Gallagher Championship Series - Game 1 Recap - Adelaide Giants vs Perth Heat Video

It will go down as one of the all-time epics in Australian Baseball League history. The Perth Heat defeated the Adelaide Giants 4-3 in a 13-inning contest that last 4 hours and 10 minutes. Cincinatti Reds prospect Carlos Sanchez sent a game winning RBI-double down the line in the 13th to put the Heat up 1-0 in the best-of-three series. They can win the Claxton Shield Saturday night in Adelaide. The game ended at 11:10PM in Perth. Both teams will depart for the airport from their hotel at 5:00AM for a 7:00PM game two in Adelaide. This game - like this whole weekend - oozed toughness. The Giants threw seven pitchers. The Heat used six. Both teams made excellent defensive plays to prolong the game. Tom Bailey pitched the final three innings for the Heat, not allowing a run, and striking out three. "I think just one of those days - when you're on you're on. Everything was working. I knew the boys would eventually got it done, I was just try to get a hold," says Bailey. "I'll go home, get a little sleep, and head to the airport. We don't take anything for granted." Carlos Sanchez had 2 runs batted in, Nehomar Ochoa Jr had four hits, and Tim Kennelly had a clutch two-out RBI for the Heat. Phillies' prospect Andrick Nava led the Adelaide offense with three hits. Perth scored early and held a 3-0 edge heading into the sixth inning. Quincy Latimore levelled the score in the sixth with a 2-RBI base hit. Then, nearly seven innings of scoreless baseball. Both teams had chances, but neither could capitalise until late. Game 2 goes Saturday night in Adelaide at 7:00PM local time.