NLA Game 19, Aug. 09, 15
CHA
2| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Challengers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Flyers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | x | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| W: Oshima, H. L: Siegrist, T. | ||||||||||||
FLY
5Shannon’s 3-run homer the difference in Flyers’ win
One big swing off the bat from one of the best players in the league gave the Flyers their fourth consecutive win against the Challengers with a 5-2 win in Game 1 of Sunday’s doubleheader.Hideori Oshima outdueled Tobias Siegrist with a complete-game five-hitter, earning him his fourth win in five starts this season.
Oshima surrendered one run each in the first and third innings on RBI-singles by Siegrist and Saentis Zeller, but Shannon’s three-run homer in the fourth was all the runs Oshima needed fort he win.
Hide Oshima added a solo homer of his own to help his cause, and Taka Oshima ended up being the only player with at least two hits.
Game notes
The Challengers last won against the Flyers on September 29, 2014 in Game 4 of the Playoff Semifinals. …Rob Sedin doubled in the first inning in what was his 450th plate appearance in the NLA. …Zeller stole his 150th base in the NLA as he swiped second base in the eighth inning. …Siegrist's 14 career complete games tie him for fifth place with Roger Brunner on the alltime list.