Tuesday, September 2, 2008
World Series - Game 4
Reds 3, Red Sox 2
With the Series finally shifting back to Hopkins, Game 4 proved to be the most crucial in the whole series as the Reds staged a dramatic comeback in the top of the 6th, plating 3 huge runs in a 3-2 win on the road to take a 3-1 lead in the Series, leaving them one win away from a 2nd straight HRL title.
With Tuggy on the mound, pitching well and protecting what seemed to be a safe 2-0 lead, the Reds rallied. Rookie Adam led off with a ground ball single to the left field wall, then Spoon hit a slow roller down the right field line that he hustled out for a single. A walk to Palpatine then loaded the bases with nobody out. Tuggy got Seuss to strike out for the first out, then Adam drove in a run with a grounder to left, leaving runners on second and third with two out. Spoon then once again came up huge, lining a ringing two-strike single to right center that easily plated the tying and go-ahead runs to put the Reds ahead to stay.
The Sox broke open a scoreless tie in the bottom of the 4th when their surprise clutch Series hitter Martini hit a 2-run homer over the chain link in right that just eluded Palpatine, who crashed into the wall and ate some dirt in the process.
Tuggy did not have his best outing, surrendering 6 hits and 2 walks in the defeat, while Spoon pitched just well enough for the win, allowing three hits, no walks and fanning 12. Spoon also had a huge 4-hit game in the victory.
Watch the Game 4 "live" broadcast!
Submitted: HRL
Sep 9, 2008
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