Fort Wayne has a nice 7-3 record this block to move past Dublin and into second place in the West, but division rival PED-Co did even better, going 8-2 to extend their lead to 10 games now. Backwoods and Henderson retain their leads in the East and Central.
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| Player of the Block again? Sweet! |
Player Of The Block Award goes to Mark McGwire, whose .364 average, 7 HRs, and 13 RBIs led all others. Big Mac had three straight games of 2 home runs this set. Amazingly, he has now belted 48 home runs and has not yet hit more than two in a single game. McGwire's teammate Mike Jackson gets special recognition as well, throwing 8 scoreless innings and racking up four saves! Mo Vaughn hit .500, and Larry Walker hit .514. PED-Co's Todd Stottlemyre got two wins and allowed just 1 run in 17 innings.
The Home Run race has been fascinating with McGwire coming out firing right out of the blocks, fending off various challengers like Ken Griffey, Albert Belle, and Manny Ramirez. Sammy Sosa has quietly climbed right up there now, as the below chart illustrates. The cream has risen to the top, will be interesting to watch how this ends up!
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| Rocco's Edgar Martinez has his own entrance to the ballpark |
Day 102 Mike Mussina gives Midland a win over Las Vegas, Sammy Sosa's 40th home run puts the Juicers over Jimmy, Ray Lankford's second home run of the game was a walkoff winner for Henderson. "The Big Hurt" Frank Thomas cracked two homers for Verona in their 6-2 win over Dublin.
Day 103 ,It's a new record for the most runs scored in one game as the Aztecs top the Goombies 19-15! Bernie Williams had 4 hits, including a grand slam. The Fremonts beat Jimmy on a Ken Griffey Jr. walkoff home run. Todd Stottlemyre throws a shutout for the Juicers. Dublin edges Fort Wayne 5-4. The Bastards score two in the 9th against the Replicas to send it to extra innings, and then Rocco's Jim Mecir threw a wild pitch in the 10th that allowed Brad Ausmus to come home with the winner. It's a pitchers duel in Brooklyn as Fort Wayne's Mike Hampton shuts out the Buttheads, giving hard-luck Kevin Brown a loss despite his fine pitching.
Day 104 Kerry Wood brought the pitching (10 K's) and the Juicer's hitters brought the offense (11 runs, 16 hits) in a big win over the Roadrunners. Midland knocked off Monterrey to give Pedro Martinez his 13th win. Robin Ventura's HR was the difference for the Frosted Tips. Jimmy's Tony Saunders and C.J. Nitkowski held Vegas to just 1 run. Greg Zaun(bie) knocked in four for the Rickeys. Bastard hurlers Hideo Nomo and John Johnstone (with a last name ripped right out of the Flintstones) teamed up on a four-hit shutout of the Replicas.
Day 105 A combined eight home runs were hit, but the Goombies overwhelm the Aztecs 12-6. Damon Buford and Garry Sheffield hit 2 apiece. Roger Clemens got his 11th win and added 10 strikeouts to his total for Jimmy. Fort Wayne's Woody Williams carried a no-hitter into the 6 inning, but the Dubliners eventually got to him. Luckily for the Frosted Tips, Tim Salmon and Mark McGwire's home runs gave them a 10-7 win. Curt Schilling gets a shutout for the Juicers. Carlos Delgado blasts 2 HRs and gets 5 RBIs for the Buttheads of Brooklyn.
Day 106 Brooklyn ekes past the Goombies 7-6. Bastard Juan Gonzalez hit 2 HRs and Matt Morris K'd 10 Fremonts. Red-hot PED-Co topped Fort Wayne as Matt Stairs gets his 21st home run. Dublin scores three in the top of the 9th to top Verona, and Jose Offerman smacks 2 homers for Henderson. Jimmy got with it in a 6-1 win over Rocco, featuring Carl Everett going yard.
Day 107 Kevin Brown dominates the Goombies, throwing a 5 hit shutout. Monterrey's Andy Ashby one-ups him by throwing a 4 hit shutout of the Rickeys. Las Vegas wins in the 12th as Michigan native Chad Curtis singled in the winning run and sends the Bastards down to defeat. Big day for free-swinging Vladimir Guerrero, who racked up 4 of PedCo's 19 hits, including a walkoff homer to give the Juicers the win over the Frosted Tips 7-6. Dubliners rack up 15 runs and 19 hits to smash Verona 15-2. It's Lima Time again as Jose Lima gets his 11th win of the year.
Day 108 Pedro Martinez won his league-leading 14th game for Midland, Fort Wayne topped PED-Co 6-1 as Mark McGwire hit his 48th. Henry Rodriguez had two homers as the Roadrunners outslugged the Dubliners 9-6. Monterrey's Jeff Cirillo had a HR and 4 RBIs in a big win over the Rickeys. Rocco beat Jimmy 9-4, as Greg Maddux moves to 12-4.
Day 109 Midland holds on to beat the Bastards despite giving up 5 runs in the bottom of the 9th. Dublin edges Monterrey on a Jeff Cirillo sacrifice fly. Mike Stanley had 2 HRs and all 4 RBIs for Vegas in their win against Jimmy. Kevin Millwood and Mike Piazza star in the Frosted Tips 5-4 win over Henderson. Todd Stottlemyre limits Verona Ridge to just 3 hits while Slammin' Sammy Sosa hits HR # 42 and Trevor Hoffman gets his 28th save of the year. More excellent pitching in Brooklyn as Rocco starter Dustin Hermanson took a no-hitter into the 9th inning and ended up surrendering just 1 hit, a Bob Abreu home run.
Day 110 Dublin's Shane Reynolds blanks the Aztecs, while Ismael Valdez of Las Vegas does the same to Jimmy. Rafael Palmeiro, Jose Canseco, Juan Gone and Barry Bonds all homer as the Bastards overpower the Goombies. Fort Wayne's Jon Lieber moves to 11-5 in a win over Henderson, Verona's mighty mite Neifi Perez gets 3 hits and 2 RBIs in a win over PED-Co. Brooklyn wraps up this set with a thrilling rally to nip Rocco's Replicas. Down 2-1 in the bottom of the 9th, Carlos Delgado and Rusty Greer walked, Jeff "Survivor Contestant" Kent sacrifice bunted, and then Jay Bell singled in the tying run. Ugueth Urbina then balked in the winning run. Local law enforcement agencies were alerted after the angry Urbina left the ballpark.
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