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Mitchell-USA TODAY SportsAnother day of minor league baseball in the books. See
the results below.AAA: Round Rock Express (0-1) lost 2-1 (BOX SCORE)Rough opener
for the Express. They managed just one hit and one baserunner on the night, a
Mayfield solo HR in the 9th. The offense combined to strikeout 17 times. Rodgers
got the start and while he allowed some baserunners, he struck out 5 over 5
scoreless innings. Sneed relieved him and allowed 2 runs, 1 earned over his 2.1
innings of work.Jack Mayfield, 2B:1-for-3, R, HR, RBIBrady Rodgers, RHP:5.0 IP,
6 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 5 KCy Sneed, RHP: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 KRalph
Garza, RHP:0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 KAA: Corpus Christi Hooks (1-1) lost
7-5 (BOX SCORE)Adcock got the start and was solid the first 2 innings but ended
up allowing 5 runs in the 3rd as he was unable to finish the inning. The offense
battled back scoring 4 in the 3rd on a Goetzman 2 run
single
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Toro RBI double, and Rojas Rbi single. Scheetz was solid in mid relief striking
out 2. LaRue made his AA debut and went 5 innings allowing 2 runs with 6
strikeouts. Matijevic would add a sac fly in the 7th but the Hooks dropped this
one 7-5.Ronnie Dawson, CF:0-for-4, RStephen Wrenn, RF:2-for-3, R, 2 BB, SBJ.J.
Matijevic, 1B: 0-for-4, RBIGranden Goetzman, DH:1-for-4, R, 2 RBIAbraham Toro,
3B:1-for-4, R, 2B, RBIJoshua Rojas, 2B:2-for-4, RBIOsvaldo Duarte, 2B: 1-for-2,
R, 2B, BBBrett Adcock, LHP:2.2 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2
BB
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Gardner Jersey , 3 KKit Scheetz, LHP:1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2
KCarson LaRue, RHP:5.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 KA+: Fayetteville Woodpeckers
(1-0) POSTPONEDPostponed due to rain.A: Quad Cities River Bandits (1-0)
POSTPONEDPostponed due to wet grounds.Today¡¯s starters according to MiLB.com:RR:
Game 1 - Akeem Bostick (-.-- ERA); Game 2 - TBDCC: Brandon Bailey (-.-- ERA)FV:
Chad Donato (-.-- ERA)QC: Brett Conine (-.-- ERA) Roger Clemens¡¯ "final" start
plus late-game heroics. What more could you ask for?"As we just celebrated the
15-year anniversary of the 2003 Marlins championship team, I wanted to share one
enduring memory from that special run. It¡¯s not Josh Beckett¡¯s clinching
performance in Game 6 or Florida¡¯s shocking Game 1 upset in the Bronx behind
Brad Penny on the mound. Forever and ever, Game 4 of the ¡®03 Series will always
come to mind first.Whether you and your friends are talking about past Marlins
glory at Flanigan¡¯s or in your living room, this game will come up in any
conversations about the Fish. It¡¯s easily among the top five most crucial and
important games in franchise history. So let¡¯s set the stage and go down memory
lane...Several storylines surrounded this game as the Marlins and Yankees
battled through the 2003 Fall Classic. First off, could the underdogs bounce
back after dropping Game 3 at home? The Marlins had stolen the series opener,
but lost the next two, and now faced a daunting 2-1 series deficit to the
experienced Yankees.For Game 4 specifically, right-hander Roger Clemens was
allegedly bringing his historic career to a close. Emotions ran high as he took
the mound.At a sold-out Pro Player Stadium (love saying that), the young Marlins
were sparked by a future Hall of Famer in the first inning. After Clemens
handled the first two batters fairly quickly, he squared off with Ivan Rodriguez
who singled to begin a two-out rally.Then, rookie Miguel Cabrera went toe-to-toe
with Clemens. What a mismatch on paper, right? A 20 year-old against a 20-year
veteran. After nearly taking one to the chin from the Texas native, Cabrera
shocked the world by going opposite field for a two-run home-run. A star was
born for Florida.Piling on, Jeff Conine, Mike Lowell and Derrick Lee reached
based as well, with Lee driving in Conine to make it 3-0 Marlins.In the other
dugout
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Florida manager Jack McKeon selected Carl Pavano as his starting pitcher. Coming
into the game, Pavano had been great in the NLDS and NLCS, and he continued that
hot streak into the World Series.Aside from letting a run score in the top of
the second from an Aaron Boone sac fly, Pavano out-dueled Clemens. He was
fantastic through eight innings, striking out four, walking none and giving up
just seven hits. Putting his rough first inning behind him, Clemens settled in
and shut down the Marlins offense, allowing just three Florida baserunners the
next six innings. In the seventh inning, Clemens struck out Luis Castillo to
retire the side. There it was: the final pitch of his career (as far as we knew
at the time). Rightfully so, the crowd at Pro Player gave him a standing
ovation.Fast forward to the ninth, McKeon turned to closer Ugueth Urbina to
finish off the Yankees and tie the series. With New York down to their final out
and two runners on base, Joe Torre opted to use Ruben Sierra as a pinch-hitter.
Sierra tripled down the line, scoring both runners and tying the game at three.
As the game went into extra innings, the Marlins couldn¡¯t get anything going
with their hitters, while the Yankees threatened a couple times. In the 10th,
New York had a runner in scoring position, but failed to convert. Then in the
11th, Florida reliever Braden Looper faced bases loaded with just one out, but
Looper managed to survive and allowed nothing.Finally, in the bottom half of the
12th, Marlins shortstoplex Gonzlez stepped up. He had registered just one
base hit in the World Series up to that point and had experienced a dreadful
postseason in general. Facing Yankees reliever Jeff Weaver, Gonzlez sent a
liner off his bat that just barely cleared the left-field wall.Boom. Game over.
Marlins win 4-3 and the series was tied, 2-2. That dramatic victory helped give
Florida the momentum to capture Game 5, then ultimately clinch the series.