SLCS games 5-6

Game 5:

Boston holds off Texas with a 9-7 win.  Texas took a 3-0 lead on Travis Springer's 3 run homer, and Boston answered with 3 in the second.  Texas led 5-3 going into the bottom 6th when Boston scored 4 runs, highlighted by a bases clearing double from Jorge Cendejas.  Starters Erik Garcia and C.C. Salbacca were both hit hard, Garcia taking the loss and Salbacca getting a no decision.  Cendejas drove in 5 runs on the day and Ralph Everett pitched a scoreless 9th for the save.

Game 6: Texas wins a pitching duel 2-1 to advance to their first ever world series appearance.  With the score tied at 1 in the 6th, Travis Springer homered off R.D. Phillips to take the lead.  Brad Mulhern went 6 innings, pitching around 8 hits and a pair of walks.  Five Texas relievers held Boston scoreless for the last 3 innings.  With two out in the 9th Alex Hamilton hit a triple to bring the tying run within 90 feet, but Sam Parillo struck out Doug Frazier to end the game.