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German Baseball League playoffs begin with home team victories
The German Baseball League (DBL) playoffs have commenced with home teams securing victories in all four quarterfinal series.
In Regensburg, the Guggenberger Legionäre earned a dramatic 6-5 walk-off win against the Cologne Cardinals. After building an early 5-0 lead through the third inning, the Legionäre saw the Cardinals fight back to tie the game in the fifth. The match was ultimately decided in the final inning by a walk with bases loaded.
Other opening results include the Bonn Capitals defeating the Stuttgart Reds 10-2, the Heidenheim Heideköpfe beating the Untouchables Paderborn 6-1, and the Hamburg Stealers overcoming the Mainz Athletics 8-3. The quarterfinal matchups are structured as best-of-five series.
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Bonn Capitals · Cologne Cardinals · Deutsche Baseball Liga · Guggenberger Legionäre · Heidenheim Heideköpfe · Stuttgart Reds