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Minnesota Mudhens 84-78 vs.
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| Game | Location | Results | Win | Loss | Save |
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| 1 | at Harlingen | Aztecs 5, Mudhens 4 (10) | S.Miller(1-0) | R.Stanek(0-1) | None |
| HR – B.Drury(1), S.Perez(1) | |||||
| 2 | at Harlingen | Aztecs 4, Mudhens 3 (15) | K.Graveman(1-0) | J.LaSorsa(0-1) | None |
| HR – B.Drury(2), C.McCormick(1), B.Buxton(1), T.Pham(1), C.Walker(1), M.Ozuna(1) | 3 | at Minnesota | Mudhens 9, Aztecs 1 | A.Civale(1-0) | B.Miller(0-1) | None |
| HR – C.McCormick(2) | |||||
| 4 | at Minnesota | Aztecs 2, Mudhens 0 | M.King(1-0) | D.Peterson(0-1) | K.Graveman(1) |
| HR – None | |||||
| 5 | at Minnesota | Aztecs 12, Mudhens 3 | C.Bassitt(1-0) | P.Lopez(0-1) | None |
| HR – B.Drury(3), C.Walker(2), J.Pena 2(2), J.Martinez(1), D.Stewart(1), J.Burger(1), C.Bellinger(1) | |||||
Harlingen wins series 4-1
Game 1 – Minute Maid Park – Cody Bellinger gets Minnesota off to a good start with a sacrifice fly in the 1st. Brandon Drury adds a solo HR in the 3rd to give MNM a 2-0 lead after 3 innings. In the bottom of the 4th, a throwing error by Bellinger and a sac fly by J.D. Martinez knotted the game at 2-2. MNM wastes no time retaking the lead in the 5th. Jorge Mateo hits a lead off 3B and Drury brings him in with another sacrifice fly Salador Perez follows with a solo HR and the Mudhens lead 4-2 after 5 innings. Both teams turn to their bullpens in the 6th. Michael Tonkin keeps the visitors scoreless, but Trevor Stephan runs into trouble for the ‘Hens. Christian Walker drives in two with a 2B and the game is tied at 4 after 6 innings. Pitchers take control of the game and the teams are unable to score in the 7th, 8th, or 9th. Minnesota brings in Ryne Stanek in the bottom of the 10th and Walker drives in the winning run with a single. Harlingen takes Game one 5-4. Walker is the game MVP going 3-4 with a BB and 3 RBI. Shelby Miller is the winning pitcher and Stanek is the loser. The Aztecs’ bullpen goes 4.2 IP with one hit and one BB.
Game 2 – Minute Maid Park – Minnesota jumps to an early lead thanks to a Chas McCormick lead-off HR. Harlingen scores 2 in the bottom of the 3rd on a Tommy Pham solo HR and a Jeremy Pena double to take a 2-1 lead after 3 innings. Brandon Drury ties the game in the 4th with a solo HR. In the 5th, MIN takes the lead 3-2 on a Byron Buxton solo HR. The teams remain scoreless for the next few innings. In the bottom of the 9th, the ‘Hens bring in Alexis Diaz to close out the game. Christian Walker greets him with a HR to tie the game. The Aztecs load the bases with one out but Bryso Stott grounds into a DP to end the inning. The game remains scoreless until the bottom of the 15th. Marcell Ozuna hits a walkoff HR off Joe LaSorsa to end the game. HAZ wins 4-3 and takes a 2 games to 0 lead in the series. Kendall Graveman was the winner and LaSorsa the loser. The difference in the series has been the HAZ bullpen which has pitched 14.2 innings and given up 1 hit, 2 walks and 0 runs.
Game 3 – Target Field – Minnesota opened the scoring in the bottom of the 2nd when Cody Bellinger was hit by a pitch, stole 2nd, went to third on a grounder and scored on Jared Triolo’s sacrifice fly. They went up 2-0 in the bottom of the 3rd on Brandon Drury’s RBI single and 3-0 on Chas McCormick’s HR to lead off the 5th. DJ Stewart’s sacrifice in the 6th put Harlingen on the board. The Mudhens countered with 2 in the bottom half and scored 4 more times in the bottom of the 7th for the 9-1 blowout. Aaron Civale pitched 5 innings, allowing 2 hits while fanning 6 for the win. Bobby Miller took the “L”. The Aztecs managed only 5 hits as the Mudhen ‘pen held them hitless the last 3 frames. Christian Walker had 2 of HAZ’s 5 hits. Chas McCormick went 3-3 with 2 walks. Jorge Mateo was 2-3 with 4 RBI.
Game 4 – Target Field – Christian Walker’s 2-out single in the top of the first inning gave Harlingen a 1-0 lead. Yan Gomes hit a one-out triple in the 4th and scored on Myles Straw’s grounder to short as Minnesota couldn’t turn the doubleplay giving the Aztecs all the scoring they would need. Michael King struck out 9 Mudhens and allowed only 2 hits in 6 innings before hitting the showers. Michael Tonkin, JoJo Romero and Kendall Graveman combined to fan 4 batters and scatter 4 hits to complete the shutout. Salvador Perez was 2-4 at the dish to lead Minnesota. Walker finished 2-3 with a HBP for the visitors. David Peterson took the loss for the ‘Hens.
Game 5 – Target Field – Harlingen had the hometown Mudhens on the ropes and they smelled blood in the 2nd inning as Christian Walker belted a solo home run and Jeremy Pena blasted a grand slam to go up 5-0. Pena struck again in the 4th with a 3-run shot and JD Martinez capped off the inning with another dinger giving the Aztecs a 9-0 cushion, leaving the ‘Hens’ heads spinning. Harlingen went yard two more times and was up 12-0 heading into the bottom of the 7th. Minnesota would manage 3 runs, but obviously, it was too little too late. The Harlingen Aztecs advance to the ALCS with the 4-1 series victory. Pena, Martinez and Yan Gomes each had two hits for HAZ. Chris Bassitt allowed 4 hits in 7.1 innings for the win. Pablo Lopez was tagged with the defeat. Brandon Drury was 2-4 with a homer for the home team.
