Double Header! Wiff followed by Theory

The real men played two. Matt just played one. And the rest of ya'll....

Displaying the tremendous foresight we rely on from a Commissioner, Peter declared we must play tonight as there will be no opportunity to play over the Mother's Day weekend. Thus did five guys answer the call and came to the "field" for our weekly bat and ball play.

In Matt's case: "weakly."

Pete and Dave (R-OH) absolutely dominated the seemingly competent lineup of Glen, Kurt and Matt. At one stretch they retired 13 in a row - and that includes pitching underhand to Glen. After six innings, they had a lead of 4-0, but it seemed to be so much more. Really, they shoulda won.

But they didn't.

The visitors somehow talked them into another inning or two. Peter was on the phone, making sure he had the time. He coulda said he had to go.

But he didn't.

Dave took the mound in the top of the seventh for his fourth inning. He had faced 10 batters all night to get the nine outs he'd already recorded. But outs 11 and 12 proved harder to find.  A one-out rally - single, single, single, triple - produced three runs. The triple was curated by Glen, and pulled his team within one.

After Kurt pitched a scoreless bottom of the seventh, Peter pitched the top of the eighth - his fourth inning on the mound. He was battered for six hits, including 3 doubles, and three runs; this after a good night of pitching from da Commish: 3 innings, 4 hits, 0 runs, 3 K prior to the 8th inning.

In the fading light of evening, Matt came on to get the three batter save, making up for his poor showing with the bat: (3-for-13, 0 rbi). 

Glen, Kurt, Matt - 6

Dave, Peter - 4

W: Mosser

L: Berwald

S: Lindsay

BS: Berwald (the Full Papelbon)

The game was followed by a cool-down on Kurt's porch and then a trip to Tank's for Theory.