2013 PLAYER & PITCHER OF WEEK #2

NO HITTER THIS SERIES BY HIROKI KURODA OF THE COCONUT CREEK CRUSHERS

NAME	TEAM	AVG	SLG	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	RBI	K	W	IW	SB	CS	HBP
LONGORIA,Evan	DET AL	.583	1.583	3	12	7	3	0	3	5	9	2	1	0	0	0	0

NAME	CLUB	G	W	L	S	ERA	IP	R	ER	H	K	BB	IBB	WP	BK	HB	HR
KURODA,Hiroki	CCC AL	1	1	0	0	0.00	9	0	0	0	8	2	0	0	0	0	0

NAME	TEAM	AVG	SLG	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	RBI	K	W	IW	SB	CS	HBP
ORTIZ,David	NYO NL	.412	1.118	5	17	7	3	0	3	3	10	1	0	0	0	0	1

NAME	CLUB	G	W	L	S	ERA	IP	R	ER	H	K	BB	IBB	WP	BK	HB	HR
LEWIS,Colby	SAC NL	2	2	0	0	0.61	14.2	3	1	8	11	1	0	0	0	0	1

	Pittsburgh Lumber Company @ Detroit Crime
Game #1:	Det wins 14-5 WP Jackson 1-0 LP Santana 0-2 HRs Ethier ,Arenciba , Ichiro , Hamilton, Longo. (4) RBI each for Longo and Ichiro
Game #2:	Rain out
Game #3:	Det wins 6-1 WP Villanueva 1-1 LP Norris 1-1 HRs Tabata (2) RBIs each for Ichiro and Longo.
Game #4:	Det wins 4-2 WP Strasburg 1-1 LP Sanchez 2-1 SV Stammen; HRs Alverez, Arenciba, Smoak (3) RBIs for Smoak
Game #5:	Pit wins 10-9 WP Haren 1-1 LP Bumgarner 0-1 SV Hanrahan; HRs Ethier , Rutledge, Alverez , Guzman, Jones, Peralta, (2) Longo; (4) RBIs Ethier, (3) Longo
Game #6:	Det wins 5-4 WP Jackson 2-0 LP Santana 0-3 HRs Arenciba, Hardy, Jones , Machado, Peralta;(3) RBIs Jones
Series Summary *	Det takes series over Pit with game 2 being a rainout.

	Chicago Mobsters @ Bethesda Bandicoots
Series Preview	Bethesda first place in the American League East and Chicago first place in the American League Central square up in a six game set. Series was played Head to Head using http://www.join.me
Game #1:	Adam Wainwright for the Mobsters faces off against Marco Estrada. Estrada is hurt in the top of the 2nd and goes out with a 22 game injury. Buster Posey’s 3-Run HR in the 6th, puts it out of reach. Final Score: Chicago 3 – Bethesda 1
Game #2:	Francisco Liriano vs. Alex Cobb Liriano struck out 9 in six innings for the Mobsters. Alex Cobb goes six innings for the Bandicoots. Chris Davis is 3 for 5 for Bethesda. Game heads to extra innings: Final Score: Chicago 5 – Bethesda 4
Game #3:	C.C. Sabathia vs. Michael Fiers Sabathia goes 7 shut-out innings, Buster Posey goes 3 for 5 with 2 RBI’s. Addison Reed pitches the final two innings shut-out innings. Final Score: Chicago 5 – Bethesda 0
Game #4:	Chris Sale vs. Brian Matusz Andrew McCuthcen goes 3 for 5 with a HR and 6 RBI’s Sale goes 6.1 Innings allowing only 1 run. Final Score: Chicago 12 – Bethesda 1
Game #5:	Felix Hernandez vs. Eramso Ramirez Ramirez pitches solid for the Bandicoots going six innings allowing no earned runs. The Bethesda bullpen doesn’t follow suit and 6 earned runs in three3 innings. Felix Hernandez dominates for seven shut-out innings, & Brad Lincoln follows up with two innings of 1 hit ball. Alex Avila has a big 3 run HR for the Mobsters. Final Score: Chicago 7 – Bethesda 0
Game #6:	Adam Wainwright vs. Alex Cobb Derek Jeter goes 3 for 5 for the Mobsters. Chris Davis has a 3-Run HR for the Bandicoots. Game heads to extra innings and Bethesda wins it there. Final Score: Bethesda 6 – Chicago 5
Series Summary *	Chicago takes the series 5 games to 1. After a day off Bethesda heads to division rival Fremont. Chicago heads home to take on the Crime of Detroit.

	Severn Express @ Virginia Sluggers
Series Preview	Severn comes to Virginia after a 5-2 series spanking from Hollywood to take on a Virginia team fresh from taking Fremont 5-1.
Game #1:	Sev – 2 Vir – 0 Buehrle struggled, giving up 10 hits in 7 innings, but did not allow a run and evened his record at 1-1. A.Pagan with 3 hits and a RBI along with P.Konerko’s 2 hits and a RBI provided all the offense needed. VIR managed 10 hits, 3 by A.Ramirez, but could not get a run.
Game #2:	Vir – 8 Sev – 6 The James Loney Show. A game that appeared to be well in hand for SEV went all askew in the bottom of the 9th as James Loney hit a walk-off 3-run homer. SEV jumped out with 6 runs in the first 4 innings and held a 6-3 lead. Bur VIR kept scratching back to make it 6-5 going to the bottom of the 9th. SEV’s J.Broxton was a little shaky as he gave up 2 hits, but he was 1 out away from a save when Loney dropped his bomb. For the day, Loney was 4-4 with 6 RBI. C.Breslow got the win.
Game #3:	Sev – 4 Vir – 1 D.Phelps gave up just 4 hits in 7.2 innings and Broxton recovered from the last game to bounce back with his 2nd Save of the year. Both teams had 7 hits but SEV was able to get 4 runs out of their hits. M.Cabrera had 2 hits and 2 of the RBI’s. J.Garcia (1-1) took the loss.
Game #4:	Vir – 5 Sev – 4 Another walk-off for the Sluggers. C.Santana (2-4, 2 RBI) put VIR ahead 3-1 with a 2-run shot in the 4th. But M.Cabrera (3-3, 2 RBI) matched that in the 7th to even up the game at 3-all. When M.Scutaro took C.Eppley deep in the 8th, it looked all but over. In steps Broxton for SEV. O.Hudson gets a hit, I.DeJesus out. B.Lillibridge singles. E.Scribner relieves. Up steps M.Bourn…a gapper that goes to the wall and 2 runs cross the plate. Broxton not a happy camper as his ERA soars to 13.50.
Game #5:	Sev – 4 Vir – 1 T.Hudson had it going. 8.1 innings, 3 hits, no runs. Konerko, Cabrera, and Holliday combined for 4 hits and 4 RBI’s. M.Scherzer K’d 10 in his first loss of the year. I guess all the players were getting tired.
Game #6:	Vir – 5 Sev – 2 T.Cahill gets his first win of the year with a complete game. A.pagan (2-4) and M.Cabrera ( 2-4, 2-run homer in 9th) were only ones who got to Cahill. Meanwhile, G.Stanton went 2-4 and left the yard for the 5th time this season and light hitting M.Bourn had 3 hits and 3 RBI’s. Series all tied up.
Game #7:	Sev – 5 Vir – 2 Series goes to Severn 4-3. Doc Hallady improves to 1-1. Scutaro gets 3 hits, Konerko 2 RBI’s, Miggy 2 hits, McCann 2 hits and 2 runs, Weeks 2 hits and a RBI. Almost everyone chipped in. Downs gets Save #3 as shell-shocked Broxton stays in the pen. N.Markakis accounts for VIR’s 2 RBI and Stanton collects 2 hits.
Series Summary *	A boost for the Severn Express as they get on track. Virginia, a fading power, manages to tread water and stay near the top. Next on tab…Severn welcomes Southbend and Virginia heads to Elria.

	Coconut Creek Crushers @ Yonge Street Stalkers
Series Preview	The Crushers head north to take on the Stalkers.
Game #1:	7 different Crushers drove home at least a run. B. Dozier was injured for 11 days. CCC took game 1 8-5.
Game #2:	A slugfest. Ellis knocked 2 homers and drove home 4 for CCC, while Seth Smith did the same, but added a double. YSS took game 2 11-8.
Game #3:	Reynolds swatted 2 dongs and plated 5, Carlos Quentin injured for 22 days. CCC took game 3 9-1.
Game #4:	Shields K’d 9…allowed 4H, 4BB & 1 ER over 8 innings. BUT…Hiroki Kuroda moved to 3-0 on the young season with a very impressive NO HITTER!!!!! CCC took game 4 1-0.
Game #5:	Latos tried to answer the no-no and came close. He went the distance allowing just 1 run. David Wright continued his hot early season with a HR and 4 RBI. YSS took game 5 6-1.
Game #6:	Nelson Cruz coulda won this one by himself. He clubbed 2 homers and had a double as well while driving home 6. CCC took game 6 14-5.
Game #7:	Nova moved to 2-0 behind Freese’s HR and 3 RBI. YSS took game 7 5-2.
Series Summary *	CCC took 4 of 7 in a largely ugly series. Kudos to Kuroda for the NO HITTER!!!

	Columbus Explorers @ Camarillo Quest
Series Preview	The “Lefty Brigade” comes to town and the Quest don’t like lefties.
Game #1:	Fister goes 6 strong and Bautista and Valdespin homer for Camarillo. CAM 3 COL 1
Game #2:	Again Camarillo jumped out early with a 6 to 2 lead after 3 innings. Garret Jones homered (his 4th) and CJ Wilson notched the win. CAM 6 COL 3
Game #3:	Happ pitched 6 shutout innings and Zimmerman drove in 4. COL 6 CAM 2
Game #4:	A 4-run 8th was the difference. Solano drove in 3 for the Columbus victory. COL 7 CAM 3
Game #5:	Five well timed hits and 3 Camarillo errors lead to another Columbus victory 4 to 3. Milone was lights out on the mound – another lefty.
Game #6:	Another lefty Chen – went 9 complete, but a late rally by Camarillo sent the came in extras. 4 runs in the top of the 14th was enough. COL 6 CAM 4 (14 innings)
Game #7:	Rookie Brandon Moss went 4 for 5 with 3 home runs as FINALLY the Camarillo bats came alive. CAM 15 COL 3
Series Summary *	Columbus ends their long road trip with a 4 to 3 series victory over a team that many predicted to battle for the division crown. Camarillo must lick their wounds (and their 6-8 record) and get ready for the young pups of Iron City to come into town.

	Jersey Nor’easters @ Tempe Tempers
Series Preview	Jersey first place in the National League East (4-3) and Tempe first place in the National League Central (5-2) faced each other for a six game series.
Game #1:	Zito vs. Colon – Low scoring game that featured five solo homeruns. Choo, Kendrik, and Thames for Jersey and Gonzalez and Ruiz for Tempe. JNE 3 – TEM 2
Game #2:	Quintana vs. Cain – Two run HR by Cabrera put Tempe up early. Cain had a shutout going to the 7th until Teixeira lunched a game tying 2 run HR. A RBI single by Montero put Jersey up by one in the top of the 8th. But a pinch hit, 2 out, 2 run HR by Tulo rescued the game for Tempe. Johnson picked up his 5th save of the season. TEM 4 – JNE 3
Game #3:	Lowe vs Pettitte – Pettitte making his first start in over a year, took a no hitter into the 7th. Choo broke up the no hitter and shutout with a solo HR and ended Pettitte’s day. Holland replaced Pettitte and Jersey managed to increase his ERA to 36.00 as a broken bat single by Escobar scored two and gave Jersey a 3-2 lead. Tempe tied it in the 7th and Tulo gave Tempe the lead again in the 8th with an RBI single. TEM 4 – JNE 3
Game #4:	Cueto vs. Colon – Texiera’s 2 run HR was more than enough for Cueto, who pitched a two hit complete game shutout. JNE 3 – TEM 0
Game #5:	Capuano vs. Cain – Beltre’s 3 run HR in the 4th was all Cain and the Tempe pen needed. Johnson picked up his 6th save. TEM 4 – JNE 1
Game #6:	Zito vs. Pettitte – Pettitte gave up 7 hits in 5 innings but managed to only give up two runs. Another Beltre 3 run HR and a Morales 2 run HR helped Pettitte pickup his first win of the year. Johnson recorded his 7th save. TEM 5 – JNE 2
Series Summary *	Tempe wins a tight series 4-2 that featured excellent pitching. Cueto was the pitcher of the series with his complete game, two hit shutout. There wasn’t a standout hitter of the series, but Beltre’s three run HRs in game five and six put him near the top.

	Tijuana Bottle Rockets @ Hollywood Werewolves
Series Preview	In a rematch of the the 2012 ALCS, Tijuana and Hollywood hookup in Hollywood’s home opener
Game #1:	Ian Kennedy vs Jered Weaver. Kennedy goes a strong 7.2 to sour the Hollywood opener. Tijuana wins 3-1
Game #2:	Aaron Laffey vs David Price. Hollywood’s vaulted pitching is tested again. Hollywood’s bullpen blew the Price victory, however Starlin Castro’s RBI single wins it for Hollywood 5-4.
Game #3:	Tim Lincecum vs Franklin Morales. Morales was nearly unhittable in his 5 strong innings. He turned it over to Heath Bell and Bobby Parnell who both pitched 2 innings a piece as Hollywood wins 5-2
Game #4:	Zach Greinke vs Edison Volquez. Volquez had one bad inning, but luckily Greinke had many. Fortunately AROD had a great game, going 2 for 4 with a 3-run shot and 6 RBIs
Game #5:	Cory Kluber vs Clayton Kershaw. Kluber pitches to 8 batters in the first inning before he is pulled, giving up 5 runs with no outs. Hollywood scores those 6 in the first inning and cruises to a 8-2 win.
Game #6:	Ian Kennedy vs Jered Weaver. Kennedy is tough on Hollywood as he shuts them down 3-0.
Series Summary *	Hollywood takes the series 5-2, but is 5-0 against games not not started by Kennedy

	Fremont Cannons @ Dallas Cougars
Series Preview	Both teams limped into this series as each had won just one game. The Cannons were on a 4 game losing streak while Dallas had lost five in a row. At least Fremont had done a little something offensively entering the series 4th in batting at .255 and 4th in on base percentage.
Game #1:	Bad pitching and bad defense contribute to Dallas losing their home opener. Seven Cannon hitters had multiple hits as they pound the Cougars with 18 total hits. Final Score: FRE 11 – DAL 3.
Game #2:	Billingsley pitched a complete game 2 hit shutout while striking out 6 for the Cannons as the Cougars losing streak reaches 7 games. Final Score: FRE 5 – DAL 0
Game #3:	Dallas starter Volstad looked pretty good until things fell apart in the 5th. With one out after Gomez had tied the game by leading off the inning with his first homer of the year and Morneau had followed with a single Volstad decked Barajas who had some choice words for Volstad as he was still yelling at him as he entered the dugout. The umpires gave a warning to both teams. The next hitter, Escobar reached on an error by Ellis to load the bases and then Phillips cleared them with 3-run scoring triple. Blanco hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the 5th, but Dallas allowed another crooked number in the 8th as Fremont wins their 3rd straight. Final score: FRE 7 – DAL 3
Game #4:	Garcia pitches a complete game 5 hitter allowing only one unearned run while the Cannons blast Dallas for 14 hits. Guthrie pitched well enough to win for the Cougars as he only allowed 3 runs over 8 innings, but the losing continues for Dallas. Final score: FRE 4 – DAL 1
Game #5:	Marquis pitching instead of Corbin who was tired pitched much better in this game than the opener, but couldn’t get the complete game victory as both teams were tied at 3 at the end of 9 innings. In the top of the 14th Rosario led off with a home run against Owings to win it for the Cannons. Dallas had a chance in the bottom of the 14th as they had a runner on third with one out, but a strike out and line out put an end to that possibility. The Cougars losing streak reaches 10 games. Final score FRE 4 – DAL 3
Game #6:	The Cougars score 4 in the first highlighted by a 3-run blast from Rasmus and Corbin feeling good with an extra day of rest blanks Fremont through 7 plus innings as Dallas wins their first home game of the year. Final Score DAL 5 – FRE 2
Game #7:	Good pitching performance from both starting pitchers as both only allowed 3 runs although two of those runs were unearned for Billingsley. Germano struck out 15 hitters for Dallas. Still tied at 3 it looked like another extra inning affair when Martinez came to the plate with two outs in the bottom of the 9th for the Cougars, “CROW kicks and deals … a blast to right … no doubt about this one … it’s all over! it’s gone! … way over the fence … home run for MARTINEZ … Michael trots around the bases he loves a trip downtown … he claps his hands … his teammates mob him at home plate!” Final Score DAL 4 – FRE 3
Series Summary *	Fremont wins the first five games before Dallas takes the last two. For the series Fremont hit .303 with 14 doubles, 3 triples, and 7 homers. They also stole 7 bases while Dallas hit only .210 with 7 doubles and 5 homers. The Cougars did manage to steal 10 bases, but some of that was the result of failed hit and run plays. Pitching wise the Cannons had a team ERA of 2.03 while striking out 49 and the Cougars had a team ERA of 4.58 striking out 62.

	Selkirk Steelers @ New York Outlaws
Series Preview	New York Outlaws (4-3) home this week at Munson Memorial Stadium.
Game #1:	Hefner (R3Z) vs Noesi (R3M) Ozone strikes early as a Napoli RBI single scores Pierre in bottom 1st. In the 3rd, Utley singles and steals second base and then scores on an RBI single by David Ortiz. Ortiz stikes again in the 5th with a 3 run dinger. In the 6th, Steelers explode for 3 runs making the score 5-3 NYO. Rodney comes into the top 9th for his first appearance of 2013 and shuts the door. Pierre (3/5) Ortiz 2/4 4 RBI NYO 5 SEL 3 W- Noesi (1-0) L- Hefner (0-2) SV- Rodney (1)
Game #2:	Floyd (R8Y) vs W Rodriguez (L9Z) This one is all Floyd as Gavin throws a CG 2 hit shutout…..Elliott Johnson and Michael Cuddyer each hit 2 run Homers for Selkirk. SEL 4 OZO 0 W- Floyd L- W Rodriguez
Game #3:	Collmenter (R8YZL) vs Gee (R8YZ) Big Papi crushes a 3 run HR in the 3rd and an Utley solo HR in 5th makes it 4-0. Utley 3/3……..Pearce 3/5……Gee 6ip 2h 0r…..Ortiz 3 RBI W- Gee L- Collmenter
Game #4:	Alvarez (R4Z) vs LeBlanc (L8Z) Bourjos sac fly in 1st scores Johnson 1-0 Selkirk. Bottom 1st: Papi gets it back with solo HR. 3rd: Utley single/SB….Ortiz RBI single 2-1 NY. 6th: McKenry (SEL) sac fly ties game @ 2 all. 8th: Ortiz lead off double; two outs later Green pinch running….Inge RBI single 3-2 Outlaws! 9th: Selkirk looking to snatch this game…..Dyson strike out…..Cabrera pinch running after a single promptly steals 2nd…Olmedo line out to pitcher….Kotsay pinch hitting for Santiago…..well hit to CF…..but its caught….Outlaws win. NYO 3 SEL 2 W- Perkins (1-0) L- Alvarez (0-2) SV- Rodney (2) Ortiz: 4/4 2 double 1 HR
Game #5:	Josh Johnson (R9YG) vs Hamels (L15YZ) All Outlaws as they score 8 runs in 1 inning (4th)! NYO scores 11 runs on 16 hits. Pierre 3/6..Hanahan 3/4 3 RBI Final 11-1 NY W- Hamels (2-0 2.57) L- Johnson (0-3 8.15)
Game #6:	THefner (R3Z) vs Noesi (R3M) Rematch. 2nd: Upton single/steal…Olmedo RBI single for Selkirk 3rd: Noesi double; Utley RBI single……..Utley SB….Crawford RBI single ties it at 2 all. 5th: Dyson single/SB/ to 3rd on error…Panda RBI single 3-2 Selkirk 6th: Teagarden solo HR 4-2. 6th: Fukodome bases loaded single scores 2 Outlaws to tie score at 4 each. Kratz PH double scores 2 to give lead to NYO 6-4! 7th: Bobby Wilson (NYO) PH HR 7-4 ! 8th: Jansen greets first two Steelers with pitches to their helmets. 9th: Bases loaded for NYO, Ortiz HBP….and Ramada ejected!! W: Lopez (1-0) L- Hefner (0-3) BS: Collmenter (1) SV: Jansen (1) Utley 3/5
Series Summary *	New York Outlaws take 5 of 6 from Selkirk to improve their record to 9-4. Selkirk at 4-9 Ortiz had a nice series…..primping for a trade to AL DH team?

	Elyria Indians @ Southbend Lynx
Series Preview	Elyria Indians travel into Southbend to take on the Lynx
Game #1:	Elyria opens scoring with Cabrera rbi-1b in 1st. Trumbo hits 2-run HR in bottom half for Lynx lead. Lowrie adds another with solo-HR in 2nd. Dirks sac fly in 5th cuts lead to one. Lynx get the run back on 2bs by Altuve and Ludwick. Stults gives up 2 runs in 5 IP before Putz, Pestano, and Brach put the game away for Southbend. SBL 6, ELY 2
Game #2:	Game 2 is all Indians as they knock around Diamond for 5 runs in 6 IP. ELY opened the scoring in the 3rd when Casilla 1bs, steals 2nd, and scores on a Kotchman rbi-1b. ELY loads the bases and Diamond looks like he’s going to get out of the jam when he K’s Craig, but Wieters rips a 2-run 1b and the Indians never look back. Dirks and Craig add 2-run HRs as Elyria takes the game 7-2. Parker goes the distance for the CG win. Trumbo spoils the shutoput with 2-run HR in 9th. ELY 7, SBL 2
Game #3:	Elyria opens the scoring for the 3rd game in a row with a Cabrera sac fly in the 1st. But the SBL strike back with a Morse rbi-2b and a Trumbo 2-run HR (3rd game ina row with a HR). Jaso’s 2-run HR in 4th stretches SBL lead to 5-1. Francoeur draws a bases loaded bb for an Elyria run in the 5th, but Holland gets Casilla to F& to end the threat. Zimmerman setlles down for ELY and the SBL combination of Cook, Putz, and Motte close the game out. SBL 5, ELY 2
Game #4:	Elyria once again strikes 1st in the opening inning as Ciriaco 1bs, Dirks H&R 1b, Craig rbi-1b, and after ELY loads the bases Francoeur hits a sac fly, 2-0 ELY. But the SBL tie it up in the bottom half when Altuve 1bs, Frandsen H&R 1b, a Gomes rbi-1b, and a Forsythe sac fly. The SBL open up the game with 4 in the 2nd on a Altuve rbi-groundout, Frandsen 2-run 3b, and Gomes rbi-2b. SBL gets another run on a Francoeur throwing error in the 6th. Casilla’s rbi-2b in the 7th gets one back for ELY. In the ELY 8th Dirks 2bs and Craig swats a 2-run HR to make it 7-5. But Motte slams the door in the 9th for his 2nd save of the year. SBL 7, ELY 5
Game #5:	SBL breaks the string and opens the scoring in the 1st when Crisp 1bs, Altuve 2bs, Morse rips a 2-run 2b, and Molina’s rbi-1b make it 3-0 SBL. In the ELY 4th Wieters bbs, Cabrera 1bs, Francoeur rbi-1b, and a Kotchman sac fly makecut it to 3-2 SBL. ELY takes the lead in the 5th on a Herrera rbi-1b and a Craig 2-run HR. In the SBL 7th an Altuve 1b and a dramatic 3-run HR by Morse give the SBL a 7-5 lead. ELY does not go easily in the 9th as Valbuena 2bs and scores on a Bernadina rbi-2b, but Bernadina is pegged trying to steal 3rd and Motte fans Herrera to end the game. SBL 7, ELY 6
Game #6:	The SBL get the early lead on a 1st inning rbi-bb to Trumbo and a passed ball by Wieters in the 2nd give SBL a 2-0 lead. SBL Stults cruises through 6 innings of scoreless ball. In the SBL 6th Morse 1bs and Gomes swats a 2-run HR, Barmes adds an rbi-1b for a 5-0 SBL lead. In the ELY 7th Brach comes on with 1 out and Cabrera and Kotchman swat solo-HRs off him. The SBL get one back in the 7th on a DP groundout on Morse. Brach and Marmol manage to hold off ELY for the win. SBL 6, ELY 2.
Series Summary *	Southbend takes the series 5-1 as their bats come alive. The SBL swat 8 HRs and score 33 runs. Trumbo doesn’t hit for a big average (6/23) but supplies the power hitting 2-2bs, 3-HRs w/7 rbi. Craig is almost a mirror image for ELY as he goes (7/25), 1-2b, 3-HRs w/7 rbi. SBL Altuve goes (9/26), 6 runs, 2-2b, 3-sb, 2-rbi. Morse is (6/16),4-runs, 6-rbi, 2-2bs, HR.

	Clovis Wheat Kings @ Valdosta Snappers
Series Preview	Wheat Kings visit the Snappers in Valdosta.
Game #1:	Valdosta wins 6-3. Randall Delgado made his 1st start of the year and gets the win with 7 strong IP. Kimbrell picks up his 2nd save.
Game #2:	Valdosta wins 2-0 behind a Phil Hughes gem. Kimbrell picks up his 3rd save. Cody Ransom knocked in both runs with his 2nd HR of the year.
Game #3:	Valdosta wins 6-4. The Snappers bullpen staves off a late Wheat Kings rally to pick up another win. Kimbrell with his 3rd save in as many days.
Game #4:	Clovis 6-1. Gio Gonzalez allowed only 1 hit (a Tyler Flowers HR) through 8 IP and improves to 2-0.
Game #5:	Clovis 6-2 (11 Innings). The Valdosta bullpen imploded as the Wheat Kings score 4 in the 11th for the win.
Game #6:	Valdosta 6-4. Chris Carter’s first hit of the year was a 2-Run PH HR in the bottom of the 9th to give the Snappers the victory.
Series Summary *	Valdosta takes the series 4-2 to improve to 8-5. This could be the last time we sniff .500 all year!

	Sacramento Capitals @ Manhattan Project
Series Preview	Capitals’ “Murderers’ Row” comes to Manhattan secure in the knowledge that New York State no longer has the death penalty.
Game #1:	Capitals 9 -3 Power surge. Four HR’s for the Caps–accounting for 8 of the Caps’ 9 runs. Two HR’s for Pujols, one each for Willingham and Paul. Colby Lewis yields one ER, season ERA is 1.35Small bright spot for Manhattan– new young catcher Rob Brantly goes 3 for 4.
Game #2:	Capitals 4-2 Three HR’s for the Caps, accounting for 3 of 4 runs– Pujols, Rollins and Willingham. Verlander yields one ER, Tawaza gets the save. Darvish yields only 2 ER’s– but Fein and Street, both “itchy”, both give up HR’s in relief.
Game #3:	Capitals 9-2 Lee pitches 7 scoreless innings, Jenkins in relief gives up 2 runs to Manhattan. Long ball does it again for the Caps, with 2 HR’s and 1 triple scoring 7 of 9 runs. Willingham hit on helmet and out for 1 day.
Game #4:	Manhattan 3-0 Lefty Duffy pitches 6 scoreless innings, then relievers Herrmann and Fein shut down Caps with 3 more scoreless innings.Manhattan scores early on HR’s by Hill and Ramos.Pojols extends consecutive game hitting streak to 8 games. Molina to 11 consecutive games.
Game #5:	Capitals 1-0 Lewis and Porcello both pitch scoreless games into the 9th inning.With 2 out in the 9th, Porcello gives up a solo HR to Cano– which is the ONLY run scored in the game.Molina extends his hitting streak to 12 games– Pujols to 9. Uehara gets the save.
Game #6:	Manhattan 2-1 RAIN takes over after 4-1/2 innings, with Manhattan ahead by one run. Hunter gets a solo HR. Pujols’ streak extended to 10 games Molina’s steak stops at 12 Austin Jackson’s RBI double in the 3d accounts for all of Manhattan’s runs.
Series Summary *	Sacramento: Home runs, home runs, home runs— and consistent hitting by the heart of the Capitals’ order, plus a solid rotation and stingy bullpen.Manhattan lucky to scrape by with 2 wins– one of them the gift of a timely rainstorm.

	Long Beach Dirt Bags @ Iron City Yinzers
Series Preview	The Iron City Yinzers host the Long Beach Dirtbags hoping to get their offense going.
Game #1:	Long Beach 2, Iron City 0So much for the offense. Bronson Arroyo tossed a complete-game five-hit shutout for his first win of the season. Denard Span had two doubles and and Gerardo Parra drove in both runs in the fifth for Long Beach.
Game #2:	Long Beach 3, Iron City 2, 11 inningsThis was a seesaw battle. The Dirt Bags took a 1-0 lead in the second, then the Yinzers tied it in the bottom of the frame. Iron City took the lead in the sixth, but Long Beach tied it in the eighth and pulled ahead in the 11th. Alex Rios and Eric Hosmer hit solo homers for the Iron City offense. Denard Span and Danny Espinosa drove in runs for Long Beach. Clayton Richard and Drew Smyly were locked into an all lefty-pitching duel, but Long Beach’s bullpen was just a bit better on this day.
Game #3:	Iron City 4, Long Beach 3The Yinzers scored two in the eighth off of reliever Scott Elbert for a come-from-behind victory, their first of the series. Clay Buchholz pitched well for the Dirt Bags, allowing two runs over six. Jake Westbrook went seven for Iron City, allowing three runs, but it was Brad Ziegler who got the win and Ernesto Frieri picked up his second save. A.J. Pierzynski hit a two-run homer off of Elbert, his second of the season, for the win.
Game #4:	Long Beach 2, Iron City 1Things didn’t start well for the Dirt Bags after starter Ubaldo Jimenez left after one batter (the announcement was that he’ll be out for 7 days). But the Long Beach bullpen stepped up, allowing just one run over four hits. Meanwhile, they scored runs in the seventh and the ninth for the win.
Game #5:	Rain, rain, rain. The skies opened and there was no baseball in Iron City.
Game #6:	Iron City 6, Long Beach 3The Yinzers offense came alive a bit, scoring three against Bronson Arroyo and three more against the Dirt Bags bullpen. Lance Lynn went seven shutout innings for his first win and after Jason Frasor gave up three runs, Sergio Romo pitched a perfect eighth and Ernesto Frieri got save number three. Nolan Reimold had the big blow, a pinch-hit three-run homer in the seventh. David Murphy also drove in a pair.
Game #7:	Iron City 3, Long Beach 2The Yinzers finish strongly, winning in the bottom of the ninth after Frieri blew his first save of the season. The lefties were at it again. Drew Smyly went seven innings, allowing just one run, while Clayton Richard gave up two runs over seven innings. Delmon Young drove in a pair for Iron City.
Series Summary *	After Long Beach took the first two games, the Dirt Bags and Yinzers split the next two. A rain out seemed to help Iron City, as the Yinzers took the next two games to finish the six games as a split.

	Roseville Thorns @ Motor City Muscle
Game #1:	Well-pitched Game on both sides, but Roseville outlasts Motor City, with Gonzalez and Janssen getting the shutout. LaRoche gets the winning RBI in the 5th and then scores on Pence’s HR in the 8th.RVT 3 – MCM 0WP: M. Gonzalez LP: Straily SV: Janssen HR: Pence
Game #2:	Felipe Paulino takes a no-hitter into the 8th only to have it and the shutout broken up by pinch hitter Eli Whiteside’s RBI double. Encarnacion and Cozart each bash 2-run homers to back Paulino.RVT 4 – MCM 1WP: Paulino LP: Blanton SV: Norberto HR: Encarnacion, Cozart
Game #3:	Nail-biter as Motor City takes an early lead, only to see Roseville come back. Good bullpen work keeps Roseville at bay despite some rallies. Salvadore Perez solo shot in the 5th gives Motor City the lead that holds up.MCM 5 – RVT 3WP: Hunter LP: Vargas SV: Downs HR: Trout, Perez
Game #4:	A wild one as it goes back and forth all the way to the end, with no one being able to hold a lead. Maldonado for RVT and Revere for MCM had 2 RBI apiece, but an 8th inning rally ices it for Roseville.RVT 6 – MCM 4WP: Betancourt LP: J. Williams SV: Janssen HR: Pence, Giminez
Game #5:	It was all Roseville, with Encarnacion garnering 3 RBI and 2 runs scored. Harang with a nice outing. Revere hurt for 5 games.RVT 5 – MCM 1WP: Harang LP: Beavan HR: Pence, Encarnacion
Game #6:	The wind must have been blowing out, because all the runs scored on solo HRs. Chris Young homered in his first two at-bats. Cozart hurt for 7 days.MCM 3 – RVT 2WP: Straily LP: Gonzalez SV: Downs HR: C. Young (2), Avery, Maldonado, Encarnacion
Game #7:	Another tight one as it was tied until Motor City busted up in the 8th, scoring on an E5 on a SAC bunt, then back to back RBI hits. Roseville rallied for one and had the tying runs on in the 9th. Betemit and Giovatella had 2 RBI each and Blanton had 11 Ks for Motor City.MCM 5 – RVT 3WP: Blanton LP: Albers SV: Downs HR: none
Series Summary *	Roseville Thorns take the series 4 games to 3. Wild series sees lots of balls leave the yard even with some solid pitching performances mixed in. Series hitting stars were Pence, Encarnacion, Maldonado for RVT; Revere, Trout, Perez, and Betemit for MCM. Pitching stars were Paulino, Blanton, and Downs.