Game 1 Garcia vs Webb

I dont have the pbp for this one, but the first inning saw a 2 run HR by Jesus Aguliar matched in part by a solo shot from Andres Gimenez, then there was a lot of nothing until the 7^th, when the QUA bats plated a run to bring it even.  The top of the 8^th saw pinch hitter Ezequiel Duran hit a decisive 2-out, 2-run single, which provided just enough cushion so that a 9^th inning rally from QUA couldn't quite get it done. EGR 4, QUA 3

Game 2 Luzardo vs Ray

EGR loaded the bases in the 2^nd and 4^th innings, but only managed a single run in each frame on a HBP and a ground out, both by Willi Castro.  Eloy Jiminez brought it back to 2-1 in the bottom of the 4^th on a solo HR, but that proved to be the end of the scoring, as Ray and Kyle Finnegan worked out of 2-on, 1-out situations in the 5^th and 9^th, and the EGR bullpen only allowed 2 baserunners in total over the last 5 innings.  EGR 2, QUA 1

Game 3 Gibson vs Detmers

EGR got off to a good start thanks to a 2-run Murphy HR in the 1^st, and still held a 2-run advantage after the teams traded single runs in the 4^th, but QUA tied it in the 5^th on a walk-bunt-single-single-ground out sequence that chased Detmers.  Lane Thomas got to 3^rd with 1 out in the 7^th but couldnt score, leaving the door open for a 3-run EGR 7^th inning rally, kicked off by an Andrus error followed by a walk, a single, and a huge Castro double.  Would it be enough? Four consecutive QUA runners reached off of 3 EGR relievers in the 8th, pulling it to 6-4 with the bases loaded and no outs, but Jose Alvarado came in and struck out ONeill, Thomas, and McGuire to end the threat.  The 9^th inning proved much less eventful.  EGR 6, QUA 4

Game 4 Cabrera vs Suarez

No really good scoring chances until the bottom of the 6^th when EGR gets a lead off single and a walk, but Kyle Finnegan comes in and strikes out 2 and gets a fly out to end the threat.  QUA returns the favor in the 7^th, with 2 lead-off singles followed by a sacrifice bunt and a strike out.  Gimenez gets HBP to load the bases, but Jose Alvarado strikes out PH Max Kepler to keep it scoreless.  With 2 outs in the top of the 8^th, Mr. e4 Ramon Laureano commits 2-base errors on consecutive batters, followed by a Lane Thomas double, and thats all she wrote.  QUA 2, EGR 0

Game 5 Webb vs Garcia

Not much again until the top of the 5^th, when QUA loaded the bases with 2 outs (double, HBP, walk) and scored a run on a Miranda single, but Hosmer struck out to limit the damage. A Vogelbach HR in the 6^th pushed it to 2-0, but EGR finally got some traffic in the bottom of the 6^th, scoring 3 times on single-walk-SO-single-single+error-SF sequence.  That proved to be enough as the EGR bullpen limited the QUA offense to a single in each of the 7^th and 8^th innings, and Montero got some big help in the 9^th from Sean Murphy, who threw out Tyler ONeill trying to steal 2^nd  for the first out of the inning, which ended up really mattering given a 2-out single from McGuire that might have tied the game. Rafael Montero ended up with saves in all 4 EGR wins, as he proved to be a very useful in-season trade pick-up.  EGR 3, QUA 2

So, despite a 4-1 EGR series victory, it was an extremely tight affair the whole way.  Neither team did much offensively, as EGR only managed a 0.177/0.280/0.247 slash line and QUA a 0.193/0.272/0.317 line, with EGR winning the scoring battle 15-12. In the end it probably came down to EGR bumping their average with RISP to a whopping 0.220 (9-41), while QUA went 5 for 34 (0.147) in similar circumstances.

Congratulations to Dennis on a fine 99-win season that could very easily have been extended with just a little more luck in a few key situations.