2008 Final Standings
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Strat-O-Matic Report
LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 2008 Schwartz League
DH East WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT
2008 Chesaning CHE 109 53 .673 ---- *WON* 110 52 .679
2008 10,000 Lakes LAK 103 59 .636 6.0 97 65 .599
2008 Richmond RIC 76 86 .469 33.0 38 124 .235
2008 Homestead HOM 63 99 .389 46.0 64 98 .395
2008 Toledo TOL 55 107 .340 54.0 80 82 .494
DH West WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT
2008 Erie County ERI 93 69 .574 ---- *WON* 70 92 .432
2008 Watersedge WAT 90 72 .556 3.0 102 60 .630
2008 Montrose MON 72 90 .444 21.0 77 85 .475
2008 Cardiff Bay CAR 72 90 .444 21.0 86 76 .531
2008 Oneonta ONE 63 99 .389 30.0 84 78 .519
LS East WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT
2008 Saskatoon SAS 105 57 .648 ---- *WON* 93 69 .574
2008 Tampa Bay TBY 98 64 .605 7.0 101 61 .623
2008 Vermont VER 87 75 .537 18.0 95 67 .586
2008 Albany ALB 76 86 .469 29.0 88 74 .543
2008 Gary GAR 71 91 .438 34.0 85 77 .525
LS West WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT
2008 Washington WAS 89 73 .549 ---- *WON* 66 96 .407
2008 Hillsboro HIL 88 74 .543 1.0 89 73 .549
2008 Daber DAB 85 77 .525 4.0 70 92 .432
2008 Crane Creek CCR 63 99 .389 26.0 67 94 .416
2008 Pennsylvania PEN 62 100 .383 27.0 58 104 .358
OVERALL RECORD
Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK
ALB 76 86 .469 24-57 52-29 27-25 49-61 7-11 27-19 5-5 Lost 3
CAR 72 90 .444 37-44 35-46 16-23 56-67 4- 7 28-25 5-5 Won 1
CCR 63 99 .389 32-49 31-50 23-28 40-71 6- 5 23-19 5-5 Lost 2
CHE 109 53 .673 51-30 58-23 34-15 75-38 11- 6 27-22 6-4 Won 3
DAB 85 77 .525 42-39 43-38 27-19 58-58 11- 8 26-23 6-4 Lost 2
ERI 93 69 .574 36-45 57-24 22-18 71-51 8-10 35-18 8-2 Won 7
GAR 71 91 .438 37-44 34-47 20-20 51-71 8- 8 18-25 5-5 Won 3
HIL 88 74 .543 43-38 45-36 28-21 60-53 5- 5 20-33 7-3 Won 2
HOM 63 99 .389 34-47 29-52 13-31 50-68 11- 7 16-23 4-6 Lost 5
LAK 103 59 .636 41-40 62-19 38-16 65-43 15- 3 24-19 7-3 Won 3
MON 72 90 .444 35-46 37-44 22-24 50-66 7- 8 16-26 4-6 Lost 1
ONE 63 99 .389 33-48 30-51 24-30 39-69 7-16 16-32 4-6 Lost 2
PEN 62 100 .383 35-46 27-54 20-31 42-69 5- 8 25-32 3-7 Lost 2
RIC 76 86 .469 36-45 40-41 23-26 53-60 8- 6 29-23 4-6 Lost 3
SAS 105 57 .648 52-29 53-28 40-12 65-45 8- 5 20-20 6-4 Won 2
TBY 98 64 .605 46-35 52-29 20-18 78-46 13-10 28-17 5-5 Lost 1
TOL 55 107 .340 32-49 23-58 19-32 36-75 8- 8 18-27 3-7 Lost 1
VER 87 75 .537 45-36 42-39 24-22 63-53 4-12 23-22 3-7 Lost 4
WAS 89 73 .549 47-34 42-39 21-18 68-55 5- 6 32-20 4-6 Won 1
WAT 90 72 .556 46-35 44-37 19-23 71-49 6- 8 17-23 5-5 Lost 1
TOTAL 1620 1620 .500
TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ InDiv OutDiv InterLg
ALB 13-17 11-17 15-12 14-17 17-14 6- 9 33-39 15-15 28-32
CAR 13-14 11-20 12-15 15-16 16-15 5-10 28-44 13-17 31-29
CCR 11-19 6-22 12-12 13-18 13-18 8-10 26-46 14-16 23-37
CHE 18-12 22- 9 17- 7 20-11 19- 9 13- 5 47-25 23- 7 39-21
DAB 14-16 15-16 13-14 15-13 16-12 12- 6 38-34 15-15 32-28
ERI 16-14 13-18 13-11 21-10 18-13 12- 3 45-27 15-15 33-27
GAR 11-19 11-17 12-15 16-12 14-17 7-11 28-44 15-15 28-32
HIL 13-17 14-11 20- 7 15-16 15-16 11- 7 47-25 11-19 30-30
HOM 13-17 15-13 11-16 9-22 10-21 5-10 29-43 14-16 20-40
LAK 23- 7 19- 9 14-13 18-10 20-11 9- 9 50-22 16-14 37-23
MON 11-19 15-16 11-16 10-15 16-15 9- 9 35-37 15-15 22-38
ONE 14-16 12-19 10-17 12-13 6-25 9- 9 30-42 13-17 20-40
PEN 13-17 12-16 14-13 10-21 9-22 4-11 28-44 9-21 25-35
RIC 16-11 16-15 11-16 17-14 10-18 6-12 33-39 13-17 30-30
SAS 17-10 20-11 16-11 21-10 18-10 13- 5 44-28 20-10 41-19
TBY 19- 8 22- 9 18- 9 14-14 18-13 7-11 44-28 16-14 38-22
TOL 11-16 10-21 7-20 7-21 12-19 8-10 21-51 13-17 21-39
VER 14-16 19-12 10-14 18-10 17-14 9- 9 31-41 18-12 38-22
WAS 15-15 17-11 15-12 16-15 18-13 8- 7 41-31 17-13 31-29
WAT 16-11 15-13 13-14 14-17 22- 9 10- 8 42-30 15-15 33-27
WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN:
TEAM ALB CAR CCR CHE DAB ERI GAR HIL HOM LAK MON ONE PEN RIC SAS TBY TOL VER
ALB - 4 3 2 2 1 7 4 3 4 2 2 4 3 10 8 5 8
CAR 2 - 3 2 3 6 3 2 2 3 8 6 4 4 2 4 2 3
CCR 3 3 - 3 7 2 5 4 2 1 3 3 9 1 2 3 3 1
CHE 4 4 3 - 4 3 4 5 14 9 6 4 6 11 4 4 13 3
DAB 4 3 11 2 - 1 2 7 6 3 4 4 11 3 2 4 4 3
ERI 5 12 4 3 5 - 3 4 4 2 11 10 4 3 2 1 3 2
GAR 11 3 1 2 4 3 - 4 4 1 4 3 4 3 3 5 3 9
HIL 2 4 14 1 11 2 2 - 4 1 3 5 11 5 2 3 4 2
HOM 3 4 4 4 0 2 2 2 - 6 2 3 4 9 2 1 10 1
LAK 2 3 5 9 3 4 5 5 12 - 2 4 5 14 0 4 15 4
MON 4 10 3 0 2 7 2 3 4 4 - 14 2 2 1 2 5 1
ONE 4 12 3 2 2 8 3 1 3 2 4 - 0 3 2 2 3 2
PEN 2 2 9 0 7 2 2 7 2 1 4 6 - 2 2 1 3 2
RIC 3 2 5 7 3 3 3 1 9 4 4 3 4 - 3 2 13 3
SAS 8 4 4 2 4 4 15 4 4 6 5 4 4 3 - 10 5 11
TBY 10 2 3 2 2 5 13 3 5 2 4 4 5 4 8 - 6 13
TOL 1 4 3 5 2 3 3 2 8 3 1 3 3 5 1 0 - 1
VER 10 3 5 3 3 4 9 4 5 2 5 4 4 3 7 5 5 -
WAS 4 1 12 4 9 3 4 7 5 2 4 5 13 3 2 3 1 4
WAT 4 10 4 0 4 6 4 5 3 3 14 12 3 5 2 2 4 2
TEAM WAS WAT
ALB 2 2
CAR 5 8
CCR 6 2
CHE 2 6
DAB 9 2
ERI 3 12
GAR 2 2
HIL 11 1
HOM 1 3
LAK 4 3
MON 2 4
ONE 1 6
PEN 5 3
RIC 3 1
SAS 4 4
TBY 3 4
TOL 5 2
VER 2 4
WAS - 3
WAT 3 -
Indians need 11 innings to down Barrage
Monday, May 26, 2008 | 0 comments »
In a close game it was the Chesaning Indians 9, the Cardiff Bay Barrage 7 in
11 innings at RFK STADIUM.
The game was deadlocked at 7 after nine full innings. Chesaning won it in the
11th inning. Mark Ellis led off and started the rally when he was hit by a
pitch. Derek Jeter stepped up next and he grounded into a double play. J.D.
Drew then hit a single. Albert Pujols stepped in and he doubled. Miguel
Cabrera came to the plate and was walked intentionally to load the bases.
Jack Cust added to the rally and lined a base-hit bringing in two
baserunners. Cust took second on the throw. Chesaning had a total of 14
hits for the game.
Chris Schroder(2-0) went 4 innings allowing no runs for the win. Troy Percival
earned the save, his 4th. The loss was charged to Brian Wolfe(2-4) in
relief.
This win by Chesaning continues their recent hot streak. In their last ten
games, they have a record of 8-2. For the season, they are 36-21. Alan
Hounsell was pretty down after the loss. 'We've really been sputtering along
lately, something like 1-9 in the last week or two. That won't get it done.'
BOXSCORE: 2008 Chesaning Indians At 2008 Cardiff Bay Barrage 5/30/2008
Indians AB R H RBI AVG Barrage AB R H RBI AVG
D.Jeter SS 6 1 2 3 .276 N.Swisher 1B 6 0 0 0 .239
J.Drew RF 5 2 2 1 .316 J.Kent 2B 6 2 4 0 .268
A.Pujols 1B 5 2 3 0 .314 A.Rowand CF 6 1 1 2 .298
M.Cabrera 3B 5 1 1 1 .290 R.Zimmerman 3B 5 2 2 2 .288
F.Thomas DH 4 1 0 0 .339 T.Hafner DH 5 1 1 0 .199
A-J.Cust PH 1 0 1 2 .273 B.Abreu RF 4 0 2 1 .259
V.Martinez C 5 0 0 0 .236 J.Jones LF 5 1 1 0 .201
T.Hunter CF 5 1 3 2 .225 J.Estrada C 5 0 1 2 .256
C.Duncan LF 5 0 0 0 .207 M.Derosa SS 4 0 1 0 .250
M.Ellis 2B 3 1 2 0 .242
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 44 9 14 9 Totals 46 7 13 7
A-Pinch Hit For Thomas In 11th Inning
Indians......... 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 9 14 0
Barrage......... 0 1 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 - 7 13 1
Indians (36-21) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
D.Willis 6 11 7 7 1 3 2 102 3.95
C.Schroder WIN(2-0) 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 49 1.19
T.Percival SAVE(4th) 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 12 1.98
Totals 11 13 7 7 2 7 2
Barrage (19-26) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
A.Wainwright 0 2/3 5 7 7 2 1 0 25 5.81
J.Benoit 3 1/3 3 0 0 0 5 0 48 2.30
B.Hennessey 3 2 0 0 1 3 0 37 0.87
B.Wolfe LOSS(2-4) 3 2/3 2 1 1 1 2 0 69 5.50
O.Villarreal 0 1/3 2 1 1 1 0 0 9 5.40
Totals 11 14 9 9 5 11 0
ATTENDANCE- 39,485 DATE- Friday, May 30th 2008 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- M Welke, Ry Cederstrom, Rwin Danley, M Reynolds
T- 3:36
LEFT ON BASE- Indians: 8 Barrage: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 0 Barrage: 3
ERRORS- J.Estrada
DOUBLES- D.Jeter-2(16th), J.Drew(10th), A.Pujols(20th), T.Hunter(16th),
J.Kent(9th), R.Zimmerman(12th)
TRIPLES- J.Jones(1st)
HOME RUNS- A.Rowand(3rd), R.Zimmerman(6th)
WALKS- J.Drew, A.Pujols, M.Cabrera, F.Thomas, M.Ellis, B.Abreu, M.Derosa
HIT BY PITCH- M.Ellis
STRIKE OUTS- D.Jeter, J.Drew-3, V.Martinez-4, C.Duncan-3, N.Swisher, A.Rowand,
R.Zimmerman, T.Hafner-2, J.Estrada, M.Derosa
GIDP- D.Jeter-2
Bobby Abreu had 3 base hits at RFK STADIUM as the Cardiff Bay Barrage beat the
Chesaning Indians in 12 innings 5 to 4.
The score was tied at 3 after nine. Cardiff Bay was victorious in the 12th
inning. Mark Derosa led off and he doubled. Nick Swisher struck out, unable
to help the rally. Abreu then stroked a single. One out later, Travis
Hafner stepped up to the plate and he was walked intentionally to load the
bases. Ryan Zimmerman stepped into the box and laced a one-base hit knocking
in a run. Jeff Kent added to the outburst and drew a walk resulting in a
mighty exciting win for Cardiff Bay and the 39,788 home town fans in
attendance. Cardiff Bay out-hit Chesaning for the game, 14 hits to 10.
The victory went to Brian Wolfe(2-3) who went 3 innings, allowing 1 run.
Takashi Saito(0-2) was the loser in relief. 'We really needed this win' said
Alan Hounsell. 'That first drink of water at the end of a drought sure does
taste good!'BOXSCORE: 2008 Chesaning Indians At 2008 Cardiff Bay Barrage 5/29/2008
Indians AB R H RBI AVG Barrage AB R H RBI AVG
D.Jeter SS 5 0 1 0 .274 N.Swisher 1B 6 0 0 0 .247
J.Drew RF 4 0 1 0 .314 B.Abreu RF 6 1 3 1 .253
B-B.Ausmus PH,C 1 0 0 1 .200 A.Rowand CF 6 0 2 0 .303
A.Pujols 1B 3 0 0 0 .308 T.Hafner DH 5 0 1 0 .199
M.Cabrera 3B 6 0 1 0 .292 R.Zimmerman 3B 5 1 2 1 .284
F.Thomas DH 6 1 1 1 .365 J.Kent 2B 5 0 2 1 .253
V.Martinez C 3 0 1 0 .242 J.Jones LF 5 1 1 0 .201
A-J.Gathright PR,LF 2 1 1 0 .143 J.Estrada C 5 1 1 1 .258
C-R.Ankiel RF 0 0 0 0 .318 M.Derosa SS 5 1 2 1 .250
T.Hunter CF 6 1 4 0 .217
C.Duncan LF,RF 5 1 0 0 .215
D-L.Terrero LF 0 0 0 0 .000
M.Ellis 2B 4 0 0 1 .236
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 45 4 10 3 Totals 48 5 14 5
A-Pinch Ran For Martinez In 9th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Drew In 9th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Gathright In 12th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Duncan In 12th Inning
Indians......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 - 4 10 0
Barrage......... 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 - 5 14 0
Indians (35-21) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
T.Buchholz 6 1/3 7 3 3 0 3 0 93 5.50
S.Rivera 1 2/3 2 0 0 1 2 0 38 0.00
D.Riske 1 2/3 1 0 0 0 2 0 16 2.95
T.Percival 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 2.03
T.Saito LOSS(0-2) BS(4th) 0 2/3 3 2 2 2 1 0 23 1.83
Totals 11 2/3 14 5 5 3 8 0
Barrage (19-25) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
J.Vazquez 8 1/3 7 3 3 3 6 0 129 2.87
C.Marmol 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 0.93
J.Benoit BS(2nd) 0 2/3 1 0 0 1 2 0 16 2.57
B.Wolfe WIN(2-3) 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 48 5.85
Totals 12 10 4 4 5 10 1
ATTENDANCE- 39,788 DATE- Thursday, May 29th 2008 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Fonso Marquez, Rry Young, Ll Hohn, Ke Everitt
T- 4:20
LEFT ON BASE- Indians:13 Barrage:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 1 Barrage: 0
DOUBLES- V.Martinez(13th), T.Hunter-2(15th), B.Abreu(12th), R.Zimmerman(11th),
M.Derosa(7th)
HOME RUNS- F.Thomas(6th)
SACRIFICE HITS- M.Ellis
WALKS- D.Jeter, B.Ausmus, A.Pujols-2, C.Duncan, T.Hafner, R.Zimmerman, J.Kent
HIT BY PITCH- A.Pujols, V.Martinez
STRIKE OUTS- D.Jeter-2, A.Pujols, M.Cabrera-2, F.Thomas, C.Duncan-4,
N.Swisher-4, B.Abreu, T.Hafner-2, J.Jones
GIDP- J.Jones
WILD PITCHES- J.Benoit
Indians squeek by Barrage 2-1
Saturday, May 24, 2008 | 0 comments »
At RFK STADIUM, the Cardiff Bay faithful were treated to an intriguing
pitcher's duel. Andy Pettitte(8-3) finally bested his Cardiff Bay
counterpart, Anthony Reyes*(2-4), by the score of 2 to 1.
Chesaning scored 1 run in the 4th inning with the help of 3 hits. That would
be the winning tally. Neither team managed to score after the 4th inning.
Takashi Saito recorded the save, his 17th. Reyes* was charged with the loss.
He gave up 8 hits and 3 walks in 6 and 1/3 innings.
BOXSCORE: 2008 Chesaning Indians At 2008 Cardiff Bay Barrage 5/28/2008
Indians AB R H RBI AVG Barrage AB R H RBI AVG
D.Jeter SS 3 0 0 0 .276 N.Swisher 1B 3 1 0 0 .256
J.Drew RF 5 1 2 1 .315 J.Kent 2B 3 0 0 0 .248
A.Pujols 1B 4 0 1 0 .312 A.Rowand CF 4 0 2 0 .302
M.Cabrera 3B 4 0 1 0 .295 R.Zimmerman 3B 3 0 0 0 .279
J.Cust DH 4 1 1 1 .268 T.Hafner DH 4 0 1 1 .199
V.Martinez C 4 0 0 0 .240 B.Abreu RF 2 0 0 0 .244
C.Duncan LF 4 0 2 0 .223 J.Jones LF 3 0 0 0 .201
T.Hunter CF 4 0 1 0 .204 J.Estrada C 3 0 1 0 .260
M.Ellis 2B 4 0 1 0 .241 M.Derosa SS 3 0 0 0 .245
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 36 2 9 2 Totals 28 1 4 1
Indians......... 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 9 0
Barrage......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 0
Indians (35-20) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
A.Pettitte WIN(8-3) 7 1/3 4 1 1 2 3 0 103 4.87 A1 C8
S.Rivera HOLD(1st) 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0.00 C9 D1
T.Saito SAVE(17th) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 19 0.95 D2
Totals 9 4 1 1 3 5 0
Barrage (18-25) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
A.Reyes* LOSS(2-4) 6 1/3 8 2 2 3 2 2 103 5.59 A1 D3
B.Hennessey 2 2/3 1 0 0 0 2 0 28 0.96 D4
Totals 9 9 2 2 3 4 2
ATTENDANCE- 19,045 DATE- Wednesday, May 28th 2008 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Ul Schrieber, Ug Eddings, Na Demuth, M Joyce
T- 3:12
LEFT ON BASE- Indians:10 Barrage: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 2 Barrage: 0
DOUBLES- M.Cabrera(11th)
HOME RUNS- J.Drew(3rd), J.Cust(6th)
CAUGHT STEALING- B.Abreu
WALKS- D.Jeter-2, A.Pujols, J.Kent, R.Zimmerman, B.Abreu
HIT BY PITCH- N.Swisher
STRIKE OUTS- D.Jeter, M.Cabrera, J.Cust, C.Duncan, N.Swisher, J.Kent, A.Rowand,
T.Hafner, M.Derosa
GIDP- N.Swisher, R.Zimmerman
WEB GEMS- Top 1st: Aaron Rowand robbed Albert Pujols of a Homerun!
Chesaning had the winning rally in the 8th inning scoring 2 runs. Albert
Pujols kicked off the action when he drew a walk. After an out was recorded,
Frank Thomas came up and he popped a two-run clout over the fence (his 5th of
the season). The Toledo bats were silent in the bottom of the 9th.
The victory went to Troy Percival(6-3) who went 1 inning, allowing no runs.
Percival got help from Chris Schroder who earned his 3rd save. Chuck
James(1-6) was the loser.
BOXSCORE: 2008 Chesaning Indians At 2008 Toledo Mud Hens 5/27/2008
Indians AB R H RBI AVG Mud Hens AB R H RBI AVG
D.Jeter SS 4 1 2 1 .291 A.Soriano 2B 5 0 1 0 .231
M.Ellis 2B 4 0 1 1 .247 A.Gonzalez 1B 5 0 0 0 .232
A.Pujols 1B 3 1 1 0 .322 M.Holliday LF 5 0 1 0 .341
M.Cabrera 3B 4 0 0 0 .304 J.Morneau DH 3 1 0 0 .228
J.Cust DH 2 0 0 0 .273 J.Saltalamacchia C 4 1 1 2 .314
A-F.Thomas PH 1 1 1 2 .391 J.Kubel RF 2 0 1 0 .279
T.Hunter CF 4 0 0 0 .212 D.Eckstein SS 3 1 1 0 .307
R.Ankiel RF 4 2 2 1 .333 D.Dejesus CF 4 0 0 0 .333
V.Martinez C 4 0 0 0 .255 A.Miles 3B 3 0 2 1 .417
J.Phelps LF 3 0 0 0 .143 B-C.Hart PH 1 0 0 0 .276
C-S.Rolen 3B 0 0 0 0 .250
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 33 5 7 5 Totals 35 3 7 3
A-Pinch Hit For Cust In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Miles In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Hart In 9th Inning
Indians......... 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 - 5 7 2
Mud Hens........ 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 3 7 2
Indians (33-18) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
J.Smoltz 6 6 3 3 1 5 1 96 3.38
T.Percival WIN(6-3) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 2.09
D.Riske HOLD(3rd) 0 2/3 1 0 0 1 0 0 15 3.20
C.Schroder SAVE(3rd) 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 1.34
Totals 9 7 3 3 2 6 1
Mud Hens (17-28) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
C.James LOSS(1-6) 7 1/3 7 5 5 3 5 2 124 5.23
J.Thatcher 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 0.00
Totals 9 7 5 5 3 7 2
ATTENDANCE- 19,444 DATE- Tuesday, May 27th 2008 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Montague, Rry Layne, Rk Wagner, Rvin Hudson
T- 3:02
LEFT ON BASE- Indians: 5 Mud Hens: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 0 Mud Hens: 1
ERRORS- D.Jeter, V.Martinez, J.Saltalamacchia, A.Miles
DOUBLES- D.Jeter(14th), M.Ellis(8th)
HOME RUNS- F.Thomas(5th), R.Ankiel(5th), J.Saltalamacchia(7th)
STOLEN BASES- D.Dejesus(1st)
WALKS- D.Jeter, A.Pujols, J.Cust, J.Morneau, J.Kubel
HIT BY PITCH- J.Phelps, D.Eckstein
STRIKE OUTS- M.Ellis, A.Pujols, J.Cust-2, R.Ankiel, J.Phelps-2, A.Soriano,
A.Gonzalez-2, M.Holliday-2, J.Morneau
GIDP- M.Cabrera
CATCHERS INTERFERENCE- J.Kubel
WILD PITCHES- J.Smoltz-2
In a tight game it was the Chesaning Indians 5, the Toledo Mud Hens 3 at
Comerica Park.
Toledo wins on Holliday walk-off homer
Friday, May 23, 2008 | 0 comments »
In an exciting finish the Toledo Mud Hens pulled out a win over the Chesaning
Indians by a score of 6 to 5 at Comerica Park.
The game was won by Toledo with a run in the bottom of the 9th inning. After
an out was recorded, Matt Holliday lofted a solo-blast 'downtown' (his 13th
of the season) making Toledo the victor and beginning a joyous home town
celebration. Toledo finished with 9 hits in the victory.
The victory went to Joe Thatcher(1-0) who went 1 and 1/3 innings, allowing no
runs. Takashi Saito(0-1) was tagged with the loss in relief.
BOXSCORE: 2008 Chesaning Indians At 2008 Toledo Mud Hens 5/26/2008
Indians AB R H RBI AVG Mud Hens AB R H RBI AVG
D.Jeter SS 5 0 1 0 .288 A.Soriano 2B 4 1 0 0 .232
T.Hunter CF 5 0 2 0 .216 A.Gonzalez 1B 2 0 0 0 .239
A.Pujols 1B 5 1 1 0 .322 M.Holliday LF 5 1 3 2 .344
M.Cabrera 3B 4 1 1 1 .310 J.Morneau DH 4 0 0 0 .232
F.Thomas DH 2 1 1 0 .378 J.Saltalamacchia C 4 0 0 0 .316
R.Ankiel RF 4 0 1 2 .322 J.Kubel RF 3 1 0 0 .275
V.Martinez C 3 0 0 0 .261 D.Eckstein SS 3 3 2 0 .306
A-J.Gathright PH 1 0 0 0 .000 D.Dejesus CF 4 0 1 1 .345
B-B.Ausmus C 0 0 0 0 .250 A.Miles 3B 3 0 2 0 .333
J.Phelps LF 2 1 1 0 .167 D-C.Hart PH 1 0 1 2 .279
C-J.Drew LF 1 0 1 0 .316 E-S.Rolen 3B 0 0 0 0 .250
M.Ellis 2B 4 1 1 2 .247
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 36 5 10 5 Totals 33 6 9 5
A-Pinch Hit For Martinez In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Gathright In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Phelps In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Miles In 8th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Hart In 9th Inning
Indians......... 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 - 5 10 3
Mud Hens........ 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 - 6 9 1
Indians (32-18) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
B.Webb 6 1/3 6 3 2 3 6 0 106 2.74
J.Walker BS(4th) 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 16 6.04
C.Schroder HOLD(5th) 0 1/3 0 1 1 0 1 0 4 1.39
T.Saito LOSS(0-1) BS(3rd) 0 2/3 2 1 1 0 1 1 17 1.06
Totals 8 1/3 9 6 5 4 9 1
Mud Hens (17-27) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
M.Chico 7 2/3 9 5 5 2 5 2 114 7.10
J.Thatcher WIN(1-0) 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 23 0.00
Totals 9 10 5 5 2 6 2
ATTENDANCE- 45,428 DATE- Monday, May 26th 2008 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- M Holbrook, Ndy Marsh, Gel Hernandez, Nter Wendelstedt
T- 2:36
LEFT ON BASE- Indians: 7 Mud Hens: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 3 Mud Hens: 2
ERRORS- D.Jeter-2, J.Phelps, J.Thatcher
DOUBLES- R.Ankiel(5th), C.Hart(9th)
HOME RUNS- M.Cabrera(13th), M.Ellis(6th), M.Holliday(13th)
WALKS- F.Thomas, J.Phelps, A.Soriano, A.Gonzalez-2, J.Kubel
HIT BY PITCH- F.Thomas, A.Gonzalez, D.Eckstein
STRIKE OUTS- D.Jeter-2, T.Hunter, M.Cabrera, R.Ankiel, J.Gathright, A.Soriano-4,
J.Saltalamacchia-2, J.Kubel, D.Eckstein, D.Dejesus
GIDP- A.Pujols, V.Martinez, M.Holliday-2, A.Miles
WILD PITCHES- J.Walker Designated hitter Jack Cust went yard and had 2 RBI at Comerica Park as the
blistering-hot Chesaning Indians beat the Toledo Mud Hens 5 to 3.
Dontrelle Willis(3-3) gave Chesaning a solid outing. He allowed 5 hits and 3
walks in 7 and 2/3 innings. Willis chalked up 8 strikeouts. Toledo
threatened in the 9th but their rally came up short.
Willis got help from Takashi Saito who was credited with his 15th save. Boof
Bonser(1-4) was charged with the loss. With the win, Chesaning continued
their winning ways; their streak now stands at 9 games and counting.
BOXSCORE: 2008 Chesaning Indians At 2008 Toledo Mud Hens 5/25/2008
Indians AB R H RBI AVG Mud Hens AB R H RBI AVG
D.Jeter SS 4 1 2 0 .290 C.Hart RF 4 0 0 0 .271
J.Drew RF 4 0 3 2 .312 R.Johnson CF 3 1 1 0 .231
A.Pujols 1B 2 0 0 1 .325 B-J.Kubel PH 1 0 1 1 .283
M.Cabrera 3B 4 1 0 0 .311 M.Holliday LF 5 0 0 0 .337
J.Cust DH 4 1 3 2 .277 A.Soriano 2B 4 0 2 0 .236
V.Martinez C 4 0 0 0 .265 J.Morneau DH 4 1 1 2 .237
C.Duncan LF 3 1 1 0 .198 S.Rolen 3B 2 0 0 0 .250
T.Hunter CF 3 1 0 0 .212 A.Gonzalez 1B 4 0 0 0 .242
M.Ellis 2B 3 0 0 0 .247 D.Navarro C 3 0 0 0 .212
A-D.Dejesus PH 0 1 0 0 .349
D.Eckstein SS 3 0 2 0 .299
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 31 5 9 5 Totals 33 3 7 3
A-Pinch Hit For Navarro In 9th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Johnson In 9th Inning
Indians......... 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 - 5 9 0
Mud Hens........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 - 3 7 0
Indians (32-17) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
D.Willis WIN(3-3) 7 2/3 5 2 2 3 8 1 116 3.36
T.Percival 0 2/3 1 1 1 1 0 0 19 2.15
T.Saito SAVE(15th) 0 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0.55
Totals 9 7 3 3 4 8 1
Mud Hens (16-27) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
B.Bonser LOSS(1-4) 4 2/3 5 2 2 3 5 0 81 5.78
B.Thompson 3 4 3 3 0 3 1 44 6.75
B.Kim 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 19 2.83
Totals 9 9 5 5 3 10 1
ATTENDANCE- 39,454 DATE- Sunday, May 25th 2008 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Uce Dreckman, Ke Dimuro, Ry Darling, Rry Poncino
T- 3:00
LEFT ON BASE- Indians: 4 Mud Hens: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 1 Mud Hens: 3
DOUBLES- R.Johnson(2nd), J.Kubel(11th), A.Soriano(14th)
HOME RUNS- J.Cust(5th), J.Morneau(13th)
SACRIFICE HITS- M.Ellis
SACRIFICE FLIES- A.Pujols
WALKS- A.Pujols, C.Duncan, T.Hunter, C.Hart, S.Rolen-2, D.Dejesus
HIT BY PITCH- R.Johnson, D.Eckstein
STRIKE OUTS- D.Jeter, A.Pujols, M.Cabrera-2, J.Cust, V.Martinez, C.Duncan-2,
M.Ellis-2, M.Holliday, A.Soriano, J.Morneau, A.Gonzalez-3,
D.Navarro-2
GIDP- J.Drew, V.Martinez, T.Hunter, J.Morneau
WILD PITCHES- D.Willis
Chesaning Completes Sweep of Montrose
Wednesday, May 21, 2008 | 0 comments »
Miguel Cabrera hit a homerun and had 2 RBI at Miller Park where the sizzling
Chesaning Indians beat the Montrose Millers 6 to 5.
Chesaning promptly took the lead in their half of the first scoring 2 runners
on 2 hits. The key at-bat was by Cabrera who deflated the mood of the
partisan fans when he bombed a two-run dinger (his 12th of the season).
Montrose was set down quietly in the bottom of the 9th.
The victory was credited to Taylor Buchholz(2-0) who went 7 and 1/3 innings,
allowing 4 runs. Takashi Saito recorded the save, his 14th. Derek Lowe(2-7)
was the loser.
'I was a little good, a little bad and a little ugly.' said Buchholz, 'I was
just giving us a chance to win.'
BOXSCORE: 2008 Chesaning Indians At 2008 Montrose Millers 5/24/2008
Indians AB R H RBI AVG Millers AB R H RBI AVG
D.Jeter SS 4 0 0 0 .286 R.Freel CF 5 0 2 0 .319
J.Drew RF 5 1 1 0 .300 K.Millar DH 5 0 1 2 .264
A.Pujols 1B 4 2 2 1 .328 M.Ordonez RF 5 0 0 0 .320
M.Cabrera 3B 4 1 3 2 .318 R.Ibanez LF 4 0 1 0 .260
J.Cust DH 3 1 2 1 .263 A.Beltre 3B 3 1 1 0 .258
V.Martinez C 3 1 1 2 .271 M.Napoli C 3 2 2 0 .199
C.Duncan LF 4 0 0 0 .195 S.Casey 1B 3 0 0 0 .266
T.Hunter CF 4 0 0 0 .215 A-C.Young PH 1 0 1 1 .197
M.Ellis 2B 4 0 1 0 .251 B-R.Hernandez 1B 0 0 0 0 .000
H.Kendrick 2B 3 1 2 2 .326
A.Gonzalez SS 4 1 2 0 .215
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 35 6 10 6 Totals 36 5 12 5
A-Pinch Hit For Casey In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Young In 9th Inning
Indians......... 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 - 6 10 0
Millers......... 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 - 5 12 0
Indians (31-17) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
T.Buchholz WIN(2-0) 7 1/3 11 4 4 0 2 0 119 5.79
D.Riske HOLD(2nd) 0 1/3 1 1 1 1 0 0 16 3.32
T.Percival HOLD(2nd) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 1.95
T.Saito SAVE(14th) 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0.57
Totals 9 12 5 5 1 3 0
Millers (18-30) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
D.Lowe LOSS(2-7) 6 5 4 4 2 3 2 79 6.06
P.Moylan 1 1/3 5 2 2 0 2 1 24 3.96
P.Feliciano 1 2/3 0 0 0 1 2 0 26 2.63
Totals 9 10 6 6 3 7 3
ATTENDANCE- 39,906 DATE- Saturday, May 24th 2008 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Ul Nauert, Arlie Reliford, Rry Vanover, Eg Gibson
T- 3:13
LEFT ON BASE- Indians: 5 Millers: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 2 Millers: 2
DOUBLES- J.Drew(9th), M.Napoli(4th), C.Young(3rd), A.Gonzalez(10th)
HOME RUNS- A.Pujols(8th), M.Cabrera(12th), V.Martinez(4th)
STOLEN BASES- R.Freel(5th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- H.Kendrick
WALKS- D.Jeter, J.Cust, V.Martinez, M.Napoli
HIT BY PITCH- A.Beltre
STRIKE OUTS- J.Drew-2, A.Pujols, C.Duncan-3, T.Hunter, K.Millar, M.Ordonez,
M.Napoli
GIDP- V.Martinez, T.Hunter, A.Beltre
Miguel Cabrera smashed 2 homeruns and had 3 RBI as the sizzling Chesaning
Indians outscored the Montrose Millers 10 to 4.
Cabrera was a seemingly constant irritant to the hometown fans as he provided
much of the offense for the visitors. He smashed a solo-shot out of the park
in the 2nd inning and blasted a two-run home run (his 11th of the season) in
the 6th inning. Chesaning had 11 hits for the night.
The victory was credited to Andy Pettitte(6-3) who went 7 and 2/3 innings,
allowing 1 run. Kelvim Escobar(4-5) took the loss. He was hit hard and gave
up 7 hits and 3 walks in 3 and 1/3 innings.
BOXSCORE: 2008 Chesaning Indians At 2008 Montrose Millers 5/23/2008
Indians AB R H RBI AVG Millers AB R H RBI AVG
D.Jeter SS 4 1 1 2 .291 M.Grudzielanek 2B 5 0 1 0 .274
J.Drew RF 4 0 0 0 .303 K.Millar DH 4 0 0 0 .266
A.Pujols 1B 5 1 1 1 .324 S.Casey 1B 5 0 1 0 .271
M.Cabrera 3B 5 2 2 3 .309 M.Ordonez RF 5 0 0 0 .328
J.Cust DH 3 2 2 0 .254 A.Beltre 3B 4 1 2 1 .257
V.Martinez C 3 2 1 0 .270 C.Young CF 4 0 0 0 .186
C.Duncan LF 5 1 2 2 .202 M.Napoli C 3 1 1 1 .190
T.Hunter CF 4 1 1 1 .220 E.Brown LF 4 1 4 0 .311
M.Ellis 2B 4 0 1 1 .251 A.Gonzalez SS 2 1 0 0 .208
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 37 10 11 10 Totals 36 4 9 2
Indians......... 0 3 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 - 10 11 1
Millers......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 - 4 9 2
Indians (30-17) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
A.Pettitte WIN(6-3) 7 2/3 6 1 1 3 7 1 129 5.56
C.Schroder 0 1/3 1 1 1 0 1 1 12 1.13
D.Riske 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 26 2.89
Totals 9 9 4 3 4 8 2
Millers (18-29) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
K.Escobar LOSS(4-5) 3 1/3 7 7 6 3 1 1 71 4.61
J.Pineiro 2 1/3 3 3 0 2 1 1 55 2.94
P.Moylan 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 28 3.71
M.Lindstrom 2 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 2.66
Totals 9 11 10 6 7 3 2
ATTENDANCE- 36,006 DATE- Friday, May 23rd 2008 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Rk Wagner, Rvin Hudson, Montague, Rry Layne
T- 3:22
LEFT ON BASE- Indians: 7 Millers: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 1 Millers: 2
ERRORS- A.Pujols, M.Grudzielanek, A.Gonzalez
DOUBLES- D.Jeter(13th), A.Pujols(18th), J.Cust(9th), C.Duncan(8th),
A.Beltre(11th), E.Brown-2(5th)
HOME RUNS- M.Cabrera-2(11th), A.Beltre(12th), M.Napoli(10th)
WALKS- D.Jeter, J.Drew, J.Cust-2, V.Martinez-2, T.Hunter, K.Millar, M.Napoli,
A.Gonzalez-2
STRIKE OUTS- J.Drew, V.Martinez, T.Hunter, M.Ordonez-2, A.Beltre, C.Young,
M.Napoli-2, A.Gonzalez-2
GIDP- A.Pujols, K.Millar
WILD PITCHES- J.Pineiro
At Miller Park the Chesaning Indians outscored the Montrose Millers 6 to
3.
Montrose was unable to claim the lead after Chesaning went ahead in the 2nd
inning scoring 3 runners on 2 hits. The big moment was provided by J.D. Drew
who quieted the crowd when he laced a one-base hit bringing in two
baserunners. Chesaning managed 7 hits in their victory.
John Smoltz(6-3) picked up the victory, allowing 3 runs in 6 and 2/3 innings.
Smoltz got help from Chris Schroder who earned his 2nd save. Jeff
Suppan(2-5) took the loss. He was unable to control the Chesaning offense
and allowed 6 hits and 4 walks in 2 and 1/3 innings.
Chesaning extended their winning streak to 6 games.
BOXSCORE: 2008 Chesaning Indians At 2008 Montrose Millers 5/22/2008
Indians AB R H RBI AVG Millers AB R H RBI AVG
D.Jeter SS 4 0 0 1 .292 R.Freel CF 4 0 2 1 .315
J.Drew RF 5 0 1 2 .312 K.Millar DH 4 0 2 0 .272
A.Pujols 1B 5 0 1 0 .328 M.Ordonez RF 4 0 1 0 .337
M.Cabrera 3B 5 0 0 0 .306 R.Ibanez LF 4 0 0 0 .261
J.Cust DH 0 2 0 0 .244 A.Beltre 3B 4 0 0 0 .251
A-J.Gathright PR,DH 1 0 0 0 .000 M.Napoli C 4 0 0 0 .187
V.Martinez C 5 1 1 0 .269 S.Casey 1B 4 1 1 0 .274
C.Duncan LF 3 2 2 0 .193 H.Kendrick 2B 4 0 1 1 .319
T.Hunter CF 2 1 0 0 .219 A.Gonzalez SS 3 2 2 1 .211
M.Ellis 2B 4 0 2 2 .251
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 34 6 7 5 Totals 35 3 9 3
A-Pinch Ran For Cust In 4th Inning
Indians......... 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 6 7 0
Millers......... 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 - 3 9 0
Indians (29-17) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
J.Smoltz WIN(6-3) 6 2/3 9 3 3 0 6 1 100 3.28
C.Schroder SAVE(2nd) 2 1/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 26 0.85
Totals 9 9 3 3 0 8 1
Millers (18-28) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
J.Suppan LOSS(2-5) 2 1/3 6 6 6 4 3 0 68 6.54
J.Pineiro 4 1 0 0 3 2 0 61 3.16
P.Feliciano 2 2/3 0 0 0 0 3 0 30 2.82
Totals 9 7 6 6 7 8 0
ATTENDANCE- 39,487 DATE- Thursday, May 22nd 2008 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Ff Kellogg, Rry Meals, Dy Fletcher, Ke Reilly
T- 3:20
LEFT ON BASE- Indians: 9 Millers: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 1 Millers: 0
DOUBLES- C.Duncan(7th), R.Freel(9th), K.Millar(19th), M.Ordonez(16th),
H.Kendrick(13th), A.Gonzalez(9th)
HOME RUNS- A.Gonzalez(8th)
WALKS- D.Jeter, J.Cust-3, J.Gathright, C.Duncan, T.Hunter
HIT BY PITCH- T.Hunter
STRIKE OUTS- D.Jeter-2, J.Drew, M.Cabrera, J.Gathright, T.Hunter-2, M.Ellis,
R.Freel, K.Millar-2, R.Ibanez, M.Napoli-2, S.Casey, H.Kendrick
GIDP- M.Ordonez
WILD PITCHES- J.Suppan
2007 Schwartz League Awards
Wednesday, January 09, 2008 | 0 comments »
Albert Pujols of the Chesaning Indians has been named League MVP for the 2007 season. Pujols hit .327 with 54 homeruns and 170 RBI, helping the Indians to win 110 games and set a new Schwartz League record for most wins by a team in a single season. The previous record was held by the 1997 Poopis Power Club, and the 1999 Pink Flamingos team. Pujols 54 homeruns was more than any player hit in 2006, the most last year was 49 by Andruw Jones from the Belin Diamond Jaxx. Albert was surpassed by teammate Frank Thomas who hit an amazing 57 homeruns. Thomas finished just behind Pujols in the MVP voiting as he was not quite as prolific though he hit .283 and drove in 137 runs during the season. 
Carlos Zambrano, pitcher for the Springfield Isotopes, has been awarded the Cy Young award for the 2007 season as the league's best pitcher. Zambrano won 24 games and lost 8 while recording a 2.82 earned run average over 36 starts. His 10.8 baserunners per nine innings ranks among the very best in the league and he was stingy at allowing homeruns as he gave up less than 1 homerun per nine innings pitched.
Gold Glove Awards were earned by the following players by position:
P - Greg Maddux (NEV)
C - Russell Martin (LAK)
1b - Mark Teixeira (SPR)
2b - Orlando Hudson (ELM)
3b - Mike Lowell (ALB)
SS - Derek Jeter (CHE)
OF - Carlos Beltran (AKR)
OF - Andruw Jones (ELM)
OF - Torii Hunter (CHE)
Silver Slugger Selections were awarded as well and the recipients are listed by position:
C - Joe Mauer (TBY)
1b - Albert Pujols (CHE)
2b - Chase Utley (SAS)
3b - David Wright (SAS)
SS - Bill Hall (NEV)
LF - Alfonso Soriano (TBY)
CF - Carlos Beltran (AKR)
RF - Bobby Abreu (DEP)
Todd Jones of the Iowa City Chiefs was awarded the Rolaids Relief Award as voted by the Schwartz News. Jones earned the award after recording 44 saves for the Chiefs. Though they did not make the playoffs, Jones helped the Iowa City pitching staff to give the team a respectable 2007 season. Iowa City got out of the gate pretty well in the spring but faltered in May and June winning only 21 of 45 games. Though the team had it's troubles, Jones was one bright spot on the team and earned this award.
Craig Giles has been named Manager of the Year by the Schwartz News. Giles' Akron Aeros team won the Dark Helmet West division by 16 games with a total of 102 wins. Though they lost in the playoffs, the Aeros finished with a great season and Giles was recognized by the Schwartz News for the success of his team in 2007.
Chesaning has now won its third Schwartz Mug Championship in four years. With the help of strong pitching performances by Pedro Martinez and Takashi Saito, and excellent run production from Miguel Cabrera the Indians came back from two games down to win four of the final five games of the series. The Indians were overwhelmed in the first two games by the offense Tampa Bay put up. Travis Hafner had 4 hits and 4 RBI at SBC Park in Chesaning as the Tampa Bay Bandits embarrassed the Indians by the lopsided score of 12 to 1.
The Chesaning fans didn't appreciate the big day Hafner had. He slapped a single which scored a run in the 1st inning, stroked a one-base hit in the 3rd inning, laced a base-knock in the 4th inning and belted a three-run homer (his 5th of the playoffs) in the 8th inning. Tampa Bay had 14 hits for the night while Chesaning had 4.
Chien-Ming Wang(3-0) allowed 1 run in 8 innings, and picked up the victory. Brandon Webb(4-1) was the losing pitcher. He allowed a few too many base runners giving up 11 hits and 2 walks in 5 and 1/3 innings.
“We just couldn't figure him out tonight,” said Albert Pujols after game one. “He was mixing his pitches and changing speeds while spotting his pitches perfectly.”
Hoping to comeback and even the series in game two, the Indians again were stymied, this time by C.C. Sabathia. Travis Hafner smashed 2 homeruns and had 3 RBI as the Tampa Bay Bandits beat the Chesaning Indians by the count of 6 to 2 in game two taking a two games to none lead back to Tampa for game three.
Hafner had a big evening at the plate. He smashed a solo-shot out of the park in the 4th inning and popped a two-run clout over the fence (his 7th of the playoffs) in the 8th inning. Although they lost, Chesaning did out-hit Tampa Bay 10 to 7. The win went to C.C. Sabathia(3-1) who allowed no runs in 5 and 2/3 innings. Dontrelle Willis(1-1) was given the loss. He pitched 6 innings and surrendered 3 hits and 3 walks.
Not wanting to give up on the series, being down two games to none, the Indians started master craftsman Pedro Martinez who pitched brilliantly to defeat Tampa Bay in game three. Pedro Martinez came through with a solid 8 and two third innings as the Chesaning Indians topped the Tampa Bay Bandits by a score of 2 to 0 at SAFECO Field.
Tampa Bay never recovered after Chesaning took the lead in the 2nd inning plating an isolated run. That was all Martinez(3-0) needed. After the 4th inning, neither team was able to score. Takashi Saito got the save, his 6th, to preserve the shutout. The losing pitcher was Clay Hensley(0-1). He allowed 4 hits and 3 walks in 7 innings.
The Indians came out swinging in game four against Chien-Ming Wang, the winner in game one. Miguel Cabrera had 2 base hits and 2 RBI as the Chesaning Indians defeated the Tampa Bay Bandits 6 to 2 at SAFECO Field. For the Indians, John Smoltz(1-0) pitched well enough to earn the win. He surrendered 7 hits and 2 walks in 5 and 1/3 innings.
Overall Chesaning out-hit Tampa Bay 12 to 8. Chien-Ming Wang(3-1) was the losing pitcher. He was knocked around by Chesaning, allowing 7 hits and 4 walks in 4 and 1/3 innings.
"Wang was just not as effective tonight as he was in game one," said Bandits manager John Ramsey after the game. "It's a new series now that it is all tied up at two games each, but we have to come out tomorrow and win game five. That is our next goal."
Game five, being as important as ever for each team, was perhaps the closest contest of the series. The lead went back and fourth a couple of times and ended deadlocked after nine innings at three runs apiece. Tampa Bay was dominant but could not bring the runs across when they needed to against Brandon Webb. Webb pitched much better than in game one but still allowed eight hits in six plus innings, though he only allowed one run before giving way to the bullpen in the seventh inning. The Indians relief core allowed nine hits over the ensuing five innings before finally breaking in the 12th inning and allowing the game winning run giving the loss to Chris Britton, his first decision of the playoffs.
The fifth game win by the Bandits gave them a three games to two lead as the series shifted back to Chesaning for game six. Needing to win only one game to clinch the Schwartz Mug the Bandits were optimistically confident that they could win the series having already taken two games in Chesaning already in the series.
The Indians had other ideas in game six however. Miguel Cabrera cracked 2 home runs and had 3 RBI as the Chesaning Indians outscored the Tampa Bay Bandits 6 to 3 in game six to even the series and force a game seven. Cabrera enjoyed a fine evening at the plate. He lifted one out of the park for a two run home run in the 2nd inning and hit a bases-empty home run (his 5th of the playoffs) in the 8th inning. Although they lost, Tampa Bay did out-hit Chesaning 14 to 10.
The winning pitcher was Dontrelle Willis(2-1) who allowed 2 runs in 7 and 2/3 innings. Takashi Saito gained credit for his 7th save of the playoffs. C.C. Sabathia(3-2)was the losing pitcher.
Game seven at SBC Park, the Chesaning faithful were treated to an intriguing pitcher's duel. Pedro Martinez(4-0) finally bested his Tampa Bay counterpart, Chien-Ming Wang(3-2), by the score of 3 to 1. Martinez put on a good performance. He surrendered only 5 hits and no walks in 7 and 1/3 innings. The pitchers took over after the 2nd inning as neither team was able to score again. Takashi Saito was credited with his 8th save. Wang suffered the loss. He allowed 3 runs and 6 hits in 5 innings.
The game seven victory clinched the Indians third Championship in four years. Pedro Martinez was named series Most Valuable Player with his brilliant performances in games three and seven. As a whole the series was a very good one, and though the Indians fell down in the first two games of the series they came back in wonderful fashion to take the series. The Bandits played well and were managed very well, but few breaks went their way after game two.
Team's 20 man roster retention lists are not going to be due until mid-February due to the lateness of the release of SOM Version 13.0. After the retention lists are submitted there will be a freeze on all transactions until the draft begins one week later. The exact date the retention lists will be due will be determined soon.
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