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2015 Third Period

The Plague at Speakers

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Game 1 – The Plague have a knack for scoring late to overtake the Speakers, and this series continues that trend. Yoenis Cespedes’ 2-out RBI single in the 2nd scores Anthony Rendon for a quick Speakers lead. The Plague match in the 4th on a pair of doubles (Paul Goldschmidt and Lorenzo Cain) around three strikeouts.

Goldschmidt (3-4, 2-D, RBI, R) doubles home Billy Hamilton with the game-winner in the 7th to chase Alex Wood. The Plague tack on a Torii Hunter 2-out RBI single in the 9th, which they need after Cain muffs Howie Kendrick’s single into a 9th inning run in the bottom half for a 3-2 final.

W – Henderson Alvarez (who must be undefeated in his career against the Speakers); L – Wood (4-3, 3.86); S – Aaron Sanchez

Game 2 – The Speakers carry a 3-1 lead to the 8th when The Plague magic jams the bases with 1 out. DJ LeMahieu triples home all 3. A leadoff walk and 2 9s in The Plague 9th set up a Michael Brantley sac fly to win 5-4. Buster Posey (3-4, D, HR #8, 2-RBI, R) performs well in the Speakers’ usual losing effort.

W – Alfredo Simon; L – Felix Hernandez (7-9!, 3.27); S – Sanchez

Game 3 – Kendrick supplies two 2-run doubles with the bases juiced to lead the Speakers to an improbable 5-2 win behind Jordan Zimmermann’s CG 6-hitter. The Plague 7th-9th inning rallies generate 6 base runners, but no runs.

W – Zimmermann (7-4, 2.64); L – Scott Kazmir

The Plague finishes the season series 7-3 against the hapless Speakers.

2015 Third Period

Birds of Pray at Speakers

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G-1 Birds scored first, with 3 in the 3rd, on RBI singles by Markakis, Altuve & Cabrera. Speakers answered with 3 in the bottom of the 3rd on an RBI double by Rizzo & a 2-run double by Puig. In the 7th, Headley hit a 2-out solo (#6) to give the Birds 4-3 win. D. Betances threw 3 innings, 2 hits, 6 K’s for the save.

G-2 Birds built a 3-1 lead, with a Cabrera solo & RBI single. After scoring an unearned run in the 7th to pull within 1, the Speakers got a 9th inning RBI double by Posey off of Street; then got a 2-out RP single by Puig to walk off with a 4-3 win.

G-3 E. Aybar singled in the 5th for a 1-0 Birds lead. Birds then got a 7th inning 3-run homer by Lagares (#1) to back Tyson Ross’ 4-hit shutout in 4-0 win.

Speakers drew 10 BBs in the series & allowed 3. Birds hit 3 homers in the series; Speakers didn’t homer.

2015 Third Period

The Plague at Lymebees

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Game 1; Kazmir vs Gonzalez; Lymebees score 1 run in the 5th on a leadoff double by Castro followed by a single by Ruiz. Cain hits a leadoff HR in the 6th for The Plague. Bees would load the bases in the bottom of the 6th with 2 outs, but do not score> Both teams’ bullpens pitch great until the 16th inning. The Plague get Hamilton to lead off with a single. He gets to third on an error by Cano and scores on a Moustakis sac fly. Plague win 2-1.

Game 2; Sanchez vs Wheeler; Bees score 4 runs in the 1st. The Plague get 2 runs in the 2nd. Bees score 3 runs in the 2nd and chase Sanchez. The Plague get a solo HR by Santana in the 8th. Bees come back and score 4 runs in the bottom of the 8th and win 11-3.

Game 3; Darvish vs Arrieta; The Plague score 1 run in the 2nd. The Plague score 2 runs in the 4th on a HR by Lemahieu. The Plague get 2 unearned runs in the 5th and 1 unearned run in the 6th. Bees would get their only run in the 7th on with a leadoff HR by Lind as The Plague win the game 6-1.

Lymebees record at 49-30.

2015 Third Period

Speakers at Lemonheads

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Game 1 – 3 RBI singles in the 3rd give the Speakers a 3-1 lead. Alex Gordon’s SF in the bottom half narrows the lead to 3-2. The Speakers load the bases on a single, walk and HBP with 2 outs in the 5th when Albert Pujols offers shades of past glory and connects for a grand slam. The Speakers hold on, 9-5.
W – Carlos Martinez (1-2); L – Marcus Stroman; S – Jeremy Affeldt (2)

Game 2 – Charlie Blackmon greets Bud Norris with a lead off HR in the bottom of the 1st. The Lemonheads pick up 2 more in the 2nd on a Gordon RBI double and Brayan Pena RBI single. That would be enough for Collin McHugh and ‘Heads pen in a 4-2 victory. JD Martinez leads off the 6th with a rope to center that Yoenis Cespedes can’t catch up to. Cespedes crashes into the wall and must leave the game.
W – McHugh; L – Norris (3-5); S – Fernando Abad

Game 3 – The Speakers celebrate their second grand slam of the series when Danny Santana receives a gift from Chris Young (-26) in the 2nd inning. Pujols (5-5, 2-2B, 7th HR, 3-RBI, 4-R) again conjures up his scary card days as the Speakers roll, 11-1. Ian Desmond hits a bomb with 2 outs in the 9th to spoil Alex Wood’s shutout.
W – Wood (4-2); L – Young

The Speakers win their first series since taking 2 of 3 from the Birds of Pray in early August. Pujols raises his average from .195 to .216.

2015 Third Period

Lymebees at Asian Tsunamis

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Game 1; Bumgarner vs Samardzja; Bees plate 5 runs in the 4th. Tsunamis score 1 run in the 5th and 2 runs in the 7th. Bees would get 4 runs in the 8th and Tsunamis get 2 runs in bottom of 8th, but that would end the scoring as Bees win 9-5.

Game 2; Arrieta vs Cueto; Adams hits a solo HR for the Bees in the 2nd. Tsunamis tie the score in the bottom of the 2nd. Bees score another run in the 3rd, and with Avila on second and two outs in the 8th, Castro strikes out but reaches first on passed ball. Beltre follows with a 2-run double for a 4-1 Bees lead. Tsunamis get a 2-run HR by Dickerson in the bottom of the 8th, but Bees hold on to win 4-3.
Game 3; Hendricks vs Hughes; Tsunamis use 5 pitchers in the game. The Bees would score the only run on a Valbuena HR in the 9th with 2 outs as Hendricks pitches a complete game shutout for a 1-0 Bees win.

Lymebees record at 48-28.