player of the Game: Derek Sakurai went 2-4, with 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 R.

Harry Chatwin went 2-4 with 1-3B, 2 RBI, 3 R, 1 BB.

Mathew Monroe went 8.1 IP with 9 H with 4 ER, 1 BB, 3 K (2-0, 3.71 ERA).

For Embro:

Myung-gu Son had another rough outing, going just 3.1 IP, 6 H, 6 ER, 5 BB, 1 K, 1 HR (0-2, 13.00 ERA).

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07-14-2016, 09:55 PM	#286
reds1 Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2002 Location: Winnipeg Posts: 3,919	Brunswick Legends (101-53) vs. Embro Suns (88-66) Season Matchup: 9-6 in favour of Brunswick Brunswick: Runs scored – 679 (2nd in EL); runs allowed – 529 (1st in EL) Embro: Runs scored – 711 (1st in EL); runs allowed – 668 (5th in EL) For the fourth time, the Brunswick Legends and Embro Suns will meet to battle for the Eastern League Pennant. With the exception of their first meeting, the matchup has been decidedly one-sided. In 1938-39, the Suns and Legends battled a full seven games, going back and forth, with scores like 17-4 (Game 2 win for Embro) and 10-2 (Game 7 win for Brunswick). Both teams tallied 41 runs apiece in that epic. But since then it has been all Brunswick. In 1941-42 and 1942-43, the Legends swept the Suns each time, outscoring them 27-5 in the combined eight games. What is different this time around is that the Legends finished the season in first place – something that has never happened before. In their previous four playoff appearances, Brunswick made it as the wild card team. But it has never put them at a disadvantage – indeed, the Legends have yet to lose a Pennant Series. So if the Embro Suns are finally going to prevail, they will have to do it against the best team in the United Leagues. The Suns boasted the best offense in the East , but their pitching was merely average. Meanwhile, the Legends are a supremely balanced team. But Brunswick will be without the services of the No. 1 pitcher in the ULB: 28-year old LHP Anastasio Rodríguez (13-5, 2.80 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 2.56 FIP, 128 ERA+), who suffered a dislocated finger in a game back on January 21. However, their other three starters, namely Matthew Monroe (No. 3), Hun Park (No. 8) and Hirotada Fukushima (No. 11), are all Top 20 pitchers themselves, and are coming off excellent seasons. For Embro's part, they have two Top 20 pitchers: Oscar Burress (No. 7) and Myung-gu Son (No. 9). Embro is also affected by injuries heading into the series: 23-year old 2B José Sánchez (.281/.353/.383, 1 HR, 37 RBI, 40 R, 34 BB, 14 SB, 2.5 WAR) tore a back muscle while running the bases in a game back on February 4. 27-year old Britt Wing (.313/.393/.422, 4 HR, 37 RBI, 40 R, 35 BB, 0.9 WAR) will take his place in the lineup. The series opened at Brunswick’s Babe Ruth Park, which has been no stranger to playoff action. 30,612 fans attended Game 1 under gorgeous, clear skies with just a light breeze blowing out to right. Enough preamble – it time to play ball! -------- Game 1 RHP Hun Park (16-12, 3.38 ERA, 1.29 WHIP) took the hill for Brunswick. RHP Oscar Burress (15-13, 3.41 ERA, 1.29 WHIP) started for Embro. Top of the 1st: Yoshino Ito leads off with a walk. But when Gary Watkinson singles with one out, Ito is thrown out trying to reach 3B. Watkinson moves up to 2B on the same play and then reaches 3B on an error (E4) during Terence Durney's at-bat. Britt Wing follows with a single to score Watkinson for the game's first run. Embro 1 – Brunswick 0 Bottom of the 2nd: Mark Elston leads off with a full-count double. After reaching 3B on a Matthew Shelley ground-out, Elston comes in to score on Vinnie Edwards' first-pitch single. Embro 1 – Brunswick 1 Bottom of the 4th: Mark Elston leads off with a walk, but is promptly thrown out by Oscar Burress when he tries to steal 2B during Matthew Shelley's at-bat. With two out, Vinnie Edwards singles, then takes 2B on a wild pitch. Derek Sakurai follows with a double, scoring Edwards to give the Legends the lead. Embro 1 – Brunswick 2 Bottom of the 5th: Harry Chatwin leads off and takes Burress yard on a first-pitch solo home run. Embro 1 – Brunswick 3 Top of the 6th: Not to be outdone, Elliot Tugby leads off and takes Hun Park yard on a first-pitch solo home run. Embro 2 – Brunswick 3 Top of the 7th: With one out, Dylan Watkins doubles and reaches 3B on an Oscar Burress ground-out. Yoshino Ito then hits a line drive single, scoring Watkins and tying up the game. Embro 3 – Brunswick 3 Bottom of the 7th: Hun Park leads off with a first-pitch single. With one out, Terry Aspden and Stuart Bentham follow with back-to-back singles to load the bases. A sac fly by Mark Elston and back-to-back singles by Matthew Shelley and Vinnie Edwards score four runs. That ends Burress' day, but the damage has been done. Embro goes down in order in the top of the 9th as Brunswick draws first blood. FINAL: Embro 3 – Brunswick 7 *Player of the Game:* C Vinnie Edwards went 3-4, with 3 RBI, 1 R. Hun Park went 9.0 IP, 11 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, 1HR (1-0, 2.00 ERA) For Embro: Oscar Burress took the loss, going 6.2 IP, 12 H, 7 ER, 5 BB, 2 K, 1 HR (0-1, 9.45 ERA). -------- Game 2 The sky was clear once again and even warmer (72 F), as 30,438 attended Game 2. A light breeze was blowing out to right, just as in Game 1. Starting for Brunswick was LHP Matthew Monroe (22-6, 2.51 ERA, 1.19 WHIP). RHP Myung-gu Son (19-8, 3.06 ERA, 1.25 WHIP) pitched for Embro. Bottom of the 1st: Harry Chatwin leads off with a triple and scores on Terry Aspden's sac fly to centerfield. Embro 0 – Brunswick 1 Bottom of the 6th: Things fall apart for Myung-gu Son in the 6th. With one out, Vinnie Edwards, Derek Sakurai and Vince Bailey hit back-to-back-to-back singles, scoring a run. With two out, Harry Chatwin singles to score Sakurai and Bailey. After Terry Aspden singles, Stuart Bentham reaches base safely on an error (E8), allowing Chatwin to score. Mark Elston then follows with another single, driving in two more, ending Myung-gu Son's day. Embro 0 – Brunswick 7 Top of the 7th: Embro gets on the board in the 7th. Gary Watkinson leads off with a single, followed by Britt Wing, who draws a walk. With one out, Terence Durney singles, scoring Watkinson. Dennis Ducay then follows with a single to score Wing. With two out, RP Edward Hill scores Durney on a single. But Ducay is then thrown out at home to end the inning. Embro 3 – Brunswick 7 Bottom of the 8th: Terry Aspden leads of with a single. But then Stuart Bentham, Mark Elston and Matthew Shelley all draw back-to-back-to-back walks, scoring Aspden. Vinnie Edwards hits a sac fly to right-centerfield to score Bentham. In the bottom of the 9th, Elliot Tugby singles with two out. Morgan Tice then relieves Matthew Monroe and gets PH Lyndon Duggleby to hit into a 5-4 fielder's choice to end the game. FINAL: Embro 3 – Brunswick 9 *Player of the Game:* CF Harry Chatwin went 3-5, 1-3B, 2 RBI, 2 R. Matthew Monroe pitched 8.2 innings, with 7 H, 3 ER, 4 BB, 3 K (1-0, 3.12 ERA). Terry Aspden went 3-4, 4 RBI, 2 R. For Embro: Myung-gu Son took the loss, going 5.2 IP, 12 H, 7 ER, 2 BB, 3 K (0-1, 11.12 ERA). -------- Game 3 Embro's Speaker Stadium took center stage in the Eastern League Pennant, with 26,679 in attendance to see if the Suns could stem the tide. The weather was pleasant (65 F) with a gentle breeze blowing from right to left. LHP Hirotada Fukushima (20-9, 2.57 ERA, 1.17 WHIP) took the hill for Brunswick. RHP Pete Allison (6-5, 4.10 ERA, 1.36 WHIP) started for Embro. Bottom of the 1st: Yoshino Ito leads off with a double. A sac fly by Dylan Watkins and a 3-1 ground-out by Gary Watkinson scores Ito and the Suns are on the board. Brunswick 0 – Embro 1 Top of the 3rd: Harry Chatwin hits a one-out solo home run to right-centerfield, tying the game up. Brunswick 1 – Embro 1 Top of the 4th: After Maurice Evans reaches safely on an error (E4) with two out, Derek Sakurai follows with run-scoring triple. Brunswick 2 – Embro 1 Bottom of the 5th: Dennis Ducay leads off with a single and Elliot Tugby follows him with a walk. After a sac bunt by Pete Allison advances the runners, Ducay comes in to score on a Yoshino Ito 4-3 ground out, tying up the game. Brunswick 2 – Embro 2 Top of the 7th: With two on and two out, Matthew Shelley singles in Terry Aspden from second, as Brunswick retakes the lead. In the bottom of the 9th, Britt Wing leads off with a single. But back-to-back fielder's choices at 2B and a 1-3 ground-out end the game, giving the Legends a commanding 3-0 games lead. FINAL: Brunswick 3 – Embro 2 *Player of the Game:* Hirotada Fukushima pitched 9.0 innings, with 4 H with 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K (1-0, 2.00 ERA). For Embro: Pete Allison put up a game fight, going 9.0 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 9 BB, 3 K, 1 HR (0-1, 2.00 ERA). *Noteworthy:* Allison's 9 BB tied an Eastern League playoff game record. -------- Game 4 26,611 were in attendance to witness the rematch between the Game 1 pitchers: Brunswick’s RHP Hun Park and Embro’s RHP Oscar Burruss. The weather continued to cooperate with a pleasant 71 F and partly cloudy skies. The wind picked up just a little from the day before, again blowing in from right from left. Bottom of the 3rd: Dylan Watkins leads off with a first-pitch single. After Oscar Burress moves him over to 2B on a sac bunt, Elliot Tugby doubles with two out to bring in Watkins. Brunswick 0 – Embro 1 Top of the 4th: Mark Elston doubles with out. Matthew Shelley immediately follows with a single, scoring Elston and tying the game up. Brunswick 1 – Embro 1 Bottom of the 6th: Back-to-back singles by Elliot Tugby and Gary Watkinson to lead off the inning put runners on the corners. But Brunswick's RF Mark Elston injures himself on the throw to 3B. He is immediately replaced by Daniel Martin in the field. With one out and 1B open, Britt Wing is given an intentional walk to load the bases. With two out, Charles Usherwood doubles, scoring all three base runners. In the top of the 9th, Matthew Shelley doubles with one out and reaches 3B on a ground-out. But Derek Sakurai also grounds out (5-3) to end the threat and the game. In the process, Embro snaps a 12-game losing streak in the playoffs, and keeps their playoff hopes alive for at least one more game. FINAL: Brunswick 1 – Embro 4 *Player of the Game:* Oscar Burress went 9.0 IP with 6 H with 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K (1-1, 4.60 ERA). Charles Usherwood went 2-3, with 1-2B, 3 RBI. For Brunswick: Hun Park took the loss , going 7.0 IP, 11 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 1 K (1-1, 3.38 ERA). *Injury update:* Mark Elston threw out his back out while making a throw to 3B. He is out for at least 2 weeks and will not be available for the duration of the playoffs. -------- Game 5 With renewed hope, 26,796 thronged Speaker Stadium to see if their Suns could build on their Game 4 win. The weather wouldn't be a factor, as partly cloudy skies and a soft breeze blowing in from right to left blessed the proceedings. The starters for Game 2 faced each other again: for Embro, RHP Myung-gu Son took the mound, while Brunswick's LHP Matthew Monroe took the ball. Bottom of the 1st: With two out, Gary Watkinson and Britt Wing hit back-to-back singles. Charles Usherwood then follows with a double to score both runs. Brunswick 0 – Embro 2 Top of the 2nd: With one out, Harry Chatwin draws a walk. Derek Sakurai follows him with a first-pitch home run to rightfield, tying the game up. Vince Bailey immediately follows with a first-pitch single and reaches 2B on a sac bunt by Matthew Monroe. Woody Eaton then comes through with a single of his own, scoring Bailey and Brunswick takes the lead. Brunswick 3 – Embro 2 Top of the 3rd: Brunswick loads the bases on a walk and back-to-back singles with nobody out. A 6-4 fielder's choice by Harry Chatwin scores Stuart Bentham. After Derek Sakurai walks to reload the bases, Vince Bailey comes through with a single, scoring Matthew Shelley and Chatwin. Brunswick 6 – Embro 2 Top of the 7th: Maurice Evans reaches 1B on an error (E4) to lead off the inning. Harry Chatwin follows him with an RBI triple. Derek Sakurai then scores Chatwin on a single. Brunswick 8 – Embro 2 Top of the 8th: Stuart Bentham leads off with a single, reaches 2B on a Matthew Shelley ground-out and comes in to score on a Maurice Evans double. After Harry Chatwin singles to put runners on the corners, Evans scores on a Derek Sakurai ground-out. Brunswick 10 – Embro 2 Bottom of the 9th: Dylan Watkins leads off with a 4-pitch walk and reaches 3B on a Gary Watkinson double. Britt Wing then comes through with a double to score both Watkins and Watkinson. After Wing reaches 3B on a Charles Usherwood ground-out, Brunswick's Matthew Monroe is replaced by RP Rob Fields. Terence Durney then flies out to rightfield. Wing tags up, but is thrown out at home to end the game and the series. FINAL: Brunswick 10 – Embro 4 *Player of the Game:* Derek Sakurai went 2-4, with 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 R. Harry Chatwin went 2-4 with 1-3B, 2 RBI, 3 R, 1 BB. Mathew Monroe went 8.1 IP with 9 H with 4 ER, 1 BB, 3 K (2-0, 3.71 ERA). For Embro: Myung-gu Son had another rough outing, going just 3.1 IP, 6 H, 6 ER, 5 BB, 1 K, 1 HR (0-2, 13.00 ERA). -------- __________________ United Leagues of Braeland Last edited by reds1; 07-14-2017 at 11:50 PM.