Buy The Yard 3 - Hackney's 1: No doubt the game would be close and Buy the Yard anticipated needing Tony Granato to lead the team in the playoffs. The scoring started with Hackneys in the bottom half of the 1st Tyler Igunbor hit a solid single and stole 2nd, and proceeded to score on solid hit by Max Yusim. Hackney’s leads 1-0. Tony Granato then lead off the top of the 2nd inning with a HR to right-center field that four hopped to the cars on Lawler avenue to tie the game 1-1. Martin Barr after pitching a solid inning was in a bases load jam in the bottom of the 2nd with only one out. Michael Weldon then made a major contribution by striking out the next two batters to shut down a potential Hackneys rally. George Sherman pitched a solid 3 innings for the Hackneys after the top half of the 3rd the game is tied 1-1. Hackneys again threatened in the bottom of 3rd. Tyler Ingunbor starts the inning with triple and then loading the bases with two out against Weldon, the rally was stopped on a ground ball hit by Berto Ansani to Tony Granato for the 3rd out. Tyler Igunbor then took the mound for Hackneys in the 4th inning (solid as usual) with two outs Tony Granato hits a very high fly ball to right field which lands inches from the foul line in fair play HR #2. BTY takes the lead 2-1. Tony Granato pitches in the bottom of the 4th and completes the inning with 3 strike outs and 1 walk. Tyler Igunbor strikes out the side in the top of the 5th. Sid Powell leads off the bottom of the 5th with a walk and is unfortunately called out for leaving early and BTY retires the next two batters. The score is still 2-1 after five. In the top half of the six Tyler Igunbor gives up a rare walk to lead off hitter Jake Kaufman, on the only past ball in the game given up by catcher Max Yusim the runner steals second and on an over throw advances to 3rd and home plate. Buy the Yard leads 3-1. Hackneys then batted in the bottom half of the 6th with a lot of patience at the plate. Tony Granato fielded a ground ball and proceeded to strike-out the next two batters to end a well played game by both teams. Congratulations go out to both teams, this was truly a game of inches minus two specific plays the outcome may have been totally different.
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