PLAYER / PITCHER OF THE WEEK #20

·         Long Beach Titans @ Steel City Sluggers

Series Summary *

Long Beach comes to town and plays tough, but ultimately drops 5 of 7 to the home team. New additions Ron Kittle and Carlton Fisk have dubious home debuts, as Kittle crashes into SS Quinones and takes both out long-term. Fisk allows a passed ball late that led to a Long Beach win.

 Fort Worth Panthers @ California Quakes

Series Preview

Two mediocre teams face off …

Series Summary *

Fort Worth outscores California 36-13 in the 7-game series, but manages only 4 wins.

 Valdosta Bombers @ Sugar Land Skeeters

Series Summary *

Valdosta wins five of seven. Both losses via shutouts from Magrane and Blyleven.

·         Cedar Park Bears @ Mexico City Chihuahuas

Series Summary *

Mexico City takes the series 4-3

·         Manhattan Gas Hornets @ Missouri Black Bears

Series Preview

Manhattan (77-38) visits the Black Bears (71-44) and all but clinches the NL East division title…

Game #1:

Manhattan 2, Missouri 1
Yount steals home
O’Neill follows with solo HR in the 7th
Sierra solo HR in the loss
Cox 7 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Scott 8 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 8 K

Game #2:

Manhattan 6, Missouri 2
Schofield 3-3, BB, 2 RBI
Joyner 2 hits, HR, RS, 2 RBI
Sax H, 2 BB, 2 RS
Reuschel (W 20-7) CG, 11 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K

Game #3:

Missouri 4, Manhattan 3
Gwynn 2 hits, HR, BB, CS, 2 RS, 2 RBI
Galarraga 2 hits, 2 3B, 2 RBI
Lind 2 hits, 2 RS
Joyner 2 hits, 2 RBI in the loss

Game #4:

Missouri 6, Manhattan 2
Moseby 3 hits, 2 SB, 3 RS, RBI
Dunston 3 hits, 2B, RS, RBI
Galarraga 2 hits, 2 RBI
Morris 7.2 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
Yount 3 hits, 2 RS in the loss

Game #5:

Manhattan 5, Missouri 3
Dawson 3 hits, 2B, HR, RS, 3 RBI
Yount 2 hits, BB, SB, CS, 2 RS
Sax 2 hits, SB, CS, RS, RBI
Greenwell 2 hits, HR, 2 RS, RBI in the loss
Ballard 7 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K

Game #6:

Manhattan 7, Missouri 2
Joyner Grand Slam, BB, RS, 5 RBI
Stanley H, BB, 2 RS, RBI
McWilliams 6 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K

Game #7:

Manhattan 3, Missouri 2
Dawson 3 hits, HR, 2 RS, RBI
Young H, BB, RS
Cox 6.1 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 6 K

Series Summary *

With Michigan’s sweep – the Bears fall back into 3rd place in the NL East.

Winnipeg Goldeyes @ Michigan Marauders·        

Series Preview

Winnipeg (44-75) comes to Michigan (70-49).

Game #1:

Whitson vs. Langston.
Michigan leads 2-1, and in the 5th inning, they score 5 runs. Michigan gets some extra runs to win the game. Glenn Davis hits a 3 run homer and has a good game. Davis has 3 hits and Brady Anderson added 3 hits.
Michigan 14 Winnipeg 4

Game #2:

Schiraldi vs. Tanana.
Tanana pitches a solid 6 innings for the victory and the pen does the rest. Maldonado and Gaetti each get 2 hits.
Michigan 4 Winnipeg 2

Game #3:

Glavine vs. Higuera
Young Glavine pitches very well and does well against Higuera. Winnipeg ties the game on a Jay Buhner in the 7th to make it 2-2. Winnipeg scores 1 in the 12th inning. Costello comes in to get the save, but he gives up 2 runs. Glenn Davis hits a SAC fly to win the game.
Michigan 4 Winnipeg 3 (12)

Game #4:

Bosio vs. Deshaies
In the second, Dave Valle hits a 2 run homer to put Winnipeg on top. In the 4th, Glenn Davis hits a 2 run homer to tie the game. In the 7th, Brunansky knocks in the winning run. Henneman loads the bases, but gets out of the 9th inning with the save.
Michigan 3 Winnipeg 2

Game #5:

Moyer vs. August
Moyer has a bad 3rd inning. Michigan hits 4 homers in the innings and scores 8 in the inning. Glenn Davis has 3 RBI.
August throws a 2-hitter and strikes out 9.
Michigan 8 Winnipeg 0

Series Summary *

Michigan takes all 5 against Winnipeg.

·         Montana Cutthroats @ Stockton Wings

Series Preview

Montana comes to Stockton.

Game #1:

Stockton takes the opener 4-3!

Game #2:

Montana shuts down the Wings 1-0!

Game #3:

Stockton bats wake up to roll over the Cutthroats 11-4!

Game #4:

The Wings win two in a row 3-2!

Game #5:

Montana wins 7-4!

Game #6:

Stockton takes six 3-2!

Game #7:

Montana takes the final 6-4!

Series Summary *

Stockton finally takes a series 4-3!

·         Detroit Stars @ Janesville Juggernauts

Series Preview

An eight game match up between the Stars and the Juggernauts. Detroit comes in at 60-53 while the Juggernauts are reeling in the midst of a 12 game losing streak, with a record of 45-71.

Game #1:

The Stars shine as they take the opening game of the series 9-2. Perez is masterful for Detroit going the distance with 5 K’s.

Game #2:

Detroit takes a close game, 3-1, extending Janesville losing streak to 14 games. A quality start by Tudor is wasted as he is outdueled by Jackson of the Stars.

Game #3:

Welch comes through for the Juggernauts, ending the teams losing streak. He goes the distance, scattering 4 hits in a 2-0 Janesville win.

Game #4:

The Juggernauts bats come alive in game 4, as they pound out 14 hits in a 10-3 win. Dave Palmer wins his first game of the season, going 8.2 innings with 9 K’s and 3 walks. Series now tied at 2-2.

Game #5:

Detroit pays back the favor by rapping 26 hits and 16 runs in a 16-4 pounding of the Juggernauts. Butler goes 5-7 with 4 RBI’s for the Stars, while Deleon pitches 8 strong innings.

Game #6:

Janesville comes back with a beautiful pitching performance by Show, as he goes the 9 innings in a 4-0 Juggernaut win. Trammel was the hero for Janesville, with a pinch hit 3 run homer in the 7th to seal the victory and a 3-3 series tie.

Game #7:

Jackson improves to 16-4 on the season, as Detroit takes game seven 4-1. Tudor goes the distance in the loss.

Game 8 of the series is rained out.

Series Summary *

Detroit wins the series 4-3 with strong hitting and pitching, while Janesville breaks the losing streak.

Traverse City Tigers @ Chicago Demolition

Series Preview

First Place in the American League West visited First Place in the American League East.

Game #1:

Four late inning runs in the 7th pulled the Tigers ahead & the bullpen did a great job for the Tigers. Home Runs for Traverse City included Johnny Ray, Joe Carter & Jessie Barfield. Chicagohad Home Runs from Kal Daniels, Ken Phelps & Darryl Strawberry, but it wasn’t enough as the Tigers took game #1
Final Score: Traverse City 6 – Chicago 5

Game #2:

Greg Maddux (12-9 3.17) got bounced early from the contest for the Tigers, and his counter part Orel Hershiser (17-6 2.48) was solid through 6 innings of play. Every player in the lineup for Chicago had an RBI (Kal Daniels 2). A slew of itchy bullpen arms made it’s way though the Tigers line up and Chicago ended up on top.
Final Score: Chicago 10 – Traverse City 5

Game #3:

RBI’s by Joe Carter & Dave Winfield were all that Bob Knepper (12-5 3.32) need through 6 innings. Brian Holton, Juan Agosto & Doug Jones (30th Save) shut-out the Demolition.
Final Score: Traverse City 2 – Chicago 0

Game #4:

After a rare day off in the series Chicago bounced back to tie the series at 2 games each. George Brett’s 3 run Home Run in the 5th was the big blow for Chicago.
Final Score: Chicago 4 – Traverse City 3

Game #5:

3 runs off Chicago closer Dennis Eckersley left a bad taste in the mouth for the Chicago faithful. Traverse City takes the final game:
Final Score Traverse City 5 – Chicago 3

Series Summary *

It was a close series, with 4 out of 5 games being within 2 runs.
Chicago hopes to avenge the series loss with a playoff match up in October with the Tigers.

Germantown Grays @ Clovis Cougars

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Series Preview

Two NL West teams in a 7 game scrape. 5th place Germantown and third place Clovis.

Game #1:

Clovis 6 Germantown 5

Game #2:

Clovis 3 Germantown 1

Game #3:

Germantown 4 Clovis 0

Game #4:

Germantown 7 Clovis 4

Game #5:

Clovis 9 Germantown 1

Game #6:

Clovis 3 Germantown 0

Game #7:

Clovis 4 Germantown 2 (10 innings)

Series Summary *

Clovis takes 5 of 7.