Instant Classic!  Jersey and Springfield met on a cold, rainy night to play their series H2H and the fans were not disappointed.  Jersey won the series in 5 games, led by MVP Justin Verlander who threw a gem in game 5.  Aaron Judge paced the offense with 3 HR and 5 walks.

Game 1 - Jersey wins 5-1 as Verlander cruises through 6 and Judge homers.

Game 2 - Springfield shuts out Jersey 3-0 behind six scoreless from Alex Cobb.  A first inning homer from Freddie Freeman and 2 late runs evened the series.

Game 3 - Jersey jumps out to a 5-0 lead after two at bats and holds on for a 7-4 win.  Judge homers again and Brian Reynolds secures the win with a late homer after a Judge intentional walk.

Game 4 - Spring shuts out Jersey again winning 7-0.  Isotopes put up 5 in the 2nd inning and cruise to the win.  Homers by Hill and Contreras forces a game 5 back in Springfield.

Game 5 - This was the instant classic!  Springfield jumps out to a 1-0 lead after 2 Jersey errors in the 3rd inning.  Judge homers in the 7th to tie the game and the Jersey pen goes to work.  Edwin Diaz relieves Verlander in the 7th and gets 7 outs keeping the game tied 1-1 heading to extras.  In the bottom of the 8th, Springfield loaded the bases with two outs then brought up Matt Carpenter to pinch hit.  Diaz struck him out stranding all three runners.  Top 10th, Springfield gets two quick outs then Jersey mounts a rally.  Semien singles, Perez gets plunked and Jersey calls on Alex Verdugo to hit for JP Crawford.  Verdugo lined a single to left scoring Semien, Judge then intentionally walked ( 4th time in the series) and Reynolds forces in the 3rd run after getting hit by a Bard pitch.  Jersey leads 3-1 heading to bottom 10.  Doval relieved an exhausted Diaz and wasn't good.  He walked one, gave up a double to Betts then hit a batter forcing in a run.  Springfield loaded the bases again, Jersey brought in Helsley who got Alex Call to line out to third ending the game. 

Probably the most fun I've had playing H2H.  Thanks John for making the time.

Game 1

Cannons- Webb      Knights- Fried

 

Pasquantino hit a solo homer in the first. Drury tacked on a 2-run homer in the 4th. Knights add 8 runs in the 7th, capped by a 3-run homer by Seth Brown. Fried throws a 6-hit shutout on 93 pitches. Knights- 11   Cannons- 0    W: Fried    L: Web
 

Game 2

Cannons- Ray         Knights- McCullers

 

Ray surrenders a 2-run homer to Winker in the 2nd, but settles down and goes 6.2 without anymore damage. McCullers pitches a masterful 7.2 shutout innings. Devin Williams enters the 9th with a 2-0 lead. Renfroe hits a two run double and Chavis follows with infield single to score the go ahead run. Zach Jackson works a perfect 9th to nail down the save and come from behind victory for the Cannons.   Cannons- 3     Knights-2            W- Finnegan         L: Williams        S: Jackson

 

Game 3

Cannons- Freeland       Knights-  Montgomery

 

Game was scoreless through 2 innings. Nicky Lopez commits a 2-out error in the 3rd that allows Winker to score and extends the inning for a Rojas to drive in a run with a single up the middle. Grichuk doubles in a run for the Cannons in the bottom of the 3rd. Knights up 2-1 going into the 4th. Winker hits a 2 run homer in the top of the 4th to extend the Knights lead to 4-1. Teoscar Hernandez hits a 2-run homer in the top of the 5th to edge the Cannons closer going into the 6th inning, score 4-3.In the top of the 6th Winker hits his 2nd homer of the game, a solo shot that extends the Knights lead to 5-3. Kim hots a solo homer in the 7th for the Knights and Renfroe singles in a run for the Cannons in the bottom half of the 9th. The score going into the 8th: 6-4 Knights. Sawamura holds down the Knigths in the 8th. The Knights turns to Graterol in the 8th. He pitches so well they stick with him in the 9th and he secures the victory 6-4 for the Knights W- Montgomery    L: Freeland     S: Graterol

 

Game 4

Cannons- Lyles           Knights- Skubal

 

Hernandez singles in a run for the Cannons to take a 1-0 lead into the 4th. Chavis adds an RBI in the 4th to push the lead to 2-0 and chase Skubal from the game. Franco strikes a solo homer in the 6th and Hernandez drives in one more with a sac fly. Cannons take commanding 4-0 lead to the 7th. Knights show some offensive life in the the 7th witha Kim solo homer and a two-run homer from Pasquantino. Chavis pushes the Cannons lead to 5-3 with a RBI double in the bottom half of the 7th. The Knights load the bases with no outs in the top of the 8th. Rojas walks to make the score 5-4 Cannons. Boxberger enters the game and is greeted with a game tying single by Kim. With 1-out Drury hits a sac fly to center to give the Knights a 6-5 lead going into the bottom of the 8th. The Knights again turn to Graterol in the 8th. He pitches a clean inning. Zach Jakson return the favor the the top of the 9th. The Knights stick with Graterol in the 9th. With two-outs Vargas reaches on an error by Kim. Chavis comes to the plate and Graterol gets the K to end the game, 6-5 and series, 3-1. W: Sandlin      L: Ramirez     S: Graterol 

 

Series Batting:  Cannons  .264 Avg    2 HR     12 Runs

                          Knights    .231 Avg    10 HR    25 Runs

 

Series Pitching: Cannons   5.91 ERA

                          Knights      3.00 ERA

 

MVP: Jesse Winker .556 Avg  3HR   6RBI