Rhinos 5, Warpigs 2

The Warpig hurlers held the powerful Rhino offense to 24 runs in 7 games but couldn't get any offense of their own going. The Rhinos swept the final 4 games at Rhino Park with 4 straight walk-off wins. The scores of those four games were 3-2, 3-2, 3-2, and 3-1..

Gm 1 - Rhinos win 5-2. The Rhinos staked Tim Hudson to a 4-0 lead with a 4-spot in the 3rd. A 2-run homer by Mike Moustakas was all the Pigs could manage.

Gm 2 - Warpigs win 6-5. Hanley Ramirez homered twice off of C.C. Sabathia, but it took an rbi single by Dustin Ackley in the bottom of the 9th off the lefty Sean Marshall to get the walk-off win.

Gm 3 - Warpigs win 4-2. Blake Beavan held the Rhinos to 1 run thru six innings, but left trailing 1-0. It was still 1-0 when the Pigs exploded for 4 runs in the bottom of the 8th. Mike Moustakas hit a 2-run homer in the rally.

Gm 4 - Rhinos win 3-2. The series moved to Rhino Park. The Rhinos again led 1-0 in the 8th when pinch hitter Brett Lawrie smacked a 2-run triple to give the Warpigs the lead. Robinson Cano answered with a 2-run, walk-off triple in the bottom of the 9th for the win.

Gm 5 - Rhinos win 3-2 in 10 innings. Hanley Ramirez missed a 1-15 homer chance that would have given the Pigs a lead in the 6th, but Dustin Ackley made up for it by hitting a HR 1, flyout roll. The 2-1 Pig lead held until the 9th inning when the Rhinos rallied to tie it. Troy Tulowitzki then homered in the 10th for the win.

Gm 6 - Rhinos win 3-2. The Rhinos win by the same score for the 3rd straight game, and all 3 were won in their final at bat. Alex Avila's ballpark (HR 1-5) homer in the bottom of the 9th ended the game. Jordan Zimmermann went the distance in the loss.

Gm 7 - Rhinos win 3-1 in 12 innings. A great outing by Blake Beavan was wasted. Beavan went 7 innings and allowed only 2 hits, but 1 of them was a game-tying homer to Matt Kemp in the 7th inning. The Rhinos won in the 12th when Joey Votto homered off of Dillon Gee. The homer was only the third hit of the game for the Rhinos. The losing pitcher was Mark Melancon, who went 3 innings without allowing a hit or a walk. He exited the game after Cameron Maybin dropped a ball for a 2-base error to lead off the 12th.