LEAGUE NEWS
Rolen, Green Bay agree
32 year old 3B Scott Rolen and the Green Bay Blizzard have agreed to terms on a 3 year 57M dollar extension. He's spent his entire 8 years in Green Bay. A 2 time all star, 4 time gold glove winner he led the FL in WAR in 2019.
Chicago Iron Pigs (Jorge Trujillo 16-10 4.26)
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Boston Bombers (Colin Durham 18-6 2.89)
Well this series, and season, appears to be on Jorge Trujillo again. Dumbfounded at how poorly the clubs pitched these first two games. The Achilles heel, the pen, was an issue all year long and it's flared up again, at the worst possible time. HAVE to win this one to even think of having a shot.
0-0 game through 3, 1 total hit, by Boston. Durham's perfect, with 4 punchouts, Trujillo's walked 1 and K'd 1 with the games only hit coming from 3B Corey Oliver in the 2nd.
Durham holds us hitless into the 6th before Andre Blakeways 2 out single, which is all, he's at 72 pitches, 1 hit and 8 K's.
Trujill ALMOST matching him, but with 1 out in the 6th Orlando Rios drills a solo shot to deep right to make it 1-0. Trujillo's line 6-4-1-1-1-5, 82 pitches, season hanging on next 9 outs...
Hugh Collins leads off the 7th with a solo blast to know the game st 1. Trujillo goes 3 up 3 down in the bottom half, and Durham works around a slight bump in the road in the top of the 8th.
Durham's line 8-4-1-1-1-9 100 pitches even.
Trujillo, with 1 out in the bottom half, gives up a 2B to Kato, and there's a VERY long meeting on the mound with switch hitter Rios up, he's 2-3 with a 2B and a HR tonight, Trujillo's at 105 pitches and close to done....
Bill Jones enters with 1 out, runner on 2nd, Rios turned around to the left side, his weaker side.
Damn. He rips a 1st pitch 2B to deep center... 2-1 Boston. Carlson comes in to face the lefty Johnston, and walks him.
With Tucker getting the call from the pen, Robert Bowers pinch hits, 1st and 2nd 1 out. Tucker gets him on strikes, and retires Troy Becker on a fielders choice. Onto the 9th, down 2-1...damn damn damn.
Ellison will get Chavez, Shaw and Salinas. Likely a PH or 2 for the left handed Ellison.
Ernesto Martinez PH's for Chavez and draws a leadoff walk...
Do we bunt? Top 9? 0 outs, if we do, and it's successful, Salinas gets the free pass...
We don't, and PH Steve Rush... Who Ellison punches out looking on a 1-2 pitch.
Pedro Salinas up....
He lines a medium fly ball to left center, 2 outs.
Alex Vela to hit for Jackson...
And he pops to right to end it.....