Killer Bees vs Sidewinders

Game 1 - Sidewinders 6, Killer Bees 3

The Snakes scored 3 runs in the top of the 9th for the victory. The two teams combined to use 15 pitchers in the game.

September 30, 2008 – 2nd Rd – Game 1 – The Bee Hive

SIDEWINDERS        AB  R  H RBI AVG       

E.Byrnes LF         4  1  1  0 .250       

N.Markakis RF       4  0  2  2 .500       

D.Wright 3B         3  1  1  0 .333     

D.Ortiz DH          2  0  0  0 .000     

J.Dillon PH         0  1  0  0 .000       

S.Downs P           0  0  0  0 .000       

T.Percival P        0  0  0  0 .000       

K.Gregg P           0  0  0  0 .000     

D.Lee 1B            4  1  4  01.000   

D.Young PH          1  0  1  11.000     

J.Velandia SS       0  0  0  0 .000       

C.Beltran CF        4  0  0  0 .000       

E.Renteria SS       4  1  2  1 .500                                          

G.Zaun PH           0  0  0  1 .000                                          

M.Derosa 1B         0  0  0  0 .000                                          

J.Mauer C           4  0  0  0 .000                                          

A.Hill 2B           3  1  0  0 .000                                          

       Totals      33  6 11  5                 

Killer Bees        AB  R  H RBI AVG

K.Lofton LF         4  1  2  1 .500  

R.Cano 2B           2  0  0  0 .000  

D.Easley PH,2B      2  1  1  1 .500  

C.Jones 3B          4  0  0  0 .000  

C.Pena DH           4  1  1  1 .250  

M.Teixeira 1B       4  0  1  0 .250  

B.Hawpe RF          2  0  1  0 .500  

M.Diaz PH           1  0  0  0 .000  

A.Kearns RF         1  0  1  01.000  

M.Tejada SS         4  0  1  0 .250  

R.Hernandez C       4  0  0  0 .000  

R.Willits CF        4  0  0  0 .000  

       Totals      36  3  8  3

SIDEWINDERS..... 0 0 0  0 2 0  0 1 3  -  6 11  1

Killer Bees..... 0 0 0  0 0 1  0 2 0  -  3  8  1

SIDEWINDERS (1-0)     IP      H  R ER BB SO HR    ERA  

C.Zambrano             5      3  0  0  0  7  0   0.00

R.Perez                0 2/3  2  1  1  0  1  1  13.50

R.Betancourt           1 2/3  1  1  1  0  1  1   5.40

S.Downs WIN(1-0)       0 2/3  1  1  1  0  0  1  13.50

T.Percival             0 2/3  1  0  0  0  2  0   0.00

K.Gregg SAVE(1st)      0 1/3  0  0  0  0  0  0   0.00

Totals                 9      8  3  3  0 11  3

Killer Bees (0-1)     IP      H  R ER BB SO HR    ERA  

J.Verlander            5      5  2  2  3  4  0   3.60

G.Sherrill             0      0  0  0  1  0  0   0.00

H.Bell                 2      3  1  1  1  5  0   4.50

J.Isringhaus LOSS(0-1) 1      2  1  1  1  0  0   9.00

M.Timlin               0 1/3  0  1  1  1  0  0  27.00

D.Marte                0      0  1  1  1  0  0   0.00

R.Springer             0 1/3  1  0  0  1  0  0   0.00

D.Wheeler              0 1/3  0  0  0  0  0  0   0.00

Totals                 9     11  6  6  9  9  0

ATTENDANCE- 49,503 DATE- 9-30-08 TIME- Day  T- 3:36

LEFT ON BASE- SIDEWINDERS:11  Killer Bees: 6

DOUBLE PLAYS- SIDEWINDERS: 0  Killer Bees: 3

ERRORS- A.Hill, C.Jones

DOUBLES- N.Markakis(1st), M.Teixeira(1st)

HOME RUNS- K.Lofton(1st), D.Easley(1st), C.Pena(1st)

STOLEN BASES- E.Byrnes-2(2nd), C.Beltran(1st)

SACRIFICE HITS- N.Markakis

SACRIFICE FLIES- G.Zaun

WALKS- E.Byrnes, D.Wright-2, D.Ortiz-2, J.Dillon, 

C.Beltran, J.Mauer, A.Hill

STRIKE OUTS- N.Markakis-2, D.Wright, D.Ortiz, 

C.Beltran-2, E.Renteria, J.Mauer, A.Hill, C.Jones, 

C.Pena-2, M.Teixeira-2, B.Hawpe, M.Diaz, M.Tejada, 

R.Hernandez-2, R.Willits

GIDP- D.Ortiz, E.Renteria, A.Hill

PASSED BALLS- R.Hernandez

Game 2 - Killer Bees 6, Sidewinders 4

Brad Hawpe doubled and homered and drove in three runs to help the Bees even up the series and a game apiece. Continuing a trend, the two teams used a combined 16 pitchers.

October 1, 2008 – 2nd Rd – Game 2 – The Bee Hive

SIDEWINDERS        AB  R  H RBI AVG       

E.Byrnes LF         5  2  3  0 .444       

N.Markakis RF       5  1  3  0 .556     

D.Wright 3B         4  0  1  2 .286       

D.Ortiz DH          3  1  1  1 .200     

D.Lee 1B            4  0  1  1 .625       

C.Beltran CF        2  0  0  0 .000     

J.Mauer C           3  0  0  0 .000     

J.Dillon PH         1  0  0  0 .000     

G.Zaun C            0  0  0  0 .000       

E.Renteria SS       4  0  0  0 .250     

A.Hill 2B           4  0  1  0 .143                                             

       Totals      35  4 10  4                 

Killer Bees        AB  R  H RBI AVG

M.Diaz LF           3  0  0  0 .000  

K.Lofton PH,LF      2  0  1  1 .500  

P.Lo Duca C         3  0  2  0 .667  

R.Hernandez PH,C    2  0  0  0 .000  

D.Easley 3B         1  1  1  0 .667  

R.Willits CF        2  0  1  0 .167  

C.Pena DH           3  0  0  0 .143  

M.Teixeira 1B       4  1  2  0 .375  

M.Cameron CF        1  0  0  0 .000  

C.Jones PH,3B       3  0  0  0 .000  

A.Kearns RF         1  0  0  0 .500  

B.Hawpe PH,RF       3  2  2  3 .600  

M.Tejada SS         3  1  1  1 .286  

R.Cano 2B           4  1  2  1 .333  

       Totals      35  6 12  6

SIDEWINDERS..... 3 0 0  0 1 0  0 0 0  -  4 10  0

Killer Bees..... 0 0 0  4 0 1  0 1 x  -  6 12  1

SIDEWINDERS (1-1)   IP       H  R ER BB SO HR    ERA  

T.Lilly              0 1/3   1  0  0  1  0  0   0.00

S.Downs              3       2  2  2  0  5  0   7.36

P.Neshek             1       3  2  2  0  0  2  18.00

K.Gregg              0 1/3   1  0  0  1  1  0   0.00

R.Mahay LOSS(0-1)    0 1/3   1  1  1  0  1  0  27.00

R.Betancourt         1 2/3   2  0  0  0  0  0   2.70

R.Perez              1 1/3   2  1  1  0  0  0   9.00

Totals               8      12  6  6  2  7  2

Killer Bees (1-1)   IP       H  R ER BB SO HR    ERA  

T.Hudson             4       5  3  3  1  3  0   6.75

R.Springer           0 1/3   1  1  1  0  0  0  13.50

J.Isringhaus         0       1  0  0  1  0  0   9.00

D.Marte              0 1/3   0  0  0  0  0  0  27.00

H.Bell WIN(1-0)      3       1  0  0  0  4  0   1.80

G.Sherrill           0 1/3   0  0  0  1  1  0   0.00

C.Billingsle         0 1/3   2  0  0  0  1  0   0.00

M.Timlin             0 1/3   0  0  0  0  1  0  13.50

D.Wheeler SAVE(1st)  0 1/3   0  0  0  0  0  0   0.00

Totals               9      10  4  4  3 10  0

ATTENDANCE- 47,508 DATE- 10-1-08 TIME- Night  T- 2:57

LEFT ON BASE- SIDEWINDERS: 8  Killer Bees: 8

DOUBLE PLAYS- SIDEWINDERS: 0  Killer Bees: 0

ERRORS- D.Easley

DOUBLES- E.Byrnes(1st), D.Lee(1st), K.Lofton(1st), 

P.Lo Duca(1st), B.Hawpe(1st)

HOME RUNS- B.Hawpe(1st), M.Tejada(1st)

STOLEN BASES- D.Wright(1st)

SACRIFICE HITS- M.Tejada

SACRIFICE FLIES- D.Ortiz

WALKS- D.Wright, C.Beltran-2, D.Easley, C.Pena

STRIKE OUTS- E.Byrnes, N.Markakis, D.Wright, D.Lee-2, 

C.Beltran, J.Mauer, J.Dillon, E.Renteria-2, P.Lo Duca, 

C.Pena-2, M.Teixeira, C.Jones, A.Kearns, M.Tejada

Game 3 - Sidewinders 2, Killer Bees 1 (in 11 innings)

Carlos Beltran homered to lead off the bottom of the 11th.


Game 4 - Killer Bees 2, Sidewinders 1 (10 innings)

Mark Teixeira homered to lead off the top of the 9th to tie the game. Robinson Cano homered in the 10th to win it.


Game 5 - Killer Bees 5, Sidewinders 2

The Bees are up 3 games to 2 heading back to The Hive.


Game 6 - Killer Bees 6, Sidewinders 5 (13 innings)

Mark Teixeira hit a 2-run homer in the bottom of the 13th inning to lift the Bees to their second World Series trip in 6 years. Edgar Renteria had homered in the top half of the inning to give the Snakes a brief lead.