PLAYER / PITCHER OF THE WEEK #21

Bombers visit Goldeyes. Neither team is going to be in it so it was just about pride and stats.

Winnipeg 9 Voldosta 2
McGwire has a monster game 2 homers and 4 rbis. Stottlemeyer gets the win.

Wilson was great 1 in 6 and Maldanado homered Val 3 Wge 1

McGwire has 3 more hits and Power blows the save but gets the win in the 11th. WPG 7 Val 6 (11)

Val gets revenge for game one winning 15 to 3. Bream gets a homer and 5 rbis. McGwires homer and Georges Bell mean nothing in this one.

Val works around another McGwire homer. Gets great relief pitching and wins 3 to 2 inn 11 innings as Eli Wallach homers.

Series was quite close as Val takes it 3 games to 2 but McGwire did dent the winners pitching staff going. 9 for 22 with 6 runs, 9 hits, 8 rbis, 1 double and 4 homers in just 5 games.

Second Place California heads into the Windy City of Chicago for a long 6 game series.

Tom Bolton (7-4 3.69) goes 7.1 innings for the Quakes. Jose Canseco is 3 for 3 with 1 Home Run & 2 RBI’s. Gregg Jefferies chips in with 3 RBI’s.
Final Score: California 10 – Chicago 0

Dave Stewart (17-7 2.13) goes 7 strong allowing 4 Hits, 3 Walks, Striking Out 5 allowing no Runs. Eric Davis Homers & Drives in 3 RBI’s.
Final Score: Chicago 7 – California 1

Steve Farr (11-9 2.69) & 3 relievers including Steve Frey (23rd Save) hold the Demolition down. Brian Downing Homers & Has 2 RBI’s.

Final Score: California 4 – Chicago 2

Roger Clemens (20-4 1.93) allows 1 Earned Run & Dennis Eckersley picks up save #25 on the season.
Final Score: Chicago 3 – California 1

Darryl Strawberry is 3 for 4 with 2 RBI’s & George Brett is 2 for 4 with a Home Run & 2 RBI’s. Eckersley picks up save #26 on the season.
Final Score: Chicago 6 – California 5

Dave Stewart (18-7 2.06) on short rest goes 7 scoreless. Darryl Strawberry & Kal Daniels have 2 RBI’s apiece.
Final Score: Chicago 11 – California 1

Mark Gardner (8-11 4.51) goes 6 innings and picks up the win. Lonnie Smith is 3 for 3 with 2 RBI’s & Mickey Sasser is 2 for 4 with 2 RBI’s.
Final Score: California 7 – Chicago 4

Chicago takes the series 4 games to 3.

Mexico City drops 4/4 to Fort Worth. Swept! One rain out.

Long Beach Titans (67-55) in a battle for a wild card spot travel cross country to play NL East leaders Manhattan Gas Hornets (80-42). Long Beach took the series 4-1 when they were in Long Beach and the Titans are hoping for something equal to or close to that for this series.

Gas Hornets open up the 1st with a 3 run Jacoby HR (14) and then after the Titans cut it to 3-2 after 5, Perry knocks a 2 run HR (3) in the 6th to sew it up. Both Titan runs were driven in by Braggs, who goes 3 for 5 with 2 doubles and a solo HR (11). Jones and Smith preserve the win for Leary.

LBT 3-5-0 LP Young (8-5)
MGH 5-11-1 WP Leary (8-9) S D.Smith (4)

R.Robinson and G.Harris match goose eggs into the 9th. Both managers stay with them all the way. Harris tossing a 2 hitter keeps the Titans off the scoreboard. Robinson yields 4 hits through 8 but gives up 2 in the 9th. A single to Perry, he moves to 2nd on FC and scores the winner on a walk-off double from Reed.
LBT 0-2-1 LP Robinson (8-10)
MGH 1-6-0 WP Harris (8-7)

Bob Welch (21-3) starts for Manhattan against the Oil Can. A Magadan double opens the game, a balk and Fielder double makes it 1-0 in the 1st. Billy Ripken hits his 3rd HR of the season in the 2nd and it’s 2-0. Boyd couldn’t find his Oil Can but still squeaks through the game giving up 4 hits and no walks in 6.1 innings and Poole, Gleatonand Ward keep the Gas Hornets scoreless.
LBT 2-5-1 WP Boyd (16-6), S Ward (4)
MGH 0-7-1 LP Welch (21-4)

After a day off, the teams come back and the Titans follow the same pattern of game 3. A run in the 1st and 2nd including a Fielder HR (46). Poor Manhattan defense responsible for 2 more Titans runs in the 6th. Incaviglia gets 3 hits and scores 2 (and 2 doubles). Bottom of the 6th Santiago finally gets Manhattan on the boards (drought since game 2) with a solo HR (9). Then the Gas Hornets string a bunch of doubles together to tie the game in the 7th at 4-4. Bottom of the 9th Sax leads off with a double (3 hits in the game). James sacrifices him to 3rd. McReynolds hits a lazy fly to CF, Lemon gets to it but Sax beats the throw home to score the winning run.
LBT 4-8-2 LP Crews (4-4)
MGH 5-10-2 WP Jones (7-0)

Series ends up 4-1 Manhattan and the teams go 5-5 against each other. Gas Hornet dugout swells as September arrives for next series against Michigan. Long Beach goes back to the West Coast to host Germantown.

Sluggers take all but 1, but need 16 and 12 innings to do it.

Detroit wins series over Cedar Park 6 -1 almost getting a sweep until the last game

Janesville visits Montana. The Juggernauts are playing out the string while the Cutthroats are chasing a wild card berth.

Stubbs hits a homerun to lead Montana. Cutthroats hold Juggernauts to 5 hits.

FINAL – MCT 6 JJG 2

Montana clubs 5 homeruns, two each from Burks and Hill, as the bats come alive.

FINAL – MCT 11 JJG 2

Paul Sorrento has a career day. The bruising lefty goes 3 for 5 with 2 HRs and 7 RBI.

FINAL – MCT 10 JJG 3

Close game but the difference is solo HRs from Hal Morris and Sorrento. For Sorrento it is 4 HRs in 3 games.

FINAL – MCT 4 JJG 2

Janesville avoids the sweep as they batter the Montana staff with 16 hits and 11 runs. Steve Balboni hits a key 2-run HR early in the game for the Juggernauts. FINAL – JJG 11 MCT 7

Janesville wins the finale but Montana takes the series 4 games to 1. Paul Sorrento, a mid-season acquisition in the lineup for keeper plate appearances, makes the most of his rare appearance. Sorrento goes 9 for 21 with 4 homeruns, 7 runs scored, and 11 RBI in the series.

Michigan Marauders (74-50) visit the Missouri Black Bears (55-67)

Missouri 7, Michigan 2
Galarraga 3 hits, HR, 2 RS, 2 RBI
Bonds 3 hits, SB, 2 RBI
Lind 3 hits, RS
Bielecki 6 IP, 7 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 11 K
Ripken 4-4, 2B, BB, RBI in the loss

Missouri 5, Michigan 2
Williams 2 hits, HR, SB, 2 RS, RBI
Lind 2 hits, RS, RBI
Newman H, BB, 2 RBI
Rasmussen 8.1 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 5 BB, 3 K

Michigan 2, Missouri 1
Bo solo HR #30
Raffy 2 hits, BB, RS
Brooks 2B, RBI
Higuera 5.2 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
Gross 7 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K

Missouri 5, Michigan 3 – 10 Innings
Bonds walk-off 2-run 2-out HR
Galarraga 2-run HR
Morris CG (10 IP), 6 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 8 K
Bo 3-run 8th inning HR in the loss

Missouri 5, Michigan 4 – 15 Innings
Galarraga walk-off (first batter) HR (#19)
Williams 2 hits, 2B, HR, 2 BB, 2 RS, 3 RBI
Bonds 2 hits, SB, BB, 2 RS
Lind 2 hits, 2B, 3B, RBI
Nokes 2 hits, HR, BB, 2 RS, 2 RBI in the loss

Missouri 5, Michigan 1
Galarraga 2-run HR (#20)
Bonds 2 hits, 2B, SB, 2 RS
Leibrandt 7 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 6 K
Slaught 3 hits, RBI in the loss
Injury: MBB – B. Melvin (16 days)
Injury: MBB – A. Galarraga (1 day)

Missouri 3, Michigan 0
Bonds 2 hits, SB (#53), CS, BB, 2 RS
Williams 2 hits, 2 RBI
Hudler solo HR
Bielecki 8 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

Bears stun the Marauders and take 6 of 7!

Bielecki 2 wins, 14 IP, 11 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 12 K – (Can you say
“pitcher of the week”?)

A match up between Sugar Land and Clovis. Skeeters bringing up the rear in the East hope to put the brakes on Clovis’ quest for a playoff berth.

Sugar Land 4 Clovis 3
Skeeters get off to a good start when Daulton blasts one out with one aboard in the 4th to give Sugar the 4-3 lead which they would never relinquish.

Clovis 6 Sugar Land 0
David Wells and a trio of Cougar relievers shut down the Skeeters.

CLC 10 SLS 4
Cougars pummel Smith with 15 hits in 5 innings of work. Reed banged out 4 while Henderson knocked in 5 to lead Clovis.

CLC 6 SLS 4
McCaskill picks up his 12th win with 5 strong innings, Wilson led the Cougars attack with 3 hits.

CLC 10 SLS 6
Henderson rips his 26th homer to lead the Cougars in winning the series finale.

Skeeters take the opener but Cougars come back and grab the last 4 with a strong offensive performance. Henderson put together a 16 at bat, 8 run, 9 hit, 8 RBI series with 3 home runs to lead the Cougars.

Traverse City takes the series 3 games to 2.