Speakers at Lemonheads

Game 1 – The Speakers open the scoring against Hisashi Iwakuma on the first two batters of the series. Anthony Rizzo doubles and Buster Posey singles him home.

After Chris Archer walks a pair to start the 2nd, he battles to get 2 outs without the runners advancing. Then Neil Walker powers an RBI single to tie.

With 2 outs and nobody on the 6th, JD Martinez and Brandon “I Could Use a” Belt single. Matt Duffy laces an RBI double, but Belt is gunned at the plate by Ian Kinsler’s perfect relay.

Kinsler chases Iwakuma following a leadoff single in the 7th. Will Smith Ks Rizzo, but then the wheels come off. RBI single, walk, and Kris Bryant’s RBI double chase Smith. Pinch-hitter Chris Young greets new Lemonhead Cody Allen with a 2-run single through the drawn in infield. The crushing 4-run inning puts the Speakers on top, 5-2.

Belt’s 8th inning sac fly gets us to the final score, 5-3. Jeremy Jeffress retires all 6 Lemonheads he faces for a 2-inning save.

Posey (4-5, 2 RBI) gets singles each of his first 4 ABs (8,7,9, 8) before striking out in the 8th. JD Martinez (2-3, D, 2 R, BB) leads the ‘Heads.

W – Archer (5-3); L – Iwakuma; S – Jeffress (2)

Game 2 – Posey’s RBI double gives Jesse Hahn a 1st inning lead, which he graciously returns when Lemonheads prospect, Joey Gallo strokes a clutch 2-out RBI single in the bottom half. The Lemonheads pile on in the 2nd. JT Realmuto’s RBI triple and David Peralta’s 2-run double give the Lemonheads an early 4-1 lead.

Francisco Liriano walks Posey with the bases loaded in the 5th. The Speakers score a pair to close the gap to 4-3.

After Hahn retires the first two hitters in the bottom half, Realmuto and Walker single, sending Hahn (4.2 IP, 11 H, 6 ER) to the showers. Brett Cecil comes on, which prompts Manager Bob to pinch hit Travis Shaw for Charlie Blackmon. Shaw connects for a 3-run homer to give the Lemonheads a commanding 7-3 lead!

Shaw turns from hero to goat in the 7th as he bobbles Mookie Betts’ grounder to 1st to lead off the inning. 5 unearned runs later, including Manny Machado’s 3-run shot (10), the Speakers take a slim 8-7 advantage.

After Cecil and Trevor Rosenthal keep the ‘Heads off the scoreboard in the bottom half, Betts strikes for a 1-out double. Pinch hitter Yoenis Cespedes triples him home and scores on a 2-out single, Posey’s 4th RBI.

The Lemonheads go 1-2-3 in the 8th. Chris Owings 9th inning triple leads to a Duffy sac fly, but the Lemonheads fall short, 10-8. Darren O’Day gets the save, but surrenders a run for the third consecutive outing.

Realmuto (4-4, 2 D, T, RBI, 2 R) collects 8 total bases as the Lemonheads out-hit the visitors, 14-10. From the cleanup spot, Posey (2-3, D, 4 RBI, BB) now has 6 RBIs in the series.

W – Rosenthal (1-0); L – Liriano; S – O’Day (2)

Game 3 – Rizzo homers in the 3rd (10), but Owings triples home Belt in the 4th to tie 1-1. Owings tries to stretch his second triple of the series into an inside-the-park-homerun, but Carlos Gonzalez wings the ball to Kinsler, who nails the former Speaker at the plate.

Machado hits #11 in the 7th to break the tie. After the stretch, Owings and Walker single back-to-back. Realmuto hits a sac fly to left to re-tie at 2-2. Blackmon quickly unties the score with a huge 2-run homer. Lemonheads lead, 4-2.

Joaquin Benoit relieves Cody Anderson (7 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 HR) and promptly walks Betts to start the 8th. Rizzo follows with his 11th HR to re-tie at 4-4. Two outs later, Bryant slams his 8th homer to put the Speakers back on top, 5-4.

JD Martinez singles to start the bottom half, but Roberto Osuna retires the next 6 Lemonheads to complete the sweep, 5-4.

Posey adds 2 more hits (8 for the series). Of the Speakers 7 hits, 3 go for singles while 4 leave the park . The Lemonheads total 9 hits, including 2 more triples, a homer, and 2 perfectly placed hit-and-run singles.

W – Carlos Martinez (7-2); L – Benoit; S – Osuna (1)

Arrogant Bastards at Lymebees

Game 1; Karns vs Arrieta; Bastards get 1 run in the 4th, 2 runs in the 6th and 1 run in the 8th. Bees get a 2-run HR by Lind in the 8th, but Bastards get a 2-run HR of their own in the 9th by Trout as Bastards win 6-2.

Game 2; Scherzer vs Hendricks; Bees get a 2-out 2-run HR by Upton in the 1st and another run in the 2nd. Hendricks gets pulled in the 4th after a leadoff single to Gonzalez. Turner pops out, but Ortiz doubles and Bees pull Siegrist for Giles, who gets Martin to strike out. Parra flies out to end the inning. Bees relievers hold up until the top of the 9th as Ortiz gets a one out walk. Andrus pinch runs for him and steals second. Pillar pinch hits for Martin and makes an out. Parra singles in the Bastards only run an Longoria pinch hits, but strikes out to end the game as Bees win 3-1.

Game 3; Salazar vs Gray; Bastards score first as Trout puts one over the wall in the 1st. Lymebees would score 5 runs in the bottom of the first with Reddick getting a 3-run HR. Bees add 3 more runs in the 3rd as Gray goes 8 innings and Bees get the 8-1 win.

Lymebees record is at 35-25.

Manager John

Lymebees at Speakers

Game 1; Syndergaard vs Severino; Speakers would open the scoring in the 2nd on a leadoff triple by Davis followed by a Machado 2-run HR. Bees would come back with a Tulowitzki leadoff HR in the 3rd and tie the game in the same inning on 3 singles. Speakers come back in the bottom of the 3rd with 3 runs scoring on the next 5 batters, but the next 3 made outs to end the inning. Bees get a 2-run HR by Tulowitzki in the 4th and Hosmer hits a solo HR in the 5th to tie things up. Simmons singles for Speakers to lead off the 6th and, with the hit-and-run on, Kinsler hits a triple and is thrown out at home. Bees tie things up again in the 8th as Beltre hits a leadoff HR. That’s the way things stayed until the top of the 11th as Tulowitzki leads off with a double and Norris follows with a game-winning double as Bees win 7-6.

Game 2; Gray vs Price; Gray would pitch a complete game 6-hit shutout as Beltre would hit a solo HR in 4th and Bees add 2 runs in 7th and 1 run in 9th to win 4-0.

Game 3; Bumgarner vs Harvey; Speakers would score a run on a Betts triple after a lead off single, but Betts get stranded at 3rd. Bees would tie the score in the 2nd as Reddick would hit a two out single. Tulowitzki gets on by error and Norris singles in a run. Speakers get runners on 2nd and 3rd and Posey sac flies a run in for the lead. Bees would start the 5th with Norris hitting a single and going to second on an outfield error. Polanco fielders choices him to 3rd and Hosmer gets the runner home when Baez at short makes his second error of the game to tie things up. Beltre would single for the Bees to lead off the 12th. Reddick hits into a fielders choice runner out at second and then steals second. Tulowitzki strikes out, but with 2 outs, Norris hits a double to give the Bees a 3-2 lead and that would be the final score.

Manager John

Arrogant Bastards at Asian Tsunamis

Tsunami’s
Game 1
Salazar v Warren….Trout doubles in a run in the 1st.  Russell SAC’s in a run in the 4th.  Agone goes yard in the 6th for a 3-0 AB’s lead.  Craig then says its time to hit and proceeds to score 5 runs in the 6th and 3 in the 7th.  Grichuk had a big 2-out 2-run double followed by a 2-run HR by Davis; and, Bogaerts had a double in each inning driving in 3 total.  Final was 8-4 w/ the win to Warren and loss to Melancon.
Game 2
Hamels v Zimmermann…Big Papi knocked in a run on a 2nd inning ground out; and then Andrus singled in Gardner (pinch running for Stanton) in the 9th for the games only runs as the AB’s won 2-0.  Hamels got the win and Davis picked up a save as the Nami’s had a RISP in the 7th, 8th, and 9th – 7th and 8th were lead off doubles. Starting the 8th Cedeno +24 turned back a potential game tying HR.   Zimmermann took the tough loss.
Game 3
Miller v Nola….this game was a war to win the series.  Paulsen doubled in 2 in the 2nd for a 2-0 lead.  In the 3rd Panik got a bases loaded single and then Papi BB’d to force a 2-2 tie.  In the 6th the AB’s got a 2 RBI double from Stanton to go up 4-2.  In the bottom of the 6th w/ 2 outs, Miller (+32) failed to pull back a Davis 2-run HR and the game was tied at 4-4.  In the top of the 7th Howell (+31) pulled back a Papi HR to keep the score knotted at 4-4.  In the 10th Stanton sent a bomb outta the yard to put the AB’s back in front 5-4.  W/ 2 outs in the bottom of the 10th, Hundley rolled a 11-0 to tie the game once again at 5-5 off a now beleaguered Wade Davis.  In the top of the 11th, Martin led off w/ a 10 single (I believe), then Gardner singled and up stepped Mike Trout who deposited a 3-run HR that Pomeranz (+21) could not pull back.  Jansen came on in the bottom of the 11th for a 3 batter save for Davis while Pomeranz took the loss.

AB’s went 6 for 32 w/ RISP while the Nami’s went 8 for 31….as both teams had their opportunities.

AB’s after 54 games are now 29-25 as the try to grind through the 2nd period.  They are looking to schedule next week v the Stars, Bees or the Eliminators.  Good luck the rest of the way everyone.

Manager Steve

Unhinged Wahoos at Arrogant Bastards

I apologize but my AB’s insider has been on vacation and this will be brief….

Wahoos
Game 1
Bauer v Salazar….AB’s jump on Wahoos in the 1st and 3rd by rolling 8 after 8 after 8 to take a 6-1 lead.  An Arenado HR cuts the lead to 6-4 in the 6th, but Salazar notches a win w/ a Davis save as Bauer gets the L.  7-4.
Game 2
Norris v Miller…Marte has a partay w/ an RBI double in the 2nd.  Stanton jacks a solo HR in the 4th and Andrus doubles home Pillar in the 5th for a 2-1 AB’s lead.  Former Wahoo Abreu ties it w/ a HR in the 6th.  Blanco hits a 2nd column solo in the 7th to give the Wahoos the lead and Abreu HR’s again in the 8th.  The AB’s load the bases w/ 2 outs in the 9th for Trout but Miller K’s him to shut the door.  Norris gets the W and Miller takes the L.
Game 3
Strasburg v Karns….Two solo HR’s by Stanton are all that is needed as the AB’s take the series w/ a 2-0 victory.  Davis earned another save while Strasburg got the L.  Zobrist and Gomez killed each other in the bottom of the 5th inning.

Wahoo’s went 5 for 27 w/ RISP while the AB’s went 6 for 27.  Game 1 was extremely bizarre but so long ago to remember.

Manager Steve

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