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2006 Fehr Divisional Playoffs |
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| Bellingham Pilots (91-71) vs Scottsdale Cougars (95-67) | Carolina Sandlappers (92-70) vs Seoul Fighters (91-71) | |
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Game
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Bellingham at Scottsdale Sabathia alloed 5 singles through 7 innings, by which time the Cougars had built up a 3-0 lead. Rocco Baldelli was responsible for them all, with a 2RHR in the 4th and an RBI single in the 6th. In the visitors' 8th, Overbay led off with a HR and Lofton pinchhit a single. That brought on Alan Embree, who allowed hits to Shawn Green and Jose Valentin narrowing the score to 3-2. That wa it though, as the Scottsdale bullpen squeezed through.
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Bellingham at Scottsdale Both pitchers departed after 3 runs in 5 innings, leading to a seemingly endless procession of relief pitchers. The Pilots bullpen fared better as they threw zeroes the rest of the way, while Bellingham got 6 to take ther lead in the 7th and 2 to ice the game in the 9th. Jose Valentin got the game winning hit off Embree in the 7th, and he then compounded his troubles with a bad throwing error. Series tied 1-1 heading to Bellingham.
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Scottsdale at
Bellingham Both teams came from behind, but it was Tad Iguchi's three run homer in the 10th that won it for Bellingham. Scottsdale led 2-0 in the 6th when the Pilots loaded the bases with none out. Damian Miller doubled home two, and scored an out later when Atkins' throw to the plate was late. But B.J.Ryan couldn't hold it. Punto doubled with one out and Nomar Garciaparra singled in the game tying run. Justin Duchscherer got out of trouble in the bottom of the 9th, but allowed singles to Adams and Overbay in the 10th before Iguchi's blast.
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Game
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Scottsdale at
Bellingham The bottom of the Scottsdale order went 7-13 with 7 RBIs. Scottsdale starter Zach Duke doubled home two in the 2nd, singled home 2 in the eighth, and threw a 4 hit shutout. Series tied at 2.
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Scottsdale at
Bellingham Rematch of game 1, and Sabathia turned in another solid performance. Spotted to a 4-0 lead largely due to Jacque Jones' 3RHR in the 1st, Sabathia allowed 7 hits over 7 innings, the only runs coming around Bobby Abreu's triple in the 4th. Up 4-2, Scottsdale had their way in the 8th off Bowie and Springer, and the 5 run rally was capped by Juan Encarnacion's 3 run pinch homer. Scottsdale up 3-2 returning home.
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Bellingham at Scottsdale Both game 2 pitchers performed poorly, and the game was tied at 7 after just 4 innings. Rod Barajas homered to lead off the 6th, giving Bellingham an 8-7 lead. After that, pitching took over. From that time on, there were only a couple of scratch singles. Scottsdale had a good chance to tie in the 7th, as Bruney's walks and wild pitches set up Atkins with runners on 2nd and 3rd with one out. But Atkins popped up and Broxton got Hatteberg. Ryan got the save this time, getting Joe Mauer to hit into a DP to end the game.
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Bellingham at Scottsdale Willis and Jennings pitched well in game 7, but Scott Hatteberg broke a 1-1 tie with a 2 out homer in the 5th. Willis had thrown 112 pitches through 5, and Scottsdale put their trust in the bullpen. The Pilots got a couple on to lead off the 7th, but Duchscherer buckled down, struck out Hall and Barajas around a harmless fly ball. It was their last hurrah. Mauer singled off McBride in the 7th to drive in a 4th run, and after an intentional walk to Atkins, it went single, triple, double, single, setting up a Conference Championship Scottsdale-Seoul rematch.
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R H E MVP - C.C.Sabathia went 2-0 striking out 14 and walking none in his 2 starts. If we give MVPs for one game alone, Zach Duke suld get consideration for his shutout, 4 RBI performance evening the series at 2 games apiece. Juan Encarnacion had the gaudy 9-19 performance, homering in three straight games, but even then he didn't start game 7.
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Game 1 - Carolina at Seoul Ted Lilly (15-7) vs Roy Oswalt (17-7) A Grady Sizemore triple and a Ty Wigginton solo homer were keys to a 2 run second for the Sandlappers, and that held until the 6th. Seoul loaded the bases with one out, and Jason Michaels doubled to the gap in right center, retaking the lead. One out later, Dioner Navarro pinchhit for Oswalt and singled in two more, making it 5-2. Jenks, Rincon, and Wagner finished up.
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Game 2 - Carolina at Seoul Both starters only managed 5 innings and both allowed 4 runs, though Seoul only tied it on Hafner's leadoff homer in the 6th. Billy Wagner came on in the 8th in a 4-4 game and allowed a single to Sizemore, a double to Aramis Ramirez, and a pinchhit 3RHR to Pablo Ozuna, who had only hit 3 in the regular season. Hafner hit another in the bottom of the inning, narrowing the margin to 2, but the Seoul bullpen was spent, allowing two more in the 9th as Carolina evened the series with a 9-5 win.
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Game 3 - Seoul at Carolina Seoul jumped out to an early 5-1 lead against Capuano on Navarro's second inning double and Hafner's third inning bases loaded single. Any doubt was removed in the 7th when Miguel Cabrera launched a 2 run shot, and Seoul coasted 10-2.
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Game 4 - Seoul at Carolina Chacin injured in the 2nd so the Fighters had a merry romp through the Carolina bullpen. Seoul led 2-0 until the bottom of the 5th when Oswalt, pitching on 3 days rest, tired with 2 outs. Jermaine Dye capped a 5 run rally with a 3 run homer. Seoul came back immediately, pummelling Mike Gonzalez with five consecutive singles, and by the time the dust had settled in the top of the 6th, Seoul led again 6-5. Carolina wasn't done. Rincon had a bad inning as Carolina took a 8-6 lead as LaRue, Blake, and Murton all contributed hits. Posada homered in the 7th to narrow the game to 8-7, and it held up until the ninth. Mark Ellis singled off Ron Villone and was doubted to third by Posada. Jenks, a decent bunter was allowed to hit, and he swung away, grounding to second, and Durham's throw to the plate was late as Ellis scored the tying run. Tyler Yates came on for the Sandlappers, but he allowed a go ahead double by Greg Norton. Yates then walked a couple more loading the bases with one out, but managed to get out with only one more run. Wagner pitched a shaky ninth for the save, allowing 1 run and getting Wigginton on strikes with the tying runs aboard.
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Game 5 - Seoul at Carolina Lilly rode to the rescue, striking out 10 and giving up one hit over 7 2/3 innings. Carolina broke open a 0-0 tie in the 6th when Omar Infante doubled with two outs and two on, as the intentional walk to Geoff Zaun came back to bite. Lilly was gone after his 121st pitch was a two out walk in the 8th, and the Carolina bullpen gave up a hit and four walks and Lilly's run before retiring the side in the 9th, as Joaquin Benoit got pinchhitter Todd Walker with the bases loaded.
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Game 6 - Carolina at Seoul Seoul was coasting into the next round, holding an 8-1 lead with 2 innings to play. Travis Hafner had hit homers 4 and 5, and Dan Haren threw a 4 hitter over 7 innings. Then the roof caved in. Rincon started the 8th for Seoul and allowed 3 hits and a walk, and Matt Wise allowed a 3RHR to Wilson Betemit. 8-6 going into the 9th, when Bobby Jenks fails to close it allowing an RBI triple to Ty Wigginton, and Carolina takes a 10-8 lead in the 11th on a Wigginton 2RHR. But the Rafael Betancourt gives up two hits to start the bottom of the 11th, and two outs later Melky Cabrera hits one out to give the Fighters the come from behind win sending them to the Conference Finals.
123 456 789 01 R H E MVP - Travis Hafner and his 5 HRs. If there's a goat, it probably should be Carolina's Mike Gonzalez, who allowed 8 hits and 4 walks in getting only 6 outs.
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