The Mighty Men took a 3-2 lead in their 7-game series with the Mudcats, after once again prevailing in extra innings. The Mighty Men struck early in the first, but the Mudcats tied the game up at 1-1 on a Grady Sizemore single. The score remained tied until the 6th when Brian Giles doubled in Milton Bradley, giving the Mighty Men a 2-1 lead. The Cats tied it up again in the 7th when pinch-hitter Cody Ross came through with an RBI single. At the end of 9 innings, the game was still deadlocked at 2. In the top of the 10th, the Cats got into trouble, walking the first two batters, but the Mighty Men left their runners stranded. Carolina once again walked the leadoff batter in the 11th and this time it burned them as Josh Hamilton and Kevin Youkilis hit back-to-back doubles, giving the Mighty Men a 4-2 lead. In the bottom half of the inning, veteran Mariano Rivera was brought in to preserve the lead, and he was able to retire three of the four batters to nail down his second postseason save. The series will resume Saturday when Marietta will send Mike Mussina to the mound, while Carolina has Carlos Zambrano scheduled.
Today, Hillsborough will try to take Newark out of the playoffs, as they play host to the Sugar Bears holding a 3-2 series lead. The Hitmen will start John Lackey and the Sugar Bears will go with Chien-Ming Wang.
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