It was looking pretty bad for the Mighty Men there for a while. Newark and Chien-Ming Wang were holding the Mighty Men scoreless for the first 7 innings, but the Mighty Men came through. The Sugar Bears got on the board first when Manny Ramirez hit a two-run homer in the 6th. Chipper Jones would get a base hit in the inning, but it was the last hit Newark would get in the game. Yes, they did walk a few more times, but the Sugar Bears also hit into two crushing double plays.
In the 8th inning, the Mighty Men made their move. Chipper Jones' error allowed Brian Giles to reach base with one out. Adrian Gonzalez then singled. Josh Hamilton hit a sac fly to score Giles, making the score 2-1 in Newark's favor. Kevin Youkilis then came through with a two-run home run to give the Mighty Men the lead. Mariano Rivera pitched a scoreless 9th to pick up his 4th save of the playoffs.
The series resumes Saturday in Marietta. Newark, so far, is undefeated on the road in the playoffs. They'll be sending Justin Duchscherer to the mound against Mike Mussina.
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