1998 PLAYER / PITCHER OF THE WEEK #23

NAME	TEAM	AVG	SLG	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	RBI	K	W	IW	SB	CS	HBP
SOSA,Sammy	DEW AL	.458	1.083	6	24	11	0	0	5	9	12	5	3	0	0	1	0

NAME	CLUB	G	W	L	S	ERA	IP	R	ER	H	K	BB	IBB	WP	BK	HB	HR
PORTUGAL,Mark	FFS AL	2	2	0	0	1.17	15.1	2	2	13	11	2	0	1	0	0	1

NAME	TEAM	AVG	SLG	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	RBI	K	W	IW	SB	CS	HBP
GUERRERO,Vladimir	STO NL	.348	.652	6	23	8	1	0	2	3	11	4	0	0	0	0	1

NAME	CLUB	G	W	L	S	ERA	IP	R	ER	H	K	BB	IBB	WP	BK	HB	HR
PEREZ,Carlos	NWB NL	2	2	0	0	0.00	14	1	0	7	10	2	0	0	0	1	0

Castle Rock Hounds @ Portland Mavericks
Series Preview:	Castle Rock Hounds Portland Mavericks
Game #1:	CRH 6 POR 11
Game #2:	CRH 3 POR 2
Game #3:	CRH 7 POR 4
Game #4:	CRH 7 POR 0 Dreifort get the complete game 3-hit shutout.
Game #5:	CRH 9 POR 6
Game #6:	CRH 8 POR 1 Easley hits a grand slam for the Rock Hounds
Series Summary:	Rock Hounds win the series 5-1 strengthening their grip on AL WC

Newark Bears @ Valdosta Bombers
Series Preview:	1st Place Newark visits Valdosta.
Game #1:	Newark 7-3. Carlos Perez allowed no earned runs in 7 IP and the Bears rapped out 16 hits. Pat Hentgen dropped to 3-5, 8.83.
Game #2:	Valdosta 4-0. Jamie Moyer tossed a nifty 4-hitter and struck out 11. Meanwhile the Bears committed 3 errors to help the Bombers out.
Game #3:	Valdosta 3-0. Shane Reynolds tossed 8 2/3 for his 14th victory while John Franco recorded the final out for his 9th save.
Game #4:	Valdosta 4-3. John Franco picked up his 10th save and the Bears lose Strawberry for 3 weeks and Reboulet for 2 weeks after a nasty OF collision.
Game #5:	Valdosta 2-1. Pat Hentgen continues his Jekyll and Hyde routine, this time with a CG victory. Bombers walked it off as Mark Grudzielanek knocked in the game winner off of Robb Nen.
Game #6:	Newark 6-2. Carlos Perez again allowed no earned runs in 7 IP to earn his 12th win of the campaign. Tom Candiotti dropped to 13-10.
Series Summary:	Bombers take 4 of 6 and pull within 17 games of the Bears.

Hampton Huskies @ Manhattan Gas Hornets
Series Preview:	Hampton comes to town – the team has awakened and the Gas Hornets took notice and made a few trades this past week. Two of those guys now grace the Manhattan dugout and hope to make contributions fast. Gas Hornets have great chance to whittle down the Magic # while the Huskies can take a big bite out of the Manhattan lead. Do I hear Mush???
Game #1:	Rick Reed is big in this one, pitching a 2 hitter for 6 innings (8ks). And then Mike Williams gets 1 inning of scoreless relief in his 1st Manhattan appearance. Gregg Jefferies smacks a double and scores 1. But let’s get back to Reed – he homers (1) to help his cause in a 4-0 Gas Hornets win! HAM 0- 3-2 LP Kent Bottenfield (5-4) MGH 4-11-0 WP Reed (11-5)
Game #2:	Jason Kendall homers (17) in the 1st but Hampton storms back for 2 in the 2nd on a Henry Rodriguez homer (20) and a Juan Guzman SF! But then the Gas Hornets added two more solo homers – Derek Jeter (19) and Garrett Anderson (11) and Kendall drives in another run and Dave Telegheder gives up nothing else and quartet of relievers make him a winner! HAM 2-5-0 LP Guzman (9-11) MGH 5-9-0 WP Telegheder (6-0) S John Wetteland (17)
Game #3:	Gas Hornets again rely on stellar pitching, this time from Sterling Hitchcock who goes 6 innings, 4 hits, 1 run, a Ricky Gutierrez single in the 2nd. That was it, but the Huskies enjoyed basestealing. Brian McRae swiped 2 and Eric Young got one. Biggest problem however was the Huskies removing Rolando Arrojo. He pitches 6 strong 4 hit innings and left for a PHitter in the 7th. Score was 1-1 at the time. Chad Bradford comes in and Manhattan gets him for 1 run and then Danny Graves bails him out of 2 runner jam in the 7th, but Graves gets racked for 3 runs in the 8th (2 hits, walk and a Greg Vaughn error) and the Gas Hornets pull this out 5-1. And Mike Williams pitches the final 2 for his 1st Manhattan save! HAM 1-5-1 LP Bradford (1-2) MGH 5-8-0 WP Mantei (5-2) S Mike Williams (15)
Game #4:	Gas Hornets get a rare complete game as Brian Moehler continues his strong pitching this year going the distance giving up just 1 hit – 5th inning leadoff single by Derrek Lee. Rick White was effective in his 5.1 innings, scattering 7 hits but a Ray Durham single in the 5th got the Gas Hornets a run. Ed Giovanola added some insurance with a solo shot (2) in the 7th and the Gas Hornets won their 4th game of the series 2-0. HAM 0- 1-1 LP White (4-4) MGH 2-10-1 WP Moehler (14-5)
Game #5:	Good fortunes continue for Manhattan as Tim Wakefield goes 6.2 giving up 2 runs on 6 hits, 1 of them a Scott Hatteberg solo homer (14). However Manhattan gets 3 in the 4th and 3 more in the 8th as Tino Martinez (31) and Garrett Anderson (12) crack 2 run homers. Wakefield even contributes with a SF. Jeremy Burnitz gets 3 hits and an rbi (and a double). Billy Spiers goes 2 for 4 in the losing cause. HAM 3-9-2 LP Brett Tomko (15-7) MGH 7-8-0 WP Wakefield (15-4)
Game #6:	Well they say all good things come to an end and so did this weeks chance for a sweep. Manhattan strikes 1st when Jason Kendall singles in Ray Durham in the 1st. But that was the end of the Gas Hornets offense. Kent Bottenfield was tough for 7 innings! But Rick Reed was tossing goose eggs – until the 6th. The Huskies get to him for a 2 run Jeremy Burnitz homer (24) and then Greg Vaughn immediately follows with his 51st!! And that was that – no more Hamptons offense. But it was enough as Chad Bradford this time holds the Manhattan bats in check and Tom Gordon does his flash things to close it out. HAM 3-4-1 WP Bottenfield (6-4) S Gordon (27) MGH 1-4-2 LP Reed (11-6)
Series Summary:	Manhattan enjoys the home cooking and widens their lead over Hampton (and drops 10 numbers from their Magic # needs). We head to Baltimore next week with a full dugout and the Huskies head home to host Santa Rosa.

DeWitt Tigers @ Corktown Bootleggers
Series Summary:	Corktown dominates the first 3 games, while Dewitt dominates the final 3 games.

Winnipeg Goldeyes @ Long Beach Titans
Series Summary:	Winnipeg takes 5 of 6 from Long Beach.

New Hampshire Nighthawks @ Flossmoor Flying Squirrels
Series Summary:	Flossmoor wins 5 of 6 from New Hampshire.

Baltimore Blue Crabs @ Santa Rosa Beach Bums
Series Preview:	Santa Rosa Beach welcomes the Baltimore Blue Crabs to the cosing confines of the Emerald Coast for a 6 game set.
Series Summary:	In an evenly battled series the Bums walk away with a 4-2 game series win. Smoltz pitched 17.1 innings allowing 1 earned run.

Danbury Mad Hatters @ Michigan Mauraders
Series Preview:	Danbury visits Michigan for a 6 game series.
Game #1:	Danbury 5 Michigan 3 Griffey Jr. and Biggio hit homers. Saberhagen with a quality 6.2 innings.
Game #2:	Michigan 4 Danbury 3 Michigan scores 2 runs in the 9th to win the game. Plesac goes to 11-2. Castilla with 2 RBIs.
Game #3:	Danbury 7 Michigan 2 Stanley hits 2 homers and Griffey adds another. Alvarez wins no. 7. Alvarez adds 2 RBIs to add to his cause.
Game #4:	Michigan 7 Danbury 3 Bernie Williams goes 4 for 4. Brett Boone and Rafael Palmeiro hit taters. Orlando Hernandez with the win.
Game #5:	Michigan 6 Danbury 3 Jim Edmonds leads the way with 3 hits. Hoiles has 2 RBIs.
Game #6:	Danbury 9 Michigan 8 Michigan scores 6 in the 1st, but Danbury comes back. Danbury hits 4 homers. Sullivan, a pitcher hits a homer with 3 RBIs.
Series Summary:	Danbury and Michigan split the series.

Chicago Demolition @ Detroit Stars
Series Preview:	Chicago travels to Detroit for series with the Stars.
Game #1:	Roger Clemens goes the distance with 14 K’s. Chicago 8, Detroit 1.
Game #2:	Hipolito Pichardo pitches 7 for the W. Detroit 4, Chicago 1.
Game #3:	Demolition pound out 16 hits for the win. Stewart and Goodwin each with 4 hits. Harnisch with CG win. Chicago 10, Detroit 3.
Game #4:	Pedro Martinez with 8 K’s for the CG win. Delgado with 2 HR and 4 RBI to lead Chicago offense. Chicago 9, Detroit 3.
Game #5:	Kevin Millwood with 8 IP for the win. Wagner with his 21st save. Chicago 4, Detroit 2.
Game #6:	Hal Morris with bases clearing PH 2B in 7th leads the Stars to the win. Rivera with his 22nd save. Detroit 5, Chicago 4.
Series Summary:	Demolition win 4 of 6.

Harper Woods Expos @ Hollywood Vampires
Series Summary:	Hollywood drops 5 of 6.

Fort Worth Panthers @ California Quakes
Series Summary:	Fort Worth takes 5 of 6 from the home team.

Blarnery Drive Bandits @ Stockton Wings
Series Summary:	After a win in the 1st game of the series the Wings are blowout, tired & barely have enough to limp into September before rosters expand. Bandits take the series 5 games to 1.