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Boston @ Philadelphia: May 21-23, 1928
After a long homestand, the Minutemen went on the road to Philadelphia to play the Keystones. On the mound for Boston would be Phil Sunshine and for Boston it would be Dick Miner. Miner would be the better pitcher in this one giving up one earned on six hits in a complete game win. For Miner, it would be his fifth win on the season. Offensively for the Minutemen, Jake Duke had two hits, one of which being a double. It was not how the Minutemen wanted to start the series.7-1 Loss. (19-21)

Boston was looking to even the series in the second game with Dick Alexander on the mound. Unfortunately it wasn't to be, as Alexander gave up five earned on nine hits in seven innings worth of work. The Minuteman had nine hits in this one but the only one of note was Homer Krajewski’s triple in the seventh. The loss would drop the Minutemen’s record to three games under the .500 mark. They will look to salvage at least one game in the series before going back home to face the Eagles. 5-2 Loss. (19-22)

Boston finally got back into the win column in the last game of the series against the Keystones. Boston starting pitcher Ray Allen went five innings giving up one earned on seven hits.He didn't earn the win, but he pitched well enough to keep the team in the game. Wilbur Laramee, who has just moved to the bullpen, actually pitched two scoreless innings striking out one batter. Boston catcher Joe Richards had a big game with a double in the 4th and a homerun in the 8th. Boston second baseman Paul McClain also had two hits in the game raising his average to .326 on the year. The win was the Minutemen's 20th on the season. 6-3 Win. (20 - 22)

Boston vs. Washington: May 24-26, 1928
Boston came home for another homestand that would feature four games against Washington and four against Pittsburgh. Boston has not made it a habit of winning low-scoring tight games this season. Especially when the starting pitcher is Ernie Henderson. Henderson though, was great in this one. Ernie pitched a complete-game only giving up one earned run and striking out one batter in the process. While the Minutemen only had three hits they sure made them count. In the bottom of the 4th Carl Milam drew a one-out walk. Homer Krajewski singled to right field moving MIlam to second. Following a groundout by Charlie Barry Scholer singles to left field scoring the Milam and moving Krajewski to third and Scholer to second. RF Jake Duke would follow up with a single to left scoring both Krajewski and Scholer. That would be all the runs that the Minutemen would score in this game but it would be enough. 3-1 Win. (21-22)

Boston was looking to get back to .500 in the second game of the series against the Eagles at Cunningham field. Boston starting pitcher Jack Holland received the ball in this one and he did not disappoint. Holland went all nine innings giving up one earned on six hits while earning his fourth win of the season. However, as good as Holland was it was the offense that really carried the day for the Minutemen. Paul Mcclain hit his 12th double, Homer Krajewski hit his third triple and Charlie Barry hit two home runs. For Barry, it would be his sixth and seventh homer of the year. Last season, Barry only had eight home runs total. 7 - 1 Win. (22 - 22)

Boston was looking for the home sweep and an opportunity to get above .500 in the final game of the series against the Eagles. Boston would send Phil Sunshine to the mound to face Cap Mcdonald's in what proved to be a pretty dramatic game. The Eagles drew first blood with three first-inning singles that put them ahead 1-0. Boston would even it up in the bottom of 3rd, and then take the lead in the bottom of the 4th and add another run in the bottom of the 5th. Phil Sunshine couldn't hold the lead though, as he allowed the Eagles to tie the game in the 6th and go ahead in the 7th. As good as the Minutemen offense was they could not mount a comeback and lost by one. 5-4 Loss. (22-23)

GM's Desk: May 28, 1928
It was a 3-3 week for us which could have been much worse based on how it started by dropping those first two in Philadelphia. We have five more games left in this homestand and it would be nice to get over .500 because we're essentially spending the whole month of June on the road. Our starting pitching actually kind of righted itself this week and it will be interesting to see who has to go to the bullpen or AAA as Bill Jenkins is scheduled to come back in a week. Charlie Barry has been quite a revelation this season with his unexpected powerstroke. Of course, Barry has seven home runs and the rest of the team has six. We have a couple of guys in the minor leagues have hit five this season but that isn't anything to brag about. As the game has changed, we need to find hitters that fit into this new environment.