Early Fireworks Fizzle as Storm Shut Down Expos for Narrow Win

The Expos started the game strong with a pair of walks, followed by a double and Brad’s league-leading 22nd home run. Four batters into the game and the Expos had four runs. Storm responded well with four of their own capped off by a three-run dinger by Bob.

The Expos kept the pressure on Storm in the second with a five run second that featured a pair of home runs by Taylor and Ty as well as a home run out (that is allegedly by the home run outs league leader, but statisticians are still checking on that!). Storm dropped a big fat goose egg in the second and trailed 9-4 going into the 3rd.

The 3rd and 4th saw a shift in power, as the Expos were only able to put up a single in each inning, and Storm threw some crooked numbers on the board. They scored four runs in the 3rd on some small ball with four singles, a double, and a pair of sacrifice flies. Then in the 4th they scored five runs on a bunch of singles and a triple by Duran. That put Storm up 13-11.

Then the tide of the game shifted again and…nobody scored for the rest of the game. Not only was there no scoring in the final two and a half innings, but only 16 batters came to the plate. That’s only one more than the minimum 15. Not sure if everyone was just tired at the end of a doubleheader, but those final frames flew by and the game was over at 10:38 allowing time for an extra beer before people went home.

Standout Performances

1. Bob

• Stats: 3-for-3, 1 HR, 3 R, 3 RBI
• Impact: He provided the most power in the lineup, hitting the game's only home run and leading all players with 3 runs scored and 3 RBIs.

2. Joey

• Stats: 2-for-2, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB
• Impact: He reached base safely in every plate appearance, finishing with a perfect 1.000 Batting Average and a massive 1.667 Slugging Percentage.

3. Lance

• Stats: 2-for-3, Single, 2B, 2 RBI
• Impact: He came through with a critical extra-base hit, driving in 2 runs to maximize his team's offensive output.

Line Score

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Final
The Expos	4	5	1	1	0	0	0	11
Storm	4	0	4	5	0	0	X	13