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2016 Second Period

Lemonheads at Shartlesville Browns

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The Browns and Lemonheads met tonight to kickoff the 2nd period. Here’s what happened:

Game 1 Cueto vs Greinke. In Cueto’s debut for the Browns he matched zeros with Greinke through 4 before Fielder knocked in two with a double. The Sharts mounted their charge too late with an Espinosa solo shot in the 8th which cut the lead to 3-1. With one out in the 9th Harper singled and Seager walked to chase Greinke. Harper came into score on a throwing error by Javier Lopez who settled down to earn the save.

Game 2 Matched Big Game James against Frankie Liriano and once again the starters were on their games. The Browns broke a scoreless tie with a Seager RBI single in the bottom of the 6th just to see the Lemonheads tie it up in the top of the 7th. The Sharts put it out of reach with a 4 run bottom of the 7th including solo shots from Espinosa and Joseph and a 2 run Seager double. Tony Watson worked 2 1/3 to earn the win for the Browns in relief of Shields.

Game 3 was Strasburg vs Iwakuma. The Lemonheads jumped out to a lead via the long ball off Strasburg. In the 2nd, 3rd and 4th they got solos from Gallo and Martiniz and a 2 run shot from Peralta to lead 4-0. Then the Browns’ bats woke up as they plated 1 in the 5th, 4 in the 6th and 3 in the 7th including 3 doubles and 2 homers. Strasburg earned the win to help the Browns improve to 19-20.

*Bruce Hairpin went just 2-10 but scored 4 runs and smacked his team leading 10th homer.
*Espinosa continues to see the ball well since joining the Browns. He was 3-9 with 2 homers and a double in the series and is hitting .393-3-6 in 10 games with the Sharts.
*The Browns suped up D did it again with just 1 error in the series. Kendrys Morales’ glove has been sacrificed to the fielding gods.

The Browns are looking forward to setting up some series after Memorial Day.

2016 First Period

Shartlesville Browns vs. Lemonheads

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Here’s a recap of the Browns tilt against the Lemonheads:

Game 1 pitted Greinke against Shields. The Lemonheads opened the scoring with a leadoff homer from Gomes in the 3rd. The Browns pulled ahead in the 7th when Seager plated two on a bases loaded single. A Hairpin RBI double in the 8th added some insurance as the Sharts went on to win 3-1. Sheilds had is first effective start of the year as he scattered 9 hits and K’ed 10 in a complete game win.

Game 2 saw both Starters go 10 shutout innings as Gallardo and Young were on the top of their games. The game ended the only way a game with 10 total hits in 12 innings can: with a 2 out solo homer in the bottom of the 12th off the bat of Salvy Perez.

Game 3 matched Odorizzi against Wacha and went the way of every game Wacha has started for the Browns this year. Odorizzi hurled a 3 hit shut out and the Heads got all the O they needed from surprising sources. Peralta and Walker collided on a Harpin single in the top of the 1st and had to come out of the game. Peralta’s replacement was Alex Gordon who homered in his first time up in the bottom of the 1st and ended up 2-3 plus a walk. The Heads got a few insurance runs, including one out of Walkers replacement to win 3-0

Game 4 featured more runs than the first 3 combined. Rodon faced off against Bucholtz. The Sharts used singles and doubles galore to score 2 runs in 3rd, 4th and 5th before finally chasing Bucholtz. Rodon turned in a workman like 6 inning performance surrendering 2 runs on 8 hits and 3 walks. The Brown’s pen gave up solo runs in the 8th and 9th but it cold have been much worse as the Heads threatened to break the game open in each frame. The Browns went on to win 8-4 to take the series 3-1

Notes: Perez’s walkoff shot in game 2 was the Brown’s only homer of the series.

Next up for the Browns is a trip to Speakertown on 5/15 to finish out the 1st period.

2016 First Period

Lemonheads vs. Speakers

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Game 1 – Jesse Hahn draws the short straw to start against Zack Greinke, and then barely out-pitches the Lemonheads’ ace, surrendering just a 3rd-inning Neil Walker solo in the hit column. Yoenis Cespedes (2) matches Walker’s solo in the 4th as both pitchers ride a 1-1 tie to the 9th.

With 2 outs and nobody on, Greinke fumbles Anthony Rizzo’s chopper. Buster Posey strokes a clutch RBI double to score the unearned run in the 2-1 squeaker. The ‘Heads muster just the 1 hit for an .097 team batting average while the Speakers total 3 hits.

W – Hahn (1-0, 1.12); L – Greinke; S – Brett Cecil (1)

Game 2 – In a more balanced matchup, David Price battles Chris Young. Adeiny Hechavarria’s 1st-inning triple leads to an early 1-1 tie after Chris Young’s fielding miscue and wild pitch score a Speakers  run in the top half.

In the 2nd with 1 out, Jackie Bradley, Jr. doubles. But the inning ends suddenly. Cespedes guns Bradley out at the plate. When Price commits an error–(that’s 3 pitcher errors already in the series)–former Speaker Chris Owings reaches 2nd, but is promptly picked off by Posey.

Anthony Rizzo coaxes a base on balls to lead off the top of the 7th. Posey follows with a 2-run HR (3) to shatter the 1-1 tie. Another unearned run in the 9th provides some cushion as Price completes the 4-1 win.

Following Price’s 2nd inning error, the Lemonheads’ next baserunner would be Bradley again on an 8th-inning walk. He was then caught stealing. With 2-outs in the 9th, Dalton Pompey doubles, but Hechavarria strikes out to end the game.

Through 2 games, the Lemonheads have as many errors as hits (4). The Speakers have pounded out 6 hits and 3 ER.

W – Price (2-2, 3.86); L – Young

Game 3 – Could a Francisco Liriano vs. Chris Archer matchup awaken any offense? Howie Kendrick’s 2-out RBI single in the 2nd plates yet another unearned run. Again with 2-outs in the 4th, Chris Young singles home Mookie Betts, who had doubled, for a 2-0 lead.

The Lemonheads record their first hit off Archer, a 1-out Walker double, in the 5th inning. He remains stranded at 2nd base.

In the top of the 8th, Charlie Blackmon pops a fly toward the Speakers dugout. Rizzo makes the grab and scares his teammates when he falls awkwardly, yet he is able to continue.

In the bottom half, Rajai Davis lifts a sac fly to center to score Manny Machado after his leadoff walk to expand the lead to 3-0. With 2-outs in the 9th, Cole Calhoun destroys the shutout with a solo home run. Archer then strikes out Matt Duffy for a 3-1 final.

The Lemonheads now total 3 runs and 7 hits through 3 games. The Speakers? 5 ER on 12 hits.

W – Archer (1-1, 3.62); L – Liriano

Game 4 – The Lemonhead bats provide exactly 1 hit in each of the first 3 innings, but do not score. Machado squares up a Clay Buchholz fastball in the 3rd for a 2-out 2-run homer (3). Betts connects on a solo in the 4th for another 3-0 Speakers advantage.

This time, the Lemonheads battle back. After 4 singles and a walk to lead off the 5th, Carlos Martinez gets the hook in favor of Cecil. When the inning ends, the ‘Heads bring 10 to the plate and score 5 times, including 1 on a Cecil error.

In the bottom of the 6th, Betts digs in with 1 away and runners on 1st & 2nd. After a passed ball on Yan Gomes moves the runners, Betts hits a long drive for 3 big runs, his second HR of the game and 4th this season.

Cecil, Tony Sipp and Jeurys Familia do not allow a baserunner after the breakout 5th as the Speakers hold on, 6-5. Out of 36 tries, the Lemonheads score in just 4 innings this series, although they out-hit the Speakers this game, 8-6.

W – Cecil (1-1, 4.05); L – Buchholz; S – Familia (3)

Speakers win 4 while dropping their team average from .236 to .220. Starters’ ERA also dropped from 3.60 to 3.30; overall ERA from 3.19 to 2.91.

2016 First Period

Lymebees vs. Lemonheads

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Game 1; Arrieta vs Greinke; Yelich leads off the 1st with a double followed by a Hosmer double to score the first run. Lind grounds out and moves Hosmer to third and Upton hits a 2-run HR. This would be all of the scoring as both pitchers go all 9 innings. Bees win 3-0.
Game 2; Bumgarner vs Young; Bees get the first run in the 3rd. Bees get a 2-out double by Upton in the 6th to score Yelich, who had walked and stole 2nd base to lead off the inning, Bees would get the final run in the 9th without a hit. Bumgarner starts the 9th with a Pompey single and gets caught stealing. Hechavarria singles and Shaw singles to chase Bumgarner. Bees bring in Capps who gets Martinez and then walks Belt to load the bases, but gets Bradley to strike out to end the game. Bees win 3-0 again.
Game 3; Liriano vs McCullers; Bees get one run in the first on a Braun double. Bees break the game open in the 3rd with 5 runs and bat around. Bees add another run in the 4th. Lemonheads get their first run of the series in the 5th. McCullers gets the first two batters to strike out in the 7th, but then gives up 2 singles followed by a walk. McCullers gets pulled, but the Lemonheads still get another walk to score 1. An error on Siegrist, the pitcher, for another run, but that would be the end of the scoring as Bees win 7-3 and try for a sweep.
Game 4; Buchholz vs Syndergaard; Bees get a first inning run. Lemonheads tie the score in the 6th on a solo HR by Martinez. In the 8th, Martinez put the Lemonheads ahead with a double. Lemonheads win this one 2-1.
Lymebees record at 17-11 and looking to schedule the last two series sometime this weekend or next week.
John Ingiosi
2016 First Period

Arrogant Bastards vs. Lemonheads

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Game 1
Greinke and Hamels both go the distance in a 4-2 Heads win.  The AB’s jump out to a 1-0 lead in the 2nd on a gift RP fielding 1 single by Agone plating the fleet footed Big Papi.  In the first shutdown inning of the year Hamels proceeds to give the run back on a double by Belt followed by a single by Bradley (who then gets picked off and tossed from the game for arguing that Hamels balked – replays show that Hamels did balk but under MLB replay rules this is not reviewable).   The Heads erupt in the 3rd on back to back HR’s from Shaw and Martinez plating 3 runs and pushing the lead to 4-1.  Ginger Jesus adds a solo shot (trend begins….) for the AB’s in the 4th – it would be the AB’s last hit of the game as both pitchers settled in the rest of the way.  Hamels K’s 8 and Greinke fans 10.  AB’s go 1 for 6 w/ runners in scoring position (the trend setting has only just begun….).
Game 2
Young battles Scherzer in game 2 but this game would belong to Max as the AB’s get their first shutout and win of 2016 (may be one of the few) 2-0.  Trout hits a solo shot (trending…) in the 1st and Agone hits a solo shot (trending…) in the 4th.  Scherzer scatters 3 hits in 8.1 while fanning 10 Heads.  Davis comes on for the final 2 outs as a 1 out double by Blackmon in the 9th got the AB’s manager worried w/ Max’s -14 HR number.  Blackmon was then picked off 2nd by AB’s catcher Russell Martin and Davis got the final out by fanning Peralta.  AB’s go 1 for 9 w/ RISP (trending continues….)
Game 3
Two 13’s square off in game 3 as Odorizzi outduels Miller for a 4-3 Heads comeback win.  Parra leads the game off in the bottom of the 1st w/ a solo (trending…) HR, then plates a 2nd run in the 2nd on an RBI single for a 2-0 AB’s lead.  Fielder cuts it to 2-1 w/ an RBI single in the 4th but the AB’s get the run right back in the bottom half w/ an RBI double from Pillar plating Parra.  3-1 after 4….with 2 outs in the top of the 5th (queue the shutdown inning music) the Heads go Double, Triple, single from Blackmon, Peralta, and Fielder to tie the game at 3.  In the 6th Walker plates Belt on a Sac Fly for the go ahead 4th run as the AB’s don’t manage a hit after the 4th inning (trend setting…).  Lopez comes on to save it for Odorizzi.  AB’s go 1 for 8 w/ RISP (trending continues….)
Game 4
In 14 innings (Russell Martin catches all 14!!!) the Heads get a 2-1 victory to win the series 3-1.  Buchholz and Salazar pitch well to ND’s as both pens get taxed for the first time this season.  The Heads plate a run in the 4th on a 2 out single by Hechevarria plating Belt.  The AB’s tie it on an RBI single by Turner in the 7th plating Trout.  The game would remain 1-1 until a TWO OUT single by Fielder plates Gomes in the top of the 14th.  Lopez comes on for his 2nd save in as many games as Will Smith (who only decided to show up for the Heads because a Blackmon was hitting leadoff) gets a win, the loss went to Cedeno.  AB’s go 1 for 3 with RISP (trend of one hit a game continues but a .333 average w/ RISP gets us real excited for future run scoring opportunities).

Series notes….
AB’s go 4 for 26 w/ RISP.  All 4 HR’s were solo HR’s.
In contrast the Heads went 9 for 18 w/ RISP in the series.
Heads score 10 runs in the series…7 of the 10 runs were scored w/ 2 outs.    3 of the AB’s 8 runs came w/ 2 outs.

AB’s travel to Shartzville tomorrow night to play the Browns.