Austin Grackles (79-77, .506, 3rd NL West) @ Los Angeles Leopards (104-52, .667, 1st NL West)
With a 5-game lead for the last wild card slot, and with 6 games left, a series win, in our park, would go a long way towards securing Austin’s immediate future. Of course, we’re 11-4 against them so far this season…
so, it’ll be a tall order for them to make that happen.
Here are the projected pitching matchups, our pitchers listed first:
RHP H. Vaughn (11-6, 3.58 ERA) vs RHP A. Bundy (10-5, 3.60 ERA)
LHP O. Arce (15-4, 2.56 ERA) vs RHP A. Jensen (10-11, 4.09 ERA)
RHP C. Arnett (10-12, 3.82 ERA) vs RHP J. Matthiessen (12-8, 3.38 ERA)
#157: Loss, 5-7… So far, so good for Austin as they find a way to take control of their own destiny and deal us a loss in our park…
Hunter Vaughn was lifted during the 6th after giving up two homeruns and allowing four runners to plate while Austin’s
Heathcote Kinton put it down something fierce during a 2-for-5, 3 RBI day at the plate to lead his team to the promised land. With the win, the playoff entrants in the National League have been set… still waiting to see who will come out on top of the NL East though as Philadelphia currently enjoys a tenuous 2-game lead over the Montreal Alouettes.
#158: Loss, 5-8… Austin, seemingly on that good stuff now, stuck it to us once more, this time on the back of
Pancho Sanchez’s GRAND SLAM off
Russell Harper during the top of the 7th. Our starter,
Orlando, was beat up a little bit in this one, allowing 3 runners to plate over 5-innings of work, and
Sherwin Lane saw today’s loss added to his permanent record after he allowed 3 more runs during the 6th. Just three extra base hits for your Leopards and 5 runners left stranded.
With the end of the season so near, I’ll hold back on sharing a standings & stats update…
#159: Win, 4-2… We’d stave off complete embarrassment, get a much-needed win, and stay injury free in the process. Look, at this point, with everything essentially wrapped up as far as the regular season goes as long as we stay healthy, wins are just a bonus.
Oh, and
Otto won Player of the Week again… old man still got it. He put up a .476 batting average, 10 hits in 21 at-bats, 4 home runs and 10 RBIs.
Isaac also scored 8 runs. Isaac is presently hitting at a .289 pace with 40 home runs and 113 RBIs. He has played in 156 games and scored 115 times.
Record: 105-54, .660, 1st NL West
Up Next: We’ll travel to Mexico City for our final series of the regular season.