PLAYER / PITCHER OF THE WEEK #21
| NAME | TEAM | AVG | SLG | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | RBI | K | W | IW | SB | CS | HBP |
| MCGRIFF,Fred | FWP AL | .353 | 1.059 | 5 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | CLUB | G | W | L | S | ERA | IP | R | ER | H | K | BB | IBB | WP | BK | HB | HR |
| MUSSINA,Mike | STO AL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.50 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | TEAM | AVG | SLG | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | RBI | K | W | IW | SB | CS | HBP |
| BELL,Jay | SLS NL | .273 | .545 | 5 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | CLUB | G | W | L | S | ERA | IP | R | ER | H | K | BB | IBB | WP | BK | HB | HR |
| SMOLTZ,John | GER NL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.08 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Valdosta Bombers @ Winnipeg Goldeyes | |
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| Series Preview: | Winnipeg has gone all in, in its attempt to repeat as league champions. Valdosta is in rebuild mode so the Goldeyes have a chance to spread its wild card spread, |
| Game #1: | Newly acquired Darling was great in his Winnipeg debut as hes allowed just 3 hits in 7.2 innings, and Rojas closed it going 1.1 innings for the save. WGE 3 VAL 0 W-Darling (8-10) S-Rojas(24) L- Moore(3-17) |
| Game #2: | Winnipeg gets a solid start from Benes 2 runs in 6+ and Beck comes in for an old school 1 run save over 3 innings by Beck. WGE 3 VAL 2 W-Benes( 14-6) S-Beck(15) L Gubicza(4-8) |
| Game #3: | Valdosta did great hit Schilling hard but Winnipegs bats came through with a 6 – 5 win. WGE 6 VAL 5 W-Schilling(15-6) S-Rojas(24) L-Boever(5-4) |
| Game #4: | Candiotti was solid for Winnipeg with 1 in 5 innings and Rojas came in and got the 25th save. WGE 3 VAL 1 W-Candiotti(8-10) S-Rojas(25) L-Osborne(10-11) |
| Game #5: | Finally some hitting as Cooper homered and Buhner answered for Winnipeg. Winnipeg completed the sweep with a 8-6 win. W-Glavine(12-7) S-Beck(16) L-Blair(1-1) |
| Game #6: | Winnipeg wins its 10th in a row all close games but the combo of Beck 20XZ and Rojas 21XZ came through big with 5 for 5 in saves. They started off the season poorly but now are living up to their grades. Valdosta simply did not hit enough as Winnipeg was just too much in this 5 game series. |
| Series Summary: | Winnipeg wins its 10th in a row all close games but the combo of Beck 20XZ and Rojas 21XZ came through big with 5 for 5 in saves. They started off the season poorly but now are living up to their grades. Valdosta simply did not hit enough as Winnipeg was just too much in this 5 game series. |
| Sugar Land Skeeters @ Blarney Drive Bandits | |
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| Series Preview: | Sugar Land v Bandits for a 5 game set. |
| Game #1: | Skeeters bombard Sottlemyre and Langston is sharp for the visitors. Jay Bell drives in 5 for Sugar Land to power their offense.
SLS 10 BDB 3 W – Langston (10) |
| Game #2: | Bandits led 2-0 after 5 full until hot Jay Bell strikes again witha 3-run jack in the 6th. His dinger ends up being the game winner.
SLS 3 BDB 2 W – Tapani (11) |
| Game #3: | Bandits jump out early plating 4 in the 1st. It would be Blarney Drive’s day as they collect13 hits and Hanson goes 8 strong.
SLS 1 BDB 7 W – Hanson (6) |
| Game #4: | After a day off it’s Magnante vs Young and both pitchers are stellar. Both starters have shutouts through 5 but the Bandits draw first blood in the 6th as Chito Martinez drills a double with two men on. Skeeters would tally 1 in the 8th and threaten in the 9th. Daryl Hamilton, first game back from injury, catches the final out as he crashes into the wall, he’ll be out again for 11 games. Young goes the distance allowing just 5 hits.
SLS 1 BDB 2 W – Young (1) |
| Game #5: | Blarney Drive’s Blyleven allows just 3 hits over 7 innings and the Bandit bullpen contains the Skeeters. Butch Henry was solid through 3 innings but lost it badly in the 4th and 5th allowing 5 runs.
SLS 3 BDB 5 W – Blyleven (6) |
| Series Summary: | Bandits take 3 of 5. |
| Janesville Juggernauts @ Corktown Bootleggers | |
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| Series Preview: | Corktown plays host to the Janesville Juggernauts for a series of 5. |
| Game #1: | The Juggernauts jumped all over Ramon Martinez early.
Janesville 7-2 |
| Game #2: | A Quick 2 runs in the 1st had Corktown feeling like game one all over again. However, that was the last two the Juggernauts had.
Corktown 10-2 |
| Game #3: | Good pitching matchup for game 3. Rijo out duels Eldred.
Corktown 4-1 |
| Game #4: | Janesville holds on despite a late effort from the Bootleggers.
Janesville 5-4 |
| Game #5: | Janesville spoils the fans of Corktown by taking the rubber match for the series.
Janesville 12-3 |
| Series Summary: | Janesville comes to Corktown and takes 3 out of 5. |
| Steel City Sluggers @ Germantown Grays | |
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| Series Preview: | 1st place Germantown comes to Steel City to face a trade-depleted Sluggers squad. |
| Series Summary: | Steel City takes 3 of the first 4, but drops the final two. Still, a very unexpected series win helps recent trade partners Long Beach and Winnipeg tighten up in the standings. The Sluggers seem poised to be major spoliers down the stretch. |
| Stockton Wings @ Portland Mavericks | |
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| Series Preview: | Wings vs Portland |
| Game #1: | Wings win 5-4 |
| Game #2: | Wins win 4-0 |
| Game #3: | Wings win 6-2 |
| Game #4: | Wings win 6-5 |
| Game #5: | Wings win 4-0 |
| Series Summary: | Five game sweep for Stockton who looked the clearly superior team. |
| Fort Worth Panthers @ Mexico City Chihuahuas | |
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| Series Preview: | Tex-mex time |
| Game #1: | Panthers feast on the Chihuahuas as they went ahead 4-0 after two innings and didn’t look back. Middle of the order was dominant for Ft. Worth as Martinez, Sheffield, and McGriff combined for 9 for 14 with 4 homers – two by McGriff. Bill Wegman wins his 14th improving to 14-5.
Final Score FWP 8, MEX 1 |
| Game #2: | Ft. Worth scored two in the first and held on to win. Incredibly Zane Smith stayed perfect improving to 14-0.
Final Score: FWP 3, MEX 2 |
| Game #3: | Two hit complete game shutout by Panther’s Bob Tewksbury, who improved to 18-3. DeShields hit a 2 run homer.
Final Score: FWP 4, Mex 0 |
| Game #4: | Another shutout for Ft. Worth this time a 5 hit complete game by Kevin Brown. The only run of the game was a solo home run by McGriff – his 33rd of the year. Brown goes to 16-4.
Final Score FWP 1, MEX 0 |
| Game #5: | Ft. Worth jumps ahead in the first 4-0 with a triple by Hulett and a three-run jimmy jack by McGriff – his 34th, but Mexico City cuts the lead in half in the bottom of the first when Gwyn leads off with a solo home run and Mitchell singles home another run. The two teams traded runs in the 2nd and the Panther’s got an insurance run in the 8th which came in handy when closer Austin struggled in the 9th, but Maddox came in to get the final out. Panther starter Abbott improves to 19-5
Final Score: FWP 6, MEX 5 |
| Series Summary: | Ft. Worth sweeps extending their winning streak to 8 games and now has a chance to clinch the division title in next weeks series against Chicago. Things got tighter in the AL West for the Chihuahuas who go to Detroit next week. |
| Flossmoor Flying Squirrels @ Detroit Stars | |
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| Series Summary: | FFS takes series over DET 4-3. |
| California Quakes @ Chicago Demolition | |
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| Series Preview: | Bottom of the barrel teams in the American League East. My how the might have fallen. |
| Game #1: | California Gets 2 Hits from Paul Molitor & Dickie Thon to edge the Demolition.
Final Score: California 4 – Chicago 2 W: Pete Harnisch – 14-11 (3.67) |
| Game #2: | 2 RBI’s from for Demoliton player Tony Phillips including a Home Run does Chicago in.
Final Score: California 6 – Chicago 2 W: Alex Fernandez – 7-14 (3.97) |
| Game #3: | Mark Whiten is 4 for 4 in the leadoff spot, Mike Gallego kicks in with 2 RBI’s. Chicago squeaks out a win in this one.Final Score: Chicago 4 – California 3W: Roger Clemens – 9-10 (2.05) L: Donn Pall 1-1 (2.44) S: Kent Bottenfield #12 |
| Game #4: | A walk off for the Demolition in the 10th. Wade Boggs is 3 for 4 with 2 Runs Scored, a Home Run & 3 RBI’s.
Final Score: Chicago 4 – California 3 W: John Doherty – 2-2 (2.33) |
| Game #5: | Paul Molitor & John Olerud both have 2 RBI’s for the Quakes. Ejections to Scott Bailes for hitting Mike Gallego with a fastball to the ribs, lead to John Doherty returning the favor & plunking Jim Leyritz, which incited a bench clearing brawl where Jeff King kicked the snot out of Leyritz & King was promptly ejected from the game as well.
Final Score: California 8 – Chicago 3 W: Tom Gordon – 3-14 (5.03) |
| Game #6: | A relatively quite game compared to game #5. Arthur Rhodes tears his ACL in his left knee & is immediately placed on the Disabled List. Pete Harnisch picks up his 2nd Win this series.
Final Score: California 4 – Chicago 2 W: Pete Harnisch – 15-11 (3.58) |
| Game #7: | All Quakes in this one. 2 RBI’s from Paul O’Neil & Derrick May & 8.2 Innings from Alex Fernandez bury Chicago with a Shutout.
Final Score: California 6 – Chicago 2 W: Alex Fernandez – 8-14 (3.78) |
| Series Summary: | Chicago gets trounced 5 games to 2. Still bottom of the barrel teams in the American League East. |
| Long Beach Titans @ Manhattan Gas Hornets | |
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| Series Preview: | Long Beach seeking a playoff spot and has dug deep to bolster their pitching – wow what pitching! Manhattan – 10 game lead a week ago dropped 7 to the Missouri and is clinging to a 3 game lead. And dealing with injuries. What a week to host the Titans. |
| Game #1: | Dennis Martinez takes the hill in game 1 and gets a 2 run lead in the 4th on back to back homers from Fielder (16) and Justice (19). But the Gas Hornets sting back in the bottom half scoring 3. They get a 4th run (unearned) in the 7th off Lilliquist and Welch, Howe and Jones keep the Titans scoreless the rest of the way. LBT 2-9-1 LP Martinez (9-10) MGH 4-6-0 WP Welch (9-5) S D.Jones (24) |
| Game #2: | Local euphoria disappears in game 2 as Smith (4), Justice (20) and Reimer (14) and deep and dampen J.Jones season. Pete Smith tosses a 1 hitter for 7 and the Titans cruise. LBT 7-12-0 WP P.Smith (7-1) MGH 1- 5-1 LP J.Jones (6-4) |
| Game #3: | Smith’s efforts in game 2 carried over to Guzman for this one – 3 hits in 7 innings, 10 ks and no runs. M.Perez and Farr close it down with no more hits. Reimer (15) connects in the 2nd and destroys Stewart’s 5 hitter. LBT 1-5-0 WP Guzman (12-6) S Farr (24) |
| Game #4: | A day off and it really helps the home team. 3 runs in the second and Melido Perez is struggling. 5-0 going into the 8th when someone (Fielder) gets to Morris with a 2 run homer (17). Jack Morris actually worked the game from both ends, rbi single in the 2nd, SF in the 4th. Gas Hornets tack on 3 runs in the 8th (2 off Lilliquist – 1 unearned) and the Gas guys pull one out. Tino goes down for 5 days. LBT 2-10-2 LP Me.Periz (8-11) MGH 8- 9-0 WP Morris (12-6) |
| Game #5: | Viola vs. Hershisher and it’s a nail biter. But 7 walks by Titans pitchers (5 by Viola) allowed Manhattan to score 5 runs (2 unearned – the errors killed them in the series). Pendleton and D.Smith got 2 hits each. LBT 2-11-1 LP Viola (14-5) MGH 5- 7-1 WP Hershiser (11-10) S D.Jones (25) |
| Series Summary: | Somehow the Gas Hornets take the series 3-2. Several Titans cut down at home. Gas Hornets set to host Michigan next week. Long Beach home to host Germantown. |
| Michigan Marauders @ Missouri Black Bears | |
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| Series Preview: | National League East tilt as the 3rd place Michigan Marauders (59-65) visit the 2nd place Bears (66-56) |
| Game #1: | Michigan 4, Missouri 3 – 10 Innings Anderson 3 hits, 3B, BB, 2 SB, 3 RS Ripken 2 hits, 2B, RS, 3 RBI Nagy 6 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 6 K |
| Game #2: | Michigan 2, Missouri 1 Orsulak 3 hits, 2 2B, RS Anderson RBI-2B Sanderson (ND) 7 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K Walk (ND) 7 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 1 K |
| Game #3: | Missouri 1, Michigan 0 Igor 1st inning RBI ground out Fletcher 2B, RS Portugal 7 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 5 BB, 5 K Sutcliffe (L 1-10) 7 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K |
| Game #4: | Missouri 5, Michigan 3 – 11 Innings Igor walk-off 2-run HR Bonds H, 2 BB, SB, CS, RS Williams w hits, solo HR Anderson 3 hits, 3B, SB, CS, 2 RS in the los |
| Game #5: | Missouri 3, Michigan 2 3-run 6th powers the Bears Van Slyke 2B, 2 RBI Fletcher H, RS, RBI Smiley 6.2 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K Boone solo HR in the loss |
| Game #6: | Michigan 5, Missouri 3 Anderson 3 hits, 2 solo HR Borders 2-run 9th inning HR Nagy CG, 9 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 5 K Van Slyke 3 hits, HR, RS, 2 RBI in the loss |
| Game #7: | Missouri 6, Michigan 3 Ryan picks up career win #295 – 6 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 5 K Igor 3 hits, HR, 2 RS, 3 RBI Bonds 2B, BB, RS – Has reached base in 68 consecutive games played |
| Series Summary: | Tough series, Missouri manages to take 4 of 6. |