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It was a huge breakthrough home series with Paris Swingers sweeping the series at home and putting up a lot of offense to expand the lead in the NL World Division

Game #142 - Paris Swingers 29 San Bernardino Butchers 0

WP - Bill Gogolewski (11-7)
LP - Al Mays (1-2)

Star of Game - Steve Evans (4-5, 3 RBI's)

Homers
Paris - Bobby Kielty (11)

Recap - Paris ran up the score on San Bernardino and kept them off the board. Paris put up 10 runs in the 3rd inning and it was merciless thereafter. Gogolewski pitched 6 1/3 innings and fanned 6 without giving up a run. Paris got to Mays for 8 runs in 2 1/3 innings and took apart every pitcher that stood on the hill. Bobby Kielty drove in 6 runs while Cal McVey and Paulo Orlando drove in 5 each. Harlond Clift was the recipient of 6 walks in the game. Mel Almada had 2 of the 6 hits for San Bernardino


Game #143 - Paris Swingers 8 San Bernardino Butchers 2

WP - Garrett Mock (1-2)
LP - Lou Fiene (5-4)
Save - Ben DeMott (29)

Star of Game - Sean Lewis (5 for 5, 2 RBI's)

Homers - None

Recap - Lewis has a star type game and is hitting .284 since coming to Paris. Lee Richmond pitched 4 innings but tired as he fanned 8 and walked 5. Bob Lee pitched 2 scoreless innings to keep Paris in this game as San Bernardino had a 2-0 lead into the 6th inning. Phil Hughes shut Paris down for 5 innings allowing 6 hits and fanning 7 batters. Paris got to spitball specialist Gaylord Perry for 3 runs out of the pen. Bobby Kielty, Jack Dawson and Lewis each had 2 RBI's for Paris. Bill Hague and sarcastic Chandler Bing had 2 hit games each for the Butchers as they only had 5 hits.


Game #144 - Paris Swingers 18 San Bernardino Butchers 6

WP - Fautino de los Santos (2-3)
LP - Brett Anderson (9-7)

Star of Game - Gail Hopkins (4-5, homer 4 RBI's)

Homers
San Bernardino - Aramis Ramirez (61), Dave Henderson (53), Matt LeCroy (11)

Paris - Steve Evans (28), Tony Piet (12), Gail Hopkins (26)

Recap - San Bernardino jumped to 4-0 lead on Sean Douglass but Paris had a 12-4 lead by the time the 6th inning was over. Douglass struggled with 4 runs allowed in 4 innings. Paris got to Anderson and knocked him out after 3 innings. Evans drove in 5 runs and Hopkins crossed the plate 4 times in the win. Henderson hit a 3 run blast for San Bernardino


Standing - Paris Swingers are 74-70 and in first place in the NL World division leading the 2nd place Baghdad Sultans by 7 games.

Looking Ahead - Paris has a tough series on the road to play the Las Vegas Snake Eyes. Las Vegas is 103-41 atop the NL West leading the 2nd place Colorado Rockies by 4 games. Then Redding Missions come to town. Baghdad will be hosting the Morgantown Cottonmouths.


Transactions - Pablo Lopez was put on the DL in favor of the lowly Joel Collins. Bob Lee was activated and Ron Meredith was sent to the minors. Dave Owen was put on waivers and claimed by the St Thomas Snappers.