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MBL World Series: Game 1 -- Columbus 3, Madison 2
Jackie Bradley Jr. hit a walk-off home run off Madison's Cory Knebel in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Columbus Golden Bears a 3-2 win in Game 1 of the Midwest Baseball League World Series at Forbes Field.
A Chad Pinder solo shot off Bears reliever Joakim Soria in the top of the ninth had even the game at 2.
Madison actually had struck first with a single run off Columbus starting pitcher Jose Quintana in the top of the third.
Columbus, however, tallied two in the seventh -- Mike Moustakas with a solo homer and Denard Span an RBI single, both of Madison starter Stephen Gosalves -- to go up 2-1.
Quintana was outstanding in a seven-inning stint, allowing one run on one hit. He struck out five and walked two.
Soria pitched the eighth inning and started the ninth, allowing Pinder's homer.
Bryan Shaw recorded the final three outs, earning his second win of the postseason.
Gonsalves pitched six innings, giving up just two runs on seven hits. He struck out five and walked four.
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