FROSTBITE FALLS 4, BROOKLYN 3
WP: Nick Masset (2-0, 0.00)
LP: Francisco Rodriguez (0-1, 3.00)
Rookie Jason Heyward punched a two-run single through the drawn-in infield, a walkoff knock, as the Squirrels rallied to beat the visiting Moabs with two outs in the bottom of the ninth. 3B Evan Longoria, who kept the rally going with a booming double, also hit a pair of solo HR in the game to keep things close for the Squirrels, who reached .500 (5-5) by posting their fourth straight win.
WORCESTER 6, OAKLAND 1
WP: Anibal Sanchez (2-0, 1.98)
LP: Hideki Kuroda (1-1, 5.73)
Mark Teixeira had three hits, including his second home run of the season, a three-run shot in the first---as the Eliminators manhandled Hideki Kuroda (4 IP, 7 H, 6 runs) and the rest of Oakland United’s relief corp, improving to 8-2 overall, tops in the league through ten games played, and good enough for a one-and-a-half game lead in the East.
POTTSYLVANIA 5, CASSELTON 1
WP: Chris Carpenter (2-0, 2.40)
LP: John Danks (0-1, 5.45)
Unimpressed by a southpaw, the Creepers corps of left-handed sluggers (Matsui, Hawpe and Pena) all went deep off John Danks, effectively putting the game out of reach early. The division’s defending champ, the Creepers not only have more power than they’re used to, their strong start (5-1) makes them the only team in the Central with a winning record.
ST. FRANCIS 6, ARIZONA 3
WP: Jorge De La Rosa (1-1, 3.38)
LP: Tommy Hanson (1-1, 4.91)
SV: Francisco (3)
Ben Zobrist smacked an RBI triple and scored, Shin-Soo Choo added his first home run of the year and Jorge De La Rosa pitched seven strong innings, lifting his club to 3-4 as the Anointed Ones pretty much had their way with Tommy Hanson after a long rain delay stiffened many joints. Arizona left a season-high ten runners on base, most after the fifth inning.
DARWIN 8, YUMA 3
WP: Clayton Kershaw (1-2, 3.50)
LP: Roy Halladay (1-1, 3.80)
Placido Polanco snapped a 1-1 tie in the seventh with a two-out single, and the Unnatural Selections exploited backup catcher A.J. Pierzynski’s throwing habits to add five more late runs keyed by aggressive baserunning. Ryan Zimmerman and Joey Votto both hit solo shots in a losing cause for the Firebirds, who dropped their third straight in falling to .500 (5-5).
MADTOWN 8, BLACK MESA 7
WP: Matt Lindstrom (1-1, 4.15)
LP: Jonathan Papelbon (0-2, 13.50)
SV: Wilson (3)
Hunter Pence hit a three-run bomb off Jonathan Papelbon in the bottom of the eighth, and the surprising Murlocs then held off a late Anomalies rally in the 9th to win their fourth straight decision. Madtown improves to 8-3, tops in the Western Division, largely on the strength of an offense that has averaged nearly six runs per game in the first two weeks.
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4 comments:
I sincerely don't understand how I can have OPS monsters on my team but for the second year in a row the only hitter actually hitting is Napoli.
Least it isn't just my team:
Matt Wieters had an OBP of .325 last year but its .444 right now.
Matt Cain has a triple
And Joe Mauer is nowhere to be seen even though he was a monster last year. I'd feel bad for Worcester if they didn't have two others on the BA list.
The only way I'm ok with that stat is if it is :
6 HR
22 K's
and he is 6/28
Don't worry about the statistics so much right now since we are less than two weeks of BARB play in. For Mauer, Barb play hasn't always been too favorable to catchers (see McCann, Posada, Martin, Martinez). Only Mauer has historically been the monster behind the plate. I must admit I don't understand how some of these pitchers get three hits in a game. Matt Cain isn't known for his offense, in fact, it's offensive.
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