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2015 Third Period

Birds of Pray at Shooting Stars II

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G-1 Stars scored 4 1st inning runs on 4 hits, capped by a Kemp 3-run homer. This constituted more runs than the Birds would score in the series. DeGrom went 8 innings, allowing 4 hits and 1 run in the Stars 4-1 win.

G-2 Fiers needed only 93 pitches to blank the Birds 2-0 on 1 hit. Stars got 2 3rd inning runs on a Morneau double for a 2-0 Stars win.

G-3 Stars got an RBI from Pagan (1st inn) and Frazier (3rd inn) while Kuechel and the bullpen scattered 2 hits in the Stars 2-1 win. Birds only run came from a 2nd inning Aybar single.

Birds scored 2 runs on 8 hits in the 3 game sweep.

2015 Third Period

The Plague at Birds of Pray

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G-1 Birds grab 2-0 lead in the 3rd on an unearned run and an Altuve single. The Plague score 3 in the 6th capped by a 2-run Goldschmidt homer. Span drove in an insurance run in the 7th for a 4-2 Plague win. Alvarez scattered 3 hits over 7.1 IP.

G-2  Birds entered the 8th up 3-0, with McCann’s solo, before Hunter drove in a run on a fielder’s choice. The Plague then scored 4 runs in the 9th off closer Street on 5 hits. Goldschmidt breaks a 3-3 tie with a 2-out double in The Plague’s 5-3 win.

G-3 The Plague up 1-0 in the 1st on Goldschmidt’s single. Altuve tied the game with a 3rd inning single. Birds got 4th inning RBIs from Davis, Aybar & Lagares. Birds win 4-1. Tanaka gave up 7 hits in 6.1 innings.

2015 Third Period

Lemonheads at Birds of Pray

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G-1 Leading 1-0 on a 1st inning RBI double by Loney, the Heads scored twice in the 3rd on an Altuve error. They increased the lead to 4-0 on a 5th inning solo by JD Martinez. Birds scored 3 in the bottom of the 5th on C. Headley’s 3-run homer (#7). Heads then got 2.2 innings of 2-hit ball to preserve their 4-3 win.

G-2 Heads score 3 in the 1st ripping 5 hits in the first 6 batters, with RBIs by Sandoval, Desmond and Murphy. Heads then got back-to-back doubles to lead off the 2nd (Blackmon RBI) for a 4-0 lead. Birds bats then woke up, scoring 3 in the 3rd (N. Cruz homer #10), 2 in the 4th (Headley homer #8) and 6 in the 5th en route to the Birds 12-8 win. Heads got a bases clearing triple from Desmond in the 6th.

G-3 J. Teheran scattered 4 singles in a CG 5-0 shutout. Birds got a 2-run homer by Lagares (#2).

Heads hit 1 homer, with 3 turned back in game 2 by Richards. Birds hit 5 homers (1 gift) and scored 20 runs on 31 hits.

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 Second Period

Shooting Stars II at Birds of Pray

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G-1 Stars take 5-1 lead on a Morneau solo & 3 RBIs from D. Navarro. Birds score 4 in the bottom of the 6th on a 2-run triple by Davis & RBIs from Markakis & Altuve for a 5-5 tie. Birds get a walk-off double in the 11th from J. Schafer for the 6-5 win.

G-2 Stars get 4th inning RBIs from Pence & Kemp for a 2-1 lead. 8th inning back-to-back doubles by Frazier & Pence increase their lead to 3-1. Birds get a 9th inning double from Molina with 1 out, but AJ Ramos comes in to get the final 2 outs & save the Stars 3-2 win.

G-3 C.Crisp leads off the 1st with a homer. Birds tie in the 3rd on an RBI double by Altuve. Stars get a 6th inning double by Frazier for a 2-1 lead. Birds tie in the 8th on a SF by Markakis driving in an unearned run. In the 9th, Stars use a 2-out walk and an RBI double from Navarro for a 3-2 win.

The teams combined for 3 homers in the series, with 2 gifts.
D. Navarro had 4 RBIs in the series for the Stars.
Bird played 35 one-run games in the first 70 (50%), going 16-19.
Birds C. Davis hit .230 – 4 homers & 12 RBIs in the 1st Period; and, .115 with 1 homer & 8 RBIs in the 2nd Period.