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PENNANT RACE REPORT

Sept. 22, 2017



Northern League West

Milwaukee Bangers	81	72	.530	-
Chicago Hitmen	81	72	.530	-
Sacramento Stingers	81	72	.530	-

Boston 7, Milwaukee 3: After a 7-run third inning in the first game of this two-game set, Boston puts up a 5-run second in Game Two against Craig Swan and never looks back. Jake Stahl, Andy Pafko and Grant Johnson each drove in a pair for the Riders.

New York 7, Chicago 0: The last place Heroes outscore the Hitmen 13-0 in the two-game set, handing Johan Santana his 14th loss while getting a complete game from Johnny Antonelli. Judy Johnson and Jhonny Peralta each hit 2-run homers.

Charlotte 4, Sacramento 1: 17-game winner Bob Veale allows an incredible 14 hits over 7 1/3 but the Stingers muster only four hits against Charlotte's Bob Rush.

Southern League East

St. Louis Tides	84	69	.550	-
New Orleans Knights	83	70	.544	1.0
Alabama Airmen	79	74	.516	5.0

Las Vegas 5, St. Louis 3: The Tides lose their fifth straight as they seem to be doing everything possible to blow the division. Christy Mathewson went the distance for Vegas, which got a pair of RBIs from Don Kessinger.

New Orleans 6, San Antonio 2: The Knights cut the division deficit to one game as Chad Tracy homers and drives in three. Tim Raines extended his hitting streak to 30 games, the second best in PBL history and three off the record held by Louisville's Richie Ashburn.

Los Angeles 6, Alabama 1 (10 innings): A pitcher's duel between the Idols' John Clarkson and Alabama's Johnny Schmitz is blown up by Tim Jordan's first career homer, a 10th inning grand slam.

Southern League West

Arizona Sandmen	96	57	.630	-
Los Angeles Idols	94	59	.618	2.0

Arizona 5, Orlando 1: Dan Casey goes the distance to win his 12th, backed by homers from Geovany Soto and Mike Hargrove as both Arizona and Los Angeles have won all four games since their series ended last week.