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Los Angeles Leopards (107-49, .685, 1st NL West) @ Phoenix Coyotes (72-84, .462, 6th NL West)
Here we’ll go through the motions against a once proud franchise currently languishing at the bottom of the barrel, tossing and turning in a puddle of their own sick, with a no memory of the trouble they got themselves into the night before. Their staff is in shambles, ranked at the bottom of the National League, their offense pedestrian by even the loosest of standards… our mission, really, is to come through these next three unscathed, to get in some good reps without injury, to give these kids a noogie and a swirlie or two. It’s our world folks, the Coyotes are just living in it.

157 of 162: Larimel Alvarez (12-9, 3.18) @ Jamey Montgomery (3-5, 6.28)
Win, 3-1 (11). Mack Ramirez’s homerun during the bottom of the 7th knotted things up for the home team, but, in the end, your Leopards were able to add another win the ongoing tally as Dalton Burch hammered a 2-run TANK into the cheap seats during the top of the 11th to all but put this one to bed. Don Haag earned the late win, his 6th of those this season, Burch stole his 22nd bag, Humberto hit a SAC BUNT, and Otto Isaac, who isn’t playing much since his return as we continue to baby the fella, drew a walk in his only at bat.

158 of 162: Marco Ortega (17-7, 3.40) @ Wyatt Ricker (5-5, 3.18)
Win, 3-1. Oh Hong finished 2-for-4 with a double, 2 RBI, and a run, Chance drove one in on a double, Ortega picked up his 18th win after putting in 7-innings of hard-scrabble, 7-hit, 1-earned work, and Don Haag secured his 53rd save of the season to pull even with Montreal’s Max Egner. Our staff also managed to fan Harlem Peterson, the Coyotes’ 3rd hitter in the lineup, three times to make sure he has something to remember us by as he slowly closes out another wasted campaign in his less-than-illustrious big-league career.

159 of 162: Leonardo Duarte (14-4, 2.34) @ Rufo Luna (13-7, 3.74)
Win, 7-2. We’d earn a sweep in our final road set of the regular season, turning away a much-reviled divisional foe in the process, and, ultimately, improve the already stellar vibes that have surrounded our club for most of the 2082 campaign. Four doubles as a club, a homer courtesy of Lee Rolon, D-Rod swiped his 28th bag, Leonardo Duarte managed to earn his 15th win of the year, and Ewing Rivera picks up his first save of the season after putting in some work over the final 3.1-innings of the game. With the win, we’ll finish 13-5 H2H against Phoenix for the year...

Elsewhere: The Portland Pioneers laid claim to the AL West Division crown, despite losing their last three games in a row, with an 82-77 record so far.

Record: 110-49, .691, 1st NL West
Up Next: We’ll take our ridiculous record home where the San Diego Skipjacks await our arrival, no doubt looking to maim a few of us as we play out the last three regular season games prior to a date with destiny in the 2082 playoffs.