Game 5, Colts-Winds, Stars Clinch

Game 5

Too much Joe Young. Young goes deep in the first inning, and winds up with 4 hits, 2 homers, and 4 RBI as Baltimore wins 5-2. Storm Morris pitched 7 strong innings for the win. Chicago has done little since the game 2 injury of catcher Chris McMullen.

Game 6

Once again, Dave Lefevre tried to shake the post-season bust label that has haunted his 15 year career. He came out strong, matching Bob Zimmerman with 3 scoreless innings, but he got rattled by a 4th inning error on Brian Kaat that led to an unearned run. Next inning Dave served up a 3 run homer to Marcel Johnson, and Bobby Bartlett added one in the 6th. Lefevre pitched 7 innings, allowing 5 runs. In the 8th, Mars scored another run on a popup that fell as Quilvio Gato and Vince Lewis collided in short right. Both players had to leave the game. With the score 6-4, Mars brought in Michael the Wicker Man to close.

Brandon Cohen led off with a single. He moved to second on a Concepcion groundout. Junior Spidey followed with a single to center, and Cohen made a colossal rookie blunder as he ran through a stop sign and was thrown out at the plate. His run was not the tieing run! He should take zero chances on the bases. The Stars were down to their last out.

Brian Kaat followed with a walk, and a Damon Nkik single made it a one run game. Matt McCoy followed with a single to tie the game, but Bubba Lewis ended the inning on a groundout to second.

Bob Belardi pitched a scoreless bottom 9th. In the top of the 10th with one out and one on, Cohen came up with a chance to redeem himself. He took a Matt Burke hanging slider deep to the left field seats for a 2 run homer. Belardi then shut Mars down in the bottom 10th, striking out Jose Moreno to send Miami to the SLCS.