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The 2021 Benchwarmer Bash
Benchwarmer Baseball holds a final playoff
tournament each fall, taking all the league champions and - for now -
some wildcard teams and crowning a single champ for all of Benchwarmer
Baseball.
The format - as BWB continues to grow - will be in flux from season
to season. Eventually, leagues will be part of "associations"
and "federations" and there will be champs at each level that advance
to the final bash.
In 2009 we made the move to
Federations, and in 2019, we moved to an Association level. Currently, there are 8
complete Federations in BWB - each
Federation contains 4 Associations, and each Association has 2 leagues.
Beginning in 2020, BWB expanded into additional Federations.
Until those fill up, leagues may be placed randomly in the Bash amid
other groupings. The
league champion teams will make the
Association round along with wild cards to fill out a field of 4
teams. Selection of wild cards will be based on the
Power Index compared within that Association.
The existence and number of wild cards will continue to fluctuate annually as the number of
leagues change.
Until the Koufax Federation gets enough teams to fill out the bracket for Association/Federation play in the Benchwarmer Bash, those leagues will be placed randomly in other Federations/Associations. That placement will be at random and will change each year.
For the purposes of the 2021 Benchwarmer Bash, these leagues will be put into other associations:
- Game Night League - Rogers Hornsby Federation, Catfish Hunter Association
- Big Red Machine League - Dennis Eckersley Federation, Darrell Evans Association
- British Invasion League - Joe DiMaggio Federation, Don Drysdale Association
4 Association champs move on within each
Federation. Then, each Federation crowns a champ
from those 4 teams...then the 8 remaining Federation champions will
play in a final bracket - seeded by
Power Index (ranked over all BWB).
Confused? You'll see how it plays out.
PRIZE -
The winner of the Benchwarmer Bash will earn two free seasons for
their winning team, in addition to the free season they may have won
if they were a league champion. The Bash runner up will earn one
free season.
Last year's Bash
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Benchwarmer Bash - Quarterfinals |
2021 Benchwarmer
Bash Bracket |
| Semifinals:
Jump to Games
NYC2ATL (92-58,
Phightin' Phils, Power Rank 37) - Ricardo Alexander vs.
Aurora (111-39, Blame Canada, Power Rank 1) - Sherman Wan
NYC2ATL Blackbirds vs. Aurora Borealis
Aurora wins series 4-3
Biff, Bam, (90-60, Batman, Power Rank 36) - Jason
Kiernan vs.
Kingston (101-49, Marxball, Power Rank 9) -
Ricardo Alexander
Biff, Bam, KKrunk vs. Kingston Baseball Club
Kingston wins series 4-1
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Benchwarmer Bash
Finals Jump to Games
Kingston (101-49, Marxball, Power Rank 9) -
Ricardo Alexander vs.
Aurora (111-39, Blame Canada, Power Rank 1) - Sherman Wan
Kingston Baseball Club vs. Aurora Borealis
Kingston wins series 4-1
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2021 Benchwarmer Bash Champion
Kingston Baseball Club (Marxball) - Ricardo
Alexander
2021 Federation Champions
- Hank Aaron Federation: DJ Alyx and the Vortigaunts (Bronx Bombers) -
Sherman Wan
- Johnny Bench Federation: Meshoppen Mythomaniacs (Winners Circle) - Jay
Snyder
- Ty Cobb Federation: Kansas Bucks (The Kings of Queens) - Greg Flees
- Joe DiMaggio Federation: Kingston Baseball Club (Marxball) - Ricardo
Alexander
- Dennis Eckersley Federation: Aurora Borealis (Blame Canada) - Sherman Wan
- Jimmie Foxx Federation: NYC2ATL Blackbirds (Phightin' Phils) - Ricardo
Alexander
- Lout Gehrig Federation: Ai. Phi. Oh Volunteers (Geek Pride) - Jason
Kiernan
- Rogers Hornsby Federation: Biff, Bam, KKrunk (Batman) - Jason Kiernan
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Past BW Bash Champions
- 2022: Kingston (That's the Fact
Jack) Ricardo
Alexander
- 2021: Kingston (Marxball) Ricardo
Alexander
- 2020: Stargell's Spectacular (Steel
City) Jason Kiernan
- 2019: The (Beer) owned then by Jesse Roche
- 2018: Fiorello's (Marxball) Jason
Kiernan
- 2017:
The (Beer)
owned then by Jesse Roche
- 2016:
Crumpton (now
Rich, Moneyball) owned then by Jesse Roche
- 2015:
Towanda (Commissioners) Jay Snyder
- 2014:
Crestone (Moneyball)
owned then by Kevin Connors
- 2013:
Backwoods (now
Clearwater, Phightin' Phils) owned then by Kevin Connors
- 2012:
Crumpton (now
Different, Winners Circle) owned then by Jesse Roche
- 2011:
Crumpton (now
Atlanta, Murderers' Row) owned then by Jesse Roche
- 2010:
Save the Dome (now Fantasy, Experts) owned then by Jacob Vass
- 2009:
Aksarben (K Street) Don Kruse
- 2008:
Trinidad (Longball) Leif Jonson
- 2007:
Gashouse (Reality Bites) Rob Behymer
- 2006:
NJ (now
Cleveland, Shadowball)
owned then by Tom Twomey
- 2005:
Carlisle (now
Stu Sutcliffe, Beatleball) owned then by Mark Groninger
- 2004:
Gorilla (now Abbey Road, Beatleball) owned then by David Regan/Dana Moreau
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2021 Entrants:
Hank Aaron Federation
Grover Alexander Association
- Hall of Fame: Ozzie Smith's (1)
- A League About Nothing: Infinite (9)
- Wild Card: Overdried, A League About
Nothing (2)
- Wild Card: Boar's, Hall of Fame (3)
Association Champ: Ozzie Smith's
Defensive Wizards (Hall of Fame) - Jason Kiernan
Cap Anson Association
- Shadowball: Bingo (5)
- Wes Anderson: Twee (3)
- Wild Card: Las Vegas, Shadowball (1)
- Wild Card: Surfin USA, Wes Anderson (2)
Association Champ: Bingo Long's
Traveling All-Stars (Shadowball) - Jason Kiernan
Luis Aparicio Association
- Bronx Bombers: Standing Stone (1)
- Fenway Fenatics: MacPhail's (3)
- Wild Card: Big Tall, Fenway Fenatics (2)
- Wild Card: DJ Alyx, Bronx Bombers (4)
Association Champ: DJ Alyx and the
Vortigaunts (Bronx Bombers) - Sherman Wan
Richie Ashburn Association
- American Association: Cleveland (3)
- Anchorman: House (9)
- Wild Card: Cold, Anchorman (1)
- Wild Card: Brooklyn, American Association
(2)
Association Champ: Cleveland Spiders
(American Association) - Michael Rudolph
Aaron Federation Results
Association
Results
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Johnny Bench Federation
Ernie Banks Association
- Chevy Chase: Rummerfield (2)
- Perfect World: Malta
(6)
- Wild Card: Lampoon's, Chevy Chase (1)
- Wild Card: Bates Motel, Perfect World (3)
Association Champ: Rummerfield
Riverhorses (Chevy Chase) - Jay Snyder
Yogi Berra Association
- Beer: Goose Island 312 (1)
- Winners Circle: Christy (3)
- Wild Card: Meshoppen, Winners Circle (2)
- Wild Card: Maiden's Beer (4)
Association Champ: Meshoppen
Mythomaniacs (Winners Circle) - Jay Snyder
George Brett Association
- Broadway: Jekyll & Hyde (3)
- Silver Screen: Chatsworth (2)
- Wild Card: Court, Silver Screen (1)
- Wild Card: Rick's Cafe, Silver Screen
(4)
Association Champ: Jekyll & Hyde
Singing in the Chicago Rain (Broadway) - Jason
Kiernan
Lou Brock Association
- White Elephant:
NYC2ATL (5)
- Steel City: Hershey
(11)
- Wild Card: Who's on First?, White
Elephant (1)
- Wild Card: Monongahela, Steel City (2)
Association Champ: Who's on First?
Abbott or Costello (White Elephant) - Jason
Kiernan
Bench Federation Results
Association
Results |
Ty Cobb Federation
Roberto Clemente Association
- Beatleball: Volkswagon
(2)
- Firemen: Smoke (4)
- Wild Card: Kingston, Firemen (1)
- Wild Card: Lefty, Firemen (3)
Association Champ: Volkswagon
Hipsters (Beatleball) - Jason Kiernan
Eddie Collins Association
- Reality Bites: Pawn Stars (3)
- The Kings of Queens: Kansas (7)
- Wild Card: Doc and Straw and, The Kings
of Queens (1)
- Wild Card: Interlaken, Reality Bites (2)
Association Champ: Kansas Bucks (The
Kings of Queens) - Greg Flees
Steve Carlton Association
- North Siders: The Blues
Brothers (14)
- South Siders: Wimpy's
(3)
- Wild Card: Wrigleyville, North Siders (1)
- Wild Card: South Pole, South Siders (2)
Association Champ: Wimpy's Hawks
(South Siders) - Dave Matter
Roy Campanella Association
- B Movie Actor: Brisco County
(3)
- Whiff: Big Train Rides (1)
- Wild Card: Cyclonic, Whiff (2)
- Wild Card: Don't Let, B Movie Actor (4)
Association Champ: Big Train Rides
The Ryan Express (Whiff) - Jason Kiernan
Cobb Federation Results
Association
Results
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Joe DiMaggio Federation
Bill Dickey Association
- Four Star: General
(10)
- Redbirds: Bloomingdale
(7)
- Wild Card: Kenobi's, Four Star (1)
- Wild Card: Big Arch, Redbirds (2)
Association Champ: Bloomingdale
Camelback Crickets (Redbirds) - Chris Bellina
Dizzy Dean Association
- Three of a Kind: Three Blind (3)
- Royal Flush: Speed Wins and (1)
- Wild Card: West Bottoms, Royal Flush (2)
- Wild Card: Wyalusing, Three of a Kind
(4)
Association Champ: Three Blind Mouse-ketiers
(Three of a Kind) - Jason Kiernan
Don Drysdale Association
- Tobacco Road: Southern (12)
- Federal: Clockwork (4)
- British Invasion: Kingston (10)
- Wild Card: Dave Clark Five, British
Invasion (1)
Association Champ: Kingston Brixton
Yardies (British Invasion) - Ricardo Alexander
Ed Delahanty Association
- Motor City: Atlanta
(4)
- Marxball: Kingston (1)
- Wild Card:
Mt Pleasant, Motor City (2)
- Wild Card: Bee Em, Motor City (3)
Association Champ: Kingston Baseball
Club (Marxball) - Ricardo Alexander
DiMaggio Federation Results
Association
Results |
Dennis Eckersley Federation
Johnny Evers Association
- Longball: WC (6)
- Blame Canada: Fairplays (3)
- Wild Card: Aurora, Blame Canada (1)
- Wild Card: Camptown, Blame Canada (2)
Association Champ: Aurora Borealis
(Blame Canada) - Sherman Wan
Darrell Evans Association
- Golden Throat: Vin's (5)
- Experts: Stateroom (2)
- Big Red Machine: Atlanta (1)
- Wild Card: Atlanta, Golden Throat (3)
Association Champ: Atlanta Gangsters
(Golden Throat) - Ricardo Alexander
Buck Ewing Association
- Scooby Doo: Where (1)
- Birdland: Annapolis (4)
- Wild Card: Palmer, McNally,
Cuellar, Dobson, Birdland (2)
- Wild Card: Rittman, Scooby Doo (3)
Association Champ: Palmer, McNally,
Cueller, Dobson Throwing 20s at the wall (Birdland) -
Jason Kiernan
Dwight Evans Association
- Born to Run: Escape from New
Jersey (7)
- Moneyball: Random (3)
- Wild Card: Runnin' Redbirds, Born to Run
(1)
- Wild Card:
Billy's, Moneyball (2)
Association Champ: Runnin' Redbirds
Circa late 80's (Born to Run) - Jason Kiernan
Eckersley Federation Results
Association Results
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Jimmie Foxx Federation
Bob Feller Association
- Triple Crown: Underwater (2)
- Cleveland Rocks:
Lake Erie (11)
- Wild Card: North Coast, Cleveland Rocks
(1)
- Wild Card: Feller's, Cleveland Rocks
(3)
Association Champ: Feller's
Fireballers (Cleveland Rocks) - Jason Kiernan
Whitey Ford Association
- Deuces Wild: Rock Ridge
(7)
- Murderers' Row: Guttenberg
(9)
- Wild Card: Sugarland, Deuces Wild (1)
- Wild Card: Atlanta, Murderers'
Row (2)
Association Champ: Sugarland Cards
(Deuces Wild) - Michael Quinn
Frankie Frisch Association
- ThirtyThirtySomething: The Thunder (4)
- Phightin' Phils: Wadsworth
(10)
- Wild Card: Gant's Galloping, ThirtyThirtySomething (1)
- Wild Card: NYC2ATL, Phightin'
Phils (2)
Association Champ: NYC2ATL
Blackbirds (Phightin' Phils) - Ricardo Alexander
Rollie Fingers Association
- Will Ferrell: Buddy the
Elf (5)
- Five Boroughs: Brooklyn (8)
- Wild Card: Manhattan, Five Boroughs (1)
- Wild Card: Staten Island, Five Boroughs
(2)
Association Champ: Brooklyn
Ghostbusters (Five Boroughs) - John Stroba
Foxx Federation Results
Association
Results
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Lou Gehrig Federation
Josh Gibson Association
- K Street: D.C. (2)
- Home of the Brave: Phoenix (9)
- Wild Card: Spahn and Sain, Home of the
Brave (1)
- Wild Card: Darwin, K Street (3)
Association Champ: Spahn and Sain
Then Pray for Rain (Home of the Brave) - Jason
Kiernan
Lefty Grove Association
- Commissioners: San Andreas
(8)
- They Might Be Giants: NYC2ATL (14)
- Wild Card: McCovey Cove, They Might Be
Giants (1)
- Wild Card: Herrickville, They Might Be
Giants (2)
Association Champ: Herrickville
Haberdashers (They Might Be Giants) - Jay Snyder
Bob Gibson Association
- Minnie & Paul: Cincinnati (3)
- Grand Slam: Moons (1)
- Wild Card: Grannies Salami, Grand Slam
(2)
- Wild Card: Bloomington, Minnie & Paul
(4)
Association Champ: Cincinnati
Cardinals 1 (Minnie & Paul) - Michael Horvitz
Hank Greenberg Association
- Geek Pride: Ai. Phi. Oh. (4)
- Grunge: Knee Deep (8)
- Wild Card: Sun, Grunge (1)
- Wild Card: Boba Chette, Geek Pride (2)
Association Champ: Ai. Phi. Oh
Volunteers (Geek Pride) - Jason Kiernan
Gehrig Federation Results
Association Results
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Rogers Hornsby Federation
Carl Hubbell Association
- Blue and Gray: Bradford (8)
- Bleed Dodger Blue: Wisconsin (2)
- Wild Card: Lexington, Blue and Gray (1)
- Wild Card: Cincinnati, Blue and Gray
(3)
Association Champ: Wisconsin Dawgs
(Bleed Dodger Blue) - Greg Flees
Rickey Henderson Association
- Batman: Kersh (& Trouty)
(3)
- Superman: Heavenly
(5)
- Wild Card: Biff, Bam, Batman (1)
- Wild Card: Jor El, Superman (2)
Association Champ: Biff, Bam,
KKrunk (Batman) - Jason Kiernan
Harry Heilmann Association
- Pacific Northwest: Snoqualmie (1)
- Gone But Not Forgotten: Larry, Pedro,
Kenny Hill (2)
- Wild Card: Griffey, Edgar, and,
Pacific Northwest (3)
- Wild Card: Cincinnati, Pacific
Northwest (4)
Association Champ: Larry, Pedro,
Kenny Hill and the 1994 Expos (Gone But Not Forgotten) -
Jason Kiernan
Catfish Hunter Association
- That's the Fact Jack:
Ty's (1)
- Original Six: Salted
(4)
- Game Night: SoCal (6)
- Wild Card: Lamoureux, Original Six (2)
Association Champ: SoCal Blue Dogs
(Game Night) - Scott Owens
Hornsby Federation Results
Association Results
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Number in parentheses represents Association Power Index ranking
that is used for seeding
Wild Card spots in italics are tentative
depending on the results of league championship series.
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2021 Benchwarmer Bash Championship
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Benchwarmer Bash Championship Series
- Kingston vs. Aurora |
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| | R | H | E | | | Kingston | 4 | 8 | 0 | Box | | Aurora | 1 | 6 | 1 | WP - C.Burnes (1-0) LP - Aur BP (0-1)
HR: King: J.Votto (1), S.Ohtani (1), J.Bell (1); Aur: G.Springer (1)
Kingston leads 1-0 |
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| | R | H | E | | | Kingston | 9 | 10 | 0 | Box | | Aurora | 7 | 11 | 0 | WP - King BP (1-0) LP - Aur BP (0-2)
HR: King: J.Votto 2 (3), J.Polanco (1), A.Judge 2 (2), S.Ohtani (2); Aur: A.Judge 2 (2)
Kingston leads 2-0 |
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| | R | H | E | | | Aurora | 2 | 12 | 1 | Box | | Kingston | 7 | 13 | 0 | WP - E.Lauer (1-0) LP - L.Garcia (0-1)
HR: King: E.Diaz (1)
Kingston leads 3-0 |
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| | R | H | E | | | Aurora | 3 | 12 | 0 | Box | | Kingston | 2 | 10 | 1 | WP - G.Cole (1-0) LP - L.Lynn (0-1)
HR: Aur: J.Ramirez (1); King: J.Bell (2)
Kingston leads 3-1 |
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| | R | H | E | | | Aurora | 6 | 6 | 0 | Box | | Kingston | 12 | 13 | 0 | WP - King BP (2-0) LP - C.Sale (0-1)
HR: Aur: A.Judge 2 (4), B.Miller (1); King: M.Semien (1), J.Votto (4), J.Polanco 2 (3), A.Judge 2 (4), E.Diaz (2)
Kingston wins series 4-1 |
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2021 Benchwarmer Bash Semifinals
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Semifinal One |
Semifinal Two |
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| | R | H | E | | | NYC2ATL | 6 | 11 | 1 | Box | | Aurora | 2 | 8 | 2 | WP - C.Burnes (1-0) LP - Aur BP (0-1)
HR: NYC: E.Hernandez 2 (2), J.Votto (1), J.Mayfield (1); Aur: J.Ramirez (1), W.Adames (1)
NYC2ATL leads 1-0 |
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| | R | H | E | | | Biff, Bam, | 4 | 8 | 0 | Box | | Kingston | 7 | 10 | 2 | WP - C.Burnes (1-0) LP - S.Alcantara (0-1)
HR: BB: J.Votto (1), H.Renfroe (1); King: J.Votto (1), J.Polanco (1), Y.Moncada (1)
Kingston leads 1-0 |
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| | R | H | E | | | NYC2ATL | 4 | 8 | 2 | Box | | Aurora | 5 | 12 | 0 | WP - R.Ray (1-0) LP - NYC BP (0-1)
HR: NYC: A.Judge (1), G.Stanton (1), T.Story (1); Aur: P.Goldschmidt (1), S.Perez (1), A.Judge (1), B.Rodgers (1)
Series tied 1-1 |
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| Extra Innings | R | H | E | | | Biff, Bam, | 4 | 8 | 2 | Box | | Kingston | 5 | 7 | 0 | WP - Z.Wheeler (1-0) LP - BB BP (0-1)
HR: BB: T.Story (1), P.Goldschmidt (1); King: A.Judge (1), Y.Moncada (2)
Kingston leads 2-0 |
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| | R | H | E | | | Aurora | 11 | 13 | 1 | Box | | NYC2ATL | 5 | 9 | 0 | WP - L.Garcia (1-0) LP - M.Gonzales (0-1)
HR: Aur: S.Perez (2), A.Judge (2), A.Meadows (1); NYC: A.Judge (2), M.Pina (1)
Aurora leads 2-1 |
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| Extra Innings | R | H | E | | | Kingston | 4 | 8 | 0 | Box | | Biff, Bam, | 5 | 10 | 0 | WP - J.Urias (1-0) LP - King BP (0-1)
HR: King: M.Betts (1), J.Polanco (2), A.Judge (2); BB: J.Candelario 2 (2)
Kingston leads 2-1 |
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| | R | H | E | | | Aurora | 3 | 11 | 0 | Box | | NYC2ATL | 2 | 8 | 0 | WP - G.Cole (1-0) LP - C.Rodon (0-1)
HR: Aur: J.Ramirez (2), S.Perez (3); NYC: G.Stanton (2)
Aurora leads 3-1 |
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| | R | H | E | | | Kingston | 8 | 13 | 2 | Box | | Biff, Bam, | 7 | 9 | 2 | WP - C.Rodon (1-0) LP - C.Rodon (0-1)
HR: King: M.Semien 2 (2), J.Polanco (3); BB: W.Merrifield (1), H.Renfroe (2), P.Severino (1), K.Bryant (1)
Kingston leads 3-1 |
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| | R | H | E | | | Aurora | 4 | 8 | 0 | Box | | NYC2ATL | 6 | 9 | 2 | WP - F.Valdez (1-0) LP - A.DeSclafani (0-1)
HR: Aur: S.Perez (4), A.Judge (3), W.Adames (2); NYC: A.Judge (3), G.Stanton (3)
Aurora leads 3-2 |
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| | R | H | E | | | Kingston | 7 | 4 | 0 | Box | | Biff, Bam, | 6 | 9 | 0 | WP - King BP (1-1) LP - W.Peralta (0-1)
HR: King: J.Polanco (4), A.Judge (3)
Kingston wins series 4-1 |
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| | R | H | E | | | NYC2ATL | 9 | 13 | 0 | Box | | Aurora | 8 | 16 | 0 | WP - NYC BP (1-1) LP - C.Burnes (0-1)
HR: NYC: J.Votto (2), M.Pina 2 (3); Aur: J.Ramirez (3), A.Meadows 2 (3)
Series tied 3-3 |
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| | R | H | E | | | NYC2ATL | 3 | 7 | 0 | Box | | Aurora | 9 | 13 | 0 | WP - R.Ray (2-0) LP - M.Scherzer (0-1)
HR: NYC: T.Story (2), J.Sanchez (1); Aur: J.Ramirez (4), S.Perez 2 (6), W.Adames (3)
Aurora wins series 4-3 |
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