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Nashville 6 Hawaii 1- Monday, May 26, 2064
WP- Eric Stevens (2-3)
LP- Nalany Ahotaein (1-6)
Save- None
Time: 3:22
Attendance- 50,862 at Les Paul Field
Nashville starter Eric Stevens gave up just a run on seven hits to the Trops then gave the ball to reliever Joseph James who threw 2.1 scoreless to secure the win. Hawaii starter Nalany Ahotaein surrendered five runs on five hits in 3.1 innings to fall to 1-6 with a 5.60 ERA.
Hawaii’s lone run came on a solo homer (12) by Vicente ‘Yogi’ Martinez in the 1st inning that put the Trops on top for a short time. The Trops offense did have eight hits in the loss with Jorge Dodd racking up three singles.
Nashville 2 Hawaii 1 (10 innings)- Tuesday, May 27, 2064
WP- Carlos ‘Slider’ Williams (3-3)
LP- Martin ‘Lumps’ Garcia (2-5)
Save- None
Time: 3:18
Attendance- 51,354 at Les Paul Field
Nashville pitching kept the Hawaii offense under control again but the Trops pitching staff responded in kind. Bing-ying ‘Bye Bye’ Yen pitched six strong innings for Nashville allowing just a run on three hits and a walk. Trops starter John Avery also gave up just a run on five hits and a walk with six Ks in 5.1 innings.
Bluebirds reliever Jose ‘Satan’s Whelp’ Torres put up three scoreless inning against the Tropics while Ricardo Sanchez matched that with 2.1 clean innings with three Ks against the ‘Birds.
The pivotal moment came when Hawaii reliever Martin ‘Lumps’ Garcia walked Michael Cantu to begin the home half of the 10th. Garcia was pulled in favor of Alex Garcia. Garcia induced a 6-3 ground out, but Cantu moved to second. Garcia induced another ground out 3-1 that moved Canti to third. Garcia was told to intentionally walk Alfonso Gonzales to face Carter ‘Fortnite’ Cramer. Garcia’s first pitch was wild but corralled by Bob Webb for ball one. Garcia then uncorked another pitch that was even further outside, but Webb couldn’t get to it and went to the wall behind home plate far enough to score Cantu with the game winner.
Webb was 1 for 4 with a double (6) and Harry Surface was 2 for 4 with a solo homer (5) in the 1st inning.
Hawaii 5 Nashville 2- Wednesday, May 28, 2064
WP- Marty Pearce (2-2)
LP- Carlos ‘Slider’ Williams (3-4)
Save- Cale Cote (2)
Time: 3:27
Attendance- 50,256 at Les Paul Field
The Tropics commit two errors that result in a couple of unearned runs, but the offense finally breaks through against the Nashville bullpen. Trops second baseman Miguel ‘Thrillseeker’ Martinez hit a three-run homer off ‘Slider’ Williams to put Hawaii up 5-2 in the 8th inning. Cale Cote then came on to throw two scoreless innings allowing only one hit and struck out three for his 2nd save.
Trops starter Hector Estrada had two unearned runs on six hits, walked three with four Ks in five innings in a no decision. Jose ‘Mr. Reliable’ Valle tossed a scoreless inning giving up two hits and a walk with a K. Marty Pearce earned his 2nd win after striking out the side in the 7th.
Hawaii 4 Nashville 2 (10 innings)- Thursday, May 29, 2064
WP- Utkan Gocek (1-0)
LP- Walt ‘Wildcat’ Thomas (1-2)
Save- None
Time: 3:20
Attendance- 46,209 at Les Paul Field
The Tropics gave a chance to Boise’s 2055 #1 pick (15th overall) and received a fantastic returns.
Harry Spurlock tossed seven solid innings against the defending champs and gave up just two runs on three hits. He walked two and struck out three batters in just 81 pitches. Cale Cote came on for 1.1 scoreless innings with a walk and a K then Utkan Gocek earned the win in extras after throwing 1.2 clean innings with three Ks.
Hawaii scored the go ahead run after a lead-off double by Carlos Sanchez and a triple by Carlos Schumann. Harry Surface followed with a double that scored Schumann with an insurance run that Hawaii wouldn’t need.
The Tropics and Bluebirds split the four-game series.
This series didn’t begin well but the pitching stepped up and got it done to avoid a massacre. Spurlock was offered a minor league contract with a $100K bonus and put him in AA Carson City. He excelled there and his movement and HRA bumped a point. We caught a break.
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