2006 Post Season:

RedSox win American League Championship!   Pirates win National League Championship!

September 24th :  Championship Series Deciding Game 3      1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Nationals 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 6 10 1 RedSox 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 1   8 12 6 Game #3 -- CHAMPIONSHIP GAME Joel Simon struck out Joe Byrum on a 3-2 count with the bases loaded and 2 out in the top of te 8th to preserve a 7-6 Red Sox lead, then retired the side in order in the 9th as the Sox won their 2nd title in a row, 8-6. Winning pitcher Pat Redican hurled the 1st 7 innings allowing 3 earned runs on 9 hits. He walked none and fanned 7. Todd Hickey: 1-for-3, 2RBI, SF Jeff Johnson: 3-for-4, RBI, R Joel Simon: 2-for-5, RBI, R, 2B Pat Redican: 2-for-4, RBI Ryan Hickey: 1-for-3, RBI, 2R, 2HBP     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Dodgers 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 4 8 13 2 Pirates 2 3 2 2 0 2 1 2   14 19 2 (Pirates) Pirates win the deciding game 3, behind Series MVP, Kenny Milton, the great Pirate defense and timely hitting. Kenny Milton, 9IP CG 6ER, also 2 for 3, R 3RBI Frank Merenda 3 for 5, 3R Ronnie Burke 3 for 4, 2R 2RBI Steve Hernandez 3 for 5, 2R Mike McIlvain  2 for 4, 2R RBI Brian Baldwin 3 for 4, RBI Rick Hunnicutt 1 for 1, 2B R, shut down running game (series) A great team victory for the Pirates...  everyone contributed! WAY TO GO, PIRATES!!!!!  #1   September 17th :  Championship Series (best 2 out of 3) Doubleheader Day (Games 1 & 2)     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Nationals 0 1 4 4 0 0 2 0 0 11 12 3 RedSox 2 2 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 10 14 8 (Red Sox) Todd Hickey: 2-for-5, 4RBI, W Ryan Hickey: 3-for-6, RBI, 4R, 2B Jason DeWitt:2-for-5, RBI, R, 3B Pat Redican: 2-for-4, RBI, R, 2B, 2W Bobby Martinez 2-for-5, RBI, W Mike Gray:   1-for-3, 3R, 3W       1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Dodgers 0 1 2 0 2 4 1 0 0 10     Pirates 2 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 8     ( Game 1 )     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Pirates 3 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 10     Dodgers 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 5     ( Game 2 )     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E RedSox                         Nationals                          ( Game 2) The game was called with 2 out in the bottom of the 6th with the Red Sox leading, 21-12. The game will be finished starting at 10 am Sunday at Huntsinger       September 10th Payoff Games:  Round Three Elimination round     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Dodgers 5 1 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 12 14 4 Pirates 6 2 6 0 0 0 0 2 - 16 16 5 (Pirates) Pirates win the pitching duel (second half), after the 2-hour first four innings. Ron Burke 6IP 4ER 8H 3K 0BB Armando Padilla 4 for 5, 2B BB 5RBI 3R John Anderson 2 for 5, 2B 4RBI R Mike McIlvain, Tim Casey Sr., Tim Casey Jr. & Kenny Milton each had 2 hits for the Pirates... Great game-saving catches in the outfield.       1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E RedSox 2 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 6 14 19 5 Astros 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 11 2 (RedSox) Red Sox--break an 8-8 tie with 6 runs in top of 10th. Pat Redican's Grand Slam was the deciding hit. Pat Redican: 7.2IP, 10H, 1ER, 3W, 2K              2-for-6, 7RBI, 2HR, 2R Joel Simon: 3-for-5, 3RBI, 3R, 2B, W, SB             Winning Pitcher, 2IP, 1R, 2W, 2K Ryan Hickey: 3-for-5, 2RBI, 3R, W Todd Hickey: 3-for-5, RBI, R, 2B, W Mike Gray:   2-for-4, 2R, 2W, SB Fern Garcia: 2-for-5, R, 2B, HBP     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Mets 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1   4 9 3 Royals 0 7 0 0 2 0 0 6   15 21 0 (Royals) The morning started off very promising for the Royals as they beat the Mets 15-4. Chris Bennett pitched like a champ, going the distance. Offensively, the Royals were just as potent with Kevin Walton hitting a walk off 3 run double and finishing with 3 hits and 5 RBI. Rick Kline, Jesse McKindley and andy Madec also each collected three hits.     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Royals  0 0 0 0 0 0 0     0 6 1 Dodgers 1 3 1 0 1 5 -     11 15 1 (Royals) The afternoon was not so kind to the Royals as they were limited to 6 hits, losing to the Dodgers 11-0.       1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Angels                   12     Nationals                    4     (       1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Nationals                   9     Astros                    7     (     August 27th Payoff Games:  Round two Double elimination     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E  Mets 1 0 0 0 0 1 0     2 5 4  Pirates 1 1 7 0 4 5 -     18 19 1 (Pirates) Ronnie Burke retired 12 straight Mets and, along with awesome Pirate hitting, led the Pirates to victory in their opening round. John Anderson 4 for 4, HR (2)2B 3R 3RBI Kenny Milton 3 for 4, (2)2B BB 4R Steve Hernandez 3 for 5, 2B 3B 2R 3RBI Ronnie Burke 5IP 1R 2H, (No hits after the 1st inning)     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Nationals  1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 8 4 RedSox 2 0 2 1 0 5 0 0 - 10 10 2 (Red Sox) Pat Redican: Winning Pitcher, 8IP, 3ER, 7H, 1W, 11K              2-for-4, 4RBI, R, 2B, HBP Joel Simon:  3-for-4, 2RBI, 3R, HR, W, SB Todd Hickey: 1-for-3, 2RBI, R, 3B, 2W Fernando Garcia: 1-for-3, RBI, SB, HBP     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E  Royals  0 0 0 1 2 0 0     3 9 2  Dodgers 2 2 1 4 3 7       19 15 2 (Royals) The Dodgers beat the Royals 19-3. Overshadowed was Ed Jannone, who pitched very well but took the loss.       1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Angels  4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 11     Astros 3 0 2 0 2 2 2 3   14     ( August 20th Payoff Games:  Single elimination     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Royals  2 0 0 4 0 5 0 2 0 13 25 4 Astros 2 0 0 2 0 3 0 3 0 10 14 4 (The Royals pounded out 25 hits enroute to a 13-10 victory over the hard charging Astros. Chris Bennett and Kevin Walton pitched very well and Doc Peerless tied a team record as he went 6 for 6 including 2 doubles!! Astros eliminated!       1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Mets                    9     Athletics                    4     ( Athletics eliminated!     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Phillies                    9     Angels                    12     ( Phillies eliminated!     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Tigers                    7     Nationals                    15     ( Tigers eliminated

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2006 Season

American League FINAL STANDINGS (18+) W L T Astros 16 5   RedSox 13 8   Nationals 13 8   Angels 11 9   Phillies 10 9 1 Tigers 11 10   Yankees 3 17 1 Twins 3 16     National League FINAL STANDINGS  (34+) W L T Pirates 18 2 1 Dodgers 18 3   Athletics 13 8   Astros 10 10 1 Royals 9 12   Mets 8 13   Rangers 6 14 1 Padres 0 20 1 Game/Score Update     2006 Season Scores