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Originally Posted by jg2977
Wow, this series could go either way. It's a best-of-three now.
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And Wynnamac has the homefield advantage, where they play much better ball... the Sundowners are 7-1 at home this postseason and just 3-5 on the road.
The Monties really need to win game 5 at the Casa de Beisbol.
The Macs have Rufus Crafton on the hill... he is 1-0 with a 0.90 ERA in the playoffs... Crafton has been moved into the starting rotation to replace the injured Laur... this is his first start... in 20 innings in 7 appearances he has 3 saves and has only given up 11 hits with 4 walks and 18 Ks.
While San Alejo will depend on Philip English... he has labored in the playoffs with a 6.95 ERA... in 23 innings he has allowed 26 hits with 11 walks and 11 Ks... English was much more effective in the regular season with a 10-10 mark in 56 games with a 2.53 ERA, mainly as a reliever... he started only 11 games... but he did fairly well with a 4-4 record and a 2.73 ERA.
Crafton was 9-6 during the season with a 3.13 ERA... he made 36 appearances with 13 starts... as a starter he was 5-4 with a 3.58 ERA.
Also keep in mind Wynnamac is 42-25 against southpaws... San Alejo had 3 lefties in their starting rotation.
The Sundowners have one left-handed starter, Don Brick, and one in the bullpen, Jason Irons... the Monties are only 31-35 against southpaws this season.
Looks like the Macs have the upper hand in game 5 despite being on the road.