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FINAL WEEKEND SERIES, Saturday September 28th, 2014
5 races to watch, that I will update
FIRST
In the FL East Brooklyn is 78-81 and Staten Island is 77-82. They begin a 3 game series today, in Staten Island. Whichever team does not win the division is out of the playoffs. If Brooklyn wins today they’ll clinch at least a tie.

SECOND
In the FL Central Tulsa is 96-63 and San Antonio is 94-65. Both are in, now it’s just to determine the division winner and wild card.

THIRD
Phildadelphia is 97-62, Baltimore is 94-65. Any Philly win or Baltimore loss clinches the division for Philly. Philly is in Columbus, Baltimore is in New Hampshire.

FOURTH
Race for the #1 seed in the Coastal League. Right now it’s like this
Los Angeles 98
Philadelphia 97
Chicago 97

We have the tie breaker vs LA, but Philly has it on us.

FIFTH
Coastal League Batting Title
Jean Chartier .334
Vince Soto .333
Pat Adams .331
Ernesto Gutierrez .328

This will be fascinating to watch unfold as we both are in, and I have to measure the health, and rest, of my players versus an individual award. I’ve love to see Jean go 5-5 and put it out of reach today.

We are finishing the season with Michigan. I am starting Alejandrez today and will pitch the regulars unless something happens and I no longer need to.

Saturday September 27th, 2014
Brooklyn @ Staten Island
Brooklyn is rolling out their ace, Walt Thompson (17-5 3.25), who’s pitching for a bunch of things in addition to the division crown! The Yanks are starting Kent Martin (10-13 5.01)
A Will Hariss single scores Weber and Villanueva, Staten Island leads 2-1 and is hitting in the bottom of the 5th.
No change, bottom of 6 Staten Island hitting.
Game stays 2-1 into the 7th when Carlos Barrera doubles to make it 3-2 Cyclones. Ivan Gonzales follows with a 3R HR for a 5 run 7th and a 6-2 Brooklyn lead. Walt Thompson has set a new single season K record with his 279 strileout. He’s gone 8-6-2-2-1-7. Patterson saves his 37th and Thompson goes 18-5, with the win Brooklyn clinches a tie of the FL East Division title.


Philadelphia @ Columbus
Richard O’Dell (17-7 3.92) vs Will Cannon (15-12 4.06)
Columbus has jumped all over O’Dell and Philly. Dean Strong with a 2R HR, they lead 7-2 in the bottom of the 4th
Philly does nothing, into the bottom of 5 still 7-2. A 6th inning Columbus errors allows Phill a run, 7-3 Columbus entering the bottom of the 6th.
Philly adds another in the 7th, 7-4 into the 8th. Philly adds another in the 8th to make it 7-5. Columbus hitting in the bottom.
Game ends a 7-5 Clipper win, Cannon (16-2) with Strong’s 26th and former Iron Pig Jorge Diaz hitting #16.


Baltimore @ New Hampshire
Ken Williams (14-12 4.34) vs Roberto Salazar (13-15 5.23)
New Hampshire scored 2 in the 1st, 1 in the 3rd and just scored again in the 4th, they lead the Railcats 4-1.
New Hampshire scored another run and now headed into the bottom of 5, 5-1 Fisher Cats.
5-1 bottom 6, Joreao Tio walks, Kevin Moore hitting. Nothing brewing as Baltimore goes quietly, Fisher Cats hold a 5-1 lead after 7. SP Roberto Salazar has gone 7-6-1-1-1-5.
Baltimore goes quietly in the 8th, Fisher Cats hitting in the bottom, still 5-1.
The visiting clubhouse in Columbus erupted as New Hampshire recorded the final out in a 5-1 win over the Baltimore Railcats, giving Philly the 2014 CL Eastern Division Title, again.



Michigan @ Chicago
Al Stroud (7-18 5.91) vs Alfredo Alejandrez (16-11 3.67)
We end the 1st 0-0.
A leadoff Bill Alexander single ends with nothing. 0-0 into the 3rd.
The 3rd goes quick, Alejandrez has 4 K’s through 3. 0-0 top 4.
Spencer Moore hits a leadoff single, Alejandrez K’s 2 more, 0-0 bottom 4.
Wes Morgan belts his 34th HR, a 2 run shot with 2 outs, Chicago 2-0 after 4.
SS Jamie Vance starts the 5th with a double, Mike Johnston K’s, Luis Manuel Osorio grounds out and the wheels come off. Spencer Moore singles after a Fernando Rey walk, scoring 1, and Bob Herman pummels his 37th HR, a 3R shot, to put Michigan up 4-2 heading to the bottom of 5.
Alejandrez has a clean 6th, and his day is done. 6-6-4-4-2-9. Ken Johnson takes over. Punching out Osorio to start the 7th, and Fernando Rey drills his 19th HR on a 1st pitch fastball, 5-2 Battlecats.
Wes Morgan drills his 2nd HR of the game (35) leading off the bottom of the 7th. With 2 outs and none on, Leo Russell doubles, Lorenzelli reaches on an error by SS, with runners on 2nd and 3rd Paul Riggs then hits a grounder that 3B boots, Russell scores to make it 5-4. Eric Hudson singles to tie it at 5 heading into the 8th.
In the bottom of the 8th DH Fred Huff drills his 2nd HR in as many days, a 3 run shot of Al Stroud to put us up 8-5.
Ernesto Cruz locks it down in the 9th for save 42. Torrez wins (6-4) and Stroud takes the loss (7-19)
CHI 8 MICH 5 (98-62 +12)





Los Angeles @ Fresno (To watch teammates Vince Soto and Phil Adams in their quest for the batting title) They will face Antonio Espinoza (9-12 5.37)
Vince Soto sat, and Pat Adams went 2-5 with 4 RBI’s on his 7th HR of the year.
Soto .333 Chartier .332 Adams .332 Gutierrez .328

In New York last night San Antonio’s Dave Williams slammed his 26th HR in the 8th, his team down 3-2, to give them a 4-2 win over the Knights.

While in Tulsa the Edmonton Trappers beat 21 game winner Joel Downs and the Drillers 4-2.

San Antonio is now 1 game behind Tulsa with 2 to play for the FL Central Division Title.

Race for Home Field
Los Angeles 99
Chicago 98
Philadelphia 97

SOME ORG NEWS
Bakersfield 2B Artie Turner and CF Brian Walker won the AA Gold Glove in the Primal League. In the Class A (N) Pacific League P Brian Ablett took home the Gold Glove.