Australian League Playoffs

Sydney 6, Melbourne 2 in Melbourne.  Sydney scored three in the seventh to take a 6-0 lead.  Mitch Dening hit two home runs, driving in four for the Blue Sox.  Tyler Collins also homered for them.  Eliot Biddle had two singles and a double to lead Melbourne.  Justin Huber hit a home run for the Aces.  Brad Thomas worked seven strong innings for Sydney, giving up a run on four hits and a walk while striking out six to get the win.  Nic Ungs took the loss for Melbourne.  He struck out ten in 6.1 innings, but allowed six runs on eight hits.  The only Twins to play were Jacob Younis, who was 1-for-4 and scored once for Sydney, and Joshua Hendricks, who was 0-for-2 for Melbourne.  Sydney takes a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five series.  The winner will play Perth for the championship.