PLAYER / PITCHER OF THE WEEK #26

Detroit takes 5/8 at Mexico City

The final series of the year for the Winnipeg Goldeyes was against a solid Clovis team. Winnipeg locked up the final playoff spot so this was about the stats and getting ready for the playoffs.

Game 1) Clovis hit Kile really hard in the first scoring 4 runs off the young righty. Eddie Murray had a huge game going 4 for 5 and Smiley in a disappointing season got the win to improve to 10-15 with a 4.10 era.

Clovis 7 Winnipeg 3

w-Smiley(10-15) L-Kile(3-2)

Barbarie hit a pinch hit 3 run homer as Winnipeg beats Randy Johnson 6-2. Candiotti got his 19th win of the year,

Win 6 Clo 2
Candiotti(19-8) l-Johnson(10-10)

Like game 1 Clovis scored 6 runs in the first this time off of Stottlemyre, The Winnipeg pen went 8 shutout after that but alas could only score 5 runs.

Clovis 6 Win 5

W-Myers(6-10) L-Stottlemyer(7-10) S-Bell(3)

Sax Ventura and Deveraux homered for Winnipeg in the loss.

Candiotti got the start in hopes of reaching 20 wins while he was solid 3 in 7 David Wells for Clovis was better 9 innings 3 hits no runs.

Clovis 3 Winnipeg 0

W-Wells(13-7) L-Candiotti(19-9)

Game 5) Winnipeg got the big bats out McGuire homered and Buhner hit two in this 8-2 win.

Win 8 Clovis 2

W-Benes (17-9) L-Black(11-12)

Glavine easily got his 20th win as Evans and Ventura homered as Winnipeg scored 12.

Win 12 Clovis 2

W-Glavine(20-8)

Sanderson locked down his spot as the /4 starter in the playoffs for Winnipeg with 8.1 innings of shutout ball. McGuire got a homer and Winnipeg scored 2 runs.

Win 2 Clovis 0 W-Sanderson(10-8) S-Freeman(14) L-Johnson(11-10)

Winnipeg managed a 4-3 series win giving them 93 wins best in franchise history and got the pitching ready for the playoffs as Glavine will start with 20 wins, then Candiotti 19 wins then Benes 17 wins and finally Sanderson 10 wins. The bullpen is a committee as Freeman saved 14, Willis 13 and Flanagan 10. Sax  lead the team in average .310 and runs 102 and Buhner led in homers 31 and Ventura rbis 95. Clovis finished 81-81 ex goldeye Hanson lead in era 2.50 lee smith in saves 25 and wells in wins 13 Rickey Henderson has 91 runs while Murray had 23 homers and 97 rbis.

Steel City takes 4 of 5 from Michigan, and now becomes huge Long Beach fans as they travel to Germantown… who has magic # of 3 to clinch the division over Steel City.

The Janesville Juggernauts come to Portland with a 65-90 record.  Portland stands at 90-65 in their first year in MWWL existence, with a magic number of one, to be number one in the AL West. Portland fans are in their weirdest, hoping to celebrate their first season. The pesky Flying Squirrels are hoping for a miracle, while Portland fans are raising a glass to the law of averages. LETS PLAY BALL!!!

Jack Armstrong 3-6 5.46 JAN vs Steve Avery 12-9 3.14 POR Janesville wins 10-5 with HRs from Tartabull and Surhoff.

Ramon Garcia 5-6 6.67 vs Charlie Hough 9-10 4.46 Portland gets the win in the bottom of the 10th 3-2.

Rich Delucia 7-10 5.60 JAN vs Greg Swindell 17-6 2.31 POR Four of 5 Portland runs come off HRs in a 5-0 win. Swindell completes a very nice season for Portland.

Allan Anderson 5-7 4.40 JAN vs Ken Hill 12-9 3.99 POR All Portland in this one as they cruise to a 15-1 win.

Walt Terrell 11-8 4.55 vs Frank Castillo 5-1 4.09 POR A Grand Slam and 3-run HR by Will Clark caps Portland’s season in a 14-0 win. Frank Castillo goes all the way for the shutout.

Portland wins 5-7 and will represent the AL West in the playoffs.

Missouri Black Bears travel to Manhattan to take on the Gas Hornets and pad their record. Final series of the season for both teams with dreams of next year (or next decade)….

Burkett breaks up Harris’s no-hitter with a 2 out single in the 7th. O’Brien breaks up the shutout with a 2 run homer (15) in the 7th that put the Black Bears up 2-1 for the game and that’s the final.

MBB 2-4-1 WP Burkett (10-14) S K.Patterson (13)
mGH 1-7-0 LP Harris (5-13)

Nothing but Bear growls in this one – 14 hits, 4 homers, 10 runs to support Dennis Rasmussen. Bonds 4 for 4, 2 Homers (14,15) and 3 rbis. Allanson 3 hits, double, HR (2) and 3 rbis. O’Brien goes long again (16).  Santiago (11) homers and having another good season.
MBB 10-14-0 WP Rasmussen (4-6)
MGH 2 – 5-1 LP Pertry (4-12)

Gas Hornets again playing it close with 1-1 tie through 7. But another 2 run O’Brien HR (17) followed by a Matt Williams blast (27) in the 8th gives the Black Bears a 4-1 lead. Single run by Gas Hornets not enough in the 9th for Manhattan.
MBB 4-8-0 WP Bielecki (10-8) S Orosco (1)!!
MGH 2-7-2 LP B.Patterson (2-5)

Jimmy Key loves to pitch in this ballpark (doesn’t matter if it’s for or against the Gas Hornets). He goes 6.2, 8 hits, 1 run. His team gives him 4 runs of support and that was fine as the bullpen shuts out Manhattan. O’Brien 2 run DOUBLE (not homer) biggest hit.
MBB 4-12-1 WP Key (8-12)
MGH 1-10-0 LP Stewart (3-19)

3 run Santiago homer (12) in the 1st and Gas Hornets were off an running. Vanderwal adds a 2 run triple and Leary gets his 2nd win of the year – and 2nd straight win! O’Brien only managed a single in this one.
MBB 3-13-0 LP Portugal (4-11)
MGH 6-12-1 WP Leary (2-7) S B. Patterson (5)

Black Bears take charge in game 6 behind the 2 hit pitching of Jack Morris! 7Ks, 0 runs in his 8 innings. 2 run Sierra HR (23) in the 1st was all that was needed, but they scored 4 more along the way including Dave Howard’s 1st HR of the year. O’Brien hitless.
MBB 7-15-1 WP Morris (12-10)
MGH 0- 2-2 LP Ashby (1-7)

Rematch of the opening game of the series between John Burkett and Greg Harris and again it’s a 1 run game. And John Burkett, who had 5 hits in the Real 1991, gets 2 hits in this game (3 hits this series) and drives in all 3 runs Black Bears scored. And Burkett’s rbis were just enough to carry the day and Manhattan can only muster 2 runs – both driven in by Chico Walker. So it was Burkett 3, Walker 2. O’Brien again hitless.
MBB 3-9-0 WP Burkett (11-14), S K. Patterson (14)
MGH 2-8-1 LP Harris (5-14)

Fun season, ends earlier than usual, but still a blast watching a lot of talent along the way (most of it on the other teams). Missouri takes the series 6-1 for 75-87 record while Manhattan drops to 35-127 – worst record in the league this year. Wow a difference in a year – last year they won 113 for the most in the league. Oh, well, rebuild in progress.

Flossmoor wraps up their inaugural regular season with a series with local rival Chicago.

Ricky Bones and the home side fall behind 3-0 early in this one but battle back behind three homers from Ron Gant. Bones settles down and goes 8 strong innings for the win.\

FFS 9 – CHI 3

Near disastrous first inning for Flossmoor as Maddux leaves the game on the second pitch, out for four days. Then on the third batter, Teufel and Gant collide and both are out for multiple games. Demolition jump out to a 3-0 lead in the fourth, all coming with two outs. Baines homers in the bottom of the inning to get one back. Chicago tacks one on in the 7th to regain the 3 run lead. Another run in the 8th for the Demo and that is all she wrote
CHI 5 – FFS 1

Two in the 2nd for the visitors who score first in the third straight game.  Two more in the third for Chicago, Flossmoor gets one back. Clemens pitches through traffic with the help of some double plays to go 7 innings.  Flossmoor gets one in the 9th but that’s all.
CHI 4 – FFS 2

Another big inning early for Chicago as they score 3 in the 2nd. Demo add another in the 3rd but Flossmoor gets two back to make it 4-2.
Bichette goes yard for the Squirrels in the 4th to cut the lead to one.
Then in the 7th Bichette with his second solo shot to tie it at four.
Flossmoor takes the lead in the bottom of the 8th on a two out RBI hit from Travis Fryman.
Olson comes in to close it out for his 32nd save.
FFS 5 – CHI 4

History made as Jeff Bagwell is hit by a pitch for the 27th time this year, setting the single season mark in the MWWL. However, he is out for 2 days.
Squirrels take the lead in the 3rd as a double steal by Puckett and Gant results in an errant throw, scoring Puckett and putting Gant at third, who comes home on Baines’ sac fly. 2-0 FFS.
Chicago come back with a six run 4th and Puckett is hurt for 4 days. Injuries galore at the worst time.
Flossmoor gets 3 back in the 5th to make it a one run deficit. Single runs in the 6th and 7th extend the lead for Chicago.
Chicago wins it 8-5

Flossmoor limps to the finish losing two of three to the Demolition and suffers a slew of injuries along the way. Playoffs on the horizon but the outlook is bleak.

Quakes and Panthers closing out the season as they look forward to the playoffs.

Tom Gordon goes down with an injury in the 2nd for California, but the Quakes relievers hold Ft. Worth to 4 hits. Unfortunately two of the hits were home runs and that was all the scoring the Panther’s needed.
FWP 2, CAL 1

Ft. Worth breaks open a close game late with some homers and doubles scoring 8 runs in their last 3 innings.
FWP 11, CAL 2

Dave Winfield hits a three run home run to cap a 4 run 8th inning as the Panthers came from behind to win.
FWP 5, CAL 4

The Quakes score 3 times in the last two innings to come from behind to win.
CAL 4, FWP 2

Ft. Worth wins on a throwing error by Pendleton in the bottom of the 9th.
FWP 3, CAL 2

A couple of 2 run homers helped Ft. Worth to a 4-0 lead and Abbott holds on for his 20th victory.
FWP 6, CAL 4

Gordon comes back from injury but walks 4 in the 2nd inning lead to a big inning for the Panthers as they coast to victory to close out the season.
Ft. Worth suffers a serious injury to backup second baseman, Miller who will miss most of the post season not able to appear in a game until the World Series.
FWP 6, CAL 1

Ft. Worth wins 6 of 7 closing out the most successful home campaign I’ve ever had.

1st place Sugar Land visits Valdosta.

As expected Sugar Land dominated the series, winning 5 of 7. The only real highlight of the year for Valdosta was Otis Nixon with 70 steals.

Germantown Magic Number is 4 for the Division Pennant as they host Long Beach for a 7 game series

The Grays take a commanding lead early and coast. Titans Fielder 2-4 RBI R, Reimer 2-4 and Chitren went 2 scoreless innings. Grays Thomas 2-4 RBI R 2W, Villanueva 2-4 3RBI R HR W, Barnes 2-3 2R 2W and Gagne 2-4 2RBI R 3b. Magnante, Edens and Fossas pitched 4 innings of scoreless relief.

Grays 9-4.

Grays took an early lead, but the Titans came back and held on. Titans Justice 2-4 2R, Reimer 2-4 6RBI 2R 2HR. Grays Myers 2-2 RBI 2R HR W. Bross, Montgomery, Wilson, Manuel, Aguilera and Frohwirth pitched 5 innings of scoreless relief.

Titans 7-6.

Grays bullpen collasped. Overworked? Titans Fielder was 3-4 RBI R 2-2b HR. Corsi and Ward pitched 3 innings of scoreless relief. Grays Martines 2-4 RBI R 3b. Maddux and Wilson pitched 2.2 innings of scoreless relief.

Titans 4-3.

Titans take a 2-0 lead in the 3rd. Titans Justice 2-4 2RBI 2b. Grays Thomas 2-4 2b. Finley 5IP 2R 3H 4W 2K. Fossas, Bross, Manuel, Frohwirth pitch 4 innings of scoreless relief for the win.

Grays 3-2.

Grays get a 4 spot in the 3rd and that was enough. Titans Hullett 2-3 2b and McClellan pitched 2 innings of scoreless relief. Grays Alomar 2-3 R W, Jose 2-4 R and Appier pitches a 5H complete game shutout with 6K & 2W.

Grays 4-0.

Grays wrap it up with a game to spare pouncing on the Titans. Baerga 2-4 and Chitren pitched 2 innings of scoreless relief. Grays Barnes 3-4 2RBI R 2-2b. Guzman had a shutout after 3.2 innings before a season ending injury. Manuel, Mulholland, Montgomery, Bross and Magnante pitched 2.2 innings of scoreless relief.

Grays 8-1.

Grays rest the starters. Titans McClellan and Ward pitch 3 innings of scoreless relief. Grays Barnes 3-4 2R 2-2b, Braggs 2-4 2RBI R HR, and Caminiti 2-4. Mulholland, Parrett, Aguilera, Maddux, Manuel, Magnente and Fossas pitched 5 innings of scoreless relief.

Grays 6-4.

Grays win series and probably get 2nd seed in the playoff and face-off with division rival Sluggers.

Stockton @ Montana for 7 games

Stockton playing the games

MCT 4 – STO 2 (15 inn.)

WP: Terry
LP: Simon

HR: STO–Tettleton; MCT–Gomez

MCT 5 – STO 3

WP: Krueger
LP: Gardner
SV: Pall

HR: MCT–Hill, Gomez

STO 5 – MCT 2

WP: Barnes
LP: Tanana
SV: Eckersley

HR: STO–Strawberry, J. Clark

MCT 4 – STO 2

WP: Downs
LP: Cadaret
SV: Pall

HR: MCT–Belle, Franco, Burks

MCT 3 – STO 2

WP: P. Abbott
LP: Drabek
SV: Assenmacher

HR: MCT–Salazar; STO–Strawberry

MCT 2 – STO 1

WP: Martinez (CG)
LP: Leiter (CG)

HR: STO–J. Clark

STO 4 – MCT 3

WP: Eckersley
LP: Grahe

HR: MCT–Franco; STO–J. Clark

MCT takes the series 5 games to 2