The Scouting Report:
Note that the Spinners have the best catching tandem in the game.
Game 1:
The Brewers and Spinners both get great pitching performances from their starters in the opening game of the series, with
Bryant Cox working 7 1/3rd innings for the visiting Brewers, allowing just 1 run on 5 hits. For L.A. veteran Kerry Krieg went the distance and he got the win when the Spinners scored the walk-off winning run in the bottom of the 9th thanks to a
Jake DiCesare 2-out error.
Javy Bermudez took the loss though the lone run he allowed was, of course, unearned.
Bobby Erbakan, not having a great season at the plate, did go 4 for 4 and hit his 8th double in this one.
Game 2:
Another brilliant outing from reigning MGL Pitcher of the Year
Sadahige Kawasaki got the Brewers back on a winning footing in game 2.
Sadahige allowed just 5 hits and no walks while striking out 2 in the shutout over the Spinners.
Jose Figueroa, starting to force his way into the lineup more frequently, went 3 for 5 with a run scored an another driven in while also picking up his first stolen base of the season.
Rich White, always a great first half of the season hitter, went 3 for 4 and hit his 5th double.
Val Guzman and
Brett Taranto each hit their 11th double in the win.
Game 3:
And the Brewers get the road series win against a tough opponent behind
Jim Atwell's strong performance in the rubber match.
Atwell worked 8 innings, giving up 2 runs on 8 hits for his 8th win of the season.
Tim Shore worked the 9th for his 13th save.
Antonio Acuna was 3 for 5 with 2 runs scored and swiped his 7th base in the win.
Val Guzman didn't get a hit but walked twice and stole 2 bases to raise his team high total to 13.
Notes from around the league:
In the first game of the series between Denver and Los Angeles, the Brewers held veteran great third baseman, and sure future Hall of Famer, Jesus Hernandez hitless to break his 24-game hitting streak, the longest such streak in the WPK thus far this season. Although Hernandez power numbers are down a bit in 1979, he remains a force in the game and continues to add to his HOF credentials.
His team, having dropped the series to Denver, falls back to 3rd place in the MGL, 5 games behind the Brewers and just 1 game behind the second place Detroit Falcons (36-21). Brooklyn remains in 4th place, with a record of 30-26, 9 1/2 games off the pace.
In the SJL, San Antonio (41-16) maintains a 4 game lead over Columbus (36-19) and are 9 1/2 games ahead of Boston (31-25.)