PLAYER / PITCHER OF THE WEEK #20

Mexico City takes 6 games over Cedar Park

Valdosta wins all but one at Sugar Land, who is left reeling with injuries.

A battle of first and last in the NL West.

Half the games were blow-outs, the other half nail biters… but the end result is a Sluggers sweep.

Chicago takes on Traverse City for a 5 game series in the Windy
City.

Greg Maddux (7-15 3.89) is masterful for 9 Innings, allowing only a 1st inning run. Harold Baines is 3 for 4 for Traverse City.

Final Score: Traverse City 5 – Chicago 2

Jay Howell (6-0 1.55) vultures a win after giving up the lead in the top of the 8th. Dennis Eckersley picks up his 32nd save. Ozzie Guillen has 2 RBI’s.

Final Score: Chicago 3 – Traverse City 2

Chicago plays sloppy defense with 3 Errors. Jose Rijo (6-11 3.83) picks up the win for the Tigers. 3 RBI’s each by Johnny Ray & Joe Carter are more than Traverse City needs.

Final Score: Traverse City 8 – Chicago 0

Chicago wins the series 3 games to 2, but is disappointed with the outcome.

Fort Worth wins 4 of 7 games and owns a 8-6 record against the 3rd place Quakes.

The Winnipeg Goldeyes come to Michigan to take on the Mauraders.

Erik Hanson vs. Frank Tanana.

The old crafty lefty outduels Hanson. Matt Nokes is personally responsible for both Michigan runs as he hits 2 solo homers. Tanana gives up 3 hits and tosses a shutout.

Michigan 2 Winnipeg 0

Moyer vs. Milacki

Michigan starts off early, but Winnipeg is resistant. The Goldeyes score in the 8th, 9th, and 10th innings to win the game.  Roberto Alomar with a homer amongst his 3 hits to lead the way for Winnipeg. Greg Cadaret picks up the win in relief.

Winnipeg 4 Michigan 3 (10)

Glavine vs. Higuera

Winnipeg has a 2-0 lead, but Michigan comes back late with 1 run in the 7th and 2 runs in the 8th. Calderon with 2 RBI for Winnipeg.  Michigan gets a homer and 2 RBI from Bo Jackson.

Michigan 3 Winnipeg 2

Kramer vs. Deshaies

Calderon with a homer for Winnipeg, but its the only run that they get. Gaetti and Randolph each with 2 RBIs.

Michigan 7 Winnipeg 1

Guthrie vs. Langston

Brunansky and Brady Anderson hits homers for Michigan to lead the way. They each get 3 RBIs. Langston wins his 13th game.

Michigan 6 Winnipeg 2

Michigan wins the series 4 games to 1 over Winnipeg. There were some close games early, but Michigan wins the last two games easily.

Germantown and Clovis in a virtual dead heat for second place match up here in California for a crucial 6 game series.

All Mike Greenwell as he powers a pair of homers, the second in the bottom of the tenth to send Clovis home with the victory in the series opener by a 6-4 score.

Clovis takes the second game 3-1. McGuire blasted his 22nd homer in the 4th for the only run off Smiley. Clovis plated three on singles from Reed and Pena and a sac fly from Smiley. Smiley picked up his 10th win while Myers earned his 21st save with a scoreless ninth.

Clovis’ speed and a big fly from Hamilton coupled with stellar pitching from Scott Bankhead spelled an easy 8-0 Clovis win. Henderson stole an early run in the first and Hamilton cleared the right field fence in the third for a three run homer to give the Cougars an unsurmountable lead and chase Finley one of the rare times this season.

Mike Greenwell continued his torrid assault on Germantown pitching with 3 more RBI giving him 7 so far in the series as Clovis won their fifth straight by an 8-5 score. Murphy homered, his 16th, for the Grays.

Dan Gladden broke a 1-1 tie with a homer in the 7th, his 3rd of the season, to give Clovis the margin needed for a 2-1 win. Bankhead improved to 10-6 while Morgan took the tough loss and dropped to 9-6 for Germantown.

Willie Wilson picked an opportune time for his first homer of the season when he deposited one into left field with 2 runners on in the 2nd to give John Smiley and Clovis all they would need for a 4-1 win and the 7 game sweep of rival Germantown. Wilson continues to hit well above expectation, raising his average to .323 for the season. Smiley improved to 11-8 while Aguilera dropped to 7-8 on the season.

In what should have been an evenly matched series Clovis hammered Germantown pitching with 8 homers to sweep the 7 games.

An eight game matchup between the Detroit Stars and the Janesville Juggernauts. Detroit comes to town sporting a 69-45 record, just 3 games out of first place. Janesville sits at 43-73.

Game one is all Detroit as Clancy for Janesville lasts only 2.2 innings, and this game is decided in the first three innings as the Stars win 7-2.

Welch goes the distance in a losing effort, as Janesville bats are silenced by Perez of the Stars, as Detroit wins game two 4-2.

Deleon of the Stars is brilliant, pitching a two hit shutout as Detroit wins game three 2-0.

Another fine pitching performance from the Stars, as Whitson improves his record to 14-8, striking out 4 and walking none. Detroit wins the game 7-1.

Janesville continues to look for their first win of the series, as Detroit wins game five 9-3, with the Stars 1-4 hitters combining for 13 hits.

The Juggernauts pitchers continue their season woes, as the Stars win game six 7-4 with a fine bullpen performance by the Detroit staff.

Janesville finally breaks through and wins game seven, 6-2, behind Bob Welch’s 11th win.Detroit wins the final of the series, 6-3, as Deleon for the Stars wins his 14the of the season with a quality start.

Detroit improves to 76-46 and rolling along to the playoffs, while Janesville will keep rebuilding, falling to 44-80.

Montana vs. Stockton in a 7-game series

MCT 6 – STO 3

WP: HillLP: Dunne

SV: LancasterHR: JordanJordan’s 3 RBI are the difference for Montana

STO 4 – MCT 3

WP: Nelson

LP: CaryHR: LeonardLeonard has 3 RBI, and Larkin scores the winning run on a triple and E8 in the bottom of the ninth for Stockton. Duncan had 2 RBI for Montana.

STO 5 – MCT 2

WP: Young

LP: Flanagan

SV: SchoolerHR: Leonard, Davis, BrookensMontana jumps out to an early lead but can’t hold it against three Stockton homers.

MCT 8 – STO 3

WP: Cook (CG

)LP: OjedaHR: noneMontana’s offense jumps on Ojeda early and adds some insurance runs late. Wilson and Seitzer had 2 RBI each.

STO 3 – MCT 0

WP: Dopson (CG)

LP: GrantHR: TettletonDopson dominates and Tettleton provides the offense with a three run HR.

MCT 3 – STO 2

WP: Jordan

LP: Dunne

SV: LancasterHR: noneStockton gets two bases-loaded walks but cant’t hold on. Montana’s three-run 5th inning gives Hill the victory.

STO 8 – MCT 0

WP: Ojeda (CG)

LP: CaryHR: Thompson, Hatcher, TettletonStockton has another three homer day and Ojeda goes all the way for the shutout. Thompson had 3 RBI.

Stockton takes the series 4 games to 3. Tettleton and Leonard had two HRs each for Stockton.Jordan had 6 RBI for MontanaTettleton had 8 RBI, Leonard had 5 RBI for Stockton.Dunne (STO) and Cary (MCT) had two losses each. Hill (MCT) had two wins. Lancaster (MCT) had two saves.

Stockton had two shutouts and two three-HR games.

NL East battle as the 1st place Manhattan Gas Hornets take on the last place Missouri Black Bears.

Manhattan 3, Missouri 2Gas Hornets score 1 in the 9th for the win – Joyner 2B, BB, RBILeary 8 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 8 KBonds 3 hits, 2-run HR in the loss

Missouri 5, Manhattan 4

Foley 2 hits, 2B, HR, RS, 3 RBI – Sierra 2 hits, 2B, RBIBass 3-run HR in the loss

Manhattan 7, Missouri 2

McReynolds 3 hits, 2B, HR, 2 RS, 4 RBI – Joyner 2 hits, 2 2B, BB, 2 RS, RBIBallard 7 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K

Missouri 8, Manhattan 7

Galarraga 3-3, 2 2B, HR, 3 RS, 3 RBI – Sierra 2-run HRLind H, BB, 2 RSMcReynolds 3 hits, HR, RS, 5 RBI in the loss

Joyner 3 hits, HR, BB, 2 RS, RBI in the loss

Manhattan 5, Missouri 0

Young HR, SB, 2 RS, 2 RBI – Scott CG, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 KRasmussen 7 IP, 8 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

Manhattan 5, Missouri 2

Jacoby 3-run HR – McReynolds & Bass 2 hits, BB, RS, RBI each

Missouri 7, Manhattan 3

Sierra 2 hits, 2 HR, 2 RS, 5 RBI – Lind 3 hits, BB, SB, 2 RS, 2 RBI

Black Bears manage to win 3 of the 7 games.