The Italian Baseball Series started on Thursday between Unipol Bologna and defending champion ASD Rimini. The best-of-seven set is tied 1-1 after the first two games.
On Thursday Bologna won 6-2 behind a five-run rally in the bottom of the fifth. Marco Sabbatani went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and a RBI. Matt Zielinski issued just four hits, a run and three walks in 5 1/3 innings for the win. Ricardo Hernandez got charged with the loss, conceding eight hits, five runs and two base on balls in 4 1/3 frames. Raul Rivero struck out seven in 2 2/3 innings of relief for Bologna.
On Friday Rimini rallied for three runs in the top of the ninth to prevail 5-3 to tie the series. Lino Zappone had the big hit with a bases clearing double. Bologna had led 3-2 since a pair of RBI singles by Ronny Cedeno and Osman Marval in the bottom of the fifth. Roberto Corradini tossed 4 1/3 innings of scoreless relief for the win. Filippo Crepaldi got charged with the loss.
The series continues on Monday, August 15.
| Gara | Squadra di casa |
Squadra ospite |
Data | Ora | Play by play |
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| 1 | UnipolSAI BOL | RIM | Gio 11/08 | 6-2 |  |
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| 2 | UnipolSAI BOL | RIM | Ven 12/08 | 3-5 | |
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| 3 | RIM | UnipolSAI BOL | Lun 15/08 | 20.30 | |
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| 4 | RIM | UnipolSAI BOL | Mar 16/08 | 20.30 | |
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| 5 | RIM | UnipolSAI BOL | Mer 17/08 | 20.30 | |
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| 6 | UnipolSAI BOL | RIM | Sab 20/08 | 20.30 | |
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| 7 | UnipolSAI BOL | RIM | Dom 21/08 | 20.30 | |
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| SERIE 1-1 | ||||||