Game 36

Portland Uniforms - Virginia Uniforms

Notes
The Bums had to win one game to clinch a playoff spot. It would be hard against the Trappers, especially with 2 6 pitchers on the mound. They got the first strike in by a Hank Blalock home run in the 2nd. Both pitchers were going at it, giving no room for the other team. Doug Minekiewicz led off the 4th, and hit a home run. That inning, Adam Greenberg singles in Blalock making it 3-0, which would be the final, and clinch a playoff spot at home for the Beach Bums.

Batters
POR
Dye 0-3 K
Burroughs 0-2
Encarnacion 0-2 2K
Pena 1-2 1B
Sexson 0-2
Giles 1-2 3B
Berroa 1-2 1B
Horwitz 0-2
Brown 0-1

VIR
Everett 0-2 BB
Hall 0-1 BB
Byrnes 0-2
Mientkiewicz 1-2 HR, 1R, 1RBI
Blalock 2-2 HR, 1B, 1R, 1RBI
Bigbie 1-2 2B, K
Crosby 0-2
Greenberg 1-2 1B
Holliman 0-2


Pitchers
POR
Waechter- 4 IP, 375. ERA, 1 Ks, 3 ER, 2 BB L

VIR
Looper- 4 IP, 0 ERA, 3 Ks, 0 ER, 1 BB W
Anderson- 1 IP, 0 ERA, 0 Ks, 0 ER, 1 BB SV

Player of the Game- Hank Blalock




Orlando Uniforms - Omaha Uniforms

Notes
With the Trappers lost in Virginia, Orlando got the word just before gametime that a win and in was in effect. And in one inning, they settled it. In the 2nd, 4 runs were pushed across. Shannon Stewart tripled scoring Robels and Freeman. Chacon was rolling, no more than 1 base runner reached in an inning. 2 hits for Omaha. But other than the 4 run inning, Odalis Perez pitched good. Brazelton game out, loaded the bases, and got Valetin to ground out for the clincher, and kept the dream alive.

Batters
ORL
Freeman 1-3 1B, 1R, 1RBI
Stewart 2-3 3B, 2B, 2RBI
Abernathy 1-3 2B
Grieve 0-3 K
Hillenbrand 1-2 1B, BB, 1R
Crede 0-1 2BB
LaForest 0-2
Francia 0-2
Robels 1-2 2B

OMA
Mathews Jr. 0-2 BB
Vidro 1-3 1B, 2K
Valentin 0-3
Monroe 0-1 BB
Hermida 0-2
Atkins 1-2 1B
Ensberg 0-2
Bo. Crosby 1-2 2B
Buscher 1-2 1B

Pitchers
ORL
Chacon- 4 IP, 0 ERA, 1 Ks, 0 ER, 1 BB W
Brazelton- 1 IP, 0 ERA, 1 Ks, 0 ER, 1 BB SV

OMA
Perez- 5 IP, 4 ERA, 1 Ks, 4 ER, 3 BB L

Player of the Game- Shawn Chacon