Los Angeles Leopards (29-17, .630, 1st NL West) @ Philadelphia Founders (27-19, .587, 1st NL East)
Palmer Parker (.354/.457/.601, 7 HR, 197 wRC+, 2.7 WAR) and the
Philadelphia Founders are off to a rip-roaring start to the 2079 campaign, and, like us, it already looks like the sky is the limit for them… good everywhere important, serviceable in the ancillary categories, these Founders, after barely making the playoffs and getting bounced out during the Circle Series last season, are looking to recapture their 2076 form that saw them rule the NL East. Another tough battle in a tough city for us here… not the most ideal way to begin a 10-game road trip…
47 of 162: Keith Baeza (2-2, 2.95) @ Steve Allen (4-2, 2.90)
Win, 7-2. A 3-for-6 day from
Isaac and a 3-for-4 day from
DOM would all but put this one out of reach for the home team… three doubles, two homers, and three swiped bags would spell Philadelphia’s doom while our staff, led by a serviceable, 5-inning, 3-hit, 2 earned night from
Baeza held the Founders in check, scoreless and only able to secure a single hit after we pulled
Keith at the start of the 6th. Our entire lineup was able to secure at least 1-hit per man for a good, thorough domination to kick off the series in the, almost, criminally inhospitable City of Brotherly Love…
we’ll take it.
Elsewhere: Donny Jeter, still holding on for dear life as the first baseman for Denver’s Triple-A outfit in Thornton, CO, went buck with a 3-for-3 day at the plate that included a
MOONSHOT, 4 total RBI, 2 runs, and walk as his Talons easily defeated the Shreveport Cranes by a score of 10-4. At 40-years young,
Donny is hitting .333/.358/.587 through 15-games played…
Also… the NCAA Championship is all set as Wyoming defeated the Iowa Hawkeyes by a score of 5-3 to advance while Texas A&M did the same, crushing the dreams of the Georgia Bulldogs and their fans by a score of 6-5.
48 of 162: Dwight Beasley (5-2, 3.31) @ Jonny Garcia (6-3, 2.84)
Loss, 3-8. So-so Catcher,
Gavin Dawson, went 2-for-4 with TWO TANKS and 4 total RBI to lead the charge for his Founders as the home team found a way to bite back after we’d done them dirty like
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi treading all over that snake they use for their secondary logo during our last time out… here, as is sometimes his wont,
Beasley looked awful – 4.2 inning, 9 hits, 2 of which were
Gavin’s JACKS, and 5 earned with 2 more coming courtesy of
Armendariz and another being charged to
Kid Kudo’s account. Everything we did well yesterday, was done poorly today as we were beat pillar to post by a motivated club bent on satiating the troglodyte’s that make up their fanbase… this is good, now we don’t have to worry about our hotel being burnt down.
49 of 162: Masaya Nakagawa (2-0, 1.67) @ Linden Brittingham (5-3, 3.88)
Loss, 1-6. Here, on our way out of town, Philly would give us a sturdy kick to the rump as we could only muster a single run, on a
Ian Hanan single, and would be forced to sit idly by once again while our highly regarded staff was brutalized for the 2nd game in a row…
Nakagawa gave up 4 bad ones, 2 on a DINGER, in 5-innings of work, and
Weiser was charitable once again as he allowed two runner to plate in as many innings of work.
Otto went 1-for-4 with 3 K’s, we hit into double plays three times, and left just enough runners on to make the difference had we been able to bring them in… quiet series for
Palmer, who went 1-for-4 today and
2-for-10 overall, but… no bother, they’d not need his expertise to handle our staff with relative ease in their park.
Elswhere: The Wyoming Cowboys are your NCAA Champion after dispatching Texas A&M by a score of 5-4 in the thrilling finale!
Record: 30-19, .612, 1st NL West
Up Next: Off to Pittsburgh for a 4-game series…