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Decatur Donnybrooks (26-14, .650) @ Dearborn Dilly’s (29-11, .725)
A battle of the two-best teams in the Bush League as the Independence Division leading Dearborn Dilly’s welcome the Justice Division-leading Decatur Donnybrooks to town. After two games of the 3-game set, the series is tied at 1-1 with Decatur taking the first 8-4 and losing the second 0-3. Dearborn has had a phenomenal start and boast a +62 rDiff while Decatur has ridden their league-best pitching and ho-hum offense to a fast start of their own. Decatur is led by LF Jayson Winder a former MLB mainstay with the New York Jets and Golden State Warriors whose slick fielding earned him 6 gold gloves, with the most recent coming in 2072. A series of injuries has limited his abilities in recent years (hip strain, back stiffness, jammed finger, concussion, fractured foot (ouch), and a bruised thigh) making major league clubs wary of picking up the tab on his 8M asking price. Injuries have already limited him to 20 games this season.

Damon Cronin (1-2, 3.62) @ Evan Demko (4-2, 2.63)
Demko, a marginal major leaguer who spent limited time in the Phoenix Suns’ rotation before joining Decatur in 2073 and then Dearborn for this season, was serviceable in his start today going 5 innings with 4 earned and getting the win in the Dilly’s series-clinching 6-4 win over Decatur. 1B Rocco Laki was 2 for 3 with 2 solo homers and a walk while LF Jayson Winder was 1 for 3 with a homer of his own for Decatur. 26-year-old Rocco never made it out of the minors while under contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars. The former San Dimas Community College standout has not fared well in the Bush League – batting only .200/.292/.329 in 21 starts for Dearborn – he has a good work ethic, but he doesn’t appear to have any route back to the majors at this point. Conversely, RF Cam Roberts who went 2 for 4 with a double and 2-RBI is batting .291/.337/.418 in 37 games for Dearborn – another former Jag who never made it out of the minors, this NC State prospect has started to draw some scouts after short stints in Beaumont, Nolanville, and now Dearborn. He has a long way to go if he is to get another shot at making one of the big clubs, but he has acquitted himself nicely so far.