PLAYER / PITCHER OF THE WEEK #24

Mexico City visits Janesville for a seven game match-up. Mexico comes in at 83-50 holding a three game lead over the Detroit Stars, while Janesville is looking toward next year.

Fernandez goes 7.2 innings and the Chihuahuas walk away with game one 7-2.

Mexico City raps out 16 hits, and wins a shut out 8-0.

Despite taking an early 2-0 lead, Davis can’t hold it and Mexico City comes back to win game three 5-4 in the 10th.

Another shut out by the Chihuahuas, as Hanson wins his 11th game of the season, going 8 innings in a 8-0 win.

Sanderson wins his 12th game of the season in a quality start, as Mexico City wins game five 4-2.

For the third time in the series the Juggernauts bats are quiet as they lose game six by another 8-0 score.

A good come back attempt by Janesville is not enough as they lose the game and the series 6-4.

Mexico City keeps rolling toward the playoffs-next up: continuing on the road at the Cedar Park Bears. Janesville entertains Montana at home.

Rivals Detroit Stars & Chicago Demolition in the I-94 show down this week for a five game series.

Dave Eiland (2-1 3.18) goes 7.2 scoreless Innings and Bobby Thigpen picks up his 15th save on the season with 1.1 Innings of scoreless relief.
Final Score: Detroit 1 – Chicago 0

Roger Clemens (23-4 1.77) Strikes out 10 Stars in 8.1 Innings. Dennis Eckersley picks up his 29th save on the season. George Brett & Mike Scioscia are both 2 for 4 for Chicago.
Final Score: Chicago 4- Detroit 2

Doug Drabek (13-11 4.12) & a cast of six relievers hold the Stars off the scoreboard. Gene Larkin is 2 for 3 with 2 RBI’s. Darryl Strawberry Homers.
Final Score: Chicago 7- Detroit 0

Jack McDowell (9-9 3.94) goes 6.1 Innings allowing only 2 Earned Runs. The Stars had 5 players pick up single RBI’s. Bobby Thigpen picks up Save # 16. A lengthy injury though for Wally Backman who is now on the shelf for 12 days.
Final Score: Detroit 5 – Chicago 3

John Kruk has 2 RBI’s, Julio Franco has 2 Doubles, Jim Neidlinger (8-2 2.50) is solid for 8 Innings, and Bobby Thigpen picks up save #17 on the season for Detroit.
Final Score: Detroit 5 – Chicago 1

In what could be a possible playoffs match up the Stars flex their muscles and take the series 3 games to 2. Chicago will look & hope for revenge should the two teams meet in the Post Season

Valdosta wins four of seven from Sugar Land.

In a big series for California, Fort Worth heads west for the 3rd of four 2nd half series between the two teams. With California 2 1/2 games back in the wild card race, a lot is riding on the next 7 games.

California wins 6 of 7 against Fort Worth, and now prepare for another home series against Stockton.

It’s scouting time for stand in Traverse City Tigers manager… soon to take the helm of the new Portland Mavericks, the battered bastards of baseball. Tigers and Bears, oh my!

Hibbard 11-6 3.67 for Bears vs West 5-16 6.16 for Tigers Bears maul the Tigers 10-1 with 15 hits. Six Bears have multi-hit games. Hibbard moves to 12-6.

Jose Mesa 2-1 6.49 for Bears vs Ken Hill 0-0 2.25 for Tigers Mesa pitches 8 shutout innings and the Bears win 7-0. Jeff Blauser goes 5-5 with a 2b, HR and 4 RBis for the Bears.

Mike Moore 5-5 5.28 for Bears vs John Wetteland 1-3 6.26 for the Tigers. Back to back HRs by Kirby Puckett and Ron Gant break it open for the Tigers who win 7-3. Puckett hits 2 HRs in the game for 14 total.

Mark Portugal 10-7 4.17 for Bears vs Greg Maddux 10-15 3.98 for Tigers. This one is a pitching duel, and Portugal won it with a 1-hit complete game shutout! Tigers win 1-0.

Mike Boddicker 10-13 3.65 for Bears vs Charlie Hough 4-16 6.12 for Tigers Hough desperately trying to get to 20 loses for the Tigers, fails despite leaving with a 3 run deficit. Tigers explode for 5 runs in the 7th to get the 6-4 win.

Greg Swindell 8-9 5.17 for Bears vs David West 5-17 6.43 fro Tigers West is another Tiger pitcher edging toward 20 losses. Bears win a close one 4-2. West doesn’t get the loss. Jordan is injured for 14 days for the Tigers.

Bobby Witt 10-8 3.36 vs Ken Hill 0-1 3.90 for Tigers Runs? Runs? Has anyone got the runs? For sixteen straight innings, neither the Tigers nor the Bears could put a scratch on the board. In the 17th the Bears wake from their hibernation and put 4 on the board for a 4-0 win behind a Blauser 3-run HR. Will Clark has a 19 game hitting streak snapped. Hill pitches 11 shutout innings!

Tigers win 6 of 7 to up their record to 80-70. Tigers fall to 48-100

Germantown from the N.L. West Division comes to Michigan to take on the second place team from the N.L. East.

Mulholland vs. Gullickson.
Low scoring game that goes to 13 innings. Dave Martinez gets 4 hits for Germantown. Bill Gullickson actually hits a homer for Michigan. Palmeiro with a game winning double in the bottom of the 13th. Henneman with the win and Veres gets the loss.
Michigan 3 Germantown 2

Appier vs. Higuera
This game gets resolved by the bullpen again. The Grays nurse a 2-0 lead, but Michigan gets 2 in the 8th and 1 run in the 9th to win the game. Hubie Brooks with a 2 run homer in the 8th and Bo Jackson doubles in a run in the 9th. Bedrosian picks up the win and Aguilera suffers the loss.
Michigan 3 Germantown 2

Smoltz vs. Deshaies
This game is a blow out. Deshaies with a shutout to take his record to 13-7. Juan Samuel with 3 RBIs.
Michigan 9 Germantown 0

Finley vs. Langston
Germantown gets the win in this game as Finley pitches a complete game. Alomar with 3 hits and Finley contributes with 2 hits.
Germantown 6 Michigan 2

Mullholland vs. Knudson
Michigan returns to play a good close game. Michigan wins 3-2, which is the 3rd game that they won 3-2. Cal Ripken with 3 hits. Mark Knudson wins his 11th. Mullholland drops to 9-17.
Michigan 3 Germantown

Michigan plays well and takes 4 of 5 from Germantown. Michigan played much better than in their home series against Valdosta.

Not a good series on paper the first place steel city sluggers at the near last place team from Winnipeg.

Belcher great, Fisk Homers & as expected 9-3 Steel City

Felix hits a pinch hit 3 run homer of Hurst and Winnipeg manages a win where Benes gets hurt.

WGE 6 SCS 2

Tudor gives a up only hits but Winnipeg scores 2 runs on them Winnipegs Guthrie gives up 6 hits and 6 walks but pitches 8 shutout innings for the win.

WGE 2 SCS 0

A big triple by Javier and a Omar Viquel homer do in Martinez Winnipeg wins 8 to 2.

Finally the real steel City team shows up and Sabo goes 4 for 4 and Henderson homers and drives in 4.

SCS 11 WPG 5

Junior Feliz hits the walk off pinch single in the 9th as Winnipeg winbs 4-3 and takes the series with their 4 th win.

Drunk on Champagne Hurst makes quick work of the hung over Winnipeg team 6 -1

Some how Winnipeg has gotten hot and moved out of last place taking 4 of 7 vs the divisions best team. Winnipeg won their 63 game and will not lose 100 at least. Steel City got stuck on 99 wins but will easily make the playoffs,

Manhattan Gas Hornets (95-46) visit the Missouri Black Bears (64-77).Disappointing….Very disappointing….

Missouri 4, Manhattan 3
Leibrandt 2-run 1B is the difference
Bonds solo HR
Leibrandt (W 15-6) 7 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
Jacoby 3 hits, HR, 2 RS, RBI in the loss

Manhattan 7, Missouri 3
Santiago 3-run HR
Yount 2 hits, HR, BB, 2 RS, RBI
Dawson HR, BB, 2 RS, RBI
O’Brien 3-run 8th inning HR in the loss

Manhattan 7, Missouri 3
Reed H, 3 RBI
McReynolds 3 hits, 2B, BB, 2 RS
James 2 hits, 2B, RS, RBI
Welch (W 25-4) 6.2 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
(this is the year Welch won 27 games)

Manhattan 4, Missouri 3 – 11 Innings
Steal of home is the difference
Sierra 2-run 9th inning HR ties it at 2
Santiago 2 hits, 2 RBI
Sax BB, 2 SB, RS, RBI
Harris (ND) 7 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 6 K
Morris 7 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
Injury: MAN – J. Reed (22 days)

Manhattan 1, Missouri 0 – 10 Innings
Huson steals 3 bases including home in the 10th inning
Right.
Magrane 9 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 5 K
Burkett CG (10 IP), 5 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 10 K

Manhattan 8, Missouri 1
Gas Hornets win is #100 on the year
Tabler 4 hits, 2B, HR, RS, 3 RBI
Yount 2 hits, HR, RS, 3 RBI
Sax 2 hits, HR, BB, 2 RS, RBI
McReynolds 2 hits, HR, 2 RS, RBI
Scott 8 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 9 K

Manhattan 3, Missouri 2 – 11 Innings
Perry steals 2nd, advances to 3rd on throw, but then is OUT trying
to steal home (3 attempted steal of home in 4 games)
Dawson 2 hits, 2B, BB, 2 RBI
Leary (ND) 7 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
Leibrandt (ND) 9 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K

Gas Hornets take 6 of 7.
Could have gone better for the Bears, but the Gas Hornets show that
good teams find a way to win.

Long Beach, trailing Clovis by 2 in the Wild Card race, heads north to try and narrow the gap against the Cougars.

Life hands you Lemon, let him hit it out of the park. Clovis leading by 1 with two outs in the ninth and a pair of runners on and Lemon blasts Smith’s offering over the fence for the game winner

Cougars come back for a 1-0 win behind a surprisingly effective John Smiley. Cougars scored winning run in the bottom of the eighth on Dan Gladden’s sac fly.

Titans win it 7-6. Braggs with a three run blast and Lemon, who else, with a ninth inning homer that proved the difference.

Reed doubles in a pair in the 7th to break a 4-4 tie and give Clovis the win.

Wells out duels Viola for 3-0 Cougars win. Cougars scored one each in the first two innings and cruised after that. Myers walked a pair in the ninth but struck out Justice and Inky to preserve the win.

Clovis bats explode for 11-0 win. Henderson homered and drove home 5 while Randy Johnson nailed down the complete game shutout with 12 strikeouts.

Gantner tripled in Greenwell with two outs in the bottom of the tenth to give Cougars 5-4 win. It was the fourth straight win for Clovis who took the series 5 games to 2.

Clovis takes 5 of 7 from a tough Long Beach team. With the season winding down Clovis heads to Sugar Land while Long Beach will have to try to make up ground against first place Steel City.

Montana @ Stockton for 7 games

STO 7 – MCT 6

WP: Ojeda
LP: Fraser
SV: Schooler

HR: none

STO 3 – MCT 0

WP: Kiecker (CG)
LP: R. Martinez (CG)

HR: none

MCT 11 – STO 3

WP: Cook
LP: Navarro
SV: Akerfelds

HR: Herr (GS), Burks

MCT 9 – STO 6

WP: Rijo
LP: D. Johnson
SV: Assenmacher

HR: V. Hayes, Burks

STO 8 – MCT 6

WP: Mahler
LP: Krueger
SV: Schooler

HR: Snyder (2), R. Thompson

STO 5 – MCT 4

WP: D. Johnson
LP: Grimsley

HR: none

STO 7 – MCT 5

WP: Milacki
LP: Cook
SV: Schooler

HR: Harper, A. Davis, Schooler

Stockton takes the series 5 games to 2

Mike Schooler saved 3 of the games