2018 MLCS Game 1

Pedro Lewis and Cristobal Rangel were sharp early.  New York scored first in the 3rd inning when Daniel Klein singled with one out, stole 2 bases, and scored on an error by the 2B Ryan Stephens.

Bay Area took the lead an inning later when Miguel Cruz blasted a 2 run homer and Mick McAndrews hit a solo shot one out later.  Sam Suarez hit a solo homer in the 6th and Stephens tripled in a run one inning later to take a 5-1 lead.  Rangel went 7 innings, allowing 3 hits, no walks, 9 strikeouts, and one unearned run.

New York made things interesting in the 8th, facing Willie Strickland.  Klein singled with one out, and Bohlander drew a walk.  Lee Thompson doubled in a run, and one out later Welington Bear hit one off the center field wall for a 2 run double.  Chad White flew out to center and Bay Area clung to a 5-4 lead. 

Bruce Holland took over in the bottom of the 9th and walked pinch hitter Chris Gruber to start the inning.  Luis Harris pinch ran, stole second, and moved to third on a Jeff Bowman ground out. Erik Smith grounded out to second with the infield in, with Harris holding at third.  Klein then flew out to center to end the game.