NLA Game 2, Apr. 10, 11
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3| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Challengers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | x | 17 | 16 | 1 |
| W: Imboden, T. L: Siegrist, T. | ||||||||||
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17Cards crush Challengers 17-3
The Swiss Champions Bern Cardinals started slowly, but then wasted no time to show why they were the nation's best team last year.The Cardinals outhit the Challengers 16-5, led by Seth Suplin and John Baum who both went 3-for-4, including one homer, five RBIs and seven runs scored.
Tobias Imboden pitched another complete game for his first win of the season, allowing three earned runs on five hits and three walks, while also striking out five.
Every Cardinal except Miro Bussmann had at least one hit, but only three of the Cardinals' 16 hits went for extra innings.
Starter Tobias Siegrist lasted 4 2-3 innings, giving up 13 runs - two of them unearned - on 12 hits and five walks.
Reliever Thomas Burger pitched the final 1 1-3 innings, allowing three more runs.
The Challengers' defense delievered a shaky performance with five errors, all of them in the infield.
Game notes
Siegrist is 3-2 alltime against the Cardinals with an ERA of 8.91, the highest against any team. ...Veterans Chris Palatinus and Saentis Zeller both aggrevated their hamstrings, effectively landing them on the DL. ...Rookies Korey Kovac, Carl Conway and Gabe Staub all missed the game due to various reasons.