WS Game 3

Durham Bulls vs Cincinnati Reds - Durham staked Hub Strange to a two run lead and was sailing through the Reds lineup until the third inning. Suddenly and without warning, his Cleveland MO reared its ugly head as he couldn't get anybody out. Was it the League Office warnings with Rocky coming to the plate? Trying to stay away from his ear hole and the bases loaded to boot, he was trying to pitch him outside but hung one that Rocky got all of for a grand salami. Giving up two homers and 5 runs in the inning, Durham coaches had seen enough and in comes John White. Who finally got out of the inning giving up a solo shot, but the damage had already been done. Midre Davis had been occasionally shakey but buckled down after getting a commanding lead, with 2 more insurance runs in the 5th, until the sixth. After striking out AJ and Brooks something didn't look right, Reds coaches noticed the problem but hoped he could get through the inning. However after the third straight solo shot they had seen enough. Bringing in the sometimes unreliable Santiago Mangual may not have been a choice for most Reds fans, but to get out of the inning was a must at least. Santiago surprisingly shut things down until the 9th when the reliable closer Mitchell Ray was brought in to keep things in the Reds win column. With the Reds 8-6 win puts them 2 games to 1.