Lymebees/Plague series played Monday (12/5).

Game 1; Gray vs Fernandez; Bees get 1 run in 1st, 1 run in 6th and 3 runs in 7th before Plague come back in bottom of 7th with 3 runs of there own, both teams would get single runs in 8th and Bees hold on to win 6-4

Game 2; Bumgarner vs Garcia; Plague get a solo HR by Goldschmidt in 1st, Bees tie score in 4th on a Beltre 2 out double, Bees take the lead in 6th on a 2 out single by Beltre and Bees hold on to win 2-1

Game 3; McCullers vs Matz; Bees get a unearned run in 2nd on no hits, Plague get a 3 run HR by Brantley in 3rd, Bees get a run in 4th, Plague get a run in 7th and in the 8th Goldschmidt hits a 2 out solo HR, Bees get a lead off HR by Franco in 9th and Tulowitzki scores in 9th to get things closer but that would be it as Plague win 5-4

Game 4; Syndergaard vs Sanchez; Cano hits a solo HR for Bees in 2nd, Plague get a run in 3rd, both teams score in 6th, Bees get a run in 7th in 9th they would add 3 more with Hosmer hitting a 2 run HR as Bees win 6-2

Plague at Lymebees

Game 5; Fernandez vs Gray; Plague get to Gray for 6 runs and Grimm would give up another 5 runs in top of 9th and Fernandez goes all 9 innings for a complete game shutout and a 11-0 Plague win

Game 6; Garcia vs Bumgarner; Bees would score first with a lead off HR by Hosmer in 4th, Plague tie game in 6th and get the lead in 8th as both teams use there bullpens and 5 relievers and Plague win 2-1

Game 7; Estrada vs McCullers; Lymebees score 2 runs in 3rd and 2 more runs in 9th and that should be enough for this team to win most games BUTT the Plague get 3 runs in 1st on 2 hits and 5 runs in 2nd on 3 hits, solo HR by Moustakis in 3rd, 2 runs in 5th-6th-7th innings as McCullers gives up 7 runs, Siegrist 4 runs, Givens 2 runs and Giles 2 runs as Plague win the game 15-4 and the series 4-3 to move on.

Home teams go 1-6.

Congrats to Ed and Merry Christmas to all.

John Ingiosi