CDBL PLAYOFF PREVIEW Round 0 Topeka Stingers (94.68, #2 League Wildcard) vs. Half Moon Bay Dragons (103-59, #1 League Wildcard) The Stingers led the Gehrig division for most of the season until key burnouts caused them to lose the division title to the Carlsbad Surfers. But Topeka kept at it, chasing the Manhatten Beach Mashers for the #2 league wildcard before tying them on the last day of the season, clinching the #2 league wildcard on a tiebreaker. Ryan Howard had a monster season, hitting .288 with 37 home runs, 102 runs scored and a league leading 143 RBI. Josh Hamilton hit .369 with 18 home runs, 95 runs scored and 92 RBI. Scott Podsednik stole 51 bases, hit .290 and scored 92 runs. Andre Etheir added a .278 batting average and 89 runs scored. Clay Buchholz won 19 games with a 2.32 ERA, and Adam Wainright won 13 games with a 3.21 ERA. Closer Jose Valverde saved 25 games with a 2.94 ERA. The Half Moon Bay Dragons battled in the tough Tiant division, becoming one of three teams to win at least 100 games in the division and finished in the #1 league wildcard spot. Their 946 runs scored was best in the majors. Nick Swisher hit .316 with 41 home runs, 133 runs scored and 142 RBI, and Alex Rodriguez hit .296 with 36 home runs, 122 runs scored and 121 RBI. Mark Teixeira hit 28 home runs with 98 runs scored and 98 RBI, and Pat Burrell hit .282 with 31 home runs and 90 RBI. Jorge Posada contributed 20 home runs and 74 RBI. Angel Pagan swiped 28 bases and scored 98 runs. Ryan Dempster benefitted from the run support, going 24-9 with a 3.46 ERA. Jake Westbrook added 17 wins, and closer Darren O'Day saved 28 games with a 1.52 ERA. In 9 regular season games, the Half Moon Bay Dragons won the season series 6 games to 3. Half Moon Bay holds home field advantage in this 3 game round 0 series. ******************************************************************* GAME ONE -- Stingers (Buchholz) at Dragons (Dempster). In this round 0 best of 3 matchup, every win counted. In the top of the 3rd, with 2 outs, Scott Podsednik walked. Andre Ethier singled, putting the speedy Podsednik at third. Josh Hamilton followed up with an RBI double, scoring Podsednik to put Topeka up 1-0. In the bottom of the 4th, Angel Pagan got Half Moon Bay's first hit of the game off of Clay Buchholz. Alex Rodriguez followed up with a double, scoring Pagan to tie the game up at 1. In the top of the 6th, Ethier reached first on a fielding error by shortstop John McDonald. With 1 out, Ryan Howard singled, moving Ethier to 2nd. With 2 outs, Ramon Hernandez singled, scoring Ethier to put Topeka up 2-1. In the bottom of the inning, Alex Rodriguez hit a 1 out single, moved to 2nd on a walk to Nick Swisher, moved to third on a fly out from Pat Burrell and scored on an RBI double from Mark Teixeira. 2-2 tie ballgame after 6. In the top of the 7th, with the score tied at 2, Blake DeWitt nabbed a leadoff walk. Starlin Castro doubled, moving DeWitt to 3rd. Marco Scutaro came on as a pinch hitter in place of Clay Buchholz, and responded with an infield single, scoring DeWitt to give the Stingers a 3-2 lead. After Podsednik walked to load the bases, Andre Ethier singled, scoring 2 more runners to put Topeka up 5-2. The score remained 5-2 Topeka heading into the bottom of the 9th. Stingers closer Jose Valverde was on the mound. First batter up, Mark Teixeira, flied out. Pinch hitter Brandon Allen struck out. With 2 outs, Mark Ellis reached base on a fielding error by Blake DeWitt. But Valverde cleaned things up, getting pinch hitter Ian Stewart to fly out to end the game. Topeka wins game 1 on the road by a score of 5-2, and are a win away from advancing to Round 1. STINGERS LEAD 1-0. 10/8/2010, TOP10-HMB10, Coors Field 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 2010 Stingers 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 5 11 1 8 0 2010 Dragons 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 5 1 6 2 Stingers AB R H BI D T HR BB K SB CS IW HP SH SF AVG PO A E PB Podsednik lf 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5 0 0 0 Ethier rf 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600 4 0 0 0 Hamilton,J cf 5 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0 0 0 Howard 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 10 0 0 0 Jones,C 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0 0 0 Valencia 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Hernandez,R c 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 5 0 0 0 Stauffer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Valverde p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 DeWitt 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1 1 0 Castro,S ss 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 0 7 0 0 Buchholz,C p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 2 0 0 Scutaro ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 Wilson,Bo c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 34 5 11 5 3 0 0 5 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 27 10 1 0 Dragons AB R H BI D T HR BB K SB CS IW HP SH SF AVG PO A E PB Pagan cf 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1 0 0 Rodriguez,A 3b 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 4 2 0 0 Swisher lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 Burrell rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 1 0 0 Teixeira 1b 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 5 3 0 0 Castro,R c 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7 1 0 0 Rhodes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Axford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Allen ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Ellis,M 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 4 0 0 McDonald,Jo ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 1 1 0 Stewart,I ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Dempster p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 Posada c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 33 2 5 2 3 0 0 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 13 1 0 Stingers INN H R ER BB K PCH STR BF HR IW HP WP DP ERA Buchholz,C W 1-0 6.0 5 2 2 1 5 92 56 24 0 0 0 0 0 3.00 Stauffer H 1 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 26 16 7 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 Valverde S 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 19 12 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 9.0 5 2 2 2 8 137 84 35 0 0 0 0 0 Dragons INN H R ER BB K PCH STR BF HR IW HP WP DP ERA Dempster L 0-1 6.0 8 5 4 4 5 109 62 28 0 0 0 0 1 6.00 Rhodes 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 25 15 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 Axford 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 23 16 7 0 0 1 0 1 0.00 9.0 11 5 4 5 8 157 93 40 0 0 1 0 2 TOP: Scutaro batted for Buchholz,C in the 7th Wilson,Bo inserted at c in the 7th Valencia inserted at 3b in the 9th HMB: Posada inserted at c in the 7th Allen batted for Axford in the 9th Stewart,I batted for McDonald,Jo in the 9th GWRBI: Scutaro Temperature: 47, Sky: clear, Wind: in from center at 7 MPH. 10/8/2010, TOP10-HMB10, Coors Field 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 2010 Stingers 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 5 11 1 8 0 2010 Dragons 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 5 1 6 2 Score O Rnr BS Event ----- - --- -- ----- ************** Top of the 1st inning, Stingers batting 0-0 0 --- 00 Podsednik popped out to third (X) 0-0 1 --- 10 Ethier grounded out to second (BX) 0-0 2 --- 00 Hamilton,J flied out to left (X) ************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Dragons batting 0-0 0 --- 00 Pagan grounded out to short (X) 0-0 1 --- 02 Rodriguez,A struck out (CFS) 0-0 2 --- 00 Swisher flied out to right (X) ************** Top of the 2nd inning, Stingers batting 0-0 0 --- 32 Howard walked (BCBBFB) 0-0 0 1-- 22 Jones,C lined a single to right center, Howard to third (>FBSBX) 0-0 0 1-3 01 Hernandez,R grounded to third, Howard out at home, Jones,C to second, Hernandez,R to first (>F>X) 0-0 1 12- 10 DeWitt grounded into a double play, Teixeira to McDonald,Jo (BX) ************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Dragons batting 0-0 0 --- 11 Burrell grounded out to short (CBX) 0-0 1 --- 11 Teixeira grounded out to short (CBX) 0-0 2 --- 02 Castro,R struck out (FCS) ************** Top of the 3rd inning, Stingers batting 0-0 0 --- 01 Castro,S grounded out to first (CX) 0-0 1 --- 01 Buchholz,C grounded out to third (CX) 0-0 2 --- 31 Podsednik walked (BFBBB) 0-0 2 1-- 21 Ethier lined a single down the right field line, Podsednik to third (BCBX) 0-0 2 1-3 32 Hamilton,J doubled deep down the right field line, Podsednik scored, Ethier out at home (SSBBB>X) ************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Dragons batting 1-0 0 --- 32 Ellis,M struck out (CBFBBS) 1-0 1 --- 10 McDonald,Jo grounded out to second (BX) 1-0 2 --- 32 Dempster struck out (CBCFFBBFFC) ************** Top of the 4th inning, Stingers batting 1-0 0 --- 22 Howard struck out (FBFBS) 1-0 1 --- 21 Jones,C grounded out to first (BBSX) 1-0 2 --- 22 Hernandez,R grounded a single up the middle (SBBFFFX) 1-0 2 1-- 32 DeWitt struck out (BCBFFB>S) ************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Dragons batting 1-0 0 --- 01 Pagan lined a single to shallow center (CX) 1-0 0 1-- 31 Rodriguez,A lined a double to left center, Pagan scored (BBFBX) 1-1 0 -2- 32 Swisher struck out (BCFBBS) 1-1 1 -2- 32 Burrell grounded out to the mound (BBFSBX) 1-1 2 -2- 00 Teixeira flied out to right (X) ************** Top of the 5th inning, Stingers batting 1-1 0 --- 00 Castro,S grounded out to short (X) 1-1 1 --- 12 Buchholz,C struck out (CFBFS) 1-1 2 --- 22 Podsednik struck out (SSBFBFS) ************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Dragons batting 1-1 0 --- 12 Castro,R grounded out to short (SBFX) 1-1 1 --- 21 Ellis,M grounded out to short (CBBX) 1-1 2 --- 22 McDonald,Jo lined a double to left center (BBSSX) 1-1 2 -2- 02 Dempster grounded out to the mound (CCX) ************** Top of the 6th inning, Stingers batting 1-1 0 --- 11 Ethier to first on an error by the shortstop McDonald,Jo (SBX) 1-1 0 1-- 01 Hamilton,J flied out to right (CX) 1-1 1 1-- 11 Howard grounded a single between first and second, Ethier to second (BFX) 1-1 1 12- 32 Jones,C struck out (BFBFBS) 1-1 2 12- 11 Hernandez,R lined a single to shallow right, Ethier scored, Howard to second (FBX) 2-1 2 12- 11 Howard out at third attempting to advance (BSB) ************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Dragons batting 2-1 0 --- 22 Pagan grounded out to short (BBSFX) 2-1 1 --- 32 Rodriguez,A grounded a single between first and second (BBFBFX) 2-1 1 1-- 30 Swisher walked, Rodriguez,A to second (BBBB) 2-1 1 12- 11 Burrell flied out to left, Rodriguez,A to third (BSX) 2-1 2 1-3 20 Teixeira doubled deep down the right field line, Rodriguez,A scored, Swisher to third (BBX) 2-2 2 -23 11 Castro,R flied out to left (FBX) ************** Top of the 7th inning, Stingers batting 2-2 0 --- 31 DeWitt walked (BBBCB) 2-2 0 1-- 12 Castro,S lined a double to right center, DeWitt to third (CSBX) Scutaro pinch hitting for Buchholz,C 2-2 0 -23 10 Scutaro reached on an infield single to short, DeWitt scored, Castro,S to third (BX) 3-2 0 1-3 30 Podsednik walked, Scutaro to second (BBBB) Posada now playing catcher Rhodes now pitching 3-2 0 123 11 Ethier lined a single to right center, Castro,S scored, Scutaro scored, Podsednik to third (CBX) 5-2 0 1-3 22 Hamilton,J struck out (SBSFBS) 5-2 1 1-3 12 Howard struck out (CBCC) 5-2 2 1-3 31 Jones,C walked, Ethier to second (BFBBB) 5-2 2 123 22 Hernandez,R flied out to left (CBFFBFX) ************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Dragons batting Wilson,Bo now playing catcher Stauffer now pitching 5-2 0 --- 00 Ellis,M grounded out to short (X) 5-2 1 --- 10 McDonald,Jo flied out to left (BX) 5-2 2 --- 22 Posada flied out to right (CFBBX) ************** Top of the 8th inning, Stingers batting Axford now pitching 5-2 0 --- 02 DeWitt lined a double to right center, DeWitt out at third (FFX) 5-2 1 --- 02 Castro,S was hit by a pitch (CSH) 5-2 1 1-- 00 Wilson,Bo grounded into a double play, Ellis,M to Teixeira (X) ************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Dragons batting 5-2 0 --- 31 Pagan walked (BBBCB) 5-2 0 1-- 02 Rodriguez,A struck out (CCS) 5-2 1 1-- 22 Swisher struck out (BSFBFS) 5-2 2 1-- 12 Burrell flied out to left (SCBX) ************** Top of the 9th inning, Stingers batting 5-2 0 --- 11 Podsednik popped out to the catcher (FBX) 5-2 1 --- 21 Ethier lined a single to shallow left (CBBX) 5-2 1 1-- 00 Hamilton,J popped out to third (X) 5-2 2 1-- 32 Howard struck out (CFBBFB>F>S) ************** Bottom of the 9th inning, Dragons batting Valencia now playing third base Valverde now pitching 5-2 0 --- 32 Teixeira flied out to left (FFBBBX) Allen pinch hitting for Axford 5-2 1 --- 22 Allen struck out (BCBCFC) 5-2 2 --- 11 Ellis,M to first on an error by the second baseman DeWitt (CBX) Stewart,I pinch hitting for McDonald,Jo 5-2 2 1-- 12 Stewart,I flied out to right (BCCX) ******************************************************************* GAME TWO -- Dragons (Westbrook) at Stingers (Wainwright). With the Stingers swiping the first game on the road, they had a chance to clinch the round 0 series with a win at home. In the bottom of the 1st, Scott Podsednik hit a leadoff single. Andre Ethier singled, putting 2 runners on. Josh Hamilton brought everyone home with a 3-run home run. 3-0 Topeka after 1 inning. The Dragons started their rally in the 2nd. Mark Teixeira got a 1 out walk and moved to third on a single from Jorge Posada. Mark Ellis grounded out, advancing Posada 90 feet. Jimmy Rollins smacked a 2 out single up the middle, scoring 2 runns to cut the Stingers' lead to 1. In the top of the 3rd, Angel Pagan doubled and scored on a base hit by Alex Rodriguez to tie the game up at 3. In the bottom of the 6th, with the score tied at 3, Josh Hamilton hit a 1 out single. With 2 outs, Chipper Jones walked, putting 2 runners on. Jake Westbrook was done for the day, giving up 7 hits in 5 2/3 innings to the lefty-heavy Topeka lineup. John Axford came on in relief. Blake DeWitt was at the plate, who smacked a base hit down the right field line. Josh Hamilton scored, putting Topeka up 4-3. The Dragons were not done, tying the game up at 4 in the 7th inning with a solo home run from pinch hitter Brooks Conrad. In the bottom of the 8th, with the score tied at 4, Dragons closer Darren O'Day was on the mound. Andre Ethier hit a leadoff single, and Josh Hamilton singled to put 2 runners on. Ryan Howard hit a deep flyout, advancing Ethier to third with 1 out. Chipper Jones walked to load the bases. DeWitt came through again, hitting a double, scoring 2 runners to break the tie. Starlin Castro hit an infield dribbler, which allowed Jones to score. 7-4 Stingers after 8. In the top of the 9th, Topeka closer Jose Valverde was on the mound with a 3 run lead, and 3 outs away from Topeka advancing to the next round of the playoffs. The first batter up, Mark Ellis, singled. Pinch hitter Mike Sweeney walked, bringing the tying run to the plate in Ramon Castro. Castro struck out. Pinch hitter Ian Stewart walked, loading the bases with 1 out and brought the go-ahead run to the plate in Alex Rodriguez. Rodriguez singled, scoring a runner and kept the bases loaded with 1 out and Topeka up by 2. Valverde was pulled from the mound in favor of Nelson Figueroa to face Nick Swisher. Swisher, who finished 1 RBI behind Ryan Howard for the RBI title and 2nd in hits and runs scored and third in extra base hits. On a 3-2 pitch, Swisher struck out. Now up to the plate was Pat Burrell. 2 outs, bases loaded, his team down by 2 in a game. Burrell had a decent regular season, slashing .282/.361/.567 with 31 home runs and 90 RBI. Would Burrell be able to make some playoff magic? Not this year. On 1 1-2 pitch, Burrell grounded out to DeWitt for the final out of the game. Topeka wins game 2 by a score of 7-5 to win this round 0 series in 2 games. They advance to round 1 in a family square-off with the Boston Bulldogs. STINGERS WIN 2-0. 10/9/2010, HMB10-TOP10, Oakland County Coliseum 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 2010 Dragons 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 9 0 8 0 2010 Stingers 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 x 7 11 0 4 2 Dragons AB R H BI D T HR BB K SB CS IW HP SH SF AVG PO A E PB Pagan cf 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 2 0 0 0 Rhodes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 O'Day p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Stewart,I ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Rodriguez,A 3b 5 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .444 0 1 0 0 Swisher lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 Burrell rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 Teixeira 1b 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 5 0 0 0 Posada c 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 3 2 0 0 Axford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 McDonald,Jo ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0 0 0 Ellis,M 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 4 2 0 0 Rollins ss 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 2 2 0 0 Conrad ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 Byrd cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 Sweeney,M ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Westbrook p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 2 0 0 Castro,R c 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2 1 0 0 34 5 9 5 1 0 1 6 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 10 0 0 Stingers AB R H BI D T HR BB K SB CS IW HP SH SF AVG PO A E PB Podsednik lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 2 0 0 0 Ethier rf 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .556 0 0 0 0 Hamilton,J cf 4 3 3 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .444 1 0 0 0 Howard 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 11 0 0 0 Jones,C 3b 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 2 0 0 Scutaro ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 DeWitt 2b 4 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 1 5 0 0 Castro,S ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .286 2 2 0 0 Valverde p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Figueroa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Kendall c 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 10 2 0 0 Wainwright p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1 0 0 Boesch ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Stauffer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1 0 0 Valencia 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 33 7 11 7 1 0 1 2 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 27 13 0 0 Dragons INN H R ER BB K PCH STR BF HR IW HP WP DP ERA Westbrook 5.2 7 4 4 1 3 100 60 23 1 0 0 0 0 6.35 Axford 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 8 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 Rhodes 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 15 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 O'Day L 0-1 1.0 3 3 3 1 0 25 13 7 0 0 0 0 0 27.00 8.0 11 7 7 2 5 148 88 35 1 0 0 0 0 Stingers INN H R ER BB K PCH STR BF HR IW HP WP DP ERA Wainwright 7.0 7 4 4 3 6 106 68 29 1 0 0 0 2 5.14 Stauffer W 1-0 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 16 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 Valverde H 1 0.1 2 1 1 2 1 27 16 5 0 0 0 0 0 6.75 Figueroa S 1 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 12 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 9.0 9 5 5 6 10 161 100 40 1 0 0 0 2 HMB: Castro,R inserted at c in the 6th Conrad batted for Rollins in the 7th McDonald,Jo inserted at ss in the 7th Byrd inserted at cf in the 7th Sweeney,M batted for Byrd in the 9th Stewart,I batted for O'Day in the 9th TOP: Boesch batted for Wainwright in the 7th Valencia inserted at 3b in the 9th Scutaro inserted at ss in the 9th GWRBI: DeWitt Temperature: 51, Sky: clear, Wind: out to right at 16 MPH. 10/9/2010, HMB10-TOP10, Oakland County Coliseum 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 2010 Dragons 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 9 0 8 0 2010 Stingers 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 x 7 11 0 4 2 Score O Rnr BS Event ----- - --- -- ----- ************** Top of the 1st inning, Dragons batting 0-0 0 --- 00 Pagan bunted into an out to the catcher (Xb) 0-0 1 --- 02 Rodriguez,A grounded out to third (CFX) 0-0 2 --- 22 Swisher struck out (CBBSC) ************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Stingers batting 0-0 0 --- 21 Podsednik lined a single to right center (FBBX) 0-0 0 1-- 12 Ethier lined a single to right, Podsednik to second (BFFX) 0-0 0 12- 21 Hamilton,J homered deep to right, Podsednik scored, Ethier scored (BCBX) 0-3 0 --- 11 Howard flied out to right (FBX) 0-3 1 --- 32 Jones,C grounded out to short (CBSBBX) 0-3 2 --- 22 DeWitt lined out to second (BFBSX) ************** Top of the 2nd inning, Dragons batting 0-3 0 --- 10 Burrell grounded out to second (BX) 0-3 1 --- 32 Teixeira walked (CBBCBB) 0-3 1 1-- 22 Posada lined a single to right, Teixeira to third (BCSBX) 0-3 1 1-3 11 Ellis,M grounded out to the catcher, Posada to second (CBX) 0-3 2 -23 10 Rollins grounded a single up the middle, Teixeira scored, Posada scored, Rollins to second (BX) 2-3 2 -2- 02 Westbrook flied out to left (FCX) ************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Stingers batting 2-3 0 --- 01 Castro,S lined a single to right (CX) 2-3 0 1-- 02 Kendall flied out to left (CCX) 2-3 1 1-- 00 Castro,S was caught stealing second (>C) 2-3 2 --- 32 Wainwright struck out (>C.FBFBBS) ************** Top of the 3rd inning, Dragons batting 2-3 0 --- 01 Pagan lined a double down the right field line (CX) 2-3 0 -2- 01 Rodriguez,A lined a single to left center, Pagan scored (FX) 3-3 0 1-- 12 Swisher struck out (BCFS) 3-3 1 1-- 31 Burrell walked, Rodriguez,A to second (BB1BCB) 3-3 1 12- 22 Teixeira grounded into a double play, Castro,S to DeWitt to Howard (CFBFBX) ************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Stingers batting 3-3 0 --- 32 Podsednik flied out to left (BBCBFX) 3-3 1 --- 10 Ethier flied out to center (BX) 3-3 2 --- 22 Hamilton,J struck out (CBFBFFFFS) ************** Top of the 4th inning, Dragons batting 3-3 0 --- 12 Posada struck out (CFBS) 3-3 1 --- 11 Ellis,M lined a single to right center (SBX) 3-3 1 1-- 11 Rollins popped out to center (BCX) 3-3 2 1-- 12 Westbrook struck out (SBSFC) ************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Stingers batting 3-3 0 --- 32 Howard lined a single to left (BBBCSX) 3-3 0 1-- 00 Howard was caught stealing second (>S) 3-3 1 --- 11 Jones,C popped out to short (>S.BX) 3-3 2 --- 10 DeWitt lined out to center (BX) ************** Top of the 5th inning, Dragons batting 3-3 0 --- 32 Pagan grounded out to second (BBBCCX) 3-3 1 --- 00 Rodriguez,A grounded out to third (X) 3-3 2 --- 02 Swisher struck out (SCS) ************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Stingers batting 3-3 0 --- 22 Castro,S grounded out to third (CSBFBX) 3-3 1 --- 10 Kendall lined a single to shallow left (BX) 3-3 1 1-- 12 Wainwright flied out to left (FbSbBpX) 3-3 2 1-- 31 Podsednik grounded out to the mound (BBBCX) ************** Top of the 6th inning, Dragons batting 3-3 0 --- 12 Burrell grounded out to the mound (CFBX) 3-3 1 --- 32 Teixeira walked (BBSSBB) 3-3 1 1-- 01 Posada grounded into a double play, DeWitt to Castro,S to Howard (FX) ************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Stingers batting 3-3 0 --- 32 Ethier grounded out to the mound (BCCBBX) 3-3 1 --- 00 Hamilton,J lined a single to right (X) 3-3 1 1-- 12 Howard struck out (CFBS) 3-3 2 1-- 32 Jones,C walked, Hamilton,J to second (BBBCC>B) Castro,R now playing catcher Axford now pitching 3-3 2 12- 32 DeWitt lined a single down the right field line, Hamilton,J scored, Jones,C to third (BBSSB>X) 3-4 2 1-3 01 Castro,S grounded to short, forcing DeWitt at second (CX) ************** Top of the 7th inning, Dragons batting 3-4 0 --- 11 Ellis,M lined out to left (FBX) Conrad pinch hitting for Rollins 3-4 1 --- 01 Conrad homered deep down the right field line (CX) 4-4 1 --- 31 Castro,R grounded out to first (BFBBX) 4-4 2 --- 22 Pagan lined a single between first and second (CBBFX) 4-4 2 1-- 22 Rodriguez,A struck out (SBBFS) ************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Stingers batting McDonald,Jo now playing shortstop Byrd now playing center field Rhodes now pitching 4-4 0 --- 22 Kendall flied out to left (BBFSX) Boesch pinch hitting for Wainwright 4-4 1 --- 12 Boesch struck out (CFBS) 4-4 2 --- 22 Podsednik struck out (FBBFFS) ************** Top of the 8th inning, Dragons batting Stauffer now pitching 4-4 0 --- 31 Swisher walked (BBBCB) 4-4 0 1-- 12 Burrell struck out (FSBS) 4-4 1 1-- 10 Teixeira grounded to the mound, forcing Swisher at second, Teixeira to first (BX) 4-4 2 1-- 22 McDonald,Jo struck out (BSBFS) ************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Stingers batting O'Day now pitching 4-4 0 --- 10 Ethier reached on an infield single to second (BX) 4-4 0 1-- 22 Hamilton,J lined a single between third and short, Ethier to second (CbFBBX) 4-4 0 12- 00 Howard flied out to center, Ethier to third (X) 4-4 1 1-3 31 Jones,C walked, Hamilton,J to second (BCBBB) 4-4 1 123 00 DeWitt grounded a double down the first base line, Ethier scored, Hamilton,J scored, Jones,C to third (X) 4-6 1 -23 32 Castro,S reached on a fielder's choice to first, Jones,C scored, DeWitt to third, Castro,S to first (FBSBBFX) 4-7 1 1-3 10 Castro,S was caught stealing second (B>C) 4-7 2 --3 21 Kendall grounded out to second (B>C.BX) ************** Top of the 9th inning, Dragons batting Valencia now playing third base Scutaro now playing shortstop Valverde now pitching 4-7 0 --- 11 Ellis,M lined a single to shallow center (BCX) Sweeney,M pinch hitting for Byrd 4-7 0 1-- 32 Sweeney,M walked, Ellis,M to second (BBBCFFFB) 4-7 0 12- 02 Castro,R struck out (CCC) Stewart,I pinch hitting for O'Day 4-7 1 12- 32 Stewart,I walked, Ellis,M to third, Sweeney,M to second (BBBCCB) 4-7 1 123 22 Rodriguez,A grounded a single up the middle, Ellis,M scored, Sweeney,M to third, Stewart,I to second (BCSBFFX) Figueroa now pitching 5-7 1 123 32 Swisher struck out (FBBFBS) 5-7 2 123 12 Burrell grounded out to second (CFBFFX)