Well everyone expected Francisco Liriano to shut down the Bushslappers, but no one expected Bronson Arroyo to do the same to the Mighty Men.
The Mighty Men got off to a quick 1-0 lead in the first inning when Wily Mo Pena hit a single to score Derek Jeter. But the Slappers quickly tied it up with a Frank Thomas solo home run. Then in the sixth things went awry for the Mighty Men. Jeff Kent started the inning off with a single and Liriano walked Alfonso Soriano. Kent, however, was caught stealing on a botched hit and run attempt, while Soriano advanced to second. Perhaps feeling overconfident in his ability to throw out base runners, Liriano attempted to pick off Soriano at second but ended up throwing the ball into center field. Clearly nervous, Liriano walked Frank Thomas and Graig Nettles decided to change pitchers, opting for B.J. Ryan. Ryan walked the first batter to load the bases. Catcher Jorge Posada still wondering what went wrong with the pickoff throw earlier, watched the pitch go right under his legs for a passed ball, scoring Soriano from third. The situation had a potential to really get ugly but Carlos Beltran lined into a double play to end the inning.
Arroyo basically cruised through the eighth, encountering a bit of a scare after Wes Helms hit a single and advanced to second on an error, but Joe Nathan finished the inning, then retired the side in order in the ninth to pick up the save and a 1-0 series lead for the Bushslappers.
The two teams face off again today while Honolulu hosts Hoboken for game one of their series.
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