The series hasn't materialized as many would have predicted, but that's the reason we play the games.
The Blue Claw's came into the series with better offensive numbers, however it's the Gator's that have been hitting pretty well through the first two contests.

The Blue Claw's might have thought the night would go their way capitalizing in the top of the first, benifiting from a Parra double and from 2 wild pitches by Starter Alex LeClarc...

Winny Watch: On April 27th, the Rangers elected to call up top rookie outfielder Dave Winfield, who was obliterating AAA pitching with a .289 average, 5 home runs and an 1.073 OPS. After a bit of a slow start, Winfield has provided sufficient help to the Rangers offense, hitting .289 with 4 homers and 14 RBI's in 26 games. He has also surprised the team with 2 triples. According to sources, the young outfielder is starting to be viewed as a cornerstone and an untouchable asset.

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The Blue Claw's (36-34) were able to take game 1 in the series with a Lowcountry (33-37) type offense performance.

The Gator's mustered 7 hits, but only 1 went for extra bases, a double in the 6th.

The Blue Claw's ended the night with an anemic 3 hit performance, but 2 of those were clutch in the win.

SP Jose Garza (3-1) gets the win in the start, ecomizing throwing just 87 pitches in 7 innings of work. He was able...

The Rangers have won 7 of their last 9, reaching the .500 mark with a 18-18 in a tightly-contested AL West division. The Rangers are only 1 1/2 games out of first place. The last place team, California, is only 3 1/2 games out of first place.

Before the winning spurt, the Rangers also elected to trade OF Bobby Darwin, who started the season serving a 10-game suspension and then slumped badly, for young starting pitcher Jim Slaton, who's currently pitching well for Texas in AAA. Said...

The Baltimore Blue Claws (35-34) will begin a 3 game series with the Lowcountry Gators 933-36). The series is tied at 3-3 this season.

Currently the Gators are ranked in the EC:
11th overall in runs
11th overall in batting avg
10th overall in on-base %
11th overall in slugging %
3rd overall in era
4th overall in Sp era
2nd overall in baa

Currently the Blue Claws are ranked in the EC
3rd overall in runs
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