SCHEDULE:
1 @ Detroit
3 vs Las Vegas
3 vs St Louis
RESULTS:
- 9/7: FLA 7 DET 4 Saldana POTG 3-4 2 HR (14) 4 RBI (49) Flores 2-5 HR (8) 2 R 2 RBI (64) SB (72) Galindo SV (45)
- Sergio Marrero 4-4 2 2B (32) 2 R 2 RB CS (15)
- Shamar Scippio tossed his 4th shutout of the year scattering 10 hits and ringing up 9 Bears in the Broncos 7-0 win over San Francisco. He's 15-6 2.98
- 9/8: FLA 5 LV 3 Christman POTG 2-4 2 HR (11) 2 RBI (30) Bursey 3-4 leadoff HR (4) 2 RBI (11) Flores SB (73) Hallamore 2-4 2 SB (49) CS (19) Error (22) Alatorre W (12-6 3.40) 7 IP 6 H 3 ER 2 BB 6 K
- Nakata CG L (5-5 3.73) 8 IP 8 H 5 ER 1 BB 1 K
- 9/9: LV 7 FLA 0 Sato POTG W (16-7 2.33) 8.1 IP 7 H 2 BB 10 K
- Willoughby L (13-7 3.21) 2.1 IP 6 H 6 ER 0 BB 5 K 2 HR
- 9/10: FLA 4 LV 2 Pollock POTG W (15-5 3.12) 8 IP 6 H 2 ER 1 BB 5 K Galindo SV (47)
- Winton Bale 4-4 2B (19) HR (7) RBI (48)
- The win clinches a post-season berth for the 3rd straight year. We are 8 games up with 18 to play.
- Don't look now.... Ohio went on a 9-1 run, and are within 5 games of Chicago in the AL Central
- Dave Haynes (NY) struck out 6 in a 4-hitter to beat Alaska 7-0 and run his record to 15-8 3.69
- 9/11: STL 8 FLA 6 Samvdio L (13-10 4.51) 6 IP 9 H 7 ER 2 BB 2 K Cortezo HR (18) 3 RBI (80) Flores 2-5 R SB (75) Hallamore HR (21) RBI (88) Bursey HR (5) 2 RBI (13)
- Farmington dropped the 1st game of the best of 3 vs the Decatur Eagles (LA)
- Hobbs clinched the wild card for the short-season league.
- 9/12: FLA 5 STL 1 Mendoza POTG W (10-6 4.40) Matsui SV (4) Hayashi 2-3 HR (14) 3 RBI (52) Saldana HR (15) 2 RBI (51) Flores SB (76)
- Mike Carlson (JAX) shutout LA on 7 hits striking out 2 in the Panthers 2-0 win. He's 16-5 3.37
- 9/13: FLA 1 STL 0 Sugihara POTG W (11-6 4.49) 8 IP 1 H 2 BB 6 K Galindo SV (48)
- Cal Engel CG L (11-15 4.47) 8 IP 5 H 1 ER 0 BB 4 K
- Farmington tied their series 1-1 and Hobbs dropped the 1st game of theirs.
- Jim Brooks (DET) won his 15th (15-7 3.14) with a 3-hit shutout of Memphis.
- AL POTW – Mike Carpenter (NY) 13-23 2 HR 6 RBI (.292-12-39)
- NL POTW – Akihito Uehara (OK) 12-23 2 HR 7 RBI (.281-11-47)
TARPON PLAYER & PITCHER OF THE MONTH
- Makata Hayashi .266-5-25
- Ernesto Galindo 11 SV 1.46 ERA
RECORD: 5-2 (93-54)
STANDINGS: 1st +8
RUNS SCORED: 683 t-4th
RUNS AGAINST: 580 1st
DEFENSE: .695 4th
POWER RANKINGS:
- Florida
- San Antonio
- Chicago
- Pittsburgh
- Washington
- Memphis fired GM Jim Bowden and manager Dusty Baker. They were 67-80 this year which will mark the 4th straight year they have missed the post season after going 4 out of 5 years from 2001 to 2005. They are still in search of their 1st world series.