PLAYER / PITCHER OF THE WEEK #13

Teams trade wins the entire series, which ultimately leads to a 4-3 series win for Clovis.

Winnipeg traded off our top three starters so now it is just a matter of playing as well as we can to save our managerial record. Black Bears have also been slumping so it should be a good series.

Leibrant and Gott beat Jackson and Winnipeg 4-3. Jaun Gone was the big hitter in this game.

Moyer doesn’t have it and Melvin the ex gold eye hammers Winnipeg. Burkett gets the win.

MBB 6 WGE 2

Glavine is on and Felix has a big game.

WGE 8 MBB 2

Benes drives in 3 runs as Winnipeg wins 7to 4.

The rubber game goes to the Black Bears 6-3 as Bonds has a big game and Morris just 3 hits was on.

The Black Bears win this evenly matched series 3 games to 2.

Michigan (43-31, 2nd NL East) comes to Manhattan (46-24, 1st NL East) having recently tasted 1st place and looks to make a dent in the Gas Hornets’ lead. Should be tough series.Due to imminent departure for vacation (I’m thrilled) the write up will be short – but the trip to Pure Michigan will be enjoyable –
funny how I’m playing Michigan just before the trip.

Deshaies seems to be a Gas Hornet killer – he goes 6 innings, 4 hits, 1 run and coasts to victory.

MIC 9-17-1 WP Deshaies (8-3)

MGH 4-9-1 LP Cary (2-2)

HRs: MIC Brunansky (9), Murphy (10).Brunansky and Deshaies (yes Deshaies) led the 17 hit attack with 3 each!

Gas Hornets return the rout with 10 run 12 hit attack to support
Scott’s 3 hit, 2 run 8 inning performance as series is tied up.

MIC 2-4-2 LP Knudson (6-6)

MGH 10-12-1 WP Scott (7-3)

HRs: MIC – Randolph (2) – led off the game with the HR and it was only MIC hit until the 6th. Murphy (11); MGH – Yount (7)

2 for MIC in 1st, 4 for MGH and they never trailed again but lots of runs scored.

MIC 6-10-2 LP Langston (7-4)

MGH 8-12-1 WP Leary (4-4)S Henke (6)

HRs: MIC – Brunansky (10), Nokes (5), Gaetti (6); MGH – Anderson (2), McReynolds (11)

Scoring begins to slow in game 4 and the 3 scoring innings each produced 2 runs – for MGH in the 2nd and 4th and MIC cut the 4-0 lead in half with 2 in the 5th – Ripken rbi single.3 hits only for MIC AND they committed 3 errors (1 unearned run).

MIC 2-3-3 LP Gullickson (8-7)

MGH 4-9-1 WP Harris (4-4) S Henke (7)

Harris 3 hitter for 7 innings.

2-2 tie going to the bottom of the 9th, game ends when Crim gives up a walk, commits an error and gives up rbi single to Gerald Perry to open the bottom of the 9th.

MIC 2-5-1 LP Crim (1-3)

MGH 3-10-0 WP Welch (14-2)

HR: MIC – Palmeiro (9)

Home team again manages a big comeback – down 4-0 in the 6th Dawson unloads a 3 run HR, then down 5-3 in the 8th, Gas Hornets plate 3 including the 2 run blast from James. Kept Gas Hornets from dropping another game to Deshaies – who went 7 ip, 3 hits, 3 runs and saw Guetterman get the blown save.

MIC 5-9-0 LP Guetterman (3-2), BS 3

MGH 6-7-1 WP D.Smith (3-1) S Henke (8)

All is not lost for the Maruaders as they take game 7 and the series bookends. Knudson fares much better, Scott somewhat worse in their 2nd meeting. Ripken gets 2 hits and HR (10) to pace the attack. Knudson gives up 12 (yes 12) hits in 7.1 innings, 2 walk but only 1 run – and that in the 1st innings. Guetterman does his job right in this one (.2 innings) and Henneman pitches the 9th for the save.

MIC 4-10-1 WP Knudson (7-6), S Henneman (6)

MGH 1-12-0 LP Scott (7-4)

Gas Hornets manage a 5-2 series win. After the all-star break we will be at home to host Valdosta.  Michigan goes to Sugar Land.

The Detroit Stars travel to Montana to face the Cutthroats in a 5 game series. Detroit is off to a solid start and is in 2nd place in the AL West. Montana is sitting in 3rd in the AL East but has struggled of late.

Detroit falls behind 2-1 early but chips away with a run in the 3rd and another in the 6th to win 3-2. Harkey and the bullpen hold Montana to 3 hits.

FINAL – DET 3 MCT 2

Franklin Stubbs, Von Hayes, and Alvin Davis each get 3 hits to pace the Cutthroats attack. Davis and Stubbs drive in two runs a piece to back 5 Montana pitchers in the win.

FINAL – MCT 6 DET 2

Kelly Downs throws a CG 6-hit shutout for the Cutthroats. Montana scores 4 times in the 5th to break up a scoreless tie.

FINAL – MCT 5 DET 0

Montana pounds out 17 hits and Sam Horn’s 3-run HR puts the game away for the home team. Horn, Burks, and Alvin Davis get three hits a piece for the winners. Ramon Martinez is solid despite some late trouble. Jim Eisenreich gets 3 hits for the Stars.

FINAL – MCT 9 DET 3

Jose Rijo takes a no-hitter into the 8th, but Julio Franco’s bloop single breaks it up. Rijo and Whitson battle in scoreless dual until the 7th when 8th and 9th place hitters Kevin Seitzer and Tom Herr get two out RBI singles for the game’s only runs. Rijo settles for a CG 1-hit shutout.

FINAL – MCT 2 DET 0

Montana takes the series 4 games to 1. Detroit had trouble scoring in the series. They were shutout twice and held to only 8 runs for the whole series. CG shutouts by Downs and Rijo keyed the Montana staff. Only two home runs hit in the entire series. One by each team (Parker and Horn).

Panthers explode for 14 runs on 17 hits. McGee and Sheffield each had two doubles and Parrish hit 2 home runs.

FWP 14, CHI 1

Every Demolition hitter had at least two hits except for Daniels, who had an “o-fer”.

CHI 6, FWP 2

Two-hit shutout for Clemens and the Chicago offense stays hot.

CHI 8, FWP 0

Strawberry hits two homers as the Demolition offense rolls on with 20 hits.

CHI 12, FWP 4

This game was over halfway thru as Chicago builds up a 8-1 lead going to the bottom of the 5th.Ft. Worth wakes from it’s slumber to score 4 in the 9th, but it was too little too late.

CHI 12, FWP 5

Closest game of the series but the Panther closer could not keep the game tied in the 9th allowing 2 runs.

CHI 6, FWP 4

A four run top of the 8th breaks open a tight game for Chicago.

CHI 7, FWP 2

A long road trip must have gotten to Chicago in game one, but after that they Demolished the Panthers 6 games to 1.

Mexico City @ Stockton for 5 games

MEX 4 – STO 1

WP: Bosio (CG)

LP: Erickson

HR: Gruber, SnyderBosio went all the way, struck out 7, scattering three hits. His only blemish was a solo shot by Snyder in the 9th.

STO 5 – MEX 2

WP: DeJesus

LP: Cone

SV: Nelson

HR: C. Davis, MithcellStockton’s offense shows up to improbably beat Cone.

MEX 4 – STO 3

WP: Comstock

LP: Blair

SV: Darwin

HR: GruberStockton lost a tough one, ending the game by getting the tying run thrown out at home in the bottom of the ninth. Gwynn had 3 hits and 2 RBI for Mexico City.

MEX 7 – STO 6 (10 inn.)

WP: Kipper

LP: Schooler

SV: Darwin

HR: ClarkThis one see-sawed until Leach gave Mexico City the win with an RBI single in the 10th. Lavalliere’s 3 RBI for Stockton included the game tying double in the 8th. Dykstra and Mitchell had two RBI each for Mexico City.

MEX 5 – STO 3

WP: Sanderson

LP: Combs

SV: Darwin

HR: HrbekStockton fell behind 4-0 by the 4th, and made it interesting but could not dig themselves all the way out of the early hole. Mattingly had 2 RBI for MEX.

Mexico City takes the series 4 games to 1

Sugar Land is an also-ran while visiting Germantown is struggling to stay near .500.

Former Skeeter Chuck Finley shuts down Sugar Land on 5 hits with 9 Ks 5-0.

Don Robinson pitches a 6-hit shutout as SLS wins 1-0.

Fitzgerald’s 2-run shot leads the offense as Germantown holds off a Sugar Land rally to win, 6-4.

Pasqua singles in Daulton in the bottom of the 10th as SLS pulls a win out of its hat, 3-2.

SLS with another extra-inning win, this time in the 13th. Stephenson injured for 17 days.

Sugar Land pulls off a 3-2 series win.

Al West match up between Janesville and Cedar Park

Clark HRs & drives in 3, rookie Steve Avery goes the distance for the win. Bonilla spanked his 18th HR for the Juggernauts.

Cedar Park 9 Janesville 1

W-Avery 3-3, 3.77

L – Davis 4-5, 3.76

Juggernauts turn the tables on the Bears. Sammy Sosa HRs (GS) & drives in 5 runs.

Janesville 8 Cedar Park 1

W-Anderson 4-9, 4.32

L- Swindell 3-7, 8.49

Bonilla & Sosa HR again for JJ and the Juggernauts edge the Bears.

Janesville 5 Cedar Park 4

WR-Ruffin 5-3, 4.23

LR- Witt 6-4, 3.16

SV-Williams

Zeile’s 2-run single in the 2d capped a 3-run 2d inning and a 4-run lead that the Bears staff made stand up. Deer hit his 16th HR for JJ.

Cedar Park 5 Janesville 2

W- Portugal 6-3, 3.92

L- Show 1-4, 6.75

SV- Olson

Mike Boddicker went the distance yielding only Sosa’s 9th HR and an RBI double to Gonzalez. Bears took advantage of errors, only 2 of the 7 runs were earned. Benzinger and Surhoff suffer major injuries for JJ.

Cedar Park 7 Janesville 2

W- Boddicker 9-3, 2.58

L- Clancy 2-3, 5.98

It took 16 hits to squeeze out 5 runs for the Bears in a close game with JJ. Blauser’s 3-run 4th inning HR gave the Bears the early lead and the hung on for the win. Bonilla hit his 20th HR, a 2-run shot in the 9th to make the finish interesting, off RP Dayley.

Cedar Park 5 Janesville 3

W- Witt 7-4. 2.99

L- Davis 4-6, 3.97

Puckett went 4/4 & scored 3 runs, Jim Leyritz drove in 3 runs to lead the Bears. Avery started but was injured & left in the 2d inning.

Cedar Park 7 Janesville 3

WR-Ruskin 1-0, 5.02

L – Anderson 4-10, 4.35

Cedar Park won the last 4 to take the series 5-2.

Long Beach battling for a wild card visits the Bombers.

Long Beach 16-7. Oil Can Boyd (10-2) gets plenty of offense as the Titans cruise. HR’s by Fielder and Inky for the Titans.

Valdosta 6-4. Bombers slip past the Titans behind Bryn Smith (6-7). Franco picks up his 8th save.

Long Beach 2-1. Titans sneak by the Bombers behind Young (5-4).

Valdosta 10-3. Bombers win an easy one and give Tom Browning (4-10) a rare win.

Long Beach 5-0. Frank Viola (8-3) scattered 8 hits and tosses the shutout.

Titans take 3 of 5 headed into the All-Star break

CAL 3, TCT 4

CAL 4, TCT 1

CAL 6, TCT 0

CAL 10, TCT 1

CAL 4, TCT 2

CALIFORNIA wins 4-1