NABL

Trolleys at Flyers (Played 08/09/2024)

Game 1
	Score	Pitcher		Score	Pitcher
Trolleys			Flyers
Red Arrow got on the board first in the second inning, Contreras led off with a double and Mountcastle singled him in. The Flyers answered in the bottom half with a solo dinger by Tyrone Taylor, getting his first extended action of the year. (The four 24s just turn me off- he's available in trade, if the power and DPs work for you). In the top of the fourth Contreras got it started again, this time with a walk, Merrifield singled him home after he advanced on a hit-number ground out. The Flyers answered in the bottom half of the inning again, with two outs Jesus Sanchez singled and Brandon Marsh doubled him home. Suarez was money the rest of the way, allowing just one more single. The Flyers got a solo homer by Lars Nootbaar in the 5th to break the tie, and then in the 7th broke it open with one out when Wong, Crawford and Gimenez stringed three straight singles, then after Nootbaar advanced the runners with a hit-number groundout Arraez doubled to drive in two, providing plenty of cushion for Ranger Suarez to finish it off.

Game 2
	Score	Pitcher		Score	Pitcher
Trolleys			Flyers
The Flyers scored their one run in the second inning, Taylor singled, but Jesus Sanchez grounded into a double play. Marsh then hit a solo homer. In the fourth Mountcastle led off with a walk, Freeland then fanned Schneider and Schwarber, but Contreras singled, then Drury was safe on Austin Riley's error, which plated Mountcastle. Steer singled home Contreras to give the Trolleys a 2-1 lead. The Red arrow pen was almost unhittable, Peguero did give up one single in the 6th before striking out the side, but that was it for the final four innings. Hoffman got the save.

Game 3
	Score	Pitcher		Score	Pitcher
Trolleys			Flyers
Grayson Rodriguez blew the Trolleys away with a 2-hit gem. He walked three, struck out seven, but was in trouble only once. That was the fourth inning when with one out Steer walked, Schneider was hit by a pitch, and Schwarber walked. At that point the score was 3-0. Arguably the best Trolleys hitter so far in the series came to the plate, and promptly grounded into an inning ending double play. That was the Trolleys' best and only real chance, Grayson was pitching with his Robin cape on. Mask too, I guess. (Dick Grayson- Grayson Rodriguez- probably a stretch, but its the dog days of August,) Five of the seven Flyers hits were doubles, Mr. Available Tyrone Taylor had two, and Brandon Marsh also had two.

Game 4
	Score	Pitcher		Score	Pitcher
Trolleys			Flyers
Wheels allowed just four hits, three singles and a Trea Turner solo. France threw seven shutout innings to advance to A. With two outs in the 8th inning Austin Riley broke the shutout with a solo homer that tied the game. In the bottom of the 9th Jesus Sanchez led off with a double, Marsh advanced him with a hit number, infield in, but it didn't matter, Connor Wong doubled Sanchez home, ballgame. Tough tough, loss for France. Hopeully we will be saying the same after the Olympic basketball gold medal game.....Go USA! (See what I did there?)