Beer League

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20 Aug 2030:

Gold beer award: Gil Gonzalez of Russian River Blind Pig - Gonzalez went 4-for-5 with a home run, 3 RBIs and 2 runs scored in a 7-4 win over Odious Cellars Rubied Perspective

Silver beer award: Bob Damron of Scorched Earth Giant Killer - Damron went 8 innings, giving up 3 hits and 1 run with 1 walk and 4 strikeouts in a 4-1 win over Ballast Point Commodores

Bronze beer award: Brandon Brown of Waikiki Jalapeno Mouth - Brown went 2-for-5 with a home run, 5 RBIs and 2 runs scored in a 9-5 win over Twisted X Chupahopra

other scores from around the league:

-Mispillion River Space Otters defeat Big Sky Trout Slayer 3-2

-Sierra Nevada Narwhals defeat Goose Island Goslings 6-4

-Foulmouthed Malcontent defeat Great Raft Reasonably Corrupt 5-3

-Meadowlark Mob Barley defeat Firefly Hollow Dire Chinchilla 4-3

-Charleville Half Wits defeat Boulder Killer Penguin 6-0

-Toboggan Lunatic Fridge defeat Crooked Crab Furious George 4-1

-Chafunkta Kingfish defeat Three Floyds Apocalypse Cow 3-2

-Palmetto Ghost Rider defeat Prairie Sun Mad Hopper 8-6 in 11 innings

-Smog City Sabre Toothed Squirrels defeat Thimble Island Kraken 4-1

-Red Rock Elephino defeat Stony Creek Crankenstein 5-3

-Funky Buddha Huki Idol defeat Four Hands Typhon 6-3 in 11 innings

-Kona Pipeline defeat Tattered Flag Man of War 11-7

-Terrapin Hopsecutioner defeat Jester King Das Wunderkind 8-5 in 10 innings

-Sleeping Giant Beaver Duck defeat Rabid Dwarves of Doom 5-4

-Texas Leaguer Chin Music defeat Tree House Tornado 3-2 in 12 innings

-Weyerbacher Blithering Idiot defeat Laughing Sun Red Dwarf 10-1

-Daft Badger Hoppypotamus defeat Horsefly Jazzy Razzy 3-1

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21 Aug 2030:

Gold beer award: Jeremy Charron of Rabid Dwarves of Doom - Charron went 2-for-3 with a home run, 4 RBIs and 3 runs scored in a 7-6 win over Sleeping Giant Beaver Duck

Silver beer award: Sam Whaley of Great Raft Reasonably Corrupt - Whaley went 2-foe-3 with a double, a home run, 3 RBIs and 2 runs scored in a 9-2 win over Foulmouthed Malcontent

Bronze beer award: Larry Ritenour of Thimble Island Kraken - Ritenour went 7.1 innings, giving up 2 hits and no runs with 1 walk and 2 strikeouts in a 6-1 win over Smog City Sabre Toothed Squirrels

other scores from around the league:

-Twisted X Chupahopra defeat Waikiki Jalapeno Mouth 4-3

-Horsefly Jazzy Razzy defeat Daft Badger Hoppypotamus 4-0

- Russian River Blind Pig defeat Odious Cellars Rubied Perspective 9-2

-Thimble Island Kraken defeat Smog City Sabre Toothed Squirrels 6-1

-Red Rock Elephino defeat Stony Creek Crankenstein 2-1

-Kona Pipeline defeat Tattered Flag Man of War 2-1

-Jester King Das Wunderkind defeat Terrapin Hopsecutioner 2-0

-Three Floyds Apocalypse Cow defeat Chafunkta Kingfish 8-7

-Prairie Sun Mad Hopper defeat Palmetto Ghost Rider 6-3

-Toboggan Lunatic Fridge defeat Crooked Crab Furious George 7-2

-Four Hands Typhon defeat Funky Buddha Huki Idol 3-2 in 10 innings

-Charleville Half Wits defeat Boulder Killer Penguin 2-0

-Firefly Hollow Dire Chinchilla defeat Meadowlark Mob Barley 3-0

-Ballast Point Commodores defeat Scorched Earth Giant Killer 2-1

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22 Aug 2030:

Gold beer award: Alex Gallardo of Odious Cellars Rubied Perspective - Gallardo went 4-for-4 with a double, a home run, 3 RBIs and a run scored in an 8-0 win over Red Rock Elephino

Silver beer award: Abel Lambert of Odious Cellars Rubied Perspective - Lambert went 4-for-5 with 3 doubles, a triple, 2 RBIs and 3 runs scored in an 8-0 win over Red Rock

Bronze beer award: Dan West of Charleville Half Wits - West went 7 innings, giving up 2 hits and 1 run with 2 walks and 6 strikeouts in a 2-1 win over Foulmouthed Malcontent

other scores from around the league:

-Sierra Nevada Narwhals defeat Daft Badger Hoppypotamus 8-4 in 17 innings

-Meadowlark Mob Barley defeat Waikiki Jalapeno Mouth 4-3 in 10 innings

-Ballast Point Commodores defeat Horsefly Jazzy Razzy 2-1

-Firefly Hollow Dire Chinchilla defeat Boulder Killer Penguin 6-2

-Smog City Sabre Toothed Squirrels defeat Stony Creek Crankenstein 4-3

-Sleeping Giant Beaver Duck defeat Crooked Crab Furious George 4-3 in 11 innings

-Texas Leaguer Chin Music defeat Big Sky Trout Slayer 6-4 in 11 innings

-Weyerbacher Blithering Idiot defeat Great Raft Reasonably Corrupt 3-1

-Goose Island Goslings defeat Twisted X Chupahopra 12-0

-Laughing Sun Red Dwarf defeat Tree House Tornado 3-0

-Scorched Earth Giant Killer defeat Mispillion River Space Otters 4-3 in 12 innings

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23 Aug 2030:

Gold beer award: Troy Fife of Ballast Point Commodores - Fife went 4-for-4 with a double, one RBI, and 3 runs scored in a 9-1 win over Horsefly Jazzy Razzy

Silver beer award: Sigismund Lund of Twisted X Chupahopra - Lund went 8.1 innings, giving up 3 hits and no runs with 2 walks and 3 strikeouts in a 6-0 win over Goose Island Goslings

Bronze beer award: Bryan Branton of Charleville Half Wits - Branton went 3-for-5 with a double, a home run, 3 RBIs and 2 runs scored in a 6-3 win over Foulmouthed Malcontent

other scores from around the league:

-Tree House Tornado defeat Laughing Sun Red Dwarf 4-2

-Weyerbacher Bliterhing Idiot defeat Great Raft Reasonably Corrupt 11-1

-Boulder Killer Penguin defeat Firefly Hollow Dire Chinchilla 6-5

-Meadowlark Mob Barley defeat Waikiki Jalapeno Mouth 2-1 in 10 innings

-Terrapin Hopsecutioner defeat Prairie Sun Mad Hopper 3-2 in 12 innings

-Sleeping Giant Beaver Duck defeat Crooked Crab Furious George 3-2

-Three Floyds Apocalypse Cow defeat Jester King Das Wunderkind 3-1

-Red Rock Elephino defeat Odious Cellars Rubied Perspective 8-0

-Stony Creek Crankenstein defeat Smog City Sabre Toothed Squirrels 6-5

-Kona Pipeline defeat Palmetto Ghost Rider 5-1

Russian River Blind Pig defeat Tattered Flag Man of War 6-5

-Chafunkta Kingfish defeat Funky Buddha Huki Idol 1-0 (Funky Buddha starter Pat Torres gives up a solo homer to the second batter he faced. That was the ONLY hit for Chafunkta in the entire game.)

-Rabid Dwarves of Doom defeat Four Hands Typhon 4-2

-Thimble Island Kraken defeat Toboggan Lunatic Fridge 3-1

-Scorched Earth Giant Killer defeat Mispillion River Space Otters 4-3

-Texas Leaguer Chin Music defeat Big Sky Trout Slayer 6-0

-Daft Badger Hoppypotamus defeat Sierra Nevada Narwhals 4-2

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24 Aug 2030:

Gold beer award: Roland Robinson of Four Hands Typhon - Robinson hit for the cycle going 4-for-4 with a double, a triple, a home run, 5 RBIs and 2 runs scored in an 11-2 win over Rabid Dwarves of Doom

Silver beer award: Eddie Diaz of Funky Buddha Huki Idol - Diaz went 2-for-4 with 2 home runs, 3 RBIs and 3 runs scored in an 11-6 win over Chafunkta Kingfish

Bronze beer award: Jackson Wagner of Texas Leaguer Chin Music - Wagner went 7 innings, giving up 1 hit and no runs with 2 walks and 5 strikeouts in a 2-0 win over Big Sky Trout Slayer

other scores from around the league:

-Daft Badger Hoppypotamus defeat Sierra Nevada Narwhals 2-1

-Horsefly Jazzy Razzy defeat Ballast Point Commodores 5-4

-Meadowlark Mob Barley defeat Waikiki Jalapeno Mouth 4-2

-Boulder Killer Penguin defeat Firefly Hollow Dire Chinchilla 4-3

-Foulmouthed Malcontent defeat Charleville Half Wits 3-0

-Prairie Sun Mad Hopper defeat Terrapin Hopsecutioner 7-4

-Russian River Blind Pig defeat Tattered Flag Man of War 4-1

-Toboggan Lunatic Fridge defeat Thimble Island Kraken 4-3

-Stony Creek Crankenstein defeat Smog City Sabre Toothed Squirrels 3-2

-Kona Pipeline defeat Palmetto Ghost Rider 4-2

-Odious Cellars Rubied Perspective defeat Red Rock Elephino 7-6

-Three Floyds Apocalypse Cow defeat Jester King Das Wunderkind 6-2

-Laughing Sun Red Dwarf defeat Tree House Tornado 5-3

-Goose Island Goslings defeat Twisted X Chupahopra 3-2

-Great Raft Reasonably Corrupt defeat Weyerbacher Blithering Idiot 3-2

-Mispillion River Space Otters defeat Scorched Earth Giant Killer 3-2

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Saturday night's all right for fighting

Joe Anderson of Ballast Point and Manny Gutierrez of Horsefly instigated a bench clearing brawl in last night's game between the Commodores and Jazzy Razzy; earning a 4 game suspension for Anderson and an 8 game suspension for Gutierrez.

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25 Aug 2030:

Gold beer award: Richard Chaffinch of Meadowlark Mob Barley - Chaffinch went 7.1 innings, giving up 1 hit and 1 run with no walks and 4 strikeouts in a 5-3 win over Big Sky Trout Slayer

Silver beer award: Ryan Korczak of Weyerbacher Blithering Idiot - Korczak went 6.1 innings, giving up 3 hits and 1 run with 1 walk and 7 strikeouts in a 4-1 win over Goose Island Goslings

Bronze beer award: Tim Hamilton of Smog City Sabre Toothed Squirrels - Hamilton went 3-for-4 with a double, a home run, one RBI and 3 runs scored in a 7-1 win over Red Rock Elephino

other scores from around the league:

-Palmetto Ghost Rider defeat Four Hands Typhon 3-2

-Chafunkta Kingfish defeat Tattered Flag Man of War 5-2

-Kona Pipeline defeat Thimble Island Kraken 4-2

-Prairie Sun Mad Hopper defeat Stony Creek Crankenstein 4-1

-Crooked Crab Furious George defeat Funky Buddha Huki Idol 9-2

-Toboggan Lunatic Fridge defeat Russian River Blind Pig 8-7

-Jester King Das Wunderkind defeat Odious Cellars Rubied Perspective 7-2

-Sleeping Giant Beaver Duck defeat Terrapin Hopsecutioner 8-5

-Three Floyds Apocalypse Cow defeat Rabid Dwarves of Doom 4-3

-Daft Badger Hoppypotamus defeat Waikiki Jalapeno Mouth 8-3

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News from around the league:

-Jaden Blanks (RF) of Goose Island Goslings will miss the rest of the season due to a broken kneecap

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Red Rock first baseman Nick Garberich has announced he will retire at the end of this season. Garberich was an inaugural member of the Beer League when it began in 2020, playing for Three Floyds, Big Sky, Foulmouthed, and Red Rock during his 11 year career.

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26 Aug 2030:

Gold beer award: David Beyer of Horsefly Jazzy Razzy - Beyer went 2-for-2 with a double, a home run, 2 RBIs and 4 runs scored in a 10-2 win over Sierra Nevada Narwhals

Silver beer award: Elia Bacca of Texas Leaguer Chin Music - Bacca went 7 innings, giving up 1 hit and no runs with 2 walks and 5 strikeouts in a 3-2 loss to Great Raft Reasonably Corrupt

Bronze beer award: Steve Pierson of Foulmouthed Malcontent - Pierson went 3-for-5 with 2 home runs, 3 RBIs and 2 runs scored in a 6-5 win over Laughing Sun Red Dwarf

other scores from around the league:

-Great Raft Reasonably Corrupt defeat Texas Leaguer Chin Music 3-2

-Twisted X Chupahopra defeat Scorched Earth Giant Killer 4-3

-Charleville Half Wits defeat Mispillion River Space Otters 5-3

-Firefly Hollow Dire Chinchilla defeat Ballast Point Commodores 2-1 in 10 innings

-Prairie Sun Mad Hopper defeat Stony Creek Crankenstein 2-1

-Sleeping Giant Beaver Duck defeat Terrapin Hopsecutioner 3-0

-Chafunkta Kingfish defeat Tattered Flag Man of War 5-4

-Smog City Sabre Toothed Squirrels defeat Red Rock Elephino 3-2

-Kona Pipeline defeat Thimble Island Kraken 6-4

-Funky Buddha Huki Idol defeat Crooked Crab Furious George 4-1

-Toboggan Lunatic Fridge defeat Russian River Blind Pig 5-4

-Jester King Das Wunderkind defeat Odious Cellars Rubied Perspective 3-1

-Rabid Dwarves of Doom defeat Three Floyds Apocalypse Cow 4-0

-Four Hands Typhon defeat Palmetto Ghost Rider 3-2

-Big Sky Trout Slayer defeat Meadowlark Mob Barley 2-0

-Daft Badger Hoppypotamus defeat Waikiki Jalapeno Mouth 9-3

-Foulmouthed Malcontent defeat Laughing Sun Red Dwarf 6-5

-Goose Island Goslings defeat Weyerbacher Blithering Idiot 4-3 in 10 innings

-Tree House Tornado defeat Boulder Killer Penguin 5-1

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27 Aug 2030:

Gold beer award: Will Helton of Foulmouthed Malcontent - Helton went 4-for-5 with a double, a home run, 3 RBIs and 2 runs scored in a 10-3 win over Laughing Sun Red Dwarf

Silver beer award: Billy Bedore of Meadowlark Mob Barley - Bedore went 7.1 innings, giving up no hits and no runs with 4 walks and 5 strikeouts in a 1-0 win over Big Sky Trout Slayer

Bronze beer award: David Reese of Sierra Nevada Narwhals - Reese went 3-for-3 with a home run, 3 RBIs and a run scored in a 7-3 win over Horsefly Jazzy Razzy

other scores from around the league:

-Scorched Earth Giant Killer defeat Twisted X Chupahopra 4-1

-Daft Badger Hoppypotamus defeat Waikiki Jalapeno Mouth 9-6

-Firefly Hollow Dire Chinchilla defeat Ballast Point Commodore 3-2

-Four Hands Typhon defeat Palmetto Ghost Rider 5-3

-Rabid Dwarves of Doom defeat Three Floyds Apocalypse Cow 4-3

-Jester King Das Wunderkind defeat Odious Cellars Rubied Perspective 9-1

-Toboggan Lunatic Fridge defeat Russian River Blind Pig 7-6

-Crooked Crab Furious George defeat Funky Buddha Huki Idol 5-1

-Kona Pipeline defeat Thimble Island Kraken 5-3

-Red Rock Elephino defeat Smog City Sabre Toothed Squirrels 4-2 in 12 innings

-Tattered Flag Man of War defeat Chafunkta Kingfish 6-3

-Sleeping Giant Beaver Duck defeat Terrapin Hopsecutioner 4-1

-Prairie Sun Mad Hopper defeat Stony Creek Crankenstein 5-4 in 12 innings

-Texas Leaguer Chin Music defeat Great Raft Reasonably Corrupt 3-0

-Charleville Half Wits defeat Mispillion River Space Otters 9-2

-Boulder Killer Penguin defeat Tree House Tornado 8-3

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28 Aug 2030:

Gold beer award: Jarod Nico of Daft Badger Hoppypotamus - Nico went 3-for-3 with a home run, one RBI and 2 runs scored in a 9-7 win over Laughing Sun Red Dwarf

Silver beer award: Chris Brennan of Texas Leaguer Chin Music - Brennan went 7 innings, giving up 4 hits and no runs with 1 walk and 5 strikeouts in a 2-0 win over Ballast Point Commodores

Bronze beer award: Stephen DeMouy of Foulmouthed Malcontent - DeMouy went 2-for-4 with a home run, 4 RBIs and 2 runs scored in a 15-2 win over Twisted X Chupahopra

other scores from around the league:

-Firefly Hollow Dire Chinchilla defeat Scorched Earth Giant Killer 6-1

Charleville Half Wits defeat Horsefly Jazzy Razzy 2-0

-Meadowlark Mob Barley defeat Boulder Killer Penguin 3-1

-Weyerbacher Blithering Idiot defeat Mispillion River Space Otters 5-3

-Stony Creek Crankenstein defeat Prairie Sun Mad Hopper 6-5

-Toboggan Lunatic Fridge defeat Russian River Blind Pig 5-3

-Sleeping Giant Beaver Duck defeat Terrapin Hopsecutioner 5-3

-Tattered Flag Man of War defeat Chafunkta Kingfish 9-2

-Red Rock Elephino defeat Smog City Sabre Toothed Squirrels 3-1 in 12 innings

-Kona Pipeline defeat Thimble Island Kraken 7-2

-Palmetto Ghost Rider defeat Four Hands Typhon 5-4

-Rabid Dwarves of Doom defeat Three Floyds Apocalypse Cow 6-4

-Funky Buddha Huki Idol defeat Crooked Crab Furious George 4-3 in 11 innings

-Jester King Das Wunderkind defeat Odious Cellars Rubied Perspective 7-3

-Big Sky Trout Slayer defeat Waikiki Jalapeno Mouth 3-2 in 11 innings

-Sierra Nevada Narwhals defeat Great Raft Reasonably Corrupt 9-3

-Goose Island Goslings defeat Tree House Tornado 10-3

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News from around the league:

-Jose Nunez (RF) of Crooked Crab Furious George will miss the next 2-3 months due to a hamstring strain

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29 Aug 2030:

Gold beer award: Jason McShane of Sierra Nevada Narwhals - McShane went 3-for-6 with 2 home runs, 3 RBIs and 3 runs scored in a 6-5 win over Great Raft Reasonably Corrupt

Silver beer award: Micah Boyd of Daft Badger Hoppypotamus - Boyd went 7 innings, giving up 3 hits and no runs with no walks and 7 strikeouts in a 13-0 win over Laughing Sun Red Dwarf

Bronze beer award: Steve Hardin of Scorched Earth Giant Killer - Hardin went 3-for-4 with 2 home runs, 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored in a 6-4 win over Firefly Hollow Dire Chinchilla

other scores from around the league:

-Scorched Earth Giant Killer defeat Firefly Hollow Dire Chinchilla 6-4

-Twisted X Chupahopra defeat Foulmouthed Malcontent 6-2

-Meadowlark Mob Barley defeat Boulder Killer Penguin 8-1

-Big Sky Trout Slayer defeat Waikiki Jalapeno Mouth 5-4

-Terrapin Hopsecutioner defeat Four Hands Typhon 1-0

-Thimble Island Kraken defeat Russian River Blind Pig 3-1

-Chafunkta Kingfish defeat Palmeto Ghost Rider 14-13 in 10 innings

-Funky Buddha Huki Idol defeat Rabid Dwarves of Doom 8-4

-Ballast Point Commodores defeat Texas Leaguer Chin Music 6-5

-Weyerbacher Blithering Idiot defeat Mispillion River Space Otters 4-3

-Goose Island Goslings defeat Tree House Tornado 4-3

-Charleville Half Wits defeat Horsefly Jazzy Razzy 6-2

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30 Aug 2030:

Gold beer award: Manny Rocha of Kona Pipeline - Rocha went 3-for-5 with 2 home runs, 5 RBIs and 3 runs scored in a 9-2 win over Stony Creek Crankenstein

Silver beer award: Joey Stokman of Waikiki Jalapeno Mouth- Stokman went 4-for-5 with a home run, 3 RBIs and 2 runs scored in a 7-2 win over Big Sky Trout Slayer

Bronze beer award: Mike Holguin of Four Hands Typhon - Holguin went 3-for-6 with a home run, 5 RBIs and 2 runs scored in a 9-4 win over Terrapin Hopsecutioner

other scores from around the league:

-Meadowlark Mob Barley defeat Boulder Killer Penguin 9-2

-Goose Island Goslings defeat Tree House Tornado 6-0

-Ballast Point Commodores defeat Texas Leaguer Chin Music 4-3

-Laughing Sun Red Dwarf defeat Daft Badger Hoppypotamus 1-0 in 10 innings

-Tattered Flag Man of War defeat Jester King Das Wunderkind 3-1

-Thimble Island Kraken defeat Russian River Blind Pig 10-0

-Chafunkta Kingfish defeat Palmetto Ghost Rider 2-1

-Funky Buddha Huki Idol defeat Rabid Dwarves of Doom 9-3

-Prairie Sun Mad Hopper defeat Odious Cellars Rubied Perspective 2-1

-Smog City Sabre Toothed Squirrels defeat Crooked Crab Furious George 2-1 in 10 innings

-Sleeping Giant Beaver Duck defeat Three Floyds Apocalypse Cow 6-0

-Toboggan Lunatic Fridge defeat Red Rock Elephino 5-4 in 10 innings

-Horsefly Jazzy Razzy defeat Charleville Half Wits 4-1

-Great Raft Reasonably Corrupt defeat Sierra Nevada Narwhals 5-4

-Weyerbacher Blithering Idiot defeat Mispillion River Space Otters 3-0

-Twisted X Chupahopra defeat Foulmouthed Malcontent 7-5

-Firefly Hollow Dire Chinchilla defeat Scorched Earth Giant Killer 3-1

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News from around the league:

-Kyle Burton (2B) of Red Rock Elephino will miss the rest of the season due to a broken elbow

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31 Aug 2030:

Gold beer award: Juan Rodriguez of Daft Badger Hoppypotamus - Rodrguez went 3-for-5 with a double, a home run, 5 RBIs and a run scored in a 9-8 win over Laughing Sun Red Dwarf

Silver beer award: Golan Moritz of Horsefly Jazzy Razzy - Mortiz went 6.2 innings, giving up 2 hits and no runs with 1 walk and 7 strikeouts in a 7-0 win over Charleville Half Wits

Bronze beer award: Chris Alimena of Prairie Sun Mad Hopper - Alimena went 7 innings, giving up 2 hits and no runs with 2 walks and 4 strikeouts in a 7-0 win over Odious Cellars Rubied Perspective

other scores from around the league:

-Weyerbacher Blithering Idiot defeat Mispillion River Space Otters 7-4

-Foulmouthed Malcontent defeat Twisted X Chupahopra 3-2

-Scorched Earth Giant Killer defeat Firefly Hollow Dire Chinchilla 3-1

-Big Sky Trout Slayer defeat Waikiki Jalapeno Mouth 5-3

-Sleeping Giant Beaver Duck defeat Three Floyds Apocalypse Cow 6-3

-Red Rock Elephino defeat Toboggan Lunatic Fridge 7-1

-Crooked Crab Furious George defeat Smog City Sabre Toothed Squirrels 4-1

-Four Hands Typhon defeat Terrapin Hopsecutioner 4-1

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News from around the league:

-Dane Ward (RP) of Tree House Tornado will miss 12 months due to a torn rotator cuff

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August recap: Division Leaders

Lager League-Pilsner Division: Weyerbacher Blithering Idiot: with solid starting pitching from Gustavo Gutierrez (10-5, 2.90 ERA) and Danny Ibarra (13-4, 2.58 ERA); combined with the offensive input from veterans Mitch Chandler (.306 average 19 home runs, 69 RBIs) and Alex Madrigal (.249 average, 20 home runs, 83 RBIs) has Weyerbacher atop the division with an 8.5 game lead as the season heads down the final stretch.

Lager League-Kolsch Division: Charleville Half Wits: if the Half Wits can take a lead into the late innings, it's all but over as they have two of the most dominant bullpen arms in the league with all-time saves leader Victor Banuelos (20 saves, 0.73 ERA) and up-and-coming youngster Matthew O'Connor (27 saves, 0.86 ERA) giving the team an impressive 1-2 punch to close out games.

Lager League-Helles Division: Sierra Nevada Narwhals: with all-time wins leader Bobby Rodriguez leading the charge (189 career Beer League wins), Sierra Nevada holds a 3 game lead in a tight division, where just 8 games separate 1st from 4th.

Lager League-Tripel Division: Texas Leaguer Chin Music / Daft Badger Hoppypotamus: a three game losing streak to finish the month for Texas Leaguer opened the door for Daft Badger to pull into a tie for the top spot in the division as we head into September. The Chin Music are looking for their 3rd division crown in the last 4 years; while the Hoppypotamus are hoping to claim their first ever division title.

Stout League-Porter Division: Three Floyds Apocalypse Cow: Despite a 5 game losing streak to end the month, Three Floyds still hold an 8 game lead in the division. Youngster Ben Troyer continues to have a career year on the mound with a 16-5 record and 2.19 ERA as he tries to lead his club to a division title

Stout League-Dunkel Division: Jester King Das Wunderkind: another solid month (17-10) for Jester King have them rolling along with the best record in the Beer League and an 8.5 game lead in the division. After a mediocre rookie season last year (30 games, 1 home run, 9 RBIs, .238 average), third baseman Donny Hill is having a breakout year this season, batting an impressive .368 with 14 home runs and 76 RBIs so far.

Stout League-Eisbock Division: Smog City Sabre Toothed Squirrels: solid starting from veteran Clint Willey (12-2, 2.06 ERA) and newcomer Jeff Lange (9-3, 2.30 ERA), as well as the finishing hammer of legendary Beer League pitcher Jim Stamey (41 saves, 1.62 ERA), Smog City is looking for a return trip to the BCS, and hope for a win to finish out the season this time.

Stout League-Altbier Division: Thimble Island Kraken: a quick glance at their overall record of 66-67 would make one do a double take to make sure they saw the standings correctly; but Thimble Island do hold the division lead with a sub-500 record at this point of the season. Only 7.5 games separate 1st from last place in the division, so it's anyone's guess who will finish on top when the dust settles.

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1 Sep 2030:

Gold beer award: Joel Ruest of Four Hands Typhon - Ruest went 8 innings, giving up 4 hits and no runs with no walks and 8 strikeouts in a 3-2 loss to Toboggan Lunatic Fridge

Silver beer award: Jeff Hudson of Three Floyds Apocalypse Cow - Hudson went 2-for-3 with 2 home runs, 3 RIs and 2 runs scored in a 5-4 win over Sleeping Giant Beaver Duck

Bronze beer award: Marcus Jennings of Charleville Half Wits - Jennings went 7.1innings, giving up 3 hits and no runs with 1 walk and 6 strikeouts in a 4-2 win over Firefly Hollow Dire Chinchilla

other scores from around the league:

-Tree House Tornado defeat Scorched Earth Giant Killer 3-1

-Funky Buddha Huki Idol defeat Odious Cellars Rubied Perspective 5-4 in 11 innings

-Crooked Crab Furious George defeat Smog City Sabre Toothed Squirrels 2-0

-Twisted X Chupahopra defeat Mispillion River Space Otters 4-3

-Sierra Nevada Narwhals defeat Texas Leaguer Chin Music 5-3