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Old 09-15-2023, 01:13 PM   #11
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2085 Season (April 20th – 22nd)

Detroit Motors (5-16, .238, 6th AL East) @ Portland Pioneers (12-9, .571, 3rd AL West)
Detroit is in a bad, bad way – winners in just 5 of their 21 contests so far, 8 games off the pace being set in their division by Charlotte and Buffalo, and losers of three straight in Salt Lake City their last time out. They’re led offensively by 33yo LF Palmer Parker who, despite his age, still has a bit left in the tank, and their staff is headed up by SP Trevor Dotson whose best season came way back in 2082 when he put up 4.0 pWAR. Both guys are formidable, better-than-solid pros, and in the case of Palmer, a low-key legend with two Boyce Rigg’s to his name. The problem then is what’s around them, on the periphery, filling in the gaps, and solidifying their foundation. That’s where Detroit is found wonting, they’re all surface with no cream filling.

Here are the projected pitching matchups, our pitchers listed first:
RHP D. Hornbrook (1-2, 1.93 ERA) vs RHP L. Morelli (0-2, 2.62 ERA)
RHP H. Wilson (1-2, 5.21 ERA) vs RHP M. Ferguson (1-0, 3.65 ERA)
RHP K. Voll (2-0, 0.74 ERA) vs RHP D. Wirgau (0-2, 6.60 ERA)

#22: Win, 8-5… my signing of Frodo will go down as one of my better moves it seems – 2-for-4 with 2 RBI tonight – 3B Shane Fukumoto finished 2-for-5 with a 2-run TANK in his debut, and LF Adam Collins finished 2-for-2 with 2 runs, 2 RBI, and a walk. Two swiped bags (Austin, Alford), 2 double plays, an OF Assist, and a winning, 5-inning, 6-hit, 3 earned effort from Hornbrook who improves to 2-2 on the year.

#23: Win, 5-4… it’d take some late game heroics from Leo Bullock to get this one sorted… your boy delivered a walk off, run-scoring double during the bottom of the 9th to send the hometown faithful into a tizzy and run our winning streak up to 3 games. Fukumoto finished 2-for-4 with a run, CF Micky Austin hit a 3-run TANK and burgled a bag, and our bullpen pitched flawlessly after our starter, Hank Wilson, gave up four runs during his 5-innings on the bump.

#24: Win, 8-0SP Kade Voll gave us 5 flawless innings, allowing 6 hits while fanning 4, and RP Morton Shepard went hitless for us the rest of the way, preserving the clean sheet and the sweep. Two runs scored for Fukumoto – he’s fitting right in at the top of our order – a 3-for-5, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R day from CF Micky Austin, and a 2-run homer for SS Jess Alford would round things out for us offensively as we get the sweep in front of our fans while running the streak, such that it is, up to 4 games. Oh, and Frodo went 4-for-4.

So, this sojourn in Portland is going swimmingly so far… something’s got to give. And soon.

Record: 15-9, .625, 2nd AL West
Up Next: Three more in front of the hometown faithful as the Miami Gators are headed our way for a 3-game interleague set.
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