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Yonge Street @
Southbend-
Yonge Street hosts Southbend Gm1 ) Harrison outduelled Nova. Wiggington hit 2 solo shots. SBD wins 3-0. Gm2) "Big Game" James Shields tossed a NO HITTER, Seth Smith homered thrice and drove in 8. YSS wins 8-0. Gm3 ) Another crazy loooong, pen taxing debacle. Marmol walked 9 in his 7+ IP of relief and took the loss. YSS wins 7-5 in 17 innings. Gm4) SBL put together a nice late rally. Jaso HR'd. SBD wins 4-3. Gm5) Rich Harden was a machine (14K in 6.2 IP), but Luis Perez threw 8 walkless, scoreless innings. YSS wins 3-0. Gm6) YSS briefly retook the lead w/ 4 in the btm of 8th. SBD tallied 2 in 8th & 2 in 9th, to take the finale. SBD wins 8-7. |
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| Elyria @ Bethesda - Elyria comes in a smacks Bethesda around good in three games taking them easily and then more gently takes 3 of the remaining 4 close contests. Yet another >1 week injury rears its head for Bethesda this time in the form of Scott Sizemore who tried to eat the dugout steps and is knocked out for 10 days. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hollywood
@
Virginia
- Hollywood takes series 6-1. Gm.1 HOL 5-1 A.Gordon 3-4, 2 RBI. C.Pena a solo shot. Price evens record at 2-2. Gm.2 HOL 8-2. 4 Werewolves go yard...Kinsler, Kubel (twice) and Castro. Gm.3 HOL 6-3 Kinsler and Suzuki go deep. Guthrie no runs, 6 hits in 8 innings. Gm.4 HOL 6-4 Pena goes 3-5 with 2 RBI and Castro kicks in with 2 RBI. Kershaw gets the win. Gm.5 VIR 5-4 Finally a win. Markakis is 3-3 with a homer but it's his SF in bottom of 9th that wins it. Gm.6 HOL 7-1 Pena, Bruce and Gordon poke 4-baggers. Price gets CG win and K's 13. Gm.7 HOL 7-3 Pena and Kinsler go over the wall with 2-run homers. Buehrle goes the distance. |
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| Coconut Creek @ Detroit - Det vs CCC 3-3. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago @ Severn - Chicago wins 4 of 6 against Severn. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dallas @ Fremont - In their first-ever meeting, Fremont saw Dallas win the first three before regrouping to take the final four games of the series. Fremont's defense was atrocious, committing 14 errrors in seven games. Paul Janish became the second Cannons player already this season to commit three errors in a game. Brandon Phillips homered four times in the series. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jersey @
Manhattan
- Manhattan takes series 4-3. Three blowout wins by Jersey. Game 1: Manhattan 3-0 WP=Robertson LP=Capuano Classic, exciting pitchers’ duel, with a sensational finish. Scoreless game for 8-1/2 innings, Capuano has a no-hitter going into the 9th. Still pitching, Capuano allows 2 on base, then Freeman bangs a walk-off 3 run homer. Game 2: Manhattan 3-2 WP=Blackburn LP=Sean Burnett SV=Ramirez 1st inning: Jackson scores on Fowler’s sac fly. Man 1-0 3rd inning: Escobar and Tiexiera score on Kendrick’ RBI double. Jersey 2-1 6th inning: Manhattan ties the score on Ramos’ solo homer: 2-2. 7th inning: Manhattan pulls ahead with Tejada scoring on Jackson’s RBI. Man 3-2 Jersey threatens in the 9th, but no score. Game 3: Manhattan 6-5 WP=Simon LP=Pavano SV=Robertson Jersey loads the bases in the first inning, Torres knocks Escobar home. Jersey 1-0 Pavano yanked after yielding 5 runs to Manhattan in the 3rd, aided by Polanco error at 3B. Manhattan 5-1 In relief, Scott Proctor yields a solo homer to Ramos in the 5th. Manhattan 6-1 Simon lets Jersey back in the game, allowing 2 runs in the 6th and another 2 runs in the 7th. Manhattan 6-5 Street and Robertson finish the 8th and 9th for Manhattan, shutting Jersey down. Game 4: Jersey 9-3 WP=Hendricks LP=Burnett (CG) Burnett gives up 8 walks and 11 hits, striking out 11. Jersey starts right off scoring 2 in the first on a Teixeira hit and a Matsui error. Jersey 2-0 Jersey gets 4 more runs off Burnett in the 2nd aided by another Manhattan error by Cabrera. Jersey 6-0 Jersey scores 2 more in the 3rd, aided by yet another Manhattan error. Jersey 8-0 Manhattan gets on the scoreboard in the 3rd with Fowler scoring on Freeman’s RBI. Jersey 8-1 Escobar solo homer in the 7th. Jersey 9-1 Manhattan scores a futile 2 runs in the bottom of the 9th. Jersey 9-3 Game 5: Jersey 6-1 WP=Romero LP=Porcello Romero CG—only 1 run on 6 hits—just one walk with 7 K’s. Jersey moves ahead in the first inning with Choo and Kendrick scoring on Thames’ RBI. Jersey 2-0 Manhattan responds in the first after Schumaker doubles and gets batted in by Freeman. Jersey 2-1 2nd inning: Choo draws a walk and scores on Angle’s 2B RBI. Jersey 3-1 3rd inning: Another Jersey run, Kendrick getting a single, advancing on a wild pitch and Thames’ RBI. Jersey 4-1 6th inning: Choo hit by pitch—injured for 12 days. 7th inning: Paredes bangs 2 run homer. Jersey 6-1 Game 6: Manhattan 5-2 WP=Worley LP=Arredondo SV=Robertson Kendrick reaches base on Worley’s error, gets home on Burriss’ RBI. Jersey 1-0 Fowler’s solo homer in the 4th ties the score. 1-1 Inge’s solo homer in the 5th puts Manhattan ahead. Manhattan 2-1 Kenrdrick’s solo homer in the 6th ties it up again. 2-2 Manhattan scores 3 in the 8th against the bullpen. Manhattan 5-2 Game 7: Jersey 9-1 WP=Cueto LP=Blackburn Another blowout by Jersey |
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| Iron City @ Valdosta - The Yinzers take 4 of 6 from the Snappers in Valdosta. A pretty nondescript series really. Rookie Craig Kimbrell saved both of the Snappers' wins and now has saved 13 of Valdosta's 15 wins. He has also won 1 game this year, so he has figured in 14 of our 15 wins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bay State @
Clovis
- One of those strange series, 3 games, a day off, and another
three. The first set was all Baystate, Brandon, "The Babe" Crawford
rips a triple and three round trippers over the first three games to
lead the Minutemen in a three set sweep. The second set of three was all Clovis, Bailey, Francis, and Penny shut down the Minutemen the final three contests; Penny gets the brass ring however with his 1-0 complete game shutout in the finale. So it all ends with a six game split for Clovis and Baystate. |
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| Sacramento @ Long Beach - Sacramento takes 6 of 7 from Long Beach. In game 5 the Capitals hit 8 HRs including 5 in the 6th inning. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Camarillo @ Tempe - Tempe splits the six game series with Camarillo. I didn't get a chance to do a write up this week, but it was a great series between two evenly matched clubs. We played the first three games head to head. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Motor City @
Owensboro
- Owensboro continues the improbably journey, besting Motor
City by a count of 5 games to 2. Waiting any minute for the wheels
to fall off this ride (lol). Game 1 - OWN 3; MCM 2 W - Vazquez (3-3); L - Schlereth (1-1); Sv - Walden (5) HR: Berkman (4); Napoli (9) Motor city scored all its runs in the 2nd inning, then stalled out the rest of the game. Both teams had a light hitting day, with only 9 hits being tallied between the 2 squads. Napoli goes 3 for 4. Game 2 - OWN 5; MCM 1 W - Coleman (1-0); L - Williams (0-6); Sv - none HR: Berkman (5) OWN starter Chen heads to the DL with a 17 day injury. Another light hitting day, as MCM manages just 4 hits and OWN, just 7. Williams gives up 5 runs, but only 2 are earned. Rollins is the star of the day, going 3 for 4 in the losing effort for MCM. Game 3 - MCM 3; OWN 1 W - Karstens (3-5); L - LeCure (1-3); Sv - Guerra (4) HR: Ordonez (2); Hairston (2) Karstens is masterful, only giving up 1 ER over 8.1. Young and Ordonez lead the day for MCM with 2 hits each. Game 4 - OWN 4; MCM 3 W - Wells (3-2); L - Leake (3-4); Sv - Walden (6) HR: Napoli (10) OWN survives a ninth inning scare is Motor City plates one to bring the score to 4-3, before Walden finally shuts the door for the save. Hannahan is 3 for 3 for the day. Game 5 - OWN 8; MCM 6 W - Varvaro (2-0); L - Schlereth (1-2); Sv - none HR: Andino 2 (1,2); Berkman 2 (6,7) Both starters (Sanchez and Hamels), absolutely stink up the store in this contest. Andino is 2 for 4 with with 2 HR and 5 RBI. Berkman is also 2 for 4 with 2 HR and 5 RBI (whats the odds of that?). Game 6 - MCM 10; OWN 0 W - Morton (3-2); L - Vazquez (3-4); Sv - none HR: Rollins (4); Wallace (2); Flores (1) After a series of 5 good close games, this one was the stinker of the bunch as MCM clobbers the home squad to the tune of a CG SHO. Game 7 - OWN 5; MCM 4 W - Ayala (3-0); L - Schlereth (1-3); Sv - Walden (7) HR: Young (4) Schlereth loses his THIRD game of the series (yikes). No real outstanding performances in this contest. |
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Roseville @ West Coast
- From the Field of Dreams in Union City, CA... The Swing take 4 of 6 from the Thorns. The series is highlighted by a no hitter. Game 1: Harang (RVT) vs. Gee (WCS). Gee is called up to replace the DL-ed Young and is immediately pressed into action. Both pitchers hurl complete games. Roseville scores an unearned run in the fifth after a Desmond miscue allows Weeks to reach and both Pennington and Davis single behind him. Nunez gets the first West Coast hit in the seventh as he swings for the fences to tie it. Desmond doubles to open the eighth for the home team. He advances on a wild pitch and a ground ball by McKenry does the trick. Gee's debut is a winner; Harang takes the hard-luck loss, dropping to 2-3. Game 2: Beachy (RVT) vs. Floyd (WCS). Beachy (2-3) goes 5.2, surrendering 4 runs, 3 earned. Floyd (4-1) goes 8 strong, 6 hits and 2 runs, including a McLouth bomb. Zimmerman, Utley, and Trumbo each had 2 hits for the Swing and Kotsay had 2 for the Thorns. Jansen fans 2 of the 3 hitters he faces for his third save, as the Swing triumph 5-2. Game 3: Paulino (RVT) vs. Baker (WCS). Baker (3-4) gets shelled, allowing 6 runs in 6.1 innings. Paulino (3-0), though hardly masterful (7 IP, 4 ER) cruises. Harris, Pennington, Weeks, and Jeff Baker each have 2 hits for the Thorns. Hayes has 3 hits for the visitors and one of Weeks' was a 3-run blast. Victorino had 3/4 of the cycle and Trumbo added 2 hits for the Swing. Game 4: Masterson (RVT) vs. Rodriguez (WCS). 21 hits in this game. Masterson (1-6) allows 7 of them and gives up 7 runs in 3.1 IP. Albers follows him with 4 innings of 13 hit "relief", allowing 6 runs. Hawksworth mops up allowing a 2-run double whilst getting 2 batters out. Pierre and Nunez had 4 had each, with Pierre driving in 5 and scoring twice. Nunez plated only 3, but also scored twice (including a homer). Victorino was 1 for 4. Cuddyer was 1 for 5 with a homer. Utley was 3 for 5. Desmond was 2 for 5. Bogusevic was 2 for 4. Teagarden was 3 for 4 with 4 runs and 2 RBI. Rodriguez was 1 for 3 with an RBI double. For the Thorns, Harris and Pennington were both 0 for 4. Weeks and Encarnacion were 0 for 3. Lee was 0 for 4. Wells was 0 for 3. Baker and Gimenez were both 0 for 2. Masterson and Albers combined for 0 for 3. Rodriguez' final line: 9 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 9 K, 4 BB to move to 4-4 on the year. Game 5: Vargas (RVT) vs. Tomlin (WCS). McLouth leads off the game with a knock, but the Swing enter the runs column first in the second with a double by Cuddyer and a single by Trumbo. Weeks' fly ball in the seventh ties it and then Davis hits Tomlin's next pitch into the bleachers to untie it and make it 3-1. McKenry hits for Tomlin in the home eighth and singles in Desmond to make it a 1-run game and end Vargas' day at 7.1 IP 5 H, 2 ER. Feliz pitches a 1-2-3 home ninth for his 7th save. Vargas evens his record at 3-3. Tomlin falls to 4-3. Game 6: Harang (RVT) vs. Floyd (WCS). Utley hits a sac fly in the third to drive in Floyd and give the Swing a 1-0 advantage. In the sixth, Cuddyer ruins Harang's (2-4) getaway day with a 3-run monster shot. In the eighth, Lee singles home Pennington and then Hayes hits a pinch homer to close the game to 4-3. Floyd (5-1) heads to the showers, and Jansen gets 4 outs for his fourth save. |
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Elyria's -
Pablo Sandoval
Yonge
Street's -
James Shields
Owensboro's -
Lance Berkman
West
Coast's -
Wandy Rodriguez