PLAYER / PITCHER OF THE WEEK #5
| NAME | TEAM | AVG | SLG | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | RBI | K | W | IW | SB | CS | HBP |
| GRUBER,Kelly | MEX AL | .435 | .870 | 5 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | CLUB | G | W | L | S | ERA | IP | R | ER | H | K | BB | IBB | WP | BK | HB | HR |
| WHITSON,Ed | DET AL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.98 | 13.2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| NAME | TEAM | AVG | SLG | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | RBI | K | W | IW | SB | CS | HBP |
| REED,Jody | CLC NL | .389 | .667 | 5 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| NAME | CLUB | G | W | L | S | ERA | IP | R | ER | H | K | BB | IBB | WP | BK | HB | HR |
| SCOTT,Mike | MGH NL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michigan Marauders @ Winnipeg Goldeyes | |
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| Preview |
Winnipeg is an improving team and now they face Michigan an excellent record and a strong history.
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| Game #1: |
Mike Harkey was great for Winnipeg going 6 shutout innings and handing the ball over to a shaky Jackson who got the ugly 3 runs in 3 innings save.
WGE 7 MIC 3
W-Harkey (4-0)
S_Jackson(1)
L-Langston(2-2) |
| Game #2: |
W-Gutterman(2-0)
S_Williamson(7)
L-Power(1-3) |
| Game #3: |
Winnipeg gets two int he 8th off Gutterman to win 3-2.
W-Patterson(2-0) L-Gutterman(2-1)
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| Game #4: |
Guthrie continues to surprise as the grade 7 improves to 5-0 and a 1.84 era.
WGE 4 MIC 1
W_Guthrie(5-0)
S_Patterson(7)
L-Knudson(2-4)
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| Game #5: |
Winnipeg makes a shocking comeback with 4 in the 8th off Henneman
and Gutterman. WGE 6 Mic 5
W-Freeman(1-0)
L-Henneman(1-1)
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| Summary |
Winnipeg pitching dominated the team from Michigan as they take 4 of the 5. Winnipeg is not likely a playoff team but above .500 seems
possible as they pitching is world class. |
| Long Beach Titans @ Sugar Land Skeeters | |
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| Summary |
Long Beach wins four of five from Sugar Land, who steals a walkoff
win in the fourth game. |
| Germantown Grays @ Manhattan Gas Hornets | |
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Germantown (10-16) at Manhattan (16-10) – The Grays are struggling, a surprise when looking at the staff. Gas Hornets on a recent down slide.
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| Game #1: |
Grays hang on for a 5-4 victory. Offense sparked by 4 run 6th – a Shane Mack grand slam (and 1st HR of the season). Hornets chip away
but fall short in the 9th when Montgomery (S 5) strands the tying run. WP Appier (2-4).LP Leary (1-1) Joyner (1) homers for Gas Hornets.
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| Game #2: |
Mike Scott resurrected an arm from the past as he tosses a CG 5 hit, 7k shutout. Sax (after a day off) drives in 3 runs on 3 hits, Jacoby adds a solo HR (2) and the Manhattan evens the series with the 5-0 win.
WP Scott (3-2), LP Finley (2-3) Finley gets 7 Ks in 7 innings, but 7 was his magic number as he walks 7!
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| Game #3: |
Up and down game. Grays score 2 in the 3rd, Gas Hornets tie it with 2 in the 4th. Grays get 1 in the 6th, so do the Hornets. Grays get 1 in the 8th (Griffey HR #1) but Gas Hornets get 3 in the 8th to go up 6-4. Henke, makes it exciting by giving up 2 hits and putting runners at 2nd and 3rd, shuts down the Grays in the 9th for the save (2) as Manhattan wins 6-4. Joyner 2 hits (both doubles) and 4 rbis paces the Hornets, Martinez, 3 hits, 2 rbis and Griffey 3 hits, pace the Grays.
WP Welch (4-2)
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| Game #4: | And the games just keep getting tighter and more tense. Grays jump out to a 3-0 lead with 1 in the 2nd and 2 in the 3rd. Hornets chip 1 away in the 4th but fall back to a 4-1 deficit when D.Martinez hits a solo shot (2) in the 7th. With 2 on and 2 out Smoltz is pulled for Tim Crews in the 7th – to face Andre Dawson. Dawson greets him with his 3rd HR of the year, 3 run shot to tie the game. Bottom of the 9th, McReynolds reaches on Gagne error – dribbler that traveled 3 feet on the toss. Sax then steps in, McReynolds breaks and Sax doubles him home to win the game 5-4 with the walk-off double.WP Dave Smith (1-0), LP Montgomery (1-1) |
| Game #5: | Shane Mack cracks his 2nd homer of the series and season in the 1st inning to put the Grays up 1-0. Dawson reaches on E5 in the 4th, steals 2nd and scores on a Joyner single to tie the game. Fitzgerald then HRs (1) for the Grays in the 7th to get them back up by 1, 2-1. Montgomery comes in to nail it down in the 9th but Jacoby leads off with a HR (3) to tie the game. That’s all the Gas Bees can muster however and we go to extra innings. Doug Jones blanks the Grays in the 10th, Henke does the same in the 11th. James leads off with a single and with 1 out Dawson scratches out an infield hit, runners on 1st and 2nd. McReynolds steps up and rams one down the line past a diving Redus at 1st (product of the double switch in the 9th), the ball roles, McReynolds gets a walk-off double as the Gas Hornets again win by a walk-off double, 3-2 in 11.WP Henke (4-1), LP Crews (0-1) |
| Summary |
The game 2 5-0 shutout was the only game that wasn’t a nail-biter. Plenty of action (and plenty of good pitching). Late inning heroics were the deal breaker as the Gas Bees had it of the 50 shades of Gray.Germantown returns home to host Valdosta while Manhattan stays put to host the Eyeballs from Winnipeg.
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| Valdosta Bombers @ Clovis Cougars | |
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Match up between a couple of 5th place clubs in Valdosta and Clovis.
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| Game #1: |
Clovis 3-0 over Valdosta. Bud Black continues his early season dominance twirling a one hit shutout to improve to 6-0. Bombers committed 4 errors to put undo pressure on Bob Walk who pitched much to well through 7 to deserve a loss. Score was 1-0 throughout most of the game until Jody Reed jumped on a hanger from Brantley in the eighth to close out the scoring.
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| Game #2: |
Clovis 5-2 winner over Bombers. Jody Reed cleared the bases in the first with a double to deep center and Shawn Boskie made it hold up through 6 before the bullpen took over and shut the door. Thon and Van Slyke homered for the Cougars and the Bombers.
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| Game #3: |
Clovis 5-2 winner. Cougars take third straight in a near repeat of game 2, Greenwell goes deep for two in the first, Smiley hangs on into the 6th when the bullpen takes over for Cougars to bring home the victory.
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| Game #4: | Clovis 3-2 winner. In the best game of the series thus far Cougars hold on to escape with the win. Bombers defense had a bad case of the jitters in the first with two errors that set the table for Reed who doubled the pair in for an early 2-0 lead. Clovis added another in the third for a 3-0 lead. Randy Johnson was cruising along with a shutout into the ninth before the Bombers started stringing together some base runners. With two in and a runner on first it was time to pull Johnson. Myers came in to shut the door but walked one and gave up a scratch hit to load the bases with two outs and Pagnozzi walking to the plate. Pags drove one deep, deep to center field but Greenwell got a glove on it and held on as he slammed into the wall and close out the game. |
| Game #5: |
Clovis completes the sweep with a 5-3 victory. Henderson provided the big blow with a three run homer in the 5th to erase an early 2-0 Valdosta lead. Myers made it interesting in the ninth giving up a homer to Van Slyke and giving up a walk and a single before retiring Pagnozzi for the final out for the second day in a row.
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| Summary |
Clovis sweeps Valdosta in a five game series. Valdosta’s defense really let them down with 10 errors and a catcher’s interference in the 5 games. Good pitching from both teams came every game within reach. Jody Reed was the hitting star with 7 hits and 8 RBI for the series while Black’s one hit shutout in the opener was the pitching highlight.
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| Cedar Park Bears @ California Quakes | |
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Two wild card hopefuls face off for a 5-game set.
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| Game #1: |
Steve Farr pitches 6 IP of shutout ball, giving up only 3 hits. Steve Avery gives up 10 hits in 5.1 IP, along with 4 ER, giving California the Game 1 win.
CPB – 0 /CAL – 5W – Farr (4-2)L – Avery (0-1)
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| Game #2: |
Nolan Ryan struggles for the first time this season, giving up 6 ER in 6 IP. But, he still wins his 6th of the year to bring his record to 6-0.
CPB – 6 /CAL – 8CW – Ryan (6-0)L – Machado (0-1)S – Frey (4)
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| Game #3: |
Wayne Edwards pitches 7 innings of 1-run ball, while Pat Borders shines going 2-4 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.
CPB – 1 /CAL – 5W – Edwards (2-2)L – Hibbard (2-3)
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| Game #4: |
Bobby Witt shuts down the California Quest, pitching 8 innings of 3-run ball. Jim Leyritz is the only Bear without a hit.
CPB – 5 /CAL – 3W – Gardner (2-3)L – Witt (3-2)S – Olson (6)
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| Game #5: |
Steve Farr pitches 5 IP of 0-hit ball and is pulled for Juan Berenguer, who subsequently gives up 6 hits and 8 UNEARNED runs. Mark Carreon ties the game with 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th with a pinch hit home run and Jose Canseco gets the win with a Sac Fly in the bottom of the 12th. 6 IP of shutout ball from the California Pen shuts the door.
CPB – 8 /CAL – 9 (F 12)W – Frey (2-1)L – Dayley (0-2)
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| Summary |
California takes 4 of 5 from Cedar Park, and California is starting to hit its stride (I think).
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| Detroit Stars @ Fort Worth Panthers | |
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| Summary |
Not a good series for the Panthers as they saw their consecutive scoreless innings reach 41 innings. They were shutout the first 3 games of the series. Detroit sweeps as they also took the final two games by identical 5 to 4 scores.
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Stockton Wings @ Janesville Juggernauts |
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Preview |
Stockton visits Janesville for a five game match-up between the two last place teams in the American League. |
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Game #1: |
A close game until the 9th inning, when Stockton scores 3 runs to win it 8-4. |
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Game #2: |
Stockton continues to rap out the hits and the pitching woes of the Juggernauts roll on as the Wings take game two 8-2. |
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Game #3: |
A blown save by Mitch Williams and Stockton again comes up on top, scoring 7 runs in the ninth to win 11-7. |
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Game #4: |
Anderson for the Juggernauts goes the distance in a losing effort, as again the Wings score 2 runs in the ninth to win 4-2. |
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Game #5: |
The Juggernauts finally break their 11 game losing streak, winning the last game 8-5. |
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Summary |
The Wings take the series 4 games to 1. They next face Detroit on the road, while the Juggernauts also hit the road, visiting the California Quakes. |
| Mexico City Chihuahuas @ Montana Cutthroats | |
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An American League clash between the Cutthroats who are tied for first in the East and the Chihuahuas who are in first in the West.
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| Game #1: |
Montana ties the game with 3 runs in the 9th after the first two batters of the inning were retired. But Mexico City wins it in the 10th as Clark and Mitchell hit back to back solo HRs.
FINAL – MEX 8 MCT 6
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| Game #2: |
Keith Comstock walks in the winning run in the bottom of the 9th as Montana survives coughing up 6-2 lead.
FINAL – MCT 7 MEX 6
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| Game #3: |
Another close game that goes to extra innings. Montana wins it on Franklin Stubbs’ solo HR in the bottom of the 11th. Mark Thurmond
improves to 5-0 out of the bullpen. FINAL – MCT 4 MEX 3
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| Game #4: |
Harold Reynolds’ RBI single in the 11th wins it for Mexico City. Montana had tied the game at 4-4 in the 9th with a single run.
FINAL – MEX 5 MCT 4
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| Game #5: |
Kelly Gruber hits 2 HRs and drives home 6 to lead Mexico City to the win. Gruber hit a 3-run HR in the 9th to bring Mexico City back from a 5-4 deficit. Montana then threatened in the bottom of 9th but had the tying run thrown out at home.
FINAL – MEX 7 MCT 6
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| Summary |
Entertaining series that saw the game either tied or have a lead change in the 9th inning. Three games ended in extra innings. Mexico City takes the series 3 games to 2.
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| Chicago Demolition @ Traverse City Tigers | |
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| Game #1: |
10-3 CHI over T.C.
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| Game #2: |
3-0 CHI over T.C.
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| Game #3: |
T.C. 6-3 over CHI
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| Game #4: |
5-4 CHI in 15 INN
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| Game #5: |
2-1 CHI (11 INN)
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| Summary |
CHICAGO wins 4-1 series
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| Steel City Sluggers @ Missouri Black Bears | |
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| Game #1: |
Steel City takes the series 3 games to 2 over the Black Bears.
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