[Syd Thrift]

Royal Canadians 7, Mexico City 3

Following the first match, the Royal Canadians have really taken it to the Aztecs. Today saw a rematch between the clubs' aces. This time around it was the Grizzly Man Lavoie who emerged victorious. This was a game that was threatening to turn into a slugfest all the way. Maxandre Lavoie scattered 12 hits over 9 innings while his counterpart Manuel Figueroa allowed 9 in 7 before being removed for a pinch-hitter. In the end, though, the Aztecs simply could not string their hits together. Their 3 and 4 hitters 2B Luis Vargas (.352, 1, 70 in the regular season) and 3B Antonio Mateo (.338, 1, 82) had 2 hits in 10 collective at-bats in the game and overall are just 3-30 in the series.

London 12, Berlin 5

This time it was London who made the contentious decision to start someone other than a top starter. They used change pitcher Taylor Royce, who was just 2-5 in the regular season, albeit with a sub-3.00 ERA. As it turned out, they could have placed a trained monkey in the role and probably would have still come out ahead, as the Monarchs hit starter Hahn Franckel early and often and then blew out his replacements. Royce tired in the 8th, giving up all 5 runs. This less than great finish is far overshadowed by the performance of Berlin's Rolf Lammesfelder, who surrendered 4 earned runs in just 1 inning of work and now holds a post-season ERA of 36.00.

All in all, London outscored the Teutonic Knights 33 to 8 in earning the League of Nation's very first playoff sweep.