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The Expos already won when we played the Phillies, so we couldn't clinch the wild card spot. We traded for Kenneth Pellien a few months ago and he's gone 8-6 with a 3.63 ERA and an ERA+ of 123 and he faced Andy Benes. Baerga knocked in a run in the 1st with a single and Incaviglia doubled in 2 runs in the 3rd and we held a 3-0 lead into the 7th. Pellien was sailing along, but after a 2-run pinch hit single by Pete O'Brien, we brought in Zaltsman/Wyatt/Cain to shut them down the rest of the way and we won 3-2 to keep our 2 game lead with 2 to play.
No drama in game 161 as we knocked former Marlin Will Cunane out with a 5-spot in the 2nd and we cruised to a 6-1 win to clinch the wild card. Chris Hammond has had a rough season, but he pitched a great game and behind 2 RBI's each for Brown and Baerga, we will play the Braves in the playoffs.
We played the bench in game 162 and lost a meaningless game 10-3 but we made the playoffs, and I am very happy about that. I think I am leaning towards retiring after this season and I would love to go out on top.
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