Inmates 5, Buckeyes 5

Inmates 5 – Buckeyes 5 (via netplay)

THE KURSE OF KIERMAEIR

Very evenly played series, though the Buckeyes cheated by allowing Kiermaier to play even after he was declared “assassinated” by the umpires.

Inmates 2 – Buckeyes 1 (Baptist Bowl): A pitcher’s duel. Rizzo hit a solo homer in the 1^st, and Inciarte scored on a groundout by Rosario to end the scoring for the game. Wood earned the win; Green picked up the save.

Buckeyes 6 – Inmates 5 (Baptist Bowl): A see-saw game that came down to the last of the 9^th. With two outs and Altuve on second, Rizzo missed a 1-14 homer chance to end the game. Parker picked up the win.

Buckeyes 6 – Inmates 4 (14 innings – Baptist Bowl): Kiermaier hit two taters on HR 1/something else 2-20 and drove in five runs, including the eventual game-winning two-run jack in the 14^th. The Inmates sent the game into extra-innings in the 9^th when Inciarte squeezed home a run with the bases loaded to tie things at 4-4 (never mind the LDMF showed up and couldn’t score any more). Hernandez picked up the win; Kiermaier was tarred and feathered by the Baptist Bowl Choralaires, while everyone else tried to figure out what in hell HAL was doing.

Inmates 5 – Buckeyes 3 (BuckeyeDome): Kiermaier hit ANOTHER homer, and was then HBP-plus-fatality. Nonetheless, Clevenger tossed a no-hitter into the 7^th and the Beakless Chicken Gang held on for the win.

Buckeyes 5 – Inmates 2 (BuckeyeDome): Manaea pitched a complete game six-hitter, but three of the hits are still orbiting the earth. Cespedes tatered for the Good Guys to account for both Inmate runs. Cruz, Kinsler, and Turner supplied the Buckeyes’ power.

Inmates 6 – Buckeyes 3 (Baptist Bowl): A five-run Inmate 1^st was enough for the victory, despite the Buckeyes’ refusing to quit. A rarity: Rizzo was HBP three times.

Inmates 3 – Buckeyes 2 (Baptist Bowl): Despite HAL’s relationship with Kiermaier (who homered still again), the pitching staffs showed off in another duel. Clevinger earned the win while Green picked up another save.

Buckeyes 8 – Inmates 4 (BuckeyeDome): Allen Wood allowed three homers, including a grand salami by Justin Turner, and the Buckeyes broke out their hitting shoes to club the Inmates. Rosario and Martinez homered for the BCG, but it wasn’t enough.

Buckeyes 8 – Inmates 4 (BuckeyeDome): Enrique Hernandez (!?) jacked two taters and the game wasn’t as close as the score indicated. Santana earned the win; Manaea took the loss.

Inmates 6 – Buckeyes 2 (BuckeyeDome): Four Inmates homered and Gray pitched into the 7^th to lead the Inmates. With the split of ten games, both the Inmates and Buckeyes decided that they’d rather not play each other in the playoffs.