NABL

Lightning at Flyers (Played 06/29/2024)

Game 1
	Score	Pitcher		Score	Pitcher
Lightning			Flyers
The Flyers got all three of their runs in the bottom of the fourth when Ketel Marte walked off Rodriguez with two outs, Austin Riley doubled him home, and Jesus Sanchez followed with a 2 run homer. Brito pitched shutout ball into the 9th, when Ramirez doubled with two outs, and Tucker followed with a homer. Devin Williams replaced Brito there and got Jimenez to ground out and end the threat and the game.

Game 2
	Score	Pitcher		Score	Pitcher
Lightning			Flyers
Wheeler was on his game and had to be. The Flyers broke the scoreless tie in the third, when JP Crawford singled with one out and Andres Gimenez doubled him to third. Nootbaar grounded out to plate Crawford, and that was it. The Flyers managed four more singles off Dunning after that inning, but Wheeler allowed only two singles for the entire game. He walked none and struck out only 7, but was dominant throughout, and was able to complete the shutout.

Game 3
	Score	Pitcher		Score	Pitcher
Lightning			Flyers
This one had to hurt. A D on the mound for the home team, and a second inning 3-0 lead on Murphy's single, then with two gone Kiriloff's single, Ramirez' two run double, and Tucker's RBI single got the three Lightning runs home. In the bottom of the third Gimenez and Nootbaar doubled back to back, then Ketel Marte, who finished the series with 9 hits and 6 RBI, singled home Nootbaar. That cut the lead to 3-2, and in the 5th Andres Gimenez singled with the bases loaded, plating two more runs and giving the Flyers a lead that they did not relinguish, despite Freeland's 8 hits given up, and two walks. In fact, he really tightened up his performance after that three run second, allowing only a double by Jimenez in the third, a single by Ahmed in the fourth, and a single by Tucker in the 8th. The Lightning bullpen held the Flyers in check, but Freeland advanced to C in the 7th, B in the 8th, and A in the 9th, which allowed him to finish the rare (for him) CG win.

Game 4
	Score	Pitcher		Score	Pitcher
Lightning			Flyers
For the second straight series, I had a visitor's pitcher injured, this time with the runner on second 38...Bieber was injured only four batters in, Graveman walked Sanchez to load the bases and Pratto singled to drive in two. No panic in the Lightning though, Kirillof doubled home their first run off Grayson Rodriguez in the third, and a three-run homer by O'Hearn gave Orlando the lead in the top of the 6th, 4-2. The Flyers came back in the 7th off Evan Phillips, Crawford doubled, Gimenez walked, and after a popup and a hit-number out Ketel Marte singled them in with a second and third 8. Tie game, went through to the bottom of the 9th. Closer Uribe hit Gimenez with a pitch to start the inning, and after fanning Nootbaar and Marsh, who else? Ketel Marte blasted a homer, Uribe's A&C did not stop it- ballgame. Marte drove in four in this game on his 2 for 5.

Game 5
	Score	Pitcher		Score	Pitcher
Lightning			Flyers
Right away in the bottom of the first Nootbaar doubled and Marte continued to drive in runs, singling him in. Brandon Lowe tied it in the second with a solo shot, he had been very quiet up until then...In the second, Terrapin broke the 1-1 tie with back to back homers by Gimenez and Nootbaar. Next inning it was back-to-back doubles by Riley and Sanchez to plate another run. In the fourth Marsh doubled and Marte singled him in. Tallion made it through 5.2, his last run plating when Marsh singled home JP Crawford who had doubled. In the top of the 7th Jimenez walked, O'Hearn doubled, and Brandon Lowe tripled them both home. After Cease struck out Murphy, Benintendi rolled the dread 12, fly to right, double play, runner out at home. That killed the last rally, and Cease coasted from there, striking out 14 in the CG victory. A very unexpected sweep, the series looked much closer on paper. I guess that's why we roll them out.