The Coneheads MO has been to get a Conehead inning somewhere along the line and then watch the other team press to come back. It's a time worn plan, working most of the time.
On a night that was humid, but the ball was going nowhere, we scored three in the first on two out RBI hits by Lefty, Bruce and Chopper, and called it a Conehead inning.
Luckily, between Joe and Larry's pitching and the heavy air, Cream and Clear couldn't do much, and we carried a 3-1 lead into the top of the sixth. It was as if we were waiting for a hero to emerge.
And so he did; Chauncey dumped a ball over the left fielder's head for a triple, and was central to another three run rally. Bruce added some insurance with a two run two out single in the seventh for the final 8-4 score.
Randy left us with a perfect 4-4 night, but the leadoff hitter could only score once as we stranded him three times. Lefty and Bruce had three hit games, with Lefty's double being our only other extra base hit.
On defense, with two on and no outs in the sixth, on a one hopper back to the mound, Larry swiveled quickly, and Randy caught his throw on the second base bag and fired to first for a pretty 1-6-3 double play. Remember this was after we turned a 3-1 lead into 6-1, so it was important to hold back their answer, and it provided just the recipe.
Joe came back in for the save and it was a key win. We'll take it as it brings us back into the playoff picture at 2-2.
Milestone:
Randy 150 h (#25)
Milestones:
Randy 150 h (#25)
On a night that was humid, but the ball was going nowhere, we scored three in the first on two out RBI hits by Lefty, Bruce and Chopper, and called it a Conehead inning.
Luckily, between Joe and Larry's pitching and the heavy air, Cream and Clear couldn't do much, and we carried a 3-1 lead into the top of the sixth. It was as if we were waiting for a hero to emerge.
And so he did; Chauncey dumped a ball over the left fielder's head for a triple, and was central to another three run rally. Bruce added some insurance with a two run two out single in the seventh for the final 8-4 score.
Randy left us with a perfect 4-4 night, but the leadoff hitter could only score once as we stranded him three times. Lefty and Bruce had three hit games, with Lefty's double being our only other extra base hit.
On defense, with two on and no outs in the sixth, on a one hopper back to the mound, Larry swiveled quickly, and Randy caught his throw on the second base bag and fired to first for a pretty 1-6-3 double play. Remember this was after we turned a 3-1 lead into 6-1, so it was important to hold back their answer, and it provided just the recipe.
Joe came back in for the save and it was a key win. We'll take it as it brings us back into the playoff picture at 2-2.
Milestone:
Randy 150 h (#25)
Milestones:
Randy 150 h (#25)
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