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Speakers at Shooting Stars II

Game 1 – The Stars spot the Speakers 6 runs before scoring on Chris Archer’s 2-out throwing error in the 6th. The Speakers pin 14 hits on Dallas Keuchel through 8 innings. Both Anthonys homer: Rendon (10) a 2nd inning 2-run shot and Rizzo’s (11) solo in the 5th. Final, 6-1.

W – Archer (5-8); L – Keuchel

Game 2 – The Max Patkin version of the Speakers return beginning in Game 2, but not immediately. Manny Machado drives a 2-run single in the 1st. After a Rizzo error cuts the lead in half in the 3rd, the Speakers actually answer with Carlos Gonzalez’s gift 2-run HR in the 4th.

Would it last? Certainly not. Chris Negron doubles home a pair with 2-outs in the bottom of the 7th. Yoervis Medina retires all 3 batters he faces and needs just 1 more out in the 8th when Andrelton Simmons boots a Matt Kemp grounder. The baseball gods continue to torture the Speakers as Jhonny Peralta (who can’t even spell) delivers a 2-run shot and a Stars come-from-behind 5-4 win.

W – AJ Ramos; L – Medina (2-2)

Game 3 – This is more vintage 2015 Speakers as they yawn through another 5-hitter (4 singles), only pausing to score on Rizzo’s (12) solo in the 4th, already down 3-0. Justin Morneau (4-4, 2-HR, 3-RBI, 3-R) joins a long list of Speaker killers this season. Todd Frazier adds the icing with a 2-run blast with 2-outs in the 7th for a 5-1 Stars win.

W – Jose Quintana; L – Bud Norris, in his final OOTL start (3-7)

Lymebees at Shooting Stars II

Game 1; Arrieta vs Weaver; Stars get a lead off double by Pagan followed by a run-scoring single by Crisp in the 1st inning. Bees get a solo HR by Avila in the 3rd and add 2 more in the 3rd with one of these unearned. Bees get a solo HR by Tulowitzki in the 4th. Bees get a gifted leadoff HR by Nieuwenhuis in the 7th. Stars would get a 3-run HR by Frazier in the 8th, but the Bees would hold on for the 5-4 win.

Game 2; Gray vs Lynn; Bees get one run in the 1st. In the 2nd after 4 straight walks, Lind hits a 1-out triple to score 3 more. Bees would add 1 run in the 6th and 5 runs in the 8th. The Stars would get a 2-run HR by Pence in the 7th and add 2 more runs in the 8th, but Bees win 11-4.

Game 3; Hendricks vs Beckett; Bees get a leadoff HR by Upton in the 3rd followed by a walk, single and walk with Lind coming up. Adam hits into a double play, but plated another run followed by an unearned run. Bees get a solo HR by Reddick in the 7th and a 2-run HR by Upton in the 9th. Hendricks pitches a complete game shutout for a 6-0 Bees win.

Bees record at 54-31 with 5 series remaining.

Shooting Stars II at Birds of Pray

G-1 Stars take 5-1 lead on a Morneau solo & 3 RBIs from D. Navarro. Birds score 4 in the bottom of the 6th on a 2-run triple by Davis & RBIs from Markakis & Altuve for a 5-5 tie. Birds get a walk-off double in the 11th from J. Schafer for the 6-5 win.

G-2 Stars get 4th inning RBIs from Pence & Kemp for a 2-1 lead. 8th inning back-to-back doubles by Frazier & Pence increase their lead to 3-1. Birds get a 9th inning double from Molina with 1 out, but AJ Ramos comes in to get the final 2 outs & save the Stars 3-2 win.

G-3 C.Crisp leads off the 1st with a homer. Birds tie in the 3rd on an RBI double by Altuve. Stars get a 6th inning double by Frazier for a 2-1 lead. Birds tie in the 8th on a SF by Markakis driving in an unearned run. In the 9th, Stars use a 2-out walk and an RBI double from Navarro for a 3-2 win.

The teams combined for 3 homers in the series, with 2 gifts.
D. Navarro had 4 RBIs in the series for the Stars.
Bird played 35 one-run games in the first 70 (50%), going 16-19.
Birds C. Davis hit .230 – 4 homers & 12 RBIs in the 1st Period; and, .115 with 1 homer & 8 RBIs in the 2nd Period.

Shooting Stars II at Speakers

Game 1 – Justin Morneau’s 4th inning solo shot scores the only run of the game. The Speakers collect another grand total of 3 hits, waste a great outing by Bud Norris and fall by shutout for the 10th time this season.
W – Dallas Keuchel; L – Norris (2-4)

Game 2 – Alex Wood walks 3 in the 1st. With 2 outs, 1 run in and the bases juiced, Matt Kemp strokes a 3-run triple. Michael Cuddyer 2-out 2-run double in the 2nd makes it 6-0 Stars. The Speakers specialize in solo homers when the game’s out of reach, so Jason Heyward (2) and Anthony Rendon (8) contribute to the 6-3 loss.
W – Jered Weaver; L – Wood (3-2); S – Mike Fiers

Game 3 – Buster Posey’s RBI single and Scott Van Slyke’s (6) 3-run blast in the 1st are rendered meaningless. Michael McKenry and Angel Pagan homer in a 4-run Stars 5th. In the bottom half, Rendon’s RBI double knots the game at 6-6 and becomes the final hit for either team. Both pens blank the opposition. Jhonny Peralta’s bobble at short on Albert Pujols’ grounder (he specializes in 6-3 or more effectively 6-4-3 ground balls) starts the bottom of the 9th. Yoenis Cespedes pinch runs at 2nd and Andrelton Simmons bunts him to 3rd. After a Heyward intentional pass, Buster Posey lifts a fly to deep left. Coco Crisp catches the ball, but can’t throw out Cespedes with the winning run.
W – Jeurys Familia (3-3); L – Buddy Carlyle

Shooting Stars II at Lymebees

Game 1; Degrom vs Wheeler; Stars get a 2-run HR by Kemp in the 1st inning and score 4. Bees get 1 run back in the 2nd. Stars get a solo HR by Crisp in the 5th. Bees get single runs in the 5th and 6th. Bees manage to load the bases in the 9th with two outs, but Braun would strike out. Stars win 5-3.

Game 2; Beckett vs Gray; Stars score 3 runs in the 4th on doubles by Kemp and Pence. Stars get a 2-run HR by Crisp in the 7th. Stars get 2 more runs in the 8th. Bees would get their only run in the 9th as Stars win easily 7-1.

Game 3: Keuchel vs Hendricks; Bees would score first with 3 runs in the 1st and 2 runs in the 3rd. Stars get 3 runs in the 4th and 1 run in the 8th, but Bees would hold on to win 5-4.

Lymebees record at 31-21.