PLAYER / PITCHER OF THE WEEK #20
| NAME | TEAM | AVG | SLG | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | RBI | K | W | IW | SB | CS | HBP |
| KELLY,Roberto | FWP AL | .407 | .704 | 7 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | CLUB | G | W | L | S | ERA | IP | R | ER | H | K | BB | IBB | WP | BK | HB | HR |
| SWIFT,Bill | MEX AL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.15 | 15.2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | TEAM | AVG | SLG | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | RBI | K | W | IW | SB | CS | HBP |
| DEVEREAUX,Mike | WGE NL | .409 | .818 | 5 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | CLUB | G | W | L | S | ERA | IP | R | ER | H | K | BB | IBB | WP | BK | HB | HR |
| MAGNANTE,Mike | SLS NL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.50 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Flossmoor Flying Squirrels @ Mexico City Chihuahuas | |
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| Summary: |
Flossmoor takes 5/8 at Mexico City
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| Long Beach Titans @ Steel City Sluggers | |
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| Preview |
Recent mega-trade partners immediately meet up; will Martinez/Henke/Lilliquist haunt the Sluggers, or will Vaughn/Girardi/Navarro seek revenge against the Titans?
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| Game #1: |
5-2 LBT. Greg Vaughn does homer against his former club, but it’s irrelevant as the Titans roll.
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| Game #2: |
5-4 SCS (11). Henke surrenders an unearned run in the 11th to hand Steel City a victory.
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| Game #3: |
3-1 SCS. Dennis Martinez and Jaime Navarro are traded for each other, and square off in this contest. Martinez is very good — allowing only 3 hits and 2 runs in 6 innings. But Navarro is better,
going the distance with a 5 hitter and allowing only 1 run. Baseball is a funny game. |
| Game #4: |
3-2 (10) SCS. Bizarro world… Steel City throws in the towel on the season, and takes 3 of the first 4 against the superior Long Beach team. Ex-Slugger Lilliquist picks up a hold in the 7th, but Farr and Ward blow it for Long Beach, each surrendering a run to turn a 2-1 lead into a 3-2 loss.
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| Game #5: |
5-2 SCS. OK, what’s going on here?! No traded players are significant factors at all, but Steel Cit’s 8 hits are good for 5 runs while Long Beach can only muster 2 runs on 5 hits. Did I mention baseball is a funny game?
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| Game #6: |
4-2 LBT. Melido Perez slams the door on the Titan skid, and Farr collects his 23rd save (Lilliquist adds another hold).
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| Game #7: |
13-0 LBT. The floodgates open, and Bruce Hurst is washed away in the tide. Frank Viola cruises to his 14th win, going 8 1-hit innings. Titans collect HR from Justice, Oliver, and Chamberlain.
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| Summary: |
Somehow the Sluggers take 4 of 7 while desperately getting coverage for some guys that need it.
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| Portland Mavericks @ Chicago Demolition | |
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| Preview |
Portland Mavericks 60-59 in AL West, head east to visit the Chicago Demolition 36-83.
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| Game #1: |
Hill (POR) vs Bullinger (CHI)
Knoblauch leads off with and HR for Portland. Chicago gets 3 back in the 2nd. Ken Hill walks off the mound injured in the 5th with Chicago leading 4-1, and CHI town cruises to the 5-1 win. |
| Game #2: |
Demolition explode to a 5-0 lead, but Mavs get 4 back in the 5th. Chicago starts to pull away with two more in the 6th and win 7-4.
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| Game #3: |
A triple by Carter opens scoring for Portland 3-0. Blauser adds a 2-run HR in the 9th, and then Portland gets two more, and Castillo goes coast to coast for a 3-hit shutout.
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| Game #4: |
Pitching duel in this one, with both Avery and Clemens pitching well into the 8th. Portland gets 1 run in the 8th that knocks our Clemens, and then Sid ‘The Dream’ Bream blast a 3-run shot to put
them up 4-0, and the add one more for the 5-0 win. |
| Game #5: |
All Portland to start as they jump to 5-0 lead, and even from there but Portland gets the 7-3 win.
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| Summary: |
Portland gets the 3-2 series win.
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| Valdosta Bombers @ Sugar Land Skeeters | |
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| Game #1: |
Grade 3 Magnante gets his second shutout of the year as Sugar Land wins 8-0. Merced (10) cranks a 3-run bomb White (6) with a solo shot. Biggio: 3-3, 3RS, 4SB,
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| Game #2: |
SLS gets a 12-inning win, 5-4. Griffey (19) and White (7) homer.
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| Game #3: |
Gubicza with a 3-hit shutout. Finley triples in 3.
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| Game #4: |
Tapani with the 4-hit CG as SLS wins, 2-1, Daulton (15) homers, Griffey the other RBI on a triple.
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| Game #5: |
Aquino scatters 8 hits over 7 innings. Biggio is 3-5. White steals two bases. Bell (7) and Merced (11) with homers.
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| Game #6: |
Magnante with another CG win. 4-1 SLS. Daulton with his third triple and 2 RBU. Alou is 3-4, 2 RS.
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| Game #7: |
Butch Henry with the 6-hit shutout as SLS wins again, 3-0. SLS only gets 7 hits themselves.
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| Summary: |
Sugar Land wins 6 of 7 and buries Valdosta in the basement by eight games.
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| Fort Worth Panthers @ California Quakes | |
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| Summary: |
Fort Worth simply pummels the Quakes over 7 games, outscoring the home team 57-31 and winning 6 of 7. While California made some games close–3 1-run games–most were blowouts. California’s only bright spot was erasing a 7-0 lead in game 4 by scoring 8 unanswered runs in the 8th inning to win 8-7.
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| Manhattan Gas Hornets @ Missouri Black Bears | |
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| Preview |
Manhattan Gas Hornets (69-46) visit the Missouri Black Bears (59-56)
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| Game #1: |
Missouri 5, Manhattan 1
4-run 4th powers the Bears Igor 3-run HR Bonds HR, BB, 2 RS, RBI Smiley 7 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 5 BB, 5 K |
| Game #2: |
Missouri 3, Manhattan 2
O’Brien 3B, RS, RBI Hundley RBI 2B Portugal 7 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 3 K Huson solo HR in the loss |
| Game #3: |
Missouri 7, Manhattan 0
Fletcher 3 hits, 2 2B, RS, RBI O’Brien 2-run HR Van Slyke 2 hits, 3B, 2 RS, RBI Walk 6 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K |
| Game #4: |
Missouri 5, Manhattan 1
Gas Hornets score in the 1st, their first LEAD of the series – it only lasts until the bottom of the 3rd Tingley 2-run HR Van Slyke 2 hits, 2B, RBI Igor 2 hits, 2B, RS, RBI Fletcher H, BB, 2 RS |
| Game #5: |
Missouri 5, Manhattan 0
Bonds 2 this, 2B, RS, RBI O’Brien H, 2 RBI Belcher (W 2-11) 7 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 4 K |
| Game #6: |
Missouri 4, Manhattan 3
Gas Hornets take 1-0 lead, Bears tie it at 1 in the 2nd Van Slyke 3-3, solo HR, BB Bonds BB, SB #30 Petralli PH walk-off RBI 1B Burkett 7 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 6 K Injury: MBB – J. Offerman (2 days) Injury: MGH – C. Walker (7 days) Injury: MGH – D. Martinez (8 days) |
| Game #7: |
Missouri 8, Manhattan 4
Hornets score 1 in the 1st, Bears answer with 3 in the bottom half Reboulet (filling in for injured Offerman) 2 2B, 5 RBI Bonds 4-4, 2B, HR, 3 RS, RBI Igor solo HR McReynolds HR, Sac Fly, 3 RBI in the loss |
| Summary: |
It’s a pretty good series when you only trail for a total of 4 1/2 innings and never by more than 1 run. In Game 7, Bonds reached base for the 63rd game in a row.
Bears cut the Gas Hornets lead from 10 games down to 3. |
| Winnipeg Goldeyes @ Michigan Marauders | |
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| Preview |
Winnipeg looks playoff bound, while Michigan is on the outside looking in.
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| Game #1: |
Winnipeg 4 Michigan 1
Glavine outduels Nagy in a battle of good pitchers. Mike Scioisia hits a solo blast. Glavine goes to 10-7. Nagy falls to 13-5. |
| Game #2: |
Winnipeg 6 Michigan 3
Devereaux and McGwire hit homers. Benes goes to 13-6. Sutcliffe drops to 1-9. Rojas with his 20th save. Joe Orsulak with 2 RBIs for Michigan. |
| Game #3: |
Winnipeg 8 Michigan 6
Schilling is strong and goes to 14-6. Devereaux hits a grand slam. Ventura adds a homer as well. Hoiles with 3 hits for Michigan in the losing effort. |
| Game #4: |
Winnipeg 2 Michigan 1 (11 innings)
The old suicide squeeze does Michigan in during the 11th inning. Rojas picks up his 9th win in relief. Beck picks up the save. |
| Game #5: |
Winnipeg 6 Michigan 3
Devereaux and McGwire go long in a familiar theme. Glavine wins his 11th and Rojas picks up his 22nd save. Chris Hoiles with 2 RBIs for Michigan. |
| Summary: |
Winnipeg comes in and sweeps Michigan. Mike Devereaux is a nominee for player of the week with 3 homers.
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| Detroit Stars @ Janesville Juggernauts | |
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| Preview |
Detroit and Janesville in an eight game set.
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| Summary: |
The Juggernauts and the Stars play to a 4-4 tie in the series.
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| Corktown Bootleggers @ Stockton Wings | |
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| Preview |
Corktown @ Stockton for 7 game series
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| Game #1: |
CBL 2 – STO 1 WP: Grahe HR: Hayes (STO) |
| Game #2: |
CBL 5 – STO 4 WP: Downs HR: Anthony (STO) |
| Game #3: |
CBL 4 – STO 0 WP: Gooden (CG) HR: Bell 2 (CBL) |
| Game #4: |
CBL 8 – STO 1 WP: Rijo HR: Lankford (CBL); Anthony (STO) |
| Game #5: |
STO 6 – CBL 3 WP: Olin HR: Anthony (STO) |
| Game #6: |
CBL 11 – STO 2 WP: Cook HR: Sorrento, Gomez (CBL) |
| Game #7: |
STO 10 – CBL 4 WP: Erickson HR: Belle 2 (CBL) |
| Summary: |
CBL takes the series 5 games to 2. Albert Belle had two multi-homer games for CBL
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| Germantown Grays @ Blarney Drive Bandits | |
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| Preview |
NL West leading Germantown in for a 7 game set against the .
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| Game #1: |
Appier is dominant in a complete game shutout for the Grays. Johnson struggled allowing 3 in the 1st but settled down to eat 7.2 innings. Barnes drives in 2 to lead the Gray scoring.GG 4 BDB 0W – Appier (11)
L – Johnson S – None |
| Game #2: |
Morgan gets great support with Gray hitters depositing 6 HRs. Stottlemyre will be hearing thunderclaps in his sleep for a few weeks after this outing. Mack 3-5 w/ 2 HRs and 3 rbi, Caminiti 2-4
w/ a HR and 2 RBI.GG 9 BDB 4W – Morgan (12) L – Stottlemyre S – None |
| Game #3: |
Mack continues his hot hitting with a late 2-run HR to seal a come from behind victory. Smoltz allows just 2 hits for Germantown but 1 was a homer. Montgomery tosses 2 perfect innings for his 30th save.GG 4 BDB 3W – Smoltz (13)
L – Wells S – Montgomery (30) |
| Game #4: |
Germantown bats pound out 14 hits with 12 being singles. Hanson is ambushed and can only make it through 2 innings before the Bandit pen get some work. Macfarlane 3-5, Caminiti 3-5 and Mack 2-4 highlight the Gray offense.GG 8 BDB 2W – Guzman (7)
L – Hanson S – None |
| Game #5: |
Gray’s out quick with 3 runs in the 1st. Bandits chip away with single runs in the 1st and 2nd. Gray’s add 1 in the 5th and Blarney Drive rally for 1 in the 9th but come up just short. Lee Smith
pitched perfect the last 2.1 to keep the Bandits in it. Macfarlane 2-4 w/ 2 rbi and Thomas 2-3 for Germantown. W – Mulholland (7)
L – Young S – Montgomery (31) |
| Game #6: |
Blyleven spins a 4-hit 1 run gem for the Bandits. Murray hits a game winning double in the 4th. Germantown was held scoreless through 8 but mounted a rally in the 9th but Blyleven was up to the task.
W – Blyleven (5)
L – Appier S – None |
| Game #7: |
The Big Unit goes deep into the game but serves up long balls to Thomas and Mack. Morgan had great stuff as he allows just 5 hits and shuts out the home squad.
W – Morgan (13)
L – Johnson S – None |
| Summary: |
Germantown pounded out a few easy wins and took 2 of the 3 1-run games to win 6 of 7.
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