WASHINGTON SENATORS at ALBANY INTERNATIONALS

 

Two fun games. Results below

Game 1- When you think you've seen it all!
The home team wins 2-1. ALL HITS AND RUN occurred in the 1st inning.
BOTH teams were held hitless for the remaining 8 innings!

Senators AB R H RBI AVG Internationals AB R H RBI AVG

 J.Chisholm RF 4 0 0 0 .000 C.Yelich LF 4 0 0 0 .000 
 J.Rodriguez CF 4 1 1 0 .250 R.Laureano RF 3 1 1 0 .333 
 B.Harper 1B 4 0 1 1 .250 C.Seager SS 3 1 1 2 .333 
 R.Arozarena LF 2 0 0 0 .000 B.Buxton CF 1 0 0 0 .000 
 C.Biggio 2B 4 0 0 0 .000 J.Turner DH 2 0 0 0 .000 
 X.Bogaerts SS 3 0 0 0 .000 A-L.Wade Jr PH,DH 1 0 0 0 .000 
 J.Ramirez 3B 3 0 0 0 .000 A.Bohm 3B 3 0 0 0 .000 
 T.Pham DH 3 0 0 0 .000 Y.Diaz 1B 2 0 0 0 .000 
 M.Thaiss C 3 0 0 0 .000 B-C.Bellinger 1B 0 0 0 0 ---- 
 J.McNeil 2B 3 0 0 0 .000 
 Y.Diaz C 3 0 0 0 .000 
 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- 
 Totals 30 1 2 1 Totals 25 2 2 2
 
A-Pinch Hit For Turner In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Diaz In 9th Inning
 
Senators........ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 2 0
Internationals.. 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 2 1
 
Senators (0-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
B.Ober LOSS(0-1) 6 1/3 2 2 2 2 6 1 74 2.84 A1 C4
H.Stratton 1 2/3 0 0 0 1 2 0 22 0.00 C5
Totals 8 2 2 2 3 8 1
 
Internationals (1-0) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
N.Martinez WIN(1-0) 7 2 1 1 0 5 0 90 1.29 A1 C7
J.Slaten HOLD(1st) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 0.00 C8 D1
J.Jimenez SAVE(1st) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 0.00 D2
Totals 9 2 1 1 1 6 0
 
ATTENDANCE- 46,958 DATE- Friday, October 3rd 2025 TIME- Night 
T- 2:06
LEFT ON BASE- Senators: 4 Internationals: 2
DOUBLE PLAYS- Senators: 1 Internationals: 0
ERRORS- N.Martinez
DOUBLES- J.Rodriguez(1st), B.Harper(1st)
HOME RUNS- C.Seager(1st)
RBIs- B.Harper(1st), C.Seager-2(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- R.Arozarena(1st)
WALKS- R.Arozarena, B.Buxton-2, Y.Diaz
HIT BY PITCH- R.Arozarena
STRIKE OUTS- J.Chisholm-2, B.Harper, C.Biggio, J.Ramirez, T.Pham, R.Laureano,
 C.Seager, J.Turner, A.Bohm, J.McNeil-2, Y.Diaz-2
GIDP- J.Turner
RLISP 2-out- X.Bogaerts, C.Biggio
TEAM RISP- Senators: 1 for 4 Internationals: 0 for 0
 

GAME 2 - Washington blew up Musgrove early and managed just 2 hits after the 2nd.
Albany chipped away but missed a game tying BP HR in 8th before Rolaids Relief
Award Winner K Yates slammed the door in the 9th.

Senators AB R H RBI AVG Internationals AB R H RBI AVG
 J.Chisholm RF 4 1 2 0 .250 C.Yelich LF 4 0 1 0 .125 
 J.Rodriguez CF 3 0 0 0 .143 L.Wade Jr 1B 4 0 1 1 .200 
 B.Harper 1B 4 1 1 1 .250 B.Buxton CF 4 0 0 0 .000 
 R.Arozarena LF 3 1 2 2 .400 C.Seager SS 4 1 1 1 .286 
 C.Biggio 2B 4 0 2 0 .250 C.Bellinger RF 4 0 0 0 .000 
 X.Bogaerts SS 4 0 0 0 .000 A.Bohm 3B 4 1 2 0 .286 
 J.Ramirez 3B 4 0 0 0 .000 J.Turner DH 3 0 1 0 .200 
 T.Pham DH 3 1 1 1 .167 A-Z.Neto PR,DH 1 0 0 0 .000 
 B.Rortvedt C 4 0 0 0 .000 J.McNeil 2B 1 1 0 1 .000 
 Y.Diaz C 3 0 1 0 .167 
 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- 
 Totals 33 4 8 4 Totals 32 3 7 3
 
A-Pinch Ran For Turner In 7th Inning
 
Senators........ 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 8 0
Internationals.. 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 3 7 0
 
Senators (1-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
B.Francis WIN(1-0) 6 1/3 5 3 3 1 5 1 96 4.26 A1 C6
H.Stratton HOLD(1st) 0 1/3 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 0.00 C7 C9
R.Garcia HOLD(1st) 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 0.00 D1 D4
K.Yates SAVE(1st) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 0.00 D5
Totals 9 7 3 3 1 9 1
 
Internationals (1-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
J.Musgrove LOSS(0-1) 2 6 4 4 1 2 2 44 18.00 A1 B4
A.Chapman 1 2/3 0 0 0 1 4 0 23 0.00 B5 C1
J.Leclerc 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0.00 C2 C2
S.Moll 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 17 0.00 C3 C6
M.Otanez 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 0.00 C7 C9
B.Joyce 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 0.00 D1 D4
J.Slaten 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 0.00 D5 D8
J.Jimenez 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 0.00 D9
Totals 9 8 4 4 5 11 2
 
ATTENDANCE- 46,740 DATE- Saturday, October 4th 2025 TIME- Night 
T- 2:53
LEFT ON BASE- Senators: 7 Internationals: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Senators: 1 Internationals: 0
DOUBLES- B.Harper(2nd), R.Arozarena(1st), C.Biggio(1st), A.Bohm(1st)
HOME RUNS- R.Arozarena(1st), T.Pham(1st), C.Seager(2nd)
RBIs- B.Harper(2nd), R.Arozarena-2(2nd), T.Pham(1st), L.Wade Jr(1st),
 C.Seager(3rd), J.McNeil(1st)
STOLEN BASES- J.Chisholm-4(4th)
CAUGHT STEALING- R.Arozarena
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.McNeil
WALKS- J.Chisholm, J.Rodriguez-2, R.Arozarena, T.Pham, J.McNeil
STRIKE OUTS- J.Rodriguez-2, B.Harper, C.Biggio-2, X.Bogaerts-3, T.Pham,
 B.Rortvedt-2, C.Yelich-2, L.Wade Jr, B.Buxton-2, C.Seager,
 C.Bellinger, A.Bohm, Z.Neto
RLISP 2-out- X.Bogaerts, B.Harper, C.Seager, J.Rodriguez, R.Arozarena, C.Yelich,
 T.Pham
TEAM RISP- Senators: 2 for 11 Internationals: 1 for 5

Today, Tuesday, October 28, Kevin and I NetPlayed our division series. Kona Coast took the series, 4-games-to-1.

It was a taut series for the first four games, all of which were one-run affairs, with games 3 and 4 going to extra innings. Kona Coast clinched via a surprising blowout in Game 5.

RICHMOND BANSHEES vs. KONA COAST COFFEE GROWERS

Game 1 – Kona Coast 2, Richmond 1. Starting the series in Hawaii, Chris Sale and Dylan Cease matched up in a classic pitchers’ duel. Sale limited the Banshees to just 3 hits but the visitors broke the scoreless tie in the top of the 7^th inning on a 3-base error by left fielder Spencer Steer, immediately followed by a Shea Langeliers double (in what would turn out to be his only hit of the series). But fate would take its own course in the bottom of the 7^th inning when with two outs, Francisco Lindor singled. That chased Cease, and David Robertson was called in from the bullpen. Royce Lewis came in as PH and got the called-out-loud roll of “1-9!” to smack a HR off his own card. In the 8^th, the Banshees nearly tied it up. A lead-off double by Tyrone Taylor followed by a sacrifice bunt put the tying run at 3b with just one out. That ended Chris Sale’s day. Tyler Holton came in, induced a groundball that got Taylor at the plate. A popout later ended the inning. Holton worked around a two-out walk in the 9^th inning to record the five out save.

Game 2 – Kona Coast 2, Richmond 1. The Coffee Growers struck for all their runs in the second inning, courtesy of a 2-run double by Jung Hoo Lee. Blake Snell allowed only 1 hit in 5-1/3 innings of work. He was charged with one run when, with runners on first and third, reliever Tyson Miller got the ground ball but Kona Coast could not complete the double play. As in the prior game, the Banshees threatened in the 8^th inning, getting runners to 2^nd and 3^rd with two outs but couldn’t get the timely hit. Richmond only got two hits in the game (with five walks).

Game 3 – Kona Coast 2, Richmond 1 (14 innings). Yet another 2-1 game, but this time it took 14 innings in Richmond! The Coffee Growers got a 1^st inning solo HR by Francisco Lindor but the Banshees tied it up 2 innings later on a single, sacrifice bunt, and a RBI single by Tyrone Taylor. Joe Ryan channeled his inner Nolan Ryan, allowing just two hits, no walks, and 12 strikeouts in 7 innings of work. The Banshees threatened with bases loaded and just one out in 7^th inning but Tyson Miller saved the day for the visitors by striking out Jake Cave and Tyrone Taylor. Both bullpens pretty much stifled their opponents afterwards. Kona Coast finally broke through the 14^th inning on two singles to start the inning, followed by a groundout hit-and-run to get runners in scoring position with just one out. Johan Rojas squeeze bunted home the eventual winning run. In the bottom of the 14^th, Richmond did get a single but Tyler Holton came in to get the last two outs.

Game 4 – Richmond 6, Kona Coast 5 (12 innings). Guess what? Another one-run game, but this time the Banshees walked it off in the 12^th inning with two outs. The Coffee Growers got off to a 2-0 lead but Riley Greene got one back for the Banshees on a solo HR in the 4^th inning. Thairo Estrada hit a 2-run double for Richmond in the 5^th inning to put the home squad up 3-2. But Kevin Pillar answered for the Coffee Growers with a tying RBI single at the top of the next inning. But wait! Josh Naylor’s solo shot in the bottom of the 6^th made it 4-3. Andrew Volpe provided what looked like and insurmountable 2-run lead with a RBI single in the 7^th. Lol. However, three consecutive Coffee Grower doubles in the 8^th inning tied the game at 5 runs apiece, setting up another extra inning game. In the 10^th inning, the Coffee Growers could not push a run over the plate as Spencer Steer grounded out into an inning-ending double play. In the bottom of the frame, a two-out error by the steady Andres Gimenez loaded the bases but Josh Naylor grounded out routinely to end the threat. In the bottom of the 12^th inning, Andrew Volpe led off the inning with a single but was thrown out trying to steal on a botched hit-and-run. Tyrone Talyor grounded out. Then Nate Lowe walked, Riley Greene singled to put runners on the corners. Josh Naylor was given a free pass, and pinch hitter Austin Wells hit a clean single to win the game.

Game 5 – Kona Coast 11, Richmond 2. Surprisingly, the Coffee Growers beat up on Richmond’s #1 starter, Dylan Cease, early and often, scoring 7 runs in the first three innings via a 2-run Francisco Lindor HR, a 2-run double by Jung Hoo Lee, and a 3-run HR by Andres Gimenez(!). Chris Sale cruised through a complete game victory, allowing 8 hits, 2 walks, and 11 strikeouts.

Some series trivia:

• The Kona Coast pitching staff compiled a 1.71 ERA, a .176 opponents’ batting average, and just 3 HRs allowed in 52-2/3 IP. Just a typical Kona Coast series (when they win)
• Francisco Lindor hit 3 of Kona Coast’s 5 HRs in the series, but hit only .190 overall.
• William Contreras hit .174, and struck out 12 times in 23 ABs.
• Chris Sale won 2 games, 16-1/3 IP, 11 hits, 3 walks, 20 Ks. The SOM game awarded him the series MVP.
• Kona Coast made only 2 errors in 5 games (although the 3-base error by Spencer Steer was costly).
• Not noticed at the time, but Kona Coast PHs went 6-for-6, including the very noticed critical Royce Lewis HR in Game 1. Lewis, himself, accounted for half the total.
• Richmond PHs went 4-for-12, including Austin Wells game winner in Game 4.
• No batter on Richmond had more than 2 RBIs.
• Banshee Shea Langeliers had the worst of it, going just 1-for-23 (.043). Coffee Grower Spencer Steer was just 2-for-20 (.100).
• Tyler Holton earned 3 saves.

Thanks to Kevin, my annual draft strategy doppelganger, for the fun conversations on the phone as we played our series. With four one-run games, it could have just as easily been a 4-1 Banshee series.