2013 WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS- WEEK #21

· Severn Express @ Chicago Mobsters
Series Preview	Severn comes into town still with playoff hopes alive, but might be a seller at next week’s MID-WEST BASEBALL LEAGUE Trade Deadline. Chicago holds a solid lead in the American League Central.
Game #1:	Roy Halladay (11-9 4.15) goes 7 solid, and Miguel Cabrea goes 2 for 5 with a HR & 3 RBI’s. Final Score: Severn 6 – Chicago 2
Game #2:	Yovani Gallardo (11-6 4.27) combines with Jose Mijares & Jonathan Broxton (Save #25) to keep Chicago winless so far in the series. Paul Konerko has a HR & 3 RBI’s. Final Score: Severn 6 – Chicago 3
Game #3:	Chicago breaks out the offense in a big way off losing pitcher Tyler Skaggs (0-2 9.18). Chipper Jones is 3 for 4 with a HR & 4 RBI’s. Anthony Gose hits a bases clearing triple in the second for Chicago. 19 Hits, and 13 Runs later, Adam Wainwright is (13-7 3.67) and Chicago wins big. Final Score: Chicago 13 – Severn 8
Game #4:	Brad Lincoln (3-3 2.59) makes a spot start for the Mobsters and handles himself well, allowing only 3 Earned Runs in 6.2 Innings. Alex Avila goes 2 for 3 with 3 RBI’s, and Yonder Alonso is 2 for 4 with a HR and 3 RBI’s. Final Score: Chicago 7 – Severn 3
Game #5:	Mark Buehrle (13-10 3.89) goes 7 strong for the Express and Scott Downs finishes it off with a scoreless 1.2 innings & Save number 11 on the season. Final Score: Severn 7 – Chicago 4
Game #6:	Chris Sale (18-6 2.60) comes back strong after a rough start in game #1 of the series. Sale goes 9 innings in a complete game shut-out over the Express. Yonder Alonso and Sean Rodriguez each have 3 hits. Final Score: Chicago 4 – Severn 0
Series Summary *	Chicago can only achieve splits lately but is geared up and ready for September. Severn still has those playoff aspirations and looks solid in the series.

· Roseville Thorns @ Selkirk Steelers
Series Preview	Roseville is fighting to get into the playoffs, Selkirk is fighting to keep the fans happy as they are sitting in last place. For Selkirk Josh Johnson has been on a great run with back to back shutouts.
Game #1:	Encarnation and Cozart hit 2 run homers off Alvarez as Roseville took a 6-2 lead. Selkirk did come back to make it 6-4 as Cuddyer htis a pinch hit two run homers. Profar hit his first homer of his career… Roseville 6 Selkirk 4 W Harang 10-4 S Betencourt(5) L Alvarez (4-17)
Game #2:	Hafner got hammered as Cozart hits a homer and Laroche hits two. Roseville 7 Selkirk 2 W-Masterson L-Hafner
Game #3:	Hammell who had been amazing for Selkirk with an era under 2.00 but Roseville gets 3 off him as Cozart hits his 3rd homer in 3 games a three run shot. Roseville 6 Selkirk 0 W-McDonald (12-9) L-Hammel(6-5)
Game #4:	Tough game for Selkirk Floyd gives but just 3 hits in 8 innings, but Vargas gives up 2 in 7 innings. Neither starter got a decision it was Albers in extra innings winning and Rapata taking the loss. Roseville 3 Selkirk 2 in 10 innings
Game #5:	Johnson stayed hot throwing 5 shutout innings and then allowing 2 in 7. Selkirk managed to score 4 and win the game for Johnson. Selkirk 4 Roseville 2
Game #6:	Alvarez refused to lose his 18 and throws a shutout as Harang gets the loss. Selkirk 3 Roseville 0
Series Summary *	Roseville wins 4 of the 6 games, but had to have hoped for more being up 4-0 to start the series.

· Sacramento Capitals @ Clovis Wheat Kings
Series Preview	The Wheat Kings travel north to face 1st place Sacramento.
Game #1:	CWK 1 — SAC 6
Game #2:	CWK 5 — SAC 10
Game #3:	CWK 4 — SAC 3
Game #4:	CWK 0 — SAC 3
Game #5:	CWK 2 — SAC 6
Game #6:	CWK 3 — SAC 4
Series Summary *	Sacramento takes the series 5 games to 6, with two close games decided in the 9th. Next week, the dreaded Tempers.

· Camarillo Quest @ Tempe Tempers
Series Preview	Tempers visit the Quest in a six games series that could be a preview of future playoff battle.
Game #1:	Tempe 8-2 – Dickey had a 2-1 lead over Santiago until the top of the 6th when Tempe exploded for four runs and then added three more in the 9th. Ryan Braun went 4-5 in his first game with Tempe.
Game #2:	Tempe 10-2 – Half of Tempe’s 10 runs were unearned due to multiple Quest errors. Colon went the distance for the win. Moss slugged two solo shots for the Quest’s only runs.
Game #3:	Tempe 14-1 – Tempe jumped out to 5-0 lead after three innings on a Cespedes HR, Gonzalez two run double and a Cespedes two run double 5-0. Things didn’t get better for the Quests as Davis slugged two homeruns after entering the game in the 4th. Iwakuma went 8 strong innings for the win. The Quest also suffered another blow losing Votto for 13 days when a fake bunt by Iwakuma left Votto charging into a line drive.
Game #4:	Tempe 9-2 – Tempe put a 2-0 lead out of reach in the 2nd on a Braun 3 run shot followed by solo homeruns by Gonzalez and Beltre. Cain went 7 innings for his 22nd win.
Game #5:	Tempe 3-1 – Early solo homeruns by Braun and Nieves left the score tied until the 6th when Melky slugged a two run hr. Tempe’s pen pitched four scoreless innings to preserve the win.
Game #6:	Tempe 3-1 10 inn – Dickey had 1-0 shutout going until the 8th inning when Andrew Brown dropped a fly ball to left field that allowed a runner to score from 2B. In the 10th inning, Duda singled in two runs with two outs. Johnson recorded his 36th save of the season.
Series Summary *	Tempe picked up another surprising sweep of a very good Camarillo team. The recent addition of Ryan Braun seemed to spark the rest of the line up as Tempe scored 47 runs in the six game series. Camarillo’s fielders didn’t fair much better giving up 8 unearned runs and only scoring 9 total runs in the series. The Quests head to Long Beach next week and Tempe hosts archrival Sacramento.

· Long Beach Dirt Bags @ Jersey Nor’easters
Series Summary *	Long Beach surprises Jersey and takes 4 of 6.

· Southbend Lynx @ Hollywood Werewolves
Series Summary *	Hollywood takes 4 of 6

· Dallas Cougars @ Elyria Indians
Series Summary *	Elyria takes 4 of 6 from Dallas at home in Ohio.

· Bethesda Bandicoots @ Tijuana Bottle Rockets
Series Preview	Tijuana hosts Bethesda for a 6 game series
Series Summary *	The Bottle Rockets win a hard fought series 4-2

· Detroit Crime @ Coconut Creek Crushers
Series Preview	Better Luck next year
Game #1:	Close game that goes extras. Det scores in the 10th to win 7-6.
Game #2:	Another close game. Det beats Kuroda 5-4.
Game #3:	Det takes an early 3-0 lead and holds on for a 4-2 win.
Game #4:	10-1 blowout for Detroit.
Game #5:	Pitching duel is 1-1 after 8 innings. Mitch Moreland hit a 2-out 9th inning walk-off homer to give CCC our first win 3-1.
Game #6:	Ervin Santana and bullpen are strong in a 3-0 shutout win for CCC.
Series Summary *	CCC probably set a futility record for clutch hitting. Not sure how many times total we loaded the bases in this series. It was at least 7 times just in games 3-5. We scored a total of zero runs in this series when we had the bases loaded. Crazy stuff.

· Valdosta Snappers @ New York Outlaws
Series Preview	NY Outlaws at 69-57 tied for 1st Place with those damn Jersey Nor-Easters!!!! Outlaws are 5-2 vs Snappers this season.
Game #1:	Zambrano vs Noesi Outlaws score quickly in bottom 1st on a Ortiz double and Napoli HR. Zambrano singles in 2 Snappers to tie it at 2 all in Top 2nd. Two run HR by Frazier in Top 3rd pushes Valdosta ahead 4-2 but Outlaw Andruw Jones hits a Grand Slam in the 5th to put NY ahead for good. Final: NY 7 VAL 5 WP: Isringhausen (2-0) SV: Rodney (25) LP: Zambrano 4-7
Game #2:	Dempster vs W Rodriguez Wandy Rodriguez throws a CG 4 hit Shutout behind a Kratz 3 run HR. WP: Rodriguez (9-13) 3.35 LP: Dempster (5-7) 2.90 NY 5 VAL 0
Game #3:	Wood L9L vs Gee R8YZ Top 9: Reddick leads off inning with a triple and is STRANDED there by Snappers….but Pena’s lead off HR in top 10th becomes the winner for Valdosta. WP: Hoover (4-2) 0.48 LP: Perkins (2-2) 2.42 SV: Kimbrel (28) 1.80 VAL 2 NY 1
Game #4:	Correia R7Z (6-12 4.24) vs Hamels L15YZ (17-5 2.53) Snappers hold on to win another tight 2-1 game. Hamels 7ip 3h 2r outing is wasted. WP: Correia (7-12 4.10) LP: Hamels (17-6 2.53) SV: Kimbrel (29) 1.78 VAL 2 NY 1
Game #5:	Hughes R7YZL (8-13 3.47) vs Peavy R12YZ (9-9 2.63) Outlaws started early and jumped to a 3-0 lead but the Snappers kept fighting…..Posednik’s (3/4) 3 run HR in 4th puts Valdosta ahead 7-3 and they never looked back……Snappers now take a 3-2 lead in this series. WP: Adcock 1-1 0.42 LP: Peavy 9-10 2.87 SV: Kimbrel (30) 1.74 VAL 9 NY 6
Game #6:	Zambrano vs Noesi This game just became important as the Outlaws need a victory to even the series….and they got it. A 5-0 win …….. WP: Noesi (3-4 4.91) LP: Zambrano (4-8 5.42) SV: Isringhausen (1) 3.27 (pitched 3 innings)
Series Summary *	Outlaws get lucky and pull it out to remain 1 game ahead of Jersey and get ready to prepare for their next opponent: JERSEY!!! The showdown is approaching……

· Yonge Street Stalkers @ Virginia Sluggers
Series Preview	Two last place teams looking to…(?) Who knows. The games were on the schedule.
Game #1:	VIR 10-8 A 5-run 2nd trumps a 2 homer, 4 run 9th. Getz has 3 RBI, Rizzo has 3 hits.
Game #2:	VIR 5-3 Scherzer K’d 13 in 8, but got a ND. Latos tossed 2-hitter in 8 and got ND. YSS bullpen got rocked. VIR pen allowed 1 hit in 4 inn. Stanton with walk-off HR.
Game #3:	YSS 7-4 Weiland (3-0) goes 8 allowing 10 hits and Papelbon closes. 16 hits produce 7 runs for YSS and overcome 3 solo shots for Sluggers.
Game #4:	VIR 6-0 1-hitter, CG for Tillman as he wins his 1st game. Stanton 4-4 with a longball.
Game #5:	VIR 3-2 Montero’s PH homer ties it for YSS in the 8th. Abreu hits a SF for game- winner in the 9th.
Game #6:	VIR 6-4 Getz again with 3 RBI, Pasternicky 3 hits. VIR bullpen holds on for the win.
Series Summary *	VIR takes series 5-1. VIR continues to play out a miserable season. Next they take on TIJ and YSS entertains CHI. Doesn’t look good for either team. Some highlights: YSS D.Wright – 9-24 .375 Presley – 9-19 4 RBI .474 Getz 3 games – 5-16 6 RBI .313 Santana 7-19 4 HR (all solo) Stanton 6-16 3 HR .375

· Columbus Explorers @ Motor City Muscle
Series Preview	Second place Columbus Explorers vs. cellar-dwelling Motor City Muscle in a six-game series.
Game #1:	MCM 3 – COL 2 WP: Leake LP: Harrell SV: Below HR: Desmond, Leake Leake does it all for Motor City, striking out seven in seven innings and htting a solo HR.
Game #2:	MCM 6 – COL 5 WP: Williams LP: Dunn HR: Soriano Back-and-forth game is won by MCM on RBI 1B in the 8th by Brett Pill, who had two RBI. Revere also had a two-RBI day for MCM. Blackmon had two-RBI day for Columbus. Columbus loses Shoppach and Lopez for 10 and 12 days, respectively.
Game #3:	MCM 2 – COL 0 WP: Locke (CG) LP: Axelrod HR: Sanchez Sanchez’s two-run HR is all Jeff Locke needs as he goes the distance, scattering six hits and striking out eight.
Game #4:	MCM 6 – COL 5 (10 innings) WP: Williams LP: Rosenberg HR: De Aza, Hairston, Solano Muscle withstand three Explorer HRs to win another wild one on a walk-off RBI 1B by Gaby Sanchez in the 10th.
Game #5:	COL 7 – MCM 3 WP: Tomlin LP: Blanton SV: Belisario HR: Victorino Explorers jump out to a big lead and don’t look back. Muscle make it respectable with a 3-run seventh.
Game #6:	COL 13 – MCM 8 WP: Kirkman LP: Williams HR: De Aza, C. Young, Zimmerman Harrell is ejected in a game that got nasty and messy. Zimmerman and De Aza had three RBI apiece. Muscle ran up an early lead but Explorers put up a six-run seventh inning to come roaring back. De Aza’s three-run jack in the ninth inning iced it for Columbus
Series Summary *	Motor City takes the series 4 games to 2. Leake and Locke pitched well for MCM. Solano, Carpenter, and De Aza had big hitting series for Columbus Columbus lost Shoppach for 10 days and Lopez for 12 games to injuries.

· Fremont Cannons @ Pittsburgh Lumber Company
Series Summary *	No News out of Pittsburgh.

· Manhattan Project @ Iron City Yinzers
Series Summary *	No News out of Iron City.

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