2022 PLAYER / PITCHER OF THE WEEK #20
| NAME | TEAM | AVG | SLG | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | RBI | K | W | IW | SB | CS | HBP |
| LOWE,Brandon | SWD AL | .462 | 1.000 | 6 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| NAME | CLUB | G | W | L | S | ERA | IP | R | ER | H | K | BB | IBB | WP | BK | HB | HR |
| HOUCK,Tanner | SBL AL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | TEAM | AVG | SLG | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | RBI | K | W | IW | SB | CS | HBP |
| JUDGE,Aaron | BAL NL | .440 | 1.120 | 6 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 5 | # | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | CLUB | G | W | L | S | ERA | IP | R | ER | H | K | BB | IBB | WP | BK | HB | HR |
| SCHERZER,Max | SAC NL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.93 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Tijuana Bottle Rockets @ Chicago Mobsters |
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| Series Preview: | The top & the bottom of the American League Central hook up in a six-game set. |
| Game #1: | The best & closest game of the series. Paolo Espino goes 6 Innings and allows 3 Runs, & 1 Earned. Yandy Diaz with a Home Run. Chapman closes the door.
Final Score: Chicago 4 – Tijuana 3 Win: Paolo Espino 5-2 (2.66) |
| Game #2: | Joey Votto had a day with 2 Home Runs, & 4 RBIs. Tucker Barnhart ent 2 for 4 with 3 RBIs. Andrew McCutchen knocks in 2 RBIs. Noah Syndergaard goes the distance. Chicago walks all over Tijuana in this one.
Final Score: Chicago 11 – Tijuana 2 Win: Noah Syndergaard 1-1 (4.30) |
| Game #3: | Framber Valdez pitches awesome for 6 Innings for the Bottle Rockets. Trent Grisham has 3 Home Runs & drives in 5 RBIs. T.J. Zeuch pitches the final 3 Innings for the Save but gives up 5 Runs along the way.
Final Score: Tijuana 12 – Chicago 2 Win: Framber Valdez 5-5 (3.13) |
| Game #4: | The top (Luis Arraez) & bottom (Kevin Pillar) of the Chicago lineup each has a Home Run & 3 RBIs. Lance McCullers is solid for 7 Innings. Chicago takes this one.
Final Score: Chicago 9 – Tijuana 1 Win: Lance McCullers 7-10 (4.25) |
| Game #5: | Tijuana scores 2 in the 9th Inning to ruin the Shutout for Casey Mize. Mize went the distance though allowing 4 Hits, 4 Walks, & Striking out 6. Chicago’s offense is led by Yandy Diaz’s 7 RBIs & Tucker Barnhart’s 6 RBIs. Chicago pounded out 17 Hits, had 8 Walks, & scored 23 Runs.
Final Score: Chicago 23 – Tijuana 2 Win: Casey Mize 13-3 (3.09) |
| Game #6: | Julio Urias & Jose Cisnero combined on a Shutout as the Mobsters take this one. Alex Bregman has a 3-Run Home Run in the 1st Inning, & Chicago never looks back.
Final Score: Chicago 5 – Tijuana 0 Win: Julio Urias 9-6 (3.17) |
| Series Summary: | Chicago takes the series 5 games to 1. Total Runs Scored in the Series. Chicago: 58 Tijuana: 20 |
Tempe Tempers @ Triple Creek Patriots |
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| Series Preview: | Teams with nearly opposite records meet for 6. |
| Game #1: | Gausman throws 7 innings of 2 run ball and the Patriot offense hit Darvish hard. Triple Creek’s 6 extra base hits, and 2 Temper errors, helped the home squad take the opener.
TT 2 TCP 5 W: Gausman (12-5) |
| Game #2: | Tempe hangs a 4 spot in the 3rd but Triple Creek was able to tie it at 5. Tempers got to McGee this time in the 11th to even things up.
TT 5 TCP 6 W: Kittredge (6-3) |
| Game #3: | Woodford had the Dark Magic working as he goes 5 shutout innings. Wainwight was mauled for 5 in the 1st. Tempe collected 10 hits but couldn’t string them together.
TT 2 TCP 7 W: Woodford (3-7) |
| Game #4: | Tempers took their frustrations out on Anderson. Tyler is still looking for the number of the truck that hit him. Tempe scores 12 on 11 hits, nice and efficient while Kim and Co. sawed off bats.
TT 12 TCP 2 W: Kim (3-5) |
| Game #5: | Montas surrendered the lead in the 7th and Staumont fanned the flames. All 3 Patriot runs were unearned.
TT 6 TCP 3 W: Bass (2-0) |
| Game #6: | Gausman with another quality start and the offense showed up! Triple Creek solved Darvish again, chasing him after 4+.
TT 3 TCP 7 W: Gausman (14-8) |
| Series Summary: | Triple Creek fans were excited with 3-3 split. |
Long Beach Dirt Bags @ Rosemere Renegades |
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| Series Summary: | RRG steals 3 from the division leaders. |
Selkirk Steelers @ Columbus Explorers |
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| Series Preview: | NL Central bookends – Selkirk (first) and Columbus (last) meet for a 6-pack. Steelers look to pad their big division lead. |
| Game #1: | A surprise – Carlos Matias Martinez tosses a 2 hitter for 8.2 innings and Columbus scores 3 runs, Charlie Blackmon (7) solo homer and Brock Holt 2 run double. SEL 0-2-1 LP Max Fried (11-6) COL 3-7-0 WP Martinez (5-8) |
| Game #2: | In another low scoring game, the Steelers prevail 3-1 on a Marcus Semien 2 run homer (34) and an rbi double from Austin Hedges. SEL 3-5-0 WP Ian Anderson (8-6) S Andrew Chafin (6) COL 1-4-1 LP Jordan Lyles (6-16) |
| Game #3: | Finally Selkirk exercises some muscle to the tune of 14 hits and 5 homers including a grand slam by Kyle Seager. Seager strokes 2 homers (28, 29) and 5 rbis. Jordy Mercer (4), Adolis Garcia (12), and Nick Ahmed (9) are the other long ball guys. And Cal Quantrill goes 6 innings, 1 hit and Chris Croswell follows for the final 3 and no-hits the Explorers! SEL 12-14-1 WP Quantrill (11-7) S Criswell (4) COL 0- 1-2 LP J.A. Happ (6-14) |
| Game #4: | Hang on – another upset – as Steven Brault, Steve Cishek and Tony Watson hold Selkirk to 3 hits and 1 run – a Mookie Betts solo homer (15) in the 6th. Dylan Cease meanwhile is holding off the Explorers as well, but he gives up a 2 run double to Charlie Blackmon in the bottom of the 6th – and that 6th inning was all the scoring! SEL 1-3-0 LP Cease (14-8) COL 2-3-0 WP Brault (6-13) S Watson (7) |
| Game #5: | Can the Explorers keep it up? Heck no! 4 runs in the 2nd – Nick Ahmed (10) and Mookie Betts (16) each hit 2 run homers! That was enough as the teams swap singles runs in the 8th, but Selkirk cruises to the 5-1 win. SEL 5-10-1 WP Kyle Gibson (17-3) COL 1- 4-1 LP Peterson (2-4) |
| Game #6: | Carlos Matias Martinez tries to outduel Max Fried again – and fares well, but not good enough. Pete Alonso hits a 2 run double in the 1st and Mookie Betts slugs another homer (17) in the 3rd. But those 3 runs were all they could get off Martinez. However, Fried is sharp going 6, 6 hits, 1 run – a Trevor Story homer (15) in the 6th. That was all the scoring as both bullpens blank the opposition the rest of the way. SEL 3-5-0 WP Fried (12-6) S Andrew Chafin (7) COL 1-9-0 LP Martinez (5-9) |
| Series Summary: | So no big surprise, Selkirk wins the series, biggest surprise maybe was Columbus winning 2 of the games. |
Coconut Creek Crushers @ Dallas Cougars |
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| Series Summary: | Crushers and Cougars split. |
Portland Lumber Jax @ Sacramento Capitals |
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| Series Summary: | Sacramento gets a big sweep at home against last-place Portland. |
Cincinnati Skyliners @ Fremont Cannons |
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| Series Preview: | Fremont is coming off its second series of the year, and host the playoff bubble Cincinnati Skyliners for a 6-Way. |
| Game #1: | Fremont opener Chris Ellis keeps Cincinnati off the board and departs after six batters. The Cannons open the scoring with back-to-back HR from Carlos Correa and Shohei Ohtani to take the lead in the first 3-0. Fremont’s bullpen runs into trouble in the fifth. Chris Rodriguez puts runners on 2nd and 3rd, then Genesis Cabrera gives up three straight hits, including a Brian Goodwin 3-run HR to put the Skyliners up 5-3.
In the sixth and seventh, Fremont gets a walk, SB, and hit to get a run, to tie it up at 5-5. Austin Hays nails Ildemaro Vargas at the plate in the eighth to keep it tied, then Fremont busts it open with 4 runs in the bottom of the eighth, led by Mike Yastrzemski’s 3-run HR to win it 9-5. W: Anthony Bender (4-1) HR: CIN- Brian Goodwin (3); FRE-Carlos Correa (23),Shohei Ohtani (45), Mike Yastrzemski (17) |
| Game #2: | Fremont gets to starter Rich Hill with two 2-run homers in the second by Austin Hays and Carlos Correa to go up 4-0. Teoscar Hernandez singles in another run in the fifth, and Fremont shuts out Cincinnati 5-0. Cincinnati musters just 3 hits in the game.
W: Carlos Rodon (13-1) HR: CIN- none; FRE-Carlos Correa (24), Austin Hays (15) |
| Game #3: | Cincinnati starter Cole Irvin goes eight innings without an earned run; however, a PB on a strikeout in the fifth inning allows Fremont to extend the inning and score twice. On the other side of the bump, Sandy Alcantara goes six scoreless and the bullpen helps shut out the Skyliners for the second straight game. Fremont wins 2-0.
W: Sandy Alcantara (14-2) |
| Game #4: | Yulieski Gurriel gets the Cannons going in the first with a 2-run HR off of Vladimir Gutierrez. Carlos Correa hits a solo HR in the second to put Fremont up 3-0, then the Cannons score twice more in the third to take the 5-0 lead. The Cannons salt it away in the seventh with a Mike Yastrzemksi grand slam and Carlos Correa’s second homer of the game. Tarik Skubal goes eight scoreless, but Cincinnati gets a run in the ninth to end the scoreless streak at 30 innings.
W: Tarik Skubal (13-5) HR: CIN-none; FRE- Carlos Correa 2 (26), Yulieski Gurriel (5), Mike Yastrzemski (18) |
| Game #5: | An Ehire Adrianza error helps Fremont take a 2-0 lead in the second. Starlin Castro singles off of Walker Buehler in the third to drive in a run to cut the lead to 2-1. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. answers with a solo homer in the bottom of the frame to make it 3-1 Fremont. Byron Buxton singles, steals second, and scores in the sixth to put Fremont up 4-1, but an Ehire Adrianza HR gets it closer at 4-2 in the seventh. Tim Mayza loads the bases then walks in a run in the bottom of the seventh for the final run of the game as Fremont wins 5-2. Walker Buehler improves to 11-0 since coming to Fremont.
W: Walker Buehler (18-6) HR: CIN- Ehire Adrianza (7); FRE- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (33) |
| Game #6: | Fremont goes with Chris Ellis as an opener again, not allowing a run in his 5 batters faced. Yoan Moncada leads off for Fremont with a homer, and Fremont gets another to go up 2-0. Shohei Ohtani adds a 3-run HR in thesecond to go up 5-0. Chas McCormick and Tommy Edman knock in runs in the third to close the gap to 5-2. Fremont gets one back as Yoan Moncada draws a bases-loaded walk in the third. The game doesn’t see another run until the eighth, when Shohei Ohtani homers for the second time to lead Fremont to the 7-2 win.
W: Garrett Whitlock (3-2) HR: CIN- none; FRE- Yoan Moncada (11); Shohei Ohtani 2 (47) |
| Series Summary: | Fremont rights the ship with a series sweep. Fremont out homers Cincinnati 13-2 and out steals them 10-0. The Skyliners commit 9 errors in the series to Fremont’s 4. |
Valdosta Snappers @ Corktown Cycle |
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| Series Preview: | Corktown needs to keep pace with the playoff teams, and hosting the struggling Snappers should be helpful. |
| Game #1: | The home team gets a big run in the 8th to break the tie.
Corktown 6-5 |
| Game #2: | All Corktown in this one, including a nice start from their #4 pitcher Josiah Gray who ended up with a no decision.
Corktown 8-3 |
| Game #3: | Miguel Sano gets the only hit off Robbie Ray today, but it was good for a 2 run blast. It wasn’t going to be enough for the Snappers though.
Corktown 7-4 |
| Game #4: | Valdosta gets one back with a big outing from Martin Perez, and a late innings surge from their offense.
Valdosta 8-4 |
| Game #5: | No scoring after 5 until the Cycle walk it off in the 12th. 9 Total pitchers between the 2 teams
Corktown 4-3 (12) |
| Game #6: | Some superb pitching from both sides today, but it was Jon Lester’s old arm that almost goes the distance (8.2) with 5 hits and 0 runs securing the W for the Snappers in the finale.
Valdosta 1-0 |
| Series Summary: | Corktown wins the series 4-2 and for the first time in franchise history they are over .500 this late into the season. They currently hold the 7 spot in the NL, but still have a fighters chance in the NL East. Valdosta is actually still alive for the final playoff spot despite their 46-80 record. |
Virginia Sluggers @ Hollywood Werewolves |
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| Series Summary: | Hollywood takes 4 of 6. |
Jersey Nor’easters @ Harsens Island Walleye |
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| Series Summary: | Harsens kept it close in a couple of games but end up getting swept by Jersey. |
Southwest Detroit Fighting Chihuahuas @ Mesa Solar Sox |
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| Series Preview: | SW Big Dogs visit Mesa, buried in last place. Should be a rout. |
| Game #1: | Yep. 13-0 SW. Brandon Lowe with a double, two homers, and 6 RBI. Matt Manning gives up 4 hits in 7 innings. |
| Game #2: | Homers from McMahon and Bader offset long balls from Ward, Myers, and Sanatan. SW wins 6-4. |
| Game #3: | Andrew Heaney hurls a 10K, 7 hit, CG shutout for Mesa. 2-0 Solar Sox. |
| Game #4: | Corbin Burnes wins his 12th for the Dogs, 3-1. |
| Game #5: | Kolten Wong doubles home Aldoberto Mondesi with the game winner in the bottom of the 11th. Mondesi DID NOT pull or tear something when he scored. Mesa 4-3. |
| Game #6: | Ryan McMahon copies Lowe with his own 6 RBI, 2 homer and a double game. SW wins 14-6. |
| Series Summary: | Too much hitting from the Dogs. Not enough pitching from the Solar Sox. Nothing seems to change! |
Baltimore Comets @ Bethesda Bandicoots |
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| Series Preview: | The Bethesda Bandicoots are pretty much only looking to F– Up other teams occasionally as they make moves for the post-season as they take on the Baltimore Comets. |
| Series Summary: | In kind of the same way a racoon or a porcupine slow up an 18-wheeler, the Bandicoots manage to gum up the Comets’ tires a bit in taking one game in the series. |
Detroit Crime @ Southbend Lynx |
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| Series Preview: | Detroit comes into Southbend for a 6 game series. Detroit is trying to catch Chicago in the AL Central and Southbend is trying to catch Hollywood in the AL West. |
| Game #1: | DET S.Watkins vs SBL T.Houck
SBL gets out quick in the B1 when Bichette 1bs, Soto bbs, Altuve bbs, and Meadows comes through with a 2-run 1b. SBL adds another in the B4 on a Wynns solo-HR. That was all the scoring. SBL T.Houck, in a rare complete game for the Lynx, tosses a 4 hit shutout. He did walk 6 but also fanned 12 for his 6th win on the season. SBL WP-T.Houck / DET LP-S.Watkins Southbend 3, Detroit 0 |
| Game #2: | DET M.Bumgarner vs SBL N.Pivetta
M.Bumgarner and N.Pivetta trade scoreless innings through the 4th. But in the SBL B5 the Lynx finally open the scoring on a Altuve solo-HR. SBL then extends their lead in the B6 when Bichette 1bs, Owings 1bs, and then Muncy hits a 3-run HR! SBL gets another run in the B7 when Gallagher 1bs, moves to 2nd on McKinney’s error, and then scores on a Soto rbi-2b. Once again, as in the 1st game, SBL gets a strong start from N.Pivetta as he bests the previous start by tossing a 1 hit shutout, while fanning 9 and walking 4. The lone DET hit was a 4th inning 1b by Voit. SBL WP-N.Pivetta / DET LP-M.Bumgarner Southbend 5, Detroit 0 |
| Game #3: | DET M.Minor vs SBL J.Yamamoto
SBL again open the scoring in the B1 when Bichette bbs, K.Tucker with a H&R rbi-2b, and after a Minor WP, Muncy w/rbi 1b for a 2-0 SBL lead. DET gets a run right back in the T2 when Schwarber 1bs, and McKinney comes through with a 2 out rbi-2b for DET first run of the series. DET then ties the game in the T4 when Machado 1bs, and then McKinney comes through with his 2nd 2 out rbi-2b. But in the SBL B5 the game gets away from DET as the Lynx explode for 8 runs highlighted by a Bichette 2-run HR, a Meadows 3-run HR, and a Soto 2-run HR. SBL add 3 more in the B6 and 1 in the B7 to close out the Lynx scoring. DET gets their last run on a Voit DP grounder in the T8. SBL WP-J.Yamamoto / DET LP-M.Minor Southbend 14, Detroit 3 |
| Game #4: | DET R.Weathers vs SBL J.Oviedo
Once again SBL scores in the B1 when Soto 1bs and Bichette hits a 2-run HR. DET gets on the board in the T6 with a C.Hernandez solo-HR. But that would be all for DET as the SBL bullpen of Jackson, Cimber, and Steckenrider close out the game with 2.2 scoreless innings. SBL WP-J.Oviedo Sv-D.Steckenrider / DET LP-R.Weathers Southbend 3, Detroit 1 |
| Game #5: | DET A.Nola vs SBL F.Peralta
DET breaks the pattern and opens the scoring in the T1 with a Machado solo-HR. DET adds to their lead in the T4 with a B.Harper solo-HR. In the SBL B5 Canha 2bs, Escobar bbs, and Wynns hits a 3-run HR to give the Lynx a 3-2 lead! SBL add a run in the B6 on an Escobar solo-HR and then another in the B7 on a Bichette solo-HR. SBL Peralta goes 6IP giving up the 2 HRs but nothing else as he fans 7 and walks 3. The SBL bullpen tosses 3 scoreless innings to close out the game. SBL WP-F.Peralta Sv-D.Steckenrider / DET LP-A.Nola Southbend 5, Detroit 2 |
| Game #6: | DET C.Carrasco vs SBL M.Foltynewicz
DET jumps on SBL M.Foltynewicz in the T1 as Machado 1bs, C.Hernandez hits a 2-run HR, and Harper follows with a solo-HR. Three Crime hitters, 3 runs! M.Foltynewicz then walks Belt but somehow manages to get out of the inning without any further scoring. In the SBL B1 Soto hits a solo-HR to get a run back. DET Carrasco and SBL M.Foltynewicz trade scoreless innings through the 4th. In the SBL B5 Tucker 1bs, steals 2nd, Muncy bbs, and then Altuve hits a 3-run HR to give the Lynx a 4-3 lead. SBL extends the lead in the B7 when Altuve 1bs, Meadows 1bs, but Canha hits into a DP, Escobar is IW, Wynns with a rbi-1b, Soto w/rbi-2b, and Bichette with another rbi-1b to close out the scoring. On the mound SBL M.Foltynewicz gets thru 5 innings and then turns it over to the bullpen. Duffey, Jackson and Familia close out the game. SBL Familia does give up a Crawford solo-HR in the T8. SBL WP- M.Foltynewicz / DET LP-C.Carrasco Southbend 7, Detroit 4 |
| Series Summary: | Southbend gets the unlikely sweep over Detroit by taking advantage of the Detroit starting pitching and some offensive woes by the Detroit hitters. |
Motor City Muscle @ Yonge Street Stalkers |
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| Series Preview: | Yonge Street welcomes Motor City. The Muscle arrive eager to halt their current 4 game slide. Play Ball! |
| Game #1: | Nestor Cortes for the good guys, B. Wilson for the Muscle. The Starters cruised thru 7 with the score knotted at 2. B. Wilson ran into some heat in the 8th, Gregory Soto relieved him and threw the match. Kris Bryant cleared the bases with a double. Emmanuel Clase locked it down in the 9th. Niko Goodrum was a hero for a split second, as his solo shot tied the game at 2 in the 7th. YSS 5 – MCM 2 |
| Game #1: | A Marwin Gonzalez solo shot in the 2nd opened the scoring in this one. The home team answered by scoring the next (and final) 11 runs. Michael Pineda settled down and allowed just the 1 run in his 7 IP. The Stalkers went with the “one HR and 13 single strategy”, overall 6 guys knocked in runs. YSS 11 – MCM 1 |
| Game #2: | Adrian Houser was brilliant. He allowed 3 singles, walked no one and his run was unearned. Kris Bryant hit a pair of homers and plated 4 to pace the Stalkers in this one. No real highlights for MCM. YSS 8 – MCM 1 |
| Game #4: | Gregory Soto and Brady Singer in a barn burner. Through 7, the teams were deadlocked at 1. Soto finally gave in. An itchy Mike Zunino (1st game back from the D.L) hit a solo shot in the 8th, and Emmanuel “Nails” Clase locked it down. YSS 2 – MCM 1 |
| Game #5: | Gerrit Cole vs W. Crowe. Truth be told, W. Crowe was done wrong. The Muscle defense committed just 1 miscue, but it allowed a pair of unearned runs to score. Crowes’ final line was 8.2 IP, 6H/2BB/12K/1ER. Gerrit Cole was solid. He also allowed 3 runs, but he gave em’ up the old fashioned way. (Usually solo HR’s) This game continued along for quite a while, with both bullpens just mowing guys down. B. Garrett drew the short straw for the Muscle. Joc Pederson walked it off with a base knock in the 13th. YSS 4 – MCM 3 |
| Game #6: | Travis d’Arnaud smacked a 3 run HR in the 4th, and the Stalkers added another run in the 5th to take a 4-0 lead after 5. The 6th inning saw a Motor City rally. T. Wade knocked in a run with a pinch hit single, Candelario plated another with a sac. fly and Nootbaar connected on his 4th HR of the year to tie it at 4. Alas, Muscle fans…Thairo Estrada hit a 3 run HR in the 8th, the Stalkers tacked on one more run. YSS 8 – MCM 4 |
| Series Summary: | Motor City visited Yonge Street and were “Muscled” out the door. MCM will take their 10 game slide to CIN. YSS will pack up and head to MSS. |