Cougars at Lightning (Played 07/01/2024) Game 1 Score Pitcher Score Pitcher Cougars Jose AlvaradoJose BerriosTaj BradleyWilli CastroPatrick CorbinLucas ErcegKenley JansenClayton KershawBen LivelySean ManaeaMatt ManningAlek ManoahAaron NolaShohei OhtaniEury PerezDavid RobertsonChris SaleJeffrey SpringsSpencer StriderMarcus StromanSpencer TurnbullLouie VarlandJosh Winckowski Lightning Shane BieberRyan BoruckiEdward CabreraAaron CivaleDane DunningCaleb FergusonKendall GravemanRyan HelsleyNick LodoloMatt MooreEvan PhillipsDrew RasmussenEduardo RodriguezChase SilsethJameson TaillonRyan ThompsonTrent ThorntonAbner UribeRyan WeathersBrandon Woodruff Ohtani goes the distance for the CG SHO helped by 2 run homers from Hernandez and Sanchez along with a 2 run double by Nimmo as the Cougars cruise in game 1. Game 2 Score Pitcher Score Pitcher Cougars Jose AlvaradoJose BerriosTaj BradleyWilli CastroPatrick CorbinLucas ErcegKenley JansenClayton KershawBen LivelySean ManaeaMatt ManningAlek ManoahAaron NolaShohei OhtaniEury PerezDavid RobertsonChris SaleJeffrey SpringsSpencer StriderMarcus StromanSpencer TurnbullLouie VarlandJosh Winckowski Lightning Shane BieberRyan BoruckiEdward CabreraAaron CivaleDane DunningCaleb FergusonKendall GravemanRyan HelsleyNick LodoloMatt MooreEvan PhillipsDrew RasmussenEduardo RodriguezChase SilsethJameson TaillonRyan ThompsonTrent ThorntonAbner UribeRyan WeathersBrandon Woodruff Ohtani gets it done in game 1 from the mound and hits a 3 run HR giving the Cougars a 3-0 lead only to see it all fall apart on 2 run HR's from Duval and Lowe in the following inning. Woodruff makes no more mistakes going the distance as Orlando ties up the series. Game 3 Score Pitcher Score Pitcher Cougars Jose AlvaradoJose BerriosTaj BradleyWilli CastroPatrick CorbinLucas ErcegKenley JansenClayton KershawBen LivelySean ManaeaMatt ManningAlek ManoahAaron NolaShohei OhtaniEury PerezDavid RobertsonChris SaleJeffrey SpringsSpencer StriderMarcus StromanSpencer TurnbullLouie VarlandJosh Winckowski Lightning Shane BieberRyan BoruckiEdward CabreraAaron CivaleDane DunningCaleb FergusonKendall GravemanRyan HelsleyNick LodoloMatt MooreEvan PhillipsDrew RasmussenEduardo RodriguezChase SilsethJameson TaillonRyan ThompsonTrent ThorntonAbner UribeRyan WeathersBrandon Woodruff tight game going back and forth. Orlando has a 3-2 lead in the 8th when they go to the pen as Helsley gives a solo shot to Hernandez tying it back up at 3-3. Bottom of the 8th Robertson on in relief gives up a huge 2 run double to O'Hearn with 2 outs giving the Lightning the win. Game 4 Score Pitcher Score Pitcher Cougars Jose AlvaradoJose BerriosTaj BradleyWilli CastroPatrick CorbinLucas ErcegKenley JansenClayton KershawBen LivelySean ManaeaMatt ManningAlek ManoahAaron NolaShohei OhtaniEury PerezDavid RobertsonChris SaleJeffrey SpringsSpencer StriderMarcus StromanSpencer TurnbullLouie VarlandJosh Winckowski Lightning Shane BieberRyan BoruckiEdward CabreraAaron CivaleDane DunningCaleb FergusonKendall GravemanRyan HelsleyNick LodoloMatt MooreEvan PhillipsDrew RasmussenEduardo RodriguezChase SilsethJameson TaillonRyan ThompsonTrent ThorntonAbner UribeRyan WeathersBrandon Woodruff A vs C, but it's Kershaw that gets hit hard surrendering a 3 run HR to Tucker and a 2 run shot to Duvall as Orlando is up 6-2 late. Cougars come back as Lightning reliever Phillips gives up a 2 run HR to Sanchez (3rd HR of the series) making it close, but Uribe strikes out the side in the 9th as Orlando takes the series 3-1.