Ball Leafs go 13 innings for big win
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There can be a fifth recreation within the Intercounty Baseball League ultimate in London.
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Sean Reilly hit a solo dwelling run to centre area within the backside of the thirteenth inning to offer the Toronto Maple Leafs a 6-5 win over the London Majors at Christie Pits on Thursday to tie the best-of-five collection at 2-2.
The Leafs are nonetheless alive of their quest for his or her first title since 2007 whereas the Majors must win the primary October recreation in IBL historical past to win its first title since 1975.
The Majors opened the scoring within the high of the second on a solo dwelling run to proper area from Byron Reichstein off Toronto starter Justin Cicatello. Within the fourth, Reichstein would his his second, this time to left-centre.
In the identical inning, a single by Carlos Artiaga allowed Hayden Jaco to attain giving the Majors a 3-0 lead.
Within the sixth, Artiaga added his second RBI, this time permitting Adam Filmon to attain.
The Leafs minimize the lead in half within the backside of the sixth, lastly fixing Majors’ starter Pedro De Los Santos. Marcus Knecht singled. Later, Chandler McLaren hit an RBI double to attain Knecht. Then Connor Lewis singled to drive in McLaren.
London added yet another within the seventh on an RBI double by Cleveland Brownlee.
The Leafs scored twice extra within the backside of the inning. First a Knecht sacrifice scored Justin Marra. Later, Dan Marra doubled to attain Sean Reilly. Then within the eighth, Reilly singled to attain Lewis to even the sport 5-5 and set off the extra-inning marathon.