Aviators, Blue Pirates Play 11 to Settle Game 3, North Carolina Now Leads Series 2-1
When the games really matter, the <North Carolina Aviators:team#8> put on their best show, beating the <Ontario Blue Pirates:team#77> by a final score of 6-4 today. <Charlie Gaines:player#6475> earned player of the game honors, as he went 2-4 with 2 singles and 2 walks. North Carolina now leads Ontario 2-1 in the best-of-7 affair.

<Flash Rodríguez:player#7210>, who finished 5th in the PL in wins above replacement with 6.1 in 2045, chipped in for  North Carolina with a 2-run  home run in the bottom of the 11th. For the game, the catcher had 2 hits in 6 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 2 runs batted in.

"We were able to get some things going offensively," said Gaines.

Game 4 is scheduled for tomorrow. The scheduled starters for the game are <Geoffrey McCluskey:player#4109> for the Ontario Blue Pirates and <Jorge Luna:player#7424> for the the North Carolina Aviators.



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