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Killer ate his Wheaties this morning!!!

Wow.

Okay, now he is on track for a 48HR season, giving him a fair chance at beating his PB of 49HR.

No error on the post either!

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8-24-22
Ryan allowed only a 1st inning single and fanned 14 as the Colt 45’s beat the Pioneers 4-0!

TEX(81-49) 4 13 0
WES(51-79) 0 1 0

W: Ryan 16-7 2.48 ERA
L: S. Fernandez 9-13 4.37 ERA

HR: TEX- Morgan(2)

SB: TEX-Williams(3) Crawford(6)

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No HR for Killer in the finale but he did manage the only hit off Ryan.

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Killer now on track for a 47HR season.

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8-21-22
Tom Hughes goes the distance as the fading Drillers fall to the lowly Rockies 6-0!

OKD(64-63) 0 4 1
COL(42-85) 6 10 0

W: Hughes 7-15 4.89 ERA CG(2)
L: Petty 6-10 4.01 ERA

HR: COL-Pham(9)

SB: OKD- Rogan(20)

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8-22-22
Realmuto’s 2R HR in the 9th lifts the Drillers to a 3-1 win over the Rockies!

OKD(65-63) 3 7 1
COL(43-85) 1 5 0

W: Helsley 1-7 5.14 ERA
L: Melancon 3-5 1.73 ERA
S: Sadler 10 2.14 ERA

HR: OKD- Realmuto(10)

SB: OKD- Realmuto(4)

CS: OKD- Ray(3)

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8-23-22
Gallo tied it with a 2R HR in the 8th. Hank Thompson responded with a 2R HR in the top of the 9th and Drillers top the Rockies 5-3!

OKD(66-63) 5 10 0
COL(43-86) 3 10 1

W:Helsley 2-7 5.50 ERA
L:Melancon 3-6 2.11 ERA
S:Sadler 11 2.09 ERA

HR:OKD-Thompson(9) COL-Gallo(25)

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8-24-22
Drillers rally to tie it in the 9th and score 4 in the top of the 11th to beat the Rockies 8-4!

OKD(67-63) 8 12 0
COL(43-87) 4 9 0

W: Jackson 2-2 6.75 ERA
L: Kintzler 1-4 5.61 ERA

HR: OKD- Wells(15) Dark(3) COL- Frederick(5)

SB: COL- Pham(2)

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8-21-22
D’Backs timely home runs lead them to a 7-2 win over the Kookaburras!

ARI(52-75) 7 7 2
SYD(48-79) 2 6 0

W: B. Hunter 6-10 4.58 ERA
L: Ohtani 5-16 3.52 ERA

HR: ARI- Stephens 2(12) Kiner(40)*Tied 1st WLB SYD- Kang(19)

SB: SYD-Ichiro 2(83) Choo(3)

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8-22-22
Bradish dominates, fans 14 as the D’Backs beat the Kookaburras 6-1!

ARI(53-75) 6 9 0
SYD(48-80) 1 9 1

W: Bradish 3-5 3.66 ERA
L: Darvish 8-14 4.82 ERA

HR: ARI-Bellinger(24) Hassey(2)

SB: SYD- K. Matsui(19)

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8-23-22
Kang homers twice as the Kookaburras beat the D’Backs 4-2!

SYD(49-80) 4 7 1
ARI(53-76) 2 8 0

W: Imanaga 1-0 1.38 ERA
L: Braden 7-14 5.84 ERA
S: Uehara 25 2.61 ERA

HR: SYD- Kang 2(21)

SB: SYD-Ohtani(14)

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8-24-22
Ford Smith outduels Ryu as the D’Backs beat the Kookaburras 2-1!

SYD(49-81) 1 7 0
ARI(54-76) 2 10 0

W: F. Smith 14-10 2.51 ERA
L: Ryu 7-5 3.42 ERA
S: Giles 21 4.21 ERA

HR: SYD-Ohtani(29) ARI-Garver(18)

SB: SYD- K. Matsui(20) ARI-Kinsler(24) Bellinger(6)

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8-21-22
Edmonds bashes 2, 2R HRs as the Padres thump the Grays 8-1!

NAG(68-59) 1 7 1
SDP(82-45) 8 13 0

W: Bieber 15-6 2.55 ERA
L: Urias 8-9 4.08 ERA

HR: SDP- Edmonds 2(24)

SB: SDP- Braun(3)

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I suppose that “thump”, rather than “beat” is required.
: /

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8-22-22
Fergie 4-hits Padres! Grays get a big 3-0 victory!

NAG(69-59) 3 10 1
SDP(82-46) 0 4 0

W: Jenkins 14-6 3.84 ERA CG(4)
L: Strasburg 11-6 3.72 ERA

HR: NAG- Morneau(12)

SB: NAG- Carew(30) Walker(3)

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Fergie totally bringing it for the NAGs: CH/SHO!

And just another intermittent reminder for you youngsters out there: CG stands for “Complete Game”. This happens when a pitcher is on the mound for a full 9-innings/27-outs. Not only did this happen often, it even used to be the expectation of a pitcher!

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8-23-22
Padres walk it off 2-1 over the Grays in 10 innings as sparks fly!

NAG(69-60) 1 8 3
SDP(83-46) 2 6 0

W: Hoffman 4-6 2.29 ERA
L: Munoz 1-1 5.71 ERA

HR: NAG- Lee(12) SDP- Kent(11)

SB: NAG- Carew(31)

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8-24-22
Padres pound out 16 hits, take 3 of 4 with a 7-3 win over the Grays!

NAG(69-61) 3 10 0
SDP(84-46) 7 16 1

W: Fried 14-6 4.36 ERA
L: Higuera 6-14 5.99 ERA

HR: NAG- Votto(22) SDP-Yelich(12)

SB: SDP-Yelich(6)

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No fair! NAGs were too busy watching the Grey Cup!

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8-21-22
Miners pull away late, beat the Mariners 8-0!

SFM(81-46) 8 12 0
SEA(59-68) 0 4 0

W: Seaver 12-9 4.13 ERA
L: Snell 9-8 3.45 ERA

HR: SFM-Lombardi(13)

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8-22-22
Ted paces Miners in a 4-2 win over the Mariners!

SFM(82-46) 4 8 0
SEA(59-69) 2 6 1

W: Drysdale 16-7 3.22 ERA
L: Christenson 3-13 4.15 ERA
S: Nen 20 3.48 ERA

HR: SFM- T. Williams(28)

SB: SEA- Ellsbury(33)

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8-23-22
Miners get a pair of insurance runs in the 9th and hang on to beat the Mariners 4-3!

SFM(83-46) 4 7 1
SEA(59-70) 7 10 0

W: Gomez 6-1 1.89 ERA
L: Lester 9-10 3.75 ERA
S: Nen 21 3.76 ERA

CS: SFM-Heilmann(1) SEA-Sandberg(10)

SFM: T. Williams 3-4 2B 2R RBI .340 avg.

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8-24-22
M’s snatch defeat from the jaws of victory as the Miners score 4 in the 9th to win 6-5!

SFM(84-46) 6 10 0
SEA(59-71) 5 6 0

W: Quisenberry 3-2 2.27 ERA
L: R. Myers 4-6 4.34 ERA
S: Nen 22 3.69 ERA

HR:SFM-Lombardi(14) SEA-Averill(9) Santo(7) Sexson(18)

CS:SFM-DiMaggio(1)

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For the first time since opening day the Miners have at least a share of 1st place in the West Coast division. They’re tied with the Padres with whom they will play 8 times over the last 32 games.

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8-21-22
Dobie Moore shows off his wheels stealing 2nd and scoring on Cobb’s single as the Braves walkoff the Travelers 2-1!

ARK(48-79) 1 7 2
ATL(82-45) 2 9 1

W: Broxton 3-4 2.06 ERA
L: McDaniel 3-10 3.95 ERA

HR: ARK-Hunter(12)

SB: ATL-Cobb(90) Dixon(38) Moore(15)

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8-22-22
Dean Dazzles Braves! Travelers even the series with a 4-1 win!

ARK(49-79) 4 9 0
ATL(82-46) 1 5 0

W: D. Dean 7-13 3.52 ERA
L: Wainwright 12-5 4.04 ERA

HR: ARK-Vaughn(4) ATL-Gibson(34)

SB: ARK-Brock(56) ATL-Cobb(91)

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8-23-22
Braves score 4 in the 1st and never look back, as they beat the Travelers 7-2!

ARK(49-80) 2 6 0
ATL(83-46) 7 11 1

W: K. Brown 15-4 3.57 ERA
L: Warneke 8-12 5.25 ERA

HR: ATL- Gibson(35)

SB: ATL- Robinson(10) Cobb(92)

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8-24-22
Manning 3-hits Travelers! Braves take 3 of 4 with a 9-0 win!

ARK(49-81) 0 3 0
ATL(84-46) 9 12 1

W: Manning 17-6 3.75 ERA *Tied 1st Wins
L: P. Dean 6-12 4.39 ERA

HR: ATL-Carr(9) Thomas(36)*Tied 4th

SB: ATL-Carr(3)

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The Big Hurt piled on a small bit.

Triviata: Frank Thomas had a bit role in the movie Mr Baseball as the young rookie hitting “500-foot home runs”, putting Jack Elliot (Tom Selleck’s character, IRL AKA “Magnum BP” for his penchant for hanging around baseball stadia) on the trading block.

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8-21-22
Lightning ride a 5 run 2nd inning to a 5-3 win over the Mudcats.

LOU(64-63) 5 14 0
MSP(63-64) 3 10 2

W: Guidry 12-8 3.38 ERA
L: Russell 12-10 4.24 ERA
S: Paplebon 23 2.64 ERA

HR: LOU-R. Smith(10)

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8-22-22
Mudcats 15 hit attack evens series with Lightning! MSP 9, LOU 5.

LOU(64-64) 5 10 0
MSP(64-64) 9 15 1

W: Lewis 10-8 3.96 ERA
L: Romby 8-6 5.08 ERA

HR: LOU- R. Smith(11) Belle(27)

SB: LOU-Brown(35) MSP- Burks(2)

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8-23-22
Oswalt outduels Richard as the Mudcats edge the Lightning 1-0!

LOU(64-65) 0 5 0
MSP(65-64) 1 6 2

W: Oswalt 10-9 3.67 ERA
L: Richard 6-12 3.31 ERA

SB: LOU- R. Smith(1) Brown(36) MSP-Bell(91) Easterling(3)

MSP: Myer 1-2 2B RBI 2BB

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8-24-22
Burks homers, drives in 4 to pace the Mudcats in a 8-5 win over the Lightning. MSP takes 3 of 4.

LOU(64-66) 5 5 0
MSP(66-64) 8 13 0

W: Woodruff 8-10 4.30 ERA
L: Bradley 2-2 3.45 ERA
S: Crochet 26 3.33 ERA

HR: LOU-Belle(28) MSP-Burks(14)

SB: LOU-W. Brown(37)

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The Battle of the Bayou!

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Both teams at a last gasp for a playoff berth. MSP comes out on top.

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8-22-22
Stars finally get to Veale in the 8th as they edge the Barons 2-1!

BIR(75-53) 1 7 1
NSH(64-64) 2 3 1

W: Price 11-11 4.64 ERA
L: Veale 12-7 5.00 ERA
S: Murfee 1 4.02 ERA

3B: NSH-Wright(11) BIR-P. Davis(8)

CS: BIR- Woods 2(3)

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8-23-22
Stars get big insurance runs in 9th, Harvey puts out the fire in the bottom half as they beat the Barons 5-3!

NSH(65-64) 5 8 1
BIR(75-54) 3 10 0

W: Lucas 11-9 3.54 ERA
L: Kluber 15-7 3.24 ERA
S: Harvey 21 2.49 ERA

HR: NSH-Betts(17) BIR-Henderson(2)

SB: NSH-Wright(10)

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8-24-22
Vada Pinson homered 3 times as the Stars beat the Barons in a 10-8 slugfest!

NSH(66-64) 10 15 0
BIR(75-54) 8 11 1

W: Beazley 8-13 5.03 ERA
L: Sutton 9-10 5.88 ERA
S: Harvey 2/ 2.61 ERA

HR: NSH-Pinson 3(5) Helton(17) Betts(18)
BIR-Aaron(32)

HBP: BIR-P. Davis 3(6)

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Birmingham air is a bit thin tonight. To paraphrase Harry Doyle, “those balls are gonna need a visa when they land.”