World Series: Casco Bay 4, Kansas City 2 Round 2: Kansas City 4, Kenmore 3 Casco Bay 4, Louisville 2 Round 1:Game 1: Maddux at Moyer
Louisville 4 Cuyahoga 3
Casco Bay 4, Yellownkife 2
Kansas City 4, Wichita 3
Kenmore 4, Los Angeles 2 Casco Bay 4, Kansas City 2
After Paul Byrd had started game 1 and 4 of both previous series, and Casco Bay had lost all 4 games (the only ones that they lost), and with Kansas City sporting a regular season .449 winning percentage vs lefthanded starters, manager Paul Molitor chose to go with crafty veteran and 17-game winner Jamie Moyer. Tornados manager Walter Johnson countered with 14 game winner Greg Maddux, as staff ace Pedro Martinez was resting his weary arm after throwing 11 innings just two days earlier.
The decision to start Maddux proved fortuitous. The decision to start Moyer.....backfired. KC jumped all over the portsider, as Vina walked to leadoff, Giambi singled, Randa singled to load the bases and Klesko doubled in two runs and Lopez singled in 2 more before one out. In the second, Lopez foiled an intentional walk to Klesko to load the bases, with another RBI single In the 3rd, Vina singled in Lofton and Randa hit a sacrifice fly to make it 7-0. A Bagwell solo homer in the 4th and Aurilia solo homer in the 5th was Casco Bay's only response, but KC put it out of reach in the sixth on a rbi double by Dye and 2-rbi single by Pierre. 10-2 final, advantage Tornados.
Game 2, Lieber at Wakefield
As unsuccessful as Byrd had been in his earlier playoff starts, Wakefield had been spectacular, going 4-0 in 4 starts. But it was not to be the same in the World Series as the knuckler wasn't knuckling. KC opened the scoring in the 5th on a 1-out single by Lopez, a 2-out single by Hunter, and walks to Giambi and Klesko to force in a run. Lopez hit a 2 run homer in the 6th to make it 3-0. Magglio Ordonez singled in 2 in the bottom half of the 6th to close the gap to 3-2, but Dye answered with a 2-run homer in the 7th to make it 5-2, and the Seadogs couldn't muster anything against relievers Walker, Fyhrie, Politte and Nen. The Casco Bay faithful trudged home from Sockalexis Stadium wondering if the Seadogs could somehow recapture the magic that had seemingly been lost since the upset win over Louisville, and knew they were down 2-0 and facing Pedro at Hook Echo Park in game 3....
Game 3: Byrd at Martinez
Already down 2 games, Paul Byrd, winless in the playoffs so far, stranded 2 in the bottom of the first as Giambi had walked and Klesko singled. In the Casco Bay 2nd, Ordonez doubled, went to third on a wild pitch and scored on a tough groundout that handcuffed Randa. Reese was hit by a high, inside Martinez fastball in the 3rd but was stranded, and when Byrd retaliated by hitting Vina in the thigh to start the bottom of the 3rd, warnings were issued and the game continued without additional scoring until the 6th when Chipper Jones walked with 1 out, and Magglio followed with a homerun to left. 3-0 Dogs, and that was more than what Paul Byrd needed as he retired 18 of the final 19 hitters with a route-going 2-hit shutout.
Game 4: Moyer at Maddux
Game 1 starters in a reprise, as Casco Bay looked to even the series at 2 apiece, but as Maddux got the side in the first with a lone single by Jones, KC kept it going against Moyer where they left off. Franco singled with one out, and after Randa popped out, Klesko drew a walk and Javy Lopez homered off Moyer on the ballpark 1-2 chance for a 3-0 early lead. Ordonez doubled to lead the 2nd and was stranded, but when Alomar also led off the 3rd with a double, Reese walked with one out, and Bagwell made it 3-1 with a single. Then the fun...for Casco Bay...began. Rare, back to back errors by Vizquel and Randa loaded the bases and Franco singled in a runa nd Hillenbrand doubled to score two -- Franco getting thrown out at the plate. 5-3 Seadogs. Lopez led off the bottom of the 4th with a triple....again on a 1-2/flyout split, and scored on a sac fly by Pierre... In the 5th Chipper singled but was picked off...and then Moyer walked Julio Franco he too was picked off. Maddux gave way to Munro in the 6th and afer a single by Hillenbrand and a walk to pinchitter Stairs, Fyhrie got Ichiro to fly out. In the bottom of the 6th Moyer gave way to Nunez after Lopez doubled...but he was thrown out by Hillenbrand trying to score on a ground out. In the top of th 7th, Reese singled and Nen came on to strike out Bagwell and Jones, but Ordonez followed with a single and Jose Valentin pinch-doubled to plate two valuable insurance runs. Both teams had their chances but failed, and in the bottom of the ninth, Donnelly came in to close it out leading 7-4. When Lofton singled, Vizquel walked and Vina singled in a run, there were no outs and runners at the corners. Giambi hit a sacrifice fly to make it 7-6,and Randa followed with a single sending the tying run to 3rd. The dangerous Ryan Klesko strode to the plate, and Donnelly's cutter was nubbed in front of home. Gold glover Matheny pounced, threw to 2nd for one and Aurilia relayed to first for the game ending double play!
Game 5: Nomo at Sheets.
The often series-turning game matched each team's weakest starter. KC struck in the 2nd with 3 runs, on a Dye double, an rbi single by Mohr and a 2-out, 2-run homer by Todd Greene to deep left. The Seadogs took the lead in the 4th when Valentin doubled off the centerfield fence, Bagwell and Ordonez walked, Matt Franco hit a sacrifice fly and Reese walked to load the bases again. Greg Myers then cracked a grand slam to right center for a 5-3 'dog lead. Bagwell hit a sacrifice fly in the 6th to make it 6-3, while Nomo retired the side in the 3rd-5th and gave up only a single in the 6th. In the 7th, Mohr walked and was caught stealing, Vizquel singled and Gordon was greeted by a Randa double. But Flash stiffened getting Greene and Vina to end that threat. Aurilia doubled in a run in the 8th to finish off the scoring as KC threatened twice to no avail. 7-3 Casco Bay, and back to the cold November shores of Northern New England for game 6.
Game 6: Lieber at Wakefield
This one had twists and turns, right from the start. Wakefield got Hunter easily but Giambi hit a one-hopper off Wakefield's arm. Tim recovered to throw out Giambi, but he was done for the day with only 1 out in the 1st. Usage problems being what they are in a long series, Seadogs manager Paul Molitor turned to Vlad Nunez to hold the for 3-4 innings. That he did, retiring all 10 hitters he faced until Mike Williams relieved in the 5th. Meanwhile, Casco Bay was building a lead off game 2 winner Lieber. Ordonez and Stairs each singled in a run in the first and Jones singled and Bagwell doubled, each driving in a run in the 2nd for a 4-0 lead. When Hunter led off the 7th with a homer off Williams, Donnelly came in but gave up a 1-0out solo homer to Klesko to make it 4-2, and with runners at the corners and 2 outs, struck out Randa to end that threat. Casco Bay had little going in the middle innings, being held at bay by Lieber and then Walker in the 8th. In the top of the ninth, Giambi singled off Eischen and Klesko doubled. That put the tying run on 2nd with no outs. Flash Gordon came on to strikeout Dye, and pinchhitter Alex Sanchez plated a run with a groundout. So with 2 outs, the tying run at 3rd and the go ahead run at bat in Omar Vizquel, and the screaming, long-suffering Seadog fans on their feet. Gordon let fly with a rising fastball. And Vizquel took a mighty cut, driving the ball deep into the night...Magglio went back to the wall, looked up, leaped, and snagged the final out of the World Series, making Casco Bay the 2003 NASA Champions!
Series MVP Magglio Ordonez went 8-22 with 3 doubles, 5 rbi and 3 walks to lead Casco Bay. Honorable mention to Paul Byrd for his 2-hit masterpiece vs Pedro in game 3. Casco Bay was again out-homered 6-2, but outhit KC 51-44 even though they were outscored for the series 27-25. Thanks to David for providing a thrill a minute late into the night, and managing the heck out of another wildcard team all the way into the Series. Let the NASA Off season officially begin!
Kansas City 4, Kenmore 3
Unable to wait for the rest of round 1 to finish, George and I decided to
forge ahead and play our round 2 matchup to see who would make it to the championship
round. After going up 3 games to none, I was starting to feel pretty smug. However,
Kenmore won the next three. This caused my grin to be wiped off my face, replaced
by sheer panic. Game 7 went extra innings. To see what happened in the series,
read on.....
Game 1: Jon Lieber pitched 7 strong innings at Walker Memorial Stad where the Kansas City Tornadoes beat the Kenmore Krushers 4 to 2. Kansas City took the lead for good in the top of the 2nd inning scoring a single run. Lieber was helped out by Mike Fyhrie who pitched a perfect ninth and recorded the save. Jarrod Washburn was the loser. He gave up 4 runs and 5 hits in 6 and 1/3 innings.
Game 2: Dustan Mohr connected with a 'big fly' and had 2 RBI as the Kansas City Tornadoes topped the Kenmore Krushers by a score of 4 to 2 at Walker Memorial Stad. In the top of the 2nd inning Kansas City went on top for good scoring one runner on 2 hits. After an out was recorded, Joe Randa laced a single. Fernando Vina followed and he reached on an error. Kenny Lofton then lined a one-base hit scoring the run. Mike Fyhrie earned the save with a perfect ninth. The win went to Pedro Martinez who allowed no runs in 6 innings. Vicente Padilla was charged with the loss. He got hit hard, allowing 11 hits and 3 walks in 4 and 1/3 innings. Game 3: At Hook Echo Park, the Kansas City faithful were treated to an intriguing pitcher's duel. Greg Maddux finally bested his Kenmore counterpart, David Wells, by the score of 3 to 1. Kansas City delivered all the runs required in the 1st inning with 3 runs using 3 hits. Julio Franco led off and he doubled. Joe Randa followed and he doubled plating a run. Ryan Klesko struck out, unable to help the rally. Javy Lopez was up next and he blasted a two-run home run. That early run support was enough for Maddux and Kansas City. Kansas City had 10 hits for the game and Kenmore had 6. Maddux was helped out by Robb Nen who recorded the save. The losing pitcher was Wells. He surrendered 10 hits and 1 walk in 8 innings.
Game 4: In a close game it was the Kenmore Krushers 4, the Kansas City Tornadoes 2 at Hook Echo Park. Kenmore tallied 2 runs in the top of the 6th inning. The highlight belonged to Pat Burrell who deflated the crowd as he smashed a two-run homer. Kenmore had 7 hits for the night. Jarrod Washburn got the win allowing 2 runs in 5 and 1/3 innings. Eric Gagne earned the save. Ben Sheets absorbed the loss. He gave up just 4 runs and 7 hits in 9 innings.
Game 5: At Hook Echo Park the Kenmore Krushers easily handled the Kansas City Tornadoes by the score of 8 to 4. Kenmore had 3 runs cross the plate in the 4th inning with the help of 4 hits. They ended up being the winning runs. Kenmore had 11 hits overall, while Kansas City had 7. The victory went to Vicente Padilla who went 5 innings, allowing 4 runs. Ray King was credited with the save. Jon Lieber took the loss. He gave up 9 hits and 2 walks in 7 innings.
Game 6: Shawn Green ripped 2 homeruns and David Wells went 5 strong innings at Walker Memorial Stad as the Kenmore Krushers beat the Kansas City Tornadoes 4 to1. Kansas City never recovered after Kenmore took the lead in the 4th inning scoring one runner. Kenmore finished with just 6 hits in the victory. Wells picked up the victory, allowing 1 run in 5 innings. Eric Gagne earned the save. Greg Maddux suffered the loss.
Game 7: Brian L. Hunter hit a homerun and had 3 RBI and Pedro Martinez dominated striking out 13 Kenmore batters at Walker Memorial Stad where the Kansas City Tornadoes beat the Kenmore Krushers in 13 innings by the score of 4 to 3. The score was knotted at 3 after nine innings. Kansas City won the game in the 13th inning. After an out was recorded, Ryan Klesko lofted a solo-blast 'downtown' . Kenmore was out-hit by Kansas City, 10 hits to 4. The win was credited to Robb Nen who went 1 and 2/3 innings allowing no runs. Mike Fyhrie recorded the save. Steve Karsay was the loser in relief.
It was a tight series, with game 7 being the only game where the team that scored first did not win. It was fitting the final game went 13 innings, as this was a very tight series between two evenly matched teams.
Casco Bay 4, Louisville 2
Could the cardiac kids from the shores of Casco Bay duplicate the upstart Tornados' upset success?
Larry LaRochelle
larlaro@suscom-maine.net
(Note, Boxscores for games 1 and 2 at Louisville could not be found)
Game 1: Byrd at Batista
Russ Ortiz couldn't go on 2 days rest, so Louisville turned to Miguel Batista.
Neither pitcher figured in the decision though, as the game went 11 innings
before Delgado won it with a walk off 3 run homer off Vlad Nunez in the 10-7
Louisville victory. Buddy Groom got the win in relief. Casco Bay had rallied
for 2 runs in the top of the 9th to tie it, but to no avail.
Game 2: Wakefield at Ortiz
Ortiz got the start, but was completely ineffective, as the Seadogs pounced
on him early and often. Wakefield wasn't particularly effective himself, but
went 8 innings striking out 11 batters, as the Dogs rolled to a 12-9 win. A
couple of 9th inning homeruns off Vlad Nunez made it look closer than it really
was. Sandy Alomar Jr had a huge game, with a homer, double and triple.
Game 3: El Duque at Moyer
The series moved to Sockalexis Stadium where the crafty lefthander Moyer battled
wits with the Cuban sensation, EL Duque.
Louisville struck in the top of the first with 2 runs, as Giles and Ramirez
singled, Kent walked to load the bases, a sac fly by Finley plated 1 and a single
by Pujols the second run. El Duque got the side in the first, and Moyer did
the same in the second. Then the Dogs caught some lightning in a bottle. Bagwell,
Ordonez and Franco all singled for the 1st run, and after Hillenbrand was hit
by a pitch, Myers and Aurilia each singled in a run, Ichiro walked, and Reese
singled in two. Chipper popped out for the 1st out of the inning, but Bagwell
and Ordonez singled and Franco hit a sacrifice fly to score the 9th run of the
inning. 9-2 Casco Bay after 2. It ended up 10-6, as Finley, Pujols and Williams
all homered. Moyer went 6 innings giving up 5 runs for the win.
Game 4: Fossum at Byrd
This was classic baseball! The Seadogs got a run in the 2nd on a sacrifice fly
by Graffanino after singles by Bagwell and Ordonez. Byrd made that hold up until
the 6th, when Varitek was hit by a pitch and had to leave the game, and Delgado
followed an out later with a 2-run shot for a 2-1 lead. Meanwhile, Casey Fossum
was allowing only 4 hits and 1 walk over 8 innings, striking out 8, before giving
way to Mark Henrickson, who walked Chipper Jones to start the 9th. Bagwell got
an infield single off Foulke, moving Jones to 2b with no out. After Ordonez
lined out, Franco hit for Graffanino and Groom was brought in. Manager Paul
Molitor countered with Adam Hyzdu who struck out. Aurilia came on to hit for
Hillenbrand, and Rich was hit by a Groom pitch. With 2 out, and the bases loaded,
clutch hitter Matheny against the lefty.............grounded out to SS to end
the game. Byrd was the tough luck loser, going 8 1/3 and giving up just the
homerun to Delgado, but that was enough.
Game 5: Ortiz at Nomo
Russ Ortiz again was the choice, but again the Seadogs got to him early, though
not for as many runs, and Nomo was sharp for 6 plus innings. Casco Bay got 2
in the first (Ichiro single, Bagwell' single off Kent's glove an a throwing
error putting runners in scoring position, Jones walked and Ordonez singled
in 2) and 2 more in the 2nd (Aurilia singled, and Sandy Alomar continued his
mysterious mastery of Ortiz with a 2-run shot). The Thoroughbreds got 1 in the
6th on a double by Renteria and single by Ramirez, but Gile grounded into a
DP to stop that threat. Nomo gave way to Gordon, Eischen, and then Donnelly,
as no more runs were scored in the 4-1 Seadog victory. Nomo had his "A"
game, not walking a batter and striking out 5, while the Dogs infield turned
3 doubleplays to snuff out potential rallies.
Game 6: Wakefield at Batista
The series shifted back to the bandbox that is New Slugger Field, and the knuckleballer
once again tried to hold off the potent Louisville bats. And once again, for
the 3rd time in the series, the Seadogs hitters took off a lot of the pressure,
with 5 runs in the 1st inning...the big blow being a 3-run homerun by Matt Stairs
(the only Seadog hitter to homer for the entire series other than Alomar's 2
homeruns off Ortiz). After the Thoroughbreds got one back on a Ramirez sacrifice
fly, Ordonez singled in a run to make it 6-1 in the 2nd. But Pujols homered
in the 4th, and doubles by Renteria and McCracken and a homer by Delgado (4
homers in the series and 8 rbi) got Louisville back to within a run. Manager
Molitor stuck with Wakefield, and he hung on through 8 innings without giving
up another run. The 'dogs got an insurance run in the 8th on a 2-out single
by Reese, a double by Jones and a wild pitch by Foulke. In the bottom of the
9th, Nunez came on to face Finley, and Damian Jackson was sent up to hit. But
when Jackson flied to center, Donnelly came on to face Renteria and Miller.
Palmeiro was sent to the plate and grounded out, and down to the last out, Varitek
hit for Miller, and Donnelly pumped his fist in victory on the 3rd strike to
end the game 7-5 in favor of Casco Bay and the series 4-2 in the Seadogs favor.
Series MVP Magglio Ordonez hit .440 and had 8 rbis for the series, getting at
least 1 hit in every game (as did Jeff Bagwell, who hit .400). Chipper Jones
walked 10 times and was on base 15 out of 29 plate appearances. The Dogs hit
.297 as a team, with 13 doubles, 3 homers and 26 walks. For Louisville, after
a record-setting season, the offense was subpar, hitting only .243 as a team
with an on base percentage of .312. Finley had 2 homers and 7 rbi and Delgado
4 homers and 8 rbi, but the 36 runs starters Ortiz, Batista and Hernandez gave
up in their combined 5 starts and 22 innings was too much to overcome.
Thanks to Dan and congratulations on a fantastic season for Louisville.
Casco Bay moves on to face equally surprising winner, Kansas City for the NASA
Championship. Have 2 wildcard teams ever faced each other in the finals in the
history of NASA?
Louisville 4, Cuyahoga 3
After escaping game 4 with a 5-4 win, the T-Breds seemed to be sitting pretty up 3-1 in the series. But 3 2/3 perfect relief innings in Game 5 and 3 1/3 no-hit relief innings in Game 6 helped Cuyahoga reach a game 7 at New Slugger Field. Game 7 featured 21 game winner Russ Ortiz vs. 19 game winner Kevin Millwood. Louisville jumped out to 1-0 lead with a solo HR by Brian Giles in the 2nd. That was always we needed as Ortiz pitched 6 1/3 shut-out innings and the bullpen closed the door. Final Score: Louisville 5, Cuyahoga 0. Game 1: River Rats...... 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 5 9 0 Thoroughbreds... 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 2 - 7 10 0 Game 2: River Rats...... 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 5 1 Thoroughbreds... 2 0 1 0 4 0 1 2 - 10 16 0 Game 3:
Thoroughbreds... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 0 River Rats...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 2 7 1 Game 4:
Thoroughbreds... 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 - 7 14 0 River Rats...... 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 - 6 10 1 Game 5:
Thoroughbreds... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 7 1 River Rats...... 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 - 4 6 0 Game 6:
River Rats...... 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 - 6 8 1 Thoroughbreds... 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 - 5 10 0
Game 7:
River Rats...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 1 Thoroughbreds... 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 - 5 11 0 Kansas City 4, Wichita 3
Game 3:
Whiffers........ 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 7 1 Tornadoes....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 2 5 0 Game 4:
Whiffers........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 1 Tornadoes....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 2 0 Game 5:
Whiffers........ 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 1 Tornadoes....... 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 - 6 10 0 Kenmore 4, Los Angeles 2 Game 1:
Krushers........ 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 - 4 7 1
Sheehans........ 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 - 9 8 1
Game 2:
Krushers........ 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 2 - 8 15 0
Sheehans........ 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 - 7 19 2 Game 3:
Sheehans........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 - 3 6 5!!!
Krushers........ 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 - 6 6 0 Game 4:
Sheehans........ 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 3 - 7 12 2
Krushers........ 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 8 0
Game 5:
Sheehans........ 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 0
Krushers........ 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 - 6 11 1
Game 6:
Krushers........ 2 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 - 8 13 0
Sheehans........ 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 6 10 0
Casco Bay 4, Yellowknife 2
Game 1:
Russ Ortiz couldn't go on 2 days rest, so Louisville turned to Miguel Batista.
Neither pitcher figured in the decision though, as the game went 11 innings
before Delgado won it with a walk off 3 run homer off Vlad Nunez in the 10-7
Louisville victory. Buddy Groom got the win in relief. Casco Bay had rallied
for 2 runs in the top of the 9th to tie it, but to no avail.
Game 2: Wakefield at Ortiz
Ortiz got the start, but was completely ineffective, as the Seadogs pounced
on him early and often. Wakefield wasn't particularly effective himself, but
went 8 innings striking out 11 batters, as the Dogs rolled to a 12-9 win. A
couple of 9th inning homeruns off Vlad Nunez made it look closer than it really
was. Sandy Alomar Jr had a huge game, with a homer, double and triple.
Game 3: Thoroughbreds... 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 - 6 9 0 Sea Dogs........ 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 10 13 0The series moved to Sockalexis Stadium where the crafty lefthander Moyer battled wits with the Cuban sensation, EL Duque.
Game 4: Thoroughbreds... 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 2 4 0 Sea Dogs........ 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 1This was classic baseball! The Seadogs got a run in the 2nd on a sacrifice fly by Graffanino after singles by Bagwell and Ordonez. Byrd made that hold up until the 6th, when Varitek was hit by a pitch and had to leave the game, and Delgado followed an out later with a 2-run shot for a 2-1 lead. Meanwhile, Casey Fossum was allowing only 4 hits and 1 walk over 8 innings, striking out 8, before giving way to Mark Henrickson, who walked Chipper Jones to start the 9th. Bagwell got an infield single off Foulke, moving Jones to 2b with no out. After Ordonez lined out, Franco hit for Graffanino and Groom was brought in. Manager Paul Molitor countered with Adam Hyzdu who struck out. Aurilia came on to hit for Hillenbrand, and Rich was hit by a Groom pitch. With 2 out, and the bases loaded, clutch hitter Matheny against the lefty.............grounded out to SS to end the game. Byrd was the tough luck loser, going 8 1/3 and giving up just the homerun to Delgado, but that was enough.
Game 5: Thoroughbreds... 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 7 1 Sea Dogs........ 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 9 0Russ Ortiz again was the choice, but again the Seadogs got to him early, though not for as many runs, and Nomo was sharp for 6 plus innings. Casco Bay got 2 in the first (Ichiro single, Bagwell' single off Kent's glove an a throwing error putting runners in scoring position, Jones walked and Ordonez singled in 2) and 2 more in the 2nd (Aurilia singled, and Sandy Alomar continued his mysterious mastery of Ortiz with a 2-run shot). The Thoroughbreds got 1 in the 6th on a double by Renteria and single by Ramirez, but Gile grounded into a DP to stop that threat. Nomo gave way to Gordon, Eischen, and then Donnelly, as no more runs were scored in the 4-1 Seadog victory. Nomo had his "A" game, not walking a batter and striking out 5, while the Dogs infield turned 3 doubleplays to snuff out potential rallies.
Overusage
Casco Bay: no overusage
Cuyahoga:
Millwood: 35 GS/34 allowed -- limited to 14.7 IP/series
Sosa: 152 G/150 allowed -- limited to 45 PA/series
Kansas City:
Redmond: 314 PA/290 allowed -- forfeited/ineligible
Nen: 77.1 IP/73.2 allowed -- limited to 4 IP/series
Munro: 81 IP/80.2 allowed -- limited to 7 2/3 IP/series
Wunsch: 36.1 IP/31.2 allowed -- ineligible
Zerbe: 62.1 IP/56.1 allowed -- ineligible
Klesko: 147 G/146 allowed -- limited to 46 PA/series
Wigginton: 148 PA/127 allowed -- forfeited/ineligible
Giambi (Jeremy): 408 PA/398 allowed -- limited to 22 PA/series
Los Angeles:
R Thompson: 213 PA/146 allowed -- forfeited/ineligible
Louisville: OK
Wichita:
E Martinez: 103 G/97 allowed and 413 PA/407 allowed -- limited to 27 PA/series
Yellowknife:
C Kreuter: 109 PA/108 allowed -- limited to 7 PA/series
C Moeller: 125 PA/123 allowed -- limited to 8 PA/series
D Bragg: 269 PA/240 allowed -- forfeited/ineligible
