PLAYER / PITCHER OF THE WEEK #5

Jeff_Bagwell92Bill_Swift92Robin_Ventura92Mark_Gubicza92

NAME TEAM AVG SLG G AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI K W IW SB CS HBP
BAGWELL,Jeff FFS  AL .450 .900 5 20 9 1 1 2 3 12 2 2 0 0 0 0
                                   
NAME CLUB G W L S ERA IP R ER H K BB IBB WP BK HB HR
SWIFT,Bill MEX  AL 1 1 0 0 0.00 9 3 0 5 5 3 0 0 0 1 0
                                   
NAME TEAM AVG SLG G AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI K W IW SB CS HBP
VENTURA,Robin WGE  NL .462 .923 4 13 6 3 0 1 1 5 1 3 1 0 0 0
                                   
NAME CLUB G W L S ERA IP R ER H K BB IBB WP BK HB HR
GUBICZA,Mark VAL  NL 1 1 0 0 0.00 9 0 0 2 10 0 0 0 0 0 0

Michigan  Marauders @ Winnipeg  Goldeyes
Preview
Winnipeg hosts Michigan.
Game #1:
Palmeiro had 3 hits but it wasn’t enough as Candiotti Rojas and Beck gave Winnipeg the 3-1 win. Beck got his 4th save.
Game #2:
Once again Winnipeg pitching was too much for Michigan winning 4-2.  Beck picked up his 5th save.
Game #3:
McGuire hits a 3 run homer and Winnipeg wins 6-3. Power got the save allowing Beck a day off.
Game #4:
Nagy Pitched great and Gaetti homered off Quantrill as Glavine and Winnipeg loses 4-2
Game #5:
Rojas pitches brilliantly in 4 innings relief as Winnipeg wins 6-0 Rojas improves to 3-1
Summary
Winnipeg takes the series 4 to 1. Rojas went 7.2 innings allowing just 3 hits as he won a game and held 2 but getting the starter out of trouble.

 

Long Beach  Titans @ Sugar Land  Skeeters
Summary
Long Beach sweeps Sugar Land scoring 33 to Skeeters’ 5. Randy Tomlin pitches a 6-hit shutout in game 5. Great pitching by everyone on Long Beach. Or was it just terrible hitting by the Skeeters? Or both?

 

Flossmoor  Flying Squirrels @ California  Quakes
Summary
Flossmoor takes 4 of 5 from a pathetic California team.

 

Detroit  Stars @ Fort Worth  Panthers
Preview The Panthers come into this series in 1st place five games ahead in the AL East. On the league leader boards they’re on top in batting average at .254, 4th in homers with 16, first in runs scored, number two in slugging, tied for second in stolen bases with 17, number two in on base percentage, and first in ERA at 2.50. Ft. Worth is 5-0 at home so far in 1992.For the Stars their road record is 12 and 8 and they come into this series in 2nd place 3.5 games back in the AL West. On the league leader boards they’re 3rd in batting at .241, second in runs, 4th in slugging, tied for second in steals with 17, and leading in on base percentage.
Game #1:
Jack McDowell was cruising along for Detroit until the bottom of the 8th. After retiring the first two hitters McDowell allowed a single to Edgar Martinez, who would get to third on a wild pitch and then an error by catcher, Dan Walters. Two walks filled the bases then Wally Joyner cleared them with a double. He would score the final run of the inning on a Rick Cerone double.
FINAL SCORE: FWP 4, DET 1
Game #2:
Ft. Worth roared ahead 7 to 1 helped by 5 extra base hits then almost gave it away trying to give some experience to a young pitcher, but they managed to hold on.
FINAL SCORE: FWP 7, DET 5
Game #3:
Chris Nabholz lost his bid for a no hitter in the 7th inning when he allowed a solo home run to Gary Sheffield, but the Stars still win thanks to a 2-RBI single by Jose Lind in the 5th.
FINAL SCORE: DET 2, FWP 1
Game #4:
Dave Valle went 2 for 3 with a home run for the Stars, but that was half of the hits for Detroit in a good pitching game for both teams. Delino DeShields and Gary Sheffield provided the bulk of the offense for the Panthers with each driving in a run.
FINAL SCORE: FWP 3, DET 1
Game #5:
Six Ft. Worth batters had at least two hits as they mashed 14 total as a team.
FINAL SCORE: FWP 7. DET 3
Summary
Ft. Worth takes 4 of 5 from Detroit.

 

Mexico City  Chihuahuas @ Corktown  Bootleggers
Preview
Mexico City comes to Corktown and will stay in neighboring Mexican Town. Because I refuse to give in to Brian’s sick game of making us owners type an impossible to remember how to spell nickname, Mexico City will be known as the Small Dogs for this write up.
Game #1:
Swift went the distance for the Small Dogs giving up only 3 runs on 5 hits.
Mexico City 5-3
W. Swift 2-1
L. Gooden 1-3
Game #2:
Mexico City jumped on top with a 1st inning run and never looked back. Tony Gwynn homered and he would continue to beat up on Bootlegger pitching.
Mexico City 7-1
W. Fernandez 4-0
L. Martinez 0-1
S. Russell (6)
Game #3:
Corktown came into this game feeling it was time to stand toe to toe with the big guys. They held their own and took it to extras, but the Small Dogs scored 2 runs in the 11th as soon as the Bootleggers went to their long reliever, for they thought could be a loooong evening.
Mexico City 5-3 (11)
W. Darwin 3-0
L. Grahe 0-1
Game #4: Mexico City came out firing once again, this time scoring 2 off the Bootlegger ace Rijo. Corktown realized they were really gonna have to fight to get a single win in this series. Confidence came in quickly after that as some aggressive base running gave the Bootleggers some golden scoring opportunities in the 1st and they capitalized scoring 3
runs. The Small Dogs would not be put away. They were thrown out trying to stretch extra bases twice. Once at the plate. Corktown eventually broke a 5-5 tie in the bottom of the 7th and I think I got the attention of all my coworkers.Corktown 7-5
W. Rijo 4-1
L. Dewey 0-1
S. Hernandez (8)
Game #5:

McDonald was fantastic giving up 4 hits in a complete game.

Mexico City 3-1
W.McDonald 3-2
L. Downs 1-2

Summary
It didn’t take long to realize Mexico City is built to win this season. Corktown is not ready compete with the big boys or Small Dogs.
Mexico City 4-1

 

Germantown  Grays @ Manhattan  Gas Hornets
Preview
Germantown takes their NL West leading team to Manhattan to slaughter the Gas Hornets. You see those Grays – Thomas, Alomar, Caminiti in the infield -and Wilkerson at SS decides to homer this week. Tough to beat – plus they have pitching.
Game #1:
Grays start to score in the 3rd and by the time they’re finished they’re up 6-1. 3 Manhattan runs in 9th make it look closer than it was. Wilkerson smacks his 1st of the year.
GER 6-11-1 WP Mulholland, S Montgomery (9)
MGH 4- 7-3 LP Welch (2-2)
Game #2:
Gas Hornets act like it might be a tight series by winning game 2. After getting off to 1-0 start – Amaro lead-off homer (1) in the 1st, they had to come back from 2-1 deficit when Sanders and Caminiti drive in runs in the 4th. They do after an Alicea triple and score in the 4th. From there it’s goose eggs until the bottom of the 10th when Polonia PHs and then scores on a Tino double.
GER 2- 7-0 LP Montgomery (0-2) 10 innings
MGH 3-10-1 WP D.Jones (2-1)
Game #3:
From here it went downhill for the home team. Caminiti gets 4 hits, HR (3), double and 2 singles – couldn’t get the triple for the cycle. But he gets 6 rbis, half of his team’s total. Gas Hornets get 2 runs as Morgan goes 7 innings, 3 hits, 8Ks and no runs. Edens and Mason are tossed as Manhattan plunks 3 Grays – but no injuries.
GER 12-13-0 WP Morgan (2-0)
MGH 2- 5-0 LP Bullinger (0-1)
Game #4:
Smoltz goes the distance tossing a 4 hitter. Alomar (2) and Thomas (3) connects and Shane Mack gets 4 hits as the Grays take this one 4-0.
GER 4-10-0 WP Smoltz (3-1)
MGH 0- 4-0 LP Stewart (2-4)
Game #5:
In the finale, the Grays plate 2 in the 6th as Mack doubles in 1 and Sanders follows with his own RBI double. Fermin doubles in one in the bottom half. Meanwhile Guzman and Jimmy Jones give up nothing else and it ends with each team getting 5 hits.
GER 2-5-1 WP Guzman (4-2) S Montgomery (10)
MGH 1-5-1 LP J.Jones (2-2)
Summary
The Grays win 4 of 5, Gas Hornets flip from their results on the road last week. Next week we host Winnipeg and the Grays will host the Valdosta Bombers.

 

Stockton  Wings @ Janesville  Juggernauts
Preview
Janesville versus Stockton in a five game match up. Neither team has been able to get it going yet, but the season is young.
Game #1:
Game one is a tight affair, but Astacio goes 8 strong innings and Eckersley earns his 7th save of the season as Stockton takes game one 3-2.
Game #2:
Game two goes into extra innings, but the Juggernauts bullpen fails them and the Wings win it in 12, 5-3.
Game #3:
The Juggernauts get on the win board behind a fine pitching performance of Cal Eldred and win game three 5-1.
Game #4:
Tied going into the bottom of the ninth, the Juggernauts get a pinch hit walk off home run from Luis Sojo and win game four 5-2.
Game #5:
Tied two games apiece, the last game of the series sees another very close game, with two fine pitching performances by Ojeda and Cormier, but Stockton pulls it out with a 3-2 win to take the series.
Summary
A good pitching series for both teams. Stockton stays on the road and visits Detroit next week, while the Juggernauts hit the road against California.

 

Chicago  Demolition @ Portland  Mavericks
Game #1:
Wilkens walk-off HR in the 9th wins it for Portland 4-3.
Game #2:
Portland jumps to a 5-0 lead but Demolition explode back with 4 runs in the 4th inning. With Portland leading 8-5 in the 9th, Alan Mills walks THREE straight. But a duo of relievers are able to help Portland escape with the 8-6 win.
Game #3:
Portland scores 3 in the first, and cruises to the 9-1 win. Avery goes all the way for the win.
Game #4:
Portland again jumps out to a 5-0 lead, and wins 7-3 on 17 hits.
Game #5:
Portland gets 2 in the first, but Chicago finally gets the offense rolling with 4 runs in the 5th. Portland ties it up, but Chicago takes the lead in the top of the 8th and gets the 5-4 win.
Summary
Portland takes 4-5, but still tracks 3 games back of .500. Chicago stands at 12-19.

 

Valdosta  Bombers @ Blarney Drive  Bandits
Preview
NL East leading Bombers take on the NL West cellar dwelling Bandits.
Game #1:
Clark unties a 1-1 game in the 8th for the Bombers with a 2-run game winning jack. Wilson goes the distance to even his record 2-2.
WP – Wilson (2)
LP – Lewis
SV – NoneVAL 3 BDB 1
Game #2:
Gubicza throws a 2-hit shutout for his 2nd victory of the year. Karros and Wallach each drive in a run.
WP – Gubicza (2)
LP – Hanson
SV – None
Game #3:
Two way threat Randy Johnson goes 4-4 with an RBI and tosses 7+ innings on his way to his first victory of the season. Karros 3-5 w/ 2 doubles and 2 RBI for the Bombers and Moore was roughed up for 7 runs.
WP – Johnson (1)
LP – Moore
SV – Black (1)
Game #4:
Bandits took a 2-1 lead into the 7th but Lee Smith coughed it up in the 8th allowing 2 runs. Franco picks up his 5th save and keeps his ERA perfect.
WP – Boever (3)
LP – Smith
SV – Franco (5)
Game #5:
Valdosta hangs a 5 spot in the 2nd and pile on 4 more behind Lee and Pagnozzi’s 3 RBI days. Osborne picks up his 6th win tossing 7 solid innings.
WP – Osborne (6)
LP – Wells
SV – None
Summary
Valdosta takes 4 of 5 with relative ease.

 

Steel City  Sluggers @ Missouri  Black Bears
Preview
Steel City (16-13) visits the Missouri Black Bears (12-17)
Game #1:
Missouri 1, Steel City 0
Offerman reaches on E, Igor brings him home in the 1st
Gonzalez 2 hits, BB, RBI
Morris CG, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K
Game #2:
Steel City 3, Missouri 1
Grace & Naehring solo HR
Martinez 7.2 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 10 K
Smiley 7 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
Game #3:
Steel City 5, Missouri 1
Dawson 3-run HR
Nokes 2 hits, solo HR
Darling 8 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
Game #4:
Steel City 6, Missouri 1
Hollins 2 hits, 2 HR, 2 RS, 4 RBI
Dawson RBI 2B
Leibrandt 6 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K
Game #5:
Missouri 3, Steel City 2
Bonds 3 hits, 2B, 2 HR, 3 RS, 2 RBI
Van Slyke 3 hits, 2B, RBI
Burkett 7.2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 5 BB, 4 K
Boston & Naehring solo HR each in the loss
Summary
More of the same for the Black Bears. Steel City takes 3 of 5.

FIRST GAME FILE
DUE MONDAY 04/01/2024
AT 8:00 AM - ET!

Days
0
3
Hrs
2
0
Min
1
1
Sec
1
2