Baseball
SEMIFINALS: ORIOLES TAKE GAME 1
Guam’s Major League was finally able to hit the diamond Friday evening after two rain outs forced the semifinals back into the weekend. The Orioles and Astros wrapped up their Game 1 with the O’s taking a slim 6-4 win in a best of five series.
Winning pitcher Freddy Cepeda ended his evening with 5ks and Julian Flores took the loss for the Astros with 1k.
The O’s erupted in the 6th inning where they scored five runs to take a 6-1 lead. The Astros were mounting a comeback in the 7th where they scored three runs while trailing 6-4.
Next game in the GML goes down Sunday evening in Game 1 between the unbeaten Rays and Redhawks.
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Astro's Jacob Conception swings and hits blazing fast pitch. (photo by Michael Blas)
Astro's Mike Cahill connects on Orioles' Freddy Cepeda's pitch. (photo by Michael Blas)
Astro's DJ Cruz guns for 3rd after Orioles' Randy Alcantara misses pass. (photo by Michael Blas)
Orioles' Coby Barnes connects on pitch, putting the ball into open field. (photo by Michael Blas)
Astro's Mike Cahill outs Orioles Poland Masaharu. (photo by Michael Blas)
Astro's pitcher Julian Flores fires ball to Orioles batter. (photo by Michael Blas)
Orioles' Mark Laanan stays calm on ball two. (photo by Michael Blas)
Orioles #26 Mark Laanan cheers teammate Kurt Diaz as both score back to back. (photo by Michael Blas)
Astro's catcher Johnny Aguon speedily runs to home plate. (photo by Michael Blas)
Orioles' #20 Freddy Cepeda pitches a strike to Astro batter. (photo by Michael Blas)