PLAYER / PITCHER OF THE WEEK #15

NAME	TEAM	AVG	SLG	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	RBI	K	W	IW	SB	CS	HBP
BRETT,George	CHI AL	.500	.864	5	22	11	3	1	1	4	9	2	0	0	0	0	0

NAME	CLUB	G	W	L	S	ERA	IP	R	ER	H	K	BB	IBB	WP	BK	HB	HR
SWINDELL,Greg	CPB AL	2	2	0	0	1.06	17	2	2	12	10	3	0	0	1	0	1

NAME	TEAM	AVG	SLG	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	RBI	K	W	IW	SB	CS	HBP
MURRAY,Eddie	CLC NL	.387	.806	7	31	12	1	0	4	8	12	2	0	0	0	0	0

NAME	CLUB	G	W	L	S	ERA	IP	R	ER	H	K	BB	IBB	WP	BK	HB	HR
BENES,Andy	WIN NL	2	2	0	0	1.65	16.1	3	3	9	9	5	0	1	0	0	0

Janesville Juggernauts @ Mexico City Chihuahuas
Summary	Mexico City goes 5-2 against Janesville

Manhattan Gas Hornets @ Sugar Land Skeeters
Summary	Manhattan wins all but one.

Clovis Cougars @ Long Beach Titans
Summary	Long Beach takes 4 of 7 from Clovis

Missouri Black Bears @ Germantown Grays
Preview	Series versus two middling teams
Game #1:	Black Bears jump out in the top of the first with two solo shots. The Grays respond with a 5 spot in the bottom half, Appier settles down and the Grays cruise from there. MBB Sierra went 2-4 R HR RBI. GER Venable was 3-5 3R RBI 2-2b, Alomar 3-4 2R RBI 2b, Jefferson 3-4 2R 5RBI 2HR and Caminit and Parker also went 2-4 on the day. Grays 9-3
Game #2:	GER Hernandez comes off the DL and gets a start. It didn’t go well. MBB Bonds 2-2 4R, Sierra 3-5 3R, Williams 3-4 3R 4RBI, O’Brien 2-4 2RBI and Lind 2-5 R RBI 3b. MBB Liebrandt allowed 2 over 7IP and advanced to 9-3 on the year. GER Pettis, McFarlane and Parker each had 2 hits. Black Bears 13-2
Game #3:	Best game of the series. Black Bears jump out with 2 in the top of the first and again the Grays respond. This time with a 3 spot in the bottom half. Crews and Aguilera cannot hold for the Grays and allow 4 in the 8th. The Grays come back scoring 3 in the bottom of the 9th and the game ended with runners in scoring position. Bears Sierra went 3-5 2R RBI, Bonds 3-5 3R RBI 3b HR, Williams 2-5 RBI, Carter 2-4 R 2RBI 2-2b. Grays Jefferson was 2-4 R 2RBI 2b. Black Bears 7-6
Game #4:	Black Bears jump out with 2 in the first yet again. Grays can never catch them. Bears Key allowed 2ER over 6IP. Bonds was 2-3 R RBI 2b, Galarraga 2-4 2R and Newman 2-3 3RBI 2b. Grays Alomar went 2-5 R 2RBI and Gagne 2-4. Black Bears 6-4.
Game #5:	Black Bears don’t jump out into the lead until the 2nd in this one with a 3 spot. Grays tied it in the 5th and put it away in the 8th with a 4 spot. Bears Williams was 3-4 2R RBI HR, Galarraga 2-4 R 2RBI 2-2b, Carter 2-4 R 3RBI HR. Grays MacFarlane went 2-4 R 2RBI 2b, Jefferson 2-3 R and Caminiti 2-4.
Summary	With a skeleton crew the Grays take 2 of 5 from the Black Bears

Detroit Stars @ California Quakes
Preview	Two Wild Card Hopefuls face off for a short 5-game series.
Game #1:	Four Quakes pitchers, anchored by Nolan Ryan, combine for a 2-hit hutout. Glenn Davis hits a 2-run HR in the 1st, giving Cali all it would need. DET – 0 CAL – 5 W – Ryan (11-4) L – Perez (5-6)
Game #2:	Great pitching continues for the Quakes, as Gardner leads the Quakes to a solid 1-run effort. Four HRs didn’t hurs, including 2 by Maas, who finished the game 2-5, 2 R, 4 RBI, and 2 HR. DET – 1 CAL – 11 W – Gardner (6-6) L – DeLeon (3-6)
Game #3:	Solid pitching continued, but the offense quieted down. Game 3 was the first of three 1-run games in a row. Maas hit another 2-run shot, but Edwards lost the game by giving up 4 ER in 5 IP. DET – 4 CAL – 3 W – Edwards (7-5) L – Whitson (13-3) S – Lefferts (7)
Game #4:	Ben McDonald pitched well in his first California start, giving up 1 ER in 6 IP. The bullpen did him no favors, though. Up 3-1 in the 9th, Frey gave up 2 ER to tie the game, and Harvey gave up 1 ER in the top of the 11th, thanks to a Julio Franco solo HR. Another Maas HR tied the game in the bottom of the 11th, and a solo Borders HR won the game for the Quakes in the bottom of the 12th. DET – 4 CAL – 5 W – Harvey (2-1) L – Lefferts (8-4)
Game #5:	Delucia, who’s burning the midnight oil, pitches 6+ strong IP, giving up 0 ER, while the Quakes take a 4-0 lead into the 9th. Pete Harnisch, trying to get his IPs, pitches a 1-2-3 8th, but gives up 5 hits and 3 ER while recording 2 outs in the top of the 9th. Up 4-3, with 2 outs and runners on 1st and 3rd, Harnisch elicits the Spike Owen ground out to end the game. DET – 3 CAL – 4 W – Delucia (3-1) L – McDowell (4-7)
Summary	California takes the series 4-1 against a key rival in a very tight wildcard race.

Stockton Wings @ Chicago Demolition
Preview	Stockton flies into the Windy City of Chicago for a long seven game series.
Game #1:	All Chicago in this one. Geoprge Brett is 3 for 5 with 4 RBI’s. Ozzie Guillen 3 for 4 with 3 RBI’s. Final Score: Chicago 13 – Stockton 3
Game #2:	Larry Walker has a nice game for Stockton going 2 for 5 with a Home Run, Triple & 4 RBI’s. Robby Thompson is 3 for 4 with a RBI. Dave Johnson (3-3 5.40) picks up the Win. Gene Nelson picks up save # 10 for Stockton. Final Score: Stockton 8 – Chicago 5
Game #3:	Dave Stewart (9-6 2.35) gets the win, Eckersley save #15 on the season. Final Score: Chicago 4 – Stockton 1
Game #4:	Kent Hrbek is 4 for 4 with a Home Run & 2 RBI’s. Stockton has major arm injury to Tom Bolton who goes down for 29 days. Final Score: Stockton 4 – Chicago 2
Game #5:	Roger Clemens (14-3 2.00) gets the Win. Darryl Strayberry blast a Home Run & has 3 RBI’s. Mike Scioscia is 3 for 4 with 3 RBI’s as well. Final Score: Chicago 10 – Stockton 2
Game #6:	Russ Swan (3-1 1.57) & six Chicago relievers hold the WIngs off the scoreboard. Eris Davis is 4 for 4 with a Home Run & 3 RBI’s/ Carlos Quintana is 2 for 4 with 2 RBI’s. This one is all Chicago. Final Score: Chicago 12 – Stockton 0
Game #7:	Mike Scioscia is 2 for 4 with 3 RBI’s. Darryl Strawberry has a Solo Home Run. Dennis Eckersley picks up save #16 on the season. Final Score: Chicago 6 – Stockton 3
Summary	Chicago takes the series 5 games to 2.

Montana Cutthroats @ Fort Worth Panthers
Summary	The story of the series was a bunch of big innings for the Cutthroats, who take the series 5 games to 2.

Winnipeg Goldeyes @ Steel City Sluggers
Summary	Teams alternate wins, and Winnipeg comes out on top 4 games to 3.

Michigan Marauders @ Valdosta Bombers
Preview	3rd place Bombers start a long home stand and play host to the 2nd place Marauders.
Summary	An awful series for the Bombers as they drop 6 of 7 to Michigan. No pitching and no hitting equals 6 losses

Traverse City Tigers @ Cedar Park Bears
Preview	Al West match-up between 3d place Cedar Park and 5th place Traverse City.
Game #1:	Cedar Park 8 Traverse City 1 Randy Milligan‘s grand slam led the way for the Bears. Will Clark added a 3-run HR. Harold Baines hit his 13th for TCT. W Swindell 5-7 6.56 L Hough 2-8 5.53
Game #2:	Cedar Park 5 Traverse City 4 Harold Baines‘ 14th HR gave the Tigers an early lead. The Tigers led 4-3 into the bottom of the 9th but the Bears came from behind on Blauser’s gapper the scored two and won for Cedar Park. WR Pena 3-3 3.89 LR Charloton 1-6 3.20 (BS)
Game #3:	Cedar Park 7 Traverse City 4 Jim Leyritz hit 2 solo HRs Jerry Browne drove in two to lead the Bears. Hall’s 8th HR, a 3-run shot was enough for the Tigers. W Portugal 8-3, 3.88 LR Agosto 0-1, 11.77 S Olson (21)
Game #4:	Traverse City 4 Cedar Park 1 Greg Maddux had a solid 8 innings and Charlton closed it out. Baines hit his 15th round tripper. W Maddux 4-11, 4.22 L Boddicker 9-5, 2.81 S Charlton (10)
Game #5:	Cedar Park 5 Traverse City 4 Todd Zeile hit a 3-run HR in the bottom of the 8th to win it for the Bears, who trailed 4-2 after the Tigers got two runs in the top of the frame. WR Ruskin 3-0, 4.21 LR Whitehurst 0-1, 3.09 S Olson (22)
Game #6:	Traverse City 4 Cedar Park 3 The Tigers bullpen finished the final 4 innings without a blemish and they hold on to a 1-run win. Molitor drove in 2 runs. W Hough 3-8, 5.48 L Hibbard 7-5, 3.65 S Charlton (11)
Game #7:	Cedar Park 2 Traverse City 1 Another 1-run game, Dwight Evans drove in both runs for the Bears and Swindell had his 2d solid outing of the series. W Swindell 6-7, 6.00 L Heaton 4-10, 5.26 S Olson (23)
Summary	The series was won by the Bears 5-2, but the games were close. Cedar Park makes a roster move sending Swindell to the farm and activating Steve Avery.