PLAYER / PITCHER OF THE WEEK #2

Yonge Street Stalkers @ Coconut Creek Crushers

Series Preview

Battle??? of 2 good teams that got beaten up in week 1.

Game #1:

Feldman and the bullpen held YSS in check to win 5-2.

Game #2:

Josh Donaldson hits 2 2B’s and a HR and drives in 3 runs to carry CCC to a 4-3 win.

Game #3:

Turner pitches very well and leads YSS to an easy 4-1 win.

Game #4:

Shields is dominant in a 5-1 YSS win to even the series.

Game #5:

Ubaldo Jimenez returns the favor with 7-2/3 strong innings in a 4-1 CCC win.

Game #6:

Shelby Miller tosses a nice 3-hit shutout in the finale to win 2-0 for YSS and split the series 3-3.

Series Summary *

Pitching dominated the series keeping scoring well below normal.
Heyward for YSS and Donaldson for CCC provided the most offense for each team. Mark Melancon saved all 3 CCC wins and has now saved all 5 of our wins on the season.

Dallas Cougars @ Chicago Mobsters

Series Preview

Dallas heads into the Windy City for a 6 game set with an off day in the middle.

Game #1:

Chris Sale (1-1 9.00) went 5 innings for the Mobsters. Desmond Jennings & Dexter Fowler both Homered. Mike Moustakas was 4 for 4 with 2 RBI’s. Dexter Fowler injures his right knee and is on the shelf for 5 days. Mark Ellis is 4 for 5 for the Cougars.
Final Score: Chicago 9 – Dallas 4

Game #2:

Felix Hernandez (2-0 2.77) goes 7 solid innings allowing 2 Earned Runs, 4 Chicago relievers held on for the win. Yonder Alonso is 4 for 4 with a HR & 2 RBI’s. Mike Moustakas has 3 RBI’s for Chicago. Nick Hundley is 2 for 3 with 2 Doubles and 2 RBI’s.
Final Score: Chicago 8 – Dallas 2

Game #3:

A.J. Burnett (1-1 4.26) walks 5 and strikes out only 2, but manages to pick up the win for Chicago. Desmond Jennings and James Loney have 2 RBI’s each. Four Chicago relievers hold down the lead, including Aroldis Chapman who picks up his 3rd Save on the season.
Final Score: Chicago 6 – Dallas 4 (10 Innings)

Game #4:

After a mid-series day off the teams decided to play extra, and both teams made 2 errors. Desmond Jennings has 3 RBI’s for Chicago, & Andrelton Simmons (Who made both Chicago errors) goes 3 for 5 with 2 HR’s and 3 RBI’s. Ryan Doumit is 4 for 6 with 6 RBI’s for the Cougars.
Final Score: Dallas 13 – Chicago 10

Game #5:

Making his 1st MWBL Start, Chicago Rookie Carlos Matias Martinez (1-0 1.35) looks sharp over 6 innings. Martinez allows 6 hits, 3 walks & Strikes-out 4 along the way. Andrew McCutchen comes out of his hitting funk by going 3 for 4 with a Home Run and 4 RBI’s. Chapman picks up his 5th save on the year.

Game #6:

Jamie Guthrie goes 8 solid for Dallas, Sale 8 strong for Chicago. Neither teams starter was around as it went into the 9th. Dexter Fowler ties it in the bottom of the 9th with a Solo Home Run. Dallas scores 2 in the 11th, but Fowler hit’s his 2nd Home Run on the day (2 run shot) to tie it at 5 each. Lyle Overbay his a 2-Run Home Run in the 12th, and Jamey Wright holds the Mobsters scoreless in the bottom of the 12th for his 1st save on the year.
Final Score: Dallas 7 – Chicago 5

Series Summary *

Chicago takes the series 4 games to 2.

Tijuana Bottle Rockets @ Elyria Indians

Series Summary *

Elyria takes the series 4-2

·         Pittsburgh Lumber Company @ Bethesda Bandicoots

Series Preview

A very good hitting team (Pittsburgh) travels to bash at a pretty poor-hitting team (Bethesda). With the torrid power-hitting of Chris Davis and some quality starting pitching by guys like Cobb, Gray and Perez the Bandicoots are hoping that they will for the first time escape competing in the draft lottery.

Game #3:

The Lumber Company sawed their way through Bethesda pitchers James McDonald and Josh Outman for four runs apiece as they ran off with an easy 8-2 17-hit win. Bud Norris (1-0) tossed 8 strong innings, fanning 10 Bandicoots for his first win of the year. Jason Kipnis and Adam Lind each had four hits with Darin Ruf (3) and Jonathan Lucroy (1) proving the power.

Game #4:

Homer-happy hurler Marco Estrada held the Lumber Company to just one trip to the launching pad as the Bandicoots evened the series with a 4-2 win. Estrada fanned eight in 8 innings to improve to 2-0 on the season. Andre Ethier was the lone Pitt hitter to get to him. Jon Jay had three hits for Bethesda which as a team stranded 14 runners in the game.

Game #6:

Pittsburgh and Bethesda each had seven hits, but the Lumber Company was far more efficient in turning them into runs as they won 5-1. Bethesda continued to have problems turning baserunners into runs, stranding 10 in the game compared to Pitt’s five. Darin Ruf and JJ Hardy each had a pair of hits for Pittsburgh. Tony Cruz had three hits for Bethesda.

Game #7:

Chris Davis’s two-run shot in the first inning was barely enough to give Brandon Cumpton his second win in the series as Bethesda hung on for a 2-1 victory. Andre Ethier (3) homered for Pitt. Davis’s two RBIs put him at 14 for the young season. Bud Norris (1-1) went the distance for Pittsburgh allowing just six hits.

Series Summary *

with four wins, Pittsburgh emerges from the series 9-4 overall while Bethesda was lucky to have stayed near .500 and now sports a 6-8 record. Next week, Bethesda will host South BEnd while Pittsburgh entertains Elyria.

Southbend Lynx @ Detroit Crime

Game #1:

Detroit wins 3-2

Game #2:

Detroit wins 7-6

Game #3:

Southbend wins 6-2

Game #4:

Detroit wins 5-3

Game #5:

Bumgarner and Hernandez combine on a 1 hit shutout winning 6-0

Game #6:

Detroit wins 5-1

Game #7:

Southbend wins 7-4

Series Summary *

Detroit takes series 5-2 over Southbend

·         Jersey Nor’easters @ Valdosta Snappers

Series Preview

Jersey @ Valdosta

Game #1:

Jersey 12-8. 4 Snappers HR’s weren’t enough for Ryan Dempster and his Charlie Brown impression.

Game #2:

Valdosta 2-0. Kevin Correia threw 6 scoreless innings and Kimbrell saves his 2nd.

Game #3:

Jersey 2-0. Rhu with 7 3/3 scoreless work as Jersey sneaks past the Snappers.

Game #4:

Valdosta 5-3. Delgado was very shaky for Valdosta but the Snappers pen took over and Kimbrell ended up with his 3rd save. Chris Carter hit his 4th HR for the Snappers.

Game #5:

Valdosta 4-2. Julio Tehran improved to 3-0 and Kimbrell with his 4th save.

Game #6:

Jersey 10-1. Dempster pounded like a drum again and Perralta improved to 2-0.

Series Summary *

Split

Selkirk Steelers @ Clovis Wheat Kings

Series Preview

Selkirk visits Clovis for the Wheat Kings home opener.

Game #1:

Clovis 11 Selkirk 4
Wheat Kings pile up 15 hits lead by Tori Hunter’s two home runs to send the faithful home happy. Griffin went 6 solid workmanlike innings for the win.

Game #2:

Clovis 4 Selkirk 3
Clovis wins 2nd tilt of the series, Saunders plated a pair with a double and Reyes broke a 3-3 tie in the sixth with a run scoring single. the rookie Arenado picked up a double and a triple for Clovis while Selkirk rookie Nate Frieman whacked a 3 run homer off of gio Gonzalez.

Game #3:

Clovis 3 Selkirk 1
Belt and Murphy drove home 1st inning runs giving Matt Harvey all the cushion he would need to shut down the Steelers. Cruz added his 4 home run of the season in the 8th for Clovis. Harvey moves to 2-0 and Grilli picked up his 5th save.

Game #4:

Selkirk 5 Clovis 2
Hammel tiosses a complete game giving up only 5 hits and 2 unearned runs to get Selkirk their first win of the series. Upton mashed a two run homer in the second to give the Steelers a lead they would never relinquish.

Game #5:

Selkirk 7 Clovis 4 (18 innings)
Miller blasted a 2 run homer in the 18th to break a 4-4 tie. For good measure Sandoval sent one out of the park as well for back to back homers for the Steelers. The story of the game however was the Steeler bullpen throwing darts for 12 straight scoreless innings led by Danny Salazar who fired the last seven and picked up the win.

Game #6:

Clovis 3 Selkirk 0
Griffin does just what you want after an 18 inning game, he follows it up with a masterful 4 hit, 10 strikeout, shutout performance. Gardner slapped a pair of doubles to lead the offense for Clovis.

Game #7:

Clovis 5 Selkirk 2
Gardner, Hunter, and Dunn all went deep to lead the Wheat Kings offense. Gonzalez tossed 7+ for the win and Grilli picked up save #6 for Clovis.

Series Summary *

Wheat Kings take 5 of 7 from Selkirk in their home debut.

Sacramento Capitals @ Columbus Explorers

Series Preview

NL cellar dwellers (ok, week 1) – from the Central, Columbus Explores (1-6), hosting from the West, Sacramento Capitols (2-5). Could be fun …

Game #2:

Columbus again gives up runs late, 4 in the 6th, 1 in the 7th and 3 in the 9th, but still win 17-10 (this was NOT a football game). 37 hits and 5 walks produced all those runs. Columbus HRs – De Aza (2), Desmond (1) and Nunez (2). De Aza and Desmond both get 4 rbis. Dominguez and Flores plate 3 runners each. Kendrik (1-1) faces 6 batters in the 1st giving up 4 hits and 5 runs. Flynn followed going 5 innings and giving up 14 hits and 10 runs! Rusin (1-1) gets the win despite giving up 6 runs. Bellisario gets the save (1) and he gives up 4 runs.

Game #3:

Each team gets 6 hits – boring! Tepesch starts, but walks off after getting the first batter and is sidelined for 20 days. Chen comes in and pitches 3.2 innings giving up 2 hits and no runs. He picks up the win as Columbus blanks the Capitals 4-0. Varvaro and LeCure (S 1) continue the dominance. Lough 2 run PH single key a 3 run 4th.

Game #4:

After a day off (pitching staffs were happy) the battles continued. In this game each team nailed 14 hits that ended with a 9-5 Columbus win. A 3 run 6th and 4 run 7th turned the 4-2 Sacramento lead into a rout. Paul clubs 2 homers (1,2) for Sacremento, Carpenter gets 3 rbis for Columbus which only had 1 extra base hit in their 14. Bedard (1-1) gets the loss as he lost it inthe 6th. Milone stayed in the game through 6 and got the win (1-1), Hembree finished the game and got the save (1).

Game #5:

This game not only featured a more typical baseball score, 4-2, it also featured a Sacramento victory. The Capitals scored 2 inthe first on rbi single from Dominguez who goes to 2nd on De Aza error. He then scores on double by Ozuna. Caps add 2 more in the 3rd on a Wallace HR (1). Meanwhile Columbus scores 1 in the 2nd and 1 in the 4th – but that ends the scoring as Pettibone holds strong (W 1-1) and MeGee and Vincent (S 3) close it out. Oberholtzer takes the loss (0-1)

Series Summary *

Columbus ended up winning 5 of 6 in some very run productive games. Pitching in this series was non-existent most (not all) of the time. Will Sacramento be testing the waters of their COVERAGE players as their team will start the next series with 7 players TIRED, BUSHED, or WORN-OUT (2 of those are already injured, 1 for 29 days, the other just 2). The good news – there are players on the farm that can cover, the bad news, most of them aren’t very good (yet).

·        Tempe Tempers @ Iron City Yinzers

Series Preview

Tempe at Iron City – Tempers won the first three games but the Yinzers were able to come from behind in each of the final three games to even the series.

Game #1:

Tempe 6-2 Colon eight strong innings. Cespedes, Cano, and Davis homer

Game #2:

Tempe 6-2 Tulo 3-3 with 3 RBI, Cano HR

Game #3:

Tempe 4-2 Tulo couple more RBIs. Duda HR. Callaspo HR in the loss.

Game #4:

Iron City 3-2 Ibanez HR and Martinez drives in two includeding the go-ahead in the 6th. Lynn now 3-0 on the season

Game #5:

Iron City 5-3 Colon took a no hitter into the 7th but left after giving up two hits. Delmon Young capped the four hit, five run inning with a go ahead three run bomb.

Game #6:

Iron City 7-4 – Tempe’s pen falters again as the Yinzers score four runs in the later innings. Ibanez hit his 5th HR of the season and Andrus went 3-4.

Series Summary *

Good back and forth series with the Yinzers making the most of their hits.

·         Long Beach Dirt Bags @ New York Outlaws

Series Preview

Dirt Bags vs Outlaws…..doesn’t sound like your Church choir group!

Game #1:

Arroyo R8Z vs Hamels L8YZ
Hamels continues where he left off last season for Outlaws as he throws 6 innings allowing 4 hits and only 1 run. NY pulls ahead of a 1-1 tie in bottom 6th as pinch hitter Berkman singles, pinch runner Pierre steals second and Robinson singles in Pierre. Outlaws up 2-1! Rodney (7), Perkins (8), and Jansen (9) lead the bullpen brigade which shuts down the Long Beach bats. Final is 2-1 Outlaws!

Game #2:

Carmona R3ZL vs Gee R8Z
Outlaws go up 2-0 in this series as they win the second contest by same score as the first. A David Ortiz (3) solo HR in the bottom 8th breaks the 1 all tie. Jansen (8) and Mo (9) close the door of this Outlaw victory. Carmona goes 7ip 5 h 1 run for Long Beach.

Game #3:

Peacock R5YWL vs Peavy R10YZ
Wil Middlebrooks smashes a 3 run HR in the top 3rd to pull Dirt Bags ahead 3-2. Norris RBI single in T5 and Konerko 2 run HR in T6 put Long Beach further ahead, the final score is 6-4 Dirt Bags. Norris 3/4 for LB.

Game #4:

Lester L10Y vs Kuroda R11Z
Middlebrooks again! A solo HR and a 3/4 day helps Dirt Bags even the series as they win 2-0. Lester runs his Long Beach record to 3-0 behind a CG 3 hit 7k shutout.

Game #5:

Miley L9 vs Hamels L8YZ
Bottom 2nd, NY scores a deuce on a bases loaded E3 for Dirt Bags. The very next inning NY loads the bases again and scores twice more to run score to 4 zip. A Berkman solo HR in the 5th puts Outlaws ahead 5-0. Final Score is a 6-0 whitewash. Hamels (2-0) collects a Game Score of 92 with a CG 3 hit 0 walk 11k gem. He lowers his 2014 ERA to 0.45.

Game #6:

Arroyo R8Z vs Gee R8Z
Outlaws pull ahead in the series 4-2. Ortiz 3/4 3 RBI and Berkman (solo PH HR) lead the NY batters as Gee (2-0 2.29) gets the “W”. Mo collects his 3rd save and lowers his ERA to 5.40. **INJURY: Pierre (3days)***

Game #7:

Carmona R3ZL vs WRodriguez L9Z
Bottom 1st has a Beltran 2 run homer as the initial score of the game. Wandy goes 7.2 innings of shut out ball before a Gerard Parra solo HR ruins the whitewash. Rodriguez ends up CG 9h 1r while Ortiz (3/4 2 rbi) once again leads the offense.

Series Summary *

NY takes this series 5 games to 2. Hamels in contention for Pitcher of the Week as he goes 2-0, 15ip, 7h, 1r, 1bb, 18k in this series.
Outlaws are now 8-5.

·         Camarillo Quest @ Manhattan Project

Series Preview

Camarillo at Manhattan
Manhattan, in between major snow storms, sprays the grass green, puts space heaters in the visitors’ clubhouse and creaks open the icy hinges on the iron gates.

Game #1:

Game 1
Camarillo 10-8
Dickey v. Worley
Manhattan bats around and scores 5 runs off Dickey in the first inning.
Dickey pulled for Harris.
Moss smashes 3 RBI homer in the 3rd. Manhattan 5-4
Freeman gets solo HR off Harris in the 4th. Manhattan 6-4
Camarillo 5th: even the pitcher gets an RBI as Cam scores 4 to move ahead 8-6
Manhattan 7th: Seager smashes solo HR off Smith. Camarillo 8-7.
Moss and Scott his consecutive solo HR’s off Dave Robertson. Camarillo 10-7
9th: Barney’s error puts Schumaker on base and he score. Camarillo 10-8
WP=Harris
SV=Mujica
LP=Worley

Game #2:

Game 2
Manhattan 4-2
Fister v. Zito
Manhattan loads the bases in both the first and second innings—fails to score.
Then Fister gives up 4 runs over 3 innings, while Zito pitches 5 scoreless innings.
Manhattan 4-0 at the end of the 5th.
Zito finally puts 2 on base in the 6th and Smyly allows both inherited runners to score.
Manhattan 4-2
Scoreless relief pitching the rest of the way.
WP=Zito
SV=Fein
LP=Fister

Game #3:

Game 3
Manhattan 3-1
Lohse v. Darvish
Manhattan loses Darvish 8 day injury—second consecutive week (must be in his contract)
Freeman gets a RBI off Lohse in the 3rd. Manhattan 1-0
Austin Jackson gets 2 run HR in the 7th off Lohse. Manhattan 3-0
Rzepczynski gives Carl Crawford a solo HR in the 9th. Manhattan 3-1
WP=Darvish
SV=Rzepczynski
LP=Lohse
INJURY: DARVISH, Y. SP 8 DAYS EFFECTIVE 4/13, SUNDAY

Game #4:

Game 4
Camarillo 6-0
Saunders v. Medlen
Camarillo scores 4 in the 3rd, Moss with 3 of the RBI’s from a bases clearing triple.
Cararillo continues in the 4th, with Barney leadoff triple, followed by Crawford double.
Both runners score on Aybar’s RBI single. Camarillo 6-0.
Both bullpens hold the rest of the way
WP=Saunders
LP=Medlen

Game #5:

Game 5
Camarillo 6-1
Wilson v. Porcello
CG for Wilson.
Porcello goes airborn in the 4th, yielding 4 runs, on 2 HR’s, the first to Votto and then to Moss.
Camarillo 4-0
Porcello gives up 2 more in the 7th. Camarillo 6-0
Manhattan breaks the shutout with a solo HR by Freeman in the 9th.
WP=Wilson
LP=Porcello

Game #6:

Game 6
Camarillo 7-2
Dickey v. Porcello
Camarillo 4-0
Camarillo “score 4” program—score 4 in the 3rd, RBI’s by Bautista and Torrealba.
They scatter 3 more runs over the rest of the game.
WP=Dickey
LP=Porcello

Game #7:

Game 7
Manhattan 2-1
Fister v. Mendoza
Mendoza is pushed into the rotation to substitute for the automatically injured Darvish.
And he pitches six innings, 5 hits, 1 run.
Manhattan’s bullpen shuts down Camarillo for the final 3 innings.
WP=Mendoza
SV=Smyly
LP=Fister

Series Summary *

Summary:
Camarillo 4
Manhattan 3
Manhattan wins the low scoring games.
Camarillo does it with shock and awe.

·         Fremont Cannons @ Virginia Sluggers

Series Preview

Virginia at the top of their Division (for now) and Fremont at the bottom of theirs (for now)

Game #1:

Fremont 4-3 J. Morneau’s homer in the top of the 9th wins it despite being out-hit by the Sluggers. A.Crow picks up the win and B.Cecil gets the loss.

Game #2:

Virginia 4-0 J.de la Rosa tosses 2-hit shutout and newly acquired N.Walker cranks another homer.

Game #3:

Fremont 1-0 D.DeJesus smacks a 6th inning solo shot and K.Slowey throws 8 innings of shut-out ball to give Fremont the win.

Game #4:

Virginia 3-2 3 home runs on 8 hits just barely beats 2 runs on 3 hits. Max Scherzer improves to 3-0.

Game #5:

Fremont 5-4 What looked like a 4-1 Virginia win turned sour in the 9th inning. The Sluggers C.Tillman threw 8 innings of 4-hit 1-run ball and when the bullpen took over they gave up a single, a 2-run homer by W.Rosario, 2 more hits and a 2-run single by B.Phillips.

Game #6:

Virginia 10-3 A 13 hit attack by the Sluggers was too much for Fremont to overcome. New 2nd baseman N.Walker continued his hot hitting going 2-2 with 4 rbi and his 3rd homer of the year. C.Archer improved to 2-0.

Series Summary *

Even if you have the pitching (which Virginia did) you gotta hit (which Virginia didn’t). When that happens you probably split…which is what happened…VIR 3 FRE 3

Roseville Thorns @ Motor City Muscle

Series Preview

The Motor City Muscle’s home opener sees the Roseville Thorns come to town for a chilly six-game series.

Game #1:

MCM 8 – RVT 2
WP: Locke
LP: Pettitte
HR: C. Young, Myers (GS), Trout
The Muscle live up to their names with three HRs, including a Wil Myers grand slam to send a capacity Opening Day crowd home happy.

Game #2:

RVT 2 – MCM 1
WP: Watson
LP: Rondon
SV: Purcey
HR; none
Both starters pitch well, each leaving having only given up a run. The Thorns’ bullpen shuts the door the rest of the way as Cozart knocks in the winning run with a wall-rattling double in the 8th.

Game #3:

RVT 11 – MCM 9
WP: Wilhelmsen
LP: Ramos
SV: Janssen
HR: C. Young, Pierzysnki, Pence, S. Perez (GS)
A wild slugfest agonizingly decided by a combination of Thorns’ bats and Muscles’ bullpen implosion in a 5-run Roseville ninth inning, wasting a 5-run comeback rally by the Muscle in the bottom of the eighth.

Game #4:

MCM 4 – RVT 1
WP: Straily
LP: Masterson
SV: Hunter
HR: none
Straily pitches himself in and out of trouble as C. Young supplies the needed runs with a bases-loaded triple in the 3rd inning. Izturis knocks in an insurance run in the eighth.

Game #5:

RVT 5 – MCM 1
WP: M. Gonzalez
LP: Morton
HR: Encarnacion (2), Pence, Trout
The Thorns break out the power with three HRs, two by Encarnacion.

Game #6:

MCM 6 – RVT 5
WP: Caminero
LP: Otero
SV: Hunter
HR: Brantly, LaRoche
Another wild back-and-forth battle. Pettitte seemed to ensure his own victory by breaking a 3-3 tie with a 2-run triple in the sixth inning, but his bullpen betrayed him by giving up three runs in the eighth on a McGuinness two-RBI double and a Freddy Galvis pinch-hit RBI triple.

Series Summary *

The Muscle and Thorns split the six-game series.
There were 12 Home Runs hit in the series, including 2 Grand Slams.
Chris Young had 9 RBI for the Muscle, Myers had 6.
Encarnacion and LaRoche lead the Thorns with 4 RBI each.

·         Hollywood Werewolves @ Traverse City Crusaders

Series Preview

The Crusaders get ready for their home opener, as they look at packed crowd — probably the most they will see all season, as they are probably here to see former player Miguel Cabrera, who never got to play as a Crusader, but will battling his former Severn teammates.

It’s Jered Weaver (HOL) against Mark Buehrle (TCC).

Top of 1st
One-out double by Kinsler. Cabrera hits a frozen rope to center. Buehrle intentionally walks Goldschmidt to face lefty Jay Bruce. Bruce strikes out.

Top of the 2nd
Welington Castillo hits a one-out double. With two outs, Emilio Bonifacio draws a walk. Jayson Werth hits a ball down the line, past a diving Pena, and it keeps rolling into the corner as Byrd is after it — both Castillo & Bonifacio score, the relay is in, as Werth dives into third, a two-out, two-run triple!

Bottom of the 2nd
Brian Dozier hits a solo HR off of Weaver, it kept carrying until it went over the left field fence.
Crusaders trail 2-1.

Top of the 3rd
Miguel Cabrera, the former Severn Express star, singles over Dozier’s head to keep his hitting-streak alive at 8 games now.

Top of the 5th
Lead-off double by Ian Kinsler, making it his 2nd double of the game. Miguel Cabrera pops it up behind second to Dozier, one away. Despite a great diving infield play by the pitcher Mark Buehrle, and a good throw from his knees, Paul Goldschmidt beats out the throw to first. Runners on 1st & 3rd, one out for Jay Bruce, Buehrle delivers, it’s a fly to right, and he’s out, Kinsler tags up & scores, as Goldschmidt retreats back to first. Hollywood 3, Traverse City 1

Top of the 6th
Mark Buehrle is taken out of the game after a lead-off single to Welington Castillo; Buerhle allowed 8 hits & 3 runs in 5 innings, he lowered his ERA to 5.40 now… it’s a start. Dale Thayer comes in to relieve Buehrle. Thayer would give up a two-out, two-run HR to Jayson Werth to left– make that 4 RBI for Werth! Hollywood 5, Traverse City 1

Top of the 8th
Jayson Werth collects a single for his 3rd hit of the game, he is now a double short of the cycle. The Werewolves leave the bases loaded.

Top of the 9th
The Crusaders’ highlight of the night: Heath Bell strikes out the side.

Bottom of the 9th
Bobby Parnell goes 1/3 of an inning, by walking Pagan & allowing an RBI triple to Marlon Bryd. The lefty Javier A Lopez comes in for the save opportunity, he will first face Brian McCann. Crusaders decide to go to the bench for McCann & pinch-hit with Yan Gomes. Gomes clubs this one, it could be, and it drops into Alex Gordon’s glove, but he’ll have to get this one off as Marlon Bryd tags up, the play at the plate & he’s….
SAFE! The lead has been trimmed to 5-3, with 2 outs. Dozier ends up grounding it hard to Cabrera at third, Cabrera throws it across the diamond, and they get him.

FINAL SCORE: Hollywood 5, Traverse City 3

Game #3:

Hollywood wins 6-4
Tim Hudson gets the win against his old club, while Miguel Cabrera goes 3-for-5.

Game #4:

Hollywood wins 13-8, with 18 hits!
Jayson Werth went 4-for-6, 3 RBI & 3 runs.
Crusaders knocked Kershaw out early, allowing 5 ER/8 runs in 3.1 innings, as Crusaders were up 8-5 at one point.

Game #5:

Hollywood wins 10-5
Traverse City jumps out to 5-0 lead in bottom of first, but Hollywood battles back & wins.
Jay Bruce hit 2 HR’s, 4-for-4, 4 RBI, while Miguel Cabrera hit a two-run HR against his old team.

Game #6:

Hollywood wins 5-3
Miguel Cabrera goes 4-for-4, while Jay Bruce hits a grand slam. Jered Weaver improves to 2-1.
Brian Dozier hit a two-run HR for T.C.

Game #7:

Hollywood wins again, 6-0.
David Price pitches 6.1 shutout innings, with 8 K’s & BB.
Goldschmidt hit a HR, while Cabrera improves hitting streak to 14 games, while collecting 3 hits. Gallardo for T.C. falls to 0-3, 8.59 ERA!

Series Summary *

Hollywood sweeps T.C., 7-0!