The Clearwater Threshers beat the Sarasota Reds 4-3 last night at Ed Smith Stadium to advance to the Florida State League Championship Series against the Brevard County Manatees.
Shane Figueroa has a great game recap with quotes from Clearwater Threshers players on MiLB.com.
The Threshers traveled after the game to the East Coast to get ready for Game 1 tonight at 7:00pm in Brevard County.
The Clearwater Threshers beat the Sarasota Reds 3-2 yesterday at Ed Smith Stadium to tie up the West Division Series at one game apiece.
Lou Marson doubled twice on the night, scoring a run and also knocking in a RBI. John Urick also had two hits and a RBI.
Reliever Will Savage came into the game in the seventh inning and shut down the Reds to earn the save. He struck out five of the nine batters he faced, and gave up no hits.
The West Division Title will be settled tonight in Sarasota. The game is scheduled for a 7:00pm start. The winner travels to Brevard County, who beat St. Lucie for the East Division Championship. The FSL Championship Series is best-of-five.
A contingent of approximately 75 Threshers staffers and fans made their way to Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota last night, and unfortunately the only action we saw on the field was the tarp crew. A heavy rain storm moved through Sarasota right near game time and was still going strong as the Reds made the decision around 8:15pm to postpone Game 2 until today (Thursday). It is scheduled for 7:00pm and will be a nine-inning game.
This could push the FSL Playoff Schedule back a day depending on the outcome tonight. The earliest that the Threshers could now host a game (in Round 2) would be Monday, September 10.
Updated 1:55pm: Andrew Carpenter is now the scheduled starter for Game 2 tonight.
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