Mired in a 1-8 slide with 6 straight losses, the Birds have announced the resignation of hitting coach Alan Wiggins, effective immediately. The Birds averaged 1.2 RPG during that stretch. As the Birds prepared for a road trip to the Tsunamis, they also announced that Billy Ripken was named interim hitting coach.

G-1 Y. Molina hit a 2-run homer, and R. Gennett had a pair of SFs to lead the Birds to a 5-2 win. Teheran pitched 5.2 and the pen went 3.1 innings of 1-hit ball. W.Ramos hit a 2-run homer for the Tsunamis.

G-2 C. Davis and Melky Cabrera went a combined 6-10 with 2 homers and 5 RBIs to lead the Birds to an 8-4 win. Davis and Cabrera hit back-to-back homers in the 2nd. Grandal had a 2-run double and Seager doubled & homered for the Tsunamis.

G-3 E. Aybar homered to open the first and V. Worley went 8 IP, 8 hits 3 BBs & 8 Ks to lead the Birds to a 4-1 win and series sweep. The Tsunamis scored in the 8th on a 2-out Rollins single.

Birds claw back to 44-44.