New York at Bay Area Game 4

New York goes with Stuart Coppolla against former New York #5 starter, Tim Rogers. In a surprising move, Bay Area benches Game 3 hero Bill Herrera for lefty killer Ned Davis. In the first inning, both teams get 1 run apiece, with Chad White hitting a bases loaded sacrifice fly in the top half of the inning and Jason Davenport connecting for a leadoff homer in the bottom half. In the top of the 4th, New York scores 3 runs on a Brett Solo homer, a Manfred Mueller RBI single, and a Justin Lewis RBI double. Back to back doubles from Ryan Harris and Jack Collins cut the lead to 4-2 in the bottom of the 6th. New York then pinch hits for Stuart Coppolla but fails to score in the 7th. Coppolla goes 6-5-2-2-0-5, meanwhile, Tim Rogers disappoints with 5-6-4-4-2-4. Manager Eddie of New York decides that if he is going to lose this game, he's going to do it with his best pitcher. With the 2 run lead in place, he brings in relief ace Jaret Benser for the 3-inning power save. In the 7th, Benser allows 1 hit but manages to strike out the side. He has now struck out all 6 batters he has faced in the series. In the 8th, Benser gets a 1-2-3 inning with no strikeouts. In the 9th, Benser gets Otto Tingley to ground out to first, strikes out Jeff Stephens, and then gets Ned Davis to ground out to first to end the game. Benser line is 3-1-0-0-0-4. He will most likely be unavailable to New York in Game 5, but with the travel day after that, he should be rested for Game 6. Eddie went with his best player and it paid off. New York wins the game 4-2 and evens the series at 2 games each.