KAT 5 5 3 5 BOW 1 6 4 6 Game 1 was played at BOW with both aces on the mound, Darvish (16-12) for KAT and Lohse (23-7) for BOW. BOW fans didn't know what to expect as BOW lost their lead over the last two weeks against PHI having lost 2 games after having 7 run leads. The first inning KAT threatened with 2 outs but left 2 men on base. BOW immediately got their fans excited as Crisp lead off with a Deep Fly Homerun which made it over by inches. After that the pitchers got down and had control of the game with the advantage of great defense throwing out a runner trying to score on a HF and throwing out runners stealing. In the top of 6th inning KAT's offense came alive with 4 straight hits including a homerun and took a 4-1 lead. KAT scored another one in the top of the 9th. BOW did load up the bases in the bottom of the 9th but ARI Hernandez got the final out to earn the save. Offensive star was LAA Hunter 3 for 5 with 2 doubles and a homerun and TEX Darvish with 8.1 innings and 1 earned run given up but getting 9 clutch strikeouts and 1 double play. Game 2 was played at BOW with both teams starting 14 game winners, Detwiler for KAT and Vogelsong for BOW. The first inning started the same as in game 2 with KAT threatening but ATL Johnson (J in lf) may a great OFR play, otherwise it may have been a big inning for KAT. BOW tried to take the lead but Bloomquist was thrown out at home. In the 2nd inning KAT missed a Deep Fly homerun by inches. BOW immediately took the lead in the bottom of the inning by scratching across a run on an infield single by Bloomquist but left the bases loaded. In the top of the 4th, BOW's fans thought it was going to be the same as game 1 when KAT after 1 out got the bases loaded with two singles and an error. Vogelsong then got a strikeout and and OFR out to CF. In the top of the 5th KC Escobar hit a homerun tying the game. BOW came right back scoring 5 runs and taking a 6-1 lead. Again great throws by BOW helped the pitchers by getting out a runner trying to advance from 1st to 2nd on another DF. KAT scored another run with KC Escobar getting another clutch hit. KAT Scored another run in the top of the 8th making it 6-3 and the BOW's fans were uneasy and the KAT's relievers hadn't given up a hit. The top of the 9th BOW brought in their star reliever who was injured most of the season but was inefficient against PHI when he pitched to one batter and gave up a DF homerun. Street started nervously giving up an OFR single and then another single. With runners on 1st and second, Keppinger got the H&R signal and ripped a line drive to lf scoring one run and moving the runner on 1st to third but with his excitement he didn't notice the quick throw and was cut in a rundown and made the first out. The score was now 6-4 with runner on 3rd. KAT followed up with a Park single making the score 6-5 and having gotten 4 straight hits. Street calmed down and struck out the next batter and got a routine grounder to 3rd to end the game. The 4th through 7th batter were a combined 9 for 16 with 4 runs scored and 4 rbis hitting 3 doubles. Vogelsong went 5 innings giving up 1 run. Escobar went 3 for 3. Box scores are below 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E ------------------------------------------- KAT 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 5 10 0 BOW 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 ------------------------------------------- BATTERS KAT AB R H RI 2B 3B HR SB CS BB K PL PR 1 cf KAT DET Jackson 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 2 2b KAT TB Keppinger 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 2b KAT TB Roberts 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 rf KAT LAA Hunter 5 1 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 4 3b KAT NYN Wright 5 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 5 lf KAT COL Gonzalez 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 5 lf KAT PHI Mayberry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1b KAT STL Craig 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 7 dh KAT PIT Jones 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 8 c KAT COL Rosario 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 c KAT LAA WilsonB. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 ss KAT KC Escobar 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 ss KAT ATL Janish 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 TOTALS for KAT 36 5 10 5 5 0 1 0 0 4 6 5 35 PITCHERS KAT IP H R ER BB K HR W KAT TEX Darvish 8.1 4 1 1 3 9 1 S KAT ARI Hernandez 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS for KAT 9.0 5 1 1 3 9 1 LOB: 8 E: none. PB: none. GIDP: none. SH: none. SF: none. HBP: none. WP: none. IBB: none. BALK: none. BATTERS BOW AB R H RI 2B 3B HR SB CS BB K PL PR 1 dh BOW OAK Crisp 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 4 2 rf BOW MIL Aoki 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 lf BOW ATL Johnson 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 4 cf BOW PIT McCutchen 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 c BOW PHI Ruiz 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 6 2b BOW BOS Pedroia 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 7 1b BOW MIL Ishikawa 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 1b BOW ARI Johnson 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 3b BOW PHI Polanco 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 9 ss BOW OAK Drew 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 TOTALS for BOW 30 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 9 0 34 PITCHERS BOW IP H R ER BB K HR L BOW STL Lohse 8.0 8 4 4 4 5 1 - BOW SF Mijares 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 TOTALS for BOW 9.0 10 5 5 4 6 1 LOB: 6 E: none. PB: none. GIDP: 1 - Crisp. SH: none. SF: none. HBP: 1 - Johnson. WP: none. IBB: none. BALK: none. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E ------------------------------------------- KAT 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 5 13 0 BOW 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 6 14 2 ------------------------------------------- BATTERS KAT AB R H RI 2B 3B HR SB CS BB K PL PR 1 cf KAT DET Jackson 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 2 2b KAT TB Keppinger 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 3 rf KAT LAA Hunter 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 4 3b KAT NYN Wright 4 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 5 lf KAT COL Gonzalez 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 6 1b KAT STL Craig 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 7 dh KAT PIT Jones 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 ph-dh KAT OAK Gomes 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 c KAT COL Rosario 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 9 ss KAT KC Escobar 3 2 3 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 4 TOTALS for KAT 38 5 13 4 1 0 1 1 1 3 8 3 38 PITCHERS KAT IP H R ER BB K HR L KAT WAS Detwiler 4.1 14 6 6 1 1 0 - KAT COL Belisle 2.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 - KAT COL Brothers 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 TOTALS for KAT 8.0 14 6 6 1 3 0 LOB: 9 E: none. PB: none. GIDP: none. SH: none. SF: none. HBP: none. WP: 1 - Detwiler. IBB: none. BALK: none. BATTERS BOW AB R H RI 2B 3B HR SB CS BB K PL PR 1 ss BOW ARI Bloomquist 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 3b BOW OAK Sogard 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 rf BOW MIL Aoki 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 3 lf BOW ATL Johnson 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 3 1b BOW ARI Johnson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 cf BOW PIT McCutchen 4 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 5 c BOW PHI Ruiz 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 6 2b BOW BOS Pedroia 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 7 dh BOW OAK Crisp 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 8 3b BOW PHI Polanco 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 8 lf BOW PIT Presley 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 1b BOW MIL Ishikawa 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 9 ph BOW OAK Drew 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 ss BOW MIN Escobar 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 TOTALS for BOW 37 6 14 6 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 30 8 PITCHERS BOW IP H R ER BB K HR W BOW SF Vogelsong 5.0 5 1 1 1 4 1 - BOW WAS Gorzelanny 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - BOW DET Valverde 1.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 - BOW OAK Cook 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 S BOW SD Street 1.0 4 2 2 0 1 0 TOTALS for BOW 9.0 13 5 5 3 8 1 LOB: 8 E: 2 - Ishikawa, Sogard. PB: none. GIDP: none. SH: none. SF: none. HBP: none. WP: 1 - Valverde. IBB: none. BALK: none. With the series knotted at a game a piece, BOW sent 11-3 Morales BOS against 9-2 Hudson ATL for KAT to see who would take control of the 5 game series. The Bandits continued their pattern of striking early, pushing across 1 run in each of the first three innings to jump out to an early 3-0 lead with Andrew McCutchen & Reed Johnson leading the way with 2 hits each in their first 2 ABs. Led by Alcides Escobar, KAT fought back, as he hit his 2nd home run of the series and added a run scoring single to even the scoring at 3-3 after 4. It stayed that way until the 7th when BOW took advantage of an Escobar error and pushed across a run on a 2 out Carlos Ruiz single to take a 4-3 lead. KAT managed to get the tying run to 2nd with one out in the ninth on an Austin Jackson double, but couldn't get him in and the Bandits squeaked out a 4-3 victory to take a 2-1 lead in the series. BOW's 3-5 hitters finished the game 7-13 for the game leading them to the victory, with KAT being led by Hunter & Escobar who had 3 hits apiece. The series will be put on hold until next weekend. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E ------------------------------------------- BOW 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 11 1 KAT 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 2 ------------------------------------------- BATTERS BOW AB R H RI 2B 3B HR SB CS BB K PL PR 1 rf BOW MIL Aoki 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 2b BOW BOS Pedroia 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 3 lf BOW ATL Johnson 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 pr-lf BOW PIT Presley 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 cf BOW PIT McCutchen 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 c BOW PHI Ruiz 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 dh BOW ARI Johnson 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 7 ss BOW ARI Bloomquist 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 ss BOW MIN Escobar 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 3b BOW PHI Polanco 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 3b BOW OAK Sogard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1b BOW MIL Ishikawa 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 TOTALS for BOW 39 4 11 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 3 36 PITCHERS BOW IP H R ER BB K HR - BOW BOS Morales 5.0 5 3 3 4 3 1 W BOW WAS Gorzelanny 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 - BOW OAK Cook 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 S BOW SD Street 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 TOTALS for BOW 9.0 8 3 3 4 7 1 LOB: 8 E: 1 - Bloomquist. PB: none. GIDP: none. SH: none. SF: none. HBP: none. WP: none. IBB: none. BALK: none. BATTERS KAT AB R H RI 2B 3B HR SB CS BB K PL PR 1 cf KAT DET Jackson 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 1 2 2b KAT TB Keppinger 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 3 rf KAT LAA Hunter 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 4 3b KAT NYN Wright 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 5 dh KAT OAK Gomes 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 6 1b KAT STL Craig 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 7 c KAT COL Rosario 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 8 lf KAT PHI Mayberry 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 8 ph-lf KAT COL Gonzalez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 ss KAT KC Escobar 4 1 3 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 3 1 TOTALS for KAT 34 3 8 3 1 0 1 2 0 4 7 30 9 PITCHERS KAT IP H R ER BB K HR L KAT ATL Hudson 8.0 11 4 3 0 6 0 - KAT OAK Anderson 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 TOTALS for KAT 9.0 11 4 3 0 7 0 LOB: 9 E: 2 - Escobar 2. PB: none. GIDP: none. SH: none. SF: 1 - Mayberry. HBP: none. WP: 1 - Hudson. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E ------------------------------------------- BOW 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 6 12 0 KAT 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 5 12 0 ------------------------------------------- BATTERS BOW AB R H RI 2B 3B HR SB CS BB K PL PR 1 dh BOW OAK Crisp 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 ph-dh BOW MIN Escobar 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 rf BOW MIL Aoki 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 3 c BOW PHI Ruiz 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 4 cf BOW PIT McCutchen 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 5 lf BOW ATL Johnson 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 lf BOW PIT Presley 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 2b BOW BOS Pedroia 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 7 ss BOW OAK Drew 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 7 ss BOW OAK Sogard 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 8 1b BOW MIL Ishikawa 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 ph BOW ARI Bloomquist 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 8 1b BOW ARI Johnson 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 3b BOW PHI Polanco 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 TOTALS for BOW 39 6 12 5 2 0 1 2 0 3 8 4 41 PITCHERS BOW IP H R ER BB K HR - BOW STL Lohse 5.0 10 5 5 1 2 0 W BOW DET Valverde 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - BOW OAK Cook 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 - BOW SD Street 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 TOTALS for BOW 9.0 12 5 5 1 6 0 LOB: 12 E: none. PB: none. GIDP: 1 - Johnson. SH: none. SF: none. HBP: 3 - Crisp, Johnson, Ruiz. WP: none. IBB: none. BALK: none. BATTERS KAT AB R H RI 2B 3B HR SB CS BB K PL PR 1 cf KAT DET Jackson 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 2 2b KAT TB Keppinger 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 pr-2b KAT STL Descalso 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 ph KAT PHI Mayberry 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 3b KAT NYN Wright 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 lf KAT COL Gonzalez 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 5 rf KAT LAA Hunter 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 6 1b KAT STL Craig 4 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 7 dh KAT PIT Jones 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 ph-dh KAT OAK Gomes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 8 c KAT COL Rosario 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 ss KAT KC Escobar 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 TOTALS for KAT 36 5 12 5 2 1 0 0 0 1 6 0 38 PITCHERS KAT IP H R ER BB K HR - KAT TEX Darvish 3.0 3 1 1 0 4 0 - KAT BAL JohnsonJ. 1.0 4 1 1 0 0 0 - KAT ARI Hernandez 1.1 2 2 2 1 1 0 - KAT BOS Miller 0.0 0 1 1 2 0 0 L KAT COL Belisle 1.2 2 1 1 0 0 1 - KAT OAK Anderson 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - KAT TOR Villanueva 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 TOTALS for KAT 9.0 12 6 6 3 8 1 LOB: 6 E: none. PB: none. GIDP: 2 - Escobar, Wright. SH: 1 - Jackson. SF: none. HBP: none. WP: 1 - Belisle. IBB: none. BALK: none. grs version 3.0.1 BOW at KAT warm, cloudy, no precip, straight wind Starting pitchers - Lohse for BOW, and Darvish for KAT BOW 1: Crisp SG 6. Aoki 2b rcf. Ruiz HG 4, Aoki to third. McCutchen RG 5. BOW 0 KAT 0 KAT 1: Jackson RG 6. Keppinger fly out 2. Wright 1b llf. Gonzalez RG 4. BOW 0 KAT 0 BOW 2: Johnson 1b lrf. Pedroia K. Drew K. Ishikawa 1b lcf, Johnson to second. Polanco K. BOW 0 KAT 0 KAT 2: Hunter SG 5. Craig 2b rc. Jones 1b lcf, Craig scores. Rosario 1b rf, Jones to second. Escobar GDP 4, Rosario out. BOW 0 KAT 1 BOW 3: Crisp HBP. SB, Crisp to second. SB, Crisp to third. Aoki HF 8. Ruiz K. McCutchen RG 5. BOW 0 KAT 1 KAT 3: Jackson HG 6. Keppinger line drive 5. Wright 1b llf. Gonzalez K. BOW 0 KAT 1 BOW 4: Johnson HBP. Darvish ejected for HB JohnsonJ. now pitching for KAT. Pedroia RG 6, Johnson to second. Drew 1b utm4, Johnson scores. Ishikawa FC 5, Ishikawa to first, Drew out. Polanco 1b inf, Ishikawa to second. Crisp 2b rcf, Polanco to third, Ishikawa scores. Aoki SG 3. BOW 2 KAT 1 KAT 4: Hunter HF 9. Craig K. Jones SG 6. BOW 2 KAT 1 BOW 5: Ruiz 1b ith6. Hernandez now pitching for KAT. McCutchen BB, Ruiz to second. Johnson GDP 5, McCutchen out, Ruiz out. Pedroia HG 6. BOW 2 KAT 1 KAT 5: Rosario 1b gcf. Escobar 1b inf, Rosario to second. Jackson Sac 1, Escobar to second, Rosario to third, Jackson out. Keppinger 1b ith6, Escobar scores, Rosario scores. Wright 3b cfw, Keppinger scores. Gonzalez HG 6. Hunter BB. Craig 1b dtl5, Hunter to third, Wright scores. Jones HF 8. BOW 2 KAT 5 BOW 6: Drew 1b lrf. Bloomquist ph for Ishikawa, batting 8. Bloomquist K. Polanco 1b lrf, Drew to second. Miller now pitching for KAT. Escobar ph for Crisp, batting 1. Escobar BB, Polanco to second, Drew to third. Aoki BB, Escobar to second, Polanco to third, Drew scores. Belisle now pitching for KAT. WP, Aoki to second, Escobar to third, Polanco scores. Ruiz FC 5, Ruiz to first, Aoki to third, Escobar scores. McCutchen PO 6. Johnson line drive 5. BOW 5 KAT 5 KAT 6: Johnson now 1b for BOW, batting 8. Escobar moves to dh. Valverde now pitching for BOW. Rosario PO 9. Escobar SG 5. Jackson SG 5. BOW 5 KAT 5 BOW 7: Pedroia WT 7. Drew foul PO 5. Johnson HR lf, Johnson scores. Polanco 1b lcf. Escobar HF 8. BOW 6 KAT 5 KAT 7: Presley now lf for BOW, batting 5. Sogard now ss for BOW, batting 7. Keppinger 1b inf. Cook now pitching for BOW. Descalso pr for Keppinger, batting 2. Wright GDP 6, Descalso out. Gonzalez K. BOW 6 KAT 5 BOW 8: Anderson now pitching for KAT. Descalso moves to 2b. Aoki RG ith4. Ruiz HBP. Anderson ejected for HB Villanueva now pitching for KAT. McCutchen K. Presley 1b inf, Ruiz to second. Pedroia HG 6. BOW 6 KAT 5 KAT 8: Hunter RG 6. Craig 2b lcf. Street now pitching for BOW. Gomes ph for Jones, batting 7. Gomes K. Rosario HF 9. BOW 6 KAT 5 BOW 9: Gomes moves to dh. Sogard K. Johnson HG 6. Polanco K. BOW 6 KAT 5 KAT 9: Escobar SG 4. Jackson K. Mayberry ph for Descalso, batting 2. Mayberry K. BOW 6 KAT 5