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2017 First Period

Unhinged Wahoos vs. Shartlesville Browns

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Today the Wahoos came to Shartlesville to take on the Browns and runs and hits were at a premium.

Game 1: Paxton v Strasburg. The Wahoos threatened first when they loaded the bases with no outs in the top of the 4th. But Paxton struck out Arenado and Myers before getting Ichiro to pop up to the catcher to end the threat. The Browns got all the game’s runs in the 7th when Cabrera rapped a 1-out single followed by a Hairpin 2-run homer. Paxton went the distance to earn the shutout despite the Wahoos mounting a charge in the 9th. With two outs Ichiro walked and Gomez singled to bring the go-ahead run to the plate. Crawford popped up to end the game. Browns 2/6/1 Wahoos 0/6/1

Game 2: Rodon v Iglesias: The Browns struck first again as C. Seager lead off the 4th with a double and came around to make it 1-0 when Miggy thumped a 2-out double of his own. Jose Abreu smacked a 2-out homer in the 6th to push the lead to 2-0 while Rodon was doing his best Paxton impression by keeping the Wahoos off the board. The Browns went in search of insurance runs in the home half of the 8th loading the bases with 1 out. Cameron Maybin made it 3-0 with a Sac Fly to center. Rodon worked a 1-2-3 9th to put his signature on a 3-hit shut out featuring 14 K’s. Browns 3/8/0 Wahoos 0/3/0

Game 3: Tillman v Verlander. This time the Wahoos got on the board first with a big 3rd inning. Arenado lead off with a walk followed by a Meyers single. Marte plated one with a double followed by a K to Conforto. Run #2 came in on a Crawford ground out and Perez doubled to make it 3-0. Meanwhile Verlander was perfect through 4 1/3 until K. Seager singled, but was promptly erased on an Abreu 4-6-3. The Wahoos tacked on 2 more runs in the 6th as Encarnacion lead off with a walk, Arenado singled and they came into to score on a Myers double. That chased Tillman at 5-0. Sean Rodriguez hit a solo shot in 7th and the Sharts looked poised to take the lead in the 8th. Kyle Seager singled and Abreu and Hairpin walked to load the bases with none out. Blevins came in and K’d Cabrera and Perez. Guyer pinch hit for Turner and was plunked force a run in and make it 5-2 before Rodriguez flew out to strand 3. It ended 5-3 after K. Seager singled in Dozier in the 9th. Wahoos 5/6/0 Browns 3/6/2

Game 4: Montgomery v Kluber. In the Top of the 6th the Salvy Perez lead off with a double followed by a Fowler walk. Kyle Seager drove in Perez with double and Fowler came into score on a C. Seager Sac Fly. This time it was Montgomery’s turn to flirt with a no-no. The spot starter retired the first 16 in a row before issuing a walk to Crawford. In the 7th the Wahoos got their first hit, and cut the lead to 2-1 with an Encarnacion homer. The Browns got that run right back in the top of the 8th on a Dozier RBI single. In the 8th the Wahoos threatened again getting 2nd and 3rd with two down but couldn’t get the last big hit. Matt Bush relieved Montgomery in the 9th and allowed a 2-out single to Myers, but hi was promptly picked off 1st to end the game. Browns 3/6/0 Wahoos 1/4/0

Notes: Next up for the Browns is a Double Header 3-Day weekend with a series on Saturday vs the Speakers and on Monday vs the Lymebees

The Browns slashed .210/.288/.379 and hit just .125 with RISP
Kyle Seager was the offensive MVP going 7-15 with 2 doubles, 2 runs scored and 2 RBI’s.

Thanks to the two shutouts the Browns ERA was 1.74 for the series.

The Browns top 2 picks in this years draft, Cabrera and Turner, have slashed .180/.207/.239 through 20 games. That is not good in case you were wondering.

Manager Tony

2017 First Period

Lymebees vs. Shooting Stars II

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Game 1 Bumgardner vs Quintana
Bum strikes out the side to start the game then the bees put 3 on the board bottom of first on a lead off walk to Arica Leon and Braun both single then Cano doubles

A 3 run hr by Broxton top of 2nd ties the game Schimpf singled and Ramos had walked leading up to the big blast. Top of 3 stars still playing long ball. Double by Pedroia single by Tomas scored Pedroia one out later Ramos goes yard!!!! 2 runs score. Now 6 to 3 Stars.
Bottom of four Upton goes deep making it 6 to 4. Lymebees score again on a walk to Leon scoring on a fielders choice later in inning.

Lymebees add four more in 6th and another two in 8th featuring a hr by Leon. Two doubles by Cano two singles by Beltre. Winning big Final Lymebees 11. Stars 6

Game 2. Devenski. Vs. DeSclafani
Three singles in bottom of first for Lymebees and score a run on Contrerras single They get another in the third Reddick scoring on a double by the catcher Contrerras he also homers in the 6th OMG catchers are killing me.

Stars only get an unearned run in the 6th.
Final Lymebees 3. Stars 1

Game 3 Lackey vs Snell
Stars score in bottoms of first on a walk to Dyson and a two out single by Schimpf!!

That’s it folks Lackey pitches a gem Rzepcynski helps out last two innings
Stars win 1 to 0

Game 4. Finnegan vs Syndagard
Cano blasts a two run shot top of first
Stars answer same inning with doubles by Villar and Dyson and single by HFP To tie it at 2

Nobody does anything until 8 th inning Pedroia gets a lead off single
Broxton pinchruns steals second
Stars play small ball. Sac by Villar and then Dyson (would have been a single if I didn’t sac) scores Broxton
Lymebees get a lead off walk to Leon then move him to second before bowing out for a Stars 3 to 2 victory

Series was a split.

Manager Kevin

2017 First Period

Shooting Stars II vs. Unhinged Wahoos

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GAME 1

Quintana VS Strasburg

Stars score first in second inning Ramos Walk, Carpenter single, Two outs later a double by Jankowski scores both.

Wahoos answer in bottom half of inning with a two out double by Marte and a single by Suzuki.

Stars add a solo shot by Diaz in Fourth to extend lead to 3-1.

With two out in sixth Pedroia hits a long fly ball to Spanky Eaton in Center field easy out wait trips falls steps on glove trying to get up and falls again. Regains his feet goes to throw the ball and it goes 8 feet as it slipped out. Pedroia goes to all four bags without a hit scoring an unearned run making it 4-1.

Pedroia not done as eight inning he comes to plate with two out two on and blasts a 3 run shot which turns out to be the game winner. Lead now 7-1

Wahoos get three in bottom of eight after Suzuki single Crawford tagged by the pitch McMann rips a HR but it is turned back only scoring one run. Eaton flies out and ALTUVE rips a double to score two runs making the final 7-4 Stars

GAME 2

DeSclafani VS Verlander

Pedroia leads off with a single in top of first. Schimpf rips a 2 run shot followed by HFP who goes the distance for back to back HR’s Stars jump out in front 3 to 0

Wahoos cut the lead down in the second with a one out double by Myers ….who comes home on a Zobrist Single.

Top of 7 Stars get a solo shot from Carpenter making it 4-1 but Wahoos rally in bottom half of inning

Singles by Arenado and Myers followed by a double from Marte knocking in two runs. Marte later scores on a sac by Crawford. Game now tied at 4 apiece.

Villar leads off the 8th with a solo shot and Stars hold off the Wahoos to win making the final 5-4 Stars

GAME 3

Lackey VS Kluber

Stars are now the home team and Wahoos take it to the in the top of the first Spanky Eaton doubles and two outs later Arenado blasts a two run shot.

Wahoos Continue to pull away with an unearned run with Crawford scoring in the second making it 3-0. However the Stars answer in bottom half of second with 3 straight singles …with two outs and bases loaded Kluber decides to walk a run in for the Stars. Making it 3 to 1 Wahoos through 3.

Wahoos continue to put runs up in fourth as they get another unearned run in the game making it 4-1. Stars send 12 men to the plate in the fourth scoring 8 runs all earned taking the lead back and end up holding the score as is as the bullpen gets a work out to hold off the Wahoos.

Stars Win Final Stars 9 Wahoos 4

GAME 4

Finnegan VS Porcello

Once again the Wahoos jump on top in first inning after a walk to Eaton, Single by Altuve a HBP to Encarcion first three batters. They end up scoring 2 runs on a sac by Arenado and a single by Marte.

Stars answer in Bottom half of 2 inning sending 9 players to plate scoring four on 5 singles and a walk taking the lead back making it 4-2 Stars at the end of 2.

Stars come to play in the third after an error by Crawford Ramos makes him pay tagging two run shot over the left field wall. Diaz blasts a solo shot one out later making it 7 to 2 Stars.

Top of Fourth Wahoos say we are not done yet as Crawford blasts a two run shot over center field stands!!!!! Cutting into the lead making it 7-4.

Bottom half of the fourth Pedroia Walks Villar two outs later doubles Pedroia scores then Ramos singles Scoring Villar as Stars stretch the lead back to 9-4

Stars Bullpen gets another work out holding Wahoos at bay from here on out.

Stars win Final 9 to 4

Stars have Managed to hit 25 Homers and 3 triples in just 16 games this as we know will not continue throughout the year but it feels good while it happens.

Manager Kevin wants to thank Manager Mike for taking the hot dice like a Mann…….(punny).

Stars now 10-6 ready to schedule next opponent.

Kevin

2017 First Period

Shartlesville Browns vs. Shooting Stars II

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The Browns took on the Stars today in Lewisberry.

Game 1 Miranda v Quintana: The Browns used singles from Abreu, Rodriguez, Maybin and Tomlinson (in his OOTL debut) to take a 2-0 lead in the 2nd. That looked like a good lead as Miranda was cruising, also in his league debut. But then the Stars broke out the long balls. Broxton led off the 5th with one and Inciarte added a 2-run shot to put the Stars ahead after 5. Villar touched ’em all to lead off the 6th to push the lead to 4-2. In the bottom of the 7th Tomlinson rapped a 2-out single and promptly swiped 2nd. Chapman relived Quintana but Dexter Fowler came through with an RBI single to make it 4-3. The Sharts didn’t touch Chapman the rest of the way as he earned a 7 out save. Stars 4/6/0 Browns 3/8/2

Game 2 Tillman v DeGrom: The Stars struck first in the 2nd as Carpenter doubled and scored on a Diaz single. The Sharts knotted it up at one in the bottom half when Kyle Seager singled, went to third on a Pence error and scored on an Abreu ground-out. The Stars hit the front again in the 3rd when Jankowski led off with a single, moved up on a FC and was plated on a Pedroia single. The score was still 2-1 when Corey Seager reached on an E5 to leadoff the 7th. With one out Dozier singled to chase DeGrom. Rzepczynski came in and struck out pinch hitter Brandon Guyer but a highly unlikely triple from Jose Abreu put the Sharts up 3-2 on 3 unearned runs. The Browns pen held up to cement the win. Browns 3/4/0 Stars 2/5/2

Game 3 Cueto v. Lackey: The Sharts got a run in the first on an RBI double from C. Seager but Cueto gave it right back in the bottom on back-to-back 2-out doubles from Pence and Ramos. In the 2nd the Stars used a Carpenter walk and a Diaz triple followed by a Nunez sac fly to make it 3-1. Salvy Perez homered to lead off the 3rd but Villar got that run right back with a lead off job of his own in the 4th. Although the Stars loaded the bases later that inning Villar’s was the only run that scored. The Browns touched up Rzepczynski again in the 5th as C. Seager led off with a single and Abreu followed up with an RBI double. Lorenzen and Chapman locked the Browns to mark the third straight one run game in the series. Stars 4/8/0 Browns 3/7/1

Game 4 Hill v Wright: Trea Turner led off the game with a double and made it 1-0 Browns on a C. Seager two bagger. Dozier walked but the Sharts couldn’t capitalize as the Stars turned a double play. Turner stayed hot by homering in the third and back-to-back doubles from C. Seager and Abreu pushed the lead to 3-0… all before the Stars had their first base runner against Hill. That first runner was a walk by Pedroia in the 4th and the first hit was a double to Tomas to make it 2nd & 3rd. Villar delivered the first run with a sac fly to make it 3-1. Corey Seager stayed blazing hot with another RBI double in the 5th reaching for the 7th straight time over the last two games. The Stars got another sac fly RBI from Villar in the 6th but Hill and Nate Jones dodged a few bullets to preserve the 4-2 win. Browns 4/9/0 Stars 2/5/0

The Browns improve to 11-5 and will take on the Wahoos next weekend and the Lymebees on Monday 4/3.

Notes:

The Browns slashed .219/.254/.352 in a noticeable decrease from their first 3 series (.249/.340/511).

Corey Seager went 6-9 with 4 doubles and drove in 3 runs in 3 games played. However, Jose Abreu was the real star of the series for the Browns, driving in 5 with two doubles and a triple.

The Browns pen worked 10 scoreless innings.

After hitting 18 homers in their first 10 games the Sharts have managed just 3 in their last 6.

The Browns are now 6-3 in games started by righties and 5-2 in games started by lefties.

Manager Tony

2017 First Period

Speakers vs. Eliminators

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These two teams, who entered OOTL the same year, squared off in the Eliminators’ new Mechanicsburg ballpark Saturday afternoon.

Game 1 – After getting strafed in his Speakers’ debut, Bartolo Colon leaked just enough oil to pick up his second loss in as many starts. The Speakers were able to cover Colon’s allowing solos to Victor Martinez and Odubel Herrera. However, they couldn’t overcome back-to-back-to-back doubles (Josh Donaldson, Victor and Ian Desmond) in the 4th. Xander Bogaerts strokes a 2-out RBI single in the 8th to wrap up a 5-3 win that was nowhere near as close as the score indicates.

W – Kevin Gausman; L – Colon (0-2); S – Addison Reed

Game 2 – The Speakers score as many in the top of the 1st as they did in Game 1. A pair of walks hurt Julio Teheran as Kris Bryant gaps a 2-out 2-run double and Ian Kinsler follows with an RBI single.

Kinsler singles home Manny Machado in the 5th with run #4. Jake Arrieta and Joe Blanton do the rest as the Speakers knot the series, 4-0.

W – Arrieta (2-0); L – Teheran; S – Blanton (1)

Game 3 – Rookie David Dahl starts the Speakers’ 2nd with a double. With 2 outs, Buster Posey lines a double of his own. Mookie Betts singles home Posey for an early 2-0 advantage.

The Eliminators cobble together Desmond’s single, Jonathon Lucroy’s perfect hit-and-run single (31) and Herrera’s RBI double to cut the lead in half, 2-1, in the 3rd. After Roughned Odor singles with 1 away in the 4th, Posey executes a hit-and-run single. Betts’ sac fly helps the Speakers regain their 2-run margin, 3-1.

The Eliminators enjoy base runners in every succeeding inning except the 9th, but can’t muster a clutch hit. Jeremy Hellickson and the Speaker pen preserve the 3-1 victory.

W – Hellickson (2-0); L – Felix Hernandez; S – Roberto Osuna (1)

Game 4 – Chris Archer’s first pitch of the season lands beyond the left-center field fence as Jean Segura puts the Eliminators up early. In the 3rd, Segura does it again — his second solo blast of the game.

The big blow comes in the 4th as new Eliminator Hanley Ramirez launches a 3-run homer. The Elims bat around in the 5th to plate 3 more for an 8-0 lead before the Speakers get their first hit.

The Speakers also bat around in the 5th, scoring 4 times, but it would hardly be enough. The Eliminators win 8-4 to split the series.

W – Jeff Samardzija; L – Archer (0-1)

Series Notes: The Eliminators out-homer the Speakers, 5-1. Although Colon coughs up 5 ER in 6.2 IP, he reduces his ERA to 10.80. Through 8 games, Arrieta (2-0, 1.10) and Hellickson (2-0, 0.57) are saving a staff whose overall ERA is 4.20.  Kinsler produces all 6 of his hits in this series. Herrera goes 4-9 with a double, HR and 4 walks — all from the 9 hole.