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BirdWatcher · 11-07-2020, 07:59 PM

Brewers record: 3-3 (week), 69-31, 1st place, MGL (season)

July 23-24, at Charlotte: 3-5, 8-0.

July 25-27, versus Detroit: 1-4, 9-3, 11-3.

July 29, versus Portland: 4-8.

In the second game of three against the Charlotte Sting, former Brewer Justin Peacock, having a fine season (4-7, 2.89, 1.10 WHIP), doesn't get the win but does give his team a strong 7 innings to set up the win. His former teammate John Weaver started for the Brewers, giving up 3 runs (2 earned) on just 4 hits over 5 1/3rd innings without a decision. Ben Flynn (4-2, 4.60) took the loss in relief, giving up just 1 hit in his inning and a third but walking 3 batters and allowing 2 runs to score. Rich White went 2 for 3 in the loss.

The Brewers take the rubber match on Monday evening, easily defeating the Sting behind Sadahige Kawasaki (10-6, 2.35), who was pitching a no-hitter going into the 8th inning when he gave up a leadoff single and allowing a Jose Gutierrez 2-out single in the 9th to finish with a 2-hit shutout, striking out 4 and walking 1. Brett Taranto went 2 for 5 with a run scored and 3 driven in. Antonio Acuna continued his impressive play, going 3 for 5 with a run scored in the game, hitting his 4th double and picking up his 2nd stolen base. Geoff Bartholomew was in the leadoff spot in this one and collected a pair of doubles, to give him 6 in his limited WPK action this year, while scoring once and driving in 2 runs, and swiping his first base of the year as a Brewer.

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The Brewers returned home to Denver to take on the Detroit Falcons, who have often played the Brewers tough in spite of never being a very good club. Though it should be noted that the Falcons do have a dangerous lineup including several talented youngsters (center fielder John Hemmah, first baseman Byron Whitehead, recently acquired catcher Zach D'Amico, and shortstop Blake Brock).
And in game 1 the Falcons got the win, with D'Amico and veteran future Hall of Famer Travis Johnson leading the way for the visitors. Sekien Hamasaki (13-2, 2.13) took the loss, giving up 2 runs on just 3 hits over his 6 innings pitched, though he did uncharacteristically walk 7 batters. But mostly he didn't get any run support. Of the Brewers 3 hits, 2 were doubles- one by Antonio Acuna (5) and the other by Rich White (16).

The Brewers bounced back in game 2 with Joe McPhillips leading the way. McPhillips, the 1974 MGL MVP, went 3 for 5 in the game, scoring 3 runs, driving in 2, hitting a pair of homers to get to 15 on the season, his 14th double, and also swiping his 13th bag. Bobby Erbakan went 4 for 5, hitting his 3rd home run. Jim Atwell (12-4, 2.83) got the win, working 7 innings and giving up 3 runs on 7 hits with 5 strikeouts and no walks allowed and he also hit his first double of the season, going 2 for 4 with 2 RBI. It should be remembered that Atwell was a 2-way player in college (first baseman) and even early in his professional career and while he's not the hitter Ben Flynn is, he can swing the lumber a bit.

And the Brewers get another series win with a blowout in game 3. Bobby Erbakan stayed hot, to put it mildly, going 5 for 5 in the win, hitting his 16th double and 4th home run, scoring once and driving in 3 runs. Joe McPhillips also had another big game, going 2 for 4 with 3 runs scored and 3 driven in, and he hit his 16th home run. And let's not forget about Josh Schaeffer who was 4 for 4 with 2 runs scored and 2 RBI and hitting his 13th homer. Given that the Brewers collected 20 hits in this one that really just scratches the surface. The beneficiary of all this run support was Steve Green (8-6, 4.42), who lasted 6 2/3rds innings giving up 2 runs on 6 hits.
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After a well-deserved day off the Brewers then hosted the Portland Wild Things on Saturday evening.
And a trio of former Brewers- Ruben Souffront, John Flores, and Rodrigo "RodRod" Rodriguez- helped the visitors to a win in game 1. Erik Sloan (5-2, 4.53) took the loss, giving up 7 runs on 10 hits over 5 2/3rds innings. Val Guzman went 2 for 4 with an RBI and hit his 4th triple in the loss. Josh Schaeffer hit his 14th home run of the season. And Ben Flynn went 2 for 2 at the plate while allowing 1 run over 3 1/3rd innings pitched.

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BirdWatcher Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 4,263	Week 16, July 23-29, 1978 Brewers record: 3-3 (week), 69-31, 1st place, MGL (season) July 23-24, at Charlotte: 3-5, 8-0. July 25-27, versus Detroit: 1-4, 9-3, 11-3. July 29, versus Portland: 4-8. In the second game of three against the Charlotte Sting, former Brewer Justin Peacock, having a fine season (4-7, 2.89, 1.10 WHIP), doesn't get the win but does give his team a strong 7 innings to set up the win. His former teammate John Weaver started for the Brewers, giving up 3 runs (2 earned) on just 4 hits over 5 1/3rd innings without a decision. Ben Flynn (4-2, 4.60) took the loss in relief, giving up just 1 hit in his inning and a third but walking 3 batters and allowing 2 runs to score. Rich White went 2 for 3 in the loss. The Brewers take the rubber match on Monday evening, easily defeating the Sting behind Sadahige Kawasaki (10-6, 2.35), who was pitching a no-hitter going into the 8th inning when he gave up a leadoff single and allowing a Jose Gutierrez 2-out single in the 9th to finish with a 2-hit shutout, striking out 4 and walking 1. Brett Taranto went 2 for 5 with a run scored and 3 driven in. Antonio Acuna continued his impressive play, going 3 for 5 with a run scored in the game, hitting his 4th double and picking up his 2nd stolen base. Geoff Bartholomew was in the leadoff spot in this one and collected a pair of doubles, to give him 6 in his limited WPK action this year, while scoring once and driving in 2 runs, and swiping his first base of the year as a Brewer. The Brewers returned home to Denver to take on the Detroit Falcons, who have often played the Brewers tough in spite of never being a very good club. Though it should be noted that the Falcons do have a dangerous lineup including several talented youngsters (center fielder John Hemmah, first baseman Byron Whitehead, recently acquired catcher Zach D'Amico, and shortstop Blake Brock). And in game 1 the Falcons got the win, with D'Amico and veteran future Hall of Famer Travis Johnson leading the way for the visitors. Sekien Hamasaki (13-2, 2.13) took the loss, giving up 2 runs on just 3 hits over his 6 innings pitched, though he did uncharacteristically walk 7 batters. But mostly he didn't get any run support. Of the Brewers 3 hits, 2 were doubles- one by Antonio Acuna (5) and the other by Rich White (16). The Brewers bounced back in game 2 with Joe McPhillips leading the way. McPhillips, the 1974 MGL MVP, went 3 for 5 in the game, scoring 3 runs, driving in 2, hitting a pair of homers to get to 15 on the season, his 14th double, and also swiping his 13th bag. Bobby Erbakan went 4 for 5, hitting his 3rd home run. Jim Atwell (12-4, 2.83) got the win, working 7 innings and giving up 3 runs on 7 hits with 5 strikeouts and no walks allowed and he also hit his first double of the season, going 2 for 4 with 2 RBI. It should be remembered that Atwell was a 2-way player in college (first baseman) and even early in his professional career and while he's not the hitter Ben Flynn is, he can swing the lumber a bit. And the Brewers get another series win with a blowout in game 3. Bobby Erbakan stayed hot, to put it mildly, going 5 for 5 in the win, hitting his 16th double and 4th home run, scoring once and driving in 3 runs. Joe McPhillips also had another big game, going 2 for 4 with 3 runs scored and 3 driven in, and he hit his 16th home run. And let's not forget about Josh Schaeffer who was 4 for 4 with 2 runs scored and 2 RBI and hitting his 13th homer. Given that the Brewers collected 20 hits in this one that really just scratches the surface. The beneficiary of all this run support was Steve Green (8-6, 4.42), who lasted 6 2/3rds innings giving up 2 runs on 6 hits. After a well-deserved day off the Brewers then hosted the Portland Wild Things on Saturday evening. And a trio of former Brewers- Ruben Souffront, John Flores, and Rodrigo "RodRod" Rodriguez- helped the visitors to a win in game 1. Erik Sloan (5-2, 4.53) took the loss, giving up 7 runs on 10 hits over 5 2/3rds innings. Val Guzman went 2 for 4 with an RBI and hit his 4th triple in the loss. Josh Schaeffer hit his 14th home run of the season. And Ben Flynn went 2 for 2 at the plate while allowing 1 run over 3 1/3rd innings pitched. __________________ The Denver Brewers of the W.P. Kinsella League-- The fun starts here(1965-1971: https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...d.php?t=289570 And continues here (1972-1976): https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...d.php?t=300500 On we go (1977- 1979): https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...d.php?t=314601 For ongoing and more random updates on the WPK:https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...d.php?t=325147, https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...d.php?t=330717 Last edited by BirdWatcher; 11-14-2020 at 05:46 PM.