PLAYER / PITCHER OF THE WEEK #3

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NAME TEAM AVG SLG G AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI K W IW SB CS HBP
BONDS,Barry MEX  AL .250 .750 7 24 6 1 1 3 7 7 2 5 0 1 1 0
NAME CLUB G W L S ERA IP R ER H K BB IBB WP BK HB HR
KNEPPER,Bob OML  AL 2 2 0 0 2.76 16.1 6 5 11 7 5 0 1 0 0 2
NAME TEAM AVG SLG G AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI K W IW SB CS HBP
MURRAY,Eddie CLC  NL .414 .621 7 29 12 3 0 1 6 11 4 4 1 0 0 0
NAME CLUB G W L S ERA IP R ER H K BB IBB WP BK HB HR
MCCASKILL,Kirk CLC  NL 2 2 0 0 0.00 11.1 1 0 7 13 3 0 0 0 0 0

 

 

·         Cedar Park Bears @ Chicago Demolition

Series Preview

Cedar Park headed into the Windy City of Chicago to take on the Demolition for a five game series.

Game #1:

Doug Drabek was solid for 8 innings, & Willie Hernandez pitched the 9th & 10th Innings as Chicago won it on a walk off Bill Doran Home Run with two outs in the bottom of the 10th. Ken Phelps also Homered and had 3 hits in the game.
Final Score: Chicago 5 – Cedar Park 4

Game #2:

Claudell Washington was 3 for 5, Dwight Evans & Ron Gant both Homered, but Chicago outscored the Bears by 1 run. Ken Phelps homered for the second straight day. Chicago’s bullpen went the last 4 innings, Hay Howell (1-0 .00 ERA) picked up the win & Dennis Eckersley notched his 4th save on the season.
Final Score: Chicago 6 – Cedar Park 5

Game #3:

Cedar Park put a whooping on the Demolition as the Bears pounded out 14 hits, scoring 12 runs. John Moses was 4 for 6 with 3 runs scored & a HR. Claudelll Washington was 2 for 5 with 3 runs scored & a HR. Kirby Pucket was 4 for 5 with a HR. John Dopson (2-1 4.05) went 6 solid innings for the win.
Final Score: Cedar Park 12 – Chicago 5

Game #4:

It was the Mike Boddicker (3-0 1.06) show for Cedar Park. 9 Solid innings, 2 hits 1 ER against.
Final Score: Cedar Park 4 – Chicago 1

Game #5:

Dave Dravecky (1-1 0.93 ERA) went 6 innings before Jay Howell & Greg Minton took over. Terry Puhl had 2 RBI’s for the Demolition. Cedar Park couldn’t muster a run.
Final Score: Chicago 5 – Cedar Park 0

Series Summary *

Cedar Park played the series tough, & were no slouch’s. Chicago felt fortunate to come away with 3 wins in the the 5 game series.

·           Old Mill Legends @ Mexico City Chihuahuas

Series Summary *

Old Mill takes 4 of 7 at Mexico City

·         Detroit Stars @ Janesville Juggernauts

Series Preview

The Juggernauts welcome the Stars to Janesville in a six game AL West matchup.

Game #1:

In a tightly pitched game, the Juggernauts come away with a 2-1 victory over Detroit. Clancy goes 7 innings for the win, Mitch Williams gets his 2nd save of the season. For Detroit, Perez was stellar in a loss, with a perfect game going until the bottom of the 6th when Rob Deer spoiled it with a homer.

Game #2:

Another close game, but Janesville comes away with the win 2-0, moving their record to 8-8 on the season. Eric Show was the star for Janesville, going the distance for his second win of the season, with 6 K’s and only 1 walk, scattering 5 hits. For Detroit, Jackson takes his first loss of the season. Janesville now leads the series 2-0.

Game #3:

Detroit finally gets on the win board, taking game 3 of the series 2-1. Gubicza pitched a great game for the Stars, not giving up a run until the bottom of 9th. He goes 8.2 innings with 2 K’s and 3 walks. Tudor falls to 2-2 on the season. So far the series has been a pitchers showcase-will the bats come alive? Janesville leads the series 2-1.

Game #4:

In an extra inning affair, Detroit takes game 4 by a score of 3-2, scoring the winning run in the 13th. Defense was outstanding on both sides, as Detroit left 15 men on base, with the Juggernauts not far behind with 11. Lefferts was masterful in relief, going 4.1 innings and getting his second win of the season. The bats were alive, with 27 hits in the game-18 by Detroit. Series now tied at 2-2.

Game #5:

And yet another close game, as Janesville seems to live on the edge, winning game 5 of the series 5-4. Bobby Bonilla had the winning RBI, smashing a solo homer in the 8th to break the 4-4 tie. Mitch Williams notches his 3rd save of the season. Janesville now leads the series 3-2.

Game #6:

Defense failed Janesville this game, as they commit 4 errors-costing them as they lose to Detroit 9-3. Detroit raps out 13 hits, as Perez wins his first game of the season. Clancy takes the loss, his first of the season. Janesville knocked out two homers but it wasn’t enough. Series finishes 3-3.

Series Summary *

A great series, pitching and defense was the name of the game for the first five. Janesville now 9-11 on the young season, while Detroit moves to 10-10.

·         Sugar Land Skeeters @ Missouri Black Bears

Series Preview

Sugar Land Skeeters visit the Missouri Black Bears

Game #1:

Missouri 3, Sugar Land 1
Moreland 2-run 1B
Sierra 2 hits, 2B, BB, RS, RBI
Scott 8 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 8 K
Santovenia solo HR in the loss

Game #2:

Missouri 6, Sugar Land 4
Galarraga 2 hits, HR, 2 RS, 2 RBI
Santiago 3 hits, 2B, 2 RBI
Greenwell HR, 2 RS, RBI
Owen 3-run HR in the loss

Game #3:

Missouri 5, Sugar Land 3
Greenwell 4-4, RS, RBI
Sierra 2B, RS, RBI
Moseby solo HR
Rasmussen 7 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 5 BB, 2 K

Game #4:

Missouri 9, Sugar Land 0
Greenwell 3 hits, 2 HR, 3 RS, 3 RBI
Lind 3B, BB, 2 RS, 2 RBI
Sierra 2 hits, 2B, BB, RS, RBI
Leibrandt 7 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K

Game #5:

Missouri 5, Sugar Land 4
Galarraga walk-off 1B
Galarraga 2 hits, 2 BB, RS, RBI
Gwynn 2 hits, SB, BB, 2 RS
Sierra 2 hits, 2B, RS, RBI
Coles 2-run HR in the loss

Game #6:

Sugar Land 5, Missouri 4
Bears blow early 4-0 lead
White 2 hits, HR, RS, 2 RBI
Walker solo HR
Biggio 2 hits, 2 2B, 2 RS
Hubbard 2 hits, 2B, RBI

Game #7:

Missouri 7, Sugar Land 4
Greenwell 2 hits, 2B, RS, 2 RBI
Gwynn 2 hits, HR, RS, 2 RBI
Sierra 2 hits, 2B, BB, 2 RS
Scott picks up his 2nd win of the series
Marshall 3B, 2 BB, 3 RS in the loss

Series Summary *

Black Bears take 6 of 7 in the series, but the Skeeters played them tough.
Sierra had 5 doubles in the series.

·         Manhattan Gas Hornets @ Valdosta Bombers

Series Preview

NL East rivals hook up in balmy south Georgia.

Game #1:

Manhattan 1-0 (11 Innings): The first of several well pitched games this one lost by Steve Farr (0-1) on his own throwing error in the 10th. Jeff Reardon with the win (2-0) in relief.

Game #2:

Valdosta 1-0 (12 Innings): Another marathon in which Steve Farr (2-2) picks up the victory.

Game #3:

Valdosta 5-4: Hornets got 3 in the 8th to make it look close. Franco picked up his 2nd save.

Game #4:

Manhattan Gas 16-2: Tom Candiotti (3-1) was pounded early and often as the Hornets cruise.

Game #5:

Valdosta 3-0. Bryn Smith (1-2) with a brilliant 2 hitter.

Game #6:

Valdosta 5-2. Charlie Hough evens his record at 2 with 8 2/3 of strong pitching.

Game #7:

Valdosta 4-1. The Bombers rally for 4 in the 8th off of the Whale (1-3) and Franco collects his 4th save.

Series Summary *

Bombers win 5 of 7.

·            Steel City Sluggers @ Michigan Marauders

Series Preview

Steel City comes in with an impressive 10-2 record and leads their division. Michigan is 9-5.

Game #1:

Tom Browning vs. Walt Terrell
Michigan gets a homer by Rafael Palmeiro and a RBI single by Cal Ripken, Jr. in the 4th and 5th innings. Terrell loses a shutout in the 8th inning. Chris Sabo with the RBI single.
Mike Henneman records the save for the Michigan win.
Michigan 2 Steel City 1
Steel City 1 6 0
Michigan 2 6 0
Terrell W, 2-0
Browning L, 2-1
Henneman S (4)

Game #2:

Dennis Martinez vs Teddy Higuera
Michigan gets off to a good start and leads, 3-0 after 5 innings. Then, the Sluggers bats take over. Sandberg hits 2 homers, and McReynolds, and Pasqua get into the act. Sandberg gets 3 hits and 3 RBI for Steel City.
Steel City 8 Michigan 3
Steel City 8 9 0
Michigan 3 8 2
Martinez W, 3-0
Higuera L, 2-2

Game #3:

Saberhagen vs. Tanana
Marauders get 2 on a Brunansky tater. The Sluggers tie the game in the 6th. McReynolds hits a homer and Kirk Gibson drives in a run. Henneman earns the save.
Michigan 3 Steel City 2
Steel City 2 7 1
Michigan 3 5 0
Stanley W, 3-0
Saberhagen L, 1-2
Henneman S (5)

Game #4:

Perez vs. Langston
Michigan nurses an early 2-1 lead. Then, the Marauders erupt for 5 runs in the 8th. Hubie Brooks hits a grand slam. Gary Gaetti also hits a homer for Michigan.
Michigan 7 Steel City 1
Steel City 1 3 3
Michigan 7 9 0
Langston W, 1-2
Perez L, 1-1

Game #5:

Belcher vs. Deshaies
Steel City dominates the game. Sandberg with 2 homers and 4 RBI to lead the charge. McReynolds hits another homer.
Steel City 6 Michigan 1
Steel City 6 9 1
Michigan 1 7 0
Belcher W, 3-0
Deshaies L, 1-1

Series Summary *

Michigan narrowly wins the series, 3 games to 2.
Michigan goes to 12-7
Steel City is 12-5

·         Fort Worth Panthers @ Stockton Wings

Series Preview

Ft. Worth and Stockton play a seven-game series

Game #1:

FWP 8 – STO 2
WP: Valenzuela LP: Dunne
HR: none

Game #2:

FWP 4 – STO 3
WP: M. Jackson LP: Hurst SV: McDowell
HR: C. Davis, McGriff

Game #3:

FWP 7 – STO 5
WP: Holman LP: Ojeda SV: McDowell
HR: Canseco

Game #4:

FWP 8 – STO 4
WP: A. Anderson LP: Hillegas
HR: Heath

Game #5:

STO 2 – FWP 0
WP: Leiter LP: Darling
HR: Larkin, Upshaw

Game #6:

STO 8 – FWP 3
WP: Valenzuela LP: Dunne
HR: none

Game #7:

STO 6 – FWP 5
WP: Hurst LP: Holman SV: Niedenfuer
HR: White, Lansford

Series Summary *

Ft. Worth takes the series 4 games to 3.

·         Clovis Cougars @ Germantown Grays

Series Preview

Clovis travels to Germantown for their first meeting of the season.

Game #1:

Clovis pitchers McCaskill, Harvey, and Myers combine for a 2-0 shutout. Bradley hits his first homer of the year.

Game #2:

Bankhead, Garber, Lamp, and Myers combine for a second straight Clovis shutout, 3-0. Murray continued his torrid hitting driving in his 17th run of the season in the first.

Game #3:

Germantown pushes one across in the bottom of the 11th for a 4-3 win. The Grays loaded the bases with one out when Greg Harris uncorked a wild pitch to send Keith Miller home with the winner.

Game #4:

Sutcliffe eschewed the bullpen and pitched a complete game 4-0 3 hit shutout for the Cougars. Murray ripped a pair of doubles for an RBI to lead the offense.

Game #5:

Clovis pounds the Grays 10-5 as Murray, Howell, and Salazar all went deep.

Game #6:

Clovis keeps their hitting shoes on and blasts out a 10-1 win. Murray and Wilson led the way with 4 hits each.

Game #7:

Clovis keeps hitting with an 8-2 win. Brantley collects 4 hits and Murray drives in three to bring his season total to 27.

Series Summary *

Clovis takes the series 6-1. Quality pitching over the first half of the series and strong hitting over the last three games. Odd statistic of note….Mark McGuire with 84 PA’s and only one extra base hit, a triple.

·         Winnipeg Goldeyes @ Long Beach Titans

Series Summary *

Long Beach takes 4 of 7 from Winnipeg

·         California Quakes @ Montana Cutthroats

Series Preview

A series featuring two struggling teams. California is 4-8 but have lost 4 straight coming in. Montana is 2-12, all at home, and has struggled to score runs. Something is to give as these two teams attempt to get right.

Game #1:

Dave Stieb for California vs. Steve Onitveros for Montana. Ontiveros out pitches Stieb by throwing a 2-hit shutout with help from Cutthroats bullpen. Stieb walked eight but pitched well otherwise. Montana got a gift run in the 4th as Stieb walked in a run. Then in the 6th, Luis Rivera hit a grand slam to complete the scoring. California only managed two hits, both in the 3rd inning. FINAL – CAL 0 MCT 5

Game #2:

Paul Kilgus for Quakes vs. Willie Fraser for Cutthroats. California finds its offense and is down right offensive to the home crowd with a 17 run onslaught. The Quakes are led by George Brett and Dale Murphy who both homered. Brett went 5 for 5 and Murphy was 2 for 5 with 4 RBI. FINAL – CAL 17 MCT 4

Game #3:

Nolan Ryan for Quakes against Mike Smithson of Cutthroats. Good pitching duel but Smithson comes out on top. Montana gets to Ryan early on Don Baylor RBI single and a wild pitch for a 2-0 lead. Quakes cut lead in half with Tom Foley solo HR. Ellis Burks sac fly gives Montana some insurance. Cutthroats bullpen backs Smithson to hold save. FINAL – CAL 1 MCT 3

Game #4:

Jose Bautista takes hill for California vs. Bob Forsch for Montana. Gary Pettis highlighted a 5-run 4th inning with a bases loaded clearing triple to lead the Quakes past Cutthroats 8-4. California built a 7-0 lead and Montana tried to claw back but fell short despite HRs from Don Baylor and Steve Balboni. FINAL – CAL 8 MCT 4

Game #5:

Zane Smith for California vs. Joaquin Andujar for Montana. Montana knocks out Smith before the end of the 2nd inning with a 5-run inning. Leading 7-2, Andujar is solid through 5 innings and turns it over to the bullpen. However, California makes it interesting as they score two on bases loaded walks and another on a wild pitch to pull within 8-6 after a 4-run 7th. Keith Atherton then puts out the blaze for the save. FINAL – CAL 6 MCT 8.

Game #6:

Game 1 rematch of Stieb vs. Ontiveros. Exciting game as teams trade single runs in the 1st. Montana then takes 3-1 lead on an Ellis Burks sac fly and Gene Larkin RBI single. Lead holds until the 9th inning when California ties the game on a two-out error by Cutthroats 2B Tommy Herr. However, Montana’s Darryl Boston wins it in bottom of the 9th with a solo HR. FINAL – MCT 4 CAL 3

Game #7:

Paul Kilgus for Quakes and Willie Fraser for Cutthroats. Darryl Strawberry for California and Steve Balboni for Montana trade solo HRs in the 2nd inning to make it 1-1. In the 3rd, California flexes muscles with an RBI single by George Brett and then back to back HRs by Carlton Fisk and Strawberry to make it 5-1. Kilgus makes it hold up as Balboni hits another solo HR for the only other damage. Brett and Strawberry with 3 hits each. FINAL – CAL 10 MCT 2

Series Summary *

Montana takes the series 4 games to 3 over California. First series win of the year for the Cutthroats who now hit the road for their first road series of the season.

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