Week of July 25, 2008
San Diego vs Rhode Island
Game One
3 runs on 2 doubls and a single in the third and a solo homerun from Uggla in the sixth lead the Reds to the win 6-4 Rhode Island
Game Two
San Diego gets on in the third on two walks and a single.Another one in the fourt on another two walks and another single. That was all they needed as 3 Armadillo pitchers shut down the Reds the rest of the way. 2-1 San Diego
Game Three
San Diego pounds David Wells in the first for 5 runs led by Ethier's solo shot and a two run double from Aybar. The Reds nibbled away at the lead, but the Armadillos held on for the win. 6-4 San Diego
Game Four
San Diego gets three on a three run shot from Figgins in the second. 3 more in the seventh on a two run double from Duncan and a single run driven in by Guillen. Rhode Island gets three in the eighth, but it was too little, too late. 7-3 San Diego
Game Five
Tied 2-2 into the bottom of the eighth, San Diego scores 6, 2 on doubles from Wigginton and Jacobs and a two run shot from Johjima to put it far away. 8-2 San Diego
Game Six
San Diego gets 9 (yes, 9) in the fourth, 3 on a homerun from Duncan, but have to hold on because of 3 homeruns from Fields and another from Wilson. Soria again has to come on in the ninth for the save. He got 4 saves in the series. Probably the best rule V player I've picked up. 10-8 San Diego
Jonesboro vs East Coast
The East Coast Rockies headed north to visit the Crackers, and the Crackers had the broom out taking all 5 games
Game 1-Buehrle(6-9) was the winner and Kendrick(7-7) was the loser as the Crackers in 7-4. Okajima(20) gets the save. Fielder(29) and Kouzmanoff2(12) homered for the Crackers
Game 2-Crackers win 5-4. Burnett(10-8) is the loser, James(4-9) is the winner, Okajima gets save #21. Fielder2(31) goes deep for the Crackers
Game 3-Crackers win 2-0. Shields(8-9) is the loser, Kazmir(5-6) is the winner, Okajima(22) gets the save
Game 4-Crackers win 7-4. Escobar(9-5) was the loser, Oswalt(9-5) was the winner, Ojakima(23) gets the save. Sosa2(11) homers for the Rockies, Castro(1) for the Crackers
Game 5-Crackers win 4-1. Beckett(10-6) is the loser, Wakefield(10-4) is the winner. Benoit(2) gets the save. Posada hits #12 for the Rockies and Fielder(32) hits his 4th of the series.
Next up the Rockies travel to Buffalo and the Crackers travel to Arundel
Chappaqua vs Millers Tavern
MOONSHINERS TAKE FOUR OF FIVE FROM COMETS
Game 1
MIL 5 CHA 1
Javier Vazquez (6-9) pitched a 7 hit complete game, allowing only 1 run, while walking only one and striking out 6 as the Moonshiners easily defeated the Comets. Millers Tavern scored four in the first off starter and loser Oliver Perez (7-9) and never looked back. Ex-Comet Wily Mo Pena had a HR, his 8th of the season for the Moonshiners.
Game 2
MIL 4 CHA 3
The Ex-Comets strike back as Pena (9) and Dustin Pedroia (5) each homer for the Moonshiners. Jason Bay also homers to back up Andrew Miller (3-5) who goes 6 innings to get the win. Parra gets the save (2). Millers Tavern led 3-0 only to see the Comets tie it with 3 in the 6th. But the Moonshiners get the game winning run in the 7th against starter and loser Ian Snell (8-7).
Game 3
MIL 6 CHA 2
Another ex-Comet, Dustin McGowan, stars for Millers Tavern as the righty goes 8 1/3, striking out 8, allowing only 5 hits and 1 earned run to get his 6th win of the season (6-5). Jason Bergmann (5-8) goes 8 innings and takes the loss. Pedroia (6), Bay (14) and Miguel Montero (11) all homer for the Moonshiners. Damian Miller (3) hits a solo blast for Chappaqua.
Game 4
CHA 9 MIL 1
The Comets finally win one, routing Tim Linecum (3-7) who gives up 6 runs in just 3 1/3 innings. Melky Cabrera goes 3-3 with a double and 2 RBIs to lead the Comets. Mark Loretta also gets 3 hits with a triple and 2 RBIs. Justin Germano (-5) goes 7 strong innings to get the win, allowing only 4 hits, 1 run while walking 2 and striking out 9.
Game 5
MIL 14 CHA 4
Moonshiners score 3 in first and 5 in second as they rout the Comets and Sergio Mitre (5-6) who gives up 7 rins in just 1 1/3 IP. Adrian Beltre has a huge game, going 3-6 with a HR (19) and 5 RBIs. Jimmy Rollins goes 4-5 with 5 runs scored and his 16th triple of the season. Jason Bay adds three hits. Millers Tavern starter Kyle Lohse is injured and has to leave after one inning. Joey Hoey (3-0) gets the win in relief pitching three hitless innings.
The Comets played the series without Barry Bonds and Chris Gomez. With the four losses, the Comets drop to .500 at 50-50, 2d in the NL East and third in the race for the wild card, trailing Green Bay and San Diego. Millers Tavern is now 39-63, last in the NL East, with the third worst record in WIBL. Next up: Chappaqua will host NL West leading Mokena. Millers Tavern will host the Green Bay Gamblers as the Comets hope that the Moonshiners can beat up on them and help Chappaqua in the wild card race.
Mokena vs Tampa
Game 1:
Broadway bests Padilla as Mokena wins 8-2 behind 16 hits.Taveras gets 5 hits, while Jr and Daryl Ward collect
3 each for Mokena.Bartlett goes 2-4 with 2 RBI for Tampa
Game 2:
The Roozy pen falls apart in the 9th. Mokena led 4-2 in the 9th when Mike Myers gives up 6 runs. Iwamura goes
2-3 with 3 RBI for Tampa, while Logan goes 2-4 with 2 RBI for Mokena.
Game 3:
Mokena wins 14-7 behind a 3-5 with 3 RBI day by Taveras, Jr going 3-4 with 3 RBI and a homer and LoDuca 4-4 with a homer.
Suppan does well for MOkena, but the Roozy pen flails away allowing 4 runs late. Tampa has Howard hitting his
36th homer, and Feliz collecting 3 RBI.
Game 4:
Mokena wins 3-1 as Sowers goes 7 innings yielding but 3 hits and a run. Linebrink gets his 10th save.
Game 5:
Tampa smokes the Roozys 8-2.Dye, Howard and Feliz go deep for Tampa, while Logan goes 3-5 for Mokena. Padilla
gets his first win of the year
Game 6:
Carmona wins for Mokena 4-2. Linebrink gets his 11th save. Guillen goes 2-4 for Mokena, while Howard hits his
38th homer for Tampa.
Mokena wins 4 of 6
Greensboro vs Stamford
The Stamford Jays takes 5 of 6 from the Greensboro Grasshoppers
Game 1
Stamford 11-15-2
Greensboro 10-11-0
WP J Santana 11-3 C Vargas 3-5
A slugfest with each team belting 4 homers. For Greensboro Reyes has 2 homers and 4 RBI's,S Stewart hits grand slam and I Rod hits solo shot. Stamford's Renteria (4 RBI's), Braun, Jenkins and Brynes homers.
Game 2
Stamford 3-7-0
Greensboro 2-6-0
WP U Jimenez 7-2 LP J Fogg 5-7
The Jays score three in the first and coast to win. Jimenez goes 8 innings for win. Hawpe homers and has 3 RBI's for Jays.
Game 3
Greensboro 5-11-2
Stamford 3-6-0
WP C Buchholz 3-0 LP R Johnson 5-5
Buchholz goes 8 for the win. Phillips and Reyes have 2 RBI's each for winners. Johnson goes distance fanning 11 but takes loss.
Game 4
Stamford 6-8-1
Greensboro 2-4-1
WP R Hill 9-4 LP B Thompson 2-6
Hill goes distance for win as he fans 13. Hawpe, Braun and Hill have 3 hits each for the Jays.
Game 5
Stamford 9-15-0
Greensboro 7-14-0
WP T Patton 3-1 LP W Williams 2-8
Another slugfest with 3 hits from both I Rod and Phillips for Greensboro and a homer form Braun and 3 hits each from Jackson and Ellis for Jays.
Game 6
Stamford 5-10-0
Greensboro 3-5-0
WP T Jones 3-0 LP R Ring 1-2
A grand slam by C. Jackson in bottom of 8th preserves win for Jays. Youklis also homers for Jays and Reyes steals 2 bases for Greensboro.
Next up see Jays traveling to Tampa and Greensboro visiting Turtle Beach.
Arundel vs Long Island
Game 1 - 1st game of double header, Arundel 11, Long Island 0
Dan Johnson 3 for 5 with 5 RBI's, Alberto Castillo homers twice
Game 2 - 2nd game of double header, Arundel 6, Long Island 0
Albert Pujols doubles, homers and drives in 4.
Game 3 - Arundel 13, Long Island 1
Reliever Jonathon Broxton starts for Arundel due to no starting pitcher being rested and goes 7 innings, 1 run on 7 hits, no walks, 8 K's. Brian Giles and Delmon Young each drive in 3 runs.
Game 4 - Arundel 11, Long Island 9 (12 innings)
Albert Pujols and Carlos Lee each have 4 hits for Arundel. Ryan Raburn goes 5 for 7 in the losing effort for Long Island. Arundel gets 3 in the 8th and then 2 more in the 9th to tie up the game.
Game 5 - Arundel 11, Long Island 6
Albert Pujols doubles, homers twice and drives in 7 runs.
Game 6 - Arundel 9, Long Island 6 (10 innings)
Brian Giles drives in 4, Derek Jeter has 3 hits.
Week of July 20, 2008
Turtle Beach vs Stamford
Game 1
The Jays pound out 19 hits (Byrnes 5 for 5) and blast 4 homers as they take the opener 14-7. Santana (10-3) gets the win.
Game 2
H. Owens gives up 3 TBB homers in a row in relief yet the Jays hold on to win 4-3. Byrnes stays hot as he picks up 2 more hits including his 8th homer.
Game 3
Ryan Braun's 2 run 6th inning shot leads the Jays to a 3-2 win. Rich Hill gets the win and Todd Jones the save.
Game 4
Byrnes goes 2 for 4 and bats in 2 runs as the Jays can't lose. They score 9 runs on 12 hits and win 9-4. T. Patton gets the win.
Game 5
Owens gives up 4 runs in relief but the Jays have too much firepower as Byrnes picks up a triple and bats in 2 runs in the 7-5 win. In all, the Jays had 13 hits and Percival and Betancourt gave them 3 innings of 0 runs, 0 hits relief pitching.
So, the high flying Jays win all 5.
Long Island vs Jonesboro
The Long Island Ducks visited Jonesboro for a game set.
Game 1-Matt Morris(1-0) makes his 1st start of the year and goes the distance for a 11-2 win. McCarthy(5-8) was the loser...Diaz2(9) homered twice for the Crackers
Game 2-Crackers spot the Ducks a 5 run lead and come back to win 10-9. Benoit(6-1) is the winner, Okajima(19) gets the save. Thornton(1-3) is the loser. Pena(33) homers for the Ducks
Game 3-Another 1 run win for the Crackers, 6-5. Qualls(0-3) is the loser, Shields(5-3) is the winner. Lowell(12) goes deep for the Ducks
Game 4-Ducks win 3-0 as Bannister(7-3) goes the distance. Oswalt(8-5) is the loser
Game 5-Crackers win 10-1. Wakefield(9-4) is the winner. Matsuzaka(7-6) is the loser. Suzuki(3) and Bradley (12) gomer for the Crackers
Next up: Arundel travels to Long Island and East Coast visits Jonesboro
Mokena vs Texas
Game 1:
Mokena starter/underachiever Cain has no-hitter after 5 innings. But, a couple of hits and a wild pitch allow
Texas to tie the game at 2 in the 6th. Byrdak for Texas walks 3 in the 7th to help allow Mokena to go back
up 4-2. Kotsay gets a run back in the 8th for Texas with a solo homer off Bradford. Linebrink throws a scoreless
9th for the save in the 4-3 win for Mokena.
Game 2:
In the 1st, Carlos Guillen lines a single off Garza's leg, injuring Garza. A solo homer by Griffey and a pinch hit
single by Craig Monroe allows the Roozys to go up 4-3 in the 7th. Suppan left the game after just 5 innings, yielding
11 hits. Mokena relievers hold on for a 7-3 Roozy win.
Game 3:
Spot starter Jeremy Sowers of Mokena pitches 6 innings and gives up just 1 earned run for the win. Klesko goes 4-4 for
Texas. Lamb hit a solo shot for Texas, while Junior goes 2-4 with a homer for Mokena, helping in the 5-2 Roozy victory.
Game 4:
Texas starter Paul Byrd is lit up for 13 runs over 5 innings. Carlos Guillen hits 2 homers and drives in 8 runs
and goes 4 for 6. Nook Logan goes 6-6 with 6 RBI. Kielty gets a solo shot for Texas. Mokena wins 22-1.
Game 5:
Carmona wins his 9th of the year going 8 innings. Edmonds get 3 hits for Mokena. Klesko goes 2-5 with 4 RBI and
a homer for Texas, but it wasn't enough for Texas as Mokena wins 11-7
Mokena wins 5 of 5
Westchester vs Freeport
Westchester comes in and wins 3 of 5 from the Bandits.
G1
W 9 15 0
F 6 11 1
W- Moyer (7-4)
L- Peavy (10-5)
HR- F- Ortiz (16), Morneau (14), Mora (9)
G2
W 6 12 1
F 4 8 0
W- Weathers (4-2)
L- Burton (3-4)
HR- F- Burrell (17), Mora (10)
G3
W 6 7 1
F 9 13 0
W- Hamels (9-6)
L- Westbrook (4-4)
S- Soriano (3)
HR- W- Markakis (15), Spilborghs (5)
F- Burrell (18)
G4
W 0 4 0
F 2 7 1
W- Baek (4-6)
L- Schilling (7-6)
G5
W 2 9 0
F 1 5 0
W- Maine (11-5)
L- Gabbard (3-6)
S- Weathers (6)
HR- W- Markakis (16)
Gulf Breeze vs East Coast
East Coast ventured in to Hurricane Alley and escaped with a 3 of 5 series success. Rockies pitchers were solid, especially the bullpen as their 3 wins were all by one run.
Game #1 was a 2-1 Rockie win with Kyle Kendrick gaining his 7th win against 6 losses. King Felix (5-5) lost for the good guys. Konerko's 2R 3rd inning dong was all the visitors could score. Orlando Hudson singled in a run in the 7th for the Rebs, but Tulowitzki then grounded in to a DP and that was the game. Manny Corpas notched his 10th save. Posada grounded in to 2 DP.
Game #2 was more of the same, though the Breeze got the early lead in the 5th on Posada's PB. Jorge had bounced into a huge DP in the first, and Tulowitzki mirrored that in the 3rd with the bases loaded. Regardless, it was 1-0 GB in the 7th when Doumit (8) and Kinsler (8) soloed to make it 2-1. Doumit smacked an rbi 2 bagger in the 8th which made Betemit's 2 out PH HR in the 9th worthless- a 3-2 East Coast final. A.J.Burnett whiffed 8 and allowed just an unearned tally in making his record 10-7, R.Perez saving his 3rd game. Jon Garland (5-8) was the loser. Doumit was 3 for 4.
Game #3 took 10 frames to decide, but the Breeze were able to take a 6-5 win. In that home 10th, Teahen smacked a 1 out 3 bagger, then scored on Church's single, making a winner of Tsao (1-0) (wait 'til you see my card next year) and hanging a larry on Isringhausen (3-2). Doumit had a pair of long balls in the game (now 10), but Buck IV PH for him with Posada in the 7th. Yes, the Rebels will be billing the Rockies for damages as Doumit took a bat to the viitor clubhouse. No word yet as to whether he found Buck IV in there. Reynolds (8), Garret Anderson (12), and Eric Chavez (9) all went yard for the Rebs.
Game #4 was a 5-2 Breeze win with Tom Gorzelanny tossing 8 frames and making hs record now 12-4. But again, the offenses were sputtering to say the least. Howie Kendrick singled in a run in the 3rd, and A.Laroche's solo bomb tied it in the 5th. Rebs got to Kelvim Escobar (10-7) in the 8th, the damage being done off Izzy again after the first two got on board. Hanley Ramirez drove in one with a single for a 2-1 Breeze lead, then G.Anderson followed with a 3R poke and it was 5-1. Doumit's rbi double in the 9th made it a 5-2 final. Kinsler helped the good guy cause by bouncing into 2 DPs.
With the balance of life as we know it on the line, Rockies took the finale and the series 3-2 by plating one in the 10th for the victory. It started Beckett and the D-Train (what a mismatch), but after 7 it was tied at 2. Francouer and Sammy had rbi singles in the first which made it look as it would be a long day, but Anderson's double in the 4th and Teahen's SF in the 6th tied it. George Sherrill got out of a bases loaded situation in the 8th by whiffing Betemit, then Posada soloed in the 10th for the victory. Corpas (1-3) won it while Heilman (4-6) took the loss. Interesting event in the home 4th, with G.Anderson at 2nd and no outs, Tulowitzki hopped on eto Cairo (at SS) who threw to third to try and get Anderson but Garret was safe- don't think I've ever seen that before. I was so excited, of course, that instead of letting LaRoche hit away, I slipped to the H&R, and Anderson was picked off third. Speed kills, eh?
Gulf Breeze turned 8 DPs in the series, which as a nice highlight featured the "lady in red" 3 times. No mention of the man in the green hat.
The Breeze heads off to Beantown for a 6 pack including a big twinbill, while East Coast heads to Jonesboro for a huge series.
Green Bay vs Tampa
Green Bay takes 3 of 5 from Tampa
Game 1: 5-3 GB Maddux moves to 10-2. Holliday homers
Game 2: 5-4 GB Green Bay scors 3 in the 8th for the win
Game 3: 5-2 Tam Dye drives in 2. Utley injured for 13 games
Game 4: 2-0 GB Lowe pitches the complete game shutout
Game 5: 6-1 Tam Tampa hits 3 homers, Hudson gets Cg win
Rhode Island vs Chappaqua
G1 - Comets 11-3. Odalis Perez goes 8 strong for the win.
Garciaparra and Bonds get 3 hits each. Comets get 14 hits
in the game.
G2 - Reds - 13-3. Rhode Island launches 19 hit attack. 4
hits for Cuddyer and 3 for Uggla but Reds lose Ervin Santana
for 13 days.
G3 - Comets 6-1. Bergman gets the win in strong outing allowing
no earned runs. in 6.2 innings.
G4 - Comets 16-5. Chappaqua unloads on Reds with 19 hits.
Castillo gets 4 and Miles 3. Bonds injured for 9 days and
C. Gomez out for 12 days.
G5 - Comets 5-4. Rhode Island storms back with 4 in B.9th
but its not enough as Comets take the game. Saito closes the
door (S,5).
So Chappaqua takes 4 of 5 against the Rhode Island Reds.
Greensboro vs Tidewater
July 16 - Cliff Lee, probable AL Cy Young Award winner next year, opens for the Tides. Jason Hirsh out pitches Lee and holds the Tides in check till he is relieved by Royce Ring who promptly blows the lead in the 9th as the Hoppers drop the contest 8-5.
July 17 - Shawn Marcum pitches a complete game 6-2 win for Tidewater.
July 18 - Micah "Babe" Owings pitches a complete game and clobbers 2 homers to lead the Hoppers to a 6-3 win.
July 19 - The Tides coast to an easy 8-1 win.
July 20 - In the finale, a real see-saw contest, the Hoppers prevail 7-5, thanks to long balls from Nick Swisher, Scott Rolen and Alex Rios.
The visitors take the series, 3 games to 2.
Week of July 15, 2008
Green Bay vs Westchester
Game 1
WES 1 LP-Bosner HR-Wright
GBG 3 WP-Washburn CG HR-Thorman
Game 2
WES 5 LP-Weathers HR-Martin, Wright, Matsui
GBG 7 WP-Messenger 3B-B. Roberts, Blalock HR-Blalock
Game 3
WES 5 WP-Schilling HR-Clark
GBG 3 LP-Lilly
Game 4
WES 5 LP-Maine HR-Wright, Matsui
GBG 6 WP-Lowe HR-Blalock, Grand Slam-Holliday
Game 5
WES 0 LP-Bosner
GBG 1 WP-Lackey CG HR-Hill
Tidewater vs East Coast
East Coast Rockies of the AL come to Tidewater of the NL.
Gm.1 TID 3-2 W-Marcum (14-1) L-Corpas (0-3) SV-Accardo (12)
ECR took a 2-0 lead on solo shots by Doumit and M.Cabrera and Kendrick made it stand till the 8th and handed the ball to Corpas...who promptly gave up a pinch-hit 2-run home run to Gomes and a SF to Huff that made it 3-2 TID. Accardo, of the Drillers, did the job in the 9th.
Gm.2 ECR 6-1 W-Isringhausen (3-1) L-Sabathia (10-7)
H.Kendrick and Boone homered in a 5-run 10th as ECR chased Sabathia and battered Reyes.
Gm.3 TID 2-0 W-Zito (9-3) L-Shields (8-8)
Barry Zito threw a CG 3-hit shutout and got all the runs he needed from C.Young's homer and BJ Upton's RBI single.
Gm.4 TID 2-1 W-Gonzalez (5-3) L-Escobar (10-6) SV-Accardo (13)
Pitcher's duel. Lofton and Posada combined for 5 of ECR's 7 hits, but only Lofton could drive in a run. For the Driller's, Huff and Lopez picked up RBI's and TID held on for the win.
Gm.5 TID 2-1 W-Wilson (3-1) L-Sherrill (3-2)
The Rockies J.Becket only allowed 3 hits and 1 run in 7.2 innings while striking out 7 batters. C.Young's 1st inning homer off Beckett gave TID a 1-0 lead that disappeared 2 innings later when S.Sosa singled in Kendrick to tie it up at 1 all. It stayed that way as pitchers for both teams put goose eggs on the board. Finally, in the 13th, G.Laird launched a bomb that ended it and gave TID the win.
As you can see, all the games were very tight as the pitchers did their job. TID lucks out and takes the series 4-1.
Chappaqua vs Glab
CHAPPAQUA COMETS TAKE THREE OF FIVE FROM GLAB OWLS
Game 1
CHA 5 GLA 3
Ian Snell (8-5) pitches 8 solid innings, walking one and striking out 11
to get the win over Chad Gaudin (4-7). Garry Matthews Jr. hit his 13th
HR of the year for the Comets. Torri Hunter homered (18) for the Owls.
Game 2
CHA 3 GLA 2 (Rain shortened 5 Inn Game)
Oliver Perez (6-8) outpitches Todd Wellemeyer (3-6) in this rain
shortened contest. Barry Bonds goes 2-2 with his 18th HR for the Comets.
Game 3
GLA 8 CHA 7
Owls win slugfest as Pena (2-1) gets the win in relief. Romero (15) the
save. Mitre (4-5) is the starter and loser. John Buck (6) homers for
Chappaquaq.
Game 4
CLA 8 CHA 6
Owls win another slugfest as Pena (3-1) gets win in relief for second
day in a row. Romero also gets 2d straight save (16). In statistical
oddity, the Comets get only 4 hits for their 6 runs. Randy Wolf (2-4)is
the starter and loser. Felipe Lopez leads the way for Glab going 4-4
with a double and 3 RBIs. Buck (7) homers for the second straight day
for CHA.
Game 5
CHA 12 GLA 8
Comets win the slugfest this time as Jon Lieber (5-4) pitches 5 shaky
innings to get the win, beating Brad Penny (8-8) who is knocked out in
the third.Barry Bonds hits THREE HRs and drives in NINE RUNS, as he goes
4-4 scoring 4 runs and adding a walk for good measure. Bonds now has 21
HRs on the season, in what could be his final year in WIBL. Lance
Berkman (24) homered for the Owls.
Comets move to .500 at 45-45 and are very much alive in the NL Wild Card
race along with Greensboro, Green Bay, San Diego, Turtle Beach and Rhode
Island. Glab, at 48-43, continues to lead the AL East.
Next up: Chappaqua travels to Rhode Island to play the Reds. Glab
travels to Baton Rouge.
Jonesboro vs Turtle Beach
The Western Division American League last place Jonesboro Crackers take on the 3rd place Central NL Turtle Beach Bums
Game 1
The Crackers bang out 18 hits and win 6-4 behind Roy Oswalt (8-4). Ichiro scores 3 runs.
Game 2
The bums squandered some early opportunities and Tim Wakefield got nothing but stronger giving up only a harmless Hernandez solo jack in the 9th as the Crackers win 4-1. Bradley had a big Baltimore Special in the first inning.
Game 3
Bonderman goes to 8-8 as the bums double up the Crackers 6-3.
Game 4
de la Rosa showed why he has nothing as he gave up 12 hits and 8 runs in 2+ innings as the Crackers rolled over the Bums 9-3. You could say they tripled em up. Kazmir wins hist 4th of the year.
Game 5
The Bums out hit the Crackers 16 to 7, had 0 errors to 1 for Jonesboro, had a 2 run lead in the 9th and still found a way to lose it as Bradley had another Baltimore Special as the Crackers won 8-7. The toasted Bums could only win 1 game of this home series as their prospects for post-season play become a bit more dimmer.
Freeport vs Rhode Island
The Freeport Bandits make the trip from the west coast to
the east coast to take on the floundering Rhode Island Reds.
G1 - Bandits 5-4. Reds tie it in the B.9th only to lose it in
the 12th. Bandits get 3 unearned runs.
G2 - Bandits 10-8. Freeport stays on top. K. Johnson injured
for 4 days. Smoltz gives up 6 earned runs but Reds are outlasted
by Bandits.
G3 - Bandits 12-3. Freeport pounds out 14 hits paced by Ryan
Theriot, who replaced injured K. Johnson at 2B. Theriot went
5-5 with 5 RBI's! Hamels went 6 innings allowing only 1 earned run
for the win.
G4 - Reds 6-5. Reds break losing streak and hang on to a 6-5 win
as the pen holds on.
G5 - Bandits 9-2. A. Guzman gets the win for Freeport going 6
strong innings allowing 2 earned runs.
So, the Freeport Bandits take 4 of 5 over the Rhode Island Reds.
Buffalo vs Stamford
The Stamford Jays drop 3 of 5 to the Buffalo Brewers
Game 1
Buffalo 6 Jays 1
WP K Loe 1-0 LP J Santana 9-3
The Brewers tag Santana for 5 runs in the first and coast to win. Kent drives in 2 on sac fly's . Loe yields 3 hits over 6 for win.
Game 2
Jays 15 Brewers 10
WP R hill 7-4 LP S Traschel 1-8
A slugfest with Jays homers form Braun (2 and 8 RBI's) Youklis and Jenkins. Kent and Pay ton ( 4 hits ) homers for Brewers. The Brewers score 6 runs in final two innings to make game close.
Game 3
Brewers 3 Jays 1
WP E Dessens 3-5 LP R Johnson 5-4
Kent again homers for Brewers as Dessens goes 6 innings for win.
Game 4
Jays 9 Brewers 3
WP Jimenez 6-2 LP Durbin 3-8
Jays rebound with homers from Youklis, Braun and Jackson,
Game 5
Brewers 4 Jays 3
WP J Gobble 3-4 LP R Betancourt 6-3
Jays closer blows lead as Brewers take final game. Broussard has 3 hits and a homer for the Brewers and Hawpe and Jenkins homer for Jays.
Greensboro vs Long Island
July 11 - In a very close see-saw contest, the Hoppers manage to hold on for a 5-4 win. Torrealba, Ross and Ryan Ludwick homer.
July 12 - Another see-saw game, this one with the visitors prevailing 9-6. Stairs, Napoli, Pudge and Swisher go long.
July 13 - Peter Moylan, the 19-grade reliever, continues his season-long slump as he blows yet another opportunity. LI wins 7-3 and Moylan's ERA balloons to 5.76, a possible all-time record for a 19*.
July 14 - A real slugfest as the Hopper bats come to life, highlighted by homers from Swisher, Phillips and Shannon Stewart. Josh Fogg, Hopper ace (7.22 ERA), goes the first 7 innings.
July 15 - In the finale, the Hopper offense continues as the home team gets some payback against Dice K who was the Hoppers' choice for its #1 draft pick last January before he was taken by Long Island. Shannon Stewart and Nick Swisher homer again as Shannon "Babe" Stewart hits 2.
The Hoppers take the very close series, 3-2.
Louisiana vs Mokena
Game 1:
Mokena gets a rare quality start by Matt Cain and win 3-1. Mauer collects 2 of Louisiana's 4 hits. Helton gets
2 hits for Mokena. Linebrink gets the save. Sheets drops to 6-5, while Cain improves to 6-6.
Game 2:
Suppan wiggles in and out of jams for 7 innings and leaves with the game tied at 3. Suppan would yield 9 hits
and 2 walks. The Cajuns would capitalize though with 3 runs in the 9th off Cordero and hold on for a 6-4 win.
Hallady moves to 6-3, Bradford gets the loss in relief.
Game 3:
Louisiana plates 4 in the 3rd and win 5-3.Hafner homers for the Cajuns, Monroe for the Roozys. Lowry gets the
win, Cordero the save. Livan Hernandez drops to 4-5 for Mokena.
Game 4:
Gil Meche lasts only 2 innings trailing 6-1. Mokena goes on to win 8-6, holding on while Louisiana scores 5
runs over the 8th and 9th to make the score close. Josh Hamilton gets 3 hits including 2 doubles for Louisiana, while
Helton gets 3 hits and 2 doubles for the Roozys. Meche drops to 8-4. El Duque goes to 6-6. Linebrink gets his 2nd
save of the series (7th of the season).
Game 5:
Carmona carries a no-hitter into the 8th. Sanchez breaks it up with a single. The game was knotted at 0 through
9. Blanton goes 9 for the Cajuns. Carmona goes 10 shutout innings for Mokena. The game goes all zeros into the
16th inning. Hochevar loads the bases with no outs. Carlos Guillen singles in the only run of the game. Lance Broadway
gets the win in relief, Hochevar the loss. Sanchez would get 2 of the Cajun's 4 hits, Guillen 3 for Mokena.
Mokena wins 3 of 5
Week of July 7, 2008
Freeport vs Mokena
GAME ONE
Matt Cain and a pair of relievers combined on a one hitter and Willy Taveras paced a 10 hit attack with a pair of hits as Mokena took game one 3-1
M 3 10 0
F 1 1 0
W- Cain (5-6)
L- Smoltz (8-8)
S- Linebrink (5)
GAME TWO
Jake Peavy tossed a four hitter to lead Freeport to a 4-2 win in game two. Troy Glaus drove in a pair for Mokena.
M 2 4 1
F 4 5 0
W- Peavy (10-4)
L- Suppan (5-6)
HR- M- Glaus (7)
F- B. Abreu (10)
GAME THREE
The Bandits jumped all over Livan Hernandez, with Justin Morneau pacing the attack with three hits and three RBI. David Ortiz had three hits as well for Freeport. Todd Helton and Adam Kennedy drove in runs for Mokena
M 2 6 0
F 8 13 0
W- A. Guzman (4-1)
L- L. Hernandez (4-4)
HR- F- Burrell (14), Morneau (12)
GAME FOUR
Chris Sampson allowed just one run over 6 innings and the Bandits bullpen went three scoreless as Freeport wins 3-1. Kelly Johnson and Benji Molina had two hits each for Freeport. Todd Helron had two hits for Mokena.
M 1 7 1
F 3 8 0
W- Sampson (2-0)
L- O. Hernandez (5-6)
S- Burton (21)
GAME FIVE
Freeport chased Mokena starter Fausto Carmona early and survived a pair of throwing errors by Jhonny Peralta to hold off Mokena 5-3 in the series finale. Cole Hamels worked 8 strong to pick up the win. Peralta drove in three for Freeport making him +1 on the day as his fielding cost Freeport two runs. Iguchi had two hits for Mokena, who could muster just 11 runs in the series.
M 3 5 0
F 5 9 2
W- Hamels (7-6)
L- Carmona (8-4)
S- Burton (22)
HR- M- Monroe (2)
F- Peralta (11)
Freeport wins four of five.
Arundel vs Greensboro
Game 1 - Sean Marshall gets the win as Greensboro wins 8-3. Shannon Stewart and Thome hit homers.
Game 2 - Joe Kennedy leads the Wildcats to a 7-1 victory. Jeter and Carlos Lee homer.
Game 3 - Greensboro wins 5-4 in 12. Stewart has 2 hits and 2 RBIs.
Game 4 - Zach Duke gets the win. Ivan Rodriguez hits a 2 run homer.
Game 5 - Kevin Correia pitches a complete game to lead the Wildcats to a 7-2 win. Carlos Lee and Esteban German hit homeruns.
Westchester vs Tidewater
In a game between division leaders, Wombats take first three from visiting Drillers, but Tidewater recovers to take last two.
Game 1: Westchester 7, Tidewater 3
Boof Bonser surprizes all with a complete game fairly well pitched. He gets all the support he needs on a homer by Millar and a pair of blasts (and five rbi's) from Markakis. Marcum gives up all three homers and takes the loss.
W-Bonser (1-0); L-Marcum (13-1)
Game 2: Westchester 6, Tidewater 2
Wombats get their second straight complete game, resting a tired bullpen. Victorino becomes the second player in as many games to have 5 ribbies. Moyer pitches out of a bases loaded jam in the bottom of the 9th, popping up the leading run.
W-Moyer (6-4); L-Gonzales (4-3).
Game 3: Westchester 6, Tidewater 4
Another surprize from the overachieving Wombat starters. Petit (thats Yosmeiro, not Andy with two t's) pitches better than his 6.57 ERA would indicate and takes a 4-3 lead into the 7th. He gives up three homers, but unlike Zito, they are all solo shots. Franklin comes in and promptly allows the Drillers to tie it up. Another homer is the winning factor as Martin puts Wombats ahead to stay with two run blast off Beimel.
W-Valverde (2-1); S-Springer (11); L-Beimel (0-4)
Game 4: Tidewater 6, Westchester 3
Wombats strike early with two run homer by Martin off Sabathia in bottom of first. Cano drives in another in the seond, but Drillers pound Schilling for 4 runs in the 4th to go up 4-3. Garko and Ordonez homer to put Drillers up 6-3 and Wombats are held scoreless the rest of way.
W-Sabathia (10-6), S-Wilson (11); L-Schilling (6-5).
Game 5: Tidewater 6, Westchester 2
Drillers start out with runners on second and third and no one out, but Maine pitches out of the jam. Wombats load em up with no none out and chico induces a pop up and double play. BA with RISP not looking good on either side today. sloppy fielding and an Ordonez homer put the drillers up 3-0 in the 4th. Wombatgs get 2 back on little ball. Valverde comes in torelieve Maine and walks 4 and gives up a hit to make it 6-2 Tidewater. Tankersley holds off Westchester for the save.
W-Chico (6-7); L-Maine (10-4).
Next Westchester travesl to Green Bay and Tidewater returns home to host East Coast.
Jonesboro vs Texas
Lone Stars visit Jonesboro and take 3 of 5
Game 1-Guerrier(2-1) is the winner akefield(7-4) is the loser. Saenz(2) homers for the Stars and Bard(4) for the Crackers
Game 2-Crackers win 5-4. Backes(1-1) is the winner, Okajima(18) gets the save. Moehler(0-1) was the loser. Suzuki(2) Hardy(11) homer for the Crackers
Game 3-Crackers win 7-3. Buehrle(5-8) is the winner, Byrd(4-10) the loser...Hardy2(13) goes deep for the Crackers
Game 4-Texas wins 3-1 Davis(4-11) is the winner Putz(14) gets the save..Kazmir(3-6) is the loser
Game 5-Stars win 8-4. Wells(1-3) is the winner. Carlyle(0-1) is the loser. Harris(1) Kotsay(1) homer for Texas, Bradley(9) for the Crackers
Long Island vs Millers Tavern
Long Island uses 4 homeruns to power their way to an 8-3 win in the opener. Carlos Pena hit numbers 30 and 31, Christian Guzman hit his 2nd and Mike Napoli his 5th to lead the Duck's offense. Starter Tim Lincecum took the loss for Millers Tavern, his record falling to 3-5 and Brandon McCarthy started and won for Long Island, his record now 5-6. Moonshiners LF Alberto Callaspo made a great running catch in the 4th inning but was injured crashing into the wall and will miss 20 days.
Millers Tavern scores 4 in the 1st but Long Island comes back with 3 in the 2nd and then explode for 7 in the 4th as they win 11-6. Kyle Lohse was the starter for the Moonshiners and he was bombed for 14 hits and 11 runs in his 5 innings. He was charged with the loss and his record fell to 2-6. Mark Hendrickson was the Duck's starter and he went 6 innings for the win, hir record now 5-9. Dan Wheeler went the final 3 innings for the save, his 3rd. Jose Vidro had 4 singles in 5 trips for Long Island.
Millers Tavern bombs Long Island 14-6 as they pound Duck's starter Kyle Davies in his first start of the season. Davies (0-1) was pasted for 14 runs on 12 hits in 6 innings. Jimmy Rollins hit his 10th homer and Adrian Beltre hit a pair, numbers 14 and 15, to lead the moonshiners offense. Ryan Gload had 5 hits, all singles. Willy Mo Pena had a forgetful day for Miller Tavern as he fanned 5 times. Javier Vasquez started for the Moonshiners and gotthe win, his record now 4-8.
Horacio Ramirez pitched the finest game of his career as he fired a 4 hit complete game to lead the Ducks to an 8-1 win in game 4. Ramirez fanned 5 and walked only 1 as he increased his record to 2-3. Andrew Miller started and took the loss for Millers Tavern, his record now at 2-5. Cody Ross hit his 3rd homer for Long Island and Jorge Cantu drove in 3 runs.
Long Island took the finale by the score of 4-2 as Daisuke Matsuzaka increased his record to 7-4 with 7 strong innings. Matt Albers also pitched 7 decent inning for Millers Tavern but took the loss, his record dropping to 1-4. Matt Stairs connected for his 11th homer for Long Island and Eric Hinske hit number 6 for the Moonshiners. Larry Gardner picked up his 9th save for Long Island.
Week of July 1, 2008
Green Bay vs Turtle Beach
game 1
TBB 6 WP-DeLaRosa HR-Granderson, Guerrero
GBG 5 LP-Lackey HR-Holliday
Game 2
TBB 5 WP-Weaver 3B-Bourn
GBG 1 LP-Hill
Game 3
TBB 1 LP-Young HR-Weeks
GBG 6 WP-Lilly CG HR-Holliday, Blalock
Game 4
TBB 0 LP-Floyd
GBG 8 WP-Lowe CG HR-Holliday
Lowe took a no-hitter into the 7th and completes with a 3 hit shutout
Game 5
TBB 2 LP-Bonderman HR-Crede
GBG 3 WP-Maddux
Game 6
TBB 5 LP-DeLaRosa HR-Weeks
GBG 9 WP-Messenger HR-Nady
Tidewater vs Texas
Texas and Tidewater split
Gm.1 TID 6-4 W-Marcum (13-0) L-Wells (0-3) SV-Accardo (11)
Upton and Lopez combine for 4 RBI to offset a 3-run homer by the Lonestars' Klesko and a solo shot by Estrada. Marcum now at 13-0 !
Gm.2 TEX 2-1 W-Garza (2-3) L-Gonzalez (4-2) SV-Putz (12)
Garza outduels Gonzalez and a SF by Estrada trumps a homer by the Drillers' Kearns.
Gm.3 TEX 6-4 W-Marquis (5-9) L-Lee (0-2) SV-Putz (13)
Biggio homered, doubled, and knocked in 3 runs after he took over for Escobar , who was ejected.
Gm.4 TEX 3-2 W-Byrd (4-9) L-Sabathia (9-6) SV-Guerrier (2)
Hopper and Kielty get 3 hits each but it's 3 RBI singles by Hopper, Escobar, and Bautista that produce the win.
Gm.5 TID 9-5 W-Zito (8-3) L-Davis (3-11)
B.Ryan's 3-run blast highlighted a 5 run 1st for TID as they jumped out to a 6-1 early inning lead and held off the Lone Stars late charge.
Gm.6 TID 6-5 W-Tankersley (2-0) L-Byrdak (1-3)
Down 5-0 after 5 1/2, TID comes back on homers by Zimmerman and Young to force extra innings where Lopez singles in the winning run.
As the season wears on it's getting tougher on the Drillers. Can they hold up?
Long Island vs Buffalo
Buffalo wins the opener easily by a 14-4 margin. Jay Payton leads the Brewer's 22 hit attack with 5 hits. The Brewers hit 5 homers in the game,twice going back-to-back.
Long Island evens the series with an easy win of their own in game 2 as they win it 9-1. Brian Bannister went all the way on a 3 hitter for the win. Mike Lowel drove in 4 runs to lead the offense.
Long Island's Justin Verlander went all the way allowing just 1 run on 5 hits with 13 strikeouts but it wasn't enough as Buffalo won game 3 by the score of 1-0. Buffalo's Chad Durbin pitched 8.1 innings of 5 hit shutout ball for the win and Joe Nathan got the final 2 outs with a runner on 2nd for the save. Raul Ibanez's 1st inning homer was the game's only run.
Long Island ends the 4 game set with a 6-4 win. Carlos Pena's 29th homer, a 3 run shot in the 6th with the Ducks trailing 4-3, proved to be a game winner.
Millers Tavern vs Stamford
The Stamford Jays takes 3 of 5 from Miller Tavern Moonshiners in close games.
Game 1
Jays 9-11-1
Moonshiners 4-10-0
WP J. Santana 8-2 LP A. Miller 2-4
The Jays score 3 in 2nd and 5 in 5th for easy win. Santana goes 8 innings yielding 7 hits. Jenkins homers for Jays and back up catcher Treanor has 3 RBI's for Jays.
Game 2
Moonshiners 4-8-*0
Jays 2-5-2
WP T. Lincecum 3-4 LP R Hill 5-4
Lincecum holds Jays in check giving up 4 hits over 7 innings while fanning 6. Hill K's 11 but takes loss.
Moonshiners 6-10-2
Jays 4-7-0
WP M. Albers 1-3 LP B. Arroyo
Moonshiners pound Arroyo for 9 hits and behind Albers take game. Albers gives up 5 hits over 7 innings walks 5 and gains win. D. Lee has 3 RBI's for Moonshiners before he is hurt.
Game 4
Jays 5-11-0
Moonshiners 4-6-0
WP B. Wolfe 2-0 LP K Synder 4-5
Jays score 2 in 8th for come from behind win. Bay and Beltre homer for Moonshiners while Hawpe has 2 doubles and 3 RBI's while Renteria has 4 hits for Jays.
Game 5
Jays 5-10-0
Moonshiners 2-4-2
WP F Morales 2-2 LP J. MeLoan 0-2
Again Jays come from behind scoring 3 in 8th for win. Hill has 3 hits and 2 RBI's for Jays.
Freeport vs Gulf Breeze
Freeport arrived for a 6 pack in Hurricane Alley and left with a 3-3 split. Rebs were able to beat Hamels, Smoltz, and Soriano (in a surprise start) and lost to the likes of Chris Sampson and Angel Guzman.
Jon Garland pitched a nice opener by going 8.1 in the opener, but Heilman was still needed in the 9th for the save. Kevin Mench smoked a 2R dong in the 2nd after a LaRoche rbi base knock to make it 3-0, Freeport responding with a 6-4-3 DP to plat etheir first run. Breeze plated what would be the game winner on a Hudson rbi single in the 5th. Garland was in control until the 9th when Cameron's 2R blast made it a one run game, but Heilman was able to close it out for his 7th save. Garland (5-6, 4.88) was the winner and Hamels (6-6, 3.46) took the loss.
Game #2 featured another GB starting pitcher outing, with Paul Maholm evening his record at 3-3 (now 6.43) in a 7-3 Breeze win. In the "go figure" department, the Bandits out hit the homestanders 13-8, but Rebels connected for 4 long balls. Up 3-2 in the 5th, Orlando Hudson went yard for 2 and Garret Anderson followed with a back to back HR to post a 7-2 lead. In the 8th, Greinke had to come on and quell a Bandit rally as he got Mora to bound into a 6-4-3, then after Geary allowed a pair of singles in the 9th, Oliver came on to get Big Papi to ground into a 4-6-3 to end it. Smoltz (8-7) was hit hard in the 4.2 frames that he worked.
In game #3 it matched up Gorzelanny and Peavy, and neither was involved in the final decision. Bengie Molina smoked a 2R blast in the 4th for a Bandit lead, but Church's 6-4-3 plated the tying run in the 6th, as Peavy was yanked early in favor of Marte. Oliver replaced Gorzelanny in the 8th for whatever reason, and Freeport scored 3 times on a lead off Kemp bomb followed by another Bengie Molina 2R blast. Soriano pitched 2 for the win (3-1) and Burton closed out for his 18th save. Keep in mind that Soriano appearance.
Game #4 was the first of a twin bill and it matched up Angel Guzman with King Felix. Breeze put 3 up ijn the 2nd with Dioner Navaro plating 2 with a 2-bagger and LaRoche's rbi double made it 4-0 in the third. But- it was one of those games with the tell- tale turn.... Hernandez complained of a shoulder issue and was taken out to start the 4th. Yeah- the first game of a twin bill- bye bye bullpen. Of course, Freeport immediately scored 3 times off Greinke on a 3R Morneau blast. All was not lost though as the goof guys got out of it and still held a 1R lead in the 7th. Heilman came on for the 7th and Theriot singled, stole 2nd, and scored on Abreu's double, then Bobby immediately stole 3rd. Johnson's rbi single made it 5-4 Freeport and Kemp slapped a PH 2R bomb in the 8th for the final 7-4 score, the home team now noticeably deflated.
Called up to righten the ship (and make his first start of the year), the D-Train tossed 7 innings in a much needed effort- allowing just 5 hits (though 2 were HR) and walking one. Remember this was the 2nd of 2 and the GB pen was severely taxed, but Willis did the job and the Reb offense responded with 9 tallies to make it a 9-2 final. It appeared that the Bandits didn't bring enough hurlers and Soriano was called on for the start despite pitching yesterday and not starting any games in the "real" season. He was pounded early allowing 7 runs in 4 innings. Hanley Ramirez finished 4 for 4 with a double and homer in the game, scoring 3 times. With Hernandez' injury, Willis might stay around for a few more starts.
It was another good game in teh finale with Freeport getting out to an early lead with Schneider ripping a 2R HR. Abreu soloed in the 8th and it was 5-2, Bandits. Marte got Chris Sampson (1-0) out of a jam in the 7th, then Felipe Hernandez brought in Tom Mastny to pitch the 8th. 2 BB later he faced Garret Anderson and Tulowitzki- both representing the tying run, but he did his job and Burton notched yet another save.
So neither of us like kissing our sister, but a 3-3 split is what we had. Gulf Breeze remains on the 16 game home stand with Tampa the next squad rolling in for 5. Freeport also returns home to take on Mokena.
Mokena vs Rhode Island
Game 1:
Mokena carries a 4-1 lead into the 8th behind Matt Cain. But, the wheels fall off for Cain in the 8th as he yields 6
runs, allowing Rhode Island to go up 7-4. Mokena gets a run back in the 8th with a solo homer by Edmonds. With
K-Rod on for the 9th, Mokena strikes for an unlikely 4 runs, including a 2 run walk off shot by Edmonds. Mokena
wins a wild 9-7 game.
Game 2:
Rhode Island brought out the whooping sticks as they win 14-2. Suppan was torched for 8 runs in 3 innings. 3 Reds
collect 3 hits a piece, aided by homers by Wells and Cuddyer.Guillen gets 3 hits for the Roozys. Rhode Island wins
14-2.
Game 3:
Mokena knocks out Tejeda in the 4th by scoring 5 runs. Hot hitting Griffey hits his 10th homer for Mokena.Rhode
Island scores 4 in the 9th off Linebrink to go up 7-5. K-Rod gets the save. Rhode Island wins 7-5.
Game 4:
Helton hits a 2 run homer in the 4th to give Mokena a 3-2 lead. Rhode Island cuts the score to 5-4 in the 7th.
Mokena routs Reds relievers for 6 runs in the 8th. Mokena wins 11-4.
Game 5:
Igawa allows 5 runs in the 1st, helped by homers by Iguchi and Monroe. Igawa is sent to the showers without
retiring a batter. Farnsworth of Rhode Island has his second straight bad outing as he allows 4 runs in the
5th, helped by homers by Phelps and Glaus. Carmona goes the distance for his 3rd shutout of the season. Mokena wins
11-0.
Mokena wins 3 of 5.
Tampa vs San Diego
San Diego takes 4 of 6 from Tampa
Game 1: 4-0 SD Bedard moves to 8-5 with the shutout
Game 2: 2-1 SD Tampa remains scoreless until the 8th, Guthrie gets the win
Game 3: 7-2 TB Howard leads with his 27th homer, Utley & Feliz also homer
Game 4: 3-1 SD Tavarez picks up his 8th win in game 1 of the DH
Game 5: 5-3 TB Howard homers again to win game 2
Game 6: 2-0 SD Harang tossess the complete game shutout
Greensboro vs Chappaqua
June 27 - The Hoppers jump out to an early 3-zip lead, and that's easily enough for Clay Buchholz as he tosses a 5-hit 5-1 complete game.
June 28 - The Hoppers come back from 4-1 deficit to prevail, 8-4 on a complete game from Micah Owings. Rios, Thome and Swisher homer for Greensboro.
June 29 - This one was close, tied at 3 into the 9th. The game ends on a suicide squeeze in the bottom of the 10th as Jose Reyes scores on Shannon Stewart's bunt.
June 30 - In a real see-saw slugfest, the Hoppers ultimately prevail 12-10. Thome homers twice, and Brandon Phillips and Pudge also go long.
July 1 - In the finale, the Comets start their ace, Oliver Perez, and they hold on for an 8-5 win to prevent the sweep.
Greensboro takes 4 of the 5.
Week of June 26, 2008
Mokena vs San Diego
Game One
San Diego explodes for 3 in the fourth and 4 in the fifth to win it moving away behind the pitching of Eric Bedard. Guillen led the attack for the Armadillos with 6 RBIs. Johjima had a solo homerun. 8-1 San Diego
Game Two
the visitors get 4 in the second behind a couple of singles, a walk and a critical error by Guthrie, the pitcher and hold on for the win. Edmonds hit a solo shot for Mokena. 5-2 Mokena
Game Three
Lots of single runs by both teams as no one could put the game away. After San Diego came up with the tying run in the bottom of the eighth, the game went into extra innings. San Diego came up with the winning run in the tenth. Bloomquist came up with a lead off single and was sacrificed to second. Figgins was walked intentionally and after a foul out Rodriguez walked to load the bases. Guillen followed with a long single for the game winner. 3-2 San Diego.
Game Four
Lots of great pitching, at least up until the seventh inning. It was 1-1 before the seventh. San Diego came up with 5 in the bottom of the seventh, but Mokena came back with 5 of their own in the top of the eighth. San Diego tied it in the bottom of the eighth on a solo shot from Kendry Morales. But San Diego's ace reliever, Soria, could not get the job done as he gave up a three run homerun to Casanova. 10-7 Mokena
Game Five
A two run shot from Alex Rodriguez in the first was all that was needed as Harang gave up only 4 hits in the shutout. 4-1 San Diego
Tidewater vs Turtle Beach
Turtle Beach Bums come to experience the great beaches of Tidewater and leave with 2 wins.
Gm.1 TID 4-3 W-Marcum (12-0) L-de la Rosa (0-3) SV-Gregg (5)
Marcum continues to amaze and O.Cabrera rips a 2-run single in a 4-run 4th that provides all the runs needed.
Gm.2 TBB 8-7 W-Fuentes (3-1) L-Beimel (0-3)
A Delgado 3-run blast highlights a 5-run 8th that puts TBB ahead. But,...back-to-back jack by Young and Upton tie it in the 9th. Crede knocks in 2 in the 10th for the eventual game winner.
Gm.3 TID 5-4 W-Sabathia (9-5) L-Young (3-7) SV-Accardo (10)
TBB goes up 3-0 on a Weeks 2-run double. TID ties it with an Ordonez 3-run homer in the 6th. TBB goes up on Granderson's RBI single in the 7th and TOD ties it again on a Lopez solo shot. TID finally gets the win on Upton's bomb in the 8th.
Gm.4 TID 9-5 W-Reyes (2-1) L-Smith (0-4)
Ordonez went 3-4 with 4 RBI and Laird went 3-4 with 2 RBI and a Home Run to lead a 16 hit attack.
Gm.5 TBB 4-3 W-Bonderman (6-7) L-Chico (5-7) SV-Fuentes (6)
Vlady and Hairston go back-to-back in a 3-run 2nd and Crede adds a solo shot in the 3rd as TBB holds on to win the final game ofthe series.
Westchester vs East Coast
East Coast and Westchester battle for division lead as Wombats slip into first taking 4 of 5 from the Rockies
Game 1: Westchester 7, East Coast 2
Sosa doubles in two in the first to give Rockies a 2-0 lead. Cust 2 run homer ties it up in bottom of first and Petit surprisingly outduels Beckett. Wombats hit three homers total as Martin drives in three and Cust is 2 for 2 with a homer and two walks. Mann Corpas gives up winning homer.
W-Petit (3-2), L-Beckett (8-5)
Game 2: Westchester 4, East Coast 1
Rockies strike first with a run on back to back doubles by Redmond and Cairo. Dinardo works out of a number of jams and it is still 1-0. Kendrick is chased after he gives up a solo Markakis homer and puts two on. Corpas comes in and serves (again) up a three run blast to Spillborghs. Wombat bullpen works well for a change and preserve the win for Dinardo
W-Dinardo, S-Springer (8); L-Hendricks (6-4)
Game 3: Westchester 5, East Coast 4
Rockies send 8 to the plate in the first inning, pushing across 3 against Westbrook. Wombats come back to go up 5-4 on Uribe grand slam in the 6th.
Franklin, Weathers, Wilson and Valverde combine to shut out Rockies rest of the way.
W-Westbrook (4-3), S-Valverde (3); L-Burnett (8-6)
Game 4:
Excellent pitchers due between Schilling and Shields. Schilling gives up a homer to Sosa (again...has he found a new steroid stash?) in the second and it's 1-0 going into the 5th. Shields gives up a solo blast to Matsui to tie the score in the bottom of the 5th. In the six, Martin leads off with a doulbe and Cano follows with a triple to give the Wombats a 2-1 lead. Cano comes home on a sac fly. To lead off the 7th Buck Miller pinch hits for Sosa, who has just homered off Schilling and Doumit pops it up. In the eighth consecutive singles put runners on first and second with noone out. Schilling exits and wilson comes in to face the lefty lofton whom he walks to load the bases. Franklin comes in and a run scores on an error by Martn,but he ptiches out of the jam. 3-2 Wombats. Capps relieves Corpas after cano singles and gives up a doulbe to Victorino to make it 4-2. Springer comes in for the save and Rockies send 8 batters to the plate and when the dust settles have a 7-4 lead and the game.
W-Capps (1-2); L-Springer (1-1)
Game 5: Westchester 4, East Coast 2
Wombats take early lead as Escobars is wild in the first with 4 walks including one with the bases loaded. Two run homer by Lofton gets Rockies back to within one in the third. Rockies go into top of 9th trailing 4-2. Hendrick slashes a one out tirplle and he dies on third as Springer has his second straight rocky appearance, but holds on this time.
W-Maine (9-3), S-Springer (9); L-Escobar (9-5)
Next Westchester travels to Jonesboro and East Coast continues their road trip in Baton Rouge
Chappaqua vs Stamford
CHAPPAQUA AND STAMFORD SPLIT SIX GAME SERIES
Game 1
CHA 4 STA 3 14 Innings
John Buck singled in Garry Matthews in the bottom of the 14th as the Comets won a nail biter 4-3 in 14 innings. The Jays led 2-0 and 3-1 but the Comets fought back and tied the game with 2 in the bottom of the 7th. The bullpens took over as Casey Janssen, Allan Embree, Takeshi Saito and Brandon Lyon combined for 7 innings of 3 hit shutout ball with 1 walk and 7 Ks as the Comets shut down the Jays. The Comets Jayson Werth fanned four times in the game.
Game 2 - 1G DH
CHA 11 STA 3
The Comets rout the Jays as Nomar Garciaparra's grand slam HR keys a 5 run 1st inning. Chappaqua routed Jays ace Johan Santana (7-2) knocking him out of the box in the second inning after he allowed 7 runs. The Comets scored 5 in the first, 3 in the second and 1 in the third to take a quick 9-1 lead. Garry Matthews Jr. also homered for the Comets, his 10th of the season. For the Jays, Sheffield (17) and Hawpe (14) homered. Ian Snell (6-4) got the win and nearly got the complete game but he tired and had to leave with 2 out in the 9th.
Game 3 2G DH
CHA 2 STA 1
The Comets sweep the doubleheader as Justin Germano (6-5) pitches 8 1/3 allowing only 4 hits and 1 run. Saito gets the save, his 6th. Aaron Hill's 9th inning HR (11) broke up the shutout bid. The Comets runs came on solo HRs by Mark Loretta (2) and Barry Bonds (16).
Game 4
STA 5 CHA 3
The Comets looked like they were going to take four straight, as they took a 3-1 lead into the 8th but Casey Jannsen blew the save and the lead as Stamford rallied for four in the 8th. The key blow was a pinch hit 2 run HR by Ryan Braun (12). The loss was costly for the Comets as SS Mark Loretta was injured and is expected to miss 3 weeks.
Game 5
STA 9 CHA 6
Adam Wainwright (5-2) pitched 7 strong innings to get the win and helped his own cause with a HR and 3 RBIs as Stamford won for their second in a row. Aaron Hill went 3-5 with a HR (12) and 4 RBIs for the Jays. Sergio Mitre (4-4) took the loss, lasting only4 innings. Barry Bonds was 3-3 for the Comets.
Game 6
STA 14 CHA 11
In a wild one, the Jays hold on to win and split the series. The Jays led 6-2 going to the bottom of the 4th when Chappaqua made it 6-3. In the top of the 5th, the Jays scored 6 times to take a 12-3 lead. But in the bottom of the 5th, the Comets scored 8 runs to make it 12-11. For the Jays, Brad Hawpe led the way going 2-4 with 2 HRs (16) and 4 RBIs. Sheffield (18) and Kendall (2) also homered. For the Comets, Shelly Duncan hit a 3 run HR (3) and Barry Bonds a grand slam (17). Oliver Perez (4-7) was the starter and loser for CHA. Henry Owens (4-0) won it in relief for the Jays. The Comets suffered another big injury when Aaron Miles, backup SS to the already injured Loretta, was hurt. Like Loretta, he is expected to miss 3 weeks.
The Comets are now 37-38 and continue to fight for the NL Wild Card. Stamford is now 54-22, the best record in baseball, good for first place by 16.5 games over second place Chappaqua. Next up: the Comets travel to Greensboro to play the division rival Grasshoppers. Stamford hosts Millers Tavern, last in the NL East.
Tampa vs Rhode Island
Tampa Stingrays take 3 of 5 over Rhode Island Reds.
G1 - Reds, 4-2.
G2 - Tampa 14-11. Reds outhit Stingrays 15-13 but the
win goes to Tampa. Utley goes 4-5.
G3 - Tampa 10-3. Tampa continues hot bats with 15 hits
but C. Hart is injured for 6 games. Howard goes 4-5.
G4 - Tampa 7-4. Utley goes 4-4 for Tampa and Pence
goes 4-5 for Reds.
G5 - Reds win it 5-0. David Wells the strong game.
(Two 4-hit games for Utley in the series)
Gulf Breeze vs Louisiana
There is joy in Hurricane Alley as the dreaded Cajuns come to town and drop 4 of 5 to the home standing Rebels.
Things looked bleak after the opener, a 7-1 easier than it looked Louisiana win. Noah Lowry was in fine form allowing just 5 hits and a single run through 8 frames to gain his 6th victory of the year. Eleven hit Cajun attack was paced by Freddy Sanchez' 3 for 4 day with 3 rbi. Beltran homered in the first for a pair as Jon Garland got waxed again (now 4-6, 5.03). I'm trying to think of something nice to day about the home team after this one, but... well, the Gulf Breeze cheerleaders looked good!
Things changed to the positive for game #2, a stellar 6-5 GB victory. Alou smacked a 2R double in the 1st and Sanchez' double accounted for 2 more in the 4th. Down 4-0, the Breeze got a pair back on a Tulowitzki bomb and later LaRoche 2 bagger. But Sheets (6-4) crumbled in the 6th fueled by Mathis' dropping a throw at the plate. Church and Teahen contributed rbi singles in this frame. Teahen's "bat snaps in two" rbi single in the 8th made it 6-4, but Soraino gunned Church down at the plate to keep things close. Enter GB "closer" Marmol and after loading the bases with no one out, Beltran hopped in to a 3-6-3 to make it 6-5, but Alou bounced to the hill and that was the routine save. Whew. Paul Maholm notched the victory (2-3) and now sports a ghastly 7.07 ERA. Teahen finished 4 for 4 on the day.
Hey- break up the Rebs! Game #3 went to the good guys 5-4 as Tom Gorzelanny (wait 'til you see my grade next year) upped his record to 10-3. This one started with a fast Cajun get away with Beltran lifting a 2R bomb in the first (again!). Tulowitzki countered with a run scoring double off Halladay in the home 1st, then Breeze plated 4 in the 6th with Church's 2R bomb being the big blow. Mathis smoked a 2R bomb in the 7th to cut the lead to a single run, but Marmol came on for the ninth and again loaded the bases, but Chipper (3 for 4 at the time) bounced out to end it. Halladay dropped to 4-2 (3.28) and Marmol notched his 11th save. Routine.
Rebels continue their one run winning ways with a 2-1 victory in game #4, King Felix showing why he's King by tossing a CG 5 hitter (but walked 5 also) as he goes to 5-4. A two out Damon rbi single in the third was all the scoring through 7 1/2 frames with Meche being the King's opponent. All seemed lost for the home team, but in the 8th Hanley Ramirez led off with a single and stole 2nd. Orlando Hudson then got the Breeze on the board with a run scoring triple off new hurler Chad Cordero, and Garret Anderson followed with a SF- hey, it's 2-1 Rebels! A gut check said stay with the King, and he got the Evil visitors 1-2-3 in the 9th.
Rebs keep the pressure on the division leaders with a 5-2 win in the finale. Ramon Ortiz took the hill to start and it looked BAD as his itchiness netted him a 1 for the game. But he was able to notch 5 frames and allow just 2 hits- though both were solo bombs (Kotchman and Soriano). Meanwhile, the Breeze was able to counter in both the 2nd and 5th frames with a Eric Chavez rbi base knock and another Garret Anderson SF. Rebs got to Blanton (9-4, 2.72) in the 7th as Anderson doubled in one, then LaRoche followed with an rbi single. Eric Chavez' solo blast in the 8th ended the scoring, and Marmol gained the save with a surprising 1-2-3 ninth.
So things are looking up a little for trhe Rebs after one of their best series in recent memory over the defending league champions. The fans are coming back and we even noticed a few scalpers in the parking lot before game #5. Breeze remain home with Freeport coming to town next week while the Cajuns return to the bayou to square off against Beantown.
Week of June 20, 2008
Tampa vs Millers Tavern
Tampa Stingrays take 3 of 5 from Millers Tavern
Game 1: 4-2 Millers Beltre goes 3\4
Game 2: 2-1 Millers Andrew Miller picks up his 2nd win
Game 3:12-4 Tampa Rays pound out 21 hits, Feliz hits grand slam
Game 4: 7-3 Tampa Feliz drives in 2 more runs
Game 5: 9-1 Tampa Howard hits 24th HR
Chappaqua vs Turtle Beach
Game 1
The Bums could only manage 1 hit and the Comets 3 but Vladimir Guerrero's solo jack in the 5th gave
the Bums the win in spite of the 7 innings of 1 hit ball by Oliver Perez. Perez fanned 9 and walked only 1.
Yovani Gallardo faced 31 batters yielding 1 hit, 2 walks, and 0 runs as Turtle Beach wins the opener 1-0.
Game 2
Not much offense for the Bums (5 singles and 0 walks) but they manufacture 5 runs to win 5-3.
Jered Weaver gets the win and Bergmann takes the loss. Mathews Jr. and M. Cabrera each powered homers
for the Comets.
Game 3
In palindrome like fashion the Comets posted grand slams with 2 outs in both the first and last innings
as Mathews Jr and Melky went deep for the 2nd day in a row. Snell gives the Comets 7 solid innings and gets
the win. Final was Comets 11 and Bums 3.
Game 4
Gavin Floyd (5-2, 3.67 ERA) went 8.1 IP as the Bums overcame 3 errors en route to a 5-2 win. Granderson (15)
homered for the 2nd day in a row for the Bums.
Game 5
Barry Bonds, in what could be his final year in a Comet uniform, blasted his 15th homer of the year
and Randy Wolf earned his first win (1-3) as the Bums lost the final game 7-3. The Comets rattled Turtle Beach pitching for 13 hits while holding the Bums to but 3.
Contrary to most TB/CHA series its Turtle Beach with the 3-2 win.
Stamford vs Green Bay
The Stamford Jays takes 3 of 5 form the Green Bay Gamblers.
Game 1
Gamblers 1-4-0
Jays 0-6-0
WP J. Lackey 8-4 LP R Hill 5-3
Lackey does it all holding Jays to 6 hits over 8 innings while fanning 6. He also drives in only run of the game.
Game 2
Jays 7-9-0
Gamblers 3-5-3
WP C Billingsley 7-3 LP J Hampson 0-1
The Jays break tied game when they score 4 in bottom of 8th led by a pinch hit 2 RBI single by Jenkins. Jackson also drives in 2 for Jays while Greene hits 2 run homer for Gamblers.
Game 3
Jays 4-12-1
Gamblers 3-6-0
WP T Percival 2-2 LP B Jenks 1-4
Closer Jenks is wild ( 3 walks) which allows Jays to put on winning run in bottom of 11th. Sheffield drives in winning run. Jackson has 3 hits for Jays.
Game 4
Gamblers 3-4-1
Jays 1-8-0
WP G Maddux 8-1 LP R Johnson 5-3
Gamblers score 3 in the 8th to take lead and game. A. Philips has pinch hit homer for Gamblers.
Game 5
Jays 5-5-2
Gamblers 1-4-0
WP A Wainwright 4-2 LP H Bailey 2-2
The Jays score 3 runs in first on back to back homers by Sheffield and Jenkins and coast to win.
East Coast vs Freeport
East Coast struggles a bit but, they take the seiries 3-2.
Game 1: Freeport 3 East Coast 2
Bobby Abreu smashes a lead off HR and Freeport adds an additional 2 runs in
the first but holds off East Coast and wins the game 3-2. A well pitched
game by both starters as Cole Hamels gets the win and improves to 6-4.
East Coast starter and loser drops to 8-4 on the year.
Game 2: East Coast 4 Freeport 1
Kyle Kendrick yields 1 one in 6 innings and improves to 6-3 and East Coast
evens the series to 1-1. Michael Young goes 3 for 4 with 2 RBIs and Jeremi
Hermida picks up 2 hits as well for the Rockies.
Game 3: East Coast 5 Freeport 3
Jorge Posada and Sammy Sosa each hit HRs and A.J. Burnett improves to 8-5
as East Coast rolls to take the 2-1 series lead.
Game 4: Freeport 5 East Coast 0
Jake Peavy was brillant as Peavy pitches a complete shutout and improves to
8-4. A very unusual pitched complete for Peavy. Peavy gave up 8 hits, 6
of which were doubles and yet East Coast failed to push any across the
plate.
Game 5: East Coast 6 Freeport 5 (11)
A hard fort rubber game goes into extra innings and East Coast prevails as
George Sherrill get the win in relief.
East Coast travels into the den of 2nd place Westchester next week and
looks forward to the challenge,
Westchester vs Gulf Breeze
Visiting Rebels take 3 of 5 from Wombats, dealing their attempt to overtake East Coast another blow.
Game 1: Gulf Breeze 12, Westchester 0
Jamie Moyer takes one for the team and the bullpen. Hudson, Teahan, and Mench have 3 rbi's each. Garland scatters 4 hits and allows no runs over 7 innings.
W-Garland (4-5); L-Moyer (5-4).
Game 2: Westchester 12, Gulf Breeze 1
Mirror image of first game. Tony Clark has 3 hits and 4 ribbies for Wombats. Wombats lose Cano and Matsui on collision.
W-Laffey (3-2); L-Maholm (1-3)
Game 3: Gulf Breeze 5, Westchester 4
Westbrook and Gorzelanny do their Alphonse and Gstone routine trading two run give aways. every couple of innings. Victorino throws Hudson out at home to keep the Wombats up by one, but neither pitcher is looking very accomplished at this point. Rebels sneak ahead in the 8th on pinch hit homer by Reynolds off Valverde.. Wombats get runners on second and third with one out in 8th, but can't convert and Marmol holds in 9th
W-Gorzelanny (9-3), S-Marmol (9); Valverde (1-1)
Game 4: Gulf Breeze 10, Westchester 1
This was ugly. I don' want to talk about it....I told Schilling he should have had his shoulder fixed! LaRoche goes four for five with 3 ribbies.
W-Hernandez (4-4); L-Schilling (5-4)
Game 5: Westchester 8, Gulf Breeze 4
In a game highlighting errors, bean balls and ejections, Wombat backs awake and they manufacture 8 runs with little ball.
W-Maine (8-3), L-Greinke (6-4)
Baton Rouge vs Long Island
June 16 - Lee Gardner got out of a runner on second, no out jam in the 9th for his 8th save to preserve a 4-3 win for Long Island in the opener. Brandon Webb started for Baton Rouge and took the loss, allowing an 8th inning run on a Yorvit Torrealba RBI single that broke a 3-3 tie. Webb's record fell to a dissapointing 2-8 on the season. Brian Bannister pitched 7 fine innings for Long Island but was victimized as his bullpen blew a 3-2 lead. Matt Thornton, who got a blown save, picked up the win in relief to even his record at 1-1. Augie Ojeda hit the game's only homer, his 1st of the season for the Ducks.
June 17 - Corey Patterson led off the gamewith his 5th homer of the season and Baton Rouge never looked back as they went on to a 12-7 slugfest win. Danny Haren was shaky in his 5.2 innings of work for the Lightning but picked up the win to even his record at 5-5. Brandon McCarthy started and took the loss for Long Island, his record dropping to 4-6. McCarthy was very wild, beaning 2 batters and walking 9! Mark Teixeira hit his 19th homer and VictorMartinez hit his 10th for Baton Rouge. Sean Casey drove in 4 runs to lead the Lightning and Kaz Matsui scored 4 runs.
June 18 - Corey Patterson broke aa 2-2 tie with a 2 out, 2 RBI 7th inning single to give Baton Rouge a 4-2 win. Patterson also homered, his 6th, and had another single to lead the Lightning's 9 hit attack. Wandy Rodriquez went the first 7 innings for the win , his record now 4-3. Doug Brocail hurled a scoreless 8th and Jonathan Papelbon pitched a scoreless 9th for his 9th save. Duck's starter Junstin Verlander went all the way in the losing effort, his record falling to 7-7. Mark Teixeira hit his 10th homer for Baton Rouge and Mike Lowell hit his 10th for Long Island.
June 19 - Corey Patterson continued to frustrate the Ducks as, with 2 outs in the 9th, he doubled home the tying run and then stole home to put Baton Rouge on top for good as the Lightning won it 6-5. Baton Rouge scored 4 runs in the 9th off of Duck's closer Lee Gardner who got a blown save and took the loss, his record falling to 3-4. Doug Brocail was the beneficiary of the 4 run 9th as he picked up the win in relief, his record now 3-2. Jonathon Papelbon walked 2 batters in the 9th but hung on for his 10th save. Carlos Pena hit his league leading 27th homer for Long Island and Matt Stairs hit his 7th.
June 20 - Baton Rouge made it 4 straight as they defeated Long Island 5-4. Lightning starter Anthony Reyes kept his perfect season going as he went 6 innings for the win to increase his record to 7-0. Duck's starter Mark Hendrickson went 8 innings but took the loss, his record dropping to 4-8. Victor Martinez led Baton Rouge with 3 hits, including his 11th homer. David DeJesus also homered for the Lightning, his 4th. Matt Stairs hit his 8th for Long Island and Mike Napoli hit his 4th.
Beantown vs Buffalo
Game 1 = BUF 9 / BEA 2
BUF- C. Blake, Y. Molina both hit HR's. C. Durbin got the Win.
BEA - M. Ramirez hit a HR and collected 2 RBI's.
Game 2 = BUF 10 / BEA 4
BUF- J. Kent hit a HR and collected 3 hits and 3 RBI's. C. Silva got the Win.
BEA - R. Sexson hit a HR.
Game 3 = BEA 6 / BUF 5
BEA - R. Sexson, A. Gonzalez had 2 hits and 2 RBI's. M. Belisle got the Win, B. Wagner the Save.
BUF - B. Broussard hit a HR and collected 3 hits and 4 RBI's.
Game 4 = BEA 5 / Buf 3
BEA - M. Ramirez hit a HR.and P. Feliciano got the Win.
BUF - E. Brown, C. Blake, and L. Gonzalez all hit HR's.
Game 5 = BUF 3 / BEA 1
BUF - L. Gonzalez hit a HR and T. Redding got the Win.
Buffalo takes 3 games out of 5 from Beantown.
Week of June 14, 2008
Freeport vs San Diego
Game One
Johjima scores on a fielder's choice from Figgins in the third. The Armadillos add another in the eighth on doubles from Rodriguez and Wigginton. Bedard and Soria combine on the shutout. 2-0 San Diego
Game Two
Homeruns from Johnson and Ortiz lead the Bandits over the Armadillos Johjima throws out 2 trying to steal. 6-3 Freeport
Game Three
Both teams get solo homeruns in the second, but Freeport gets 3 in the fourth to put it away. Johjim throws out 3 (!!!) more trying to steal. 4-2 Freeport
Game Four
San Diego (playing like the Dodgers) gets only one hit for the entire game, but it's a two run homerun from Rodriguez as San Diego takes it. 2-1 San Diego
Game Five
The Bandits get two runs in the top of the ninth off normally reliable Joakim Soria who gives up the two run gamewinning homerun to Peralta. 3-2 Freeport
Arundel vs Stamford
In inter league play the Stamford Jays lose 3 of 5 to the Arundel Wildcats in close games.
Game 1
Jays 4-9-0
Wildcats 3-9-0
WP B Wolfe 1-0 LP A Otsuka 0-2
Renteria leads Jays with a single, double and homer and also drives in winning run in bottom of 9th. Giles has 2 RBI's for Wildcats.
Game 2
Wildcats 7-11-0
Jays 4-11-0
WP M Acosta 1-2 LP T Percival 1-2
Sheffield belts 3 run homer in bottom of first to give Jays lead but Betancourt blows save in the 9th. TEH Wildcats breaks game open with 3 in the of top of the 12th. Jeter homers for Wildcats.
Game 3
Wildcats 3-8-2
Jays 2-6-1
WP K Correia 7-5 LP U Jimenez 4-2
Starter Correia and two Wildcat relievers holds Jays in check. Atkins has 3 doubles but doe snot drive in any runs, Ankiel has pinch hit homer and Dobbs homers for Jays.
Game 4
Wildcats 5-11-0
Jays 2-4-1
WP R Clemens 5-6 LP R Johnson 5-2
Johnson fans 10 but is tagged for 4 runs in the 7th for the lost. Pujois has 3 hits and 3 RBI's including homer. Clemens and two relievers yield just 4 hits.
Game 5
Jays 3-9-1
Wildcats 2-3-1
WP R Betancourt 6-2 LP A Otsuka 0-3
Jays salvage final game when C. Jackson drives in winning run in bottom of the 9th. Pujois again homers for Wildcats.
Chappaqua vs Long Island
Game 1
CHA 3 LID 0
Oliver Perez (4-5) pitched a 2 hit complete game shutout beating Brian Bannister (5-2). Garry Matthews Jr. 3 run HR (6) in the 4th was all the scoring.
Game 2
LID 6 CHA 4
Ducks take 4-0 lead only to see Comets tie it with 1 in 5th and 3 in 6th. But Ducks score one off losing pitcher Allan Embree (0-4) in the 7th and hold on for 6-4 win. Lee Gardner (3-3) blows the save (5) in the 6th but gets the win. Chad Qualls gets the save (3). Carlos Pena leads the way for LID going 3-3 with a HR (24), run scored, 3 RBIs and 2 walks. Christian Guzman also homered (1) for LID. Buck homered (5) for CHA.
Game 3
CHA 3 LID 1
Justin Germano (5-5) goes 8 strong innings to get the win beating Justin Verlander (7-6). Luis Castillo leads the way going 2-3 with a double and 2 RBIs. Castillo is now batting .333. Ryan Raburn hit his 4th HR of the year for the Ducks in the losing effort
Game 4
CHA 9 LID 6
Garry Matthews Jr. hit a game winning walk off 3 run HR in the bottom of the 9th to break a 6-6 tie and win it for the Comets. Matthews went 3-5 with a double, HR (7) and five RBIs. Carlos Pena hit his 25th HR for the Ducks. Dan Wheeler (1-3) blew the save (1) and took the loss in relief. Casey Janssen (3-0) got the win with 2 scoreless innings in relief of Jon Lieber.
Game 5
CHA 4 LID 1
Sergio Mitre (4-3) pitched 8 innings allowing only 3 hits and 1 run, walking 2 and striking out 3, to get the win. Saito got his 5th save with a perfect 9th. Mark Hendrickson (4-7) took the loss, going 5 innings. Damian Miller had his 1st dinger of the year for CHA. Carlos Pena hit his 26th of the year and third of the series for the Ducks.
With the series win, Chappaqua is now 32-32, second in the NL East and in the thick of the wild card race. Long Island is now 31-34, second in the AL East. Next up: the Comets travel to Turtle Beach to play their long time rivals, the Bums. The Ducks host the Baton Rouge Lightning.
Mokena vs Gulf Breeze
Game 1:
Gulf Breeze 4-8-1
Mokena 8-11-0
WP: Jeff Suppan (5-3)
LP: Jon Garland (3-5)
(Jon Garland vs Jeff Suppan)
Griffey doubles in Owens in the 1st for Mokena for the game's first run. Chavez ties the game with a solo homer in the 3rd. Anderson later follows
with a 2 run double to put Gulf Breeze up 3-1. Griffey ties the game in the Mokena 3rd with a 2 run homer. Later in the 3rd, Edmonds doubles in
Glaus to put Mokena up 4-3. A Griffey double in the 5th sends Garland to the showers trailing 4-3. Heilman serves a 3 run homer to Edmonds (his
first of the year-incredible) to allow Mokena to extend their lead to 7-3. Pinch hitter Reynolds singles in a run off Suppan in the 7th to trim
the Roozy lead to 7-4. LoDuca collects an RBI single in the Mokena 7th. Rodney and Mahay hold the Rebels the rest of the way.
Game 2:
Gulf Breeze 3-11-0
Mokena 1-6-0
WP: Paul Maholm (1-2)
LP: Livan Hernandez (2-3)
SV: Carlos Marmol (7)
(Paul Maholm vs Livan Hernandez)
Ryan Church creams a 3 run homer in the 4th to put Gulf Breeze up 3-0. Iguchi singles in Pagan in the Mokena 4th to cut the lead to 3-1. Marmol
holds Mokena in the 8th and 9th for a save.
Game 3:
Gulf Breeze 2-11-2
Mokena 1-5-1
WP: Tom Gorzelanny (8-3)
LP: Orlando Hernandez (4-4)
SV: Aaron Heilman (6)
(Tom Gorzelanny vs Orlando Hernandez)
Hudson hits a solo homer in the 5th to put Gulf Breeze on the board first. Guillen collects an RBI double in the Mokena 6th to tie the game at
1. LaRoche gets an infield single in the 7th to put Gulf Breeze back on top, 2-1.
Game 4:
Gulf Breeze 8-12-0
Mokena 7-9-0
WP: Darren Oliver (1-1)
LP: Scott Linebrink (1-1)
SV: Jensen Lewis (3)
(Felix Hernandez vs Matt Cain)
Griffey hits a 2 run homer for Mokena in the 1st. Iguchi doubles in Owens in the 3rd, 3-0 Roozys. Navarro gets a 2 run triple for Gulf Breeze
in the 4th, 3-2 Mokena. Griffey doubles in Owens in the 5th to put Mokena up 4-2. Helton later that inning greats Heilman with a 3 run homer.
Chavez hits a grand slam off Cain in the 8th to make the score 7-6 Mokena. Hudson hits a 2 run homer off Linebrink in the 9th to put Gulf
Breeze up 8-7.
Game 5:
Gulf Breeze 2-7-0
Mokena 3-8-1
WP: Zack Greinke (6-3)
LP: Fausto Carmona (6-2)
SV: Carlos Marmol (8)
(Zack Greinke vs Fausto Carmona)
Tulowitzki hits a 2 run homer in the 2nd for Gulf Breeze. Glaus gets a run back for Mokena with an RBI double in the 3rd. Glaus scores a batter
later off a single from Griffey tying the game at 2. Navarro gets an RBI on a fly ball in the 4th to put the Rebels back on top, 3-2. Marmol closes
the game out for Gulf Breeze.
Gulf Breeze takes 4 of 5 games
Rhode Island vs Beantown
Beantown Bombers take 3 of 5 from RI.
G1 - Reds 6-0
G2 - Bombers 6-4
G3 - Bombers 8-5
G4 - Bombers 2-0 (Catalanotto inj 14 days)
G5 - 7-1 Reds.
Tidewater vs Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge Takes it To Tidewater
Gm.1 TID 3-2 W-Marcum (11-0) L-Webb (2-7) SV-Accardo ((0
Solid pitching by Marcum aided by Huff's 2 RBI's and Iannetta'a RBi triple give TID the win. Teixeira 2-4, 2RBI and a homer for BAT.
Gm.2 BAT 2-0 W-Haren (4-5) L-Vanden Hurk (1-2) SV-Papelbon (7)
Haren scatters 4 hits and K's 9 in 7 innings. JD Drew's 2-run double in the 1st provides the offense.
Gm.3 BAT 4-0 W-Affeldt (1-2) L-Sabathia (7-5)
A pitcher's duel for 8 innings. Rodriguez and Affeldt combine for the shut-out. Sabathia advances to grade 20 and then gives up all 4 runs in the 9th as he allows a homer to Teixeira, a double to Martinez, a RBI triple to Scott, and a RBI double to Casey.
Gm.4 BAT 5-2 W-Bush (5-3) L-Zito (7-3) SV-Papelbon (8)
Everything was going well for TID until the 7th. Martinez crushes a 3-run blast and Teixeira (AGAIN !!) rips a 2-run shot and suddenly BAT has the lead and in comes that tough bullpen to close it out.
Gm.5 BAT 10-6 (called in top of 8th due to rain) W-Reyes (6-0) L-Chico (4-6) SV-Chacon (1)
A rain shortened contest that produced 28 hits in 7 innings. J.Smith hits a homer in his 4-4 3 RBI day, Vazquez picks up 3 RBI on a triple and OH BY THE WAY, that Teixeira guy hits another home run..his 4th in 5 games.
I'm glad I'm not in the AL. This was a 3rd place club ???? Tell you what,...if this team is not going to the playoffs, I'd like to borrow a few of their players :)
Greensboro vs Buffalo
June 10 - Jason Hirsh surprises everyone, and delights the home crowd with a complete game 2-1 win.
June 11 - The visitors jump out to a 4-zip 1st inning lead off starter Brad Thompson, and they hold on for a 9-5 win.
June 12 - In a real see-saw contest among these closely matched rivals, the visitors go ahead in the 9th, 8-7 and Joe Nathan gets the save.
June 13 - The visitors jump all over aging Woody Williams and win 9-3.
June 14 - Josh Fogg pitches a complete game 5-3 victory in the series finale.
Buffalo takes 3 of 5.
Week of June 8, 2008
East Coast vs Texas
East Coast takes the series 4-1.
Game 1: East Coast 3 Texas 0
Jeremy Hermida hits a 1st inning 3-run home run and Josh Beckett pitches a
complete and improves to 8-2.
Game 2: Texas 4 East Coast 2
Texas bounces back to take game 2 but is the only game they will win.
Jason Marquis improves to 3-8 and Mike Lamb hit his 7th HR.
Game 3: East Coast 4 Texas 2
AJ Burnett (7-5) gets the win and Paul Konerko hits a 3-run HR in the 1st
inning to propel EC to the win.
Game 4: East Coast 16 Texas 3
The romp was on as James Shields (5-6) gets the complete game win for EC.
EC bangs out 17 hits, 5 of which were HRs. Even Miguel Cairo hit a pinch
hit 2-run HR.
Game 5: East Coast 14 Texas 3
East Coast continues the on slaught as they banged out another 20 hits with
Ian Kinsler hitting 2 home runs and Ryan Doumit hit 1 as well. Kelvim
Escobar improves to 8-4.
Freeport vs Tampa
Freeport takes four of five from the Sting Rays.
The Bandits won three games in walk off fashion, including a grand slam by Kelly Johnson. In the lone Tampa win, the Rays pounded out 16 hits and 16 runs. Mike Lieberthal, getting a start in that game drove in 5 runs and Corey Hart drove in four.
Aside from David Ortiz, the Freeport offense is still struggling, but they have been geting some solid pitching and timely hits.
Westchester vs Turtle Beach
Westchester takes first three, but Bums bounce back to take last two.
Game 1: Westchester 7/Turtle Beach 3
Wombats take early lead on back to back homers by Hatteberg and Martin, but Bums tie it up by the 6th inning. Weaver gives up 3 runs on little ball in 7th as Moyer outlasts Weaver. Moyer scatters 7 hits over nine innings to give bullpen a rest.
W-Moyer (4-3); L-Weaver (5-6)
Game 2: Westchester 5, Turtle Beach 1
Wombats take early lead on Cust solo homer. Matsui and Hairston later homer to make it 2-1 Westchester. Ross then adds two run homer to put Wombats up 4-1. Markakis pulls Wombats 4th homer and Young exits. Bullpens shut down both teams and score remains 5-1
W-DiNardo (4-4); L-Young (3-5)
Game 3: Westchester 2, Turtle Beach 1
Wombats start Yosmeiro Petit (remember him, saviour of the Mets) and his 9.62 ERA. He actually pitches well (luchky?) for the first 4 innings as bad Bum baserunning and timely DP's help him out. Wombats manufacture a run in the bottom of the 7th with mini ball to take a 2-1 lead. Valverde comes in for the 8th. Cabrera walks and Gradnderson singles him to third, but becomes the second out as he makes a big turn at first and is thrown out trying to get back. Valverde then strikes out Guerraro to get out of the jam. Wilson comes in to dispose of the lefties and Wombats hold on with two good bullpen performances in a row.
W-Petit (2-2), S-Wilson (1); L Harden (2-2).
Game 4:Turtle Beach 8, Westchester 2
Cust gives Wombats early lead with his second homer of series. Bums put together a run in 6th to get to within one. Franklin comes in to pitch 8th and serves up batting practice as Bum beat him up fo r6 runs.
W-Floyd (4-1); L-Franklin (2-3)
Game 5:Turtle Beach 6 Westchester 2
House's homer gives Bums early 2-0 lead in the second. Millar gets one back with homer in bottom of second. Ricky Weeks homer and Granderson triple stretch it out to 4-1 as Maine is not having one of his usual good days. Lots of Bums bat in 6th and lead stretches to 6-2. Wombats are shut down after second as Bums take second straight.
W-Bonderman (5-5); L-Maine (6-3)
Tidewater vs Jonesboro
Tidewater took 3 if 5 from Jonesboro
Game 1-Drillers win 6-3 in a power display that continued thru the series. Marcum(10-0) was the winner, Wilson(6) gets the save. Oswalt(5-3) was the loser. Upton(6),Ordonez(15)Encarnacion(9) homered for the Drillers..Fielder(22) for the Crackers
Game 2-Crackers win 5-4. Shields(3-3) gets the win Okajima(10) gets the save. Beimel(0-2) is the loser. Ordonez(16) homers for the Drillers Diaz(3) for the Crackers
Game 3-Crackers win 5-2 Wakefield(5-2) is the winner Okajima(11) gets the save. Upton(7) goes deep for the Drillers, Fielder(23) and Kouzmanoff(8) for the Crackers
Game 4-Drillers win 7-4. Zito(7-2) is the winner Wilson(7) gets the save. Kazmir(3-4) is the loser Ordonez(17) and Young 2(8) homer for the Drillers Winn hits number 4
Game 5-Drillers win the rubber game 7-5. Chico(4-5) is the winner Wilson(8) gets the save James(3-7) is the loser
Upton(8)Ordonez(18)Huff(6)Laird(2) homers for the winners Mientkiewicz(3) for the Crackers
The Crackers head on the road to Green Bay and the Drillers entertain the Baton Rouge club
Rhode Island vs Gulf Breeze
The plan didn't work, as the Reds came in to Hurricane Alley and the goal was for them to "be blue" on their departure, but their starting hurlers pitched well and they were able to capture 3 of 5.
Down 2-0 in the opener, Reds exploded for 4 in the 7th and 2 in the 8th for the win, 6-5. But it wasn't easy as KRod entered with an out in the 9th and allowed 2 BB and a Gary Bennett 3R double (I know you are all laughing- his average is all the way down to .432). But Rodriguez got Tulowitzki to fly out to end the festivities. Bill Buckner pitched great ball for 7 frames to gain his first ever victory- the move from 1st base for the Sawx seems to be agreeing with him. Adrian Gonzalez smoked his 12th homer in the 8th- a first pitch from reliever Oliver scenario. Garland took the loss (3-4).
Rebels come back in game #2 for a 5-3 victory as the bullpen finally does their job. Ervin Santana pitched well for 6, but Duke Jr left him in a little too long in a 3 all tie and Orlando Hudson had a large base knock for the lead. Enter Marmol and the 22YW and he did well in the 8th, but Heilman came on with the bases loaded in the 9th for the one pitch save, his 4th. Chad Tracy tripled and homered for the losers and that stinkin' Jack Wilson was 4 for 4. Ryan Church was 3 for 4 for the victors and Hanley Ramirez drove in a pair.
Rebs and Reds played another tight one in game #3, a 5-4 Breeze success though it wasn't pretty. Another 3 graded pitcher did well for Rhode Island as Tejeda allowed just 2 ER, but was yanked in the 5th thanks to his 4 BB. 3R 5th was the big frame for the good guys with Garret Anderson going yard for a pair and Tulowitzki following with a blast. Gorzelanny pitched well for 7 and gained his 7th win against 3 defeats, Heilman called on for the final 2 frames. In the 9th, Reds got 2 on base, but Heilman whiffed Jack Wilson to end it. Breeze had just 3 hits on the day.
Things went south in game #4, a 7-4 Red win in 10. Tomko and King Felix hooked up and neither were very effective, Garret Anderson's solo shot in the 7th tied it. Eric Chavez led off the home 9th with a 2 bagger, but Bennett could not get the signal for the sac and popped up. Morrow then got the next two on popups and the deflated Breeze allowed 3 in the 10th with Uggla lining a 2 out 2R double to win it and Jack Wilson doubling for another. Jon rauch was called on for the save and notched it- his 3rd. This is one that should not have gotten away.
David Wells pitched game #5 as if it were 1995 all over again, the portly southpaw tossing 7 strong innings in an eventual 3-2 Red win. Rhode Island scored 3 quickly off Greinke (5-3) with a Jack Wilson rbi single and a 2R Pence jack. In the home 5th, Teahen broke up the Wells no hitter with a single and was promptly caught stealing. Mench then walked and Marcus Thames (there has been a Marcus Thames sighting!) went yard for a pair. Game was on the line in the 9th and surprisingly, Duke Jr went with KRod. PH G.Anderson doubled to lead off the frame, then after a fly out, Teahen walked. After another fly out, Thames came up to win it. You could almost hear Duke Jr (Give 'em the heater, Ricky), and he did- whiffing Marcus for the win.
So overall, a a disappointing home series to start interleague play, but 2 wins are 2 wins. Rhode Island returns home to take on Beavertown and Gulf Breeze heads to Mokena trying to figure out what to do without the dh.
Beantown vs Mokena
Game 1 = MOK 4 / BEA 2
MOK- C. Guillen had 3 hits and 3 RBI's. J. Suppan got the Win, C. Bradford the Save.
BEA- R. Sexson hit a HR.
Game 2 = BEA 5 / MOK 3
BEA- M. Ramirez hit a HR and collected 3 RBI's. C. Capuano got the Win, D. Turnbow the Save.
MOK- R. Casanova hit a HR.
Game 3 = MOK 2 / BEA 1
MOK- T. Helton and C. Guillen both had 2 hits. O. Hernandez got the Win.
Game 4 = MOK 8 / BEA 7
MOK- T. Graffanino had 2 HR's and 3 RBI's. M. Cain got the Win, R. Mahay the Save.
BEA- M. Ramirez hit a HR and collected 3 hits and 3 RBI's.
Game 5 = MOK 5 / BEA 1
MOK- K. Griffey Jr. had 2 hits and 3 RBI's and F. Carmona got the Win.
Mokena takes 4 games out of 5 from Beantown.
Long Island vs Stamford
Ducks take the opener 7-4. Stamford starter Franklin Morales leaves after surrendering 4 runs in the 1st inning without getting an out. Jays come back with 4 in the 3rd to tie on back to back homers by Sheffield and Braun. Duck's starter Brian Bannister would settle down and pitch into the 9th. Lee Garder came on for the save.
Game 2 was a 17-9 slugfest won by Stamford. The Ducks got 8 runs and 4 homeruns off of Jay's starter Johan Santana but it still wasn't enough as starter Brandon McCarthy and reliever Horacio Ramirez were both tagged for 8 runs. Ryan Braun had the only Stamford homer but 5 players had 4 hits apiece. Matt Stairs went deep twice for the Ducks and Mike Lowell and Yorvit Torrealba each had 1 homer for Long Island.
Carlos Pena singled, hit a 3 run homer and hit a grand slam homer as he his 7 RBI's led Long Island to a 9-2 rout of Stamford. Justin Verlander went all the way for the Ducks fanning 9. Sheffield and Braun both homered for Stamford.
Long Island takes game 4 by the score of 6-4. Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched into the 8th inning for the win with Lee Gardner picking up another save. Cody Ross and Ryan Raburn both homered for Long Island off of Jay's starter Randy Johnson. Brad Hawpe homered for Stamford.
Stamford gets 5 runs in the 9th to overcome a 3 run deficit and then holds on for the 8-7 win. The Ducks had the tying run on 2nd in the 9th but Betancourt got out of the jam to win it for the Jays. Greg Dobbs homred for Stamford and Carlos Pena homered for Long Island.
Chappaqua vs Arundel
Game 1 - Arundel wins 9-0. Zambrano goes 7 innings. Carlos Lee and Dan Jonson hit HRs.
Game 2 - Arundel wins 6-2. Mussina gets the win. Ankiel and Lee hit homers.
Game 3 - Comets win 5-2. Snell gets the win. Melky Cabrera had 3 RBIs.
Game 4 - Comets win 9-2. Germano gets the win. Bonds and Duncan homer.
Game 5 - Comets win 12-7. Herges gets the win in relief. Bonds and Matthews hit home runs.
Week of June 2, 2008
Tampa vs Mokena
Mokena takes 3 of 5 from Tampa
Game 1: 4-1 Mokena Loduca collects 3 hits
Game 2: 4-0 Tampa Batista tosses the CG shutout
Game 3: 5-0 Tampa Glavine tosses the back-to-back shutout
Game 4: 5-4 Mokena Pagan hits a ph rbi single in the 10th for the win
Game 5: 4-3 Mokena Pagan again drives in winning ph run in the 11th
Turtle Beach vs Texas
The Texas Lone Stars came to town minus their former skipper (best wishes Ken).
Game 1
Jason Marquis made it look easy as he went 7 innings and led the Stars to a 6-3 win. Adam Lind (3) homered for Texas.
Game 2
Rich Harden gave the bums 7 solid innings and newly acquired Roco Baldelli (has anyone seen him, lately??) hit a pinch hit homer as the Turtle Beach wins 5-2.
Game 3
It took 10 innings before the Bums outlasted the Lone Stars as Granderson bats in the winning run giving Turtle Beach the 4-3 win. Gavin Floyd went 8.1 for TB and fanned 10 while walking none.
Game 4
Bonderman (4-5) hurls a CG shutout as Turtle Beach wins 9-0. Granderson (12) and S. Hairston (1) had homers.
Game 5
Yovani Gallardo surrended 4 runs in the 1st, 1 on the 2nd, and 1 in the 3rd but the Bums rescued him as they put 13 runs on the board on the way to a 13-8 win. Delgado (4) homered for TB and Everett (4) for the Lone Stars.
So, its inter-league play next week as the Bums travel to Westchester.
San Diego vs Rhode Island
San Diego takes 4 of 5 against Rhode Island.
G1 - San Diego punches out 15 hits en route to
a 14-0 shutout. Rhode Island gets only 3 hits.
G2 - Sand Diego takes another game 8-2.
G3 - Rhode Island bounces back and wins it 7-1.
G4 - San Diego wins it 5-2
G5 - San Diego blows it open with 17 hits as
they win 11-2. Johjima injured for 5 days.
Westchester vs Baton Rouge
In a "can anyone match up with East Coast and catch them" encounter, the last two years division champs match up as Baton Rouge travels north to Westchester. They split the series, not proving much of anything.
Game 1: Westchester 9, Baton Rouge 2
Jamie Moyer suprizes himself, the Wombats and Baton Rouge as he outpitches Brandon Webb...which is not hard this time as Webb gives up 8 runs Wombats pound out 5 doubles and two homers, the Rouge only gets one extra base hit, a first inning 2 run homer by Victor Martinez. Moyer goes the route scattering 2 hits and not allowing a run after Martinez' homer.
W-Moyer (3-3), L-Webb (2-6)
Game 2: Baton Rouge 4, Westchester 3
Great pitching duel for 7 innings. However, DiNardo walks his first two with two out and is relieved by Weathes who gives up a triple to Aramis Ramirez for the lead. In the 8th Wright walks and Matsui homers to bring the Wombats within one. However, that's not quite enough and Papelbon shuts down the Wombats in the 9th
W-Brocail (2-1), S-Papelbon (6); L-DiNardo (3-4)
Game 3: Baton Rouge 16, Westchester 2
Ugly! Ugly....Petit takes one for the team. Rouge scores 16 runs on 20 hits, all off Petit. I don't want to talk about it any more.
W-Bush (4-2), L-Petit (1-2)
Game 4: Westchester 9, Baton Rouge 7
Also ugly, but onboth sides this time. Weaver gets chased in the second, Westbrook stays in, only because I'm more desparate. Rouge inches ahead 7-5, but Tony Clark puts Wombats on top again with 3 run homer. Valverde and Springer keep the lid on.
W-Weathers (2-1), S-Springer (6), L-Affeldt (0-2)
Game 5: Baton Rouge 5, Westchester 1
Reyes outpictches Laffey. Wombat bats die and Lightning nickles and dimes Wombat pitching.
W-Reyes (4-0), L-Laffey (2-2)
Game 6: Westchester 7, Baton Rouge 6
Back and forth with homers changing the compexion rapidly. Wombats nurse 4-3 lead into the 8th and Franklin implodes with homer to give Rouge a 6-5 lead. Lightning bring in Papelbon for a 4 out save, but Wombats wake up and pound hime for 4 hits on top of two walks, yielding three runs and an nail biting win to split the series.
W-Wilson (3-1); S-Springer (7); L-Papelbon (2-2)
Millers Tavern vs Chappaqua
Millers Tavern wins the series 4-2. The Moonshiners won the first four games of the series and that extended their winning streak to 11 games. Truly amazing when you consider that the team only had 11 wins (11-33) all year before the streak started!
Gulf Breeze vs Beantown
Division mate Beantown comes calling to Hurricane Alley and Rebs return to .500 with a 3-2 series win, with pitching (!?!) dominating the series.
Jon Garland evened his record at 3-3 in the opener with 8 strong innings allowing just 3 hits and nary a walk for the home crew. Hanley Ramirez rattled a 2R dong and Eric Chavez connected for 3 to pace the offense. Tsao (remember him?) pitched the final frame in the 5-1 Gulf Breeze win. Alex Gonzalez had a pair of hits for the Bombers, including a solo bomb.
Capuano evened things for Beantown as he pitched a good 6 frames allowing just 3 ernies. Bombers slapped Maholm right around from the get go scoring 3 in the first Gotay's (don't you just want to call him, Big Julie?) 2R base knock and another in the 2nd on A.Gonzo's base knock. Breeze recovered with 2 in the 2nd on Bennett's 2R double (he works his way into the highlights every week....). Meanwhile Maholm was lowering that ERA (to 8.27 now) but decided to plunk Gonzalez for the 2nd time in the game in the 4th and it was bye-bye Maholm. Marcus Thames had a base knock in the 6th to make it 4-3, but Bombers salted things away against Oliver in the 9th including a Gonzalez rbi two bagger. Feliciano pitched 2 set up frames and Billy the Kid finished it off for his 8th save.
Game #3 saw Gorzelanny dominate as he 5 hit the visitors and allowed just one BB in a 6-0 good guy win. Adam LaRoche went 4 for 5 to pace the 14 hit attack, driving in 4. Gorzelanny is now 6-3, 3.62.
So you all call yourself managers, eh? What would you have done? Game #4 was a 2-1 Beantown win in 14 frames. Joe Saunders and King Felix matched up for 9 and 8 IP respectively. Beantown scored with Manny (a 5) scoring from 2nd on J.Molina's base knock to Betemit in right (a 36 arm). Breeze scored in the 8th on a 2 out Garret Anderson PH single after a DP nearly got Saunders out of it. The teams exchanged 1-2-3s for a few frames and it came down to the managerial decision of the year. The Rebels would either have to use the itchy 20 YW of bring on the 9Y. Well, enter the itchy 20YW and despite getting out of a jam in the 13th, Marmol was touched for a run in the 14th on Ausmus' FC rbi- the replay clearly shows he was out on the DP attempt- here's a vote for Instant Replay! Chris Ray came on for the home 14th got Eric Chavez to ground into a 4-6-3 with runners at 1st and 2nd to end the game. Gulf Breeze upper management has decided to replace me with any MM available. Anyway- would you have gone to the itchy 20YW or the 9Y?
Pitching again dominated the finale as Greinke was on fire tossing a 2 hitter and lowering hie ERA to 3.80 in the CG win. Beantown only threatened in the 2nd as they loaded the bases with 2 outs, but couldn't plate it. Garret Anderson enjoyed another big day with 2 rbi and Adam LaRoche went yard for 2 in the 8th, with the game ending in a 6-0 GB win (deja vu all over again from game #3).
So the Breeze hurlers allowed just 9 runs in the 5 games but could muster just 3 wins. Then again- we'll take it! Rebs return to the .500 mark (27-27) with the series result. Interleague play starts next week as the Breeze welcomes the Rhode Island Reds to town for the first time ever. Beantown returns home to square off with the Mokena Roozys. I'm sure it's been discussed before my time here- but what exactly is a Roozy?
East Coast vs Jonesboro
Last Place Jonesboro enters the house of East Coast and leaves with a
split.
Game 1: Jonesboro 1 East Coast 0
Roy Oswalt (5-2) and Josh Beckett (7-2) both pitch complete games but it
was Oswalt who got the win with the benefit of one run.
Game 2: Jonesboro 5 East Coast 1
Kelvim Escobar (7-4) pitches another complete game for East Coast in but
losses the game 5-1. Tim Wakefield improves his record to 4-2 and M.
Izturis and M. Olivo both bang HRs for Jonesboro.
Game 3: East Coast 4 Jonesboro 3
East Coast gets into the win column as Kyle Kendrick (4-2) gets the win and
the offense bangs out 11 hits in the process.
Game 4: East Coast 4 Jonesboro 2
A.J. Burnett (6-5) pitches East Coast to the win and J. Willingham hits his
10th HR. Ryan Doumit gets hit by a pitch which got lost in the game
highlights but gets revisited in game 5.
Game 5: Jonesboro 8 East Coast 4
S. Kazmir (3-3) gets to the .500 mark but is ejected for hitting 3 batters
and then J.Walker of East Coast is ejected for his retallitory HBP.
Game 6: East Coast 13 Jonesboro 3
East Coast getting stuck with no starting pitching healthy to start the
game was forced to start M. Capps. Capps starts the game with 3 shutout
innings and then J. Walker holds offs Jonesboro scoreless until the 9th
when he runs out of gas and gives up 3 runs. But if there were ever a
sacrifical lamb it was J. Benoit. Perhaps he gets the vote for the ugly
pitching line of the year.
IP H R ER BB SO
J. Benoit 7.0 17 13 13 8 6
Tidewater vs Green Bay
Tidewater sweeps an all important series with Green Bay 5-0
Gm.1 TID 9-5 W-Marcum (9-0) L-Lowe (4-5)
D.Roberts' 2-run triple in the 7th helped GBG close to within 1 at 5-4, but E.Encarnacion blasted a 3-run homer in the bottom half of the inning to put TID up for good.
Gm.2 TID 3-0 W-Vanden Hurk (1-1) L-Lilly (3-5)
R. Vanden Hurk stepped in and pitched a gem. 9 innings and only 1 hit, 2 BB, and 7 K's, facing 29 batters. Upton homered and Garko and Encarnacion added RBI's.
Gm.3 TID 4-2 W-Sabathia (7-3) L-Washburn (2-4) SV-Accardo (8)
A 2-run homer by Ordonez in the first and a 2-run single by Lopez in the third was all the Drillers needed. Thorman homered for GBG and scored the second run in the 8th after reaching on an error.
Gm.4 TID 3-2 W-Gregg (2-3) L-O'Flaherty (0-1)
M.Holiday's 7th inning homer tied it for GBG in the 7th and the game went into extra innings. With 2 out in the 11th, Upton walked, Encarnacion was HBP and Salty ripped a base hit to end it.
Gm.5 TID 4-3 W-Tankersly (1-0) L-Jenks (1-3)
Another tight one. R.Zimmerman's 2-run home run gives TID a 2-1 lead after 2. But K.Greene ties it for GBG with a rocket shot of his own in the 6th and GBG takes the lead on a C.Izturis RBI single in the 7th. An 8th inning RBI double by Ordonez tied it up again and Zimmerman ended it in the 9th when he led off with his 2nd homer of the game.
Greensboro vs Stamford
May 29 - The Hoppers shock the visitors with a quick 4 run 1st inning lead, as they go on to an 8-zip complete game win by Micah Owings ("The Next Babe Ruth").
May 30 - The visitors destroy the hapless Hoppers 11-zip on a combo-shutout (Santana, Wolfe and Percival).
May 31 - This was one for the books. I'm guessing this may be the highest scoring game in WIBL history. The visitors scored 31(!) runs en route to a 31-7 victory. Gary Sheffield had 10 RBI, highlighted by a grand salami.
June 1 - In a completely different type of game, ex-Hopper Randy Johnson beats his old mates 3-1.
June 2 - In the finale, a close contest till the 9th, the visitors plate 4 runs in that final inning to win 11-6 and take the series 4 games to 1.
Long Island vs Arundel
Game 1 Bannister vs Zambrano
Long Island wins 11-2. Bannister gets the win. Pena has a HR and 4 RBIs.
Game 2 McCarthy vs Correia
Arundel wins 7-2. Correia gets the win. Atkins has 2 home runs and 3 RBIs.
Game 3 Verlander vs Mussina
Long Island wins 13-1. Verlander improves to 6-5. Pena has a HR and 3 RBIs.
Game 4 Matsuzaka vs Clemens
Long Island wins 8-6. Wheeler gets the win in relief. Pena has 2 more homers and 3 RBIs.
Game 5 Hendrickson vs Kennedy
Long Island wins 9-5. Hendrickson gets the win. Pena has another HR and 1 RBI.
Week of May 27, 2008
Freeport vs Glab
Game One
Andy Pettitte tosses a five hitter and Lance Berkman drives in a pair. Glab wins 5-1
Game Two
Melvin Mora and Jhonny Peralta drive in two runs each...Freeport wins 6-3
Game Three
Berkman homers and drives in three. Millwood gives up 2 runs over 6.1IP..Glab wins 5-2
Game Four
Four Owls drive in two each, Polanco with 3 hits...Glab Wins 9-4
Game Five
Peavy and a pair of relievers combine on a 6 hit shutout. Justin Morneau has three hits. Freeport wins 7-0
Glab takes three of five from the Bandits.
Jonesboro vs Gulf Breeze
The Gulf Breeze Rebels headed south down I-95 for a deep south showdown.
Game 1- The Crackers lost a chance at a win as the game was rained out with the Crackers leading 3-2 in the top of the 5th
Game 2-Crackers win 7-1. Jurrjens(3-3) is the loser, Oswalt(4-2) was the winner. Reynolds(5) homers for the visitors Kouzmanoff(6) for the Crackers
Game 3-Jonesboro wins 6-4. Buehrle(2-5) is the winner, Okajima(9) gets the save. Fielder2(19) Bard(2) homer for the Crackers
Game 4-Rebs win 7-0. Hernandez(3-4) is the winner. James(3-5) is the loser. Teahen(2) and Tulowitzki(10) homer for the Rebs
Game 5-Rebs take a 7-3 lead into the 9th, but the Crackers plate 5 to win 8-7. Oliver(0-1) is the loser, Shields(2-3) is the winner. Ramirez2(7)Anderson(6) and LaRoche(7) homer for the Rebels. Diaz(2) homers for J'Boro.
Next up the Crackers travel to East Coast and Gulf Breeze heads to Beantown
Chappaqua vs Tampa
CHAPPAQUA COMETS TAKE THREE OF FIVE FROM TAMPA STINGRAYS
Game 1
CHA 9 TAM 3
Oliver Perez (3-4) pitched a complete game 5 hitter, walking only two and striking out THIRTEEN as the Comets win the series opener. Ron Belliard hit his 4th HR of the year for Chappaqua. Aaron Miles had 3 hits. Tim Hudson (5-3) was the starter and loser getting knocked out in the third inning
Game 2
CHA 8 TAM 7 (11 inn)
Comets rally with 3 in bottom 9th, off Mariano Rivera (BS,4) to tie game at 6-6. Both teams score in 10th before Comets win it in 11th. Casey Janssen (2-0) wins it with two perfect innings . Trevor Miller (1-2) loses it. Nomar Garciaparra hits his 3rd HR of the year and drives in 3 for CHA. Luis Castillo and Melky Cabrera each add three hits. For TAM, Jermaine Dye goes 4-6. Grady Sizemore (4) and Ryan Howard (15,16) homer.
Game 3
TAM 5 CHA 2
Stingrays sore 4 in first off Sergio Mitre (2-3) and go on to win it. Tom Glavine (2-6) goes 8 strong innings, allowing 6 hits, walking none and fanning 5. Rivera (12) gets the save this time with a 1-2-3 9th. Mitre (2-3) takes the loss. Iwamura and Feliz lead the way for TAM with 3 hits each. Glavine helps his own cause going 3-3 (.353 on season). Belliard hits his 5th HR of the year. Castillo gets 2 more hits and is now batting .359
Game 4
CHA 7 TAM 6 (15 innings)
Comets win another marathon. Trailing 4-3 in 7th, CHA ties it. Each team scores in the 8th sending it to extra innings. With the score tied 5-5 in the 12th again each team scores a run before Comets win it in 15th. In the 12th it was Barry Bonds with his second HR (11,12) of the game tying it with 2 out. Bonds goes 4-5 with 2 HRs, 3 runs, 3 RBIs and 3 walks. Belliard gets 4 hits.
Game 5
TAM 6 CHA 4
Braden Looper (4-3) goes 6 strong innings to get the win beating Randy Wolf (0-3). Randy lasted only 5 1/3, allowing 11 hits and 6 runs but he struck out 8 and walked on ly 1 before being ejected from the game, after hitting 3 Tampa batters. Cliff Floyd will miss 10 days after being hit by a Wolf pitch. For Tampa, 3b Akino Iwamura went 4-5 with a double, triple, run and RBI. Reggie Willits of TAM got his 11th SB of the year
CHA is now 23-25, second in the NL East. Next week they move on to play the last place Millers Tavern Moonshiners. The Moonshiners, at 13-33, .283 , have the worst record in baseball.. Next up: CHA travels to Millers Tavern to play the last place Moonshiners,. Tampa (22-28, last in NL West) will host the very tough Mokena Roozy's
Greenboro vs Turtle Beach
May 23 - The Hoppers made it remarkably close against 17 win starter Rich Harden as they lost 4-2. The winning runs scored in the top of the 9th.
May 24 - The Hoppers took their first lead in the series, 4-3 after 7, and Ty Walker holds the lead for them.
May 25 - In a real see-saw contest, the Hoppers took an 8-7 lead after 6, but reliever Zack Duke blew the lead as Turtle Beach tied it at 9 in the 8th. Sub Morgan Ensberg's dramatic bottom of the 9th dinger wins it for the home team.
May 26 - Jorge Sosa, future drop-ee of the hapless Mets, tossed a complete game 4-2 win.
May 27 - In the series finale, the visitors coast to a 12-1 win highlighted by homers from Granderson, Guerrero and Bourn's first.
Greensboro takes 3 of the 5 games.
Beantown vs East Coast
Game 1 = ECR 5 / BEA 1
ECR- P. Konerko and M. Cabrera both hit HR's. J. Beckett got the Win, M. Corpas the Save.
BEA- S. Green had 3 hits.
Game 2 = ECR 6 / BEA 2
ECR- K. Lofton, M. Young, and P. Konerko all hit HR's and K. Escobar got the Win.
BEA- B. Hall hit a HR.
Game 3 = ECR 14 / BEA 6
ECR- J. Francoeur, P. Konerko and S. Sosa all hit HR's and I. Snell got the Win.
BEA- M. Ramirez, F. Catalanotto and R. Sexson all hit HR's.
Game 4 = ECR 7 / BEA 4
ECR- P. Konerko hit 2 HR's and A. Burnett got the Win, M. Corpas the Save.
Game 5 = BEA 4 / ECR 2
BEA- F. Catalanotto and R. Sexson both hit HR's. J. Pineiro got the Win and C. Ray the Save.
ECR- J. Willingham hit a HR.
East Coast takes 4 games out of 5 from Beantown
Westchester vs Long Island
Long Island takes the opener 8-7. Mike Lowell (7) launched a 3 run shot in the 1st inning for the Ducks. Brian Bannister (3-1) started and struggled through his 6 plus innings but got the win. Jamie Moyer (2-3) started and was hit hard in his 2 plus innings and took the loss. Lee Gardner (4) hurled a scoreless 9th for Long Island and earned the save. Shane Victorino and Jack Cust each had 3 hits in the losing effort for Weschester.
In one of the ugliest games ever for Long Island, the Ducks are destroyed 26-1 by Weschester in game 2. Wombat starter Aaron Laffey beaned Carlos Pena and Matt Stairs in the 4th inning, injuring both of them for multiple games. Then he beaned Chris Duffy (no injury, thank goodness) in the 5th inning and was ejected with a 13-1 lead. Ryan Franklin (2-2) went the next 2 innings for the win and David Weathers (1) went the final 3 for the save. The star of the game for Weschester was Nick Markakis (4) as he went 6 for 6 with 2 doubles, a homer and 8 RBI's and 6 runs scored. Robbie Cano also chipped in with 5 hits and 3 RBI's. Ryan Spilborghs (3) was 2 for 5 with a homer and 7 RBI's. Brandon McCarthy (4-3) was the starter for Long Island and he allowed 12 runs on 7 hits in his 3.1 innings. Horacio Ramirez followed him and went 4 innings, also allowing 12 runs. The Ducks also lost David Delucci to a multiple game injury as he ran into the outfield wall chasing one of the bombs hit by Weschester.
Game 3 wasn't as ugly but the result was the same as Weschester won it 8-1. Starter Jake Westbrook (2-3) was magnificent in his 7 innings, allowing just 1 run on 2 hits for the Wombats. Duck's starter, Justin Verlander (5-5), took one for the team and went 7.2 innings allowing all 8 runs on 11 hits. Nick Markaki (5) continued his bid for player of the week with a single, double, homer and 3 more RBI's.
Game 4 wasn't ugly at all but the result was once again the same as Weschester won it 3-2. Curt Schilling (4-3) for Weschester outdueled Daisuke Matsuzaka (4-3) for Long Island. Schilling went 6 innings for the win with David Weathers (2) going the final 1.1 innings for the save. Dice-K went 7 innings in the loss. Babe Ruth, ah, er, I mean Nick Markakis had 3 more hits and drove in 2 more runs for Weschester. Juan Uribe (3) went yard for the Wombats as did Jose Vidro (3) for the Ducks.
Weschester finished the series with their 4th win in a row as they took the finale 11-6. Nick Markakis (6) needs a steroid test. He led the Wombat offense again, this time with 2 singles, a grand slam and 4 RBI's. He finished the series 17 for 25 (.680) with 10 runs scored, 3 doubles, 3 homers and 17 RBI's!!! Wow! Mark Hendrickson (3-6) started for Long Island and fanned 7 in his 5 innings but unfortunatley also allowed 11 runs on 13 hits. John Maine started for Weschester but as yanked with 2 outs in the 5th inning and an 11-6 lead. Scott Proctor (1-2) went the next 2.1 innings and got the win. Ryan Franklin (1) went the final 2 innings and earned a save by getting out of a bases loaded jam in the 8th inning. Eric Munson (1) homered for Long Island.