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The Paris Swingers continue to win their series taking 2 out of 3 games against the Nashua Fire Dogs at home and now head home for a more challenging series against the Colorado Rockies.

Game #40 - Paris Swingers 12 Nashua Fire Dogs 8 (12 innings)

WP - Adam Pettyjohn (3-0)
LP - Hector Carrasco (0-2)

Star of Game - Ryan Goins (2-4, 2 HR 5 RBI's)

Homers
Nashua - Ryan Goins (2,3), Tip O'Neill (4)

Recap - Paris broke the 7-7 tie in the 12th inning with 5 runs which was catalyzed by Doc Lavan's RBI single. Carrasco gave up 5 runs in the 12th for Nashua as Pettyjohn is 3-0 with a 8.49 ERA. Sean Douglass started and went 5 innings and gave up 3 runs. David Hernandez started for Nashua and got lit up for 5 runs in 3 innings. Steve Evans drove in 3 runs while Amos Booth had 3 hits in the win. Germany Schaefer added 3 hits for Nashua.


Game #41 - Nashua Fire Dogs 5 Paris Swingers 0

WP - Bob Grim (7-1)
LP - Joel Collins (2-4)

Star of Game - Bob Grim (8.1 IP, 4 hits, 0 ER 7 K's)

Homers
Nashua - Tip O'Neill (5), Tom Egan (3)

Recap - Grim was tough all game and was 6-17 last year so he is developing fast as the Nashua ace. Collins was horrible and gave up the 5 runs in 3 2/3 innings, solid shutout work from Don Ferrarese, Fautino de los Santos and Rudy Hernandez the rest of the way. O'Neill had the 3 run blast and Alexi Casilla had 3 hits for Nashua in the game. Paris only could get 4 hits all game


Game #42 - Paris Swingers 15 Nashua Fire Dogs 3

WP - Bill Gogolewski (5-2)
LP - Isaiah Thomas (2-4)

Star of Game - Jack Dawson (3-5, HR 6 RBI's)

Homers
Paris - Cal McVey (11), Jack Dawson (6), Bobby Kielty (1)
Nashua - Mike Lowell (6), Tom Haller (11)

Recap - This wasn't close although a bench clearing brawl broke out as Pistons hall of famer Thomas threw at Steve Evans and Evans charged the mound, now Evans is suspended 4 games while they gave Thomas 6 games. Thomas threw at Evans after Cal McVey homered. Gogolewski pitched 5 innings and gave up 3 runs. John Stuper was solid with 2 scoreless relief innings. Thomas and the whole Nashua staff got battered by the Paris bats. Dawson drove in 6 runs while rookie Byron Buxton drove in 3. McVey and Tony Piet each had 3 hits for the winning Paris squad. Shane Victorino and Alexi Casilla each had 2 hits for Nashua.


Standing - Paris Swingers are 28-14 in first place in the NL World Division leading the 2nd place Baghdad Sultans 7 seven games.

Looking Ahead - The Colorado Rockies come to Paris to play a series with a 27-15 record which places them in 2nd place in the NL West tied with the Arizona Diamondbacks trailing the first place Las Vegas Snake Eyes by 5 games. Then Paris travels to Nebraska to play the Lincoln Music.


Transactions - The Swingers shuttled Adam Pettyjohn and John Stuper back and for and once again Pettyjohn is here and Stuper is on the farm.