Skokie defeats San Diego in 6 games
Maine and Joliet are tied at 1 game each.
Brooklyn defeats Carolina 4 games to 1.
Philly and Indy are tied 1 apiece.

Brooklyn wins 4 games to 1.  Skokie defeats SD in a high scoring series.

 

Scott Kenan had to endure Johann Santana's card getting thumped twice.  We both agree that a guy like Santana who never gave up more than 6 runs in a start was unlikely to should have given more than that twice.  He was shelled by Brooklyn especially future HOF'er Sammy Sosa who hit a pair against him and 1 against Harang in game 2. Sosa is an all time CBA playoff HR leader behind Thome. Game 1 went Brooklyn's way from the outset scoring 7 runs before inning 4 in an 8-1 win.  Halladay went all the way for his first of two CG wins. Byrnes also HR'd fro BSP.

 

Game 2 was another BSP win behind lefty Eric Bedard who K'd 11, scattered 1 run and 8 hits in a CG victory.  A complete opposite of last years debacle vs his former Philly team.  Shoppach managed a HR off the dominant lefty for Carolina.

 

Game 3 was a great game.  Carolina edged Brooklyn 6-5, in a managers duel that went to the end. Carolina jumped out early with 2 quick runs in the first. Brooklyn came back with a Ryan Doumit 2 run HR.  Top 5 Roberts walked  and Adam Dunn clouted a long 2 run HR to take a 4-2 lead. Bottom 5 Brooklyn storms back on 3 hits the last a double by series MVP Todd Helton.  Tied after 5, 2-2. Then the matchup-PH shuffle began with various substitutions made.  In the top 6 Hermida singles Hafner doubled, 2nd and 3rd.  Then Ryan Zimmerman deliverd a key hit against Mahay for 6-4 lead and that would be it for Brooklyn.  They made it close after a Wells double and IRod single in the 7th, and they held off a 9th inning rally with Gregg and Valverde combining as set and relief.  Final 6-5.

 

Game 4 Brooklyn got off with 3 quick runs in the 1st, on Santana. He who yielded a Miguel Cabrera 2 run job and Sosa solo blas (3 HR)to follow which is all Brooklyn needed scoring 9 in a 9-1 win. Brandon O'Phillips went 3-4, and Wells struck a 3 run HR to put it away.  Halladay won his 2nd in another CG, avenging last years debacle losses he suffered. 

 

Game 5 was all Brooklyn again for the series win.  Dice K was masterful shutting down the Copperheads with a 9 K 5 BB shutout for his first playoff win.  BSP wins 7-0, Todd Helton HR, and Ryan Howard hit an insurance clout. Lots of doubles in this one as well as the series.  Brooklyn hit .291 as a team. Carolina hit .221.   BSP hit 9 HR to CCS' 2.  Dunn hit .294 had a HR and 2 doubles to lead CCS whose bats fell to the Brooklyn starters, Halladay, Bedard, and Matsuzaka