Game Two is a crucial game for the Charlotte Castoffs as they gave up home field advantage and could not afford to drop a second game at home to start the series.
San Juan Starter: Robert Wells - 18-5 record, 3.21 era, 2-2 postseason record
Charlotte Castoffs Starter: Deivi Almanzar - 12-12 record, 4.64 era, 0-0 postseason
San Juan continues to put some early pressure on Charlotte with a run in the second inning. Sean Mercedes once again does what he has been doing throughout these playoffs by going yard with his 10th postseason homerun to give the Crabbers a 1-0 lead. However, one inning later Charlotte gets a huge boost from their two-time MVP Neifi Belliard as he comes up with a grand slam home run to give Charlotte their first lead in the series, 4-1. In the 4th, Robert Wells hangs a breaking ball and Julio Santana promptly takes advantage to chalk up his 5th postseason homer, giving the Castoffs a 5-1 lead.
San Juan continued to battle back with the long ball once again, as Dean Ramirez jumps on an Almanzar offering to smack a two run homer, thus bringing the Crabbers within two. San Juan starts the sixth inning with a pitching change, bringing in Jeromy MacDougal to try and keep them close. Unfortunately for the Crabbers, MacDougal does the opposite and gives up 4 runs to push the lead up to 9-3. This score ends up holding up as the Castoffs get a big win to even the series at 1-1. Almanzar goes 8 innings while giving up 3 runs, earning his first postseason victory. Robert Wells drops to 2-3 in the playoffs.
Player of the Game: Neifi Belliard
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